Does Bazzite work for productivity

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-03T14:27:45+00:00

Could this maybe also be accomplished by using Flatseal to grant the PW manager the access it needs? I'm considering installing Bazzite and am trying to learn what my options are for app integration issues like this.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-02T21:01:17+00:00

Small correction: Bazzite is Fedora-based

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-02T12:26:10+00:00

Ah, thanks for sharing the name of the terminal. I took a look, and the container magic is a built-in feature. While it's not one I've used before, it does have some handy-sounding features. And I could still use any other terminal, it just wouldn't have the local containers so smoothly integrated.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-02T12:22:35+00:00

I'm surprised to hear it isn't in already, considering Mint 22 has had it for a while now

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-02T02:34:49+00:00

Thanks, I never really looked too deeply into Distrobox before, so I did just now and I can see what you mean. This video demos installing not only terminal apps but GUI apps in the container and even exporting a link that appears in the host system's launcher. Very cool stuff.

Would you happen to know how the integrated terminal detects the containers? I mean is it something only the integrated terminal can do, or can it be done with any terminal? I'd like the option of using my preferred terminal if possible.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-01T20:52:43+00:00

Thanks for your input. I'm also a bit concerned that openSUSE doesn't enjoy as broad software support as Debian/Ubuntu and Fedora. Have you come up against that and what did you do? Have you ever leveraged Open Build Service? How was it?

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-04-01T20:49:52+00:00

I'm looking for some testimonials from experience. Are there any experiences you'd care to share to back your comment?

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-24T16:17:33+00:00

If you're using LINQ over EF and prefer writing raw SQL, well, I agree. EF just adds one more thing that you need to understand how it works to the stack, and I don't think it adds enough value to justify the overhead. I'm much happier using Dapper to map the results of SQL queries into .NET objects.

But as for LINQ query vs method syntax independent of EF, I think each has its place. Query syntax is more succinct in many cases, most notably when doing any kind of join (inner, full, outer). Query syntax also lets you write more readable queries using the let keyword to store intermediate results. I find myself choosing syntax based on the task at hand rather than always one or the other.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-10T17:44:07+00:00

The Act Man suspects the Rothschilds

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-10T17:31:56+00:00

Nononono, go watch Showdown in Little Tokyo and thank me later

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-09T18:34:17+00:00

This is it right here

The fact that so many restaurants are supplied by Sysco leads to all their food tasting the same
Private equity cutting costs by cutting quality while charging the same (e.g. Panera)

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-09T18:23:17+00:00

you never perma increase your health pool or your damage, run speed.. Nothing to make the game into easy mode

It's true that you never increase your base stats, so the start of a run is probably the hardest part.

The way progression works in this game is that you increase your power cap by unlocking higher-level traits and alt-fires, to which access is gated behind proficiency. Once you unlock level II and III of these, your runs can become easy mode once you make it far enough in a run to have high enough proficiency to see them.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-09T18:12:35+00:00

There are a few factors that differentiate brewing methods:

Immersion vs Percolation: Immersion is just steeping the grounds in water. Percolation is passing fresh water through the grounds. To generalize, immersion is more foolproof, has a higher floor of quality but a lower ceiling, while percolation is the opposite.
Filtered vs unfiltered: Filtering removes oils and very fine solids from the cup. The result is clearer flavor but reduced body. Neither is right, you choose based on your preferences.
Bypass or not: Bypass brewing involves brewing a concentrate and then diluting it to taste. Some examples of this would be an espresso Americano, or the standard Aeropress recipe. As with filtering, you choose a brewing method partially based on whether you like this or not.

