overview for 1adam12

Is there a Linux equivalent to itunes for buying songs? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I use Qobuz. They have options for high quality flac downloads. Their download app isn’t native Linux, but you can download one by one from the web.

Trump bizarrely claims people have stopped eating bacon because of wind power in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 74 points 7 months ago (7 children)

They have to export it because they aren’t eating it.

Has anyone found a bluetooth carplay adapter that actually survives? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I use one of these as well. Works great! As another comment said, it can sometimes take a moment to connect, other times it’s nearly instant. Paired with a wireless charger for long trips, I never have to plug anything into my jack.

How do I extract a movie from a DVD? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Makemkv is great.

Gasoline is liquid but gasses on the periodic table of elements are fumes, so why do we call the stuff we put into our vehicles "gas," if it's liquid? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This got me wondering on the etymology of “gasoline“. Wikipedia has a section on it.

Wikipedia Link

TIL until 1974, the US billion was quantified as 1,000 million and the UK billion was 1 million million. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn’t that just a trillion? The US GDP or national debt, or bits on a hard drive are examples.

Ways to host nextcloud for free without paying money every month in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Host on your own hardware to avoid server fees. Use a free dynamic dns service, I used duckdns for a few years before getting my own domain. Are there other fees I’m forgetting?