AusatKeyboardPremi

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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Something does seem fishy: the total number of votes this post has received (~450 at the time of writing this comment) is only about a third of the number of comments (~1.2k).

I guess people were really pent up about their pedantic tendencies.

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Also, appreciate the intro to Haiku OS, I had not heard of it earlier. It is interesting to read their philosophy through their FAQs.

https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq/

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thank you. The order of trials is 98 -> 2000 -> XP.

I will not be using Windows to connect to the internet; that function will be reserved for the Linux based OS, which I will be running in dual boot mode.

During my search for operating systems for older machines, I did come across NetBSD, but I am not sure if I am ready to give up my familiarity with Linux-based OSs.

Edit: Having said that, this seems like a good opportunity to try it out.

What are your favorite open-source games? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I am surprised that 0 A.D. is not mentioned.

Although initially unplayable, the game was fun in the mid-to-late 2000s.

I haven't checked it out in a while, but it holds high nostalgic value for me.

Laptop recommendations in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Refurbished ThinkPads are available in countries where Framework, System76, and Pine64 do not ship.

Besides, ThinkPads are really well-built machines that perform well for everyday tasks at a fraction of their (or the aforementioned competition's) original price.

I love my two machines, which are from before Lenovo took over completely. Their keyboards, port selection, and repairability are almost unparalleled compared to today's competition.

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I am having similar objectives as of now for the T42. I hope it goes well. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you. I shall add SeaMonkey to the list of browsers to try out.

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you for your insight. But I have made it clear that I will not be using Windows 98 for browsing the web, and instead use a Linux based OS.

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

X220 is a beautiful machine! May it continue to serve you well for years to come. :-)

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Thank you for your insights. I already have some of these items on my list such as trying out Antix, restricting Windows 98 to gaming, upgrading the hardware, lifting the T42 with both hands from both sides, etc.

When it comes to web browsing, I am starting to think as long as websites that offer long form reading content work, I should be okay. For every other website, I would rather use my daily driver. It would be nice if the boards and forums I frequent also work but I won’t lose sleep over it. Besides, I am using this opportunity to get back on IRC.

As for writing, my workflows are already based on plain text (org files) so I won’t be requiring any office suites. It is also an opportunity to test out my emacs configuration on a resource constricted machine.

If I may ask, how was your experience using the Celeron laptop you mentioned? Do you still use it?

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yes. I do plan to max out the CPU and RAM, and use an SSD.

Thank you for pointing to the software. I am already looking into getting back on IRC thanks to another comment. I will check the rest out.

Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It has been more than a decade since I used IRC, #oldcomputerchallenge is a very good reason to get back to using it.

I was superficially aware of Gopher, but I did not know of the other internet protocols mentioned at: https://portal.mozz.us

Also, I completely agree with your point about using light software. I hope I come across more such software as I go down this rabbit hole.

I have learnt so much from your few comments. Thank you so much!

P.S. I am curious to know what your daily driver is, only if you don’t mind sharing.

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Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? (lemmy.world)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18205906

I have an old ThinkPad T42 coming my way. I plan to use it alongside my daily driver mainly for reading, emacs, and retro gaming. I will be dual booting a lightweight flavour of Linux (TBD) and Windows 98 on it.

However, I am a bit concerned about its ability to handle today's internet, with all of its heavy websites.

I would love to hear from those of you who are still using old ThinkPads (or other vintage laptops) in 2024. How do you make it work? Do you use lightweight browsers, specific configurations, or lightweight websites to get around the limitations of older hardware?

Are there any specific tips or tricks you can share for getting the most out of an old ThinkPad on the modern web?

Looking forward to hearing about your experiences!

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Using vintage laptops in 2024: How do you make it work? (lemmy.world)
 

I have an old ThinkPad T42 coming my way. I plan to use it alongside my daily driver mainly for reading, emacs, and retro gaming. I will be dual booting a lightweight flavour of Linux (TBD) and Windows 98 on it.

However, I am a bit concerned about its ability to handle today's internet, with all of its heavy websites.

I would love to hear from those of you who are still using old ThinkPads (or other vintage laptops) in 2024. How do you make it work? Do you use lightweight browsers, specific configurations, or lightweight websites to get around the limitations of older hardware?

Are there any specific tips or tricks you can share for getting the most out of an old ThinkPad on the modern web?

Looking forward to hearing about your experiences!

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Suggestions for a complimentary typeface to JetBrains Mono for reading and writing documents or prose (lemmy.world)
 

I am looking for a typeface that complements well to the one that I use to write code (JetBrains Mono). I will be using this to write documents and articles.

For further context, I am configuring Emacs' org-mode where I would be using both typefaces together. I could use JetBrains Mono for both purposes as I find it capable. But I would like to explore my options.

