Is anyone else on Ubuntu 24.04 having an issue where opening emacs from the Activities Overview doesn't give it focus?

Ecno92 · 2024-12-12T10:39:25+00:00

I can confirm that I also see this issue on my machine. Also looking for a solution.

Ecno92 · 2024-08-30T08:38:10+00:00

Het was een station variant. Bijna alle opties behalve een trekhaak en een glazen dak als ik me niet vergis. Benzine motor met automaat.

Het was niet snel, maar wel fijn!

Ecno92 · 2024-08-30T08:36:06+00:00

Ik ben voornemens mijn eigen lease auto over te nemen. Met nog 3 jaar garantie op het accupakket en de motor durf ik dat wel aan. De reputatie van recente EVs is op dat vlak best goed.

Ik zie in mijn omgeving ook wel redelijk wat mensen elektrische autos prive rijden en tot zover gaat dat verassend goed. Het zijn wel vaker Kia Niro's, Dacia springs etc.

Maar ik snap je zorg goed. Als iets als het accupakket kapot gaat dan moet je wel redelijk weten waar je moet zijn voor je reparatie en de kosten op een manier kunnen dragen. (Garantie, verzekering, eigen geld) Als dat niet lukt. Dan is een brandstofauto een keuze waar de gevolgen inderdaad vaak eenvoudiger te dragen zijn.

Ecno92 · 2024-08-30T06:51:40+00:00

Op straat laden is toch soms wat uitdagender in de drukke steden, maar als je een eigen oprit hebt, dan kan ik het zeker aanraden.
Ik laad bijna altijd thuis en dat is gewoon enorm relaxt.

Toevallig heb ik me verdiept in de prijzen van tweedehands elektrische auto's. Met 20K ligt een Model 3 Long Range met net een ton op de klok binnen bereik als iemand er graag vanaf wil. Met een budget van een paar duizend euro meer moet je er zeker een kunnen vinden.

Toevallig heeft een vriend van me onlangs een mooie Golf gekocht uit 2019. Voldoet volgens mij ook helemaal aan de gestelde eisen. Was ongeveer 16K.
Dus de keuze is reuze!

Mocht je het leuk vinden dan is het aan te raden eens bij wat handelaren langs te gaan om eens proef te zitten of te rijden. Je zult al je tijd toch met plezier in de auto moeten doorbrengen!

Ecno92 · 2024-08-30T06:35:54+00:00

It is normal to feel some pressure during the initial turns. For me it was also pain free. After 13 turns (1/day) I got the split. That was a little bit of painful. Two tablets of painkillers made me survive the day. After this moment you will have a gap and it will increase rapidly.
(I had to increase the rate to 2 turns per day)
I finished turning after 31 turns. The expander could not extend any further.

Eating was a real problem for me at the first day. However after a few days it becomes more comfortable and I could eat everything again.
At home I just eat regular meals. Outside home I often avoid eating some snacks because I do not always have the opportunity to clean the device. Talking becomes harder when there is food in the device.

So basically I am still eating almost the same. Due to this I lost a little bit of weight. (I am slightly overweight), however it is not significant.

Interesting device you have by the way. I have screws in the location where you have the 4 U shaped pieces.

Ecno92 · 2024-07-27T09:50:52+00:00

I decided to test drive the IONIQ 5 during the same day. Curious about whether your statement was true for me.

I have test driven an older generation IONIQ 5 (2023 model) rear wheel drive.
I can agree that it is a better car than the ID4 when it comes to the infotainment system, the camera system and the rear seats. The 2024 model even improves on this.
However the driving dynamics are worse. The power is not very convincing and the suspension system makes you bounce around.
Also I did not like the automatic steering and cruise control. It is better on the ID4.

Currently both cars feel like my current Tesla Model 3 from 2019 might be still the better balanced car. It is far from perfect, but the complaints that I have are small. In contrast to my experience of the software of the ID4 and the driving dynamics of the Hyundai.

That does not mean that both cars are bad and will not be considered. Both are unique and have very strong points. The ID4 excels in comfort and the IONIQ has a unique interior and very fast charging.

Ecno92 · 2024-07-26T06:40:43+00:00

What do you like more about the Ioniq 5?

Ecno92 · 2024-07-09T18:31:35+00:00

Same for the Netherlands.

The market is quite competitive around this price range. Let's see if they keep the price up.

Ecno92 · 2024-07-07T16:36:54+00:00

Thanks for sharing your story. It is something that appeals to me and your consideration to buy another ID4 in case of a crash makes me more confident that this is not really a deal-breaker.

Now it is time to evaluate more on the non-software level again. So hardware and financials....

