VoidSage's recent activity
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
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Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport
VoidSage Link ParentI want a self driving car, that’s the dream man On a more serious note I do think that self driving cars could help curb pollution. They can be programmed to minimize wasted energy which would...I want a self driving car, that’s the dream man
On a more serious note I do think that self driving cars could help curb pollution. They can be programmed to minimize wasted energy which would have a positive impact if a majority of drivers used self driving cars.
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Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost in ~society
VoidSage Link ParentWho would you vote for then? No one? Third party? If more people voted their conscience rather than the lesser of two evils we would most likely have third party candidates with a legitimate...Who would you vote for then? No one? Third party?
If more people voted their conscience rather than the lesser of two evils we would most likely have third party candidates with a legitimate chance of winning
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Comment on Tried switching to Fedora KDE Plasma, have issues with nvidia driver in ~tech
VoidSage Link ParentAll good, glad I could help! I’ve made plenty of dumb mistakes on LinuxAll good, glad I could help! I’ve made plenty of dumb mistakes on Linux
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Comment on Tried switching to Fedora KDE Plasma, have issues with nvidia driver in ~tech
VoidSage LinkNote: I am not a Fedora user and I haven't used RPM fusion, so this is a best guess based on my experience with nvidia on arch and ubuntu. The 340 drivers are quite old, I would recommend trying...Note: I am not a Fedora user and I haven't used RPM fusion, so this is a best guess based on my experience with nvidia on arch and ubuntu.
The 340 drivers are quite old, I would recommend trying out the latest driver. The NVIDIA recommended version for the GTX 970 is 550.127.05. You can see that the 970 is supported on the 'Supported Products' tab of the link i provided.
Here's the link to the rpm fusion install guide for the latest drivers
https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA#Current_GeForce.2FQuadro.2FTeslaIf for some reason you choose to stick with the 340 drivers, rpm fusion does explicitly state that they only work with the current stable X11 version and were considered EOL as of 2019.
Supported on current stable Xorg server release.
On my arch linux install KDE Plasma has a way to swap to X11 pretty easily from Wayland, it may be worth giving that a shot as well.
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Comment on Switching to Linux, looking for distro recommendations in ~tech
VoidSage Link ParentArch is the best, I spent years distro hopping and will never look back KDE Plasma on arch has been the simplest system to maintain I've ever had, 3 years and no major issues Additionally since...Arch is the best, I spent years distro hopping and will never look back
KDE Plasma on arch has been the simplest system to maintain I've ever had, 3 years and no major issues
Additionally since Valve is actively partnering with Arch it will likely be the best gaming distro for the foreseeable future
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Comment on Switching to Linux, looking for distro recommendations in ~tech
VoidSage Link ParentThis is interesting, Nvidia support is actually what ended up driving me off ubuntu distros - i needed the latest drivers to fix a bug and the easiest way to get that was via arch since Ubuntu is...This is interesting, Nvidia support is actually what ended up driving me off ubuntu distros - i needed the latest drivers to fix a bug and the easiest way to get that was via arch since Ubuntu is pretty far behind on Nvidia driver support
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Comment on Best way to voice call and screenshare with audio on Linux? in ~comp
VoidSage Link ParentDiscord screen share doesn't work for me on Wayland, so I switched to vencord which is an alternate discord client https://github.com/Vencord/VesktopDiscord screen share doesn't work for me on Wayland, so I switched to vencord which is an alternate discord client https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop
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Comment on Donald Trump wants the US military used against Americans who don't support him in ~society
VoidSage LinkPrefacing this: I'm not a fan of donald trump, I'm also not a fan of shitty journalism This article is quite sensationalist and they are definitely twisting his words. Luckily, they posted the...Prefacing this: I'm not a fan of donald trump, I'm also not a fan of shitty journalism
This article is quite sensationalist and they are definitely twisting his words. Luckily, they posted the clip and we can see that he is is just suggesting that the national guard be used to keep the peace on election day.
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Comment on PC players must now install BattlEye anticheat to play GTA Online. Steam Deck and Linux users are locked out. in ~games
VoidSage Link ParentCan you elaborate? I’m not an expert on Linux kernel/user space interactions, but I do use Linux as my daily driver and for gaming, so I’m interested to learn if you have some additional...I mean, it definitely would be easier to cheat on Linux in the above scenario.
Can you elaborate? I’m not an expert on Linux kernel/user space interactions, but I do use Linux as my daily driver and for gaming, so I’m interested to learn if you have some additional knowledge.
My understanding is that software that crosses the line between kernel and user space is pretty tightly constrained due to Linux access controls, so my thought was that it would be difficult to have a kernel process running that monitors and interacts with a user space UI application. Maybe a companion program running in user space would make it easier, but that would be detectable by more traditional anticheat
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Comment on PC players must now install BattlEye anticheat to play GTA Online. Steam Deck and Linux users are locked out. in ~games
VoidSage Link ParentThis phrasing makes it sound like it’s easier to cheat on Linux. In reality I think developers just choose to force this because they are lazy and they want to normalize this type of invasive...less secure.
