RickRussell_CA

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[–] RickRussell_CA 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I never thought I'd watch conservatives applaud Russia rebuilding the Iron Curtain.

But, here we are.

[–] RickRussell_CA 4 points 1 week ago

"You shoulda seen the look on your face... is what you'll say every time you reminisce over one of our Premium Silver photo packages."

[–] RickRussell_CA 4 points 1 week ago

For real, go to a library and ask a librarian for help.

They'll have various books aimed at different levels of maturity and reading levels. Get a book, read it yourself, then ask him to read it and talk about what you learned.

[–] RickRussell_CA 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The jokes really aren't that subtle.

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submitted 2 weeks ago by RickRussell_CA to c/196
 

Steve Hofstetter strikes again.

 

Marcin Wichary presents history of the ubiquitous font used on signage, machinery, and military equipment with its roots in the 19th century.

[–] RickRussell_CA 2 points 3 weeks ago

Google Maps right now:

[–] RickRussell_CA 88 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Well. He's gotten better.

I think he really struggled understanding that he was seen as a leader, and that people were modelling his behavior because he was setting the standard. Once he realized that, his criticisms became more... measured.

[–] RickRussell_CA 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] RickRussell_CA 1 points 3 weeks ago

I wasn't particularly frustrated or stressed, it just really didn't play well with my Nvidia hardware.

[–] RickRussell_CA 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I hate to say it, but the only solution to bullying (and it's not much of a solution) is to escalate the issue to administrators and parents. Over and over and over again, until the administration realizes that allowing these kids to be near each other is exposing the school to risk.

Sounds like the friend is absolutely "negging" your sister, trying to convince her that she's defective and can't expect better treatment.

Of course, you can explain this dynamic to your sister -- that her friend is trying to build herself up by convincing your sister that she's terrible. But sadly many people subjected to such behavior internalize it and are unable to fight it.

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submitted 1 month ago by RickRussell_CA to c/196
 

Hey folks.

Many moons ago when Lemmy was just getting started, I saw this community and started learning about Pop! OS. It seemed to offer a very strong set of positives:

  • Major vendor support (System 76)
  • Robust integration of Nvidia video drivers
  • Gaming-friendly

Somewhat neutrally, it's based on Ubuntu, which seems to be almost univerally the most popular distribution to customize. There's a lot of software available through the Pop! OS shop, and through Ubuntu and various .deb packages, so that's probably a net positive.

I installed on my HP Omen (10th gen i7 and Nvidia 2060), and struggled almost from moment one, and it was all about video support. Supposedly, I had the System 76-packaged Nvidia driver for Pop! OS, but the Nvidia video was often not detected, even by games/tools that claimed to support it (various Ubuntu & Debian utilities dedicated to reading video specifics kept telling me I had no Nvidia card).

I downgraded the Nvidia drivers, it seemed to fix a lot of problems, except now I was running the 400-series drivers instead of the 500-series.

With both drivers, any kind of power saving mode -- video off, sleep -- would COMPLETELY crash the Nvidia video card. I mean, it required a cold shut down to bring it back; it stayed dead through both logout and OS restart. I eventually turned off the power save modes.

Lots of Googling suggested that Pop and the Nvidia drivers had issues with various specific power saving modes, but I had no idea what those modes were or how to tell the OS to stop using them.

I struggled along for about a year. Games were hit or miss. Old games like Armagetron froze the system solid more often than I'd like to admit. Steam Linux games seemed to work mostly OK, when the Nvidia card was behaving.

I was making USB sticks of various Linux distributions for a friend recently (Ubuntu main, Mint, Pop! OS) and got to thinking how much I used to like Mint. So I backed up my home directory and decided to wipe my machine and start over.

And folks... that was all she wrote. Mint pops a beautiful little video menu in the task bar that lets me select Intel graphics, Nvidia graphics, or dynamic switching. The Nvidia settings app was pre-installed and it actually works, not just sometimes. And my machine can wink the screen off or go into sleep mode without completely wedging the Nvidia card, and killing the external video.

I can't really explain why Pop! OS had so many problems for me. I'm sure System 76 regressions tests against their own hardware, and I'm sure they have it working right. But, not for my HP OMEN.

 
 
 

"Alas, it is Extra Sharp!"

 

The Hu (stylized as The HU) is a Mongolian folk metal band formed in 2016. Incorporating traditional Mongolian instrumentation, including the morin khuur, the tovshuur, and throat singing, the band calls their style of music "hunnu rock", a term inspired by the Xiongnu, an ancient tribal confederation of uncertain origins, known as Hünnü in Mongolia. Some of the band's lyrics include old Mongolian war cries and poetry in the Mongolian language.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by RickRussell_CA to c/wtf
 
 

Now that I've had a few outings on 2S and 3S packs, here is my overall assessment:

  • The brushless system (supposedly 4400kV) is crazy fast.

  • As shipped, the truck is really slammed, and does NOT want to wheelie or come off the ground. On 2S, I couldn't get it to lift at all in straight-line acceleration. On 3S, I had to lift the truck with the shock collar adjusters to get it to flip on takeoff.

  • I'm not sure why, maybe it's the higher top speed & slightly longer wheelbase, but it is a bit harder to maneuver than the smaller trucks. I was getting the hang of it after a couple of packs, but you definitely need to finesse the throttle to keep it from rolling in turns. Go in too hot and it will surely roll. It could also be the tires, which were very sticky out of the box and may get a little less aggressive as they wear down.

  • Jumping was fine from a speed/height standpoint. I was struggling with air control but I'm not very good at that anyway. My landings tumbled but it ended up on 4 wheels.

  • Quite a few tumbles but no damage.

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