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MessagEase going subscription based in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] Cat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The downloads list suddenly won't load anymore. I was going to get the last version before they added the notice to get pro.

MessagEase going subscription based in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] Cat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Give it time. You get used to it. Eventually, you will probably type more accurately than you did before. A qwerty or any full keyboard like that does not belong on a small screen. :-)

Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Cat@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I'm 40 and our teacher explained why cursive was a thing in elementary school. I figured we were learning it so we could sign our name.

Take computers out of the picture. How long have we been using ballpoint pens? Cursive was obsolete even before computers took over how we write.

iPhone survives 16,000 foot drop from Alaska Airlines flight where panel ripped off in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Cat@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

The only iPhone to be dropped and not get a cracked screen fell out of an airplane!

No DNS records registered. Problems with ICU domains? in c/sysadmin@kbin.social
[–] Cat@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

In case anyone stumbles across this, the problem was that the entity that manages .icu domains received an abuse report and suspended my domain.

This is strange because I only use the domain for personal experimentation and none of that is just for static websites. DNS records for mail are properly configured like all of my other domains.

I asked Namecheap what the reason was. They said none was provided and it may take some time to get a reply back upon requesting the info. I asked them to put in a request for the reason.

My guess is that I was just in a massive list of domains that someone started reporting. or maybe someone was trying to get my domain taken out so they could take it for themself.

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No DNS records registered. Problems with ICU domains? (kbin.social)
 

Please let me know if there is a better community to post to. This one seems like a good place to start.

I have a very short character ICU domain registered and it was working for months. Without changes to DNS or anything else, it suddenly stopped working. I found out that no DNS records were resolved anymore. It is not that they are invalid. They are non-existant on any DNS servers. According to dnschecker.org's DNS lookup for ALL records, there no records at all. Same with using dig, which just shows an A record with no value.

I use my own nameservers and all of my other domains work fine. I have not changed anything on my end either. Still, I switched to Namecheap's default name servers to see if that would resolve the issue. No change.

I contacted Namecheap few about a month ago. They opened a ticket for me with a High priority. They just a couple times now, saying they are still monitoring the issue but don't have an answer yet.

Is anyone else experiencing something similar? Any ideas what may be going on?

Google Will Turn Off Cookies for 30 Million People on January 4 in c/technology@kbin.social
[–] Cat@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This is not a great article. So many words with so little information. In other articles I found it sounds like Chrome is finally getting third party cookie blocking. Other browsers have had thir for years. Its nothing new.

Quest owners can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in VR, but do you really want to? in c/technology@kbin.social
[–] Cat@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Instead of scanning with your eyes you need to turn your head with the extra weight of VR on.

New BLUFFS attack lets attackers hijack Bluetooth connections in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] Cat@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Jokes on them. I was already listening to baby shark on loop.

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My smallest inside my biggest! (media.kbin.social)
 
X will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet. in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Cat@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And he will do that for you at the low price of only $1. Better do it now before the price goes up.

Strange light phenomenon seen before some earthquakes is a long-standing mystery. Here’s what scientists think it means in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Cat@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I did not see a video in the article. Here is a video of the lights on msn. I can't figure out how to get an English page on there. Sorry.

Avoiding tunnel vision when debugging in c/webdev@programming.dev
[–] Cat@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Awesome! I found out this worked for me years ago when I was a lone dev. I would walk around muttering to myself. Glad to know there is a term I can use now!

Avoiding tunnel vision when debugging in c/webdev@programming.dev
[–] Cat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sometimes I step away from the screen and talk out is happening in my head.

Often times my coworkers and I will ask each other for help. Much of the time the person explaining will see the problem as they explain it to the other person. Usually before the other person has a chance to get the full explanation.

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Mushrooms appeared in my terrarium! This is good. (media.kbin.social)
 
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My newest terrarium is doing well (media.kbin.social)
 
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A new terrarium awaits plants. Is my soil too deep (1 cup for scale) (media.kbin.social)
 
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A useful way to integrate function keys in to layout on Moonlander or Ergodox? (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Cat@kbin.social to c/mechanicalkeyboards@kbin.social
5 comments fedilink
 

Has anyone found a good way to include function keys (i.e. F1 - F12) in to their layout on the Moonlander or Ergox EZ?

I have tried adding double tap to the numbers row but find myself accidentally double tapping while typing (e.g. 1223). I tried tap and hold but found that it would often end up detecting a held key (i.e alt+F4 F4 F4).

I am looking through Moonlander layouts in Oryx but am not finding any good ones. It looks like many don't even include the function keys.

Edit: I'm looking for a good way to do Ctrl+Alt+F[num] or Alt+F[num]. Without having to switch layers... if there is even a good way.

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What is the kbin logo? Just a visually appealing logo or something more? (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Cat@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
8 comments fedilink
 

The name kbin is derived from sbin in Linux (source is a comment by @ernest). Is the logo at all related to sbin? It kind of looks like a forward slash.

I tried searching but turned up nothing. Sorry if this has been answered already.

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It is not Lemmy or kbin, it is the fediverse. (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Cat@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
133 comments fedilink
 

I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer.

We should be referring to it as...

  • I saw it on the fediverse.
  • Hey fediverse users ...
  • A thread on the fediverse...

New terms may emerge but referring to the platform seems weird, almost ignorant.

edit: A better example is email. You wouldn't assume everyone is on Hotmail because that is the email provider you use. You say I'm sendingan eamail, not I'm sending a Hotmail.

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Terrariums - Post your terrariums, share your knowledge, and ask your questions! (kbin.social)
 

Join us over at @terrariums

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Just wanted to let you all know... (media.kbin.social)
 

I'm proud for making it out without posting!

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McDonald's Just Dropped A Brand New Game Boy Game In 2023 (retrododo.com)
 

McDonald's has just released a brand new Game Boy Color game that plays on actual hardware in 2023. Yes, you read that correctly.

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