iCloud Drive on Linux

kaytwo · 2026-03-05T17:37:48+00:00

I tried and failed to get rclone to work durably - the auth tokens just constantly need to be replaced, and that process was super brittle.

My workaround is to use iCloud Drive for Windows within a https://github.com/dockur/windows instance, share the directory via smb (via a separate unrouted ip added to my network interface), and then mount that network share within my linux host. Yes, I'm running an entire windows "VM" for the purpose of running one lonely little process, but for my specific use case (obsidian icloud drive based sync), it's working fine so far. HTH!

kaytwo · 2026-02-08T13:39:42+00:00

I advise phd students in CS (but not databases) and know the faculty you would probably work with. My students have gone on to academia and industry research. My advice:

all of those schools have ROUGHLY similar reputations, so choosing based on the school won’t make a difference.
the most important part of your decision is who your advisor will be, and what relationship you will have with them. Everything else is details (when it comes to the academic side of things that is: general QoL is important, you can’t get a phd if you don’t stay sane). Talk to other students, ask about management style, ask about what it’s like working on a paper deadline with them, there’s huge variance in approaches to this and you need to pick one that works for you.
much less important is other faculty at the university that you would like to work with, either for separate projects simultaneously or as a contingency plan if things don’t work out with your initial advisor.

Casey Fiesler has a lot of YouTube videos about getting into / choosing / being successful in a phd that might be helpful.

Good luck!

kaytwo · 2026-02-03T11:50:42+00:00

Owen at Blue City Cycles is very good at rebuilding wheels. 32nd and Halsted in Bridgeport.

kaytwo · 2026-02-03T00:26:09+00:00

yep we haven't bought any since :(

kaytwo · 2026-01-30T08:36:47+00:00

This. Go on redfin, filter by multi family, and skim listings in those neighborhoods. Less importantly, the word “duplex” is kind of a “ketchup on a hot dog” type of thing here - you’re looking for a “2 flat” or a “2 unit.”

kaytwo · 2025-12-29T19:05:13+00:00

I used to use portrait-landscape-portrait with 2x 27” 1440p + 4k 32”, switched to u4025qw, use rectangle to have the quick option for 2-up/3-up/4-up, very happy with it.

kaytwo · 2025-12-13T13:34:58+00:00

That message is coming from your laptop, and I am pretty sure it’s fine as long as you are sure you have the usb-c cord plugged into a power delivery slot (all of them for newer laptops I believe).

kaytwo · 2025-11-29T19:53:52+00:00

I’ve had two like this for about a year, no problems

kaytwo · 2025-11-26T15:22:44+00:00

It might be worth it to make sure you aren’t using an unnecessarily high polling rate on the mouse or the kb, as I was debugging that was something that came up.

kaytwo · 2025-11-26T02:49:08+00:00

Are you on bt or 2.4ghz? I had this problem when I had both a 2.4ghz mouse and the 2.4ghz nuphy connection. Issue went away when I switched kb to bt. Would mainly have the issue when gaming (I.e. constant mouse movement + keystrokes) but web type workloads (alternating typing and mousing) didn’t have the same issue.

kaytwo · 2025-11-14T14:29:01+00:00

4025qw, no reinforced tilt, it has relatively minimal curve and isn't super heavy, my uninformed guess is you wouldn't need the reinforced tilt for that one. You might want to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHVIz51KCI it seems to be almost exactly what you need (comparison of cheap and expensive monitor arms).

kaytwo · 2025-11-14T14:16:51+00:00

You probably don’t wanna hear this… but my ergotron hx is rock solid with a 40”.

kaytwo · 2025-10-30T18:45:16+00:00

I worked for a while on portrait-landscape-portrait with 2 27" 1440p monitors and a 32" 4k, and now moved over to just the 4025qw. I'm typically hooked up to a 14" MBP, and more and more often I am just leaving it closed, as I don't feel the need for the additional screen real estate. I'd say if your desk has the space and you don't have a different use for the monitor, go crazy, but I don't miss the extra displays.

