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WolfLink

@ WolfLink @sh.itjust.works

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    Bit by a dog

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  • The danger isn’t blood loss, it’s nasty bacteria getting deep in there. If you haven’t gotten a tetanus vaccine recently you really should go get that.

    Other than that it’s probably fine but definitely keep an eye on it. I got a minor dog bite a few years ago and it was fine just treating it with neosporin and keeping it covered with a bandage.

  • What was your most catastrophic miscommunication with someone else?

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  • There are colloquialisms in Filipino. This is not a normal Filipino-English thing.

  • People need the truth

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  • The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps

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  • ?

    Steam does have warning labels for games with DRM, or at least popular shitty DRM options such as 3rd party launchers.

    Example:

  • Threat model for PGP signed software vs. HTTPS

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  • One thing I’ve never understood about providing a hash for the download, is that the download and the webpage displaying the hash are typically served from the same domain, so if the download is compromised, couldn’t the hash be too?

  • What challenge from a game isn't worth completing and what challenge from a game is worth completing?

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  • I’ve decided not to go after the golden strawberries in Celeste. The only other thing I’m missing is the moonberry.

  • Building the world's first open-source quantum computer

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  • Most quantum computing research is done at universities and is published as open source.

  • Advice for a Mac user switching to Linux?

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  • Yeah the extensions are important. I have my top bar completely hidden until I open quick search. I like the aesthetic of a completely clear screen with just my desktop background and my windows (I also generally configure macOS this way as well).

  • xkcd #3196: Aurora Coolness

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  • This is good to know. I’ve seen the aurora once and it was like the bottom of the graph describes it - a very faint glow, barely noticeable to the naked eye, but it turned up much better in photos.

  • Advice for a Mac user switching to Linux?

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  • I’m a long term Mac user and have been periodically playing with Linux because I want to fully switch eventually. (full disclosure I currently still have a MacBook I use as well as a Linux desktop)

    I’ve tried Ubuntu, Debian, Elementary, and probably a few others I’ve forgotten, but the first one I’ve really felt is a viable daily driver OS is Bazzite. This is because it largely just works out of the box, such that you only need to install and tweak extra things if you really want to.

    I strongly recommend Bazzite, and I personally prefer the Gnome variant.

    Bazzite gives you:

    • easy way to update everything in one place
    • “App Store” like application to find most apps you’ll need
    • all the basic drivers and utilities you’ll need out of the box
    • a “Files” application that feels like Finder
    • a “Document Viewer” application that feels like Preview (although it’s not as powerful)
    • a quick search feature that’s a lot like Apple’s Spotlight, and honestly is way more reliable than Spotlight in more recent macOS releases
    • multitouch trackpad gesture support out of the box
    • a Settings app that is pretty straightforward to navigate and controls most of the things you would care about
    • There are other settings apps for finer tweaking. I know that sounds confusing, but Linux people wouldn’t complain if it wasn’t possible to change every detail somehow. Bazzite does a good job of making the important stuff accessible in the main settings app IMO, so you generally don’t have to worry about the deeper options.

    Here’s a guide to get you started:

    1. Go here: https://bazzite.gg/
    2. Fill out the dropdowns (Q: What hardware are you using? A: Desktop, Q: Who is the vendor of your primary GPU? A: this depends, it’s important to get it right, ask for help if you are unsure, Q: What desktop environment do you prefer? A: I recommend gnome, but KDE is great too, Q: Do you want Steam Gaming Mode? A: No, I want a traditional desktop experience)
    3. Click the “download Bazzite …” button
    4. Make a USB stick into a bootable Bazzite installer (I recommend using https://etcher.balena.io/)
    5. Boot your computer from the USB stick. How to do this depends on the motherboard, but generally means holding down a key while booting (on a Mac it’s Option, on other computers it’s often something like Del or F2 or F12 or something) This will bring you to a menu that you navigate with keyboard arrows until you find the option to boot from the USB
    6. Follow the steps from the installer. It’s pretty user friendly.

    Note that this will delete all data in the USB you use and the drive you install Bazzite on

    Once you have installed Bazzite, here are a few programs I’d recommend (these can be found in the “Bazaar”, which is an “App Store” like way to get programs.

    • VLC (like QuickTime in macOS, but honestly VLC is way more powerful)
    • LibreOffice (there are a couple FOSS Office suite options, this is the one I personally recommend)
    • KdenLive (video editing - like iMovie or Final Cut)
    • GIMP (like Adobe Photoshop)
    • Disk Usage Analyzer (like DaisyDisk on Mac), if you’ve ever used that
    • Mailspring (I haven’t found an email app that is quite as nice as Apple’s but Mailspring is the one I’m currently using)

    If you have any other questions let me know! I’m happy to help.

  • Advice for a Mac user switching to Linux?

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  • It’s not easy to switch, but it can be made easier if you keep all your important files in one place.

  • I miss play-by-email games

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  • The chess.com app has support for this kind of thing.

    Also, I strongly recommend the game Subterfuge: subterfuge-game.com

    The game takes place in real time, sending your ships to capture nodes or building resources, but these actions take a long time to complete (for example, it might take 10 hours for a ship to travel between two nodes). The game has a scheduling system, so typically you make moves in real-time, instead you check in every few hours and schedule some moves in advance.

  • Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

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  • From my experience, you have to manually go to the Nvidia website and download the installer on Windows.

    In Linux, depending on the flavor, it may be copy-paste a line from Nvidia’s website, or selecting the right option in the OS settings.

  • What about HDR?

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  • Then you definitely have some settings wrong.

    Make sure the monitor is set to HDR mode (in the monitor’s built-in settings), and the OS is set to treat the monitor as HDR. Depending on the OS there may be other things to play with. E.g. I was getting the issue with things looking washed out after the latest bazzite update until I manually installed VK_HDR_LAYER

    Here is a site I usually use to test that HDR is working correctly: https://www.wide-gamut.com/test (you may need a chrome based browser, Firefox doesn’t always render it correctly)

  • What about HDR?

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  • It always makes the picture look all washed out and desaturated

    This is a typical symptom when part of the HDR pipeline is working but not all of it. The HDR image is getting (poorly) converted to SDR before it’s being displayed.

    Actual HDR is richer colors than SDR. Note that you basically need an OLED monitor to display it properly. On most LCD monitors that advertise “HDR” support, it won’t look very different.

  • What about HDR?

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  • I’ve got HDR working with an Nvidia card on bazzite but the current workaround means I can’t use HDR and Steam Input at the same time. This is using the gnome variant. I think the situation may be better with kde.

  • Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

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  • Nvidia graphics cards don’t “just work” on windows either tbf

  • Some random foss apps Im trying to find

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  • screen recording and/or streaming (preferably lighter weight)

    VLC can do this. The streaming part might be tricky because it won’t do the networking for you, but it’s easy enough to screen record to a file.

  • Searching for a smooth function that goes from flat zero to exponential growth

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  • Could you approximate derivatives by finite differences?

    Could you write your own code implementing the the derivatives?

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    WolfLink @sh.itjust.works

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