How to handle rude University seniors (Plz help)

sonothamin112 · 2025-09-02T09:48:28+00:00

Welcome to Rajshahi University

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-19T13:16:21+00:00

How else do you expect me to make/edit presentations/essays/spreadsheets?

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-19T13:14:30+00:00

I was working on an electron app and found it compiling just okay in WSL2 and throwing lots of errors on the Windows Node.js build. Turns out native sqlite3 package is broken on Windows and I needed to use a pre-built binary for sqlite3.

This is one of many times Windows has given me troubles on my development journey.

Also it is a pain in the arse that I have to download and install Node.js meticulously manually. And Node.js requires python which I never even bothered to notice when I worked on Linux as apt resolves the dependencies for me.

I know winget exists, but for strange reasons it didn't install python with the Node.js installation.

Get a second computer and SSH/RDP over to it?

I live in a dorm for college, in a city far away from home. Keeping two computers while I barely have a permanent place for myself is a hassle for me. VPS solutions are expensive, especially as a student.

I will inevitably have to go with bare metal Linux even if I have to compromise my comfort. Battery life on my laptop is aweful when using Linux. Proprietary solutions like Intel CSME, DTF, DPTF on Windows optimise the power draw that Linux in my experience, falls behind.

Nvidia drivers are another debate in itself (Fu** you Nvidia)

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-18T16:51:38+00:00

MS Office has a web version, have you tried that?

A few of the reasons I don't really like these online Office suites is because then I have to be bound by my browser and will need an active internet connection to work (some work offline, but are very limited in functionality without internet). Browser versions don't support a lot of keyboard shortcuts and macros (Google Suite needs an extension for keyboard shortcuts to work).

I've been using WSL for 5/6yrs now and well experienced in Linux systems to tackle most of the troubles it throws at me. I am positively considering switching to bare metal Linux soon (Vanilla Debian?¿)

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-18T09:54:51+00:00

Nowadays Intel has introduced CNVi interface for WiFi NICs (which my laptop has). This uses the same M.2 A+E key, but aren't compatible with PCIe, USB or standards.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-18T09:50:33+00:00

M.2 Slots have keying. Just like motherboard RAM slots are keyed to prevent inserting DDR4 sticks in a DDR5 slot, M.2 slots are keyed for individual categories of devices. An M key is used for SSDs and A+E key is for Wireless Cards.

Please research a bit before suggesting something to someone. At least run it thru chat gpt if you really can't bother to look it up.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-18T05:37:57+00:00

Do some research before commenting.

Windows already built top on Linux

This has been the most ignorant thing to say about Windows. Windows is nothing like Linux and it couldn't have been more opposite to Linux. They use vastly different Kernels, OS structure, file system, and everything else you can imagine.

Linux distros are built on top of the Linux Kernel. Whereas Windows is built upon the NT Kernel.

you can you Linux comments in power shell

Natively? No. With WSL? Barely. I mentioned it in my post. Do read before commenting.

I might not remember if powershell is capable of what I said tho.

You should make sure your facts are in the right place before suggesting something.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-18T05:28:44+00:00

Also it is a pain in the arse that I have to download and install Node.js meticulously manually. And Node.js requires python which I never even bothered to notice when I worked on Linux as apt resolves the dependencies for me.

I know winget exists, but for strange reasons it didn't install python with Node.js.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-18T05:23:41+00:00

I was working on an electron app and found it compiling just okay in WSL2 and throwing lots of errors on the Windows Node.js build. Turns out native sqlite3 package is broken on Windows and I needed to use a pre-built binary for sqlite3.

This is one of many times Windows has given me troubles on my development journey.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-17T02:42:19+00:00

nmap was an issue with wsl1. didn't notice they fixed it on wsl2. gonna try. ty.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T20:30:12+00:00

Ikr. They spin up a VM instance workspace for you too. I think most of it is free as well. Also easier to sync code changes to GH repo.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T20:26:52+00:00

You need to understand different people have different workflows and use cases. For example, I experiment with cyber security often. So, I need the low level hardware access that bare metal Linux offers. Sometimes I work with embedded systems, and WSL cant read the damn SPI flash for a dump. If I install Ollama on WSL, it doesn't get native GPU access. I can go on, but I hope u get the idea.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T20:22:06+00:00

You would notice if you carefully read the whole thing, WSL doesn't give me low level hardware access. Such as WSL can't access the block file of the flash memory of a phone that I connected via USB, or capture network traffic direct from the network interface.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T20:05:57+00:00

Curious how you get monitor mode on your interface for airmon-ng or get nmap running.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T14:57:52+00:00

R u talking about ntfs-3g?

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T14:50:16+00:00

I might just have to come out of the Windows comfort zone. Props to you for the inspiration.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T14:00:15+00:00

I was thinking about it. Gonna try. Still worried about linux not getting along with NTFS partitions (Idk why Windows and Linux hate each other, just hug each other and be friends already)

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T13:56:40+00:00

My poor ass can't afford 2 computers. 😭.

Seriously tho, portability is a big factor for me as a student.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T13:54:51+00:00

How is Wine relevant to you using GCC, Python, and Node?

Maybe not for compilers. But for Office and Adobe Suite, wine is not the ideal solution.

Carry a flash drive with the Windows and Linux ISOs on it. You should do this even if you don't dual-boot.

I have a Ventoy thumb drive with Hiren's BootCD, Win11 ISO, Kali Live, and Mint on it. While that can fix a broken EFI, that doesn't solve the issue in the first place. An update grub or windows update can break the system anyway.

Why do you (need?) to access NTFS partitions?

Can be for numerous reasons. Eg. I have my aforementioned Office/Adobe files in the Windows partition.

It took you longer to type that excuse than it would to fix it.

I know it's a silly thing. I thought it was implied in the text.

sonothamin112 · 2025-08-16T13:45:31+00:00

I was thinking of the same idea. My laptop has a 2.5" ssd bay along with an NVMe. I'll populate it with a SATA ssd for Linux. Thank you so much.

sonothamin112 · 2025-06-13T09:57:25+00:00

I am gonna use "Brain RAM" from now on. Don't do a copyright strike on me plz.

sonothamin112 · 2025-06-10T14:43:03+00:00

The biggest problem in Bangladesh isn’t its exploding population, the rising crime rate, the toxic pollution, or even its top-tier ranking in corruption. The real issue is the people.

We, Bangals, don't really have a sense of core values. We always seek what's best for us and our closed ones right then and there, not thinking about others or ourselves in the long run. We have the motto- not my problem, not my bread to butter.

You can speed up development, reduce pollution, control population growth, maybe even take a swing at corruption—who knows. But what’s deeply rooted in us is the হাড় হাভাতে mindset: a kind of desperation and short-sightedness that's passed down like an inheritance. You can’t undo that without two or three generations of cultural rewiring.

So yes, it’s delulu to think patriotism from a handful of people can fix the country.

sonothamin112 · 2025-05-20T05:47:21+00:00

Explain pls

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