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No Stupid Questions Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks?

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souperk 3 days ago • 80%

I have fully switched to kagi, it's not perfect but for the average case it's better than google.

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Free and Open Source Software Symptom Tracker App?

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souperk 6 days ago • 100%

Hi, I am a building a platform with the goal of supporting apps like this, and I would be interested to develop a plugin for your use-case as an experiment (no fee).

I am working alone on this and this is not my first priority, so I cannot make any guarantees about the timeline, or the scope of the plugin. But, if you are interested we can have a chat on matrix.

The project is not open source yet, but I am planning on doing so once (a) I figure out how to properly apply licensing, and (b) remove any potentially critical information (credentials) from the repository.

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Autism First date of my life I am shook I cannot believe this is real

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souperk 2 weeks ago • 100%

Been writing an article about dating while being AuDHD. While I am not going to pretend I am some guru that is going to turn your dating experience upside down, I have a few things that have worked for me:

Be open about your neurodivergency. If a person is worth it, they will be interested to know more about it, try to understand and accommodate your needs, and be charmed by your quirks.
Respect your RSD. If you feel like you are receiving negative feedback don't shutdown, instead ask for clarification. If you want to do something but are afraid how it will be perceived, ask them. Unsurprisingly, people tend to appreciate the check-ins, it is perceived as you being caring.
Try pebbling. It is the act of sharing things that you think the other person would appreciate. Feel free to info dump, feel free to share relevant experiences.
Be meta as fuck. Explain your thought process, why you are doing something, and that train of thought that led to you saying seemingly completely irrelevant. Allistic people don't understand neurodivergence, but the right people will make the effort.
Be honest. Maybe you don't feel safe to expose your date to your fully unmasked self, and that's okay. BUT, honesty can go a long way. See something you like? Turn that into a compliment! Feeling insecure? Explain that and ask for validation! Something bothers you? Ask for the appropriate accommodations!
Don't try to impress the other person. Instead give your date the chance to like the real you. It's much more sustainable in the long term, you will feel more free and safe in your relationship, and it's fucking good to be appreciated.
Routinize flirting. The consistency feels great for the other person, everyone needs a confidence boost and a few words of affirmation.

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Linux RustDesk: I Found This Open-Source TeamViewer Alternative Impressive!

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souperk 2 weeks ago • 95%

I have setup a rustdesk server with docker, it was surprisingly easy to get started. It was for a friend who is managing the IT services of a small factory, the completely switched from TeamViewer and they are satisfied. More importantly their users, who are worse than your average windows user, found the transition relatively painless.

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No Stupid Questions How do you ask for a haircut?

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souperk 2 weeks ago • 100%

I show my hairdresser a picture of my previous haircut (or one I like).

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Casual Conversation What made you happy last week?

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souperk 2 weeks ago • 100%

I have been dating this girl for the past month, she is awesome, and she makes me smile everyday 😁

I have had a relatively bad week, I got rejected by a company I was interviewing with for the past two months, but she has been my rock.

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Autism Sleeping tricks

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souperk 2 weeks ago • 100%

TIL this is called cognitive shuffle, it seems there a few studies on its effect on late onset insomnia, but no conclusive evidence on its efficacy. I am wondering if a more targeted study would provide better results (aka only on monotropic people)?

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Reddthat Community and Support What do you think about the recent LW controversy?

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souperk 3 weeks ago • 100%

What do you the new section about misinformatiom? Do you think reddthat needs one?

When considering misinformation clauses I like the Wikipedia example. Intentionally or not, a core strategy wikipedia followed from early on is "don't give a platform to the trolls". Some believe that constructive critism is not effective against an attention seeking troll, it's much more efficient for everyone to ban them early.

That said, freedom of speech is equally important and it's important to differentiate between hard to discuss topics and misinformation. Hard to discuss topics are important because they help us explore new ideas, and grow as people and society.

All in all, I don't like LW's misinformation section, but I do think one is necessary. While, I cannot make a complete suggestion, I would definitely consider updating the clauses about peer reviewed research. Publications can be a reliable source of information, but gatekeeping knowledge into academic institutions is an issue IMO (especially if you consider that being a researcher is an socioeconomic privilege).

