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Peasley

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  • Best modded console for 240p RetroArch gaming on CRT? (Wii vs PS2?)

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  • The Wii doesn't do 240p? or just in RetroArch? I could swear there are quite a few Virtual Console games on Wii that do 240, as well as bespoke emulators for most other consoles that can do it.

    Might not be the best option if you want RetroArch as your interface to everything though.

  • ...is this retro?

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  • I think it became retro when the 9th gen consoles started coming out.

    To me, current gen is current, previous 2 generations are not retro, and anything older is. Many 360 models still had analog video out (as did the PS3 and Wii), so arguably it's the final generation built with CRTs in mind.

  • Silent 100% Board

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  • There are probably boards that come with them but it's not typical. You can buy a pack of 250 for probably $10 online, they are easy to come by.

    you put one o-ring around every key stem. The o-ring hits the edge of the switch after it actuates but before the key bottoms out, so you hear rubber on plastic rather than plastic on plastic

    I saw some images online with people using two o-rings, but i'm not sure if there is any point to doing so. Perhaps for very tall key caps.

  • Reccommending a Linux distro for a friend

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  • Stability in the sense of: my computer does the thing i expect with the hardware i happen to have, every time, over many years.

    I agree Debian is up there. I only mentioned Arch because of the massive userbase. I think Debian is a little more technical (for a new user with limited time and attention) than Ubuntu or Fedora, but much less so than Arch

    Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, and Arch are undoubtedly the big 4 Linux distros in terms of long term community, stability, and documentation

  • Reccommending a Linux distro for a friend

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  • Fedora or Ubuntu. No need to overthink it. They are the two biggest distros in popularity by far (except Arch, which probably beats Fedora), so you have access to maximum mindshare and previous troubleshooting.

    Including Arch, these three distros are among the most polished, stable, and well-documented. Arch takes quite a bit more effort, so a beginner without much time on their hands should start with Ubuntu or Fedora.

  • How is Apple on privacy ?

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  • Probably a bit better than Windows but ultimately with Apple you can't know for sure. Their software is proprietary and closed source, so it cant be properly audited by a third party.

    Apple can claim whatever they like about privacy, it comes down to whether you take their word for it or not. Personally, i think Apple has been caught being dishonest about their software more than most tech companies, so i take their claims with a heap of salt.

    If you want something that can actually be proven to be secure, the only real option is an Open-source (and ideally FOSS) platform. Anything that can't be audited can't really be trusted.

    For a laptop or desktop, Ubuntu is a safe, secure, well-audited option. Mint and Fedora are also good options for most hardware. There are good DAWs available on Linux but perhaps not the exact one your friend is used to.

    I would suggest anyone new to Linux to back up or remove their ssd, and install Linux on a second or new ssd to reduce the chance of accidentally wiping your data. A new OS is like getting a new computer, and you need to save your data externally before you start the process.

    Edit: I'm aware that some parts of macOS are technically open-source, but that's almost meaningless from a security perspective when critical parts of the OS aren't open. Darwin being secure doesn't make the whole OS secure when network manager is still a black box (for example)

  • California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak

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  • haha my bad, idk why i thought i read Amanita

  • California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak

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  • according to iNat observations A. phalloides is found in that area, though uncommon

  • California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms (during this high-risk season) after deadly poisoning outbreak

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  • is that right? i thought it was safe to chew up death caps as long as you dont swallow any

    I dont think you can absorb it through your skin regardless. At least, afaik. I've been handling them with bare hands every season for years now, hopefully i'm not doomed

  • Found my first wild edibles this summer in Vermont

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  • A sweet find either way! Both are quite tasty

    Chantrelles grow on soil, oysters grow on rotting wood, but sometimes oysters growing shallowly-buried roots can appear to be sprouting from the soil

  • Found my first wild edibles this summer in Vermont

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  • Are the top ones golden oysters?

    The bottom ones look like chantrelles to me

  • Found colonizing a root wad of a large tree. I would love an ID.

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  • I don't know your area, but in my area the underside of the caps (specifically gill color and how they attach to the stipe) can be very helpful, even sometimes necessary to get a good ID. The type of wood being eaten is also sometimes relevant. Any idea what kind of wood it was?

    Below is my result putting the photo into iNaturalist's robot. I just put the date as today and the location as "North Carolina". It's not my photo so i didnt turn it into an observation.

    I would highly encourage you to actually upload your photo as an observation to iNaturalist with accurate info so that local mycologists can have a look and chime in. (While the robot is good, the experts on iNat are even better) iNaturalist is a nonprofit that shares the data they gather with scientists and universities for free

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    Need help resisting the dark side (using Windows)

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  • I think the problem is the insistence on using a gaming-focused OS. Boutique distros can make certain things easier, but they often make unwitting assumptions about hardware that dont actually work for everyone.

    Fedora has probably 10x or more the user base of Bazzite, so there are effectively +/- 10x the variety of of tested builds. Ubuntu/Debian is probably 10x over Fedora, so probably +/- 100x over Bazzite.

    If you want to use Linux with minimal headache, the best advice is to use a mainstream distro with well-tested hardware. If you are building a custom PC you will have the least hassle with 1-2 year old hardware (or older) on Mint or Ubuntu

  • KDE Going all-in on a Wayland future

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  • RE: use case

    It's really nice to be able to see the whole titles. A vertical panel cuts off most text, so you just have a bunch of icons when you minimize. if multiple windows are from the same app it's confusing.

    If you use a horizontal panel you have a bit more room, but a significant amount of text is still cut off, and the panel fills up quickly.

    Even with as few as 6 windows open (lets say two browser and three file manager, and a terminal) minimizing is a mess. I find it better to just leave the window bar somewhere visible and shade it, since i can read all the text on my window at a glance. Combined with "keep above others", you can get a really nice way to quickly refrence something infrequently while you do most of your work in another window.

    A more typical workflow for me is 1-4 windows of a pdf reader, 1-3 file manager windows, 1 browser window, and 1 terminal window. It's just easier to keep it all organized with window shading.

    I find it much faster than a bunch of alt-tabbing, or playing hide and seek with the panel just to get a specific two PDF windows up side by side for a second

  • KDE Going all-in on a Wayland future

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  • Thanks for the link! Heartening to know there are others that love this feature like i do

  • KDE Going all-in on a Wayland future

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  • Damn. I guess it's finally goodbye window shade or goodbye Plasma. I really wish they'd figured out a solution.

    I get it though. The edge cases will never be fixed until devs know what they are, and GNOME proved this is an effective way to find out.

  • What are your favourite system sound effects, if you use any?

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  • I miss the Ubuntu bongos

  • Cabbage Rolls

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  • This is a go-to camping dish for me. Very nice on a cold night by a campfire

  • to my expierence

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  • Bing is a better search engine than Google, but both are pale imitations of their former selves. It's amazing how bad search has gotten in the last ~5 years