Um Dragon flag definitely! Easy to draw is not on my list of criteria.

Also, I know the colors usually have meaning, it’s just so boring.

Believe it or not that does actually narrow it down quite a bit.

Basically any flag that’s just 3 colored bars. They’re so boring and there are so many that it’s hard to even differentiate them.

Flags should say something about your country.

I thought n’tsync was delayed because when I asked about the release, the devs said it’s gonna be May.

Sounds like you’ve been listening to Linux Unplugged, ha. Drive support is generally good in my experience. If you’re going to buy one for writing, then I’d also recommend one that can be flashed with Libredrive. That way you can also rip encrypted BluRays and store them without DRM.

I haven’t used burning software in a long time, but you may have issues getting them in a format that will just play back normally on players, especially if you put a bunch of movies on one disc. I think they need some sort of menu system, but maybe some burning software can build a rudimentary one? idk

Optical archival storage is tempting right now because of the price, though it definitely is more of an archival solution. Good for long term cold backups, but not great for any data that needs to change, even infrequently.

Browsing the spaces on Matrix.org is a good start. There are a ton of communities linked there. What are your interests?

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The answer is exactly what you think it is: laziness.

Yeah, that’s what I meant by “the manual”. Though I suppose the Linux community is the most likely to be flipping through a physical book to figure out their bash script.

“RTFM” (or similar comments like “it’s in the docs”) are just mean and useless without a reference.

Like, okay, superior user in the internet: If it’s in the manual/docs, what page? Do you have a link? Could you quote the relevant section?

Often people ask because they couldn’t find the answer in the docs. Simply pointing them at the answer is infinitely better than “lol the answer is in there somewhere”

See also: “Let me Google that for you…” Like mf Google brought me to this thread!

I can’t count the number of times I swear I read every man page and I can’t figure out how to structure my arguments–especially when they are nested or conditional.

I especially wish more man pages had common examples. Sometimes an example can say more than a paragraph of explanation.

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Enterprise

lol Silverlight.

In fairness, a lot of those did take over the web for a time and lead to some cool stuff (and also some wild security exploits).

As for the “Sound Connect App” that’s unfortunately the core of the problem. That app doesn’t exist for Linux. If the hardware relies on that app to set up or manage profiles, it creates an unavoidable roadblock for desktop Linux users.

The app runs on your phone (Android or iOS), and then you use the phone to manage Bluetooth connections for the earbuds. IMO you shouldn’t need a second device, but I guess they just assume 99% of people are connecting to a smartphone.

It just seems to be a non-standard implementation from Sony that doesn’t play well with the standard Linux audio stack.

I think the issue is that the actual Bluetooth connection is obfuscated behind a proprietary connection to the app, and the app exposes the protocol.

I agree it’s a stupid implementation, prioritizing a UI for pairing over literally everything else, but you still might be able to get it to work. I’ve successfully paired my WF-1000XM4 earbuds with my EndeavourOS (KDE) desktop.

Drivers (other than your Bluetooth chipset) generally shouldn’t matter. AFAIK Bluetooth audio device protocol is generic.

How are you pairing the headphones? Are you adding your PC as a device using the Sound Connect App? I have different SONY earbuds, but they can pair with 2 different devices and switch between them with the app. Perhaps they still have another device (like a phone) selected for output?

There is a mind-blowing amount of variety on both TikTok and YouTube. Just because these “someones” to which you refer are posting brainrot garbage doesn’t mean the entire platform is like that.

I guess you took “friction” in the title literally.