GlenRambo

joined 9 months ago
[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 days ago

I was trying for this. Probably should have have just pasted it.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why use more words when less is easier.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lol. I'm not a Mac person. Airbook? The thin ones.

 

Question is title.

In the past I've installed many distros on many older PCs, but never used linux properly (although slowly moving over to avoid win11). I've also had a heap of history with windows installs.

A family member has been testing Mint on an old laptop and is going well. This is a trial run before I update their iMac laptop (not sure what one but no longer supposed by OS updates).

I've never booted to an iMac BIOS or installed over top of apple.

  • Is this going to be like installing over windows?
  • What issues can I expect?
  • Should I consider another distro?

Asking here as searching results in AI bullshit websites.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is plasma big screen really an option? Id like to install it on a desktop to act as a android tv. Launch Stremio, YT and maybe one or two other apps/websites. Easy big tile navigation with remote (flirc).

It's in dev since 2020. The images hosted on the site are bit for any of my hardware. It says theres a Debian package. Installed that though LMDE but it was horrible. Somone mentioned Kububtu can install it with apt, but its not listed. Think I'll give up.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I like the idea. In regards to lemmy and its instances (so I guess a smaller Scale to what your suggesting ... Though I still don't fully get the fediverse).

I did something similar when picking a Lemmy instance. What was the instance that had defederated others the least. There was a git page somewhere that listed them all.

On the flip side I've heard a notion that no one single instance should become the "main" instance. Probably with your suggestion new users would gravitate to the big circle. Thus making it the "default". But maybe it's different when looking outside of lemmy instances to the wider fediverse.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 points 1 week ago

PBS Spacetime or Space Matters at 0.75 speed.

Alan Watts, Eckart Tolle, Great Meditations (the sleep ones as there is no wakeup bit at the end)

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 points 1 week ago

My limited knowledge and time force me to certain distros. Some of my stuff only works on EOS, others only on Mint.

It's easier to install another distro than spend another hour troubleshooting. I know "just read the wiki" but sometimes we don't have the skills, imagine a neckbeard trying to "just have a shower, and get out the basement".

It makes it even more tempting to move back to Windows where I can just plug and play. But I'm forcing myself not to. ... Well that and Win11 isn't supported.

And re things not working. I'll not even a gamer with special hardware. Just use it for web browsing and citrix for WFH.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago

I can't see it as streaming or DVD. But I can see it as an audiobook and on great courses plus website.

If anyone finds the video version I'd be appreciative.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm new to Linux and use Endeavor OS. Its Arch BTW so everything I do I just look up the Arch Wiki.

Endeavour comes with KDEPlasma, or you can pick others. It also has basic applications like Firefox and media players. But nothing in the way of office etc.

I think Manjaro is similar but deviates from arch a bit.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I looked into that font when I head about it. Peer reviewd studies seem to agree with you. It's also mainly the size and reglar spacing that helps.

[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 0 points 2 weeks ago

Devil's advocate. Helps ESL speakers and dyslexics. Probably bad for tts scream readers though.

 

I'm looking for a way to browse YT or find creators I might like.

In the long run I'd like to use YT like my podcasts. Thst is, play the new content daily/weekly form people I follow rather than mindlessly scrolling the algorithm.

With most podcast apps I can just see categories and go through the top creators in each category. Along with seeing how often content is posted. This way I can also check out other random categories and find content outside what is normally like.

Searching YT just gets all the clickbate and my algorithm is pretty rubbish. Im using Tubular and SmartTube, but perhaps there is a website or other way to find creators?

 

I've got a few accounts on my phone, and the calanders are set up to sync.

When I look in the outlook app I can see the outlook events as expected.

When I use the Samsung Calender app (preferred), the Google Calander app, or any other Calander apps the outlook Calander has issues.

Some events appear, others don't, some seem to disappear etc. I think it's to do with android and the syncing of the Calander, but I'm not sure what.

I've used the reset account button in the outlook app, and deleted and re-added the account.

Written with dyslexia.

 

Not sure what's going on here. But it's the only app listed that is constantly using a sensor.

 

Is it possible to set the local button to show another instance?

Ideally when signed in but I'd also be happy to swap to a guest/anonymous account.

It saves having to make many instance logins. And I think it's voyager that allows this.

Good work and cheers

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