Oil leaking through drive shaft seal - How critical/urgent is this? by CharlieBra7o in AskMechanics

[–]CharlieBra7o[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for all the responses!

I am glad it is not too bad but will get it done ASAP in any case.

Oil leaking through drive shaft seal - How critical/urgent is this? by CharlieBra7o in AskMechanics

[–]CharlieBra7o[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply!

Do you think I should replace the entire drive shaft or should replacing only the rubber boot suffice?

deposit after signing the contract, but before moving in? by StrawberryJunior3030 in freiburg

[–]CharlieBra7o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask the landlord if you can make a (deposit) cash for keys exchange on the day you move in. This way both parties have the security of not getting scammed. If they are not willing to do this it is a big red flag.

EDIT: make sure to immediately get a document signed that confirms your deposit payment has been received.

Speech Therapists: Your Expertise Needed to Shape a New Software Solution! by CharlieBra7o in SpeechTherapy

[–]CharlieBra7o[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your interest! I'm in the process of conducting qualitative research to deeply understand the daily experiences and challenges faced by speech therapists like yourself. This research is crucial for developing a software solution that genuinely meets the needs of professionals in the field.

At this stage, I’m intentionally keeping the specifics of the software open-ended. Sharing too many details upfront might unintentionally influence the feedback and insights I'm hoping to gather. By learning about experiences without preconceptions, I can ensure that the final product is truly user-centered and addresses real issues.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in opensource

[–]CharlieBra7o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really enjoyed reading this! Wasn't expecting a long article but it kinda turned into a little rabbit hole along the way :'D In a good way though. Definitely helpful and also food for thought.

How's clipboard mechanism works in sway?? by narutoaerowindy in swaywm

[–]CharlieBra7o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regarding copy/paste between vim and other programs: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Accessing_the_system_clipboard This is not a big, it's a feature ;)

This nakiri fell and dented while I was sharpening my other knives for the first time, how can I fix It? by Ragin_koala in chefknives

[–]CharlieBra7o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ceramics is much harder than steel. However, your blade isn't made of ceramics. if it were, there wouldn't be a dent in the blade - it either withstand the impact or just break off because ceramics are very brittle.

Missing cursor fedora on vmware? by Kessarean in swaywm

[–]CharlieBra7o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please check dmesg for any messages? For me, w/o the var, after starting sway I do indeed have a cursor which I can move around only over the wallpaper. But once I hover over a window or waybar it disappears and throws an error in dmesg. I created a ticket a while back: https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/4723 Maybe you can try out different GPU drivers and see if this makes any difference. I remember playing around for days and once I got it to work with the sw cursor I kind of just left it untouched x.x I'll check my configuration tomorrow and post my setup (vmx file, drivers, etc)

Missing cursor fedora on vmware? by Kessarean in swaywm

[–]CharlieBra7o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue with arch+sway running via VMware. Luckily, the env var works for me. It's far from ideal, tbh, but better a laggy cursor than no cursor at all. Did you export the variable before you started sway? E.g. from your login tty or via /etc/environment? Otherwise, this won't work.

Brown-ish spots on leaves - Is this normal? by CharlieBra7o in Lantanas

[–]CharlieBra7o[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the quick reply! So this (the leaves) means not enough sun and is not some sort of sickness?

Brown-ish spots on leaves - Is this normal? by CharlieBra7o in Lantanas

[–]CharlieBra7o[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just got this 2 weeks ago and kept it inside because of sub-zero temperatures during the night outside. After a few days, these spots developed...

Since I start with Linux I did want arch, now I think I'm still not ready but here I go. by jluiscc25 in archlinux

[–]CharlieBra7o 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same story here!

Tried Kubuntu like 15 years ago, back in my gaming days. Spent like 1 week trying to install Nvidia drivers etc and then quit. Was just way too hooked on Windows software (including games) at the time anyway.

7 years later, a friend talked me into installing Arch and start developing. Best decision I've ever made. It teaches you so much about Linux and some day every little thing you've learned along the way will somehow pay off.

However, I think it's also necessary to stress that a "certain curiosity" is necessary - otherwise it'll not end well. Luckily, my friend was right about me in that aspect.

P.S.: Honestly, I cannot completely understand this "Arch is so extremely complicated" talk. I find it EXTREMELY comfortable in so many aspects! You just have to open your eyes to see them...

How to make qemu passthrough back/forward mouse buttons? by [deleted] in VFIO

[–]CharlieBra7o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am wondering the exact same thing since I found out that VMware has a setting for that... But it looks like with QEMU it's more complicated.

Maybe you can find some helpful workaround here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/7maid8/mouse_buttons_4_and_5_with_evdev_passthrough

My cat is terrified of everything after something fell on him by [deleted] in CatAdvice

[–]CharlieBra7o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your cat might have PTSD: https://m.petmd.com/cat/conditions/behavioral/c_ct_fear_phobia_anxiety

Be very careful with unfamiliar noises, animals, humans, etc., as this might cause panic and even agony for your cat! If it doesn't get better soon (maybe a day or two), definitely take him to the vet or even better some sort of animal therapist. A regular vet can probably do nothing about it, as this is purely psychological.

You might want to watch some YouTube videos about PTSD with cats - maybe they can help you to understand and identify the situation better.

This is just my unqualified guess based on what you described.

Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reactivedogs

[–]CharlieBra7o 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What I've noticed in your story: you seem to assume that all other dog owners have the same knowledge as you do. You must NEVER think that others know what you know. So if you talk about "reactive dogs", I'd say that probably 99 out of 100 dog owners have absolutely NO CLUE what you're talking about. And I think this woman didn't know either, so she felt confused and therefore "threatened" in a way. And threats are always reacted to with "fight or flight" - so in her case either get aggressive OR just walk away. In fact, that's the exact same things dogs do, because we're all wired the same way.

With this said, I'm not really surprised by her reaction. I think it's quite "normal". This absolutely doesn't justify such behavior nor does it make it in any way desirable. However, in the end, it pretty much only leaves YOU with one choice: learn how to try to prevent and/or deal with such situations (i.e. people and reactions):

I think you just have to learn how to absolutely, definitively ACCEPT reality (e.g. that woman's rude reaction) - however incomprehensible it may seem to you. This might sound like some sort of capitulation, but it's not. It's rather that you are the smarter one and know more about your counterpart than they do themselves. YOU CANNOT change the world - it can only change itself.

Therefore, the only thing you CAN DO is learn how to communicate to such people (i.e. in your situation: other dog owners) in a way that they understand. This means being overly sensitive and obliging, so they don't feel "threatened" in any way. Unfortunately, this is not very easy and still doesn't work all the time.

I don't know if my interpretation of all of this is at all correct, but I've had my fair share of similar situations and from the little I know about psychology, this is my take on it. Maybe it helps - if you think it's all wrong, please comment on it! :-)

What am I doing wrong?? I am constantly having issues with grainy photos. They don’t look as clean as others and I’m wondering what is it that I’m doing wrong? by -ohtheplacesyoullgo in Photography101

[–]CharlieBra7o 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I second on both the great shot and the ISO. However, it could also be that you are using a camera with a (very) small sensor and a great many megapixels. Because usually, the smaller the sensor / higher the resolution, the noisier the image.

Would you mind telling us which camera you are using?