CalicoJack

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CalicoJack,

If you’re just looking for a music solution, check out Navidrome. It’ll run on basically anything, and there are plenty of compatible apps for playback (Subsonic API).

Jellyfin can handle music alongside movies/shows, but the music side isn’t as feature-rich. Great for basic playback though, I run both.

CalicoJack,

Because then they can sell the Premium Collectors’ Deluxe Edition for $100. Exactly the same stuff, but it also comes with a WoW mount and some Hearthstone card backs that an intern crapped out in an hour. And people will eat it up, as is tradition.

CalicoJack,

It doesn’t seem like a huge stretch. If somebody had a stored collection, and didn’t share the server with anybody, why not point Plex at that folder? There’s even an *arr for it, so it fits right into the usual stack.

CalicoJack,

Very true. But those advertisers and data brokers (and governments) have convinced most people that the convenience is worth it, and that only criminals desire that level of privacy.

CalicoJack,

If it’s anything like how the US deals with these things: tobacco is heavily taxed, vaping is taxed far less. They don’t give a shit who uses nicotine, just that they do so in a profitable way.

CalicoJack,

For laptops, I’ve been using EndeavourOS lately. All of the Arch goodness, but with an easy installer that handles the DE too. It’s as close to “just works” as you can get while still having pacman + AUR at the end.

I still love raw Arch, but I leave that for server installs.

CalicoJack,

It does, but it’s done me wrong a few times so I never recommend it. For all I know it’s fine these days, but old grudges are hard do shake.

CalicoJack,

Regular watches for me. Specifically, relatively cheap automatics. There’s a certain kind of beauty to a mechanical watch, they’re impressive feats of engineering.

I’ve worn Fitbits in the past, but just long enough to know I’m not interested. I don’t need yet another thing to charge, I’ll just grab my phone for things beyond checking the time.

Query about your linux daily drivers?

So i have my main system, i have been running NixOS on for over a year. It has been a pleasure to daily drive. And ive recently been playing with gentoo and funtoo. And althought alot of information, which is somewhat overwhelming but is slowly growing on me and making me appreatate linux as a whole. So i was wondring what other...

CalicoJack,

My daily driver right now is an old Lenovo Ideapad (50-70 I think) with EndeavourOS, I have a few other assorted Thinkpads and Ideapads running mainly EOS or Arch, and home servers running Arch. I use Arch btw.

The “backup” laptops are flexible though, I distro-hop on them fairly often. Older Lenovos are usually great for Linux compatibility.

CalicoJack,

I feel like you’re playing a dangerous game there, and I respect it.

CalicoJack,

I don’t know about an hourglass specifically, but there are some options. Should be in system settings, applications, launch feedback and/or busy cursor.

CalicoJack,

EndeavourOS is it. It’s basically a better version of archinstall, especially if you’re planning to install a DE.

CalicoJack,

Arch or EndeavourOS, depending on the machine’s purpose and my mood at install time. I prefer rolling release, and pacman + AUR is a lovely combination.

CalicoJack,

This is most likely something that someone else gave out, not OP. Some old school “friend” signed up for some app and shared their phone contacts, app proceeds to spam those contacts hoping for more sign-ups.

CalicoJack,

And for a bit of extra clarity, they’re only changing the default DE. EndeavourOS gives you several DE options during install, KDE will just be on top of the list now (and used on the live media)

CalicoJack,

Some of the apps can do that (Connect for one), but it isn’t a core Lemmy feature yet.

CalicoJack,

If we want to get normies into FOSS and Linux, we’d be much better off supporting something like Mint. It doesn’t have the same name recognition (yet), but it’s even more beginner friendly and operates more like a typical distro. Sure Ubuntu is fine, but it’ll teach newbies stuff the Canonical Way.

CalicoJack,

I’d call that a downgrade from CLI pacman and yay (AUR). They’re already simple to use.

CalicoJack,

You should be fine on basically anything. I have a similar-spec machine running Arch with KDE and it’s rock solid.

CalicoJack,

If you want to “upgrade” a bit, sewing needles work much better than toothpicks. And they’re almost as cheap.

CalicoJack,

It sounds like the entire video team left in solidarity, so I’m pretty certain Frost is gone. The parent company probably retains the “Cold Take” branding, but it’ll be somebody else if they keep it running. And it’ll be awful.

CalicoJack,

Mint is always my recommendation for a Linux beginner. It’s the most “it just works” distro I’ve ever messed with, and has plenty of documentation for anything you’d need.

As for advice: I know you want to avoid the CLI, but try to poke around in there and learn it some. Once you get used to it, you can accomplish a lot of things even faster than through GUI applications.

CalicoJack,

The only way it makes sense is within the same facility. You could use water or refrigerant in heat exchangers, and run insulated lines to other parts of the building. Wouldn’t do too much, but might see a slight reduction in heating costs.

CalicoJack,

If the judge loses it bad enough, they can claim “judicial bias” and have a pretty clear path to mistrial/appeal. Given the situation, it’s probably the best play they have.

CalicoJack,

I only have one machine that’s still running Windows. This would convince me to finally make that zero.

CalicoJack,

You can be both, and a lot of us are. A Luddite wouldn’t be opposed to the automation of jobs in a socialist society, nobody is being exploited in that case.

We question and oppose the tech right now because that isn’t the society we live in. It isn’t really about the tech at all, it’s about who controls it and how they’re using it.

