abrouwers

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by abrouwers 3y ago
I think the "send my grandmother non-pixelated photos of my kid using the default messaging app" is a fair ask.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
OK, so general linux issues unspecific to wayland. I don't share your experience, but it's rather off-topic for this post.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
Sorry, "tearing" isn't the correct word. I use the swipe gesture to "peak" at another workspace - if I have a video playing in that workspace, for example, it'll have artifacts in the playback while I'm mi
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by abrouwers 3y ago
Funny, I've used a wlroots environment recently (hyprland), and noticed tearing in animations that I don't have in gnome. So, I guess I'll take "janky" :-)
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by abrouwers 3y ago
Curious, what sort of hardware issues? I don't have experience with Nvidia, but on Intel, my experience is equal on gnome (in fact, quite improved for the last couple of years - more fluid animations, less lag, etc). I've had th
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by abrouwers 3y ago
I mean, of course that's the case? xorg.conf* applies to X (the process) which isn't running any longer. Also, most people haven't need d a xorg config in a long while, except for unique cases.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
I agree it's impressive, in the same way Ferrari announcing a new super car is impressive. But, I drive a hatchback, and was just hoping they'd cave on 8gb/256gb for ram/storage, or support for multiple monitors.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
I haven't had luck with chrom(ium,e) using scaling, or vaapi, natively on Wayland. Firefox is a far better experience for me.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
As someone who does CAD work (product design) every day, I'm curious about the use case? Starting with Surfaces (in Creo, at least) can be provide such flexibility.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
Strange - for me, installing intel-media-driver & setting the vaapi config option in about:config (for firefox) is sufficient. I gave up trying to get it to work in Chrom{e,ium}, though.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
Strange, my fan (12th gen intel) spins up instantly on software, and my battery life takes a hit.
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by abrouwers 3y ago
This caused me to switch to FF. But, now I have native, well-functioning wayland & vaapi - wish I had switched sooner!
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by abrouwers 3y ago
Possibly because linux runs well on many OEM machines, and this niche really isn't needed in the market?
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Isn't the apple device 2-3x the price, though? Doesn't seem like it's even fair to compare.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
I bought a framework just for this sort of peace. I really long for apple hardware, but given the price, I'd be afraid of breaking things.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Funny, I'm the opposite - I use gentoo and don't mind, but only use -bin packages for browsers because they take too long :D
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by abrouwers 4y ago
You don't understand why some people might prefer a more precisely defined, simpler-by-default desktop? I can only speak for myself - I've been using linux full-time for ~20ish years, and gnome 3 is the one of the most solid, sta
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Most popular options seem pretty well exposed via. gnome-tweaks. I'm curious which others you find missing?
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Out of curiosity, how often do you "set things up from scratch?". It's such a rare thing for me, that usually dumping my list of installed packages / installing those, and then bringing in modified configs, is way less w
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Well, they also said a framework machine, which has excellent Linux compatibility, especially for the commonly difficult hardware you list.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
I love my framework, and would buy it again. But man, I'm not sold the 12th gen intel chip is ideal. My battery life is pretty awful, and it doesn't take much to start the fan / generate heat. Even doing something simple l
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by abrouwers 4y ago
I disagree, for long term sourcing. It takes awhile to get relationships, supply chain, etc. established.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
I'm talking specifically about OPs complaint - they've identified it's a Wayland specific issue, so yes? If using Gnome, it's a single click from GDM, and your preference will be remembered.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Well, Wayland is "new.". Why not use X if it doesn't yet fit your needs?
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by abrouwers 4y ago
I guess I don't follow - if you rent, for any period of time (sure, I'm slightly assuming a longer period of time - say, >1 year), you will give the landlord rent money over that duration, and walk away with ~nothing at the end
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Sure, buying doesn't always result in a positive return, but renting is guaranteed to not. Housing is usually a decent investment.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
I googled (briefly), but couldn't find anything on an m1 MacBook air, for example. How do prices compare to Apple?
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by abrouwers 4y ago
If my screen breaks, and I need a new screen, apple is the ONLY one who can provide the part.
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by abrouwers 4y ago
"That was a fun day of work, let's hit the library" is not the same as "Let's go have a beer," for many people, as you're probably aware :-) To each their own, though. Your argument is just that people s
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by abrouwers 4y ago
Just speaking personally, but it's the social aspect. It's simply fun (subjectively, of course) to head to a brewery with some coworkers, after work, hang out in a cool environment, and sip beverages that taste good. If I lived

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