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DeltaWhy

@ DeltaWhy @lemmy.world

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  • Dragonfruit by protieusz - my first trackball build

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  • There are some similar boards with 3x6 layouts - ffkb and vulpes majora, both by fingerpunch, support 3x6 with a center trackball. I do miss the extra keys a bit with 3x5 layouts - when I eventually design my own board I think I'm going to do a 40 key layout.

  • Dragonfruit by protieusz - my first trackball build

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  • There's less finger movement needed (for any alternative layout) compared to QWERTY so in theory it could be faster. In reality it seems to not make that much difference - typing speed records are still mostly set with QWERTY, and personally I think I'm about the same speed as I was with QWERTY, or a bit slower.

    It's noticeably more comfortable though. I'm not sure there's any actual ergonomic benefit, but it just feels really nice to type on. I don't regret learning it but I don't exactly recommend it either - it was a lot of effort for a small benefit.

    If you're deep enough into the ergo keyboard hobby that learning an alternate layout sounds fun to you though, then I say go for it, it's an interesting challenge.

  • Dragonfruit by protieusz - my first trackball build

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  • I've only been using it for a day so I'm still figuring that out. Something about it feels a bit 'off' compared to my Elecom Deft Pro but I'm not sure if that's a hardware or software issue - could just be a smaller ball is harder to get the same accuracy, could be the cheap BTUs I'm using. I'll probably try printing a different trackball holder that uses static bearings to see if I prefer that.

  • Dragonfruit by protieusz - my first trackball build

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  • Colemak-DH? I switched using the Tarmak series of layouts, which change a few keys at a time from QWERTY until you eventually get to Colemak(-DH). Took about 5 weeks to do the gradual switch, then a couple months before I got speed back up to around where I was with QWERTY. But with that method I stayed at a good enough WPM the whole time to not lose any productivity at work.

  • Stop being elitist, spread Linux!

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  • I'm not either (besides Minecraft and such) so my personal experience with Linux gaming has been pretty good. There's some jank with needing to pick the right Proton version and adding command line options, but I'm not sure it's any worse than Windows - I've had to reinstall my graphics drivers way too many times. But there's a large portion of gamers that almost exclusively play the big multiplayer games, and Linux is definitely not ready for that group.

  • Stop being elitist, spread Linux!

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  • It's pretty good for single player games on Steam but a lot of multiplayer games use anti-cheat that doesn't work on Linux, and some launchers don't work well. And of course if you use Game Pass for PC you're out of luck entirely. Most VR headsets also won't work on Linux.

    So it really depends what kind of games you play. It's kind of similar to the Adobe situation. I suspect most gamers will have at least one deal-breaker that forces them to keep at least a dual-boot around. But many people could use Linux most of the time, including for games, and that's already pretty exciting for Linux fans.

  • Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old

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  • Weird esoteric issues happen on Windows too. I had a bug where I couldn’t create a new folder from Windows Explorer, which I never figured out and didn’t resolve itself with reboots or even Windows updates. I probably could have spent a half day tracking it down and fixing it, but someone less tech savvy would probably have had to reinstall Windows. Instead I just popped a terminal and used mkdir whenever I needed a new folder until I upgraded to Windows 11 and that resolved it.

    Point is, computers just suck sometimes regardless of what software they run. Or I’m just a magnet for ridiculous arcane bugs, you decide.

    This might come across as Linux fanboyism but I currently have Linux, Windows, macOS, iPadOS, Android, and FreeBSD all running on various devices around my house and they all suck in their own unique ways.

  • PSA: When people ask you "What distro should I use?", try pointing them here

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  • All these are fine for daily use if you have the Linux knowledge to use them. By ‘not suitable for daily use’ they mean special purpose distros like Knoppix, Tails, and Qubes. It’s somewhat confusing wording though.

  • PSA: When people ask you "What distro should I use?", try pointing them here

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  • This put a minus on Debian because updates are slow but didn’t have one on Devuan or RHEL. I would not take these results too seriously. There is also no reason to rank Devuan and Artix as high as it did when I said I don’t care about systemd. The only reason to pick those over the upstream distros is for the init system.

