Nihilego's recent activity
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Comment on Valve is possibly making a Steam Controller 2 and a ‘Roy’ for its Deckard in ~games
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Comment on Linux Mint desktop environment recommendations? in ~comp
Nihilego LinkI’ve had a mostly decent experience with (Ubuntu’s package of) GNOME on Mint last time I tried it, but I had occasional none of the peripherals work on wake up if you’re using a laptop.I’ve had a mostly decent experience with (Ubuntu’s package of) GNOME on Mint last time I tried it, but I had occasional none of the peripherals work on wake up if you’re using a laptop.
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Comment on ‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel in ~tech
Nihilego LinkExcel was a tool that everyone keeps saying it is one of the most important tools in your life…. I still haven’t had a significant use for it after all these years.Excel was a tool that everyone keeps saying it is one of the most important tools in your life…. I still haven’t had a significant use for it after all these years.
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Comment on Telegram: Why the app is allowed when other social media is censored in Russia in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI have 2 issues with signal. 1-No one I know uses it 2-It requires phone number to register, not sure if you add people by their numbers or they can have an ID system after you register, but I’d...I have 2 issues with signal.
1-No one I know uses it
2-It requires phone number to register, not sure if you add people by their numbers or they can have an ID system after you register, but I’d much rather avoid giving my phone number to as many apps as possible.I heard accounts are supposed to be a thing but when I tried to install it last time it still asked me for my phone number.
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Comment on What vegetable are you? in ~food
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Comment on English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power? in ~humanities.languages
Nihilego LinkHere’s an idea. Rotate the dominant language every decade. Better start learning Chinese because you’ll need it in 2030.Here’s an idea.
Rotate the dominant language every decade.
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Comment on Has anyone ever used NixOS as daily-drive distro? in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI have sort of used it as a daily driver during Uni on a shitty corebooted Chromebook. With i3wm and a Celery processor, It runs day to day fine. Nix-build though may take a fairly long time to...I have sort of used it as a daily driver during Uni on a shitty corebooted Chromebook. With i3wm and a Celery processor, It runs day to day fine.
Nix-build though may take a fairly long time to finish.
It is not a distro I recommend honestly based on my use cases(More for desktop, I don’t develop or need to rebuild multiple machines)
But I stick with for some of its features
Generational builds, never running into dependency hell, atomicity and reproducibility(which is also a negative point).I don’t use it for gaming or as a main machine fwiw, but I tried to run a game from gog that has a native Linux version and I still can’t run it, nix-ld and some weird things need to be done first.
Documentations are kind of poopoo, I tend to rely on old blog posts or other things to configure things like syncthing and kde connect(though usually you only need to do them once anyway).That’s sort of my stance about it as “Someone that knows how to use computers a good amount but isn’t a programmer”.
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Comment on iOS 18 is here with RCS and homepage customization features in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI updated my old SE 2020 to 18 to see what it is like. Feels snappier(I think?) Photos app is worse though. Math Notes is alright, I’ve always used NumWorks for math stuff. Didn’t try Screen...I updated my old SE 2020 to 18 to see what it is like.
Feels snappier(I think?)
Photos app is worse though.
Math Notes is alright, I’ve always used NumWorks for math stuff.
Didn’t try Screen Mirroring because my main phone is still on iOS 17, and won’t update until at least 18.1 if I have any desire to. -
Comment on Zerowriter Ink in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI’m definitely not the target audience for this machine, but I want to know what kind of use cases this machine has that can’t be done better by say, a low powered Laptop/MBA. You get more screen...I’m definitely not the target audience for this machine, but I want to know what kind of use cases this machine has that can’t be done better by say, a low powered Laptop/MBA.
You get more screen real estate, more powerful word processors, a device that can do more.It has a long battery life, but what else would someone use this for? Writing an entire book or essay on that sounds like a painful experience.
I would personally just write notes/bullet points on my phone or in a notebook and type on PC/Laptop when I’m free. -
Comment on Is my blue your blue? in ~design
Nihilego Link173, greener than 63% Turquoise I can confirm is blue(In most pictures). (On an iPhone 13 Mini screen)173, greener than 63%
Turquoise I can confirm is blue(In most pictures).(On an iPhone 13 Mini screen)
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Comment on Do you just leave apps open in Gnome? in ~tech
Nihilego LinkI do, it is annoying how you can’t close Discord/Armcord and some other apps because of that though. I prefer Gnome’s defaults over KDE(will probably move over to Cosmic when it becomes available...I do, it is annoying how you can’t close Discord/Armcord and some other apps because of that though.
I prefer Gnome’s defaults over KDE(will probably move over to Cosmic when it becomes available though) but small things like that are annoying.
The not-SpotLight extension already is kinda unstable(Or gnome as a whole can be unstable time from time on NixOS) so I don’t like to deal with extensions. -
Comment on IKEA is trialling its own second-hand online marketplace so that customers can sell to each other, rather than relying on buy-and-sell websites like eBay or Gumtree in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentI’m reminded of the time I put in a screw for a table while forgetting a washer or something that stops the screw from digging into the table… yeah. Granted I have no idea what kind of mistakes...I’m reminded of the time I put in a screw for a table while forgetting a washer or something that stops the screw from digging into the table… yeah.
