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  • etuomaala@sopuli.xyztoMemes@lemmy.mlthose ppl...
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    1 year ago
    Lemmy uses the system default for monospace font.
    Try changing the monospace alias in /etc/fonts/local.conf:
    https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_configuration/Examples#Default_fonts
    
    That's for system-wide effect.
    For just firefox, go to Settings > General > Fonts > Advanced and
        change the default Monospace font to a monospace font you like.
    
    Source Code Pro and DejaVu Sans Mono are both very good.
    





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    It's an experiment I've been trying for about two weeks, now.
    I am using whitespace to make written English easier to read.
    I put one sentence per line.
    Long sentences are broken into multiple lines
        according to natural breaks in the sentences.
    (I try to aim for an 80 column width.)
    Indentation is used to signal the continuation of a sentence.
    Basically, I am treating English like a programmer would treat code.
    As an interesting and unexpected corollary,
        the English is much easier to edit, and
        diffs are way cleaner.
    (I'm editing this in an external dedicated text editor.)
    








  • You will find no argument here about the problems that arise when corporations are not required to pay for the garbage they produce.

    However.

    Optimising incandescent lightbulb efficiency is actually not easy to do. It is easy to make a lightbulb that lasts literally forever, if you run it cooler. But if you do that, your power efficiency will be total shit. (And your light will be uncomfortably red, but let’s say that’s less important for now.) You will waste a lot of money on your electricity bill. There will come a point when you will be wasting more money on electricity than the lightbulb is worth. This breakeven point is difficult to determine. It is a calculation that the average consumer shouldn’t be burdened with.