    It did recommend Arch as my top choice though which is what I’ve been daily driving for years.

  • Some laser cut tokens I made, inspired by Sly Flourish

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  • Yeah, I have a 5W diode laser. It’s not ideal for wood but with enough time it will cut through 1/4 inch ply or MDF. It’s a nice tool to have but make sure you do your research - a lot of the stuff on the market is wildly unsafe, even shipping with counterfeit safety glasses.

  • What types of services are you not willing to self-host?

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  • Backups. Cloud services like Backblaze B2 are so cheap for the durability they offer, it just doesn’t make sense for me to roll my own offsite solution with a Raspberry Pi at my parents’ house or something. Restic encrypts everything before it leaves my machine.

    Password manager- it’s too important and it’s the thing that has to work for me to recover when I break something else. I’m happy to support Bitwarden with a few bucks a year.

    Email- again, it’s mission critical and I have a habit of tinkering with things and breaking them. And it’s just no fun. The less I need to think about email, the happier I am.

  • Has your ergomechkeyboard helped you recover from RSI pain?

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  • I could have stopped with a Microsoft Natural keyboard and been fine pain-wise, but I had already started down the mechanical rabbit hole and missed the feeling of mechanical switches. The basic ideas of split, tenting, and reverse tilt helped a ton, but I could have been fine without column stagger or a reduced layout.

    I now use a 40-key low profile column staggered split with Colemak-DH and it’s a joy to type on. Learning Colemak-DH was probably the lowest benefit to effort of all the changes I’ve made, so I don’t exactly recommend it. Now that I’ve already spent the time to learn it, though, it’s definitely comfy to type on. If you want a mobile setup though, I think a split board like a Corne, Sweep, or Totem, or one of the many derivatives would be a great upgrade for your tablet setup. There are a few solutions for tenting but you may find you don’t need it - while it was essential for me at first I’m now fine using a split board flat on the desk.

    I also found a vertical mouse made a big difference- I used the $15 one from Anker for a few years. Trackballs can be good too. I also noticed holding my phone put my wrist at an awkward angle, so I got a pop socket and that was helpful too.

  • Some laser cut tokens I made, inspired by Sly Flourish

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  • Since @slyflourish@ttrpg.network is here on Lemmy I guess I'll ask: do you think larger 2x2 or even 3x3 tokens would be useful to add to the set, and if so what icons would you suggest?

    Edit: I can't figure out how mentions work, currently on Voyager on Android.

  • What printer do you use?

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  • Sovol SV06 or SV06+ would be my pick. For just a bit more than an ender 3 you get a better motion system, quieter stepper drivers, PEI bed, bed level sensor, all metal hotend, direct drive, and dual z axis. Basically everything I've upgraded on my ender 3 in the years I've had it, the SV06 has out of the box.

  • Advent’s Amazing Advice: A Most Potent Brew, A one-shot fully prepped and ready to go!

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  • Thanks! I definitely want to run some more one shots until I get comfortable with things, then I'll probably run Phandelver. Will definitely check out your stuff again.

  • Advent’s Amazing Advice: A Most Potent Brew, A one-shot fully prepped and ready to go!

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  • I used this for my first time DMing (there was an attempt to run PF1e several years ago but we don't talk about that one) and it went great! The scripts made the role play sections super easy, and the playlist really helped sell the setting.

    I did pull a few punches to err on the side of not killing characters. I didn't use pack tactics with the rats and I left off the poison effect with the centipedes. 3d6 poison could have easily one-shotted first level characters without death saves, which just seemed unfair for an encounter after they'd already beaten the boss.

    If I run the module again I'll probably also add some minions to the spider room. With 6 PCs it ended up being a pretty easy fight.

  • Linux users, what desktop environment do you use?

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  • Currently on hyprland after using sway for a couple years. I also don’t mind KDE - I just got the Pinetab 2 and I’m running Plasma Mobile on it. Though I’ve been wanting to try hyprland on that as well, maybe with one of the NWG launchers.