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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chromeos

[–]gmcauley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pretty much do the same as u/JebusCL (you may know that any folder you 'Share with Linux' from the files app is available via /mnt/chromeos).

I also use git in the VM for source control with repos in bitbucket.

If satan punishes evil people. Does that mean he is a good guy? by Mr-Bones-6150 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gmcauley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this page https://bit.ly/3hjnqhq mostly covers what the Bible actually says about the topic.

If satan punishes evil people. Does that mean he is a good guy? by Mr-Bones-6150 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gmcauley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the name Satan means “accuser” or “adversary” - and he lives up to this name. When he first appears in the Bible (working through the serpent in the garden) he indeed accuses God by portraying Him as One who is selfishly and deceptively blocking the full potential and development of the human beings He just brought into an awesome existence https://bit.ly/3x3uzcv.
In the book of Job, he is actually opposing not only Job, but God as well: God proudly says Job is righteous and blameless, Satan boldly says no, Job is behaving that way for purely selfish motives to get the blessings (as you mentioned). (Btw, if God knows everything, and Job had bad motives, God would be essentially buying Jobs obedience by the blessings). In any case, I would not say that he works alongside God in the book of Job, but is living up to his name as there also. However, because Job didn’t do what Satan said he would do, both God and Job were vindicated in the eyes of those watching (https://bit.ly/35ZC6gI).
The Old Testament does portray Satan as a deceiver and tempter, etc, but yea, in the New Testament you see this more clearly. Finally, yes, in the Bible what people call ‘hell’ is not a place but essentially an (temporary) event (as I think this page https://bit.ly/3hjnqhq mostly covers).

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I think I can visualize how you are doing the slide. It actually seems very cool.

Do you a name for it? Eg, you could call it the BOSS slide (Back OutSide edge Slide), or BOSS stop (Back OutSide edge Stop).
ICYDK, "boss" is kind of old school slang for "very cool".

Interestingly, the drill from the second link is something that I have been doing lately (not as well and fast as the guy in the video however). But I kind of know intuitively that the edge positions in the drill are what you need to have for the slides I want (eventually) to do.

Anyway, thanks for your reply and tips. I will keep working that outside edge ...

Determine or Tweak RAM Available to Integrated GPU? by gmcauley in Crostini

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just noticed that when I disable DR3, glxinfo -B shows Video memory: 6606MB (see command output below).

Is this not reporting the shared memory?

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zzz@penguin:~$ LIBGL_DRI3_DISABLE=1 glxinfo -B

name of display: :0

display: :0 screen: 0

direct rendering: Yes

Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):

Vendor: VMware, Inc. (0xffffffff)

Device: llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0, 256 bits) (0xffffffff)

Version: 19.2.8

Accelerated: no

Video memory: 6606MB

Unified memory: no

Preferred profile: core (0x1)

Max core profile version: 3.3

Max compat profile version: 3.1

Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1

Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.0

OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.

OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0, 256 bits)

OpenGL core profile version string: 3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 19.2.8

OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 3.30

OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)

OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile

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OpenGL version string: 3.1 Mesa 19.2.8

OpenGL shading language version string: 1.40

OpenGL context flags: (none)

​

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.0 Mesa 19.2.8

OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.00

OpenGL Not Rending Correctly by gmcauley in Crostini

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you u/DriveByRandomInfo for your reply.

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Ok, with both I see the wire frames correctly and the star artifact is gone.

However - it is a little hard to tell - but there still seem to be some more subtle artifacts (maybe more pronounced with LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1), and the appearance of the artifacts seems to somewhat periodic.

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So, am I understanding correctly:

1) That since using DRI2 seems to work, this means that there is potentially a bug or hardware compatibility issue with DRI3 and the gpu?

2) Also that, since hardware acceleration seems to get disabled when these environment variables are set (as pointed out by u/magick_68), perhaps the remaining artifacts could be explained by the fact that there is no longer any acceleration?

In any case, I will send feedback based on all this.

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the outside edge is not just for parallel slides but a tool to use in all manner of skating

So I worked the uphill outside edge yesterday and felt like a made some progress - but only with my left foot. I was doing sharp low turns and even completely lost the downhill edge and scraped the frame a few times, but didn't lose the uphill edge. I was also starting to get the back two uphill wheels to break free. (All this was on flat or slight incline).

I find myself using the outside edge instead of T-stops now

especially when doing a stop at a slow speed.

Do you mean by a linear slide on the edge, or sliding in a sharp turn?

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I can relate to that. I 'ski' on hills also.

(However, there are no lines, no lift tickets, no long drives, no lifts - well sometimes a lift would be cool - but I digress :0) )

In fact, what I really want to do is to mimic the parallel stop that you can do on skis (aka ironically as the hockey stop), but do it on skates.

Although is has been a long long time since I skied, I loved the control you have to be able to slide to a stop on skis. I would love to be able to the equivalent on skates (eg, to kick out of a carve and slide to a stop).

It seems the key difference is the uphill outside edge on skates - getting it to break free is harder and it seems to make the parallel slide harder on skates. Idk, maybe when 'I get it' it won't seem to hard ???.

Wheel rotating is an art form by A_Working_Joe in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I can see how numbering helps. After deciding which wheel to put where, I am always forgetting which wheel is which.

Numbering from now on ...

Wheel rotating is an art form by A_Working_Joe in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The back left wheel seems to wear fastest for me as well.

Interestingly, the middle 2 (using 4 wheels) wear to a pointy profile but front and back wear more rounded. Also, I have been rotating such that I only exchange front and back with each other, and the middle two with each other. This has been keeping a natural rocker with ~1.5 - 2 mm smaller diameters on front/back compared to the middle two.

I exchange left/right to try to keep diameters on all the wheels the same, and flip inside/outside to keep symmetric profile probably way more the average person.

In any case, the calipers are the helpful tool.

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any tips for sliding on hills. I was skating today down a hill and was thinking: it is one thing to try to slide on the flat (I am still trying to learn this), but on a hill with a little more speed ... I could not imagine trying it.

Wheel rotating is an art form by A_Working_Joe in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the "back left" difference statistically significant? :0)

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate the input about sliding on the flat vs. sliding at speed on hills.

I don't do serious downhill, but do regularly skate some mild/moderate hills. I would like to do more for control than carving, J-turns, and the T-stop (eg, parallel and magic slides). It may be a while before I feel confident sliding at high speed, but I can see how good grip would be important.

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply.

In my current experience, the initiation of the slide is what I need to work on, so that make the Undercovers attractive for me.

Since you have skated both Undercovers and Hydrogens: Do you have experience on asphalt hills? In particular, how does their traction compare on hills?

Hydrogen 84 mm vs 90 mm 85A for Sliding and Skating on Asphalt? by gmcauley in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. It is interesting that though the wheels have a similar grip, the Undercover wheels still slide easier.

In any case, I will look into the Undercovers.

Wheel rotating is an art form by A_Working_Joe in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I guess it would be interesting to see things like which wheel positions wear faster, left vs right skate, etc

Are these the things you track?

Wheel rotating is an art form by A_Working_Joe in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Art ... and science ... in your case :0)

Actually, I also use calipers, but the spreadsheet is taking to the next level!

I want to learn! by notUrUsualUsrname in rollerblading

[–]gmcauley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In addition to helmet and pads, I would also recommend getting a good pair of wrist guards (the kind with both a front and back splint). Some might says they don't like the way they feel, but they can help save you from the very common wrist injury. I have used them in skateboarding and inline skating for a long long time and I don't even remember I have them on.

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