Is it realistic to set up a HTPC that doesn't need a keyboard or mouse?
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    I use Kodi, and then install Kore as the remote.

    Plus Xmouse as a second remote.

    This enables HTPC usage from a phone.

    https://f-droid.org/packages/org.xbmc.kore/

    https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.stripe1.xmouse/

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  • Horse-flippers? Have any horses from history, ever been fitted with horseshoes that improve their ability to swim?
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    I promise that this post is not research for an intercontinental horse swim.

    (I like this sketch, just heard The Goon Show for the first time 2 months ago, and am in that mode :)

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  • Decisions Decisions
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    TempleOS is a fever-dream.

    The entire OS is released into the Public Domain, so it's technically more free than Linux, which is quite a feat.

    Kind of like the Watts Towers, it's a one-man curiosity or folly.

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  • Horse-flippers? Have any horses from history, ever been fitted with horseshoes that improve their ability to swim?
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    Regular flippers would not help.

    But some little hinged wings on the sides of each hoof could work.

    They fold down on the upstroke flat against the hoof, then fold out horizontal with the downstroke.

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  • Horse-flippers? Have any horses from history, ever been fitted with horseshoes that improve their ability to swim?
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    They are cool images, what a concept!

    I did not previously know that horse-treadmill-ferries were a thing.

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  • Horse-flippers? Have any horses from history, ever been fitted with horseshoes that improve their ability to swim?
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    Edit: Turns out, the above farm-life comment is a fabricated fantasy tale.

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    Thanks for sharing your lived experience. Your characterisations of each horse gave me a good laugh.

    That is very interesting that they would be quicker after being shod. Not sure why that would be. Less apprehensive of kicking something underwater perhaps.

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  • What's a good videogame (story or gameplay) with out-of-this-world graphics?
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    Every single second during a playthrough of this game had out of this world graphics.

    Prepare to be amazed!

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  • That's it. Any horse, any time period, any peoples, did they fit a shoe that helped the horse to swim in water? (Was thinking about how horses are pretty good swimmers, maybe due to their power and hoof shape. Could they be better?)

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    Dredd (2012) [1080p]
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    Non-regulation kneepads! The sentence is 10 years in the Isocubes, creep.

    -- Old stoney face probably

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  • Has to be the manor
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    Got to be inspired by Dark Castle (1986).

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  • It's 2024 and I'm posting this from a text console.
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    Reject pixel-graphics, install aalib

    ;^)

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  • Can you think of any others?
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    Everyone remembers their first monster, the COBOL!

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  • Can you think of any others?
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    • Race condition

    • Physical Layer

    • Fast Fourier Transform

    • COBOL

    • Penetration testing

    • Tiger Team

    • Zombie process

    • Alice, Bob and Carol (some NPCs)

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  • What software do you know that uses mythological names for its release (version) codenames?
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    Trisquel GNU/Linux

    All releases are named after Celtic goddesses/gods from Wales, Ireland, Gaul etc.

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  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX0fg06e9co

    Hula hoop street performer Coral Jade, in Melbourne Australia.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTIpzeyZqAc

    SPOILER: Making a ledge more comfortable. A cockatoo uses its beak to remove anti-cockatoo spikes.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxflcCxqebU

    Some calming sand raking. Best with low or no-volume. About 30 other similar videos from this channel.

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    Space Odyssey revisited

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    Is the Amazfit Bip still a good choice for simple duration/route/heartrate/step/sleep tracking? It works with gadgetbridge out of the box, with no need to connect with other software or create a remote account. 20-30 day battery life. I saw the PineTime today, which looks interesting. I've tried a Bip Pro, but it requires a connection and account before being usable with gadgetbridge. What are the other options to consider? Which watches have higher accuracy for sleep/HR/step metrics?

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    But what about second tastiness?
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    www.puzzles-mobile.com

    Dropdown menu at top for other modes. This one at least describes the 1400 partners they will share your information with. Has an opt-out option too.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3O9P9x1eCE

    Know your enemy. This video is an interesting behind-the-scenes look into the capabilities and senses of each different enemy in the 1993 videogame DooM. * Bonus content and nostalgia: A look at where consumer available FPS began with [Maze Wars+ (1987)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToEuS4sgGvY) Maze Wars+ was the first experience of a networked-multiplayer-graphical-game for many people, and completely mindblowing for the era. * For a current quality FPS experience, see [Cube 2: Sauerbraten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_2:_Sauerbraten)

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    I'm interested if anything was visible from the Perth metro area. Will it only show up in dark-sky places away from towns. Can also post if you saw it anywhere else in WA too. Location, day and time etc.

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    www.youtube.com

    Top old-school thrash.

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    test posting of a link

    Test link !homeassistant@lemmit.online !comics@lemmit.online

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    en.wikipedia.org

    A treasure from the past. Print run was 2.5 years through 86-88. Lying halfway between Buster and Viz, was Oink! A cheeky, pig-themed, politically aware comic, that generated some hilarous lampoons of other comic strips and media personalities. Great writers, who came from, and went on to do some further outstanding works. Favourite strip was New Wave Dave.

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    c/comics says no NSFW in the community info. Where is an appropriate place to post this? Can be on any instance. More info: It is a one off art piece. Not an ongoing webcomic.

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    www.youtube.com

    A video by mathematician Matt Parker describing the workings of a toy automaton.

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    I remember there being no text or speech, some fire-extinguishers sprayed all over the place, someone hunting with a bow and arrow across an office desk. It was in a step-by-step airliner-safety-card style of art. First saw this about 10 years ago on some other site.

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