achensherd

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[–] achensherd 2 points 1 year ago

That is legit. A few years ago I was working at a job that was... okay. Big name in my industry, paid the bills, etc. I was occasionally looking at and applying for other jobs on the side, but nothing serious. Then something happened at work that royally pissed me off, which mixed with the amount of pain I was physically in at the time after getting my first COVID shot resulted in a massively-escalated search for a new job, which ultimately landed me in a much better place.

So yeah, anger makes shit happen.

[–] achensherd 6 points 1 year ago

I still remember several months into the pandemic how my then-company's VP brought up how we can go back into the office, but we wouldn't be able to meet in the same room or be in close proximity to each other, and so any/all communications would still need to be done via MS Teams.

I think even he realized how ridiculous that sounded because there was a momentary pause before he finished his sentence.

[–] achensherd 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Looks like a check engine light at first glance.

[–] achensherd 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can’t slow down the charging rate unless they want to get in trouble with the EU. If they’re planning to limit the data transfer rate for, say, non-Pro iPhones, that would suck, but then again all iPhones to date have been USB 2.0 at best, and USB Type-C is just the connector and doesn’t say anything about data transfer rates anyway.

[–] achensherd 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Houses around me go for around $1m. If I can get an equivalent house for half that, and the only issue is a mortal serial killer and not some Insidious demon, I’m game.

[–] achensherd 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That immutability is kind of a strength for what it’s installed on. If pacman is needed, better off using something like EndeavourOS.

[–] achensherd 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but it’s Linux!

There’s definitely no reason to install it on anything other than a handheld or PC being used as a console, though. It’s not officially available anyway - only way to install the version found on the SD onto anything else right now is via Holo ISO.

[–] achensherd 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

It is. The current version found on the Steam Deck is based on Arch Linux.

[–] achensherd 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used Bing to find a parts diagram for my car after repeatedly failing to do so with Google. I’m sure I could’ve eventually found it with Google using the correct combination of operators and such, but at that point why bother.

[–] achensherd 1 points 2 years ago

Yup! I grew up playing Super Metroid on the SNES and played Fusion in college on the GBA. When Dread was announced, I decided to play through the 2D games chronologically in anticipation, with AM2R substituting for Samus Returns, and finishing up with Dread. Looking forward to the next installment!

[–] achensherd 1 points 2 years ago

AFAIK SD cards often die in RPis due to excessive writing (e.g. from logging), insufficient power supplies, and/or powering off improperly.

[–] achensherd 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been leaning this way lately. From a cost/capability standpoint, RPis were easy to justify when they were ~$30, but not as much at their current inflated prices unless you have specific power consumption and form factor requirements. Used/refurbished Dell thin clients and MFF PCs can be had for $40-100, ranging from fanless systems with low-power Atoms and Celerons to full-fledged desktops with Core i-series CPUs, all with memory and storage included more often than not. I personally just picked up a Dell OptiPlex MFF with an i5-9500T, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD for $100.

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