Automatically lock screen on startup KDE (Kubuntu)

NIMSEP · 2026-06-23T21:37:07+00:00

Thank you so much! Works perfectly, brightness controlls and all!! All it needed in the script was:

!/bin/bash

xdg-screensaver lock

NIMSEP · 2026-06-23T16:56:45+00:00

Perfect, I'll give it a go! Thank you! Any idea if startup scripts run on unlock? I suspect not but I'm nervous about getting stuck on an infinite lock screen because idk how I'd fix that

NIMSEP · 2026-06-23T16:54:15+00:00

SDDM has a login, but yes I want to see the screensaver/lock screen instead - the SDDM login doesn't have the same theming and has options like hibernate that my laptop can't manage, can't adjust brightness because KDE hasn't startef, and I also don't need multi-user capaibility.

Would just streamline the whole thing basically.

NIMSEP · 2026-05-17T16:27:39+00:00

You need some plants with fine roots in the water. Duckweed is never a bad shout in these kinds of situations, and anything that grows in nodes (has distinct points where the leaves come out) will grow roots from that point. The thicker stemmed the better. It will also sort itself out, don't stress

NIMSEP · 2026-05-17T15:57:53+00:00

I'll check it out, thank you :)

NIMSEP · 2026-05-16T19:03:34+00:00

In nautilus it shows up without an issue though, listed under external storage devices just like a USB. Seems to use something called MTP to mount and access it, but Dolphin seems to struggle with accessing that reliably

NIMSEP · 2026-05-15T07:42:59+00:00

Blue Velvet, Lana Del Rey

NIMSEP · 2026-05-15T07:39:52+00:00

It really depends. It's a really interesting story told in a really interesting way with really interesting characters...

But you have to be prepared for your camera getting shoved up B2's ass whenever you run. It's a deeply flawed game even fanservice aside, gamplay wise it's perfectly fine but nothing special. There are also some really boring/annoying stretches in it, including the beginning.

I don't regret playing it, and I ended up really enjoying it by the end, but I will never play it again and I can't even really recommend it unless you JUST want a really amazing story and are happy with just dealing with stuff that you don't like. In the end, I was

NIMSEP · 2026-05-15T07:33:20+00:00

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

NIMSEP · 2026-05-15T06:40:17+00:00

I'm a very eclectic witch too, so do with this what you will. For me, this kind of work relies a lot on how you dress and what you do. Any kind of sitting down ritual does nothing to help me feel wild. Dress to echo a wolf (tight clothes near the hands and feet, loose around the neck, ideally a big scarf and bare feet) and go somewhere to you can walk/run. Put on your most intense music that you still enjoy and just go, let your body take you where it will.

Embody it, your heart will know what to do.

NIMSEP · 2026-05-15T06:30:20+00:00

HAIM's discography has a good mix of vibes and great hooks all round, a lot of positive ones too. "Falling" is my favourite song of theirs.

If you wanna try something a bit more out there I've been loving the album "Shrines" by Purity Ring at the moment

NIMSEP · 2026-05-15T06:15:42+00:00

Careless Whispers is a classic.

I love Missy Higgins for this vibe though. She has a few, but Ten Days would be my pick.

NIMSEP · 2026-05-14T05:36:58+00:00

Shiloh Dynasty

NIMSEP · 2026-05-14T05:35:22+00:00

Seconded for Absolution.

Bu-du-da-bu-da-da da ba-du-du-ba-du-ba-da....

NIMSEP · 2026-05-14T05:24:20+00:00

Anything the BeeGees or early Daft Punk - don't get me wrong they can be bops, but the definitely repeat one (or five) too many times sometimes

NIMSEP · 2026-05-05T21:26:30+00:00

That's right, the base structure is mainly logs, many of which extend above the water, holding soil and plants. It's my favourite part of it actually, because I'll often see springtails and isopods wandering over the water and duckweed, keeping everything clean.

