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  1. Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies

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    I have a Schiit Modii/Magni stack on my desk as well and I love it. I use it with my Hifiman Sundara open back headphones and couldn’t ask for anything more

    I have a Schiit Modii/Magni stack on my desk as well and I love it. I use it with my Hifiman Sundara open back headphones and couldn’t ask for anything more

  2. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

  3. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

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    I used obsidian for a long time and decided I wanted to swap to Logseq because it forces a more streamlined workflow, which is a good thing for me because I tended to be messy and overcomplicate...

    I used obsidian for a long time and decided I wanted to swap to Logseq because it forces a more streamlined workflow, which is a good thing for me because I tended to be messy and overcomplicate things in obsidian

    I also used Joplin for a time, which I found more like onenote than obsidian or Logseq

    1 vote
  4. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

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    Logseq - combo journal and todo list, and open source so I can easily install on my work laptop

    Logseq - combo journal and todo list, and open source so I can easily install on my work laptop

    7 votes
  5. Comment on US President signs order restricting gender-affirming treatments for anyone under 19 in ~lgbt

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    Genuinely curious: How can a well designed study be positive or negative? Shouldn’t it be neutral?

    Genuinely curious: How can a well designed study be positive or negative? Shouldn’t it be neutral?

    1 vote
  6. Comment on MOS brings macOS' smooth scrolling to any mouse in ~tech

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    Interesting, now you’ve got me thinking that I need to run a test again - it’s been a couple years since I switched, so it’s possible I’m remembering wrong

    Interesting, now you’ve got me thinking that I need to run a test again - it’s been a couple years since I switched, so it’s possible I’m remembering wrong

    1 vote
  7. Comment on MOS brings macOS' smooth scrolling to any mouse in ~tech

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    Yeah I have an MX master and the scrolling is very smooth - no noticeable difference between my Mx master and my Magic Mouse

    Yeah I have an MX master and the scrolling is very smooth - no noticeable difference between my Mx master and my Magic Mouse

    2 votes
  8. Comment on ADHDers, how do you speed-up, bypass, or otherwise eliminate the "ramp-up" period required for big tasks? in ~health.mental

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    I got diagnosed a couple years ago, long after college. In college I started using the pomodoro technique which has been a huge help for me in terms of procrastination, distraction, and that “ramp...

    I got diagnosed a couple years ago, long after college.

    In college I started using the pomodoro technique which has been a huge help for me in terms of procrastination, distraction, and that “ramp up” feeling you describe. The gist is that you schedule yourself time to work and break it up into designated work chunks and break chunks.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

    Ex: if you want to work on something for 2 hours you could do four 20 minute focused work sessions (pomos) with 10 minute breaks in between.

    If you’re struggling with 20 minute work sessions you could start by breaking it down more and then building up to longer focus sessions.

    Ex: if you want to work for an hour you could do four 10 minute focused sessions with a 5 minute break in between.

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    The key is finding a focus length that works for you and forcing yourself to commit to it. Even if you find you just can not do the work in the moment, you still sit for the duration of the focus session without distractions until the break.

    4 votes
  9. Comment on Cherry MX 10.0N mechanical keyboard - A non-enthusiast's thoughts after one month in ~tech

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    This is unfortunate because the standard keyboard layout is not conducive to long hours in front of a computer and can cause poor posture and carpal tunnel. I use and love this keyboard from...

    I have zero interest in compromising on the standard layout.

    This is unfortunate because the standard keyboard layout is not conducive to long hours in front of a computer and can cause poor posture and carpal tunnel.

    I use and love this keyboard from boardsource https://www.boardsource.xyz/products/lulu. Warning: boardsource keyboards are kits, you have to solder it yourself

    A split ortholinear keyboard takes time to learn how to type on, but with switches that you like can make a big difference in comfort and posture when spending multiple hours on a keyboard.

    In terms of switches (mentioned this in another comment) I highly recommend the full profile Durock L1 yellow linear switches - they are not too sensitive and are a joy to type on.

    1 vote
  10. Comment on Cherry MX 10.0N mechanical keyboard - A non-enthusiast's thoughts after one month in ~tech

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    It's really sad to me that 'clicky' keys are the standard for mechanical keyboards, it's definitely a turnoff for me and for many more casual users. After years of having mech keyboards I've found...

    It's really sad to me that 'clicky' keys are the standard for mechanical keyboards, it's definitely a turnoff for me and for many more casual users. After years of having mech keyboards I've found that I love lubricated linear switches. They are generally quiet and easy to type on - My current favorite are Durock L1 creamy yellow linear switches.

    4 votes
  11. Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes

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    Cradle by Will Wight

    Cradle by Will Wight

    6 votes
  12. Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport

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    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...

    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.

    30 votes
  13. Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost in ~society

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    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...

    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

    4 votes
  14. Comment on Tried switching to Fedora KDE Plasma, have issues with nvidia driver in ~tech

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    All good, glad I could help! I’ve made plenty of dumb mistakes on Linux

    All good, glad I could help! I’ve made plenty of dumb mistakes on Linux

    4 votes
  15. Comment on Tried switching to Fedora KDE Plasma, have issues with nvidia driver in ~tech

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    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...

    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.2FTesla

    If 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.

    7 votes
  16. Comment on Switching to Linux, looking for distro recommendations in ~tech

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    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...

    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

    4 votes
  17. Comment on Switching to Linux, looking for distro recommendations in ~tech

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    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...

    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

    4 votes
  18. Comment on Best way to voice call and screenshare with audio on Linux? in ~comp

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    Discord 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

    Discord 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

    4 votes
  19. Comment on Donald Trump wants the US military used against Americans who don't support him in ~society

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    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...

    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.

    18 votes
  20. Comment on PC players must now install BattlEye anticheat to play GTA Online. Steam Deck and Linux users are locked out. in ~games

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    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...

    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

    2 votes