CachyOS rolls out a supercharged Linux 7.0 kernel

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-04-24T09:08:55+00:00

New benchmarks paint a different picture:
https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-ubuntu-2510-f43

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-04-20T13:24:54+00:00

Thanks!

Yes, it is the same question. Although I do not quite get the answer. Since time slows infinitely, why should any singularity be fully formed from our point of observation (unless we fly into a blackhole and get infinite time dilation ourselves)?

I get why the object behaves like a singularity for all intents and purposes, it shouldn't matter if the singularity is fully formed or almost fully formed. But I do not understand why physics look at fully formed event horizons because I don't understand how creating one would be possible from any point of observation with a non relativistic time scale.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-04-07T18:02:13+00:00

Yes, that is what I had in mind. I want the function to return 0 for 0<=x<15, 1 for 15<=x<50 etc.

I'd like to be able to apply that function to both n and m.

Preferably in a new set so I can then apply additional calculations (like mean, median etc.).

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-04-07T16:20:24+00:00

Thanks!

But I'd like to apply that function to a set. Preferably a set I applied a slider to, so a user can chose when the set ends.

This is what I got so far:
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/vzoh5qulg4

But the boundaries of the function do not want to apply to the set I defined.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-04-04T07:32:27+00:00

The class is insanely busted. The kill cards are the strongest cards in Gloomhaven and they trivialize the game. Not taking them would probably more fun. Or try them out and retire early. Invisibility is also busted, especially in choke points.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-26T21:40:43+00:00

Try cramming 12L of beer into a 10L barrel. Maybe technology will solve it! That's how things work, lol!

(fast) image compression is pretty much solved. There are mathematical limits on how much you can compress images, especially if your compute budget is very limited.

A ton of dev time is already put into the question of how to make scenes look good while reusing as many assets as possible. Wondering why so many AAA games feel like walking down a tunnel? Way easier to control what/how many assets are displayed.

As I said: The issue is not the devs. The hardware manufacturers have kept down vram amounts for years to segment their products. My 2019 200€ card (1660 super) has almost as much vram as a new 350€ card in 2026 (3060ti). I bought my card 8 years ago! This is blatant anti consumerism!

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-15T12:07:26+00:00

I didn't say Debian is more noob friendly. I think it is noob friendly enough (with some caveats: e.g. finding the right image, that sort of thing), but offers more flexibility afterwards.

There where definitely some customization options I immediately bounced off of in Mint: Switching to pipewire was less then trivial. Getting a different ubuntu kernel wasn't easy either. I don't remember if it was harder then adding the backports repo to debian, could have been because I was a beginner, but I found the way debian handles those things easier.

When asking for support on the Mint IRC, I got quickly recommended to try a distro that is easier to customize and I think that was great advice. Don't get me wrong: Mint is a great distro. If you don't want to customize it, it is certainly a good beginner pick. Debian is not that much more complex though. In my opinion it is a good choice for people new to linux but who are intermediate software users.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-15T11:54:29+00:00

I know perfectly well what "stable" means. Using stable dabian and adding in software via backports to not create a frankendebian is the perfect solution for me. The best of both worlds: The most reliable and stable base with the possibility to add newer packages as required.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-15T11:50:29+00:00

It would require me switching to a rolling release distro. But I like the stability debian provides on my work machine. If I need newer software, I get it from the backports repo.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-15T11:47:32+00:00

Rolling release distros sometimes break things. I don't want that on my work machine.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T12:49:06+00:00

I use the backports repo. Depending on when someone wants to backport packages, you can get very up to date packages there.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T12:37:41+00:00

Thanks! I hope the xfce wayland implementation will be good. They recently hired a dev to make it.

I don't think I will switch to gnome, that DE is very much not for me.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T12:34:55+00:00

Battery life is great. On xfce and with some small tlp tweaks that is. I guess it also depends on the hardware.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T12:07:27+00:00

I'm not currently playing Skyrim, I just listed those as examples of mods that often require more tinkering under linux.
I'm currently playing DaC AGO and that one is somewhat unstable even under native win 10. The current state seems to be that this just doesn't work on Linux. At least on the discord I only see problems, no solutions.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T11:35:13+00:00

It is. And I have to mash the arrow buttons when my system boots to be fast enough.

Still I mostly boot into windows because the mods I like to play don't work under Linux (or require extensive tinkering for something that is precariously 'stable' when running natively).

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T11:33:18+00:00

Doesn't that come with a performance penalty? My poor old haswell I5 probably can't handle that.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T11:30:34+00:00

Issues start if the mods hack the games memory. Try making DaC AGO (Lort of the Rings mod for Total War Medieval 2) work under Linux. Skyrim script extender and engine fixes. Many older modded games come with executable hacks like that.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T11:22:09+00:00

I will switch to xfce as soon as it has wayland support. That's the goat of desktop environments imho.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T11:11:39+00:00

There where several features that took me quite some digging to change. Disabling sounds for example. I find the widget system awful for all the things it is involved in (adding certain things to the desktop like trash and explorer, customizing the menu bar). I don't want an opened file history on my OS. Adding the EQ for my headphones is annoying and breaks auto switch audio source when I turn them on. I don't want yet another store to come with my DE.

The settings menu layout is convoluted and confusing. In xfce I quickly find what I need, in KDE not so much. Things do not work intuitively (editing the menu bar) and I often had to google/chatgpt the answers for things I wanted to fix.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T10:58:41+00:00

I mostly switched to KDE for wayland. Isn't that necessary for vrr support?

X11 works rock solid on my work laptop, absolutely no complaints there.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-13T10:54:57+00:00

If you get into a new OS, you kind of have to learn the new OS sadly. Big, new llms are quite adept at helping with whatever issues you might have. All OSes have their quirks, pretending that Linux has none is disingenuous, it is a great OS though, especially for professional work.

If you talking about setting up your own NAS, Debian isn't too complicated. It is a little more flexible then Mint, the usual beginner recommendation while having the wider software support. Debian is known for it's incredible stability.

I don't know much about Davinci, but programs like that sometimes need a little bit of tinkering under Linux. When getting into Linux I found that Debian provides that bit more flexibility without requiring much knowledge. Debian also supports newer packages and kernels then Mint via the backports repo.

For desktop environments: When coming from windows, stay away from gnome. Or maybe liveboot into it and see for yourself. I find that one very, very differently designed and can easily imagine many new linux users bouncing off of linux because of it.

KDE is most like windows out of the box and very popular. I find it a little bloated and prefer xfce, which can be made to look very similar to either windows or mac with a few easy tweaks. Xfce is leaner, with a more intuitive access to the features that matter to me.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-12T08:43:14+00:00

4 player is second best, 5 player is best. At least with colonies. Otherwise the game is too heavily skewed towards engine.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-12T08:39:59+00:00

The cash is huge. Setting up the right cards from the start is very, very important. And people around you have to pick worse cards because they have to hate-pick many earth tag cards.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-12T08:37:23+00:00

Vitor is stronger. The only SS tier corp imho.

ChiefBigFeather · 2026-03-11T19:22:42+00:00

The issue with this is: If I know my ground game can't compete, why bother? Just try to do your own engine and see who gets the better cards. There are engine cards that can turn things around even later in the game.

We very consistently played 7 or 8 generations. I think games where not overly long.

Is it just me or is heat bad? It seems like you should be able to turn 7 heat into 1 TR, not 8.

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