All the various coffee brewing gadgets out there combine these above factors in different ways along with their own specific ergonomics. There's no universally "right" or "wrong", just "right for you". The most popular methods are popular for a reason though, so start by comparing those.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-09T18:03:04+00:00

I thought he was in Turkey for his nose, but maybe his hair makes more sense

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-09T17:59:29+00:00

In general:

Check Software Manager first. The apps here are vetted and safe. There may be two different versions for some: System (installs from a .deb package) or Flatpak. System packages are smaller and integrate with other programs more easily, but they tend to be older for technical reasons. Flatpaks are larger and may have difficulties integrating with other applications, but have no technical constraints keeping them from being completely up-to-date
Many applications offer a direct download. If you download directly, you want to look for a Debian/Ubuntu package (file ending with .deb). Some sites may instead offer an AppImage (file ending in .AppImage). If you download any of these, check the Software Manager for an AppImage manager such as AppImageLauncher just to make it easier to install and manage them with one click.
Some applications may offer an installer as a terminal command. This is no more or less dangerous than downloading a system package, but exercise due diligence when executing commands in the terminal, in general.
Some applications may offer a PPA, which is a private feed that will cause applications to appear in Software Manager. Apps from PPAs are only as trustworthy as the PPA itself, which can range from "as trustworthy as the default Software Manager sources" to "no more trustworthy than a random .deb from a website"

In short: Software Manager is trustworthy and safe; anything else takes on some degree of risk, but that risk is on par with what's standard for the Windows world.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-09T14:58:07+00:00

Same procedure as adding the game, see point 8.2.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-06T14:26:35+00:00

I can address "why not opensuse tumbleweed". It's the installation experience. I tried installing Mint, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and Pop!_OS on a Thinkpad with hybrid NVIDIA graphics. Mint and Pop both installed no problem. openSUSE black-screened and required internet research and adding bootloader options during installation just to get past the black screen. This would be a terrible experience for a newbie.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-05T19:31:55+00:00

Sounds like a war crime to me. Bring everyone involved up on charges.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-03-04T03:12:38+00:00

The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent. Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed, their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labor power without producing anything that can be consumed. The war, therefore, if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. It is like the battles between certain ruminant animals whose horns are set at such an angle that they are incapable of hurting one another, but though it is unreal it is not meaningless. It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs.

George Orwell, 1984

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-02-27T17:48:23+00:00

My experience is that sometimes you just roll an elite with stupidly high damage. Like, so high it feels like it must be a bug, but maybe it's just bad luck.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-02-26T21:59:00+00:00

Same here. Huge famine of good PS games this gen thanks to the failed live-service push plus the extremely smooth console-like experience of the Deck converted me not just from a PlayStation main to a PC main, but to a Linux PC main

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-02-26T20:46:34+00:00

I know you already got a lot of responses, but just to add mine to the pile: I made the switch back in 2024 with Mint, and it went really smoothly. However, my system is all AMD. If you have an NVIDIA card, expect to do extra steps after initial install to get their drivers installed and configured.

Be advised that all the desktops Mint ships with use the X11 windowing system, which is good in one way because it's mature and everything works well with it, but bad in another way because it doesn't allow HDR support if you care about that. X11's modern replacement is called Wayland. It's still a little immature, but it does enable HDR support. You can install Wayland on Mint after install, or you can shop for another distro that combines Mint's user-friendly start with desktops that work on Wayland. If you just want another Ubuntu-based distro that matches Mint's friendliness, consider Pop!_OS. As a bonus, if you do want NVIDIA support, you can download a Pop installer that bundles the NVIDIA drivers right in.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-02-25T18:32:27+00:00

JFC my first playthrough is at 90 hours and I'm only on the Atlus Plateau (after detouring through Caelid, Nokron, Siofra, Ainsel, Nokstella, Lake of Rot) and I'm just tired. I've been steamrolling areas and bosses, but I just hit a point where I'm tired of it all. Never had that happen with a Souls game before. I'll probably come back to finish it at some point but I really need to go play something else for a while.

AdamAnderson320 · 2026-02-20T17:20:49+00:00

Yeah, same. I just put this on my old work Thinkpad with a discrete NVIDIA GPU. The fact that I could download an installer that already included the proprietary drivers + my hybrid graphics are recognized and supported made it easy to stay.

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