What do you think about how the situation was handled by the LW admin team?

It was a roller coaster to watch the controversy unveil, but I think the situation was handled well by the LW team. An admin made a few mistakes, which is understandable, the mistakes were acknowledged and fixed.

Given that LW is the biggest lemmy instance, how do you think these changes will influence smaller instances like reddthat?

While, I am sure of the influence LW holds over other lemmy instances, I try to remember that in the scope of the fediverse LW is relatively small.

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Reddthat Community and Support souperk • 3 weeks ago • 87%

What do you think about the recent LW controversy?

Recent events over at lemmy.world have got me thinking, and I wanted to see what the community here are reddthat.com thinks. Most details are available at the lw admin team's latest [post](https://lemmy.world/post/19264848). TLDR A discussion about whether a vegan cat diet was viable started at c/vegan. An admin banned some comments and removed a moderator of the community. LW updated their TOS with a section about misinformation. The admin actions were reversed. (Probably, I am misrepresenting the situation, read the link before taking up arms) While, I prefer to enter my own opinions in a comment, I would like to add some questions to frame the discussion: 1. What do you the new section about misinformatiom? Do you think reddthat needs one? 2. What do you think about how the situation was handled by the LW admin team? 3. Given that LW is the biggest lemmy instance, how do you think these changes will influence smaller instances like reddthat? 4. Do you have any other take aways from this? Or any other questions? 4. (bonus) Isn't it hilarious that lemmy has its own tea (=gen z for drama)?

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Showerthoughts Discussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea.

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souperk 3 weeks ago • 100%

That's compatible with information theory. You have a piece of information, the moment you encode it (turn your idea into words) that piece of information is transposed to a little different piece of information, then the channel of transportation adds a bit of noise (depends on the environment, most often literal background noise), and then the receiver decodes the to a different piece of information (turn your words into an idea of their own).

Understanding this concept is an important communication skill. Information theory gives a bunch of tools to minimize the difference between the idea in your head and the perception of the idea by your peer.

You can add redundancy, aka say the same thing twice in a slightly different way.
Use questions to validate your understanding.
Have your peer use their own words.
Use a different encoding, aka draw a picture, a diagram, or use gestures instead of using language to communicate

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Technology Has anyone tried Proton VPN?

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souperk 3 weeks ago • 100%

I have been using for the past month. I am not a power user, I mostly use it when I need to access libgen. Previously, I was using nordvpn. I feel proton is faster both when connecting to a server but also the connection is faster/more reliable. For example, if I forget to turn it off, I can watch a yt video without any issues.

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Asklemmy Socialists who have lived in different countries: what differences did you notice in their labour movement?

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souperk 3 weeks ago • 100%

I can provide some context from Greece.

First of all, the unemployment rate is high. The official figure is currently at 12.5% but has been steadily decreasing from its peak of 27.7% in 2013. The real numbers are probably higher since people that haven't been employed within the last few years are not accounted.

As a result, labour rights are non-existent, overtime is rarely paid, wages have been stagnant since 2008, it is really common to work in unsafe conditions, and worker abuse occurs so often noone bats an eye.

While we do have unions more often than not they are powerless. For example, last year we had a major train accident (57 people died), the goverment blamed the train workers, their response was pretty much "our strikes for the safety issues that lead to the accident were deemed illegal, while our attempts to raise the issues were dismissed by the ministry of transportation".

We have had major nationwide protests with more than a million of people taking to the streets, but noone feels like that ever lead to anywhere.

IMO one of the greatest problems is the lack of information. Mainstream media are corrupt, and independent media are sabotaged or persecuted by the government. People do not know their rights, we have been trying to survive for so long that we cannot imagine a better future, and that allows employers to freely profit from laborers.

One interesting development is that lately more collectives are popping here and there, from coffee shops to softwafe development houses, more and more people are fed up and try to take matters on their own hands (even if in absolute numbers they are still very few).

