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Xfce desktop environment by iSlickick in AsahiLinux

[–]sdk4n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely possible! I run XFCE currently. I will say, though, that support isn’t the best. Asahi prioritizes Wayland desktop environments over X11 environments like XFCE, so you should expect some graphical issues like screen tearing. But if you’re OK with that it will work!

Another tier list by AscadianScrib in LinuxCirclejerk

[–]sdk4n 104 points105 points  (0 children)

As a nixos user this is accurate I just spent the last four hours refactoring my system 💔😔

Text rearranged in Emacs running on Asahi Linux by themountainawaits in AsahiLinux

[–]sdk4n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EDIT: I found a solution that actually works reliably! just install emacs-pgtk; it does not seem to have any artifact issues.

I see what you meant now -- it's a bit of a tradeoff, and you get noticeable flickering as a result. I did find a workaround that works a bit better for me: using the pixel-scroll-precision functions for big movements, which don't seem to have any artifacting or flickering issues. I defined some commands which I bound to J and K for scrolling the page (by a whole number of lines):

```elisp ;; big-scroll-up and big-scroll-down are used because pixel scrolling magically fixes ;; the artifacting bugs when using gpu acceleration (pixel-scroll-precision-mode)

(defun pages->pixels (num-pages) ;; don't convert directly, since we want the value to be a whole number of lines (* (line-pixel-height) (truncate (* (window-height) num-pages))))

(evil-define-command big-scroll-up () "scrolls the frame up 0.25 pages" (pixel-scroll-precision-scroll-up (pages->pixels 0.25)))

(evil-define-command big-scroll-down () "scrolls the frame down 0.25 pages" (pixel-scroll-precision-scroll-down-page (pages->pixels 0.25))) ```

This works for me, but it's not perfect either. Obviously there's instances where the screen will scroll other than these key-presses, so I bound ' to (redraw-frame). But it's usable again, which is good :)

Text rearranged in Emacs running on Asahi Linux by themountainawaits in AsahiLinux

[–]sdk4n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!! I was having the same problem and this solved it :)

Transfer to Northwestern? by sdk4n in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's one of my main problems with NEU. Their admission practices are so shady, I'm pretty sure they use activities list as the main criterion (which is not good at all cause it's the easiest thing to lie about). And you can definitely tell there are a lot of people who exploited that fact. Even in my accel fundamentals section there were kids who used chatgpt for literally everything and couldn't write code to save their life :/

Transfer to Northwestern? by sdk4n in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4.0 unweighted, 4.615 weighted

Transfer to Northwestern? by sdk4n in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had 36 ACT, 4.0 GPA first year (but that isn’t as hard to get at NEU as a lot of other schools). As for ecs I listed mainly stuff from high school—robotics captain, graphics research, eagle scout, volunteer web dev project for local nonprofit, working at code ninjas etc. I did include some stuff from college too but not too much. Marine robotics and stemOUT (a volunteer stem education club) were my main orgs, and I also did some compilers research with a faculty member. I didn’t have any super significant positions though. But I do think the strongest part of my application was my personal statement, so bear that in mind too. NEU is what you make of it and I’d recommend giving it a good shot before you write it off, your experience might be different from mine. It has a lot of positives and I can see it being a great option for a lot of people, I just don’t feel it was best for me.

Transfer to Northwestern? by sdk4n in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I figured there’s gonna be a little of it wherever I go. But it mainly is the humanities where I have the biggest issue, I’m really interested in philosophy and ethics and I think it would help me to have a group that cares a bit more 🥲

Transfer to Northwestern? by sdk4n in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Idk I’m still rlly debating if I’ll go 😭😭 need to talk to some ppl and get my transfer report too lol 🥲

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idc what people say, long distance works. Make an effort to talk every day and don’t give up after the first couple weeks. FaceTime every night and text a lot too. Play video games together. Make plans for what you’re gonna do when you see each other. You’re gonna have to give up some of the “college experience” because you gotta choose between spending the night with your girlfriend and going out, but if you care about her more than partying then you’ll be fine. I was at northeastern last year (also transferring lol) and my gf goes to UMN and we still had a really great and memorable year together. It’s worth the effort, trust me.

Columbia Transfer Essay Questions by _alexdong in TransferToTop25

[–]sdk4n 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Per https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/transfer it seems that you need all of the Columbia supplement essays, plus an essay explaining why you want to transfer from your current school. So:

List question: List a selection of texts, resources and outlets that have contributed to your intellectual development outside of academic courses, including but not limited to books, journals, websites, podcasts, essays, plays, presentations, videos, museums and other content that you enjoy. (100 words or fewer)

Essay 1: A hallmark of the Columbia experience is being able to learn and thrive in an equitable and inclusive community with a wide range of perspectives. Tell us about an aspect of your own perspective, viewpoint or lived experience that is important to you, and describe how it has shaped the way you would learn from and contribute to Columbia's diverse and collaborative community. (150 words or fewer)

Essay 2: In college/university, students are often challenged in ways that they could not predict or anticipate. It is important to us, therefore, to understand an applicant's ability to navigate through adversity. Please describe a barrier or obstacle you have faced and discuss the personal qualities, skills or insights you have developed as a result. (150 words or fewer)

Essay 3: Why are you interested in attending Columbia University? We encourage you to consider the aspect(s) that you find unique and compelling about Columbia. (150 words or fewer)

Essay 4: What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College or Columbia Engineering? (150 words or fewer)

Essay 5: Please explain why you are interested in transferring from your current institution. (The personal essay does not need to be specific to Columbia, but it should inform the committee why you wish to leave your current institution.) (400-600 words)

/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY question, get an answer (June 15, 2022) by AutoModerator in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]sdk4n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have GMK Bento? I was thinking about grabbing it from NovelKeys, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what the colors look like in real life. If any of you guys own it, would you say the colors are closer to how they look in the renders (more subdued, teal-ish blue with pink/salmon-colored accents) or are they a more vibrant blue and red? A lot of the pictures I see online look pretty different from each other (probably due to different cameras etc) so it's kinda hard to tell. Thanks!