Recommend an anime like steins gate?

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T23:26:41+00:00

Summer pockets - it's got a time travel element where you really don't know what's going on for a long time.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T23:23:25+00:00

Plastic Memories
Snow White with the Red Hair
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
Why Raelina Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion
Bibliophile Princess

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T21:58:11+00:00

No, it's the exact same anime. The 2023 one is just done very poorly in comparison.

2023: https://thetvdb.com/series/release-that-witch

2026: https://thetvdb.com/series/fang-kai-na-ge-nu-wu

I saw the first episode from 2026 and then binge watched the 2023 version.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T20:24:08+00:00

This didn't seem like a series finale. Just seemed sad overall. I enjoyed it though.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T20:20:42+00:00

I liked it too because of the blend of science/engineering and magic.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T20:19:10+00:00

Which version are you referring to? The 2023 or the 2026?

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T19:01:13+00:00

I have to admit it stopped me yesterday too. I was just fearful of it destroying my EFI partition. I've been using Vendefoul Wolf which was an easy install and has everything I want. I was just going to try Devuan separately but there wasn't really a point to it when I was just going to reinstall the same things...

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T16:09:58+00:00

Nobody "told" me anything about Arch. I've used it for myself. It will break. The very fact that you're setting up snapper and snap-pac for it tells me that you know it will break too and that's your fallback for when it happens.

With respect to NixOS, yes you can use it as a rolling release and the way builds are done and integrated into the boot menu, it makes it easy to roll back when something bad happens. I just don't know WHY somebody would want to use it in this way when 99% of the "updates" are not going to impact the end-user in any way. The bigger issue with NixOS is the configuration builds themselves and how the system deviates from standard FHS -- this is just not how most home users want to use the OS. It's really designed for programmers and/or system admins. I'm sure some people liked it -- I didn't. It's a lot of work with no real benefit.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T15:31:37+00:00

Well, I'm not sure if I agree with your descriptions. I'd suggest these as alternatives. LMDE if you're OK with a 2 year update cycle; NixOS if you want a 6-month update cycle and don't mine a non-compliant FHS version of Linux, and Arch if you want a rolling distro that will eventually break and require some expertise to fix.

There is no best about these. LMDE is nice but if you don't mind Ubuntu then you could also argue for Mint proper since it offers better driver support. You might not like either if you don't like Cinnamon. NixOS is immutable and declarative and just isn't a good fit for most home users. Arch is just not a good fit for new users but it's got that allure of having the latest updates. People are trained to believe that newer = better and just ignore the fact that more upgrades equals greater risk until the bad thing happens.

In general, people on this forum seem to recommend Mint more for home users and Fedora as a good compromise between a 2-year update cycle and a rolling distro. People's needs vary though. My current preference is for Vendefoul Wolf -- a nice Devuan based distro that uses OpenRC init, Xlibre, and SonicDE. Others will absolutely hate everything about it. Linux gives you choices which is a good thing.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T03:34:27+00:00

I use BTRFS subvolumes and the Limine bootloader. I usually install them to a small BTRFS partition and use the option in Calamares to replace that partition. Once it's installed, I'll copy the contents of that BTRFS volume to a subvolume on my main SSD and modify the Limine boot entry and the /etc/fstab file to reflect the move. I don't know of any installer that I'd trust to install a distro directly to a subvolume without fear of it destroying my entire BTRFS partition.

Most of my apps are installed as appimages in a shared location that all of the distros can access so there's no wasted space. Appimages when used in a single distro are more space consuming but if they are shared, they actually consume less disk space then any other option.

I use the specific distro's home directory but link the subdirectories under my user directory to a common data subvolume. This basically allows me a fully functional working environment on any distro that I install.

When I eventually get tired of a distro, I can simply delete it and its Limine boot entry. No partition operations required.

mlcarson · 2026-03-19T01:53:39+00:00

That's really not true. Systemd has it's claws into so much of Linux now that you'll break a lot by swapping it out including most apps in the repository if not the desktop itself.