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ADHD Rant about "having ADHD is not an excuse for everything"

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

I find it helps navigate certain quirks and get the help I need to thrive. For example, after disclosing I have ADHD, people are much more open to move when I am affected by background noise.

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ADHD souperk • 4 weeks ago • 93%

Rant about "having ADHD is not an excuse for everything"

If you haven't heard this cliche while discussing your neurodivergency with someone, then I envy your luck. Yesterday I fucked up, I feel shitty, but also I am pissed. Our brains are impulsive af and tend to forget the most important information. We mess up, our RSD (and empathy) kicks in, we feel terrible, we vow to be more careful, but guess what? Thats fucking exhausting. As a result, we start overthinking our every waking moment, stressing over every little thing. Because, we are trying to be aware of the things we cannot perceive. At some point, hopefully we realize that we cannot live like that, and we start to arbitrarily ignore our compulsion to overthink. Most often that works out great because most often the threat is not real, but sometimes we make the wrong call. The times we overthink are still more than the times we do not, and we still mess up. Let us have our fucking peace.

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Ask Lemmy To prevent "karma farming"?

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

IMO it's not about what metric is used, but how it is used. The current approach, completely avoiding any karma like mechanism, solves the farming issue, but IMO does not cater to the needs of every user.

For example, I have ADHD and if accumulating karma gives me much needed motivation and feel good chemicals, I am going to take them.

At the same time, holding a user to a higher regard because of their karma is stupid, it's better to build real connections with usernames you recognise through continuous communication.

Personally, karma was an easily digestable piece of information about how my outreach into the social media is performing. Accumulating karma helps me feel connected with the community, feel accepted.

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ADHD Advice and personal eyperiences with sleep hygiene?

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

Weed can be addictive for people with ADHD, it's one of most common of forms of self medicarion but in the long run it probably going to make things worse.

Source: I was addicted for 3 years, at first it did wonders for my sleep issues and increased my productivity. At some point, I had to smoke daily or I would get headaches and huge cravings, my tolerance would constantly increase, and then it didn't help with my sleep issues anymore.

Now, I am only using it recreationally once every few months. It's fun but I have to be careful otherwise I know things can turn sour really fast.

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Autism Whats your take? Creepy or not?

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

I think you are spending too much effort to engage with a person that is not engaging back with you. Regardless if your behavior was creepy or not, you are worth more than that. That person wasn't matching your effort in maintaining a relationship (friendship in this scenario). Remember it takes two to tango, no matter how much you want it, you won't be able to carry a relationship on your own...

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Fediverse Quick-Start Guide to Fediverse Governance Decisions

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

For context, I am the top donor at my instance, I recognize that there is a need for funds. BUT, I believe it's important for the fediverse to be accessible to everyone regardless if they have the funds for that.

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Fediverse Quick-Start Guide to Fediverse Governance Decisions

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

Dopamine received, initiating hyperfocus protocol!

As a rule of thumb, we’ve observed that a team of 5 trained moderators appears to provide ample coverage and redundancy for servers of about 1,000 active users

That's a fascinating bit of information. I would expect 5 moderators to provide coverage for more users. I am wondering how they came up with that statistic (will update the comment if I find an answer).

Remember that offliine/IRL community management experience can be just as important as online experience

Interesting idea, wondering what's the IRL presence of the fediverse...

If you’re building toward participatory or democratic governance, consider establishing a proposal and voting system (some teams we spoke with use Loomio, but multiple options exist) for major policy decisions.

That's soooo important, I love when communities create polls to decide on policy changes.

Avoid promoting brand-new members unless you already have a pre-existing relationship with them

I have followed some discussion on multi-level hierarchies on the fediverse, wondering if there are any instance implementing that...

Consider charging for accounts or offering paid memberships.

Hell no!

We hope there will be more resources available in the future, particularly tooling around legal compliance. This is one of the big infrastructural gaps we point out in our main report

That's a big issue, I would be interested in hosting an instance available to other people, but I don't want to end up in jail and I lack the resources to make sure that won't happen...

That was an interesting read, it seems there is an in-depth analysis of the report here.

