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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
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Comment on I could take over a business, and I really want to, but I have no idea what I'm doing in ~life
DistractionRectangle LinkThere's already a lot of great advice here, the main thing I'd add is you should start financial planning now. This maximizes your time to explore your (and their) options and make the necessary...There's already a lot of great advice here, the main thing I'd add is you should start financial planning now. This maximizes your time to explore your (and their) options and make the necessary preparations to afford this venture.
If you have vacation time, you can perhaps use that to get a feel for what what it's like running the shop for an extended time after shadowing them for a while. If you want you can be strategic and schedule it during the busy season or when there's an large recurring order(s).
I'm excited for you and this is doable! As an aside, I feel like there's good job security with printing. AI might displace some graphic artists, it might displace copywriters, but it'll generate as much or more business for a print shop.
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Comment on Linux noob question regarding full / partition in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentIt's my fault for not spelling out that I was taking about filesystems that support atomic snapshotting out of the box like BTRFS and ZFS and then assuming BTRFS when Timeshift was mentioned. But...It's my fault for not spelling out that I was taking about filesystems that support atomic snapshotting out of the box like BTRFS and ZFS and then assuming BTRFS when Timeshift was mentioned.
But yeah, Timeshift probably should be calling them backups instead of snapshots. Rsync backups can't guarantee the filesystem hasn't changed during the backup. It's hazy since Timeshift supports both BTRFS mode and Rsync mode.
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Comment on Linux noob question regarding full / partition in ~comp
DistractionRectangle (edited )Link ParentI was off base, as I didn't understand that timeshift could do more than CoW snapshots like streblo said. My understanding though is if you are operating in btrfs mode it's still creating CoW...I was off base, as I didn't understand that timeshift could do more than CoW snapshots like streblo said. My understanding though is if you are operating in btrfs mode it's still creating CoW snapshots.
Anyways. Just to put this to bed, can you run
sudo btrfs subvolume list -s /? If that returns nothing, then there are no btrfs snapshots eating up space on the root partition.Edit: I should point out that this only matters if the root partition is formatted as btrfs. If it's ext4 or whatever then this all goes out the window and is not a issue
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Comment on Linux noob question regarding full / partition in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentAFAIK, unless you've gone out of your way to move them, snapshots stay on the disk/partition as the filesystem they correspond to. So if you're snapshotting / it's take up space on the 30GB...AFAIK, unless you've gone out of your way to move them, snapshots stay on the disk/partition as the filesystem they correspond to. So if you're snapshotting
/it's take up space on the 30GB partition.If you're just snapshotting home then you're correct, that isn't the problem
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Comment on Looking for some video game suggestions based off some specific parameters in ~games
DistractionRectangle (edited )LinkI feel like roguelites in general fit the description, stand outs for me would be FTL and Into the Breach Both have unlocks, but you can hand wave it away with a save edit. Both have basically...I'm a fan of games with no/skippable story, no/limited exploration, no/limited unlocks, no/limited power ups - but high in strategy and/or skill based games that are pretty simple while still giving depth to it (aka something that can be picked up and put down without issue, eg picking right back off where you were after not playing for months
I feel like roguelites in general fit the description, stand outs for me would be FTL and Into the Breach
Both have unlocks, but you can hand wave it away with a save edit. Both have basically zero story. Just a basic premise that explains the theme. FTL is a space combat sim, and between fights there's strategy in route planning (in sector and between sectors) and crew/ship outfitting. There's also plenty of mods to extend the game if you find you like it and get bored with the core game.
Into the Breach plays like a turn based board game, where you need to consider placement, priorities, and what the board will look like in X moves. If you have Amazon Prime, it's free to keep forever from prime gaming
Edit: if you don't have prime I usually find that you can add something that's prime eligible to the cart and when you click checkout it either triggers a free trial or $1.99 for a week of prime. It's a way to pick up games from prime gaming for basically nothing if anything ever catches your eye. Edit edit: you don't actually have to complete checkout, once you activate the trial/week of prime you can cancel out the cart and just reap the other benefits of prime (TV, music, gaming, etc).
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Comment on Linux noob question regarding full / partition in ~comp
DistractionRectangle LinkIf you have a filesystem that supports snapshoting + snapshots setup, you might want to purge old snapshots and just keep the more recent ones. You can use something like filelight to visualize...If you have a filesystem that supports snapshoting + snapshots setup, you might want to purge old snapshots and just keep the more recent ones.
You can use something like filelight to visualize what's using the most data, and that'll give you hints about what you might need to clean (E.g. Old docker images, containers, volumes).
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Comment on I built my own phone... because innovation is sad rn in ~tech
DistractionRectangle Link ParentThis has manifested in the accessories market as popsockets I agree, the trend towards larger phones is getting out of hand (ha!). Honestly, the pixel 4a is just a touch larger than I'd like, and...maybe adding some sort of nubbin at the back I can hold,
This has manifested in the accessories market as popsockets
I agree, the trend towards larger phones is getting out of hand (ha!). Honestly, the pixel 4a is just a touch larger than I'd like, and it's about as large as I'll go. Really the only features I'd like that it's missing are dp-alt, bypass charging, and a replaceable battery. This trend towards bigger, then folding it so it's smaller but thicker, removing features because they need to be paper thin...
