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AstroLightz

@ AstroLightz @lemmy.world

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Hobbyist developer, Linux enthusiast, and Arch Linux user.

"The only things constant in this world are death and taxes, I've got both!" — Skeleton Merchant, Terraria

  • What's one lifestyle or hobby you wish you got in to but never did?

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  • Reading some of these replies, it seems people are only focusing on half of the process of learning an instrument.

    Its not just the instrument you need to learn, it's how to read sheet music as well. Most likely, you're not going to find the exact coords to play with the delay in between written as seconds for the song you want. Its going to be in the format of sheet music, with the notes and other symbols.

    That takes time to learn, like learning a new language. It's something you need to learn either before or while learning an instrument, and that is something that can put a lot of people off.

  • When do you think we'll be able to harness nuclear fusion as a viable source of energy?

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  • I'm sure we'll have it by 2076 in time for a nuclear winter.

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  • Probably Minecraft. Since the old launchers never recorded hours, I would estimate somewhere over 1,500 hours. I've been playing it since the very early release versions like 1.2.

    Second would be Stardew Valley at ~594 hours on Steam. Including time I spent on a console (I don't know the exact amount), somewhere around 700 hours. I discovered this game around 2017 while shopping at a local retail store and picked up an XBOX copy before I discovered it was on Steam. Definitely one of my best purchases of all time.

  • How would you bescribe yourself by a sentence?

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  • In case you didn't know, I use Arch Linux.

  • Revivng an old PC

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  • HP boot screen on a Dell computer is cursed, I love it. Great restoration OP!

  • It's dinner time, and you have to put together a meal with only ingredients already in your house, no going out for anything. What are you making?

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  • A bagel and some fruit.

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  • 1984 /j

    But actually it is probably "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom.

    Its about someone who learns important life lessions from an old man who is dying from ALS.

  • Would you rather eat a totato (potato that tastes like a tomato) or a pomato (tomato that tastes like a potato)?

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  • This is/was a thing with the Grapple. NileRed made a video on it on their NileBlue channel.

  • What's the most recent lie you told?

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  • I definitely did not accidentally break my ArchLinux (BTW) install for some time because I failed to read the wiki entry for grub when switching from systemd-boot.

    Totally didn't happen.

  • Back-end programmer for gig economy company describes how the sausage is made.

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  • How can a programmer explain how a sausage is made? They're not chefs!

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  • What is something you achieved this year that you're proud of?

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  • TLDR: Distro hopping

    The thing I am proud I achieved last year (2025) is distro hopping from a Arco/ArchLinux bloated mess of an install to EndeavourOS.

    Prior to it, I had files from all kinds of installs: Manjaro, ArcoLinux #1, Arco #2, then Arch after Arco went EOL. It was a mess, and a lot of bloat eating up disk space.

    So, I took some time to backup everything, install EndeavourOS, then over the course of a few days, restore the essentials. I only copied over the data I knew I would use. Additionally, while I copied my documents, pictures, etc, I left my downloads folder empty so I can have a fresh start.

    This method allowed me to cut a lot of fat from my system, and now my drive is only 2/3 as full now, and it boots way faster.

    Setting up a fresh install is always the most fun and most painful part of Linux for me. It was fun as I had a clean slate to work with, and even changed up my desktop layout this time around. The pain arose from having to reinstall all the software I needed, setting them up (some configs I couldn't copy over), setting up servers again, SSH, firewall, etc. The sheer amount of stuff to do was daunting to say the least.

    Overall, though, I did enjoy this transition I made and it allowed me to tidy up my computer.

    Edit: grammar

  • I haven't written code at all these holidays

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  • Probably would have, but a few scripts of mine broke after distro hopping, so I had to fix those.

    Then I found out about Pomodoro timers, so I wanted to test them out. So, I fixed up some scripts with it.

    I haven't started any new projects yet, though.

  • What content would you watch on YouTube that you think doesn't exist yet?

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  • I would love to see a stream of someone starting from a pc without an OS then installing Linux on it, then customizing it to look really good.

    The closest thing I can think of is a livestream from Veronica Explains that does something similar, but not quite what I'm looking for.

  • How much are you willing to inconvenience yourself to save money?

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  • Saving doesn't really inconvenience me as I dont want anything. I need to pay bills and other expenses, but there's nothing that I want that I dont already have.

  • What app do you use for Lemmy?

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  • I like it because it is pretty much the Lemmy successor to Apollo for Reddit.

  • What's an unpopular UI opinion you have?

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  • For every UI app that runs commands in the background, Instead of a "Doing XYZ. Please Wait", I want the logs of the commands being run. Not just the commands themselves, but their verbose outputs too. I want it ALL on display.

    I want to know what the software I am using is doing to my computer. I dont want black box software on my PC.

  • What's a time you stuck to your principles despite it being inconvenient to you?

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  • KISS — "Keep It Simple, Stupid"

    Even when there's more complex software with way more features, I'll keep using the simple shit that works for me.

    For example, I'm sure firewalld is great, with more features than something like ufw (maybe more secure?). But, the amount of work to add a single allow exception across the local network is more work than a single command equivalent in ufw. So, I would rather stick to the primitive approach of ufw.

    Its another reason why I dont mess with stuff like tiling window managers, NixOS, and certain CLI apps that have GUI frontends. Just keeping it simple, even when it causes issues, simplifies things for me, leading to less manual upkeep from my end.

  • [Be Honest] Do you only read the title before replying?

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  • For articles, I dont read the post body/article*, but I will read the comments then comment (which is already rare)

    For all other posts, I do read the post body + the comments.

    *If the article seems interesting, I'll read it. Usually though I dont.

  • What "ruins it" for you?

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  • When everything needs to be updated, and the update size is 5 GB download (Linux).

  • How do you listen to music?

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  • A mix between MP3s, FLACs, and streaming through FOSS frontends to YouTube Music.