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Þór Sigurðsson

@ thor @mast.ttk.is

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Who is this guy? Computer user since 1976, professional developer since 1984, UNIX user since 1989, Linux user since 1994, SysOP since 1994. Been a Mac user, Windows user, UNIX (hpux, Solaris, SunOS, Digital Unix, Unisys, AT&T...), BSD, VMS. I've done most of it. The past 10 years professional developer, SysOP on the side and now data security specialist at Persónuvernd (IS-DPA).

If I'm not following, please don't be offended - I am extremely selective for what to keep in my feed.

  • Why is the search worse?

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  • @onlinepersona @iturnedintoanewt It would be most effective if you'd take your own advice - If I am searching through the start menu, I will be looking for applications first, files second and random directories absolutely last.

  • The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced

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  • @FauxLiving and what OP is doing doesn't require much - but I was't commenting on OP's post, I was commenting on the reply claiming the Frame was ready for a full OS. Which it isn't.

  • The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced

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  • @FauxLiving the Quest3 runs Android which is a lightweight Linux with a fairly opimosed proprietary graphics engine. It's literally a powerful embedded device. It's still too feeble for a full OS. The MQ3 struggles with the high-resolution, high-action games like Asgard's Wrath 2, not having enough CPU power for the location detection PLUS running the game. The Steam Frame is no different in that aspect, the difference being Steam realizes it and are't trying to gaslight you about the situation.

  • The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced

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  • @bjoerntantau @artyom How do you get that to compute?

    The Steam Frame is a "streaming first" headset - because the onboard chip is too feeble for a full onboard OS gaming support.

    That means it is a tethered device (WiFi or Wire - still a tether)

    The Meta Quest series all support tethering (Wired - OR - WiFi) and the older Occulus devices RELY on a tether. The PS VR can be used on a PC with SteamVR so there's no stopping it from being used like that too.

    I find your computing erroneous.

  • This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk

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  • This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk

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  • @caseyweederman @Bro666 that only means one of three things:a) your sample size of Linux users is too smallb) the echo chamber of Linux users you measure yourself against is too homogeneous (and y'all happen to be nice guys)or c) you really aren't a nice guy and you just look down on all Windows users equally.

    There's a lot of nice Windows users - and there's a lot of not-so-nice Linux users. Don't get confused when measuring up people - judging a whole group from your POV isn't good at all.

  • This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk

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  • @Bro666 @Ephera this is it exactly. Those that take it the other way have a much too strong bipartisan way of thinking - everything is on exaggerated scales of a vs b, attacking the person, not the subject.

    💪👏🏻 well said!

  • Plasma is going all Wayland

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  • @who @Bro666 Well, it's good then that your opinion doesn't matter? No, it's not too soon. X11 was a WELL KNOWN security risk 30 years ago. For 30 years I've been managing systems, knowing that even an unprivileged compromise might lead to a machine leaking more than a sieve with its mesh missing.

    Will it be disruptive? No. Will it change your workflow? Sure, at least in part, if you're a streamer or have some very borderline needs.

    X11 is a cancer long overdue.

  • You don't need to pay Apple or start a new subscription to unleash your creativity. A thread 🧵

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  • @bytesonbike @Bro666 No, but a lot of people have said "I can't create without Photoshop/Final Cut/Logic/Motion - applications that are Apple-first or Apple-only (and some of them, most of them, come from Apple).

  • KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Is Coming on February 17th, Here's What to Expect

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  • @BlackLaZoR @schnurrito That is not a function of a UI - that's a function of NetworkManager (or whatever network stack your distro uses).

    As for WireGuard - it does that automagically across all platforms and all network stacks I've used it on so far - so if it's not doing it for you, then you got something screwed up somewhere else, deeper down.

  • KDE @lemmy.kde.social
    Þór Sigurðsson @mast.ttk.is

    Not all is right in @lemmy.kde.social @floss.social Plasma.

  • Going all-in on a Wayland future

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  • @idriss @Saapas It's still an upgrade we've known for over two decades that we needed. The X protocol is inherently insecure by design - showing its age. If Wayland manages to nudge us a little closer to the reality of today, that's a good thing - even if it comes bundled with some diaper rash.

  • @opensuse There are some problems in @lemmy.kde.social / @floss.social land.

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  • KDE @lemmy.kde.social
    Þór Sigurðsson @mast.ttk.is

    @opensuse There are some problems in @lemmy.kde.social / @floss.social land.