It all feels like that quote from Jurassic Park,
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
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Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentWhat's more, usually digital keys get saved to/bound to the motherboard, so when reinstalling/fixing, if it asks for a key, you just skip it (click you don't have one) and it'll automagically...What's more, usually digital keys get saved to/bound to the motherboard, so when reinstalling/fixing, if it asks for a key, you just skip it (click you don't have one) and it'll automagically figure it out (usually).
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Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
DistractionRectangle LinkSo I poked around, and it looks like you might need to do some asinine config fiddling to make that go away.The preboot authentication application cannot be found.
Press any key to attempt boot without authenticating.So I poked around, and it looks like you might need to do some asinine config fiddling to make that go away.
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Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link ParentYeah, it's been a minute since I've installed both to the same disk, but last I checked this was still an issue and that was the work around to give them distinct boot partitions.Yeah, it's been a minute since I've installed both to the same disk, but last I checked this was still an issue and that was the work around to give them distinct boot partitions.
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Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
DistractionRectangle Link Parent^This. The ext4 /boot partition is explicitly missing. The fat32 flagged boot, esp is windows. To add, in my experience, Linux installers will ignore the user and default to installing to...^This. The ext4 /boot partition is explicitly missing. The fat32 flagged boot, esp is windows.
To add, in my experience, Linux installers will ignore the user and default to installing to preexisting efi (esp) partitions, so I usually explicitly deflag the windows boot partition, do my install, and then load up gparted after installing and reflag the the windows boot partition as
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Last Express in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentHa, yeah with the real time aspect I feel there's a lot you can miss. I missed that experience in the dining car, but seem to have hit the major plot points up to chapter 3 (haven't looked at a...Ha, yeah with the real time aspect I feel there's a lot you can miss. I missed that experience in the dining car, but seem to have hit the major plot points up to chapter 3 (haven't looked at a guide yet, so maybe I haven't).
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Comment on Kazeta: Retro 90s style gaming operating system in ~games
DistractionRectangle LinkI can see the appeal. Maybe you have younger kids and you want to curate access to part of your collection without the rest of the internet/computer bits. Cost is probably close to or less than a...I can see the appeal. Maybe you have younger kids and you want to curate access to part of your collection without the rest of the internet/computer bits. Cost is probably close to or less than a console, but pc games are waaay cheaper (and often free) and the selection is much larger.
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Comment on CGA-2025-09 🕹️🚂 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Last Express in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentI did this too! Mostly because I didn't know there was another option, but also because I Spoiler Was immediately arrested for his murder on my run prior. My logic was No body no crime!I did this too! Mostly because I didn't know there was another option, but also because I
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Was immediately arrested for his murder on my run prior. My logic was No body no crime!
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentJust 4999 easy payments of 20 vote comments. I think the vote tally tool currently allows this.Just 4999 easy payments of
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
DistractionRectangle Link ParentI've kinda gone with the flow, and mostly voted games I've yet to play and would think would make for a fun experience/discussion. With the exception of Line Rider (part of Back in a Flash), and...I've kinda gone with the flow, and mostly voted games I've yet to play and would think would make for a fun experience/discussion. With the exception of Line Rider (part of Back in a Flash), and Wind Waker.
So let's start there. For me, Line Rider was always about exploring other people's art. IMO it's less a game and more an artist medium. I think there's plenty of preexisting works to discuss as well as exploring what other Tilde's members make in it.
Wind Waker - "Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, miracles.." I've played parts (shared a save file with a sibling 22?! years ago) and it's up there with Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past for me. The art style is polarizing, but I think it aged really well; the cartoony cel shaded style is more an artistic choice than platform/industry limitation and Link is probably his most expressive here than any other LoZ title. IMO it has mostly stellar level design/world building, unique bosses, and plenty of puzzles.
Chrono Trigger - I haven't played it, but I had a friend in high school that spoke highly of it, and I came to respect their perspective on a lot of things. So it's longtime overdue for me.
The Last Express - this was on my radar for the same reason CannibalisticApple gave, kfwyre's comment in the dying in tutorials thread a while back.
Racing Lagoon - just a lark
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
DistractionRectangle LinkRacing Lagoon (4) The Last Express (4) Back in a Flash (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (4) Chrono Trigger (4)Racing Lagoon (4)
The Last Express (4)
Back in a Flash (4)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (4)
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Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters in ~food
DistractionRectangle Link ParentWell, they probably learned from the Chevy's misadventures. There's no real reason for this to handle cost, it only needs to interpret menu items and quantity.I'm honestly surprised that nobody figured out how to get the AI to give them free food,
Well, they probably learned from the Chevy's misadventures. There's no real reason for this to handle cost, it only needs to interpret menu items and quantity.
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Comment on The founders of this new Arkansas development say you must be white to live there in ~life
DistractionRectangle LinkWow. I'm not for segregation, but in this case it's nice they self identify as racists and separate themselves from decent society.“Seeing someone who doesn’t present as white might lead us to, among other things, not admit that person,”
Wow. I'm not for segregation, but in this case it's nice they self identify as racists and separate themselves from decent society.
I think this thread has mostly run its course, but my 2¢: figure out what openwrt compatible router + ap(s) are properly sized for your connection (and are easy to flash) and just run them stock until such a time that switching to openwrt either adds a feature or fixes a problem you have with the stock firmware. That way they're working out of the box, and you don't have to do tinker until there's value in it.
Edit: this is assuming what they left you with isn't sufficient