CalicoJack,

If the computer is modern enough that you’d consider buying it to use, I can almost guarantee that you’ll be fine to run the latest distros. I just threw Arch + KDE on a 14ish year old laptop I found, and it runs so well that I may daily drive it for a while just for the hell of it.

At worst, you may need a lighter-weight desktop environment (DE) than some of the pretty ones you see in screenshots. And those are simple to install and try out.

CalicoJack,

Proprietary BS, Dell has become kinda notorious for that. A lot of their stuff has weird hacky workarounds to get Linux running properly. Unfortunately there isn’t a great way to know that in advance, other than poking through wikis or asking around.

For most computers, it really isn’t much different than installing Windows. Most things will just work, maybe a few drivers to install, and you’re good to go.

CalicoJack,

Both, but consumer is generally worse. For reference, check here for issues related to yours. The instructions are geared toward Arch, but the problems affect most distros.

CalicoJack,

They own Cinemax. It’s a subsidiary, not a competitor.

CalicoJack,

Yup. For the server admin, maybe 10 minutes of reading and another 10-20 for setup. For the users (if any), they just need to input an IP or URL along with logging in.

And it doesn’t rely on external servers to connect like Plex does, which is always a bonus.

CalicoJack,

DDNS takes about the same amount of time to get running these days, something like Caddy + DuckDNS goes together pretty easy. Even for purely personal use, I use DDNS for media access and save the VPN for share access and admin work.

Either way works though.

CalicoJack,

They’re also adding an API version check on devices, which will affect old apps that have gotten around the store checks. Only affects devices that can upgrade to 14, but it’s a solid step.

McDonald's prices are out of control. (cdn.masto.host)

Gee, it’s almost like corporations are gouging consumers so badly that their market advantages are being lost due to greed. Inflation this quickly isnt real. It’s what happens when you come off a global pandemic with millions dead and corporations see they can freely abuse you by exploiting the public zeitgeist that prices...

CalicoJack,

True, but you’re still agreeing to the ToS that waives your right to sue the company. Can’t turn that off.

CalicoJack,

That was my main complaint with the game. I didn’t mind starting limited and building up to full control, but it should have taken half of the time. And some of the early pairings were pretty rough to use without their full kit.

If LED bulbs are supposed to last for 10 years, why do I still need to replace them every 9 months? (hexbear.net)

I’m in a nasty frame of mind right now, and this is what my 'tism brain decided to laser focus on for several hours. I’m mad that my light bulbs cost 10x more than they used to, and don’t last any longer, and my power bill is higher than ever....

CalicoJack,

This is most of it. If they’re facing up (typical lamp), they’ll last for years. If they’re facing down (ceiling fixture), especially with a shroud around the bulb, they won’t last much longer than an incandescent. The control chip burns up if they get too hot.

So just put cheap ones in the fixtures that’ll kill them. You can get decent bulbs for less than $1/per.

CalicoJack,

From experience, ignore your instincts and give pure Arch a try. It’s a lot more stable than you’d think, and their wiki has very thorough instructions for everything.

It’s a bit of a trial by fire on your terminal knowledge, but you’ll learn a ton in the process. Worst case, you get fed up trying and just go to Fedora or something after.

CalicoJack,

I don’t use it myself, but it’s been my main recommendation for newbies for years for that reason. No complaints yet, even from the less tech-literate.

CalicoJack,

When I used to play CoD, I did something very similar to this. I’d spawn with a knife (and maybe a pistol), and had to “earn” better guns by grabbing them from kills. Like Gun Game, but more fun since everybody else was properly equipped.

It sounds simple and silly, but it kept me playing those games for 2ish years longer than I would have otherwise.

CalicoJack,

And as an added bonus: If I buy the blu-ray, I don’t need to keep the massive 4k remuxes on my server. It’s a win-win.

CalicoJack,

I can only speak for myself, but I started buying blu-rays a lot more once I dropped streaming services in favor of piracy. I’ll happily throw some cash toward the creators of things I like, and that’s a more direct way to do so.

CalicoJack,

We just need the rest of the Linux gang to experience the glory of pacman+AUR, it’s not our fault they don’t listen.

What VPN do you use and why?

If you are a pirate VPN is an essential tool. I am trying to ascertain the popularity of various VPNs in piracy community. In this excerise, I will list several Popular VPNs in the comment if you use one of them just upvote that comment and reply the reason. If you don’t find your VPN listed add a comment with just their name....

CalicoJack,

I’ve used both and much prefer Proton for sailing the seas. Connecting through France (highest speed + p2p) with port forwarding is the best torrent speed I’ve had on a VPN. The only slight annoyance is it switching the forwarded port every time it reconnects, but I run it 24/7 anyway.

Just skip the “official” client and run it through gluetun. It’s a much better experience.

CalicoJack,

Basically anything should work, I had one for a while running Arch + KDE. Wifi doesn’t work out of the box (thanks Broadcom), but once you install the right driver it’s perfectly fine.

CalicoJack,

That works to get it going, but it’s flaky. The older Broadcom chips need either the old reverse-engineered driver, or the old closed source driver Broadcom released.

CalicoJack,

It used to be completely busted, but I’ve heard that support is getting better. Recent kernels and mesa have been updated to support them, but the Intel drivers are way behind what Windows gets.

Non-gaming use could be fine, I’m planning on trying one myself soon.

CalicoJack,

They sell $700 wheels, $1000 for an accelerometer isn’t really a surprise.

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