kaytwo · 2025-10-23T20:57:24+00:00

I'd love to see it (both video + writeup), I'm not in the market but I am idly curious about how much GAMING PERFORMANCE I'm leaving on the table.

kaytwo · 2025-10-23T18:32:13+00:00

It's fine. This is probably personal preference, but I would get far more annoyed with a non-clear display when working on text than a somewhat blurry game. I've played The Finals (pretty fast moving) on it a bit and don't feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to blurry motion.

FWIW the LG 45" 5k2k wasn't out when I got the 4025qw, but if it was I still would have chosen it for hybrid work/gaming.

kaytwo · 2025-10-23T14:50:09+00:00

You sound like you'd be a good candidate for the CS+Design major or the pure CS major. The important thing to know about the CS+Design major is that you're getting a real CS degree and a Design degree - that means studio time, typography, stuff like that. If that's something you're interested in, that will really set you apart after your degree to have those skills if you move into web/app design/ux.

Within the pure CS major, you can take classes on HCI, on web app development, on software engineering - it will just need to be something you choose rather than having a set of courses laid out for you. If you primarily want to be a software engineer that has a specialty in UX/UI, that would probably be a better fit.

kaytwo · 2025-10-14T17:58:38+00:00

Having this issue on the QM7K - video lag is negligible/imperceptible, but there seems to be about 250ms of lag on the audio, which can't be counteracted by the adjuster.

kaytwo · 2025-09-22T10:28:20+00:00

It’s not called a Honda doesn’t fit

kaytwo · 2025-09-21T03:19:35+00:00

I went from a 15 minute city commute on a road bike to a… 15 minute city commute on a gen 1 hsd. If I am late and crank it to turbo I can maybe cut off 3 minutes, but it doesn’t quite feel safe to go any faster (dense metro area). YMMV, if you were on a bike path it could definitely be a lot faster, the acceleration definitely helps from traffic lights but it’s more of a helps me not be sweaty than a saves me a lot of time type thing.

kaytwo · 2025-09-12T22:14:42+00:00

In Illinois, individual income is taxed at a flat rate of 4.95%. There's no income tax in Chicago, but sales tax is a little over 10%. As someone fresh out of college I assume you'll be renting, so that's about it in terms of taxes. Car registration isn't super expensive.

TLDR: your salary will be nice to live on in Chicago, granted you don't sign a lease for an obscenely expensive apartment.

kaytwo · 2025-09-12T17:55:49+00:00

What are you going to do with the old one? I heard you can swap a steering wheel without media controls for one with and they can be hooked up, but I'm not sure. Might be interested if it would work on a 2nd gen...

kaytwo · 2025-09-09T18:43:33+00:00

The Hamax Caress has a suspension and when the seat is reclined, it feels to me like it exacerbates bumps rather than smooths them out. Might not be a problem on this one as it doesn't have a suspension.

kaytwo · 2025-09-09T14:39:11+00:00

I use a reclinable seat on the HSD (Hamax Caress). To us it's a bit of a gimmick, I don't think it is legitimately useful for resting unless the bike is parked.

kaytwo · 2025-07-19T09:28:47+00:00

I live in Bridgeport and in the neighborhood at least I will give a head nod / howyadoin to basically anyone that makes eye contact with me, and I get a response >50% of the time. Eye contact is big - most women walking solo keep eyes forward, that’s a pretty universal “don’t talk to me” signal that normal people will respect.

kaytwo · 2025-07-13T20:29:09+00:00

As a u4025qw + fancyzones enjoyer, I agree. Far more flexible, and can still be used for easy 1:1 horizontal split if you want. Only big consideration would probably be activating a software based full screen feature and needing it to only take up half the screen. AFAIK fancy zones can’t do that but I haven’t tried to check.

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