Nihilego's recent activity
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Comment on Deciding which version of Minecraft Java to play. (AKA, what's your favourite update?) in ~games
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
Nihilego Link ParentPeople who have a currently going kagi sub, how many other subs do you guys have?People who have a currently going kagi sub, how many other subs do you guys have?
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
Nihilego LinkKind of, I do use Orion and somewhat curious about Kagi but I can’t justify paying its yearly price, when I also have a Proton Ultimate sub going as well.Kind of, I do use Orion and somewhat curious about Kagi but I can’t justify paying its yearly price, when I also have a Proton Ultimate sub going as well.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Nihilego LinkFinished Outer Wilds a couple of weeks ago, now I’m starting Echoes of the Eye DLC stuff, definitely not as good as the base game so far, but I don’t really have much time to play.Finished Outer Wilds a couple of weeks ago, now I’m starting Echoes of the Eye DLC stuff, definitely not as good as the base game so far, but I don’t really have much time to play.
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Comment on Valve is possibly making a Steam Controller 2 and a ‘Roy’ for its Deckard in ~games
Nihilego LinkI hope they can manage to have a d-pad in it this time.I hope they can manage to have a d-pad in it this time.
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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.
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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.
If I had to pick any update to play a casual run of, I’d pick whatever the update before the combat update.
I miss Sword blocking as well.