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@ cujo @sh.itjust.works

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  • What show is weirdly or oddly cozy for you?

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  • Ohh, I see. That weird thing where people make one really specific, otherwise small thing an absurdly huge part of their personality.

    I've seen it with tea, coffee, chocolate, meat (specifically bacon and steak), and a million other things food-related and otherwise. I follow what you're talking about now, and yeah it's weird. I enjoy meat quite a lot, and I do have some kinds of meat I do like cooked a (general) particular way. I'm not going to go around preaching to God and everyone about it, though, and I wouldn't consider "meat' a part of my personality, lol. When people take one small, specific thing and make it their entire personalities it does get... Strange.

  • What show is weirdly or oddly cozy for you?

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  • I am very curious what "cultish behaviors" you've observed surrounding meat. Not discrediting your experience at all, just a curiosity! I'm sure you've had to explain it many times before, so please feel free to ignore my request. 🙂 Just someone looking to broaden their horizons and understand.

  • What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux?

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  • "I really only use the PC for gaming. Mostly, I play Valorant."

    There ya go, you're not getting that working under Linux even if you are a master tinker. 🤷‍♂️ He did eventually switch, but not until long after he stopped playing Valorant regularly.

    Some reasons are silly, some are incredibly valid. Sometimes it's just "I don't want to" and that's OK too, lol.

  • What are some tools you personally use for prep?

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  • The Goblin's Notebook. It's a great prep tool that allows you to break up all your notes based on what things are, allows custom relationships between objects, and allows what is displayed at any given time to change based on whether specific objects in your notes are relevant to the current chapter of your campaign. And that's just scratching the surface of all the cool features. ~$3/mo thru patreon to fully unlock all features. I swear by it and I'll probably never use another tool to keep all my notes organized as long as I'm GMing.

    The custom connections are my favorite feature, and I use them a lot to inform the decisions any given entity in my world makes. Example of custom connections attached, lol.

  • sarosaur

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  • This is... An interesting assertion. Do you use all of your fingers when you make '''''air quotes'''''? I'm for this movement, by the way. I think it's delightful.

  • An Online Kids on Bikes Character Sheet

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  • Bingo! It's a big hit with some of the folks I play with at my LGS. It's a game all about ordinary kids up against extraordinary odds. Mystery, adventure, a splash of horror -- you get the picture, lol.

  • An Online Kids on Bikes Character Sheet

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  • Sure!

    The app is built in SvelteKit with TailwindCSS/DaisyUI. The database and authentication are handled by a Pocketbase instance hosted at Pockethost.io, and the app itself is deployed to Netlify.

  • rpg @ttrpg.network
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    An Online Kids on Bikes Character Sheet

  • RPG @lemmy.ml
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    Kids on Bikes Online Character Sheet

  • Warning: Gnome file manager (Nautilus) can make remote requests when previewing files

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  • As much as people whine about it as a trend, "/s" goes a long way. 😂

    There's no winning... I get you, though. And you're right, they do think they know best... Which is why I won't use GNOME. I left Windows for the same reason. And I'll catch a lot of hate for it, but IMO GNOME is far too opinionated about how the end-user "should" interact with their PC for my tastes.

  • Thinking of immigrating to Italy - am I insane?

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  • We've explored that route pretty thoroughly, unfortunately... Neither of us are eligible.

  • Thinking of immigrating to Italy - am I insane?

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  • I can't offer much but to say I'm quite jealous, lol. My wife and I have researched just about every possible opportunity to do the same, just to find everything either doesn't apply to us or is just out of reach at this time (and for the foreseeable future). Asking for help around this topic typically leads to an insane amount of backlash online, so I've found...

  • Which Distribution and Desktop Environment should I use?

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  • Honest answer: I've never had need of cutting edge repositories in Linux Mint, so I've never looked or tried. I would doubt that adding cutting edge repositories to Mint would be a good idea for system stability -- there's a reason "bleeding edge" distributions have a reputation for being a tinkerer's playground. Look at the stability reputation of, say, ArchLinux as an example.

    I love Arch, and have used it extensively over the last decade or so, but I would not recommend it or nearly any other rolling release to a newcomer to the space; if you aren't comfortable getting your hands dirty in the terminal, it's only a matter of time before you end up with an unstable system that may or may not boot without the confidence to fix it.

    My one exception to the rule above, if you aren't afraid of configuring some repositories for non-free software: OpenSUSE Tumbleweed was a wicked stable rolling release last time I tried it due to the way the organization behind it runs it. It tends to be a little heavier than what you're asking for, but as far as graphical options for system configuration you can't really beat OpenSUSE, IMO. YaST (their system configuration platform) has a tool to configure... Well, damn near everything, honestly. Even if the UI/UX feels a bit "dated", everything you need is there.

