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elscallr, to lemmyshitpost in Some free fruit
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You might check out recipes for Indian lemon pickle. It’s a way of salt fermenting them that results in a spicy delicious condiment that can last for ages.

elscallr, to lemmyshitpost in If only it was like that
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Oh shit I better pull that ice out of my freezer then, I about blew up the world

elscallr, to lemmyshitpost in Back in my day
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They say you don’t fully understand something until you can explain it to a 7 year old.

elscallr, to lemmyshitpost in Back in my day
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Data is written to a tape in one direction. It’s on a very long magnetic ribbon. That ribbon is wrapped around two spools.

Once you read through the data you have to wind it all the way backwards to read it front to back again.

elscallr, (edited ) to linux in One single partition for Linux versus using a partition table?
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Note: Create your partitions from your empty space. You may need to resize your existing partition to do this. But don’t practice on your main drive.

This is a simple job, in that the steps are few, but it’s something that causes catastrophic data loss if you get it wrong.

I’d recommend buying a cheap second drive, doesn’t have to be big or even good. Partition it, mount it, make sure you can make the partitions automatically mount, teach yourself to copy data around, umount it and remount, make sure you got it right.

Just… these are all very simple things. I wouldn’t hesitate to repartition my own drives. But if you fuck it up you fuck it up good. Make sure you know the operations you’re taking first. Measure twice, cut once, all that jazz.

elscallr, (edited ) to linux in One single partition for Linux versus using a partition table?
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Boot from a live distro so you can modify your boot disk. Use the disk utility to create partitions. Copy the data to the relevant partitions ensuring to maintain file ownership and permissions. Modify /etc/fstab to mount the partitions at the designated locations in the filesystem.

I don’t bother putting anything but /home on its own dedicated partition, but if you ask 10 people this question you’ll get 12 opinions, so just do what feels right.

elscallr, to piracy in How to begin setting up a media center?
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Plex setup is literally just installing it on a machine. It took me an hour because I decided to move it to a different machine after I set it up.

elscallr, to lemmybewholesome in Self love
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Well that makes me sad

elscallr, to asklemmy in Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
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A lot longer ago Whatsapp wasn’t a Facebook property

elscallr, to memes in Lies, deception!
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It’s a standard tactic for people who do networking things

elscallr, (edited ) to lemmyshitpost in Save thousands
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Most people have life insurance to pay for their funeral costs, it’s just that a subscription plan for a casket very much isn’t that.

elscallr, to asklemmy in What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
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There’s a relation between voltage and current you don’t quite understand. They both matter. If you’re interested check out ElectroBoom, learnelectronics, and Great Scott on YouTube. Watch enough and you’ll get it.

elscallr, to asklemmy in What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
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A pocket knife and a small flashlight. You don’t realize how often you could use either until you have them.

My knife is an Opinel #8 ($20) and my light is an Aurora A33 ($20).

I carry a bag most of the time, so I’ve got a little extra room than most, but I’d probably still carry both if I didn’t. The pocket knife is the size of, well, a pocket knife and the flashlight is only the size of a sharpie.

elscallr, to asklemmy in What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
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If you ever have to resort to the knife resist the urge to push it against the toilet. If it cuts through suddenly the sharp impact from the blade could crack the porcelain.

elscallr, to asklemmy in Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
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justtherecipe.com

Extracts recipes from blogspam

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