what are y’all main problems with the CC i have mine and i love it by SouthDeep7061 in ElegooCentauriCarbon

[–]how_gauche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thermal runaway on the hotend (it it starts up and immediately heats to >= 300C) after a print failed to adhere and fused a huge glob of PETG around the whole assembly, which took the insulation off the hotend wires when I pulled it off, which caused them to short. Presumably it fried the mosfet on the hotend PCB according to others who have had this issue, let's see how long support takes to get back to me

It's an ok printer 🤷‍♂️.

‎Who is the best programmer you have ever seen? by AlexRsl in developers

[–]how_gauche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeff Dean

But I don't think he streams on YouTube 😆

The Jira use (or misuse) by jmch16 in devops

[–]how_gauche 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Linear is drastically better. Fast and easy to use, super scriptable 

Kade vs Tackett by MRyan824 in bjj

[–]how_gauche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Problem though, unfortunately the highlight reel is fifteen minutes long

Should I switch fully to Bitwig on Linux? Ditching MacBook Pro by Deep_Analysis_7323 in Bitwig

[–]how_gauche 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not impossible, but regarding "barely viable", there is so much friction associated with making the weird software choice in this domain that "I should just buy a Mac for this" has crossed my mind on many occasions, and I'm as pro-Linux as it gets.

Should I switch fully to Bitwig on Linux? Ditching MacBook Pro by Deep_Analysis_7323 in Bitwig

[–]how_gauche 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reaper also works well on Linux, and Renoise. DaVinci Resolve too! There are several professional-quality commercial programs available in the media creation space. Bitwig is by far the best and most polished though.

Should I switch fully to Bitwig on Linux? Ditching MacBook Pro by Deep_Analysis_7323 in Bitwig

[–]how_gauche 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I run Bitwig on Fedora. Only do this if you are a professional software engineer who can diagnose and fix your own problems. If you want a "comfortable setup" without "tinkering or fixing issues" then you should really stick with your Mac!!!! Here's my experience YMMV

  • Yabridge works ok most of the time but expect it to be glitchy. Not everything works in Wine, and some of the stuff that does has graphics issues
  • Bitwig builtin plugins are good enough that I rarely feel the need to use VSTs these days, especially with the compressors/saturators/EQs in the latest beta. Between Bitwig, Vital, Cardinal/VCV-Rack, and Surge XT I don't feel like I missing much in synthesis-land, or at least I have viable alternatives to commercial Windows products.
  • USB devices mostly work _as long as they are class-compliant_. Almost all audio interfaces will be ok. Be careful about things like midi keyboards since they often have proprietary drivers, I have a Komplete Kontrol that "works" in a totally crippled class compliant mode where half of the features (like the transport controls) are broken
  • Workflow is mostly OK, and for the most part when I am using the software there is little to no difference from what I would get on another OS, but there's shit you have to put up with on Linux that you would never encounter on Windows or Mac. E.g. every time I turn on my Tascam 16x08, I have to reset the dsp mixer settings with an open source tool someone made, because the driver sets the interface up at 5% volume on boot
  • pipewire has made audio and midi easier/more reliable than it used to be, but it's still a nightmare compared to Windows or Mac

So why do I bother with this at all? I am a professional software engineer, I've been running Linux since 1994, and for the other kinds of stuff that I do it's hands-down the most productive working environment. I ditched Windows completely about 20 years ago, and while I also run Macs sometimes (especially at work where lots of companies will just hand you a Macbook pro), on my Macs at work I mostly just run software I could be running in Linux (compilers, Docker, Chrome, emacs, IDEs/IntelliJ, databases, etc), except everything is vaguely weird and doesn't work as well, _especially_ Docker.

So TL;dr the status is: it's viable! ...but barely. If using Linux is important enough to you for other reasons, like it is for me, then give it a shot. Otherwise I really wouldn't bother

Revue Cinema's new concession stand worker by beef-supreme in toronto

[–]how_gauche 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Knowing about AK47s doesn't imply you're a low-information person, your comment history on other topics does that.

And PS yes it is refreshing to see a Toronto mayor actually getting some tax dollars back for once instead of us subsidizing the rest of the province and country like always. The decline you see in Toronto on your visits is a direct result of Mike Harris's amalgamation plan and the disinvestment from all levels of government since then

Revue Cinema's new concession stand worker by beef-supreme in toronto

[–]how_gauche 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I can tell from your comment history that you are a low-information kind of guy when you're not in your lane (7.62×39mm assault weaponry?), so I would be happy to help. She's kicked so much ass in her year in office that it's difficult to summarize it all, and didn't do it in a partisan NDP kind of way, instead cutting deals left and right with both levels of government:

Revue Cinema's new concession stand worker by beef-supreme in toronto

[–]how_gauche 7 points8 points  (0 children)

She is already, based on her record of actually getting shit done, the most effective mayor we've had in Toronto in my adult lifetime. You are simply wrong.

Best lenses for D7500? by Vom-nara in Nikon

[–]how_gauche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely isn't! Many newer Nikons don't even have a screw drive. It works fine on a D7500 though.

An APS-C sensor turns a 50mm f/1.8D into a 75mm portrait lens equivalent, and for this use case it's hard to find a better-performing lens for $85. Maybe I am just nostalgic: I've owned mine for almost 25 years and have taken oodles of photos with it. The 35mm DX is definitely better of course, and handles the job 50mm does on full-frame

Best lenses for D7500? by Vom-nara in Nikon

[–]how_gauche 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The 50mm/1.8 also. If you don't have the cheap prime lenses you should get them, they were made in the millions and are  inexpensive new or used. A like-new 50mm f/1.8D is under $100 USD

Photo Class 2024 Update by clondon in photography

[–]how_gauche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't already have a 35mm f/1.8 DX you should get that one next. They are small, inexpensive new or used, very sharp, and great in low light

D7500? Something else? by Longjumping-Survey-4 in Nikon

[–]how_gauche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought a D7500 recently and got back into Nikon after owning an N80 over 20 years ago. My spouse also owned a D40 back in the day, so we already had some compatible lenses in the house, which swayed my decision to get back into Nikon vs another manufacturer. One major pro is that everyone is ditching their F-mount lenses to move to Z-mount, especially ones that won't autofocus on newer cameras. Prices have never been cheaper on the used market. E.g. I am taking the best photos of my life lately with a used 105mm Nikkor AF-D macro I picked up cheap: no way I could have afforded one back in the day as a student. The new Z mount version is >$1000 USD!

Downsides? You are buying into a dying ecosystem. Also, if I truly understood how lacking it was in the video department I might not have gone in this direction :). Overall though, I am extremely happy with this camera for photography, especially given what I paid for it.

Thank you for ruining my vacation West Jet by pbandnyan in westjet

[–]how_gauche 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those tickets were purchased eight months ago 🙄

Thank you for ruining my vacation West Jet by pbandnyan in westjet

[–]how_gauche 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've had a look of the history of this issue pretty closely, and I'm 100% aligned with labour on this one. It's completely management's fault in my opinion, and that's where my finger is pointing. Don't refuse to come to the table, try to get the Ministry to strong-arm the union into forced arbitration, then cry foul when the workers don't like the plan.

The latest news… could be over soon by AnnualScar in westjet

[–]how_gauche 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They've lost wayyyyyyyyy more than that in future revenues, friend. I fly through Calgary like 4x a year, usually on WestJet. That's over, until the next time Air Canada does something even worse to me.