    Depending on how mission-critical your PC setup is, I might recommend doing a little "distro-hopping." Back up your data, wipe your drive, install a distro and trial it for about a week or so. If one feels like it "fits," just stay there.

  • Which Distribution and Desktop Environment should I use?

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  • I would not say Fedora is hard to install and maintain. The biggest issue by far is a setup hurdle for getting "non-free packages" enabled -- Fedora (and a few other distros) is a "FOSS-only" distribution, meaning they don't include anything by default that is not "free, open-source software." That means media codecs for playing popular audio and video file formats, web browsers like Chrome (I would recommend migrating away from this platform if you're using it) and anything else that's "proprietary software."

    There are ways to enable access to this software, but it requires configuring your software package repositories to point to them. It's not hard, just something to keep in mind.

    Linux Mint is a great choice for newcomers to the space -- it includes access to non-free software OOTB, has sane default applications on all of its "flavors" with their separate desktop environments, provides decent utilities for configuring your system graphically without blocking you from learning how to do so by config file or terminal should you want to learn. It stays decently up-to-date with packages, you won't be on the bleeding edge but that's not a bad thing. If you aren't doing intense activities (gaming, video editing, etc) having the absolute latest packages won't really matter to you. It still gets security updates, so you're good there. It's a well documented distro with a friendly community and forum if you run into trouble with anything. All around a really solid choice, and would be my first recommendation for someone not looking to do any heavy gaming or other specialized work on their PC.

    XFCE is my desktop environment of choice. Not only is it lightweight, it also comes with some of the better desktop environment defaults, in my opinion. Linux Mint will theme it nicely upon install, but it's a long-standing DE that has a huge backlog of support for customization and "beautifying" your install however you like. Lots of themes and cursor options for those who care, all without pushing your resources. It's a traditional desktop paradigm, so it won't try and force you to interact with your PC in new and unusual ways (looking at you, GNOME, you weirdo). It just... Gets out of your way and lets you use your PC the way you're used to.

    Linux Mint + XFCE is my recommendation, for sure.

  • Warning: Gnome file manager (Nautilus) can make remote requests when previewing files

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  • I have the sneaking suspicion this was supposed to be sarcastic, but the Internet doesn't carry "tone"... Am I correct? 😂

  • Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April

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  • Just gonna... Drop this here...

  • Does anybody have any romhack recommendations

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  • I was recently blown away by Pokemon Emerald Seaglass. It features a complete graphical overhaul in a style I find absolutely stunning, an upgraded Pokedex, includes all Pokemon from Gens 1-3, adds overworld sprites for Pokemon followers, upgrades the battle system (things like inclusion of Fairy type, Phys/Spec split, z-moves), adds some new mini games, and way more.

    Find out more on the official site.

  • Nix / NixOS @programming.dev
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    NixOS is weird... I love it

  • What do you think of Coyote Peterson ?

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  • Agreed. It culminated in some elaborate multi-video click bait about him finding a fossil and stealing it, preying on the internet's obsession with the idea that there are/were great apes native to North America (aka Bigfoot) that the whole crew swore up and down wasn't a prank... Because it "wasn't a prank, it was an educational fiction." It was ridiculous, over the top, and annoying. Haven't watched anything they've put out since.

  • Taboo Question

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  • Doesn't work so well when it's your wife you're telling "no, I won't help you," to. 😂

  • Taboo Question

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  • I'm not gonna coerce her into using Linux, lol. That's a surefire way to make sure she hates it and blames any little hiccups on Linux, even if it's not the OS's fault.

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  • I got tired of the subscription while I was still Windows-bound, so I trialed CaptureOne Pro. It didn't even have a subscription plan at the time, and I loved it so much I bought a perpetual license. I love the software, it's my favorite photo editing software period. They do offer a subscription now, as well as perpetual licenses, but you can't even begin to get it running under Linux so... Major bummer.

  • Taboo Question

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  • Just be sure to research your must-have titles on ProtonDB. It'll tell you pretty much everything you need to know if there's any tinkering to be done for your titles... And don't make the same mistake I did! 😂

    I upgraded from an AMD Radeon RX580 to an Intel ARC A750... Works perfect, except the specific setup of Linux + Intel ARC can't play Halo Infinite... It worked fine (if subpar performance) on the RX580, but there's some software issues between Vulkan and Intel that means certain DX12 games that make a very particular graphics call will NOT work with an Intel GPU... Otherwise I love it!

  • Gaming @lemmy.ml
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    Taboo Question

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Microsoft Edge, anyone?

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
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    What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?

  • Dungeons and Dragons @lemmy.world
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    DMs, help needed!

  • Language Learning @sopuli.xyz
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    ForgetMeNot Flash Card