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  • jg1itolinuxmemesTinkering Bug
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    2 months ago

    Literally me with my Framework laptop, trying to get hidpi to work. I either get tiny text, blurry text, tiny icons, but fine text, or some other weird combination of shit. Luckily, gnome-terminal does work. So as long as I never use any GUI apps, then hidpi “works” on the Framework. 🥴👍

    No, I will not switch to Fedora. Yes, I’ve tried it. No, I’m not a fan of “fixing” hidpi by avoiding scaling, everything is tiny. Yes, I’ve also tried the new Framework display at 2x scaling, no I didn’t like it.

    The real solution for me is to avoid this class of problems altogether by going back to a regular dpi screen, where everything was legible, clear, and I could use whatever damn GUI apps I wanted. I’m moving back to an X11 Carbon (rip Dell XPS) next chance I get.



  • jg1itoClarinetBiting problem
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    2 months ago

    Huh. Interesting. Is there another way!?

    my lip hurts because I am biting so hard. I can even see an indent where my teeth were.

    This just seemed normal to me. My lip ends up sore for a day after playing a gig with lots of altissimo notes.

    Thanks for the tips!




  • jg1itoBlueskyReshare this next year to Trump voters.
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    2 months ago

    My family won’t care. The best I could hope for is “🤷 idk”, but I’ll probably get “you don’t understand how politics works, he can’t just wave a magic wand.”

    In fact, now that ICE has started rounding up people in California, all I’ve heard is, “But the other side said we can’t say merry christmas!!11 😭”





  • jg1itoTechnologyDell kills the XPS brand
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    2 months ago

    Dell XPS and Lenovo X1 Carbon are the best laptops for running Linux. I currently have an AMD Framework and, while it’s nice that it’s repairable, Linux support is crap compared to the XPS and X1. I was actually looking into selling this junk Framework laptop and buying an X1 Carbon.




  • jg1itoMildly InfuriatingNot enough people buying Premium, eh?
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    3 months ago

    More than you think, actually. My wife recently signed up. I’m like, Babe! I already have uBlock Origin to block ads on desktop! On mobile, Firefox also blocks ads and allows listening to videos with the screen off. 😫

    But, we still get ads on our smart LG TV. So. That’s apparently enough to throw the money away.




  • The biggest reason I use Spotify personally is for music discovery.

    YES! This is the single biggest reason to use any streaming service. DISCOVERY! I’ve been heavily using Jellyfin and Navidrome for media recently. Acquiring media is easy (especially if you speak English), managing media has never been easier.

    But the reason I can’t convince my wife to drop her subscriptions is due to discovery. And I get it. I feel it too. I have to put in extra effort. What do I download? IDK. I have to spend time to research now without Spotify and then commit to downloading, adding, managing the media. On Spotify/Netflix, etc I don’t have to think.