overview for hellofriend

You have to admit that if the name needs clarification then it's not a great name for the community. Either way, I think this art is cool. Other guy's probably just some stuffy old prat too stuck in their ways to appreciate anything new.

sculpture by Camille Claudel (french sculptor) by hellofriend in c/traditional_art@lemmy.world

[-] hellofriend@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Wrapped around his leg w/ his balls velcroed to it

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When will Steam stop using i386 packages? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by hellofriend@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

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Almost every distro I've used so far ends up having problems installing Steam due to mismatching i386 packages. I've heard that they're being removed upstream. Anyone happen to know a timeline?

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Where's a good place to look for entry-level GRC jobs? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by hellofriend@lemmy.world to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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I'm looking to start a career in GRC. Been searching a bunch of different things (e.g. cybersecurity internal audit, GRC analyst, cyber audit, risk analyst, etc.) but everything that's coming up is mid-senior positions, manager positions, etc.

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Would it be possible to install Linux on this HP Chromebook Plus? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by hellofriend@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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This is the laptop in question. It has an x86 processor so basically any distro should work on it. However, it is still a Chromebook which likely means Google fuckery in the BIOS. But it's great value for the money (can get it $300 off at Costco) and if I can plop Linux on to it then I'd love it.

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What would happen to your body if you only ate 750g of 2% cottage cheese every day for a month? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by hellofriend@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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Picture for nutritional info.

Lemmy.ml tankie censorship problem by hellofriend in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[-] hellofriend@lemmy.world 39 points 5 months ago

This wouldn't be much of an issue if they didn't regularly abuse their admin/mod status to censor and silence people who dissent with their political beliefs and for example, post things critical of China, Russia, the USSR, socialism, ...

So what you're essentially saying is that these moderators are effectively propagandists/state actors for China, Russia, and so on. I left Reddit to get away from psychic attacks like that, so I'm perfectly happy to defed from the instance. Glad I have the option, too.

Standard rule by hellofriend in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[-] hellofriend@lemmy.world 104 points 5 months ago

Most sorceresses in that universe enhance their beauty/youthfulness with magic. Most sorcerers do not because they're taken more seriously as they age. It's essentially a commentary on what each gender derives power from. Yennefer is like 80 years old by the time the main story begins.

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Why is lemmy so popular in the Netherlands? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by hellofriend@lemmy.world to c/thenetherlands@feddit.nl

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Been poking around All recently and I've noticed that there is more lemmy activity in Dutch than any other non-English language. German following that, and then Portuguese (I think, maybe Spanish). I see more Nederlander posts than even the UK instances. So what's up with this? Cheers from Canada 😙

FDA’s review of MDMA for PTSD highlights study bias and safety concerns by hellofriend in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] hellofriend@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

Nah, that's not the issue (nor do I believe in magic bullets, but that's a different matter). See, the issue is that MDMA can't be patented. Anyone can make it so no one pharmacorp can have a 20 year monopoly

No, I don't want to design a logo for a coffee shop in fucking skype. by hellofriend in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] hellofriend@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago

I'm surprised anyone still uses Skype tbh

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Could a lottery/lotteries be used to fund a newspaper in Canada? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by hellofriend@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Reading up on One Big Union. The Wikipedia article mentions that at the end of its days it was generating income via a lottery in its bulletin. This gave me an idea.

In the interest of diversifying news media, strengthening journalistic practices and integrity, creating non-partisan news coverage, and giving Canadian works a national outlet for publishing, I would like to start an online newspaper. However, I would like to limit ads since I find them distasteful at best and compromising at worst. This leaves subscription income and one-off purchases as the main revenue sources.

The issue with this is that people don't purchase news media anymore. They either look at an ad-supported website or they wait for someone else to buy a paywalled article and copypaste it somewhere. So the issue with a non-ad-supported model is that there's no incentive to buy. Hence, a lottery a la a 50/50 draw or some such. This would give people incentive to buy, increasing the circulation of the newspaper. So I'm hoping someone might be able to provide some insight into the matter.