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Suffering from success.
...Or maybe pedantry?
Nah I get that. I spend hours and money modding or fixing consoles and then hardly play them. I just enjoy the hard stuf. And I'm not very good at games.
My Linux journey started with Debian (which is still on the home server) but I now have Arch and Fedora (Sway spin) on my two laptops.
The laptops basically run the same apps and I’ve been working on configuring/ricing the Arch laptop to my liking.
I’m currently setting up a local Git repo (following this tutorial) so that my Arch config can be used on Fedora.
The cool thing about the Git approach is that it’s easy to make it publicly available if you choose … and easy to roll back if you screw something up.
I also have automated snapper snapshots set up for the later scenario 🤪
Yeah, I'm also autistic :)
I can't explain why the world is like this but it is upsetting.
You just have to carve out your own "safe space" with split ergo keyboards, trackball mice, stable Linux distros and sane programming languages.
C > C++ btw ;)
Aye, you get it
Do what i did, start refactoring your debian setup to NixOS 😁
All of this produces a feeling of anguish... Maybe I cannot stand knowing that this could be the standard everywhere.
I have similar feelings about the lack of alcohol taxation and the low rate of rice cooker adoption in the west.
You are struggling to accept the imperfect world as it is. You should stop introspecting on the symptoms and try to figure out why you are unhappy with other people's choices.
I already know why that is. Perfectionism :)
And I know it's a darn problem lol
did you take your meds today? it feels like you didnt.
fyi, he who dies with the most optimized machine does not win.
rawdogging life rn
"It's really great, and I hate it" is kind of an insane take, but if you're looking for things to tune, tweak, or squeeze extra performance out of, try compiling your own optimized kernel and drivers. Maybe get into building a more portable profile for yourself so your changes can move with you elsewhere.
I think there is a misunderstanding. While I do think that it's great, I am not saying that I hate it haha
Good point though about portable profiles, that's why I'm messing around with NixOS currently.
What's the deal with rice cooker adoption?
Let's say you make rice more than twice a week. Rice cookers can save a stupid amount of time. They're cheap, reliable and you can use them not just for rice, but also a bunch of other stuff. My advice, try one if you like rice.
Proably a cultural thing. I live in a place where we eat rice daily, and we just use a regular pot. Rice is literally one of the easiest and fastest things to cook, that we focus on optimizing other things. Also, rice cookers are expensive around here, take aditional space and feel like a consumerist thing.
But now that I've said this, does it make you feel unsettled about it?
But now that I’ve said this, does it make you feel unsettled about it?
Considering that rice cookers are expensive where you are from, I suppose it is a sensible choice. I can't exactly say I'm unsettled. Let's suppose these devices being much cheaper relative to local salaries and there being plenty space for a rice cooker, then I'd be unsettled. But only if you are a regular consumer of rice, as I am ;)
Proably a cultural thing.
True. Some simply prefer plain-jane cooking or more steaming without the use of a dedicated cooker. A rice cooker though is "fire and forget", consistent and simple. Most people want that sort of clarity and in that sense I do believe in the rice cooker.
I couldn’t imagine my life without a rice cooker when I lived in Asia, but in Europe, I don’t really use mine a lot. I just use regular pot and it’s so easy to make rice for me, I am too lazy to take a rice cooker for the task. I don’t know why. I literally brought a rice cooker I’ve bought in Asia, all the way to Europe. It’s not used much now.
Interesting, where in Asia, if I may ask?
Mostly in Thailand, but also Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where I travelled to. I’ve bought a portable tiny rice cooker in Hong Kong, to be able to keep it in my backpack. Never used! So, I actually brought two rice cookers back home! I really forgot about the tiny one.
These days I do rice or other similar dishes in a regular pot, and it’s the same to me, more or so. Perhaps that’s just skill, I don’t know. Maybe I’m missing something and not noticing.
Hong Kong has got to be pretty darn cool. Didn't know there was such a thing as a portable rice cooker. You learn something each day I guess haha
Interesting, where in Asia, if I may ask?
If yours feel like a stable/balanced setup, maybe find another project? From my experience, without majorly reconfiguring the machine, virtual machines, RSS and making your own programs can be rather time-consuming, though also carrying a challenge you may be lacking as is now.
Or just switch to a distro that breaks every other day like arch /s
Where is this meme coming from because I've been running it for two years solid and update once per week with no issues.
I update daily and had zero issues for seven years. Some issues need some light trivial manual intervention, but nothing more than that. I needed to downgrade kernel once or twice. I don’t know whether there’s much of unstable. I have servers running Arch and I faced zero issues so far. I so much hate upgrading Debian, it always breaks on me. Here, I don’t need to worry about that, I just update here and there (with servers), and I update multiple times a day (desktops), no issues so far.
From my experience, without majorly reconfiguring the machine, virtual machines, RSS and making your own programs can be rather time-consuming, though also carrying a challenge you may be lacking as is now.
Exactly that is time excellently spent. Aside from the obvious hobbyist character, this has extremely wide real-world applications. I love that you guys are talking me into modifying kernels :D
I would start with making scripts to reproduce your current customizations on a fresh install, personally.
Fellow Debian user ricing my daily driver here. Other people may call me crazy too, but I can see where you're coming from. I've mostly come to terms with it by reminding myself that most people are either blissfully ignorant or too busy to care.
Have you considered making a sort of install script or even just a public repository for your tweaks? Makes it all a bit more accessible for those interested to adopt elements of your system. I've personally wanted to put together an automated install script once I perfect my Chicago95 rice since I'd imagine there's quite a few people who want a one-click, retro, but functional system.
Fellow Debian user ricing my daily driver here. Other people may call me crazy too
that makes two of us!!
I’ve mostly come to terms with it by reminding myself that most people are either blissfully ignorant or too busy to care.
Active meta ignorance, making yourself be ignorant of the ignorance of others. Which is the same as ignorance but implemented as an abstraction :P
Have you considered making a sort of Honestly, I have not. I don't do much with sharing stuff on my GitHub since my programming stuff usually doesn't exceed a handful of scripts save for when making websites. install script or even just a public repository for your tweaks?
The whole idea of putting all the changes I made to my system is daunting since it's quite a lot even though it isn't that finicky at the smaller scales. I wouldn't know where to begin and I take it it takes a few weeks to get a basic structure going that feels comfortable. I'll try it though! Thank you for the good suggestion
I’m on Arch, but I’ve been improving my system for years, and only recently I felt I’m settled more or so. I’m so sad I haven’t been keeping a blog about my journeys, I started one, and now trying to write things in retrospect is challenging and takes too much effort, I’m thinking of giving up. Do you guys have places where you share what you do and why? I’d love to read. Not many things are obvious, even for me. That’s why normies aren’t doing it. They are not aware there’s Colemak or Dvorak.
I love the phrase "ricing my daily Debian driver".
I do often have this feeling "everyone could be enjoying this".
Once in awhile it comes out when someone asks me about how I countered some Microsoft or Apple bullshit, and I admit I jumped ship and have been enjoying software freedom.
A few have actually switched after interrogating me about my experiences.
Ricing Debian is as easy as on any other Distro. Most people I know are using Debian AND (Cinnamon/GNOME OR Xfce). Those are maybe a bit annoying to modify and make your. KDE however works like a charm and people think I'm using Arch because it looks unlike anything the way I'm using tiling.
Props though for getting people to switch, you're a real one.
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