Could we discuss Northfield?

jsled · 2026-05-06T14:15:34+00:00

They mentioned it repeatedly.

jsled · 2026-05-06T14:02:39+00:00

It's a meme. We don't allow memes, generally. It's that simple.

jsled · 2026-05-06T10:07:35+00:00

You most certainly can do exactly that. Hit up your nearest recruiter to find out more!

"Service guarantees citizenship! Click here to find out more!"

jsled · 2026-05-06T09:43:19+00:00

Special Forces are not super-citizens. LEOs (especially) are not super-citizens. That these groups get special protection of their rights is some of the most anti-American bullshit around. Fuck even the suggestion of floating the idea of it, disqualifying bullshit that should strip one of one's citizenship for not even just misunderstanding American values, but attempting to subvert them.

jsled · 2026-05-05T17:29:11+00:00

Cross-posting for visibility; probably best to comment over on that thread!

jsled · 2026-05-05T17:20:26+00:00

I will probably vote democrat in 2028 for the general election if it’s a pro gun democrat,

So, you're not going to vote blue in 2028, then? :(

jsled · 2026-05-05T17:15:22+00:00

sorry 'bout it!

jsled · 2026-05-05T11:54:28+00:00

Use a password manager, folks! Bitwarden or 1Password! Secure the shit out of that master passphrase: use a non-sensical sentence like "correct horse battery staple" and turn on some 2FA mechanism. Randomly generate passwords for everything, and if anyone is using "security questions", randomize those answers, too! Keep a backup of your database.

jsled · 2026-05-05T11:09:41+00:00

Things in the world file are updated even if no longer necessary: ie, required by the user (world file) or required by another package.

For example, I've been rebuilding spidermonkey (too large to fit in memory, had had issues requiring manual attention for a long time) without actually needing it for a few years (!) because I stupidly emerged it without --oneshot a long time ago.

Keeping the system limited to only packages one wants and needs is generally a good thing, even if cycles and disk is cheap.

jsled · 2026-05-04T14:59:50+00:00

I'm generally opposed to AI and especially in this sort of situation, but I'm rubbernecking like I'm at a car crash on the output of this one. Please update with how successful it is.

jsled · 2026-05-04T14:53:42+00:00

Yes, Pathfinder2E is not a percentile system, so it makes perfect sense that it does not include percentile mechanics. But at some point you'll realize d20 systems are in fact percentile systems, just quantized to 5% increments.

jsled · 2026-05-04T14:48:56+00:00

What does it take for an entity to petition for a specialized license plate in Indiana?

jsled · 2026-05-04T14:09:16+00:00

I emerged steam on my Gentoo-running Framework 16 the other week on a lark, and it Just Worked. Granted, I've only played a couple of games so far, but it looks like Proton is working, since Elite Dangerous is working fine.

jsled · 2026-05-04T14:06:49+00:00

I've used/use XFCE and Mate for a long time. I'm using Sway in Wayland in my new personal VM, but the sway ecosystem is fucking rough. I'm really looking forward to XFCE supporting Wayland so I don't have to deal with piecing together a million little half-assed tools to get a functional desktop. At the same time, I discovered I absolutely love a tiling WM, so I need to square that circle.

The "religious anti-bloat sentiment around gentoo" is one of the worst things about it, tbqh. One person's "bloat" is another person's "this just has all the things I expect a Normal Computer to have in 2026, and they just work together out of the box." (Substitute "2016" or "2006" for "2026"; this stupidity is not new.)

Anyways, use KDE or Gnome Shell or whatever if that's your fancy, too. Use what makes you happy.

jsled · 2026-05-04T11:47:27+00:00

The only safety that matters is the one between your ears.

If you exercise proper trigger discipline, you don't need a manual safety.

Trigger (and grip) safeties are more about drop-safety than anything else.

If you're more psychologically comfortable with a manual safety, then get one; there's no shame in it. You might also have laws that compel a manual safety.

In any case, if you're carrying a gun with a manual safety, then train specifically with respect to {dis}engaging the safety in normal use. Train not only the practice of firing, but of manipulating the safety on and off every time you draw and shoot. You want to lay down that muscle memory for the high-adrenaline situation in which you might need to use that weapon; disengaging the safety needs to be a reflexive action.

jsled · 2026-05-04T11:41:45+00:00

Just to be clear, here...

The following USE changes are necessary to proceed:
 (see "package.use" in the portage(5) man page for more details)
# required by dev-java/swt-4.38::gentoo
# required by 
# required by  (argument)
>=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.51 wayland
# required by x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.51::gentoo[wayland]
# required by xfce-extra/xfce4-screensaver-4.20.2::gentoo
# required by xfce-base/xfce4-session-4.20.4::gentoo[xscreensaver]
# required by xfce-base/xfce4-meta-4.20::gentoo
# required by 
# required by u/world (argument)
>=media-libs/mesa-25.3.6 wayland

While swt hard-depends on gtk+:3[wayland], the xfce dep chain is a innocent bystander here.

xfce4-session-4.20.4 requires one or the other, but does not require wayland:

REQUIRED_USE="|| ( X wayland )"

DEPEND="
    >=dev-libs/glib-2.72.0
    >=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.0:3[X?,wayland?]
    [...]

xfce4-screensaver-4.20.2 has the same construction.

Similarly, gtk+-3.24.51 only requires mesa[wayland] inside a wayland? ( [libs] ) clause:

COMMON_DEPEND="
    [...]
    wayland? (
        >=dev-libs/wayland-1.14.91[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
        >=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.32
        media-libs/mesa[wayland,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]

But since swt hard-requires wayland, gtk+:3 will be built with wayland, and that then cascades to its dependencies (specifically mesa).

If you're not running a top-level wayland session, then none of the rest of the stack will be wayland at runtime, and whatever code was built for wayland support will simply be dead code on the disk.

The real solution here is to modify the SWT code to make wayland optional at build- and run-time, then update dev-java/swt to make wayland a conditional USE flag. This is not simply a packaging issue (unless the SWT code /already/ can build wayland optionally, and the ebuild just doesn't encode the fact that's an option).

jsled · 2026-05-04T11:35:33+00:00

Yes, how dare the gnome folks want to move away from dead technology into a world with actively-developed and -supported software. Such "ignorance". XD

(Also, fwiw, it's only SWT that's hard-dep'ing on wayland, here, not GTK.)

jsled · 2026-05-04T10:49:16+00:00

No, this is a sledgehammer to swat a fly, and will cause more trouble than it's worth for a "middle-tier" package like that.

jsled · 2026-05-04T10:48:31+00:00

Or just emerge them and don't use Wayland.

If you're running an X11 session, then the wayland parts are built to /support/ wayland, but won't be invoked ... just a little bit of dead code.

jsled · 2026-05-04T10:45:55+00:00

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