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Cake day: August 12th, 2023
  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Mom's Linux mint install keeps going to a black screen
    3·
    4 hours ago

    From “the monitor goes dark”, it would be helpful to split monitor issues from computer issues. When the computer becomes unresponsive, do any “non-monitor” functions still work? Does the DVD-drive tray eject or does audio continue to play? Any other details? Do any other lights on the computer stay on, like keyboard and mouse lights?

    If the issue is primarily the monitor, then splitting between the physical monitor and the video card would also be helpful.

    How old is the hardware?

    When you say “nothing is logged”, is the hard shutdown logged or anything after the time of the event? Or does “nothing is logged” mean the normal items are logged, but nothing of interest is logged? Some issues, especially hardware ones, stop the computer from logging.

    Story: I once had a 15+ year old computer do something similar. The screen would go dark, but the lights on the keyboard stayed on. I had to hard power the system off and sometimes on boot the monitor wouldn’t work. A monitor swap didn’t fix the issue, but a USB video card did. The video card had failed. (Looking up what I think the interconnect was, the system may be 20 years old at this point.) NOTE: The system was not functional long term with a USB video card due to how the BIOS in the system handled the two video cards.

  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Dutch RuleEnglish
    13·
    5 days ago

    There are a few northern Germanic languages that are deceptive to English readers. They almost read correctly in English, if one assumes the speaker is drunk. Sadly, they can also give the wrong impression. The spoken version tends to be harder to handle in this way.

    Clearly, there must be a name for languages that share this sort of property.

  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•When/how frequently do you replace your phone with a new one?
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    5 days ago

    Like you, I only replace when there is a major problem. When there are repairs I can do myself, I do them to extend the life of the phone. My previous phone had corrupted internal memory or storage, and that was that.

    I have run into issues where newer software runs poorly. I solve this issue by not running that software.

    I have never purchased the exact same model, but they tend to not be offered at that point. I have purchased the same model line. I had really enjoyed the Motorola G line, especially the extended battery iteration.

  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialtoLinux@programming.dev•There Is No One Left On Debian's Data Protection Team
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    7 days ago

    Highlights from the very short write-up for visibility. Bolding is my own. Read the full ten paragraphs.

    … A working knowledge of data protection, in particular the GDPR, is essential. In practice, the workload has been low: the team handled four requests in 2025. Additional proactive work, such as improving the privacy policy or advising teams on data-handling workflows, is welcome but optional and can be shaped by the interests of the volunteers.

    This is a role which requires trust. An established track record within the Debian community is therefore important, and it may be difficult for someone who has only very recently become a Debian Developer to take on this role immediately. Since formal delegations can only be made to Debian Developers, this status is a requirement for the role."