[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago

I think he wants to build this city on rock and roll.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I'm a software architect. I work with large amounts of data. And a sizeable RAM disk is generally useful for many purposes. And yes, I also run AI locally, though that's what my RTX 4090 is for.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

IBM stopped their support for LTFS, unfortunately. Which I kinda want to use despite all the drawbacks. And well, the RAM disk workaround does the trick, so there's not enough pain to compel me into investing more time into the issue.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh, there can be all kinds of uses.

For example, I own an LTO tape drive. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the IBM drivers to compile on my particular flavor of Linux, but I do have a dual boot system.

Now, Windows is a shitty, shitty OS that I only boot up when I really need to. It interferes with all kinds of stuff in ways I hate, for example - copying files. It just refuses to read large files in a continuous, reliable data stream without any interruptions from my SSD when backing them up to tape. This causes the LTO drive to slow down, speed up, rewind, which is not a good thing because it causes additional wear on the tape.

Fix: Create a large RAM drive, copy files to RAM drive, run backup with RAM drive as source.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

"Degenerate art". A term the Nazis used for all art they did not understand or like because it didn't fit their ideology.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

As a German, the first thing that came to my mind when reading this, was the term "Entartete Kunst".

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Built my new PC in late 2023... so glad I put 96 GB of RAM into it, despite several people asking me why the fuck I need so much RAM...

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Whenever I read Schopenhauer's name, I'm instantly reminded of this part of a song by German punk pop band Die Ärzte.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Sorry if I'm mistaken or failing to detect your irony, but isn't Utah this highly conservative state, with a vast majority of the population being white (or Hispanic, which to me counts as "white but speaking Spanish") and where most people follow a crackpot religion which basically views fun things like sex, drugs, alcohol and homosexuality as a sin?

Comparing that to Berlin, a permissive, irreligious, hedonistic, multi-ethnic place, brimming with culture and open-minded people, seems rather far-fetched to me.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago

And Berlin would be in fucking Utah... as someone who lives in Berlin, I strongly resent this notion.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

As a fan of Terry Pratchett's wonderful discworld novels, I would love Mango Mussolini to meet someone who speaks just like he writes his crap on Truth Social - in all caps.

[-] glorkon@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

"But our taxes are so low and our incomes are so high!"

boom 30+ years in debt because student loan

boom Diabetes

boom Insane living costs

boom Hospital bill

boom Homeless

How do Americans sleep at night knowing they could be royally fucked the moment they have just a little bit of bad luck?

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Germany's satirical newspaper "Der Postillon" writes:

"The renowned Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has surprisingly offered Donald Trump a place to study painting today. Although he claims never to have applied for a place, the US president must now consider whether to continue his political career or pursue a dazzling career as a respected artist.

“We have become increasingly aware of Mr. Trump in recent weeks and months and would like to welcome him to our institution,” explains Rector Johan Friedrich Weichle.

In the past, the university did not always give promising intellectuals the opportunity they deserved, thus unnecessarily driving them into politics. “That should never happen again,” says Weichle.

The university is confident that it can accept the 79-year-old politician with a clear conscience, even without an application portfolio. “We've seen the picture he drew for Jeffrey Epstein. That wasn't bad,” explains the rector. “He definitely has the necessary ego. In the end, that's enough for a career as a postcard painter, at least.”

However, Weichle also warns: “Studying at the academy is no walk in the park and requires a lot of attention. The rest of your time is spent on wild student parties and cleaning your shared apartment. There's usually no time left for politics or writing a political manifesto.”

If Trump accepts this unique offer, he could gain his first artistic experience as a newly minted art student in a wax crayon course set up especially for him as early as next week."

https://www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/wiener-kunstakademie.html

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