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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 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.

  • What words are you already tired of seeing repeated almost on a constant basis?

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  • "AI".

    Back in my day, AI was another term for the computer in video games, like CPU.

  • Steam Replay is out, share your deck stats

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  • Quite a diverse selection of games this year. Spent WAY too much time on Steam this year.

  • What is your development environment?

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  • Arch Linux (BTW) is my main/dev OS, but also Windows 10 VM for certain projects.

    For simple scripting in any language: VSCodium

    PyCharm, Android Studio for projects in specific languages.

    For other full projects: VSCodium

    As for testing/deploying projects, I have a QEMU dev VM that's connected to my IDEs using shared folders running basic Arch with fresh install of KDE Plasma.

    Plugins mainly consist of QoL features, linting for certain languages in VSCodium, themes, etc.

  • What are some good games to play while sick?

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  • The naming scheme seems similar to Steins;Gate. Was it made by the same devs?

  • Your favorite linux "task manager"

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  • pgrep and pkill -9 when those work for unresponsive programs

    KDE's System Monitor when using the above doesn't work

    For looking cool/viewing running programs: btop

  • What Youtube channel has maintained high quality standards over the years?

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  • Dank Pods! The content has only gotten better over the years, plus their expansion into car stuff and gaming. Started from iPods, now a bunch of different type of content. 🇦🇺

  • What’s a graphical piece of software you wish existed or was better?

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  • GIMP is still missing a way to draw a circle without some convoluted method. It won't work for my needs currently.

  • What’s a graphical piece of software you wish existed or was better?

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  • Paint.net for Linux. Most of my experience with making art digitally came from paint.net and there's not really a good alternative that doesn't require me to recreate my workflow from the ground up (Krita).

    Pinta is technically an option, but it's missing many of the features that modern paint.net has.

    For now, I have to make do with a VM to run it.

  • What Did Y'all Buy on Black Friday?

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  • Got a new controller I have been wanting for a while at the price of my old one, except this new one has way more features than the previous one.

  • the windows users yearn for GNOME

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  • why does it have to be webview though

    I mean, Windows 11 is like 90% WebView. The fact you can slow down Windows by spamming the super key to open and close the start menu says it all.

  • What is something you can see, hear, smell, etc., that others can't?

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  • Despite having tinnitus, I can still hear very subtle sounds and identify them.

    • For example, a long, deep hum means a garage door is opening/closing.
    • I can also hear (and feel) footsteps and movement from people around a building, even very subtle movement.
    • I can also pick up on all the little creaks a building makes.

    However, despite being able to hear subtle sounds, I cannot hear "no" sound or silence due to the ringing. :/

  • What's the worst of your daily used apps? Be specific regarding the flaws: Performance-wise, usability, bad UI ...

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  • Thank you, I didn't know you could do this!

  • What's the worst of your daily used apps? Be specific regarding the flaws: Performance-wise, usability, bad UI ...

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  • On Mobile: Obtainium due to GitHub's rate limiting after 2 refreshes (I have a lot of apps on it) and having to wait 30 minutes before I can update anything.

    On Desktop: I don't really have anything bad for desktop, so I guess FreeTube since I can stop watching videos instead of doing work.

  • Which one of your views gets you labeled as "the other"?

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  • I don't identify myself with any side in politics. Why pick a side when every side is shit.

  • Tell me about the last sandwich you ate.

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  • A local Mexican restaurant served a really good Barbeque cheeseburger compared to local sandwich restaurants.

  • What's the story behind your username and avatar?

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  • Picked a random space word and a random object in the room at the time.

    My avatar was created by me a long time ago based on the "Astro" part of my username.