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zod000,

Most of the programmers I know (including myself) use Linux or BSD, but that all depends on who you associate with. A lot of companies are purely Windows shops and others just throw their programmers mac books and call it a day. At my last company I was only briefly allowed to use Linux until they decided it was no good as I couldn’t use whatever resource intensive corporate garbage security software of the year they bought.

zod000,

There were clearly some questionable recycling methods for used toilet paper rolls back in the day, but don’t worry, the sweet orange flavor covered up the after taste.

zod000,

We definitely called them “push pops” when I was a kid, but I imagine it varied regionally.

zod000,

Yes, I got my kid one the other day.

zod000,

Your experience mirrored mine, except that I also played the original. The game had some good ideas and mechanics, but it was frustrating and one of the few Super Mario games that I didn’t even want to finish.

zod000,

I am the opposite. When I was younger, I have significantly more free time and certainly better reflexes.eye-hand coordination. I doubt I could come close to beating any of the more challenging NES games that I did when I was a kid (not that Mario Sunshine was in that era).

zod000,

My experience was similar, but I gave up after my first RMA because I saw everyone else going through the same thing. The N7 started as such a delight and ended up as one of worst product experiences.

zod000,

Agreed

zod000,

Irssi. It’s extensible and stable, been using it for years.

zod000,

Even though I wasn’t a fan of their modified Gnome DE, I really like the distro as a whole. It made it seamless to use both AMD and Nvidia cards, Steam worked out of the box, and I had no issues with using Ubuntu or Debian repos. I’m not sure whether I’ll use Cosmic or not, but I’ll probably give it a fair try eventually.

zod000,

Untrue, they also work in Nethack and other rogue-likes!

zod000,

I concur completely. I mean, I like Morrowind quite a bit, but coming from playing 1000 hours in Daggerfall and seeing this tiny simplified, constrained game world in the sequel was disheartening. The fact that everything since has been so much worse in that regard had made Morrowind age pretty well I suppose.

zod000,

I have always loved FB2K, but I didn’t like using it in linux. It was slow to start (which is snap’s fault) and was tough to get working in a stable state once I started trying to use components that I prefer (probably wine’s fault, but who knows).

zod000,

Probably a bit late, but I really like Quod Libet. It is very extensible, runs light, has excellent tagging and filtering, and just feels similar enough to how I set up my foobar2000.

What're some of the dumbest things you've done to yourself in Linux?

I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....

zod000,

I’ve lived through this one. Fixing it required me taking a full day off to suffer.

zod000,

I love image. I’m glad to see a good number of less common vintage switches made the cut.

zod000,

The XM clones aren’t even Gateron quality IMO. I did end up with three fullsize XM boards when a site was selling them for $5 a piece. They were definitely worth that much.

zod000,

Sorry, didn’t see this reply until now. I don’t know all of them for sure (especially the few that look like really old Cherry like the MY and M9?), but own or have owned a quite a few of these. I parted with a bunch of my collection when I moved states last year, but still have several old boards that have SKCM Alps, vintage Cherry MX, and my clicky space invaders and some not pictured like my SMK Cherry MX mount and a few Model F and Model M.

zod000,

There are so many mitsumis and it shouldn’t surprise me that I don’t know them all (they seriously are all over the place). I am now in the midwest, so we probably won’t run into each other.

zod000,

I’m not in that sort of area lol. I have thankfully seen less cows here than where I was moving from.

zod000,

As someone that owned all three, the NES without question. If you have budget or desire for a second pick, my recommendation would be to try and find a Sega Game Gear and pick up an adapter for playing Master System games.

zod000,

I don’t know of any other full sized EC keyboards that support wireless, but depending on if they meet your needs, I know that Varmilo makes selfcontained EC switches that are hotswap compatible with Cherry MX switches. They aren’t going to feel just like a Topre dome used in a Realforce since they are quite different in construction, but they are electro-capactive. If you don’t need a full sized keyboard, you may have more options via Topre clones like some of the NiZ/Plum/Royal Kludge keyboards.

Is it worth buying the Mac keyboard for a dedicated Linux PC instead of the windows one?

What is your personal preference based on experience? I Assume because Mac is Unix and Linux is Unix based, it would be more suited, but I have no personal experience with the layout. I am willing to try something new if i hear enough merits for it, and I also find the windows layout somewhat inadequate(The grass is greener on...

zod000,

I have several perfectly working mechanical keyboards from the 80s, so I’d say, yeah they last long. That being said, I don’t necessarily think you’ll get decades from $40 mechanical keyboard like you can from an old school IBM, Alps, or Cherry MX keyboard. I mean, you may, but these keyboards were most than $40 back then and adjusted for inflation they’d not be cheap these days.

zod000,

I’ve been there and it almost killed me. It wasn’t money that got me (that much), but the lack of time and sleep. I’d live by vending machine junk and naps in the car between jobs.

zod000,

None of my PinePhone owning friends say it’s “quite there yet” to be a daily driver. I have been asking them every six months if it’s time to take the plunge.

zod000,

You aren’t getting a “pretty good” gaming PC for $600-$700, be serious now. That doesn’t invalidate most of your other points, but your exaggerations weaken your message.

zod000,

Since you’re serious, I’d be very curious to see the part list for this if you have the time. I am quite aware of current prices and GPU prices are currently still rather bonkers, even with sales.

zod000,

That’s very impressive for that price, though I am highly skeptical of those framerates since my PC has better specs and doesn’t get that without some serious compromises in settings. How are you getting a Windows Pro license for $19? I use linux 99% of the time, but I’d love to have a pro license on the cheap.

zod000,

Sublimetext technically fits the bill for this I think, but its feeling a bit long in the tooth.

zod000,

Preach. Daggerfall was the first PC game I got on release. It was the buggiest game I have ever played, and I loved it. Morrowind was such a shock in size and complexity reduction that it took me a while to like it. In retrospect, especially knowing how the following games went, it was great, cliffracers aside.

Opinions on the Redragon Kitava RGB?

Hey, I have seen this keyboard pretty cheaply on local Polish stores and it seems to have decent reviews for the price, anyone has any experience with it or other Redragon keyboards? Side note: Anyone knows if it has a controller compatible with this firmware? github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware

zod000,

I bought a redragon k556 while I was traveling and had a need for a keyboard. It was good bang for the buck and can be flashed with QMK, but I don’t think the Kitava RGB is supported yet. The supported models are here github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware/tree/…/redragon

zod000,

I just got a laptop with 64GB of DDR5 ram for $870 or so from HP, so I wouldn’t take these specific examples you found as gospel.

zod000,

I’d actually like to try their new ergo clears because actual ergo clears or the switches that were very similar (Zeal V1) tend to be my favorites.

zod000,

Sorry to necro the post, but I have two of the new Model F. I have the F77 in the classic case and then I got an FSSK when they released because of the form factor. I ended up switching back to the F77 because it just feels and looks nicer.

zod000,

The new Model Fs feel just like my original Model Fs if you have ever typed on one. Typing on Model Fs feel a bit lighter and crisper than on a Model M. I loved my Models Ms and I have had one since I was a kid, but once I was using a Model F, the M felt like a rough imitation (which I suppose isn’t that far from the truth). It isn’t the world changing difference that some people would tell you, but it does feel significantly better to me. It doesn’t hurt that you also get NKRO and, in these reproductions, the ability to customize the layout via the programmable firmware. I also really like the hefty case compared to the plastic of the Model Ms, especially the zinc case in the classic model, but the aluminum case of the FSSK isn’t too shabby either.

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