This phrasing makes it sound like it’s easier to cheat on Linux. In reality I think developers just choose to force this because they are lazy and they want to normalize this type of invasive anticheat.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
VoidSage Link ParentDefinitely - two huge things I like about it from a social/community perspective: it pulls together an audience from 2 genres, my friends that play csgo and vehemently hate MOBAs like it and my...Definitely - two huge things I like about it from a social/community perspective:
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it pulls together an audience from 2 genres, my friends that play csgo and vehemently hate MOBAs like it and my moba friends love it
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no one playing has much idea of how to min max and there is not much of a meta yet, so it feels good to just try stuff out and people aren’t too toxic. I played DotA and early league, S1/2 of league felt very similar
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
VoidSage LinkI’ve been playing Deadlock and man it’s a blast As someone who has enjoyed both league and csgo in the past, a slick third person shooter MOBA from valve feels greatI’ve been playing Deadlock and man it’s a blast
As someone who has enjoyed both league and csgo in the past, a slick third person shooter MOBA from valve feels great
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Comment on Unable to feel progress, lack of happiness and not finding motivation to keep investing in ~health.mental
VoidSage LinkIf it makes you feel any better, you’re not alone - I’m in my 30s and I’ve been playing more WoW than ever in the last 6 months I used to feel shame for playing, like I could be doing something...If it makes you feel any better, you’re not alone - I’m in my 30s and I’ve been playing more WoW than ever in the last 6 months
I used to feel shame for playing, like I could be doing something more productive. My wife has been very supportive though and I’ve finally started to re-learn how to just let myself enjoy not being productive for a while
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Comment on What advantages does Linux have over other operating systems? in ~tech
VoidSage Link ParentI couldn’t agree more - I had so many issues with Ubuntu and gnome that I switched to arch and i3wm for years. I never had issues with that install and now I use KDE with Wayland and still never...I couldn’t agree more - I had so many issues with Ubuntu and gnome that I switched to arch and i3wm for years. I never had issues with that install and now I use KDE with Wayland and still never have issues like I had with gnome
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Comment on I seem to have a much different, worse experience of Dragonflight's story than most WoW players—why? in ~games
VoidSage Link ParentNice, that’s what I was thinking as well - I spent too many hours last week reading up on new stuff and just flying around doing world quests in dragon isles and the new radiant echoes thing The...Nice, that’s what I was thinking as well - I spent too many hours last week reading up on new stuff and just flying around doing world quests in dragon isles and the new radiant echoes thing
The game feels fun right now, my class (Druid) feels cool, and the story is pretty engaging
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Comment on I seem to have a much different, worse experience of Dragonflight's story than most WoW players—why? in ~games
VoidSage (edited )LinkI was hugely invested in WoW’s storyline, grew up playing the games, loved it all…. Until wotlk. My guess is that WoW lost most of the people who truly cared about the story some time in the...I was hugely invested in WoW’s storyline, grew up playing the games, loved it all…. Until wotlk.
My guess is that WoW lost most of the people who truly cared about the story some time in the cata/mop era. Wotlk really was the conclusion of the original Warcraft story, which is part of why I think Classic is so popular.
I personally haven’t played retail since MoP, but I’ve raided in Classic since 2019 and I’m seriously considering playing TWW at launch. The game now is less about the story for me and more about the organized group gameplay.
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Since the "gameplay" part of the expac was received well, this put people in a positive mood and led them to interpret the story charitably. This might go the opposite way too. For example, both BfA and SL were also criticized heavily for gameplay reasons.
I think you hit the nail on the head here. Asmongold says “gameplay is king” and on that specific thing I think he is right.
Edit: I just went to YouTube and got recommended this short video about TWW story from “Thor” who used to be a blizz dev https://youtu.be/1PJK27HYGBw?si=_SKatJGK45H2tW1W
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Comment on History book recommendations in ~books
VoidSage Link ParentHey, I just finished reading The Lost City of Z - just wanted to say thanks so much for the recommendation, it was really excellent. I’m going to read Killers of the Flower moon next, another...Hey, I just finished reading The Lost City of Z - just wanted to say thanks so much for the recommendation, it was really excellent.
I’m going to read Killers of the Flower moon next, another David Grann book!
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Comment on History book recommendations in ~books
VoidSage Link ParentExcellent, thanks! I’ll take a look at those reddit book lists Mike Duncan and Dan Carlin being “pop history” is a good point, this is a big reason why Im interested in reading historical books....Excellent, thanks! I’ll take a look at those reddit book lists
Mike Duncan and Dan Carlin being “pop history” is a good point, this is a big reason why Im interested in reading historical books. I’d like to get a little more in depth than the pop history podcasts go.
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Comment on History book recommendations in ~books
VoidSage Link ParentI’d be open to either, although i think I’d be more interested in books with a focus on accuracy.I’d be open to either, although i think I’d be more interested in books with a focus on accuracy.
Cradle by Will Wight