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Fediverse Quick-Start Guide to Fediverse Governance Decisions

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

Can someone ELI5 so I can get enough dopamine to go read the whole thing?

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Fediverse Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous?

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souperk 4 weeks ago • 100%

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but I found this review.

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/5/858

I had done some research about a year ago, but I don't have the papers saved.

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Technology Generative AI hype is ending – and now the technology might actually become useful

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souperk 1 month ago • 64%

While the consumption for AI train can be large, there are arguments to be made for its net effect in the long run.

The article's last section gives a few examples that are interesting to me from an environmental perspective. Using smaller problem-specific models can have a large effect in reducing AI emissions, since their relation to model size is not linear. AI assistance can indeed increase worker productivity, which does not necessarily decrease emissions but we have to keep in mind that our bodies are pretty inefficient meat bags. Last but not least, AI literacy can lead to better legislation and regulation.

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Fediverse Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

If you are worried about duplicates, aka a single bot spamming multiple votes, then that's feasible to mitigate.

If you are worried about multiple bots spamming one vote each, that's harder to mitigate and it comes down to how the instances handles bot accounts in general. IMO it's best to ignore the bot problem and instead focus on designing a vote weighting system that favors similar instances.

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No Stupid Questions How do I ask a question

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

While the question is hilarious, the lack of references to in depth guides is a bit alarming...

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Fediverse Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous?

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souperk 1 month ago • 97%

For anyone interested, there are a few papers on cryptographically secure voting, where both voter anonymity and election integrity are preserved.

Most designs consider three separate entities, where if you accumulate the information between those entities you would be able to identify a voter and his vote, but each entity on itself does not hold enough information.

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Casual Conversation Pets Sunday - how are they doing?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

He is a bit sleepy after a long walk at the park 🥰 We met a bunch of wonderful friends today. I even had a huge puppy (10 months old but bigger in size than me) climb into my hands for a hug

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science Introversion, texting habits, and self-confidence: Understanding the connections

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souperk 1 month ago • 94%

Pretty interesting study!! They found that introverts that used texting to express themselves demonstrated higher levels of self-confidence than those that used texting to escape. However, for extroverts it was the opposite, those that used texting to escape demonstrated higher levels of self-confidence.

As an AuDHD person, aka someone that has made a skipping rope out of the extrovert/introvert line, I have observed that on good days my extroverted side is on outreach mode while my introverted side is on deep connection mode.

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Autism *Permanently Deleted*

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souperk 1 month ago • 93%

Sadly, unemployment among autistic individuals is really high (vaguely remember a 80% statistic)... Though, specific fields can have extremely high prevelence of autistic people (again vaguely remember a statistic about 20% of software engineers being autistic).

We are living in a world where our needs are ignored (if not mocked) and our super valuable skills are underutilized... You should remember that you can only control your behavior, it's not entirely your fault you cannot find a job. We are not broken, the world is.

I know you are not looking for tips, but I am going to give you one anyway... Make your special interests your career. Not only will you get to spend much more time on them, you will also find more people to share your passion. Additionally, the time and effort you have spent in them will make you a high value hire.

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Fediverse How to get discovered on Mastodon?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

Follow people from other instances, if you find them interesting, chances are they will find you interesting and follow back.

Use tags, especially popular ones.

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Technology Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuters

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

Gitea and forejo are doing some amazing work

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World News Tim Walz Accused of 'Anti-Semitism' for Master's Thesis Saying Holocaust Was Not Unique

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souperk 1 month ago • 99%

In it, Walz argues that the lessons of the “Jewish Holocaust” should be taught “in the greater context of human rights abuses,” rather than as a unique historical anomaly or as part of a larger unit on World War II. “To exclude other acts of genocide severely limited students’ ability to synthesize the lessons of the Holocaust and the ability to apply them elsewhere,” he wrote.

What an antisemite, he wants people to learn so such acts of horror never happen again.

Edit: Obviously, I am being sarcastic, I totally agree with Walz.

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Programmer Humor How would your codebase (personal projects, work projects etc.) look as a burger?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

Is that adhd? That's definitely adhd!!!

