I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?
I’d prefer to get a VPN to avoid the risk of my internet getting shut down, but I’m not aware of what the options for Linux are. I figured this would be a good place to ask.
On Windows, KDE Plasma, and likely many other Desktops, if a window is fullscreen maximized and you push the mouse to the top edge and click, it will close....
I remember watching a youtube video about UI design on computers and the lady narrator said that the corners of the screen have effectively infinite size. I don’t remember anything else but that line stood out.
I’m having the hardest tine setting up a shared folder between a Linux host and Win11guest. I want to get rid of dual boot, but there are a few programs that I use which are Win only. I have set up a VB VM, but I want a fine tuned KVM VM. On VB sharing is trivial, but I can’t get it to work in KVM. I have the host sharing...
Some of you may remember this absolute diamond of insanity that was the “4-Day Time Cube.” This was the go-to example of the internet as a universal amplifier for communication - for both the sane and insane alilke. It was there from nearly the start of the world-wide web, back in the 1990’s. Alas, it ceased to be some...
My dad had frozen shoulder after getting a single heart bypass. It was caused by some medication he was given. A lady died due to the medication and/or the frozen shoulder. This was 25 years ago.
My latest base. I had to abandon it due to stuttering but I think it's my nicest base yet (lemmy.ca)
The main mod for this colony was Vanilla Factions Expanded Empire which greatly improves the Empire. I think I got my main pawn to Archcount....
Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo (www.videogameschronicle.com)
What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase?
I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?
The first person to become famous for blinking must have been like (lemmy.world)
Why does a moon rock taste better than an earth rock?
It’s a little meteor.
What VPN should I get for Linux?
I’d prefer to get a VPN to avoid the risk of my internet getting shut down, but I’m not aware of what the options for Linux are. I figured this would be a good place to ask.
Tuba (sh.itjust.works)
Issue for GTK to make their window decorarions clickable at the corner (gitlab.gnome.org)
On Windows, KDE Plasma, and likely many other Desktops, if a window is fullscreen maximized and you push the mouse to the top edge and click, it will close....
As if we need another reason to switch to GNU/Linux (lemmy.ca)
I'LL GIVE YOU BUTTERFLIES! AROOOOOOOO!!! (lemmy.world)
Todd Howard says Bethesda's trying to 'increase our output' with Elder Scrolls and Fallout 'because we don't want to wait that long either' (www.pcgamer.com)
XPipe 9 comes with VNC, RDP, and SSH X11 support, a better SSH integration, terminal improvements, and many bug fixes (sh.itjust.works)
Hello there,...
Did Fedora 40 break something for you? (gehirneimer.de)
I am running Fedora 39 right now and the last time I did a distro upgrade my graphics drivers were a huge PITA. Did your upgrade to 40 went smooth?
HELP ME I AM SO SCARED (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Why is folder sharing between host and guest in KVM so hard?
I’m having the hardest tine setting up a shared folder between a Linux host and Win11guest. I want to get rid of dual boot, but there are a few programs that I use which are Win only. I have set up a VB VM, but I want a fine tuned KVM VM. On VB sharing is trivial, but I can’t get it to work in KVM. I have the host sharing...
I just learned that the Time Cube is no more. (lemmy.world)
Some of you may remember this absolute diamond of insanity that was the “4-Day Time Cube.” This was the go-to example of the internet as a universal amplifier for communication - for both the sane and insane alilke. It was there from nearly the start of the world-wide web, back in the 1990’s. Alas, it ceased to be some...
Sounds legit, sovcit. (lemmy.world)
Whoops (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14285424
Living with frozen shoulder: ‘It was as if someone had been hitting my arm with a baseball bat’ (www.theguardian.com)
The painful and debilitating condition can spring up out of nowhere and can leave sufferers struggling to even walk the dog
How are nvidia gpus with wayland nowadays? I read a while ago it was terrible, has it improved?
I’m considering switching from Windows 10 to something either using KDE or the new Cosmic DE that System76 is working on. Right now I’ve got a 3060TI.
The least spoken language in the world is sign-language