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  1. Comment on Zen browser / chrome alternatives in ~tech

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    Glance is already available as link preview. Split tabs are Coming Soon™️. I’m sure that given enough time workspaces will land too.

    Glance is already available as link preview. Split tabs are Coming Soon™️. I’m sure that given enough time workspaces will land too.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Zen browser / chrome alternatives in ~tech

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    I’d rather use Firefox than a fork like Zen because I don’t trust them when it comes to security. You’re worse off waiting for a fork to include security patches from upstream. Firefox isn’t going...

    I’d rather use Firefox than a fork like Zen because I don’t trust them when it comes to security. You’re worse off waiting for a fork to include security patches from upstream. Firefox isn’t going to accidentally ship a backdoor either.

    9 votes

  3. Comment on Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux? in ~tech

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    I’ll need to experiment with KDE tonight before I write it off completely, I didn’t realize it had float values bound to the slider. Thanks.

    I’ll need to experiment with KDE tonight before I write it off completely, I didn’t realize it had float values bound to the slider. Thanks.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux? in ~tech

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    That’s part of the problem for me, a slider isn’t fine-grained. There’s a perceptible difference between the two OS’s, but it’s hard to tell which direction and how much the slider needs to move....

    That’s part of the problem for me, a slider isn’t fine-grained. There’s a perceptible difference between the two OS’s, but it’s hard to tell which direction and how much the slider needs to move. The speed slider is moot if the acceleration isn’t the same either.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux? in ~tech

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    Thanks for the links! Hopefully I can find some answers in there. If not, they’re still cool videos.

    Thanks for the links! Hopefully I can find some answers in there. If not, they’re still cool videos.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux? in ~tech

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    For Gnome all I get is a slider for speed and a checkbox for acceleration, trying to sync that with Mac isn’t exactly a science. I haven’t looked on KDE but I expect it’s the same. In hindsight I...

    For Gnome all I get is a slider for speed and a checkbox for acceleration, trying to sync that with Mac isn’t exactly a science. I haven’t looked on KDE but I expect it’s the same.

    In hindsight I think I should’ve said mouse speed instead of dpi, because my mouse does control its own dpi.

    1 vote

  7. Matching mouse dpi and acceleration across Mac and Linux?

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    I use a Mac for work, Linux for my personal machine, and the same mouse between the two. I’m accustomed to the dpi/acceleration on Mac, so when I switch to my PC at the end of the day there are...

    I use a Mac for work, Linux for my personal machine, and the same mouse between the two. I’m accustomed to the dpi/acceleration on Mac, so when I switch to my PC at the end of the day there are slight inaccuracies with the pointer. My wrist compensates to cover the gaps and I develop wrist strain after short periods of use.

    Does anyone know how to make the Linux mouse dpi/acceleration as close to identical as possible with my Mac?

    chimera linux w/ gnome btw

    8 votes

  8. Comment on Looking for movies that combine religion mythology and supernatural elements in ~movies

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    +1 for The Witch. One of my favorites. I think it’s common enough to be cliche, with “good/lightness triumphs over evil/darkness” being a bit of a cop out in my opinion. The religious aspect of...

    +1 for The Witch. One of my favorites.

    a religious backdrop is relatively common for horror films

    I think it’s common enough to be cliche, with “good/lightness triumphs over evil/darkness” being a bit of a cop out in my opinion. The religious aspect of the later Paranormal Activity movies comes to mind. Like they couldn’t come up with anything original, or needed to shoehorn something in as an afterthought.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Is there a postman alternative without the bloat? in ~tech

  10. Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | The Silent Cartographer – Thirteen minute gameplay demo in ~games

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    I’m stoked as can be for this. I liked Halo Infinite’s art style a lot, seeing 343 double down and improving it makes me happy and ready to blow $50 on this.

    I’m stoked as can be for this. I liked Halo Infinite’s art style a lot, seeing 343 double down and improving it makes me happy and ready to blow $50 on this.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp

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    Outside of work I flip flop between OSS code and Zed. You can disable all AI integration in Zed with a single toggle in the settings. Another editor I’ve got my eye on is flow. It’s a terminal...

