I tried it, and liked it, but stopped using it based on cost. If it was open source or somehow contributed to the open web, I would continue paying for it.

I went searching for a new search engine. I tried SearXNG, but I wasn’t impressed with the results. So now I use duckduckgo and ecosia, because if I have to indirectly use google, at least I can get some trees planted in the process.

KDE if you’re used to Windows, Gnome if you’re used to MacOS.

One’s on a stage, the other is staged

Been using fish for years and did not know this.

After playing guitar for many years, I impulse bought a bass and it’s been a game changer. I found my instrument.

Gets better every time I watch it.

For anybody curious what’s going on in this region I highly recommend the podcast The Woman’s War. Its a great listen by the same guy who does Behind the Bastards.

Seconding Behind the Bastards. Great podcast.

Only go this route if you’re looking for a new hobby.

Please Like Me

I just ordered my first TV ever, and its a smart TV of course. My first choice would be to not connect it to the internet, but my wife wouldn’t like that. So i think ill just put it on its own network and block as many domains that it uses to phone home with as i can, without breaking functionality.

In 2017 I bought a ThinkPad with a hidpi screen, which I knew would give me trouble with Linux. Fortunately the Fedora 26 beta had just been released and was using Wayland by default (I wasn’t very Linux savvy to do it myself yet). I’ve been using Wayland on Fedora ever since without issue.

I like wezterm a lot but lately have not been impressed with some breaking changes on the main branch. I know its basically a nightly release, but that’s the recommended way to install according to their website. The devs acknowledged it, and recommended using a tiling manager as the fix.

I didn’t know about this specifically, but I’m holding onto my 2017 ThinkPad until I can buy an Arm laptop and run Linux on it.

wezterm. Works great on wayland and the documentation is amazing. And it’s built in rust if you’re one of those people.

I’ve used mixplorer for ages, its been great.

Edit: nevermind, apparently its not open source.

I was so excited when I discovered this app. To me it’s one of the most perfect apps. I wish I could use it on desktop.

Ugh same. I decided to upgrade my very uncomfortable sleeping pad recently which led me to the ultralight subreddit. I went from not having a clue how much my bag weighed to a 10lb base weight, tarp camping, a $400 quilt, 27oz backpack, making my own gear. I don’t even want to count how much I’ve spent in the last year.