smiletolerantly

joined 6 months ago

I did have a weird issue with my printer under nix, turns out it was a bug. I guess 1h time investment is about right.

But that also meant that my Laptop and my GF's PC were a 0 seconds time investment.

I think that's neat :D

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 35 points 1 month ago (4 children)

"Confused Jellyfin / Subsonic noises"

Nvidia Shield. The bigger one.

Yes, it's a couple of years old at this point, but it's still the best device of its kind.

Not to mention the remote is FANTASTIC.

We only have two "smart* things: when we get up to pee at night, a motion sensor turns on a light in the living room. Much dimmer than those premade motion activated lights, so we don't wake each other. Returning to bed and triggering the sensor again turns it off.

And when it has been raining more than a certain threshold in the past 24h, the outlet into which the pump that feeds our drip irrigation is plugged turns off, and on again when it hasn't been raining for a while. Saves lots of water, especially when we are on vacation. (The rest of that system is " dumb", though.)

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

Because while he dresses it up as scientific theories, he's just spewing unfounded conspiracy theories?

Because this stuff is a conversation starter in the same way that "the moon landing was staged", "the earth is flat" and "chemtrails turn the frogs gay" is?

Because instead of actual scientific education or archeological documentaries, this is the shit that gets funded? Because who knows how many people will now believe that his fanfiction of a theory is a legitimate interpretation of humanity's history?

I'm sorry, I don't mean to come off as condescending, I really don't. But his entire "documentary" is deeply unserious at best, and an outright lie at worst.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And possibly a drinking problem afterwards

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)

That idea is just as ridiculous.

If you want an entertaining, well researched rebuttal from an actual archeologist, check this playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXtMIzD-Y-bMHRoGKM7yD2phvUV59_Cvb

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Kimai is a great option

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funniest thing is, this video series ultimately landed him the job as lead UX designer for Musescore, lol

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Ohhh I have a feeling you will enjoy this video:

https://youtu.be/dKx1wnXClcI

It's about a dofferent piece of software, but still highly relevant.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

My very first job, right out of school and before Uni, turned out to be almost only be "make calls" (not a call-center or anything, it was administrative tasks that required calling partnered businesses).

I only had that job for 6months or so, but I'm glad I had it. I still prefer Mail, but very often making a quick call is the way to go, and not being afraid of them makes your life way easier.

Edit: forgot to say, I'm Gen Z I guess.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 points 2 months ago

Inhave the original A5 from Supernote, and while the device still works just fine after 5 years (also I think I never had to change a nib even once), I've grown disillusioned with the company.

It came down to the A5 or the rM2 for me hack then. I liked everything about the A5 better, EXCEPT that the rM2 allowed you to mod it and access it via SSH.

The A5 runs on a slim version of Linux. So I asked Supernote if they'd consider opening SSH for users. And they said "Yes! It's actually in our roadmap for the next release!"

And that's been the answer I've been getting for the past 5 years. The last update for the device was about 3 years ago.

I love that the tablet is running plain Linux, but it suuuuuucks that I can't use it to its full potential because the sync options suck.

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