I’ve loved using Pop_OS for nearly 2 years and I’ll looking forward to the upcoming Cosmic desktop. For a little change, and to learn, I decided to install #ArchLinux for the first time* so I can say:
“I use Arch! (btw)”
Latest install process is super easy so don’t let Arch scare you. Took me 10 minutes. #LearnLinux
So I went a little nuts after spending a few hours with Arch #Linux in the VM.
Wiped PoP_OS after grabbing some personal files/data, and went full native Arch. Leveraged some knowledge from this great video and she’s running Hyprland / Wayland quite smoothly. Wowsers! 😎
@jeffjarvis They’re both nice and do the same thing… I see the HP more as a luxury item while the Acer is more of a reliable workhorse. As much as I like the Dragonfly hardware, fit and finish, I gravitate towards the utilitarian Acer.
I’m having way too much #RetroGaming fun with this Miyoo Mini+. Installed #OnionOS this morning which adds so many useful features. Nice theme switcher where I found a fave, which you can see in the video.
Also got hooked up with RetroAchievements, a website that creates and tracks achievements in these old #videogames. This was $70 well spent and I’m just getting started! (Literally… with the original Legend of Zelda)
@briandunaway Nice! I’m just getting started but I viewed possible achievements on some games and I see what you’re talking about. Some of these are not easy to get!
Having grown up as #VideoGames became a “thing”, I splurged on one of the many #retrogaming handhelds for me and my son. He’s an avid gamer of the #GameBoy generation.
Impressed by this little device, the Miyoo Mini+, which can be had for $60 to $80. Emulators for a bunch of handhelds and consoles. There are more powerful / larger options and plenty of software mods you can do.
Now my son wants us to start a YT channel and “review” old games as if they just launched. 🙄
Consider me not at all shocked that Humane is shopping itself.
TBH, I expected Rabbit to do this first because the company doesn’t offer a compelling hardware product but because the software / #AI approach is the real product and far more valuable. Well, if it worked better, that is. I figured Rabbit built a low-cost hardware box simply to showcase the actual product that it would/will later try to sell.
@jnv Honestly, I never thought (and still don’t think) Rabbit wants to be a long-term device maker. I think it outed a piece of concept hardware at a low price without subscription fees to show off the AI product(s) / potential demand in hopes of a huge buyout from big tech.
Fellow #MotoGuzzi#motorcycle owners will probably disown me (🤣) but I downsized and traded in my 2015 Guzzi. Opted for a smaller, lighter ride and huge boost in MPG with a 2024 #Triumph Speed 400.
Was considering a #RoyalEnfield Hunter 350 but for the extra $1,000, I think you get a lot more in the Speed 400. I will miss the unique, analog character of the Guzzi for sure, however.
@Fury I have ridden a Hunter 350 and it’s a fantastic little bike. I think you’ll love it! My main reason for the Speed 400 over the Hunter is the roads here in the U.S.
The Hunter is fine on nearly all of them save for the interstates and such. Speed limits are 70 there and if you do that speed, you’ll get run over. The Speed 400 gives me a little more power for those roads as needed on occasion. Cheers!
@ianbetteridge great read, thanks for sharing! Among the many good points, this resonates most to me because I didn’t learn it until late in life:
“Don’t kid yourself that your institution cares about individuals. The point of an institution is that it can function without any particular individuals.”