Classy Hatter

@ ClassyHatter @sopuli.xyz

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2d ago

Valve shares an update on the Steam controller
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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2d ago
Scalpers are already selling it like double the MSRP.

3d ago

Steam Controller page updated: $99 USD, releases May 4th

Took me an hour to get my order through. Delivery estimate slipped from 3-5 days to 6-10 days while I hammered the button. At least I managed to get the order through.

It seems to be sold out now, at least here in Europe.

5d ago

Donald Trump says US will take over Cuba ‘almost immediately’

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Peace President keeping up the peace with yet another war.

3w ago

Trump tells ‘useless’ Nato to stay away after UK and France vow to protect Strait of Hormuz shipping

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 3w ago

The Strait of Iran is so open that NATO better stay away from it, so that it won’t accidentally close again.

3w ago

Get your Apple Maps ready

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 3w ago

Someone buy Donny a new keyboard. His Caps Lock is stuck.

4w ago

"Windows" process using too much Memory (Dual boot setup)

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 4w ago

If you want to confirm that, launch one or all of your WinBoat apps. While they are running, run pidof windows. If that gave some pids, run pstree -sp <pid>. That command shows the parent processes, with their pids, of the <pid> . WinBoat probably should be among the parents of the “windows” process.

4w ago

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 4w ago

4 hours is unhealthy for most humans. If you consume caffeine (coffee, energy drinks, etc.) it can affect your sleep.

4w ago

"Windows" process using too much Memory (Dual boot setup)

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 4w ago

/proc is a special directory that is populated by procfs, a special kind of filesystem. It contains information about running processes. Each sub-directory contains information for one process. When you launch an application, it's assigned some process id. Every time you launch the application, it gets a different process id.

You can try and find the application by running which windows. If the application is in your PATH, that tells where it is.

4w ago

"Windows" process using too much Memory (Dual boot setup)

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 4w ago

That command only killed the process, in other words, it "closed the program". Rebooting the computer would have had the same exact effect. The application is still in your computer, unless it decided to self-destruct.

1mo ago

ball is life

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 1mo ago

Tennis balls are bad for dog’s dental health. They are abrasive, and can wear down the teeth.

1mo ago

Switching from openSUSE Tumbleweed

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 1mo ago

If individual game won't work, it's not a problem with the Linux distro you have chosen. First step to solving such problems is looking at ProtonDB. Crimson Desert seems to have a Gold rating, which means, it should work well, but needs some tinkering.

1mo ago

Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 1mo ago

I'm not sure if any mail company is willing to deliver a partly destroyed military equipment with an unexploded warhead still inside across multiple borders.

1mo ago

Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 1mo ago

Ukraine has been bombing oil terminals, and other targets, with their drones only few tens of kilometers away from Finland's border. This past Sunday two of those drones crash-landed on Finnish soil. No harm was done, and Finland's stance has been that Ukraine is free to continue bombing whatever targets they deem important.

2mo ago

PSA: DST is a week away, you can start migrating your alarm today!

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

DST in Europe is from last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October.

2mo ago

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

That US site’s data includes both mobile and desktop. With a bit of math, you get Linux’s desktop marketshare over 30 days as 7,1%.

Steam’s February data is heavily influenced by Chinese new year. If you only consider Linux Steam users who have set English as their Steam language, Linux’s marketshare is 8,28%.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/

2mo ago

Trump Warns NATO of “Very Bad Future” if Allies Don't Help in Iran War

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

”It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump said.

The most intelligent statement I have heard from Trump. What can rest of the world do to stop USA and Israel wage war in Iran?

2mo ago

Looking for device for Home Assistant

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

If running Home Assistant is all you are going to do, Pi is enough. There's also official hardware with Home Assistant preinstalled: Home Assistant Green

2mo ago

Video game PEGI age-ratings are changing in Europe from June. Four new categories added to tackle elements of addictive design, unmonitored online communication and loot boxes

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

2mo ago

Why is checking age at os-level that bad?

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

Just because one option is better than another, doesn't mean it's good.

OS level age check applies to everyone, not just children. Some legislations require strong age checking, which means you need to send some identification to some service. You won't be able to know how the information is handled, for how long it's stored and for what purposes it's used beside age checking. And because this applies to everyone, and is required to be able to use your computer, everything you do with your computer and phone is tied to your user account, and as such to you as an individual and identifiable human being.

Some of these legislations uses age ranges, and the OS is required to inform applications, and such, whether the user is, for example, below 13 years old, or 13 to 16 years old, etc. Consider this simple scenario: Some user uses some application, and the OS reports the user's age as below 13. The user uses the same app the next day, but now the OS reports the user's age as 13 to 16 years old. Can you figure out the user's exact birthday and age? If that application is part of some kind of larger network of advertisers and whatnots, they will now forever know the user's exact age without the OS reporting anything else.

These can also be used to make some software illegal, especially free and open source software. If you can replace Windows with Linux, Photoshop with Gimp, etc. it hurts the bottom line of those companies. Those companies can't prevent you from using the open source alternative, but it would be in their interest if those pieces of software becomes illegal to use and distribute. If age checking functionality is added to some open source software, the age checking can simply be removed by the user. You only need to correctly form the age checking law and that entire software is now illegal, and must be removed from the internet.

While the intention of these laws might to be to protect children, they cause too much harm for little good. The age checking can be circumvented in some situations, meaning the children aren't protected. And the entire thing is a huge privacy mess (data leaks, etc.) for every single computer user.

2mo ago

Win10 PC Refuses to Boot

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Classy Hatter @sopuli.xyz 2mo ago

Your computer does boot from the boot drive. Windows just fails to load properly. Safe Mode is intended for exactly this kind of situation, but Microslop in their infinite wisdom has made getting into it as convoluted as possible. See if this helps you to get into Safe Mode: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-startup-settings-1af6ec8c-4d4a-4b23-adb7-e76eef0b847f

This problem doesn't in any way affect your ability to boot from USB. If your PC for some reason can't boot from USB, it's a separate issue. Can you enter Boot Menu? UEFI Setup? Do you get any error messages when you try to boot from USB?