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Hi, I'm sbird! I like programming and am interested in Astrophysics and all things space. I also have a hobby of photography.

  • I found a project that makes a tray icon for Thunderbird on Linux!

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  • If you do need virtual machines, I've had good experiences with QEMU + Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) when running one (locally) for Win10 on Linux. I believe it also supports cloud computing too, but I don't have experience with that. See if that works for your usecase.

    You could also try dual booting Windows. It'd be a bit weird to boot into Windows in order to emulate Windows, but it's certainly an option.

  • What Software Do You Use? INCLUDING OPERATING SYSTEM

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  • I run EndeavourOS with KDE Plasma, my shell of choice is zsh with oh-my-zsh (with Kitty as the terminal client, since it supports images with some TUI programs!)

    I use LibreWolf as my browser of choice, though I would recommend base Firefox, Floorp, and Zen Browser over it for most people, since extra steps were needed to disable some of the anti-fingerprinting that I find unneccesary for my threat model.

    My main chat application is Element (Matrix). I also have installed Halloy (IRC) and Stoat, but I rarely ever use either. My email client of choice is Thunderbird, and I recently discovered systray-x for adding a tray icon on Linux! Unfortunately, I need to use Teams as well, so I have the Teams for Linux unofficial client installed too.

    Since I'm using KDE Plasma, I'm using the Dolphin file manager as well as KDE Connect for sharing files and other bits between devices (Localsend is also installed, but it is a little less reliable and has less functionality). I have KGet (for regular files) and qBitTorrent (for torrents, obviously) to manage my downloads

    KeePassXC is the password manager I use (with Syncthing)

    I use nano, Kate, and VSCodium as my text/code editors, depending on how complicated the file I'm reading is. I have tried (unsuccessfully) to use neovim, it isn't for me. I make games with the Godot game engine (more fun to use + less resource intensive than Unity!)

    I often use Inkscape for designing vector graphics, as well as Aseprite for pixel art! I also have Audacity for quick edits of audio (nothing fancy though), as well as Kdenlive as a video editor.

    I use LibreOffice for creating documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, and my Markdown editor of choice is Marktext (it seems to be the only one with a live editing + folder structure, with no weird vault system like Obsidian)

    I use rmpc, an MPD client, for listening to music, and I use nomacs for viewing images. OBS is useful for screen recording.

    I mostly play a mix of Minecraft (through Prism Launcher), Luanti (currently enjoying the Asuna game!), and retro games (with ES-DE and Retroarch). I also have installed Xonotic (an FPS game) and SuperTuxKart (the GOAT), as well as Lutris for playing some modern PC titles that aren't Minecraft or Luanti.

    I use Freetube for watching YouTube videos!

  • I found a project that makes a tray icon for Thunderbird on Linux!

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  • Nice! Have you already switched to Linux, or are there other "dealbreakers"?

  • Best laptop hardware?

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  • Well if Panther Lake doesn't work for you, I don't think any x86 machine will. You might want to try Strix Halo, but those are more power hungry and aren't in many laptops (I think it's the weird ROG tablet and some HP machine that isn't all too great). You might also be interested in the Framework Desktop, a fun little Striz Halo box, but it's not the most portable

    Stay away from Snapdragon machines, they don't perform as good as M series silicon and Linux support is pretty poor.

    Your best alternative is probably an M1 or M2 Macbook Pro running Asahi Linux, since you are fine with ARM.

  • Best laptop hardware?

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  • The closest comparison to the Macbook Pro is probably the Framework 13 Pro with Intel Core Series 300. The newest Panther Lake chips are close to Apple's M series silicon in terms of efficiency (and therefore much better battery life than previous models) and competitive when it comes to performance. They even market it as the MBP for Linux users.

    The 13 Pro has excellenr build quality and a haptic touchpad, just like the Macbooks. And unlike the Macs, it's super repairable, upgradeable memory, has modular ports, and supports Linux really well! And especially when you spec it with more RAM and storage (even in memory crisis), the Framework is incredibly close to the price of the equivalent base M5 Macbook (it goes more to show how obscene Apple's memory pricing is really).

    Alternatively, you could get an older M1 or M2 Mac and run Asahi Linux (but then you can't upgrade the RAM or storage)

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    📛Killdozers, Rollout!📛

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  • But catttttt

  • "This guy knows his stuff"

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  • At Netflix, you're lucky to last one season.

    Is this an accidental pun? Netflix often prematurely cancels shows if they don't meet their hand wavey profit target

    edit: oops, looks like this is an intentional pun

  • A question for GNOME/KDE users

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  • I like KDE because it is super customisable out of the box, and I personally prefer the more contrasty, colourful look of KDE over the more minimal and padded GNOME.

    However, if you like GNOME, that's perfectly fine! With GNOME Extensions, you can also customise a lot, far more than Windows or MacOS lets you without sketchy third-party tools. And of course, Cinnamon, XFCE, Cosmic, etc. are all great too.

  • Framework released their Laptop 12 with an option for Fedora!

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  • Well, have you seen the price? Of course it will have much better graphics performance, build quality, speakers, haptic touchpad, etc. but the FW12 is far more wallet friendly. I don't do too much video editing or heavy gaming so the 12 would be perfectly fine for me.

