Why is it on the ground?
Agreed; the emacs one is incredible! Emacs is also the ones I know the best, so maybe that's a core reason for my preference.
A change that was truly freeing for our family was to decide on just a few repeating standard meals. We did one night for tacos, one for some kind of fish, and one for some frozen food. Depending on how quickly you get bored, you can make the same or different things within those general outlines, but it helped narrow the decision tree at least for those nights.
After some time, we expanded to an even more thoroughly planned schedule, but that's not where I would try to start. Just a loose schedule for some go-to meals that aren't too repetitive but also don't require too much energy to plan, prep, and make. Then you have more energy for deciding on other nights, or some basis for planning the other nights if that's what you want.
I came here to post this video, because it's really great. For anyone who cares to separate the myth from the reality: it's worth your time. She's honest, and realistic, without being mean or hyperbolic. (Ok, but maybe a liiiiittle sarcasm, as a treat!)
your average black rubber oring isn the same material
That has got to be the most amazing typo I've seen in a while. This comment seems legit and knowledgeable. So, did they mean is the same material, or isn't !!???
(Context says they mean isn, but still, it's a fantastic typo)
Gnome and KDE are two different "desktop environments". Each distro has a default desktop environment (DE for short), but it's like a regular application that you can swap out for a different one that does the same thing. The DE is (roughly, I think) the graphical interface to the operating system. So it can feel like the DE is the operating system (especially on Windows or Mac, which don't have options to change the DE).
Most Linux distros, and certainly all of the beginner friendly ones, make it relatively easy to switch to a different DE. (Or, so I've heard. I've been using Linux as my daily driver for I've a decade, and I barely understand what's involve in installing a new DE.)
I came here to mention 3d printing as a solution (that comes with it's own problems!).
Board gamers watch videos about board games too!
I've really been looking forward to this! This announcement post is really sweet, and makes me glad for all the folks who worked on it.
I genuinely didn't notice the bossin' design on the toaster until I saw the even better picture on the manual!
Actually my first time; I had to order them just for this, and they're great! Now I have extras ready for the next project.
Shout out to everyone who's not drinking today, for whatever reason! Good luck to you. Make a plan for something better tonight.
7 hellhounds howling
No, you're supposed to buy a loaf, use 1/3 of it before it goes bad, throw away the rest, and buy another loaf.
A YEAR ago?? Was there a second one!?
👀 did not let me down
I thought it was over, and then it just kept going hornier and hornier
Thanks; that worked! I was a little worried about the extra steps for my Nvidia card, but it was fine. Cosmic seems cool so far.
How to try cosmic alpha without installing the iso?
I've been waiting until the alpha release to try cosmic, so I haven't paid much attention to instructions for installing it alongside my current pop os 22.04. Now that the alpha is out, I see all instructions pointing to download and install the 24.04 alpha iso. But, that's a big hassle! Is there a way I can try the cosmic alpha along side my current install?
This is the comment that best explains it for me. I started with vim for comfort (less movement to mouse, and less reliance on modifier keys). The editing grammar is something I didn't really understand until I started gradually using it, but now it's the thing I most appreciate. I don't know if I'm necessarily faster in vim, but my work is more fluid. The editing doesn't interrupt my thinking as much.
gaming distro recommendation
My teenage son wants to try a new distro for gaming. Our family has been using pop os for years, but he wants to try something new. The main three I see are
- nobara (fedora based)
- garuda (arch based)
- drauger (ubuntu based)
The machine he's using is a 2018 Intel nuc. It has a strong processor (core i7) but no discrete graphics. I can't tell which (if any) of the distros above would be better or worse for his case.
Reading around, it seems like Garuda might be slightly more fiddly. And, Drauger I only saw mentioned in a couple of articles, but not on this forum. Are these impressions correct? Do you have any other advice for us?!
how can I remove some entries from the "recent" list
I press Super and type "recent
<filename>
" to open some documents. But after reorganizing where some of them are stored, I now see entries for both the new and old locations. Currently the old ones are at the top of the list, because I've used them more often. Choosing those entries doesn't do anything, because the paths don't point to those files anymore. How can I remove the old entries from the list?I dried my filament, and it printed a lot better
If only there was some way I could have known to try this sooner! /s
Story: I wanted to try printing with petg, since I've read how much easier it is. But with a new roll I just had a really hard time. Lots of stringing, poor adhesion, and it just seemed like no amount of my usual fiddling would really make it better.
Somewhere I read that even new filament can benefit from drying, because maybe it wasn't stored in the best way, or maybe it's older than you think. I also read about putting the roll on the print bed, heating it up and covering it for a long time, since I don't have a filament dryer. I did that for about half a day, and then sealed the roll in a ziptop bag with a silica packet because I needed a break from it. A week later and, it seems much better!?
Either the drying, the break, or something else seems to have helped a lot! Happy printing everyone.
how to set separate wallpaper for multiple monitors
Last time I looked for how to do this, hydrapaper seemed to be the best option. Lately though I get a warning every time flatpak updates.
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Info: runtime org.gnome.Platform branch 42 is end-of-life, with reason: The GNOME 42 runtime is no longer supported as of March 21, 2023. Please ask your application developer to migrate to a supported platform. Info: applications using this runtime: org.gabmus.hydrapaper
Is there something else people are now using? Or are they staying with hydrapaper (it seems to still work fine)?
How to surgeons transport the organs for eyeball transplants?
In the eyes-box!
Where are the .desktop launcher files in Pop OS?
I needed a reminder of where to look, and the first search result was in a reddit post on r/pop_os with a similar title. Since that sub is currently locked, I found my answer elsewhere. I decided it would be useful to post the info here too. I'll write my answer below, and someone can write a better one if they have it.
(p.s. Thanks for keeping the reddit sub private; I think it's the right decision since the major reasons for the blackout have not changed.)