Granted I have no idea what kind of mistakes these people do. -
Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
Nihilego Link ParentIn their efforts to curb sending malware through Discord, the links periodically refresh, it is automatic on Discord but outside Discord the links die instead of being refreshed/replaced.In their efforts to curb sending malware through Discord, the links periodically refresh, it is automatic on Discord but outside Discord the links die instead of being refreshed/replaced.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
Nihilego LinkNothing world changing comes to mind but I have an extremely niche issue on Linux if you want to tackle. I among a few other users use caps lock instead of shift to capitalize (quickly double...Nothing world changing comes to mind but I have an extremely niche issue on Linux if you want to tackle.
I among a few other users use caps lock instead of shift to capitalize (quickly double tapping caps lock is faster/more comfortable than holding shift to us), Linux handled lock keys very weirdly compared to Windows, on Windows they get toggled on press, while on Linux, turning a lock key on gets togged on press, but turning it off gets toggled on release. Cue people writing things like “I am DEmonstrating THe ISsue” because they often turn off caps lock while they are pressing the next key.
I’ve seen some solutions, some which may or may not work depending on the DE/Distro, some which may not work for x11 or wayland, but the common point between them is that they’re all kind of a hack, editing some keyboard OS files or running an xmodmap are the solutions I’ve seen. The former doesn’t work on Immutable distros and the latter is x11 only.
I’ve seen intercept-tools being mentioned before as a solution but that one is well past my knowledge level. -
Been considering cutting down on YouTube
I find myself scrolling through YT hoping to see something to play in the background, occasionally checking things like TechLinked or MichaelMJD with occasional PointCrow and Dougdoug. But really...
I find myself scrolling through YT hoping to see something to play in the background, occasionally checking things like TechLinked or MichaelMJD with occasional PointCrow and Dougdoug. But really just wasting time doing nothing, just scrolling.
So I want to cut it off but I want to fill in that time with something else.
Anyone else has tried to cut off YT(Or at least minimize) YT from their life? I’m probably using YT the wrong way.
I would like some RSS feeds or podcast to make me go on YT less. Or thoughts/opinions/experiences from other people that used to have YT on almost all the time but minimized the time on YT.31 votes -
Comment on Intel has no plans to recall those crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, hasn't halted sales, and the damage to affected chips may be permanent in ~tech
Nihilego LinkIf this isn’t handing out the CPU market to AMD and ARM/Snapdragon on a Silver platter, I don’t know what is.If this isn’t handing out the CPU market to AMD and ARM/Snapdragon on a Silver platter, I don’t know what is.
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Comment on Windows 11 now shows a full-screen pop-up to use OneDrive and protect your PC in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentMy iPhone 13 Mini had these in the settings, but not as notifications. M1BA however kept nagging me to buy more iCloud storage until I emptied it and only used it for syncing things like browser...My iPhone 13 Mini had these in the settings, but not as notifications.
M1BA however kept nagging me to buy more iCloud storage until I emptied it and only used it for syncing things like browser stuff and notes. -
Comment on Six distinct types of depression identified in Stanford Medicine-led study in ~health.mental
Nihilego Link ParentWhen I was in Uni I mostly relied on Uni’s “search engine” that can bring you up a bunch of research papers, with the occasional google. Nowadays since I graduated, how can someone do research as...When I was in Uni I mostly relied on Uni’s “search engine” that can bring you up a bunch of research papers, with the occasional google.
Nowadays since I graduated, how can someone do research as well if they don’t have access to such search engine, Google being mostly a kind of garbage search engine and how common AI slop is?Could be useful for a future reader to know.
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Comment on What is your favorite Final Fantasy game? in ~games
Nihilego LinkPlayed: FF6 FF7 FF8 FF12 FF13(-2?) FF13-LR FF14 FFT FFTA Finished: FF7 FF12 FF14(Started Dawntrail, but being an MMO the end goal always changes) Not a lot, I know But of these I liked FF7 the...Played:
FF6
FF7
FF8
FF12
FF13(-2?)
FF13-LR
FF14
FFT
FFTAFinished:
FF7
FF12
FF14(Started Dawntrail, but being an MMO the end goal always changes)Not a lot, I know
But of these I liked FF7 the most.
FF14 needs its own thread.
FF12 I had expectations but I can’t see myself ever replaying it, it’s just Proto-Xenoblade, gambits are cool though.
FFT is my next FF that I want to finish, not counting Dawntrail. -
Comment on My Windows computer just doesn't feel like mine anymore in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentWhat games do you play that Proton/SteamOS can’t run? Competitive games with anticheat? When it comes to games, almost everything I put on it launches with a few exceptions. You may need to do...What games do you play that Proton/SteamOS can’t run? Competitive games with anticheat? When it comes to games, almost everything I put on it launches with a few exceptions.
You may need to do some tweaking but for me been it’s Steam controls that I need to tweak.
I hope they can manage to have a d-pad in it this time.