    Also, I just love the colour options of the FW12 :D

  • Framework released their Laptop 12 with an option for Fedora!

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  • Honestly, if it weren't for the memory crisis making every computer a difficult buy, I would probably switch to the Framework 12. My current laptop is a 13th gen Intel and the battery has degraded by a lot, so having the new chip bump with the better power efficiency would be nice for battery life. It would be far more repairable as well than my current machine, an Asus which unfortunately has soldered memory and a nightmare to take open. I also much prefer a fingerprint sensor over facial recognition. I have no qualms about the plastic fantastic of the FW12, more fun colours is awesome, and it looks very sturdy and durable from what I can. And just like my old machine, it would still be a convertible with a stylus and backlit keyboard!

    The only thing I'm worried about is the display quality, as my current laptop has an OLED display with really good colours, so going to the FW12 would be a pretty big downgrade. Hopefully they are able to fix that sometime in the future once the memory crisis is over, since that is definitely the main gripe of most customers (they highlighted it in their video too as the most common complaint!)

  • Even more terrible puns!

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  • What do you call a JRPG dungeon crawler game that was bought out by Ubisoft? Online Persona (I'm sorry!)

    You can insert other major game publishers in there as well, they are all terrible

  • (solved) Textures do not load when running Spider-Man 2 with Proton

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  • It seemed to swing smoothly, it was just the boss battle with Sandman that was a bit laggy. Of course, I couldn't tell what's happening super well since there were no textures. Also of note, it's ultra low + sub HD resolution.

  • Getting inspiration for a fourth MFA method

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  • Then it's something you have after big tummy aches

  • Orion for Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews

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  • Thankfully, I'm now on Android where browsers are more competitive as well, and I can use a Firefox-based browser that supports extensions too (more so than Orion since it is properly supported, so I am able to install more extensions)!

  • Orion for Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews

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  • The only reason I used it was when I was on iOS, where every browser is based on WebKit anyways (mandated by big Apple), so all the browsers were basically Safari in the backend, the only difference was that Orion had support for both Chrome and Firefox extensions which is pretty neat. I only had uBlock Origin installed, but that was better than all the alternatives (which have no extension support on iOS)

    On Linux, the browser ecosystem is a bit more competitive with Firefox and Chromium based options, so there is no reason to install a closed-source WebKit browser!

  • (solved) Textures do not load when running Spider-Man 2 with Proton

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  • That sounds about right, my laptop is simply too potato

  • (solved) Textures do not load when running Spider-Man 2 with Proton

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  • That seems about right from what I can tell online. No textures is definitely abnormal though

  • MKBHD reviewed the Framework 13 Pro and was pleased [Video]

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  • The main issue most people have is Framework's response, they claimed they were a "big tent" that accepted people like DHH, and there was a lot of promotion of Omarchy on Framework's social media as well.

    Instead of apologising, he didn't budge.

    I still think FW is better than the other companies though (Asus, Dell, Lenovo, HP especially, etc.), as they probably support plenty of equally horrible people. Most of them are also close to authoritarian leaders who don't have a very good human rights track record.

    There aren't many good alternatives to Framework unfortunately, aside from buying used machines and more niche companies like System76, Tuxedo Computers, and Slimbook.

    I do know that System76 recently released a Panther Lake device with competitive battery life, but it doesn't have upgradeable memory (it's a fixed 32GB for everyone, so at least it's not soldered 8GB, but that also means it's pretty expensive). It looks pretty interesting, and hopefully there will be more reviews comparing it to the FW13 Pro!

  • What countries do you want to exist?

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  • ...what? This question was mainly focusing on fantasy and goofy hahas.

    Nothing about the government, military, politics, etc., there are plenty of other places to discuss that.

  • Linux @programming.dev
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    Some questions about distro-hopping

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    If a multi-dimensional political compass existed, how many dimensions would it have? What would be those dimensions?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    If the eight planets of the Solar System were renamed, what do you think the new names should be?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Best rock/punk/similar music from your country? (preferably non-English)

  • Linux @programming.dev
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    Installing Linux on friend's new PC, which distro should he use?

  • Programming @programming.dev
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    Good IDE/code editor for developing Android apps with Kotlin?

  • Science Memes @mander.xyz
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    There is software/a technology company/a game named after MANY of the elements in the periodic table

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Would you rather know every language, but...

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Nextcloud logs me out whenever I restart

  • Linux @programming.dev
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    Fedora KDE keeps pushing my clock 8 hours ahead whenever I come back home from school

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are popular, iconic, and must-listen songs from where you are from?

  • Linux @programming.dev
    sbird @sopuli.xyz

    A few issues have popped up after switching from GNOME to KDE Plasma, what to do?

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    How to create HOI4-style country labels that spans the width of an area2D?

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    How to find the area of an Area2D?

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    What should I add to my HOI4-like/Pokemon-like game? (cross-posted from gamedev@programming.dev)

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    A bit of work on my HOI4-like game set during the cold war!

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    Update on my game about the Greek Olympian gods! New tilesets and art :0

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What sensory enhancement would you pick?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    What are the main differences between GPLv2, GPLv3, AGPL, and LGPL?

  • Godot @programming.dev
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    Creating collisionshape2d from an image of a map?