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Programmer Humor How would your codebase (personal projects, work projects etc.) look as a burger?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

I would add spaghetti in the middle

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Reddthat Announcements Reddthat Update: August-ish 2024

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

Used open collective. Tbh I am kinda jeleaous of how you get to have fun with this instance, and I want to support it as much as I can. Hopefully, this will buy the instance a couple more months of runway until it breaks even.

Keep being awesome!!! You have my total respect and admiration ❤️❤️

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Reddthat Announcements Reddthat Update: August-ish 2024

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

Considering donating an one off 200eur, is open collective okay or would you prefer another platform?

(Sorry for the dummy question, I remember seeing a post about the different options a few months ago, will look it up when I am home in ther afternoon)

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Autism Is there a wiki for neurodivergence?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

Awesome, thank you very much 🙏🙏

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Autism Is there a wiki for neurodivergence?

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souperk 1 month ago • 100%

I am not a professional, so I am looking for a wiki where non professionals can contribute. My goal is mostly to make for digestible/accessible the resources already available by professionals.

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Autism souperk • 1 month ago • 93%

Is there a wiki for neurodivergence?

I have been doing a lot of research about ASD and ADHD, and I would like to contribute by sharing information with other people. So, I was wondering if there is a wiki for that purpose.

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Linux How was your experience using Linux in college?

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souperk 2 months ago • 100%

It depends on the field you are studying. I was into CS, using Linux was recommended because the machines they used to test our code were also running linux.

Most fields are going to be okay with linux, the only exception being fields that rely on specialized software like architects, engineers, and audio/video editing. Also, some software like MatLab are possible to run on Linux but it's a pain to set them up.

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Electric Vehicles Focusing On Climate Change Too Much Might Slow EV Adoption

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souperk 2 months ago • 100%

I get that switching to an EV is better than a fossil fueled powered car, but shouldn't we be focusing more on public transportation, and generally not needing a car?

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Casual Conversation The weekend is too short

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souperk 2 months ago • 100%

I have a 4 day work week, at some point I tried a 5 day work week, within a year I was depressed and gladly accepted a 20% paycut to got back to 4 days

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Ask Lemmy How vulnerable are various Western Supreme Courts from devolving into the mockery that is the current US one?

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souperk 2 months ago • 100%

Here in Greece the supreme court is determining goverment actions as unconstitutional, recommending changes, and nothing is being done. It is essentially powerless.

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Today I Learned TIL That the entirety of Wikipedia is only ~100Gb and you can download it for offline use

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souperk 2 months ago • 100%

Probably a lot less, keep in mind that whenever it answers a question the whole model is traversed multiple times, going through multiple GBs is not possible in the matter of seconds the model answers.

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Ask Lemmy souperk • 3 months ago • 58%

Americans would you consider wearing a Guy Fawks mask on election day?

Not an American, but I just noticed that the election day is on the 5th of November. Given the similarities between Trump and the chancellor, it seems like a good opportunity to remind people what is coming if they vote for Trump. For those who haven't watched V for Vendetta, do it, the reference will make sense. > Remember, remember, the 5th of November, > > Gunpowder, treason and plot. > > I see no reason > > Why gunpowder treason > > Should ever be forgot.

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Greece souperk • 3 months ago • 66%

Έχει τρελαθεί το 112

Εδώ είμαστε στα 4 μυνηματα σε 7 μερες, και σημερα η παπαρια με ξυπνησε γιατι το μεσημέρι θα βρέξει.

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Ask Lemmy souperk • 3 months ago • 98%

Lemmings do you feel like you are falling behind in your area of expertise?

As a software engineer I have adapted to the world turning upside down every couple of years and having to learn new concepts and technologies. However, I have been noticing other fields struggling to adapt as things change in a faster scale. For example, some researchers have pointed out that the number of papers about ADHD increases exponentially every year. However, most mental health professionals, at least in my area, seem to be severily outdated, often using information that has been debunked within the last 10-20 years. So, I was wondering if other fields are affected and how they are adapting? Edit: Bonus question, assuming a 40hr week (a luxury for most), how much time out those 40hrs would you need to spend on education?

