merthyr1831

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[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Unless you're running games or 3D intensive apps no. Resolution is cheap on power under normal circumstances.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fedora, Ubuntu etc. use up to date packages if you're using flatpaks and snaps. Nix I suppose fits the bill better but it's a harder distro to "learn" than arch imo

How about Rhino? Rolling release of Debian Sid iirc

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

I like the approach here, but the requirements are a little vague and prone to bikeshedding. Stuff like "could this be used by multiple clients" might mean a protocol is held in limbo whilst it's given extra scope for example.

It'll need some strong moderation which might rub people the wrong way, but if this keeps Wayland's cutting edge moving whilst the official solutions are found, I'm all for it.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Wayland's approach has always been to make 3rd party protocols easier to opt in and out of. Sway and Hyprland both used custom protocols whilst official solutions were being designed iirc. Nothing stopping anyone from switching from one protocol to another if they implement the same thing down the line.

At least this way, compositors may be able to use something like frog as a shared "experimental branch" which can be enabled for users who need them, but otherwise disabled whilst Wayland core isn't pressured to work faster.

It's up to Wayland to make these projects obsolete if it causes them or users a problem.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Spotube uses the Spotify API for playlists but YouTube PipeAPI and other sources for music streaming.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I guess if we're doing hypotheticals then perhaps the US could suddenly overhaul its naval shipbuilding capacity, recruit thousands more sailors, and march through North Yemen within a week.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Yup. Some are pretty advanced now.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I never said who would be fighting the US military. But there's more than a few groups who are more ideologically driven (and more dangerous) than the typical NRA member.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Whether you see it as brainwashing or principles is irrelevant when they're still capable of effective military resistance against superior nation-states.

If anything, you're right; people who are ideologically driven for their cause are the bane of a professional army; ideology is much cheaper and much more motivating than a paycheck and promise of a cushy pension.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Vietnam was as much a modern war than an insurgency. The Chinese/Soviet govts supplied the PAVN with modern weapons including air defence, armour, and an air force. The Viet Cong were the irregular militia forces that supplemented that. At least by the time of US deployment.

Though then again, that started with a unit of 23 people equipped with a machine gun and two revolvers. It really doesn't take long for any militia to achieve some serious weaponry if it can get the attention of sympathetic states.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

No one said you wouldn't die lmao this ain't call of duty.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 months ago (18 children)

Every time this fucking meme is made I'm reminded that the US military is currently being embarrassed in the red sea by a non-state actor with zero air superiority, which began itself with a thousand-or-so civilians with AK47s.

That or how Israel is currently struggling to achieve any kind of military victory against two groups of lightly-armed militias which rely on scavenged and hand-made explosives to defeat state-of-the-art tanks.

Let's not even remind ourselves about the Taliban.

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