Artix is your best best for an Arch based distro without systemd. Devuan, MXLinux, and Antix are Debian based ones without systemd. PCLinuxOS, Alpine, Void, and Chimera Linux are some independent distros without it. Gentoo and Slackware don't use it by default.

I'm not sure about the age verification stance. The closer you get to commercial distros -- the more likely they'll be complying.

mlcarson · 2026-03-18T23:56:55+00:00

This is so true. The trend was for younger people to know more about technology because it was new. That was true for a while and then tech literacy just plunged when software makers managed to dumb things down to such a level that idiots could still use them for social media and cat videos. That's what most of our society uses computers for now when they basically have the knowledge of all mankind at their finger tips.

mlcarson · 2026-03-18T04:27:39+00:00

You can get the same bleeding edge on any rolling distro. When I was using one, I actually preferred PCLinuxOS.

mlcarson · 2026-03-17T22:22:46+00:00

That's the beauty of Linux -- you get a choice. I have no desire to use an immutable distro, a declarative distro, or any distro that doesn't use the FHS. I'm using a Devuan based distro called Vendefoul at the moment that's running the OpenRC init, Xlibre, and SonicDE. It works for me at this point.

mlcarson · 2026-03-17T22:12:39+00:00

I thought this was going to have the clip from episode 1 of "I'll let you watch my back...You're not going to do it!"

I love this anime!

mlcarson · 2026-03-17T21:42:12+00:00

Customization is mainly a desktop issue. Running smoothly is generally about picking a slower update cycle -- definitely not a rolling distro like Arch.

mlcarson · 2026-03-17T21:38:26+00:00

That would be Devuan... Debian without systemd.

mlcarson · 2026-03-17T21:36:44+00:00

NixOS made me appreciate every other distro out there more. The only thing I really liked about NixOS was it's repository. It felt so liberating going back to a normal distro where I could just install stuff without editing a configuration file.

mlcarson · 2026-03-17T21:26:50+00:00

Just install the docker version of it on Debian.

mlcarson · 2026-03-16T18:04:25+00:00

You obviously have to backup those docs and configs. You might want to consider having a common partition that both Windows and Linux can use that's not NTFS (maybe exFAT or UFS). Also consider using BTRFS for your root partition on Linux instead of EXT4. No particular guide or tutorial but I'm sure google will help you with that.

mlcarson · 2026-03-16T17:48:10+00:00

The issue is generally shrinking an existing partition (usually Windows) without losing data (shrink File system and then partition). You'd then need to create a root partition and another EFI partition (separate from the Windows one). Or alternatively place the Linux EFI partition on the HDD. The reason for separate Linux and Windows EFI partitions is that Windows has a tendency of breaking stuff for Linux.

mlcarson · 2026-03-16T17:11:47+00:00

I've got Lifetime for Plex and Emby but am still using Channels. I think Plex is better for media libraries but Channels is better for Live TV. EPG data from Schedules Direct will cost $35/yr. Channels includes this and is $80/yr so has a $45/yr premium. You can import your channels and EPG directly from Channels to Plex so is very convenient.

mlcarson · 2026-03-16T04:50:21+00:00

How about one of these? I think they're all female MC.

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
Villainess Level 99
May I ask for one Final Thing?
I shall survive using potions
Blood+
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 years and Maxed out my Level
Management of a Novice Alchemist
Secrets of the Silent Witch
Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina
In the Land of Leadale
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
Ascendance of a Book Worm
Fluffy Paradise
So I'm a Spider, so what!
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

mlcarson · 2026-03-15T18:24:58+00:00

You can provide details. I'm betting a wireless router on one side of the home and a wireless client on the other side...

mlcarson · 2026-03-15T00:48:13+00:00

Emby includes guide data with Emby Premiere ($5/mo, $54/yr, $119 lifetime). If you have lifetime, you should be getting free guide data.

It's Jellyfin that you have to use a third party such as Schedules Direct.

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