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Autism souperk • 4 months ago • 93%

What's a moment in your life where you felt fully alive?

I am reading "Unmasking Autism" by Devon Price and the introduction has an exercise that requires you to come up with 5 moments in your life where you felt fully alive. I have spent the better part of yesterday trying to remember such moments, but I am not even sure what it means... I was hoping the community here can provide some insights, either by sharing their moments or their definition of being "fully alive". Full text of the exercise for anyone interested: > Instructions: Think of five moments in your life when you felt like you were FULLY ALIVE. Try to find moments from throughout your life (childhood, adolescence, adulthood; school, work, vacation, hobbies). > > Some of the moments might leave you with a sense of awe and wonder—“wow, if all of life was like that, life would be amazing!” Some of the moments might leave you feeling deeply recharged and ready to face the next challenge, or satisfied and fulfilled. > > Write down each of these moments. Tell the story of each moment in as much detail as possible. Try to think specifically about why the moment stuck with you sodramatically.

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Greece souperk • 5 months ago • 100%

Money Laundering - Τέμπη 28.2.2023

youtu.be

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Reddthat Community and Support souperk • 5 months ago • 100%

Trouble logging in with jerboa

For the past 3 days I have trouble logging in reddthat using jerboa. I am able to log in to other accounts, including LW. Also, I am able to log in reddthat with the web app and Eternity. When I log in, I get a message `Illegal input field, public_key is required` (the full message is not visible). I am using a password manager so I am sure I am using the correct credentials. I have reinstalled jerboa and deleted all data. Anything I can try? Anyone else facing the same issue? Edit: I have tried every version from 0.60 to 0.65, some of them I have used successfully in the past.

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Greece souperk • 6 months ago • 100%

Μπακαλιάρο θα φάτε σήμερα;

Είπα να ανοίξω ένα πιο κοινωνικό thread εδώ πέρα. Εγώ θα πάω σε ένα φίλο που θα μαγειρέψει, δεν είμαι πολύ φαν αλλά το παιδί είναι καλοφαγάς και μου αρέσουν τα έθιμα που έχουν να κάνουν με φαγητό. Εγώ θα ετοιμάσω brownies για την παρέα.

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Reddthat Community and Support souperk • 6 months ago • 100%

Any fedivision submissions from reddthat members? https://fedivision.party/

Hi, are there any reddthat members submitting to the #Fedivision2024 contest? If you are planning on making a submission, let us know. I would be happy to support members of our community!

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ADHD souperk • 7 months ago • 94%

Is there an ADHD med shortage in Asia?

When reading about the shortage, they always write about Europe or America. This got me wondering, is there an issue in Asia? if not could we order from there?

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Free and Open Source Software souperk • 7 months ago • 97%

Any good articles on designing applications that can be self-hosted?

I am developing a platform, the details don't matter, but it's a system the hosts personal data. As a result, I want to avoid hosting users in any way, and I am trying to make it as easy to self-host as possible. I have some experience self hosting applications and I have some intuuition what to do or don't, but I wanted to see if I can pull from the collective wisdom. Got any good resources to share? Any tips? Or, maybe some bad experiences or things to avoid?

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Python souperk • 7 months ago • 90%

Why there isn't a "Typescript" for python?

