Ex-technologist, now an artist. My art: http://www.eugenialoli.com I’m also on PixelFed: https://mastodon.social/@EugeniaLoli@pixelfed.social

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  • Look, I’m a Linux user, and I prefer to use Free apps. However, the truth must be told: Firefox is not as optimized as Chrome. On older devices, Chrome is twice as fast in youtube playback, and it uses way less RAM overall. Chrome is the better browser in terms of architecture, at least for older PCs (and I have a whole bunch of them). On my main PC, running Debian-Testing, which is a newer PC, I do use Firefox, because it can handle stuff ok with enough CPU power. But for all my older PCs (anywhere from 5 to 15 years old), I have to use Chrome.

    Now, if you find me a de-googled, Free, WELL-MAINTANED Chromium browser, I rather use that than Chrome. No, Brave, etc don’t cut it. I want a community-driven, well maintained Chromium browser. Currently, all de-googled versions are not well maintained, or not available as native packages on Debian.

    EDIT: So, downvoted, huh? By fellow open source users who don’t want to hear the truth?







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    6 months ago

    That was on a mastodon discussion a few days ago, where it was said that in germany you need a legal entity to receive the money, and not as an individual. And that has complexities of its own. In the US, you can receive money as donation without a problem, as long as you pay your taxes on them, for anything above $400 per year or so.



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    6 months ago

    In Germany, it’s illegal to donate without the person receiving doesn’t have a company, or a non-profit. So it quickly becomes difficult in some parts of the world.

    The other problem is weird moderation. A few months ago I made a post on the Linux Mint forum to ask the developers to implement the cinnamon panel to also auto-expand (so it looks more like a dock when the user wants it that way). I simply mentioned that if there’s an official bounty website for mint, that I’d gladly contribute there. I almost got banned over there just for asking that. So since then, I don’t ask anymore, and I donate less. I don’t wanna get in trouble.





  • Eugenia@lemmy.mltoraspberrypi@lemmy.mlRaspberry pi as a streaming box?
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    6 months ago

    The Pi won’t cast from your phone, so Im not sure how you will make things better if using your phone is must-have. I also use cast as my main way to watch stuff, and i’ve experienced my cast devices not being found from different phones and same apps. E.g. the pixel phones find the cast devices (chromecast, and a hi-fi system that has cast abilities), but a Realme no-name chinese android phone won’t. Or that my chrome browser can’t find the cast devices either, no matter which OS is used under (I have to cast the whole tab).

    And even if you install emby or jellyfin on your raspberry pi, the app might not see the casting device. It’d work better if you just don’t cast, and instead just direct emby/jellyfin’s phone app to play the media on the raspberry pi connected to a tv.

    Also, be aware, that 1 GB of ram is not enough to use emby/jellyfin. I have a raspberry pi 3b+ with 1 gb of ram and it swaps like crazy when i use these media servers (music only). Minimum is 2 gb, best if you can get it with 4 or 8 gb. If video is needed, you will need a Pi5 for best results.