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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I'm using PopOS Cosmic alpha (not based on Gnome) on my new laptop and like it a lot so far. It has a few rough edges, but nothing I'd switch to something else over. (In fact, I did use the Gnome version of Cosmic until my previous laptop broke.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm not sure if that exact image is an original, but there is one remarkably similar found in Froissart's Chronicles from the early 1470s: https://discardingimages.tumblr.com/post/58267835214/the-lute-player-and-the-harpist-froissarts

Search for "medieval marginalia" and you'll find all kinds of similar weird stuff: https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/the-most-bizarre-things-ever-to-be-found-hidden-in-medieval-art/84859940/?image=84859961 https://designyoutrust.com/2021/12/a-collection-of-medieval-marginalia-that-have-been-turned-into-memes/

There is also the painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch, which is entirely deranged: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For those who like sounds while sleeping, I heartily recommend mynoise.net. It has amazing soundscapes... static noises, rainforest wildlife, medieval library, starship bridge... It is excellent for sleeping, adding some background noise, or enhancing the atmosphere of a DND session.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

A Short Hike

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

On Reddit (and probably other places), "Linux distros" or "ISOs" was a roundabout way of referring to porn.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The History of English podcast is like that... I think I had it turned up to 2x just to make it sound normal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"Phantoms in the Brain" by V.S. Ramachandran.