monsieur_jean

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[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 5 points 5 months ago

Same. i3wm first, or XFCE for a "real" DE.

I am currently running a debloated i3wm rig based on EndeavourOS/Arch and I really enjoy the low mental load of a truly minimal desktop. Only luxury I've allowed myself is CLI colors. I'm not ready for B&W yet.

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 32 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Speaking of thwarting piracy, how about Japan stops slaughtering whales and respecting the treaties they have signed first?

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 16 points 7 months ago (12 children)

The 90s are calling, they want their UX back.

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social -5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Funny, the Chinese internets say the same thing... About the Philippino ships.

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

mindustry. I've kinda quit playing games. But still play mindustry on my ipad. :)

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's quite good actually. Got into one last week in Thailand (during a Grab ride) and I was quite surprised by the quality/finish. It's on par with all the cheap city cars we have in Europe : Not high-end, basic but not badly made. Enjoyed the USB-C chargers for passengers in the back :P

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But unavailable in many countries (especially developping ones).

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Windev and Wlanguage (French).

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Look up your printer model number on Alibaba. Or better yet, on Taobao (but if you don't speak Chinese it's a bit complicated). Your options depending on the printer you have are going to be :

  • Print heads conversion kits (a replacement of the complete print heads module with tubes feed from ink bottles attached outside your printer)
  • Refillable ink cartridges
  • ~~Counterfeited~~ Compatible ink cartridges that cost a fraction of the official ones while having 10 times more ink in them.

Now depending on where you live and the local laws it may or may not be legal to import those. In the country I live in there is no law against it. In most South East Asia the law doesn't care about that and if it does, law enforcement doesn't. :)

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Since I've moved in South East Asia, I have discovered that:

  • Almost every single printer that exists has a conversion kit available on Taobao to use big ink bottles
  • There's not a single firmware that hasn't been hacked, nor a single part that hasn't been cloned
  • Therefore, most printer manufacturers have a specific line of durable products that allows the use of third party ink because if they don't, other people will bank of their product maintenance and they won't sell much.

The only reason we in developped country get scammed like we are, is because of IP laws and governments that allow manufacturers to abuse them with no consequences at the expense of the customers (and the planet).

[–] monsieur_jean@kbin.social -4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

It's almost 2024 and we still don't have any significant open source project for cloud storage privacy.

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