circuitfarmer

Well now… TIL!

Fair – what I meant was more about the Teams binary kind of not being needed at all (you can use the web version without it). So having a Linux binary explicitly just seems a little weird, marketing aside.

I think MS assumes no one will use it. But having Linux builds of some of their software enhances their “MS loves Linux” marketing.

Teams is another example.

Kicad is up there with the paid options for electronic schematic drafting / PCB design. I don’t use a lot of KDE stuff since I also don’t use KDE, but Kicad is absolutely essential for me.

So. Many. Choices. Not sure I can pick one.

It’s kind of fascinating: the Steam Deck is the only device I can think of with a “halo effect” that doesn’t involve giving a company more money: the ecosystem it pulls you into is an open one, and you don’t even have to have purchased a Deck to jump in based on the idea alone.

Mandrake. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. But I did get it installed.

Seppuku is a task

Just depends on reactions. If no one says anything I just go with it. If 5+ people say something I fix it. If 1-5 people say something they’re probably outliers.

Many modern devices can “float” between 110-220v as well as 50 and 60Hz.

In practice, it means you don’t need older style, larger adapters which actually change the voltage and frequency for you. You can just use the cheaper adapters which only change the plug.

To be sure, just read the little print by the power area on whatever device(s) you’re bringing. The ranges will be listed.

Done it many times.

Ok boomer

I used to have a side system with /home on its own partition precisely to learn different distros and setups. It makes it much easier having a partition which is retained.

These days, qemu is your friend for playing around with random Linux stuff.

Yes, bigger than that. I have tried Clementine.

I really just want a media player that:

1. Has good media library support based on tags (lots do)

2. Has ReplayGain support (lots do)

3. Lets me have an album art panel bigger than a thumbnail (and here is where so many options fall short, including Rhythmbox)

Deadbeef seems to be the closest due to its good customizability, but the plugin which allows for actual media library capability is apparently Mac-only, for some unfathomable reason.

Gonna be stuck with Foobar via Wine for a fair sight longer, I think.

Tax dollars are definitely being stolen… by this unelected buffoon

This “China’s AI is taking your data and that’s bad” is shockingly similar to “TikTok is taking your data and that’s bad”. Lots of US counterparts do the same thing, but I don’t see (as much) media coverage about that.

Don Draper: “no no no, everyone else’s cigarettes are dangerous. Lucky Strikes are… toasted.”

You highly doubt my personal experience?

Proprietary by Sony, but they did open source it

My original comment was about the PhD specifically, which is necessarily research focused.

But even so, I’d argue that it is prudent as a blanket statement about grad school generally. Wages across entire classes of roles can stagnate relatively quickly – more quickly than you can get a graduate degree – and if it happens, you’re still stuck with the grad school bill.

Entering a program which costs you directly means minimally taking significantly extra risk, and it should be presented as such.

The bitrate is manually enforceable on Linux, too

*specifically using PipeWire