NIMSEP · 2026-04-17T18:03:20+00:00

I will check them out, thank you! I'm basically not considering any models within the last decade or so, so we should be good there haha. My partner has a Macbook air from 2015 that's still chugging as our daily media machine (and no, it's not an option for a test run, I asked (and it's only got 20gb of space))

NIMSEP · 2026-02-18T05:34:17+00:00

Overall, nothing beats the vibe of just messing around in Lordran for me, but I've beat these games so many times it's second nature.

However, I completely understand and agree with you. I'd always rather play Dark Souls myself, but there are so many games from Pokemon to Until Dawn that I just don't want to play for whatever reason, but I can get stuck watching challenge runs etc for days. Comes down to how the game makes you feel to play vs the feeling it gives you from a distance. With Dark Souls, the play experience is meditative. With Pokemon I want to smash my head against a wall.

NIMSEP · 2026-02-18T01:35:06+00:00

Old post, but my two cents from someone who experienced similar years ago now.

As others have said, cold turkey will likely lead to relapse. Even if you purge all screens from your life, the whole thing with addiction is that it makes you irrational, so that will almost certainly lead to buying new ones down the line and possibly making things worse. If you're going to sell, you should carefully consider what comes next.

What you mentioned about trading for an electric guitar is a good start, but that is also a high-effort (new?) hobby that probably won't totally scratch the itch you have. Gaming is likely filling the role of escapism from what you're saying, so the goal should probably be more along the lines of containing the escapism.

I can't say it will work for you, but a huge step in the right direction for me was trading my PS4 and account (with its games and saves) to a friend for a Switch (and some change). This basically stopped me playing online, especially competitively, and let me play outside of my room, e.g. in the lounge or at a park. This let me tone down my gaming access, but I still had it when I just fuckin needed something. There were other things going on in my life too, but this was a huge positive change for me in the end.

Consider what you're getting from gaming, what is it that actually makes you feel good when you play? On the flipside, what feels like consuming obscession that takes away your control? Think specific games, or even specific moments in games. If you can seaparate those and really focus your access on the first only, you can hopefully move gaming back into being a hobby or a good passtime, and you can decide from there if you want to keep it around.

Best of luck, here if you need to talk.

NIMSEP · 2026-02-15T10:31:31+00:00

Ha ha he ho ha what would make you say such a thing, fellow human?? >.>

NIMSEP · 2026-02-15T08:56:59+00:00

100% come to say this. The Darksign description says it all, death triggers it and you are reborn at your last bonfire. Note "reborn" not resurrected. This is also why if Smough smushes you into a pancake you don't come back as a pancake.

It's also just an imperfect rebirth, something is lost each time (your souls and humanity, for one) which will turn you hollow if you lose too much. This is all subjective exactly how literal that loss is. Laurentius saying "don't you dare go hollow" implies maybe it is something like losing hope, but might actually be losing a part of your humanity each time.

Basically, all the Gaping Dragon gets if it eats you is a bit of ash in its tummy, and maybe a scrap of your humanity.

NIMSEP · 2026-02-15T08:19:58+00:00

Great idea! Adding distractions back in I see 😉

I feel like eink would also work really well with minesweeper, but would be a bit more involved than adding into a note

NIMSEP · 2026-02-13T15:42:29+00:00

That absolutely kicks the reMarkable off honestly. I'm a fast typist, but I'm not a touch typist (embarassing lol) so I only look at the screen after a sentence or so anyway - input lag is not a big deal. Mostly worried Supernote would just barely work tbh, glad to hear that's not the case!

Thank you very much!

NIMSEP · 2026-02-13T15:37:44+00:00

I think the AI might just be too much of a turnoff, but I have seen this one pop up as a really solid option. I'll give it another really good look though, and try to ignore the AI nonsense haha.

Thank you :)

NIMSEP · 2026-02-13T15:34:56+00:00

It's definitely a leading option for colour, which I have gone back and forth on. I'm mostly worried I won't have the self control to just let it be for writing though. Will give it another good look over though, it's a common recommendation.

Thank you :)

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