Notices by royal (royal@theres.life), page 2

@CharismaticBatman @golemwire Here's my guess.

I think MacDonald sees hell as a process, not as a destination.

What if God saw sin less as actions we do that offend him because he has high standards, and more as an affliction that ruins our lives that he wants us to be free from?  Have you ever known a sin like that, something you knew was bad for you and for others that seemed beyond your power (or theirs) to overcome?

God might use any means necessary, even very unpleasant ones, to remove and even destroy sin and its hold on us.

If we trust God, that sounds like salvation.

If we cling tight to the sin, preferring it to God, that might feel like torment.

Either way, God will have his way. Much better to agree with him from the start.

@golemwire Check out the rest of the thread.

#Love

Why is printing out web pages still so insufferable? Yes, I know, web pages weren't designed to be printed. Yet, there must be some way for browsers to offer better formatting options.

A gigantic intro image makes sense on the webpage, but not on the printed page. I should be able to embiggen or shrink text in the print preview view, much as I do when viewing on-screen. But we can't even get browser printing to stop splitting lines (top half on one page and bottom half on the next). There must be a better way.

#printing #printers #webBrowsers #browsers #unsolvedProblems

@youronlyone Does "bagyo" apply to any storm, or just a typhoon?

Lots of Windows users will find themselves in an unsupported state in October 2025. There needs to be a Linux distribution that really helps Windows users switch.

It needs to discover the username of the primary user from the registry or file system. It needs to install on ntfs (or alongside it). It needs to discover the profiles and bookmarks and cookies and stored passwords of local browsers. It needs to port over the Steam library. It needs to discover the SSIDs for local networks and join them automatically. It needs to discern what the user believes he already needs from his existing Windows install and insert free equivalents.

The current advice of "erase everything and start over" is impractical for the majority of computer users, especially those who don't have a second computer.

The delta is too big for normal folk, not because Linux is hard to use but because computers are hard to use.

I'm picturing something that generates a KDE Plasma panel that imitates the Windows Taskbar, down to where the various pinned items were. Or the Cinnamon equivalent I guess. Most people don't care what OS they run; they just want as little to change as possible.

#linuxDesktop #yearOfTheLinuxDesktop #windows #switchingToLinux

@golemwire @GrahamDowns Well, the TRS-80 Model I couldn't do much.

@GrahamDowns
Here are three 1977 computers. I briefly used a TRS-80 Model I. Learned BASIC.

File:Home or Personal Computers from 1977 - Commodore PET 2001, Apple II, TRS-80 Model I, together called 'Trinity77' (edited image).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3AHome_or_Personal_Computers_from_1977_-_Commodore_PET_2001%2C_Apple_II%2C_TRS-80_Model_I%2C_together_called_%27Trinity77%27_%28edited_image%29.jpg

@youronlyone I've done this and was told to wear white top, black slacks. Is that the same?

What a time to be alive, when #Logitech has to deny rumors it's going to start charging you a subscription to use your #mouse. Rumors they started.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214857/logitech-subscription-mouse-decoder-podcast-hanneke-faber

@rose_myrtle I will read this later!

YouTube on Roku is now showing me ads when I pause videos.
#youtube #roku #ads

@youronlyone Wow! I'm reminded of the system in Firefly.

Friend has C64 5.25 inch floppies they want to retrieve text files from. Who can help? Located near Burlington or Durham NC USA.

Please #boost!
#retroComputing #c64 #Commodore #dataRecovery #floppies

@youronlyone @AntonioDeGou Follow lots and lots of people. You can always silently unfollow later.

Samsung forces repair stores to destroy customer smartphones, iFixit ends cooperation - NotebookCheck.net News
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-forces-repair-stores-to-destroy-customer-smartphones-iFixit-ends-cooperation.840955.0.html

Why don't we have standard Terms of Service that are used and reused everywhere?
I'm imagining a small number of flavors of ToS, not owned by the service providers that have us click through, but owned by trusted nonprofits and public service agencies and reused by service providers.

I'm thinking of Creative Commons-like agreements, but business agreements about providing a service, not just about licensing creative works.

Then, have the company that's implementing it customize the ToS by filling in a few fields at the start: their corporate name and address, how to contact their ombudsman, list of officers, something like that.

#intellectualProperty #intellectualPropertyLaw #clickThrough #TOS #termsofuse #licensing #saas #paas #softwareLicensing #software

@youronlyone There are malls outside Metro Manila too. I find Robinsons Place Iloilo confusing despite a logical layout (it's a cross). Looks good on paper but tougher once inside, for me.

@big_diggity I want to see the answers here!

@fu @Aslanmane @ned Please go find those people and have a word with them. Nobody here is arguing with you about the idea that there are bad landlords. I think we all agree.

We should also all agree that charity is necessary. If you don't, well. Your words may profit nothing.