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bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
News@lemmy.world•Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor
0·10 months agoMamdani immediately rescinded all of Adams’ executive orders made after Adams’ indictment. I wish this article clarified if this EO was part of that batch.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Taiwan is officially listed as "Republic of China" in the US Social Security Administrstion's website.
0·1 year agoTIL.
They are a feisty little island, aren’t they.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Taiwan is officially listed as "Republic of China" in the US Social Security Administrstion's website.
0·1 year agoThat is, in fact, their official name, according to them.
Modern thinking says an alternate etymology is more likely, but it certainly existed long before it took on the meaning from the story.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoThanks. I’ve been trying to stay off Reddit, but it’s still so much more active than Lemmy.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoSo here’s the problem I’m having with Octopi, and I’m not even sure of the right vocabulary to describe it.
I’m using the Outline icon pack, not that I think that matters here. But I’m trying to make an icon for the calendar that updates the date each day. I can see the icons 1 through 31 in several different icon styles, but if I choose today’s date, Octopi doesn’t update tomorrow.
Another way of stating this is that in the icon drawer itself, several other launchers show my Google calendar with today’s date but Octopi shows the standard 31st.
What is this feature even called?
And am I right to assume that it’s a feature that depends partly on the launcher?
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoOctopi is my current leader.
I’m not sure whether I will actually use this feature, but it’s fascinating the way each icon can be resized to a different size.
Also I note that it lets you set the number of columns, but not the number of rows. By setting the number of columns you set the grid size and then the number of rows is forced. But not entirely forced because if you show icon labels you’re arranging rectangles and if you don’t show icon labels you’re arranging squares. And also not entirely forced because just because you said that there were seven full size icons across the screen doesn’t mean you can’t fit in 14 half-sized icons or one double wide double tall icon and five regulars.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What is it called when you believe the U.S. political parties shouldn’t exist?
0·1 year agoThere is a word anti-partyism, but it doesn’t seem to be commonly used.
The literal answer to your literal question is called “believing that US politics should be non-partisan”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-partisan_democracy
The US started as de facto non-partisan democracy. There is a de jure option.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy
Direct democracy would probably give less power to political parties, but there still could be voting blocs. An example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Jewish_bloc_voting
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoI discovered I don’t need the beta for that, just the experimental features I didn’t know were there.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoThanks. I’ll try.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoJust tried now, thanks.
It only goes up to 12 rows, but rechecking Nova I see that it also only goes up to 12 rows. I miscounted my home screen.
The other feature I used to smash a lot into a single home screen is the swipe up and swipe down gesture on each icon to get two other closely related apps. I haven’t verified if Hyperion has this yet.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Android@lemdro.id•Nova Launcher is basically dead, and Android is worse off for itEnglish
0·1 year agoWith Nova, I set the grid to 13 rows and left off the labels.
Based on recommendations for a Nova replacement, I tried Lawnchair. But it only goes up to 10 rows, leaving space for labels even when labels are off.
Can anyone point me to a launcher that allows 13 rows?
Had to check that out.
Handy = mobile phone lade[n] = charge geräte = devices
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Handy https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ladegerät
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Woman creates custom one-of-a-kind dolls for unique kids to feel truly seenEnglish
0·1 year agoThe artist doesn’t need my backseat doll designing, but I also think the faces would emotionally read better if the noses were smaller and the smiles were higher and darker. In many photos only the nose is visible and the mouth is obscured.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Today I Learned@lemmy.world•Today I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haEnglish
15·1 year agoEpstein also owned Great St James (67 ha, 165 acres), which shields the view of Little St James from the mainland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Saint_James%2C_U.S._Virgin_Islands
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What music do you like to listen to when studying / working?
0·1 year agoMy favorite:
https://ambientsleepingpill.com/Supports, rather than distracts, my thoughts.
Slightly more varied:
https://ambientmodern.com/Peppier still:
https://amambient.com/Streaming links are provided in menu. Spotify links are there as well.
bobagem@sh.itjust.worksto
News@lemmy.world•Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
0·1 year agohttps://bsky.app/profile/radosh.bsky.social/post/3luxpjmhb4k2l
It is a sobering thought that one of his NYT obituary writers died two years ago.






The intruder’s clothes change colors from scene to scene. Is it not pretty obviously AI?
But Goldens are great.