I have also looked at Iosevka. It offers variants for coding, reading, and writing. But I would prefer to stick with JetBrains Mono as much as I can for coding purposes.

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[512Pixels] Logitech’s Mouse Software Now Includes ChatGPT Support, Adds Janky ‘ai_overlay_tmp’ Directory to Users’ Home Folders (512pixels.net)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14145658

[512Pixels] Logitech’s Mouse Software Now Includes ChatGPT Support, Adds Janky ‘ai_overlay_tmp’ Directory to Users’ Home Folders

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Bloomberg - Apple Says No Major App Developers Accept New Outside Payments (www.bloomberg.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15358589

Bloomberg - Apple Says No Major App Developers Accept New Outside Payments

According to Apple, only 38 developers have applied to add such links — out of roughly 65,000 that could.

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To all evil-mode users, how do you work with vterm? (lemmy.world)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14012479

To all evil-mode users, how do you work with vterm?

As a long time Vimmer, I have recently started using Emacs out of sheer curiosity. I chose Doom Emacs as it has evil-mode enabled by default, and do not want to dive down the rabbit hole of configuring the editor from scratch (at least, not yet!).

After installing and enabling libvterm in Emacs, I am having a frustrating experience. I configured ZSH shell to use vi-mode keybindings which interferes with evil-mode whenever I press Esc or C-[.

After having searched a little, I came across a workaround to disable evil-mode when in vterm. But it is still not a smooth experience. For instance, when switching between buffers (C-w C-w).

I would like to know how others in the community tackled this problem. Is there a better solution to this problem? Or have you made peace with the aforementioned workaround? Or have you stopped using vterm entirely?

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To all evil-mode users, how do you work with vterm? (lemmy.world)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14012479

To all evil-mode users, how do you work with vterm?

As a long time Vimmer, I have recently started using Emacs out of sheer curiosity. I chose Doom Emacs as it has evil-mode enabled by default, and do not want to dive down the rabbit hole of configuring the editor from scratch (at least, not yet!).

After installing and enabling libvterm in Emacs, I am having a frustrating experience. I configured ZSH shell to use vi-mode keybindings which interferes with evil-mode whenever I press Esc or C-[.

After having searched a little, I came across a workaround to disable evil-mode when in vterm. But it is still not a smooth experience. For instance, when switching between buffers (C-w C-w).

I would like to know how others in the community tackled this problem. Is there a better solution to this problem? Or have you made peace with the aforementioned workaround? Or have you stopped using vterm entirely?

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Paper cuts that come with every new software update (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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After using Apple’s products exclusively for close to a decade, I have seen a pattern emerge with their software updates where every new update introduces a set of trivial regressions in the UX.

  1. Swipe to seek a video in iOS’ native player has stopped working since I updated to iOS 17. In fact, this paper cut is what prompted me to write this post. I believe it didn’t work on iOS 15 either but worked flawlessly on iOS 16.
  2. Across all of iOS 16 versions installed on my phone, long-pressing an item on screen (links, app icons, files, etc.) to show the contact menu and selecting an entry in the menu without listing the finger didn’t work. It did until iOS 15 and it does now in iOS 17.
  3. Spotlight in iOS 14 (and back in iOS 10 or 11, I don’t remember well) took slightly longer to load (and even stutter on iPadOS). I don’t find this issue anymore on the same devices that had this earlier.
  4. The magnifying bubble that popped up while moving the caret in a text field stopped working around iOS 14/15. It was reintroduced back in iOS 16.

Now, I understand that these regressions are unintentional unlike the botched System Preferences on macOS or the poor handling of Safari UI across iOS 15 and macOS 12.

I also understand that such regressions are bound to happen as no software is 100% QC-able, but it doesn’t mean one has to wait for an entire year to see these get fixed as is the case with the examples I have mentioned.

It could also be the case that these issues are localised to my devices, and that the yearly updates perhaps cleans the slate (the good ol’ reboot-machine-to-rid-error fix). Regardless, I have raised bug reports for all these and more, along with feature requests.

I would like to hear your experiences across major/minor software updates on Apple devices or services.

Also, let this serve as a PSA to file bug reports if you have the time and effort to spare, it helps the developers a lot (Apple or otherwise). Here is a comprehensive guide to report bugs for a variety of Apple’s offerings:

Bug Reporting: How and Why?

E: Through one of the deleted comments made on this post, I learned that the removal of the magnifying bubble while typing in iOS 13 was intentional.

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A feature I waited for ever since I switched to an iPhone - Photos app can now tag pets. (lemmy.world)
 

I would submit a feedback every time I missed the feature while using the app.

I can now stop using Google Photos. :D

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