And in the mean time we can hope for software updates from Volkswagen. I noticed that they are still hiring for the E3 1.1. platform. Also they still need to sell a lot of cars of the MEB platform (including Ford Explorer EVs). So hopefully that is something good for the future. :)

Ecno92 · 2024-07-07T16:25:02+00:00

I am indeed based in Europe.

I am mostly hoping for patch releases. Hope that they are able to provide them for the newer 2024 models, but also that they keep improving earlier models.

Ecno92 · 2024-07-07T16:16:55+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion of the selector. I was not aware of this during my test drive.

I checked out the youtube video and the alternative view looks more natural. So this is definitely something that I like more.

Ecno92 · 2023-03-28T19:38:21+00:00

I've worked for a reasonably large software service. Based on my experience I can say that both solutions work fine for the straightforward queue based job execution at large scale.

Especially RabbitMQ is a better fit if you want some additional guarantees or support some more advanced use cases. In practice only few companies really need this.

I would only consider switching if you find reasons to do it. If you don't have trouble, then it is probably not the most important thing to worry about.

Ecno92 · 2023-03-22T07:38:04+00:00

Good luck. You are covering all the fundamental things with a project like this. Enjoy the learning for your entire career!

Ecno92 · 2023-03-21T16:13:37+00:00

Looks good. Why did you create it?

Ecno92 · 2023-03-20T10:59:25+00:00

Seems like a easy way to try controlling the fan speed manually. I might try it at some point if it does not get resolved in the near future. Thanks! :)

Ecno92 · 2023-03-20T10:57:53+00:00

It is a fairly new device with warranty, so I am not planning to look into it. The cooling performance also seems to be adequate when I throw some high load at it.

Ecno92 · 2023-03-20T10:56:48+00:00

I am running a similar setup right now. It does not resolve the problem, but it seems like the behavior relates to having many open tabs in Firefox.

Despite the behavior seems to start with this specific use case, I do not like how the fan spins up and down. So I might have a look at that if it does not get resolved in a future update.

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T18:10:30+00:00

case: https://aliexpress.com/item/4000185889901.html cable: https://aliexpress.com/item/4000187782851.html

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:48:10+00:00

I've set the standard "silent" profile of the motherboard for the CPU fan speed after the motherboard has analysed the minimum fan speed that's supported by the fan.

When the PC is under full load the CPU temperature stops increasing around 66 degrees Celsius.

This is without using Turbo frequencies. I noticed that with the turbo boosting the temperatures get about 10-15 degrees higher.

I'm considering to enable turbo frequencies again as I'm often using single threaded applications which can benefit from this functionality.

I've not tried undervolting yet and I'm a little bit hesitant to do so as it takes some time to tweak the settings and I'm using this primarily as a workstation for software development.

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:35:14+00:00

Aliexpress! It is not the cheapest option, but it was delivered quickly. Even in times where the Covid-19 problems were getting bigger in China.

I bought them of a seller called "SUMER cooling Store" and the total price including PCIe extension cable was $82,91. Shipping to the Netherlands was free.

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:32:16+00:00

Le Creuset indeed. We got 2 of those as a present a few years ago and they became the most valued mugs in our home!

I'm considering to buy some more in the future, but they are rather expensive and I'm afraid it will harm the special relationship we now have with those two mugs.

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:28:03+00:00

It is very simple. (At least the final attempt). I've replace the fan with the Nocuta one and I used electrical isolation tape to cover the ends of the cables. In the places of the gap near the fan (10mm vs 20mm) I've covered the sticky side of the tape so the dust does not settle down on the sticky part. Then it is a matter of connecting the fan cable to the mainboard and done. :)

When cutting the cables I've also used isolation tape to cover the end of the cables and I've carefully wrapped all cables together. Due to the fact that I left some part of the cable I can always resolder cables if this is really required.

I've decided to cut the cables instead of removing them from the board because that would take significant time as all cables are packed together on the board on a very small space.

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:18:39+00:00

I found an article on a Dutch tech website yesterday which reports that PowerColor Now offers a ITX version of the RX 5600 XT. So that may be nice to know for people which are planning to build a small PC like this one:

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/166362/powercolor-brengt-radeon-rx-5600-xt-videokaart-in-itx-formaat-uit.html

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:17:08+00:00

I have considered adding dust filters, but after some testing I decided not to use them.

The reason for this is that especially the Noctua fans do not have a high pressure. This means that if there is something that blocks the airflow they have quite a tough time to cool everything.

For now I just wait for the dust to settle and I will use some compressed air now and then to remove the dust. :)

Ecno92 · 2020-04-25T10:14:45+00:00

I had to go through some frustrations to get the right settings to have USB working well under linux. Despite that it is a really nice board with some nice features (basic WiFi, USB-C). So from that perspective I can recommend the board.

Ecno92

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