    Outside of work I flip flop between OSS code and Zed. You can disable all AI integration in Zed with a single toggle in the settings.

    Another editor I’ve got my eye on is flow. It’s a terminal text editor that’s got vscode-ish key bindings. There’s been steady progress in its development but it’s not quite ready for me personally.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech

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    You should know that live service & competitive multiplayer games typically don't run on linux because the developer’s anticheat blocks it. Titles like Destiny 2, Call of Duty, Battlefield, etc....

    You should know that live service & competitive multiplayer games typically don't run on linux because the developer’s anticheat blocks it. Titles like Destiny 2, Call of Duty, Battlefield, etc.

    You can check other games’ linux compatibility on https://protondb.com and https://areweanticheatyet.com/.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech

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    I didn’t know widevine had such poor support on linux. From a quick glance it looks like some chromium browsers support a convoluted method of installing widevine on linux, but it still requires...

    I didn’t know widevine had such poor support on linux. From a quick glance it looks like some chromium browsers support a convoluted method of installing widevine on linux, but it still requires you to source your own binary. Thanks for the insight, I hope this obstacle is removed soon.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech

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    Could you share a bit more about what’s holding Linux back for you? I’m always curious what rough edges other users run up against. I promise I won’t respond with evangelizing!

    Could you share a bit more about what’s holding Linux back for you? I’m always curious what rough edges other users run up against. I promise I won’t respond with evangelizing!

    12 votes

  15. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    How serious is the risk of data being destroyed without ECC?

    How serious is the risk of data being destroyed without ECC?

    1 vote

  16. Comment on NET Dollar by Cloudflare in ~finance

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    Hah. If it were written by anyone else I might think it’s satire. It seems natural that crypto and AI would converge, given their popularity with grifters.

    rewards originality, sustains creativity, and enables innovation in an AI-driven world.

    Hah. If it were written by anyone else I might think it’s satire.

    It seems natural that crypto and AI would converge, given their popularity with grifters.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on A massive telecom threat was stopped right as world leaders gathered at UN headquarters in New York City in ~news

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    Do you think that’s his real name or did he get to pick? I’m cracking up, he even looks like he’s from the movie Kingsman.

    U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool

    Do you think that’s his real name or did he get to pick? I’m cracking up, he even looks like he’s from the movie Kingsman.

    8 votes

  18. Comment on Libghostty is coming in ~comp

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    I admire Mitchell’s ambition and dedication. A toy project turned into a sturdy foss app with a decently sized community in the blink of an eye, and he shows no signs of slowing down. I’d never...

    I admire Mitchell’s ambition and dedication. A toy project turned into a sturdy foss app with a decently sized community in the blink of an eye, and he shows no signs of slowing down. I’d never heard of him before his appearance on Zig Showtime, and I wonder if the ghostty community is mostly comprised of zig fans or hashicorp fans (if hashicorp even has fans).

    This “real world” use case for zig is inspiring, though I never seem to have the time or energy to put into learning low level programming. Oh well! Maybe one day vscode’s terminal will be replaced with ghostty and slightly better in some imperceptible way.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Kojima's OD | Knock teaser trailer in ~games

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    Bless Kojima for his teasers. I still don’t know anything about OD other than its spooky vibe. Can’t wait to play blinking simulator or whatever it ends up being. I wonder if and how much OD...

    Bless Kojima for his teasers. I still don’t know anything about OD other than its spooky vibe. Can’t wait to play blinking simulator or whatever it ends up being.

    I wonder if and how much OD carries ideas from his silent hill game that never was.

    6 votes

  20. Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv

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    This is putting my stomach in knots. What can we do? I always vote, donate, beg my family not to vote republican, and beg my non-voting friends to vote. It feels like all of that effort was wasted...

    This is putting my stomach in knots. What can we do? I always vote, donate, beg my family not to vote republican, and beg my non-voting friends to vote. It feels like all of that effort was wasted when republicans get elected anyway.

    7 votes