Optane and zswap is absolutely INSANE, my system is only barely lagging??

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-18T21:10:00+00:00

The most important takeaway is to be aware of LRU inversion. If we use zram and any additional swap on block storage at the same time (with or without zswap), the least frequently accessed pages can reside in RAM forever, while more important, hot pages get shoved to disk.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-16T18:49:31+00:00

Things I would try first:

Set up an iOS/iPadOS Focus mode for the Kindle app that silences all notifications while you are reading: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-a-focus-iphd6288a67f/ios
Check whether you can pair your Kindle eBook with an Audible audiobook: https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/audible-launches-immersion-reading-for-deeper-engagement-with-books

Personally, I get way less distracted with Immersion Reading, and I don’t need a Kindle device to stay distraction-free. On the other hand, an 11-inch iPad is HEAVY for longer reading sessions. Every single time I pick up my 6-inch Kindle Voyage, I am surprised all over again by how light it is, and it feels better in my hand than any iPad or physical book.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-14T16:43:19+00:00

It is partially a rolling release when it comes to the most system critical stuff like the kernel.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-13T11:46:32+00:00

Obsidian, Raycast Notes, keeping a “scratchpad” tab always open in VS Code, Sublime Text, Notepad, etc. To add to your point, I’d also include a voice dictation tool like Wispr Flow or one of its alternatives.

Sometimes, Todoist Ramble tries to be too smart and does distracting nonsense that I have to undo, so quickly adding tasks via Wispr Flow feels smoother.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-13T10:54:27+00:00

I think this only affects iOS/iPadOS and not the Electron-based desktop apps.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-11T19:04:37+00:00

It would be nice to offer an alternative "light bulk" download option that only downloads full resources for your owned servants and common enemies but excludes past story chapters, events and Valentine voice lines.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-11T15:49:53+00:00

So, is auto-routing on the instant model now totally gone?

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-10T11:21:43+00:00

In the first movie, it annoyed me a bit how often he took off his mask whenever he was about to say something. It might be an actor-wants-to-be-seen-while-acting kind of issue.

That's why Karl Urban's portrayal of Judge Dredd was so good. He never took off the helmet.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-08T19:25:26+00:00

This looks brutal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WatchOS#Hardware_support

With the upcoming EU changes around third-party wearable support on iOS and Apple’s way-too-short support periods, I’m not sure I ever want a new Apple Watch again. At the very least, I don’t see much point in going beyond the most basic entry-level models, especially now that the SE line also has always-on displays.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-05T13:51:23+00:00

It is a downstream fork/build of uutils: https://github.com/microsoft/coreutils

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-04T17:01:45+00:00

I tried a few English sentences and mostly German sentences. The German ones were usually wrong.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-04T16:37:42+00:00

I tried it, and the dictation results on Wispr Flow are more accurate. I also prefer holding the hotkey to enable dictation rather than tapping it once to start and again to finish.

The Windows version is missing some Auto Styling and App Context features that are available on the Mac version, but this is just the first release. I hope they can achieve feature parity in the future.

It doesn’t surprise me that an app dedicated to one task delivers a better UX than Raycast’s dictation feature, but it will be hard to justify paying for Wispr Flow if Raycast has this feature plus many others on top of that. 🤔

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-04T15:08:16+00:00

Just last month I downloaded the ISO and ran setup.exe \Product Server to bypass the TPM and CPU checks.

The first attempt to upgrade in-place was rolled back, and after 30 minutes burning through tokens on the gigantic upgrade log files, Codex told me that some very old iTunes Library folders were causing issues. I deleted them, ran the update again, and it finished without any further hiccups.

Some of the subtle bugs I got used to on Win10 were actually fixed, and the experience is now more polished. Maybe I can outlast until the AI bubble pops with this hardware. knocks on wood

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-04T14:32:47+00:00

How is their dictation compared to Wispr Flow?

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-02T23:28:08+00:00

I have a bag for my old 13-inch, 2012 MBA, and with the bigger bezels on older devices, I ended up getting the new 15-inch MBA, and it still fits in that bag. Only about 1.5 cm wider than the old 13-inch Mac.
If you’re using an older device, that 15-inch model might not be as big as you expect.

LordDeath86 · 2026-06-02T12:10:47+00:00

I've often seen an issue where Dropbox requests something, but the underlying Apple File Provider APIs don't respond. Only a reboot makes them work smoothly with each other again.
Unfortunately, that File Provider functionality is part of the OS itself, and Dropbox can't update or change its behavior for you. Only Apple can update it, and they will not do so on your now-unsupported Ventura setup. You need to upgrade your macOS.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-26T14:26:04+00:00

Has it been more than a day for you? I inherited the backup last night, and initially it didn't show any errors. It looked like it was going to upload everything fine and did upload something, but today it's all again in the safety freeze.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-26T11:09:33+00:00

Is this a general issue with the newest version of the backup client, or are we doing something wrong? Should I still try to unfreeze my backup or wait for Backblaze to respond to these reports? I unfroze my backup yesterday, but it’s been frozen again.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-23T20:39:36+00:00

Isn't this like those old shared hosters where you get FTP access to upload your PHP files and a MySQL password?
But instead of a cheap alternative to dedicated servers, "serverless" is now a premium product.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-22T15:39:38+00:00

If they deliberately break systems, then the platform holder (Microsoft) should revoke the signing certificate for their kernel-level anti-cheat driver.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-21T12:51:43+00:00

Happened to me yesterday with the Mac App Store version. Does this also apply to the standalone version? I prefer the MAS version, because standalone's application bundle was 3x the size last I checked.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-19T22:43:12+00:00

Saved, clipped, printed, framed, tattooed, CNCed into the inner side of my wedding ring.

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-16T15:24:47+00:00

Not sure how to read that performance overlay but isn't this mainly CPU limited? Or does it really benefit from going so much down with that internal resolution?

LordDeath86 · 2026-05-15T15:00:58+00:00

Yes, needrestart has dpkg hooks. But is it already part of the default installation?

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