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Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I will take a look at rclone too.

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! I will check these guys out too.

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Thanks for the info!

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

The personal stuff is backed up to Google Drive so if the laptop dies, nothing happens to them.

I will give g parted a shot too.

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I have been deleting stuff for a long time. It is Windows plus very basic apps at this stage. It is a cheap laptop so I don’t want to replace the drive.

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I like this idea. Zero partitions and presumably 30GB shared with dual boot into Windows and Mint. I need to read up on this one.

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, the computer’s main use is a printer at this stage and the printer connected to Mint fine. I could probably make the switch as long as the printer works…

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I am reading that Google Drive doesn’t have a native Linux app but there are plenty of alternatives and ways to make it work. I guess I will try that as my first option or alternatively offload it all on to a USB stick and transfer it. I could look at sync options as well.

Installed Mint in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Somewhere in the install process I read 15 GB for Mint and ran with it. It works but nothing can be upgraded.

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Installed Mint (lemmy.world)
 

Mint is great but I have to fix my screwups.

My cheap laptop has a 128GB SSD. I have 30GB available .

I installed Mint on Sunday on a 15GB partition then realized I was immediately out of room.

Now I believe I have reformat, repartition to maybe 25GB and reinstall. Any better options?

Also, I could probably reformat the entire laptop if I could only figure out how to replace the Google Drive for sync backup for roughly 15 GB of personal photos and videos.

Technically, I wouldn’t have to do anything as it is already backed up but I guess I’d need a way to copy everything over to a Linux alternative that can be backed up from Mint.

Thoughts?

Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Forums are alive and well for BBQ. See Amazing Ribs forums and BBQ Brethren.

What are you watching right now? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, it is a soap opera and the characters are pretty good. It is on Netflix.

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What is Your Current Wish List? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
10 comments fedilink
 

Currently, I have the following books on my wish list that I am thinking about buying.

Salvation by Peter Hamilton. I have read everything he has published except his short stories and love them so this is next on my to-read list.

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. Seems kinda cool.

Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly. It seems like a book in a similar vein as Jurassic Park, Dan Brown, Clive Cussler type stuff.

Pernasi By Susanna Clarke. I read her first book nearly 20 years ago and thought it was good. I really like creative sci-fi stuff. I am re-reading the Ninefox Gambit series again currently so this seems right up my alley.

Brandon Sanderson Way of Kings Book 3. Yeah, I probably need to start with Book 1 again and catch up. Has anyone read his Secret Books yet?

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Science Fiction Book Subscription (lemmy.world)
 

Do any science fiction book subscriptions exist anymore with reasonably good quality books? About 10 years ago I was able to subscribe to a year of Angry Robot books for about $120 or $150. It wasn’t a bad deal as I remember I got about 24 books for the price.

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Harlan Ellison Books (lemmy.world)
 

What is the best way to acquire readable copies of Ellison’s short stories?

Amazon prices look extremely high at hundreds of dollars per copy. By readable, I mean books with font sizes larger than size 6 so a probably editions published after 1990. Is there a better name for these readable non-1970s editions?

eBay and thrift books are also good alternatives.

I guess I am surprised prices are so high but I guess many of his books are out of print.

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wefwef to voyager? (lemmy.world)
 

When will the app’s name on the screen change?

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What smokers do you have? (lemmy.world)
 

I have a new PK300 and an Akorn. I have previously owned a Weber 22”, a Masterbuilt 560, and a Pit Barrel Cooker.

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poor teddy and fireworks products (lemmy.world)
 

Fireworks are very bad this year. We tried some kind of brownie that was $5 bucks and supposed calm him and a product called July 3. Both did not work. What is your best product for dogs and calming them during fireworks?

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