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ace_garp, 2 months ago to world in Australia among hotspots for toxic ‘forever chemicals’, study of PFAS levels finds

In Australia, the high concentration areas of PFAS chemicals come from fire-fighting activities, that have sprayed or dropped aqueous film forming foam (AFFF).

From page 3 here: www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01402-8

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PFAS chemicals build up from training drills around airports. Which may then leach into groundwater. PFAS containing firefighting foams were used until 2010. Details from this 2018 article:

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/…/10052660

ace_garp, 2 months ago to opensource in Breezy Weather: An open-source, privacy-friendly Android weather app forked from the now-unmaintained Geometric Weather

Here’s the TIL I need.

Thanks noodlejetski (c:

ace_garp, 2 months ago to linux in Does anyone know how to execute a script when a certain sound plays?

Expect automates things, based on text-input captured from a terminal.

Not sure if it has been extended/hacked to take sound as an input.

ace_garp, 3 months ago to linux in General Advice for shell scripts

I chmod 755 each manually. I’ve never tried the automatic way, sounds easier.

ace_garp, 3 months ago to linux in General Advice for shell scripts

Yes, using bash on all boxen.

Scripts start with #!/bin/sh ,because, that gives quicker execution times.

Any simple aliases, I put in .bash_aliases

Tried tcsh and zsh around 30yrs ago, all bash since then.

ace_garp, 3 months ago to opensource in Show HN: A directory of open source alternatives to proprietary software

I’m not the author of the the list, I just recommend it when appropriate.

(c: I use and prefer Equate as my converter app too.

ace_garp, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to opensource in Show HN: A directory of open source alternatives to proprietary software

alternativeto.net has some amazing content.

This list of fdroid apps is the best overview that I’ve found so far:

alternativeto.net/…/the-ultimate-f-droid-setup/

ace_garp, 4 months ago to lemmyshitpost in efficiency

Our rock.

ace_garp, 5 months ago to retrogaming in Looking for retro game recommendations

BRR is a goofy fun time.

Also:

Slicks ‘n’ Slide (Dos)

Super Cars II (Amiga)

and Race Drivin’ (but only in arcade or with proper steering/gearstick setup, joystick may not do for this one)

ace_garp, 5 months ago to retrogaming in Looking for retro game recommendations

Driving:

Stunt Car Racer (Amiga)

WipeOut 2097/XL (PSX)

Both are top-tier racing games.

ace_garp, 7 months ago to retrogaming in If forced to choose one retro console forever what would you choose and why?

Oh yeah, Amiga ftw.

So much gold.

ace_garp, 8 months ago to retrogaming in Game Revival Projects?

Prince of Persia 1 - SDLPoP

Sonic in 3rd person - Sonic Robo Blast 2

ace_garp, 8 months ago to retrogaming in Halloween Retro Picks?

Ghosts 'n Goblins, yo!

ace_garp, 10 months ago to retrogaming in Text-based games!(?)

Beware: A Babel fish is a slippery mf.

ace_garp, 1 year ago to gaming in The best open-source games you know

Here's a good start.

Fillets-ng (sokoban puzzler)

Simon Tatham’s Portable Puzzle Collection (sgt-puzzles)

Sauerbraten (FPS)

0 A.D. (RTS)

Holotz Castle (platformer)

Xmoto (motorbike trials riding)

Kobodeluxe (shmup)

Neverputt (minigolf)