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  • I've got a thunderbolt chip on an AMD motherboard, which doesn't usually happen, and I'm running an LG 5k monitor through it. I use an IBM model M over native PS/2. I've got a Ryzen 7, but a GTX 1060 cuz it still works. It's running Ultramarine Linux, based on Fedora.

  • My Windows 10 install broke, but I'm hesitant to switch to Linux.
  • Fedora is a great foundation for stability and up to date software. I personally use Ultramarine Linux; it's a general purpose distro based on Fedora, but with more desktop environments, more available packages, more media codecs (plain fedora leaves out a bunch of codecs that you need to play audio or video files), and some more sane defaults. Even with all that, it isn't noticeably more bloated than Fedora; it just gives you more options and makes it so that you don't have to follow a "Things You MUST Do After I stalling Fedora" article.

    Wayland works with Nvidia in my experience, and Wayland is remarkably stable and xorg-compatible. Folks will argue about that, but it's been great for the few years I've used it on my laptop and desktop. I know at least Ultramarine installs both, and you can switch between them on the login screen, so give it a shot.

    If your games don't work, it's quite normal to dual boot windows just for gaming.

    Also, you might consider making your home folder a separate partition. That means you can reinstall and switch distros while leaving your documents and media and such in place. That said, partitioning manually is hard to get the hang of; let me know if you want some help on that front.

  • Shit, they've caught on to my cunning plan!
  • https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_International#Loving_Jesus

    "Loving Jesus" is a term TFI members use to describe their intimate, sexual relationship with Jesus. TFI describes its "Loving Jesus" teaching as a radical form of bridal theology. They believe the church of followers is Christ's bride, called to love and serve him with wifely fervor; however, this bridal theology is taken further, encouraging members to imagine Jesus is joining them during sexual intercourse and masturbation. Male members are cautioned to visualize themselves as women, in order to avoid a homosexual relationship with Jesus.

  • My first flag! For the small city of Morrilton, AR, USA

    Criticism is welcome!

    Symbolism breakdown:

    • The gold semicircle represents the rising or setting sun, a symbol of change. Morrilton is currently growing after a period of decline, so this sun represents the glories of the past and of the future.
    • The white field represents a blank slate, the city's enormous potential to grow. It also represents the sense of morality and community that binds its people together.
    • The green band represents Petit Jean mountain just outside the city, and the semicircular cutout represents the Arkansas River Valley which encompasses Morrilton and many of its neighbors.
    • The ruddy semicircle with white border represents a wine glass; Morrilton is the seat of Conway county, where the sale of alcohol is allowed, surrounded by dry counties to the east, north, and west. The color also represents Morrilton's 3 major educational institutions (UACCM, SCCSD, and Sacred Heart) all of whose primary school colors are a shade of red.
    • The blue band represents the Arkansas River, on whose shores the original settlement was built. This further represents the rich history of the city, as well as the past and present flow of trade along the river, railroads, and I-40.

    I feel somewhat confident in the geometry of this design, but I don't know anything about color theory so I'm open to suggestions on that. The present colors were picked with the help of an AI, followed by some mathematical derivation using software and hand tweaking.

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    Places to stop in Dallas/Fort Worth?

    I'll be in DFW for a concert in May. Do any locals have recommendations for retrocomputing locales in the area? I.e. used electronics stores, recycling centers that let you take things, et cetera. I know Computer Reset is pretty much done at this point, but I'm from rural Arkansas so I imagine there's still a few good spots much better than what I have at home.

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    Some Commodore floppy disks I have.
    imgur.com Floppy disks - Album on Imgur

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    Floppy disks - Album on Imgur

    I love the graphic design on these old removable media.

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    This ad will forever be stuck in my brain

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    @amminadabz : ANimal CRACKerss in my SOOP

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    What poems haven't been set to music, but should?

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/4471840

    > What are some poems or other texts that you think should be put to music? I might use one or two of your answers :)

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    What poems haven't been set to music, but should?

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/4471840

    > What are some poems or other texts that you think should be put to music? I might use one or two of your answers :)

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    What poems haven't been set to music, but should?

    What are some poems or other texts that you think should be put to music? I might use one or two of your answers :)

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    Help! Ficus Audrey wilting after sun over-exposure

    I have been a bad plant parent and left my poor ficus in a hot sunny car for a few hours during a move. I've now gotten it to a place where it gets the right amount of sun (I think) and watered it, but it still isn't doing well. First one, now two leaves are drooping, and the top of the stem is shriveled. What can I do to help it?

    !

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    FOSS Streaming Box?

    Before I buy another Roku, are there any options for a streaming box/stick that run FOSS? A foss derivitive of android TV would be nice if that exists, ideally preloaded on an inexpensive and compact piece of hardware.

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    Firmware developers needed: A new kind of synth with strum pad, algorithmic just intonation.

    Hello all! My name's Evan, and I'm starting development on an idea I had a few years ago. The Synharmonium is (going to be) a microcontroller-based synthesizer with control elements based on the accordion and the Suzuki Omnichord, and an algorithm to solve the centuries old musical problem of versatile just intonation. Best case, this could have a huge impact on how western music is written and performed. Worst case, its a fun and easy synthesizer you can build at home.

    But right now its not much more than an idea and a janky keyboard prototype. I am a student of computer engineering, and I have a non-zero amount of programming skill, but there's still a lot of gaps that I just don't have the experience needed to fill. I need someone who's good at programming, familiar with open-source development, has some spare time, and finds this idea interesting, to help me get the software side of the instrument going. If you can become a major contributor, I'd love to have you, but if you can just hang out in the matrix room and answer questions from time to time that would help a lot.

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    Any suggestions for insoles riding up? (Vivobarefoot primus asana)

    Love the look of my white Primus Asana, but i cant walk 10 feet without the left insole somehow working its way back in the shoe and up my heel. Anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions for a fix?

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    Firmware developers needed: A new kind of synth with strum pad, algorithmic just intonation.

    Hello all! My name's Evan, and I'm starting development on an idea I had a few years ago. The Synharmonium is a microcontroller-based synthesizer with control elements based on the accordion and the Suzuki Omnichord, and an algorithm to solve the centuries old musical problem of versatile just intonation. Best case, this could have a huge impact on how western music is written and performed. Worst case, its a fun and easy synthesizer you can build at home.

    But right now its not much more than an idea and a janky keyboard prototype. I am a student of computer engineering, and I have a non-zero amount of programming skill, but I tend to make stupid mistakes that I can't easily spot. I need someone who's good at programming, has some spare time, and finds this idea interesting, to help me get the software side of the instrument going. If you can become a major contributor, I'd love to have you, but if you can just help me find one boneheaded mistake I will be extremely grateful, because I'm pretty stuck at the moment.

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    An open source synthesizer I'm working on.

    Open to critiques from any design experts, I'm just an engineering student. I've got a website for the project, https://www.unrestrictedinstrumentworks.com , and a few more renders, https://imgbox.com/g/4XNOa34EWX

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