Linux Sparky • Now • 96%

My experience with microsoft's ads for linux.

Hey y'all, today I experienced another push for Linux from our friend Microsoft. 5 minutes ago, I wanted to use the timer app on Windows, so I could manage my work/break schedule, and this fucker showed up.  Yes, that's a prompt to sign in with a Microsoft account to use the clock. If you close it, it pops up 30s later. Clicking “Don't sign in” or closing the process responsible for displaying it is useless, and guess what… IT PAUSES THE TIMER WHEN IT SHOWS UP. I guess this is another thing added to the super long list of things which will eventually make me switch my main workstation to Linux once win10 is discontinued. /endrant Hope y'all are having a great day :3

cats Sparky • Now • 87%

I think the paintbrush water is approved

She's taking a sip from the water used to wash the paintbrushes, while standing **in** the paint.

All Orange Cats Share One Brain Cell Sparky • Now • 95%

I know she isn't orange, but I think that means she has less than one braincell

I got this picture from my mom who was painting. The cat is head first into the container she used to wash those paintbrushes, and standing in the paint

Photography Sparky • Now • 100%

A better attempt at photostacking

[High res image](https://protosparky.uk/cdn/astro2/1.jpg) [Original Post](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/16197074) This time i set up my old dslr and a tripod for the shooting, and i shot 70 30s frames. It seems like there's a problem with sharpness, but im not sure if its because i lack a star tracker, the lens was slightly out of focus, or because of atmospheric wobble. Here's some behind the scene images:  The camera is a nikon D5100, a low/midrange camera from almost 14 yeas ago mounted to a cheap tripod. The white box on top of said camera is the battery which i made from 2 old powerbanks because im a cheapass and couldnt be asked to buy a proper one :) I saw the nothern lights too! 

Software Gore Sparky • Now • 80%

What the hell happened to my youtube titles?

Here's another weird collection of videos 

Photography Sparky • Now • 100%

I tried photostacking for the first time

[High res image](https://protosparky.uk/cdn/astro1/1.png) I took about 30 raw 30s exposures from my phone propped up on the roof, stacked them with deep sky stacker, and I'm impressed at the result.

r/unixsocks on fediverse Sparky • Now • 97%

I installed linux, and men in suits burst into my room to give me some socks and a skirt.

[High res image](https://protosparky.uk/cdn/socks/1.jpg)

test Sparky • Now • 66%

jpegxl test

 Testing to see if clients render jpegxl images properly

norge Sparky • Now • 100%

Hva er greia med at når jeg sier "nei takk" til kvittering, så får jeg den allikevel?

Jeg har lagt merke til at de siste årene, når en butikkarbeider spør meg om jeg vil ha kvittering, og jeg sier "nei takk" så får jeg den allikevel. Er det en greie at de fleste hører "takk" og antar jeg vil ha kvitteringen, eller er det sånn at de må alltid gi kvitteringer til kunder? Jeg har alltid sagt nei takk til kvitteringer, men de siste årene så har det poppet opp en trend der de bare gir meg kvitteringen selv om jeg sier nei.

196 Sparky • Now • 100%

beverage rule

 The green one says "white wannabes"

Asklemmy Sparky • Now • 95%

What's the best way to share videos on lemmy?

I've tried posting an h264 mp4 file from a webserver i own, and I noticed that most clients fail to load or outright crash when trying to open the post. Some give an "invalid MIME type" error even though "video/mp4" is a valid one. Posting the link as a hyperlink works, but then you don't get a preview. So what's the best way to share video on lemmy? Is it youtube/imgur or am I doing something wrong?

Photography Sparky • Now • 92%

Remember to check your oversized soccer balls regularly

I was going on a walk and chose to take some photos of my local air traffic control radar. Also found this buddy, but couldn't take a good picture as i was being eaten alive by mosquitos :)  Both photos were taken on an old Nikon D5100 and edited in adobe photoshop. (adjusted the colors slightly)

Photography Sparky • Now • 100%

Paris in nighttime

I'm on vacation in paris, so I thought why not take some photos. Also here's my obligatory eiffel tower pic:  Both are shot on my phone in RAW and then edited in lightroom mobile

Asklemmy Sparky • Now • 96%

why do pharmacies have these signs with whacky animations?

I've seen these all over Europe. Some have simple images of the cross flashing, some have windows screensaver esque animations, and some have 3d renders of various things rotating in all sorts of ways. Why is that? Wouldn't a simple green cross be enough to get the point across, or do they need to be overly verbose? [Here's the full video instead of a gif](http://protosparky.uk/cdn/20240705_162324.mp4)

Photography Sparky • Now • 98%

My attempt to make a photo collage with photos I've taken over the years.

Some years ago, I saw a neat photo collage centered around power lines by some artist, and thought it was a neat idea. Here's my attempt at making one using photos I've taken on my phone throughout the years. This was a project i did a while ago, and thought you might appreciate seeing, even if it's a bit jank in some spots. I wanted to share the before photo of the power lines, but can't find the original DNG file, nor the Photoshop project file. ~~I'll go for a walk to find the original spot i took the image at as proof :)~~ Found the rough spot I took the base picture in. Yes, I did remove the 2nd tower in the edit