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Air quality in Dublin, Ireland vs. Amsterdam, Netherlands in c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Found another pollution comparison of Dublin and Amsterdam, which suggests when you take into account a more holistic picture of pollution that Amsterdam is superior: https://www.numbeo.com/pollution/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Netherlands&country2=Ireland&city1=Amsterdam&city2=Dublin

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Air quality in Dublin, Ireland vs. Amsterdam, Netherlands (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by ScotinDub@lemm.ee to c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

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Hi all, Dublin resident here, trying to figure out some data related to car pollution. I stumbled across this google study: https://insights.sustainability.google/labs/airquality?hl=en-US which purports to map out the air pollution in a few cities in great detail (hyperlocal, street-by-street, air quality data). Remarkably, Dublin seems to come out on top. This is flabbergasting to me, a resident of this car riddled city. I am especially surprised that the average Nitrogen Dioxide levels in Dublin seems to be about half that of Amsterdam (in my mind, a cycling utopia). What am I missing here? I can see that the data from Amsterdam is pre-pandemic and the Dublin data is post-pandemic. Is that the major difference? I can also see the Amsterdam data seems to contain a ring road (or two) whereas the Dublin data is missing the M50. To be honest, I am surprised that the Dutch levels are high at all (even in 2019) , I found some info on the modal share of Amsterdam from 2018 that suggested only 20% use private cars with the rest cycling/walking or using public transport (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/4331_Deloitte-City-Mobility-Index/city-mobility-index_AMSTERDAM_FINAL.pdf). Any insights welcome!

[Solved] Firefox freezes randomly? in c/firefox@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'm experiencing this too. Particularly in outlook web (which I am forced to use for work). Frustrating!

On this day in 1967, Protests in London against a ban on drink driving in c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Was this around the same time the Dutch were protesting against cars killing their children?

What Lemmy Client(s) Do You Use? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I had tried the original port over and found some things were a bit rough. Now trying it again and it seems flawless!

What Lemmy Client(s) Do You Use? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Really very polished now!

Wales lowers speed limit to 20 mph to cut car use and save lives in c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

Amazing news, can imagine how much quieter Wales will become as a result of this

What is the cost of housing in your area? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Feel like numbeo is a good resource for this. Here in Dublin, Ireland it's horrendously expensive

performance by distro in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I think clear Linux is optimised for Intel chips. Not sure if there is an equivalent for amd

Android users who don't use the stock launcher - what launcher do you use, and what do you like about it? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Very cool!

Android users who don't use the stock launcher - what launcher do you use, and what do you like about it? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As someone thinking of switching to KISS, what is the "tag" feature?

Remote desktop help using KDE in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Will look into this - seems like a good solution!

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Remote desktop help using KDE (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by ScotinDub@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I recently opted to move from XFCE to KDE Plasma after hearing so many good things about the KDE desktop environment. While I like the desktop interface/experience a lot more on KDE, there is one glaring issue... I can’t remote into it.

It should be noted that I use DWService.net as my remote desktop solution while out and about, and honestly it works flawlessly on other distros. I am also running on a mini computer in a headless configuration.

When I connect remotely, I am presented with the login screen with no issues, I can type in my password and submit that like any other time, however when it is supposed to present the desktop, it’s just a black screen.

I’ve worked around the issue temporarily by attaching a monitor to the HDMI-1 slot, but that defeats the purpose on how I want to use it. There was a similar issue with the XFCE environment, and the solution was adding a virtual HDMI-0 ‘display’, designate the resolution size, and carry on.

I’ve done a lot of internet searching so far, and nothing that I’ve read and tried has helped.

Is there a similar solution for KDE that I can implement and disconnect the monitor again?

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of July 16th in c/gaming

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ori and the will of the wisps on the switch. I like the game and it seems to have improved many things over its predecessor but keeps stuttering on this switch port. Not sure I can persevere ! Anyone had similar issues? Maybe something I can change in settings...