## Context Being a full stack developer, I have decent experience with both python and Typescript. I often use python for API development and I have been trying to write code that is pep-484 compliant (aka fully typed). However, often I get the feeling that if I was using TypeScript it would be much easier. That got me wondering why there isn't a fully typed language that compiles to python. I am aware of some arguments, so I am going to get the conversation started by providing my thoughts on them. ## ts2python > [ts2python](https://github.com/jecki/ts2python) is a TypeScript to python compiler. Unfortunately, it covers only a small subset of python's capabilities. I am not sure why this hasn't been adopted and/or expanded to cover more of python's capabilities, but I can see possible issues with some python features that are not supported by TypeScript like context managers or operator overloading. Still wondering if it would be possible to extend the TypeScript compiles so it would support such features? ## pep-484 > pep-484 describes how to provide type hints for python, it's not ideal but good enough that don't have to invent a new language. IMO that's a trap, pep-484 (and other typing related peps) are not a good enough solution, on the contrary sometimes they are **straight up misleading**. For example, consider the stubs for comparisons with built-in types, you would notice that they are defined as `__op__(self, other: Any) -> bool: ...` which is not correct as when `other` implements `__opposite_op__` that is called instead of `builtin.__op__`, and it's return value may be of a different type. **Typing tools have not caught up with it**, right now only pyright has full compliance with pep-484 (and other typing related peps). For that reason, SQLAlchemy had to introduce more than a couple of workarounds so MyPy can understand what's is happening behind the scenes, even for features that are pep-484 compliant. ## Use Another Language > Python was never meant to be fully typed, and they make it clear. True, but there are a bunch of libraries unique to python that make it a mandatory choice for many tasks. Things are changing and other options become available, but it's going to take time until there is another viable alternative. ## Conclusion Interested to read your thoughts. 1. Is there another reason typing support hasn't advanced? 2. Are you satisfied with typing support for python? 3. Are you transitioning to another language? 4. Are you aware of any new and exciting typing tools? Of course, if typing is not an issue for you, that's okay, every software has different constraints.

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Ask Science souperk • 7 months ago • 81%

What's the equivalent of physics constants for social studies?

In physics, it's common to develop a formula and then stick a constant to explain the unknown. For example, Newton's theory of gravity uses the gravitational constant G on the formula `F = G * m_1 * m_2 / r^2`, later on Einstein gave a more accurate explanation with the theory of relativity which does not rely on a constant `E = m * c^2`. Constants provide a good enough explanation of the laws of physics that's useful for centuries. I was wondering what's the equivalent in social studies? How do researchers deal with the uncertainty of human behaviour? Edit: Comments made me remember how much I don't understand the theory of relativity, terrible example, sorry for the confusion. I need to rephrase the question but I don't know how. I am looking for "glue" concepts, things that help connect observations with theory, aka if I calculate `m_1 * m_2 / r^2` the result is slightly off but if I account for G, an empirical constant derived from observation, then everything makes sense for the observable universe. Also, as someone said, I am referring to social studies.

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AuDHD souperk • 9 months ago • 100%

Gray matter asymmetry alterations in children and adolescents with comorbid autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

> This finding demonstrates that ASD + ADHD is neither an endophenocopy nor an additive pathology of ASD and ADHD, but an entirely different neuroanatomical pathology. In addition, ASD + ADHD displayed altered GM volume asymmetries in the prefrontal regions responsible for executive function and theory of mind compared with ASD-only.

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Greece souperk • 10 months ago • 100%

Integrity Watch Greece https://www.integritywatch.gr/

Παρατηρώ ότι οι βουλευτές του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ έχουν περισσότερα δηλωμένα έσοδα το 2022 από τους βουλευτές της ΝΔ... Καθόλου ύποπτο... Ειδικά από μια κυβέρνηση που προσπαθεί να παταξει την φοροδιαφυγή...

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theNetherlands souperk • 10 months ago • 94%

What's the political sphere in the Netherlands?

Hi, I am thinking of studying in Eindhoven, there is a master's degree I really like. I have been interested in the Netherlands for quite some time since urbanists think really highly of the country. I got the news of the far-right winning the first round of the elections and that got me concerned. I would like to know how local leftists view the change, abject terror? or "whatever" we got a robust system they won't be able to do much harm?

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Fediverse souperk • 10 months ago • 97%

