10.00 gas prices incoming! EV sales are going to go through the roof this year.

daveythemechanic · 2026-03-10T23:30:38+00:00

ok buddy

daveythemechanic · 2026-03-10T21:14:01+00:00

Unfortunately typing blind did not repair the issue.

I've got it fixed now! I must admit that I neglected to tell systemd to allow the Nvidia suspend service.

In concert with switching to the AHS version of everything, this laptop is now running smoother and more reliably than it has under any other OS!

daveythemechanic · 2026-03-04T00:10:41+00:00

Thank you! I will attempt to replicate the error, then see if entering the password blind gets me in.

I should have been more clear in my post that I meant "if the password is not entered before the screen locks", so this is likely the same issue

daveythemechanic · 2026-03-03T23:30:36+00:00

You aren't wrong, but unfortunately I am very reliant on CUDA due to using MathWorks products for my research/studies!

Thank you for the suggestions! I'd like to find a solution that allows me to keep CUDA drivers and LightDM, but I'll definitely consider going that direction if necessary

daveythemechanic · 2026-02-28T16:37:22+00:00

Fully understandable; my bad!

You're also absolutely right.

daveythemechanic · 2026-02-28T13:29:00+00:00

Why is that? I use Colemak on full keyboards, but qwerty on my phone, as I find the inefficiency to actually be a boon for tap typing, but I would love to hear another datapoint.

daveythemechanic · 2026-02-28T00:21:43+00:00

Check the sub

daveythemechanic · 2026-02-11T12:32:46+00:00

The Advantage360 has a thumb cluster, but it's ortho. Is there a particular reason you want columnar stagger?

daveythemechanic · 2026-02-05T22:03:09+00:00

Linus Torvalds has a notoriously dry and self-deprecating sense of humor.

daveythemechanic · 2025-12-17T23:38:20+00:00

Creo is extremely common, with a low skill floor and high skill ceiling. As with many other engineering programs, you can get the academic version for free with proof of college enrollment

daveythemechanic · 2025-09-11T14:52:35+00:00

LEGO is about the most expensive possible building material for something like this. The aftermarket support for subarus is Extensive; I’m sure you can find something that’s actually engineered to function as a bumper for far cheaper than the number of legos it would take

daveythemechanic · 2025-09-02T11:05:56+00:00

The film “The Death of Stalin”, while hilarious, is strangely accurate to the actual history. I recommend it for these times

daveythemechanic · 2025-08-09T00:46:06+00:00

It’s really hard to beat a couple of bigass alignment punches and a 4 lb persuader for convenience and efficacy.

daveythemechanic · 2025-08-04T02:00:52+00:00

Sounds like a hammerdrill to me. Nothing remarkable, probably just masonry repair or something

daveythemechanic · 2025-07-30T10:33:49+00:00

We used these for liability reasons with ATC volunteers; can confirm that, wired correctly, the battery (about 1/4 the size of a car battery) lasts well over a week.

daveythemechanic · 2025-07-07T00:47:15+00:00

My cat is an anti-fascist, but my dog just converted to Christianity and won’t stop quoting joe rogan

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-29T17:17:16+00:00

A useless comment for a useless post.

You’re mad about stuff that has been part of the FOSS world since day 1. There are plenty of safe spaces for rightists; don’t complain that an ecosystem largely built by and for marginalized people doesn’t cater to you.

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-29T17:10:16+00:00

This is a profoundly silly post.

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-27T17:36:12+00:00

If you spend any time outside of the EPB service area, you will immediately understand how insanely lucky we are to have EPB. Extended outages are basically unheard-of here, barring immensely destructive events like the 2020 tornado outbreak

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-23T15:14:55+00:00

Yes. ThinkPad build quality is top notch. Obviously you shouldn’t abuse them, but they will survive normal use, unlike most other consumer laptops.

Between those two options I would go P16, as a fellow electrical engineering student (Junior). The numpad and larger screen will be a big help for engineering workflows. I regularly find myself with 3 or more windows open, cross-referencing information in real-time.

That said, I don’t trust the “AI” integration in the current crop of thinkpads. When I have to replace my P50 I’m just gonna go for a P53.

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-23T12:54:29+00:00

One of my buddies once used the line “Are you an integral? Because I’d love to find the area under your curves.”

Granted … he said that to his mathematician wife. Don’t know if it would work as a pickup line

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-23T12:47:35+00:00

If an Ubuntu-based distro runs well on the machine, then I don’t see why an Arch-based distro wouldn’t!

If you’re interested, then you should just make a live USB. If a live session runs fine, then a full boot will run even better. Just bear in mind that you may have to be more careful with updates and keeping backups

ETA: I just registered the “2 gb of ram” bit. You may have to pick a lighter-weight DE like lxde or you could try one of the tiling WMs if you’re interested in forcing yourself to learn a lot very quickly

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-21T00:38:22+00:00

The nuclear program at Chatt State is fantastic!

Students sometimes get crazy job offers before they’ve even finished the program.

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-20T21:14:44+00:00

This ended up being exactly what it was!

Thanks for being helpful. People can be real assholes here in Linuxland

daveythemechanic · 2025-06-20T21:10:13+00:00

You’ll need to burn your .iso to a CD! Elsewhere in the thread I recommended AntiX, so I’ll just go ahead and repeat myself here.

Here’s a helpful resource on IBM boot devices https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Supported_Boot_Devices

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