alexandra_kollontai [she/her]
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alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•i am once again calling for the summary execution of anyone who listens to their phone without headphones on public transitEnglish
21·22 days agoSomeone listening to something without headphones isn’t stepping on anyone’s toes
This is just not true
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•i am once again calling for the summary execution of anyone who listens to their phone without headphones on public transitEnglish
16·22 days agoit was so close to happening and then the smoking lobby stepped in
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•is there a search engine out there that isn't overwhelmed by blog slop search results?English
8·27 days agoDDG honestly has terrible result quality. Google results are fine, but the page layout isn’t. I use Kagi, though I found that a tweaked SearXNG had comparable result quality (though much worse ordering of the final results).
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•Firefox 144 adds profile management... and AI slop search engineEnglish
21·27 days agoJust use Gleeb. You can find it on Bravo. It’s on Harp! Get Renurch instead. It’s easy, download Aardwark.
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•Firefox 144 adds profile management... and AI slop search engineEnglish
2·27 days agoFirefox now supports the Element.moveBefore API.
they really buried the lede on this one
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technology@hexbear.net•Linux beginner here. Are there any real downsides to dualbooting ?English
1·27 days agoThe sad thing about dualbooting is as follows: Imagine the annoyance of dealing with one OS. Now you have two OSes, so you have double the amount of annoyance.
If it’s just to get a feel for things and see if you can make the switch full time, then I reckon go for it. I wouldn’t recommend it long term though.
Absolute worst case scenario you have to reinstall the OS, which isn’t too bad as long as you have 2 hours to kill and a different working computer to use to flash a USB.
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•Linux beginner here. Are there any real downsides to dualbooting ?English
2·27 days agoI agree with this, but they won’t be able to easily play games that way because VM 3D graphics are weird.
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
chat@hexbear.net•Share your favorite bits of old, obscure Hexbear loreEnglish
4·1 month agoThe Silver Legion was an all-timer. I still don’t know whether it was run by native bears or not. Probably was, but we do have a lot of enemies, so you never know for sure.
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
videos@hexbear.net•An official NATO channel put out an unlisted video 3 weeks ago about preparing for total war in all regions globallyEnglish
2·1 month agothank you for verifying
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
technology@hexbear.net•Lock Screen Ads Are Coming to Some SmartphonesEnglish
3·1 month agoThis sucks so bad. I bought this phone earlier this year because it was the only one in the shop without ads/bloatware, with a track record of not doing ads/bloatware. Next time I go to the UK I think I might end up not leaving it
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Main, home of the dope ass bear.@hexbear.net•I'm curiousEnglish
1·10 months agoI appreciate your lovely explanation but I was doing a bit 😭
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Games@hexbear.net•Has Anyone Ever Played Right or Racist?English
7·10 months agohe’s rolling coal
weta
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•US intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty testEnglish
2·10 months agoWas Jan 6 an inside job?
It was an inside job as they were inside the capitol building…
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Main, home of the dope ass bear.@hexbear.net•I'm curiousEnglish
3·10 months agoBut wouldn’t multiplying two negative numbers make a more negative number? That doesn’t make no sense.
alexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netto
Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•Eat your heart out Paul VerhoevenEnglish
2·10 months agodrinks are fascist
Bird ID top left to bottom right:
Kererū: Big pigeon that mates for life, nests in trees, and feeds on berries. They are the only bird that can eat certain large berries so they are important for the ecosystem. They crash through trees and have a distinctive flapping sound, but are otherwise quiet. Internationally, they are known for getting drunk and falling out of trees. Their decreasing numbers were a mild concern in the mid-1900s, but they are now slowly rising again. Common in certain areas, but hard to find despite its size because it is silent when it stays put.
Moa: Enormous bird that is now extinct due to being hunted by Māori for its meat. We don’t know much about it, but it likely would have had a deep, booming call.
Bellbird (??)/Korimako (??): Small bird with a distinctive, varied, warbling call often heard early in the morning around the country.
Little penguin/Kororā: The name isn’t lying, this is the world’s smallest penguin. It nests in rocks by the ocean. Occasionally seen in the south of the South Island, contact is not advised as they are easily disturbed by humans.
Kiwi: New Zealand’s national icon, used as a denonym for European settlers and featured on the $1 coin. This flightless bird is really only seen in captivity in zoos around the country, where it is kept in extremely very dark locations. It lays enormous eggs that are almost as big as the bird itself, and has a long beak useful for eating bugs and grubs from the forest floor.
Takahē: An extremely endangered flightless bird that is now only present in captivity or sanctuaries as a result of it and its eggs being targeted by rodents. It only breeds in highly specific situations (but still not as specific as Kakapo, whose numbers are even more limited).
The last one is hard to identify but looks like some form of parrot. Could be Kakapo, but possibly Kākā or Kea?
The reason New Zealand has so many specialised birds is because, until the arrival of Māori and later, Europeans, there were no ground-dwelling mammals. As such, many unique birds evolved to take on roles in the ecosystem that would otherwise be filled by mammals. Without needing to worry about stoats and rats, birds like Kiwi and Pukeko were free to roam on the forest floor and just lay their eggs there, and lost the ability to fly. They haven’t been able to cope after these mammals were reintroduced: The Polynesian Dog, introduced by Māori, posed a problem, but the pests brought by Europeans were a lot worse. Many birds have gone extinct due to being hunted by humans, like Huia and Moa, or by animals, but conservation efforts are quite thorough for the remaining bird species, so hopefully we do not lose any more.
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Chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•TRUMP CRUSHES THE LAW AND CONGRESS LIKE A MONSTER TRUCK. - nytEnglish
3·10 months agoExplaining laws to americans: it’s like when car








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