I want to study the Fediverse

TLDR; I would like to study the Fediverse and I am looking for recommendations and connections with like minded people/researchers. I have a CS degree and I have aspirations for an academic career. In the past, I was interested in programming languages and the theory of computation. The past year I have been more interested in social issues like isolation, freedom of press, misinformation, and access to information. I have been following the fediverse closely and I truly believe in its potential. My goal is to study social media as a computational system, how a bunch of people interacting with each other can generate reliable information. Topics I have been thinking about include: How neurodivergency awareness has been booming through social media, how scientific research can be done in a global collaborative environment instead of an institution focused, and how misinformation could be combatted with small interconnected social circles like mastodon. I have been considering getting a master's degree in a related field like social computing. The Human Technology Interaction program of Eindhoven University seems interesting, especially the Behavioural and Social Computing track. Also, there is the option of diving into a PhD right away. Either way I am broke right now, so I should probably start studying on my own while I try to create a safety net that would allow me to make my next step in 2025. So, if you made it through my autistic info dump, I thank you and I was hoping to get your feedback. While any feedback is appreciated, I have the following questions in my mind: 1. Are there any other terms like social computing that would help me understand the field? 2. Are there any researchers you would I suggest I follow? 3. Any books or papers recommendations? 4. If you are a researcher/student with similar concerns, would like to have a chat? You can find my matrix handle on my profile. 5. Any other universities I should look into? Last but not least, let me know if you are interested for me to make a follow-up post with any information I gather.

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Environment souperk • 11 months ago • 100%

I am mortified by how hot it is right now

The title says it all. It's November and I have yet to wear anything but shorts and a t-shirt. It's 25C outside and whenever I go for a walk I sweat like a pig. This time of the year I should be taking out my heavy coat, jeans and a jacket should be the bare minimum. I am located in Athens, Greece where the weather is usually nice but not this nice... It's like a daily reminder of the doom that has to follow. How are you coping with this?

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Fuck Cars souperk • 12 months ago • 88%

Buying medicine late at night in a car dependent city

Tonight my sister had an asthma attack and her inhaler ran out. It was late and the nearest open pharmacy was 3km away. Our options were: 1. Walk 42 minutes to the pharmacy. 2. Wait 40 minutes, walk 10 minutes to the bus station, take the hourly night bus (pray the route isn't skipped), and walk 15 minutes to the pharmacy. 3. Drive 8 minutes. Fortunately, I have a car, so that was an option. However, tomorrow I won't sleep at home and my sister doesn't have a license, and maybe that happens the next time she forgets to refill... We live in Athens the capital of Greece, not a rural area, not a small town, but the fucking capital. Car dependency sucks. Edit: While ambulances are an option, no matter how unreliable they may be, having to escalate, when it shouldn't be necessary, is increasing the load of an already overloaded health care sector.

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ADHD souperk • 12 months ago • 100%

How do you relax/rest?

I understand that I have to relax every now and then, however I am really struggling with it, being constantly in an endless loop of: 1. Having a lot of energy and doing a bunch of stuff for a couple of weeks. 2. Getting exhausted to the point I cannot control my impulsions and wreck my daily routine 3. Try to rest only to fall in a depressive state for a couple of weeks. 4. Collect myself up and repeat from step 1. Trying to do low effort activities like watching a series or playing video games, is addictive, I stay up late without being able to stop, and end up more tired. The hobbies I like require focus, and that's what I am trying to avoid. Examples include programming and chess. Going out with friends is nice but drains my social energy, after a couple of weekends out I need to stay in. Chores sometimes work, but other times I feel guilty about the state of cleanliness of my home. So, how do you relax/rest? Got a magic recipe? Are you struggling like me? Edit: I just want to say this community is awesome, thanks for the support.

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Greece souperk • 12 months ago • 100%

Πως κλείνει η εβδομάδα σας;

Αυτό το ΠΣΚ τα έχει όλα για μένα, εκλογές ΣΥΡΙΖΑ 3 πάρτι γενεθλίων 🎉 (2 διαφορετικών ατόμων), κάτι meeting στην δουλειά που θα μπω ενώ έχω ρεπό σήμερα. Επίσης, σκέφτομαι να φτιάξω brownies και κάποιο φαγητό φούρνου, ίσως λαζάνια, αλλά οι προτάσεις είναι καλοδεχούμενες. Τέλος, έχω 2 hobby projects που θέλω να κάνω πρόοδο. Δεν ξέρω τι παίζει με το Σεπτέμβρη, αλλά από εκεί που βαραγα μύγες όλο τον Αύγουστο, τωρα δεν προλαβαίνω. Εσείς οι άλλοι 4ης εδώ μέσα, πως πάει;

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