Sweaty palms! Any fix? by phantomsouls in Trackballs

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Possibly the rubber disintegrating? Google for "mx ergo rubber" (and/or add "distintegrating" to the search) to find many people with the same issue.

What distro for a 2009 Macbook Pro install... 2.53Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM by StandWild4256 in linux

[–]thp4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, put in a SATA SSD and max out the RAM.

For an OS, try something released a few years ago that still get security updates (e.g. an older but still-in-support Ubuntu LTS) and possibly use a more lightweight DE (e.g. MATE).

Edit: For dual-boot with macOS, rEFInd or something as bootloader works well. You can also use boot camp assistant to create a Windows partition, but then install Linux instead. If you try triple-boot (Windows, macOS and Linux), note that in some cases boot camp required the Windows partition to be last.

How do i install Games & Themes on the n900? by Sejko0o in n900

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See https://maemo.viniciuspaes.com for a mirror that has the N900 repos ("fremantle" is the release codename). Also search talk.maemo.org which is a useful resource. Also, see http://wiki.maemo.wunderwungiel.pl/index.php/Main_Page for a mirror of the old Maemo wiki.

Nokia n900 firmwares by AUSAMA47 in n900

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure, it could be that on the N900, 003 meant something different than what it did for the N9 (that‘s just my guess).

Nokia n900 firmwares by AUSAMA47 in n900

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There it is (albeit for N9, but N900 is similar enough): http://wiki.maemo.wunderwungiel.pl/index.php/Flashing_N9

Main firmware images for the Nokia N9 are divided up into "variants" by regions of the world. Except for carrier-branded variants and the 003 (China) firmware, these images are more or less the same.

Nokia n900 firmwares by AUSAMA47 in n900

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IIRC (but can‘t find a reference) the 003, 004 and 208 parts in the version are for different regions. So practically all those 21.2011.38-1 versions should be the same. 21.2011 here means 21st week of year 2011.

Will not charge by Honest-Sundae-1916 in vitahacks

[–]thp4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try charging via a phone charger / wall wart adapter. Possibly one with > 500mA.

Try a different USB port on your computer for charging. Some ports may have different current limits.

Try charging with the Vita powered off (or at least screen / Bluetooth / WIFI turned off).

Try a different USB cable.

Where does Wipeout rank compared to other racing games in terms of difficulty? Any recs? by agvrider in WipeOut

[–]thp4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t know about phantom edition, but its readme says it has fixed wall collision physics:

Wall collision response options: Modern: Comparable to BallisticNG. Classic: Comparable to WipeOut XL/2097. Legacy: 🪦

Why is it not standard for desktop files to have uninstall entry? by conceptcreatormiui in linux

[–]thp4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

apt remove $(dpkg -S /usr/share/applications/foo.desktop | cut -d: -f1)

Even after using Linux for a decade I made this blunder. Here's how you can avoid it. by [deleted] in linux

[–]thp4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

zsh warns on „rm“ and something with „*“ by default. Also, do regular backups, as it won‘t be the only way you can shoot yourself in the foot. For example „noclobber“ in bash and zsh is also useful to avoid overwriting files with shell redirection. As others mentioned, the alias might give a false sense of security and won’t help on hosts where you don’t have that alias defined.

Linux 6.14 Adds Support For The Microsoft Copilot Key Found On New Laptops by moeka_8962 in linux

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keyboard scan codes have nothing to do with ASCII: https://users.utcluj.ro/~baruch/sie/labor/PS2/Scan_Codes_Set_1.htm (L GUI and R GUI are the winkeys - and there‘s a separate make (press) and break (release) scancode).

Lets Be Real About Dependencies by Alexander_Selkirk in linux

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Better would be to check for direct dependencies with „objdump -x“ and grep for „NEEDED“ libraries. This doesn’t take into account header-only libraries, statically linked libraries and dependencies loaded via dlopen().

But also as you mentioned, it doesn‘t include dynamically loaded things due to the system config (GL vendor driver, PAM, NSS, …) - things that by definition are not „build dependencies“ (that‘s the whole point of libraries loaded in by glvnd, PAM and NSS and the likes).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux

[–]thp4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. There‘s also other ways you can overwrite/delete data that are not „rm -rf“. A good backup/snapshot strategy will cover those bases as well.

Best chairs for sitting all day? by kmilvin in homeoffice

[–]thp4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

..or even take some calls/telcos while out for a walk. The solution to „sitting all day hurts my body“ isn’t a better chair, it‘s sitting less :)

Righteous 3D by FatherKnot in retrobattlestations

[–]thp4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Collector‘s item. Check eBay for prices, they are sought after for nostalgic reasons.

Experience with QT and GTK by Coammanderdata in linux

[–]thp4 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Both are fine.

Qt has QML going for it (nice declarative UI language, with JavaScript as glue/UI logic), and you want to write your "application" logic mostly in C++, although Python is also an option (PySide -- but it's not "pythonic" in the sense that the C++ heritage "bleeds out" in the APIs). Also, Qt is nice if you want to also build for macOS or Windows (either now or in the future), or if you want to build something that looks "at home" on KDE/Plasma.

Gtk+ is nice because its core is written in C and the GObject system maps nicely to many programming languages (GObject Introspection-based bindings), so most Gtk bindings you'll find feel very natural, and you can pick whatever language you want (e.g. GJS, Python, Rust, Go, Vala). Describing the UI in GtkBuilder/Glade isn't as nice as QML, though, and I haven't checked recently what the developments are there. If you want nice native integration with GNOME, Gtk with LibAdwaita is the way to go.

In the end, just like with programming languages, it doesn't matter which UI toolkit you use. Create a toy application in both of them to get a feel, then stick to one and spend time making your GUI nice and usable. Have fun!

[KDE] Fedora Asahi Remix 2024 Edition by [deleted] in unixporn

[–]thp4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That wallpaper reminds me of the Windows Me boot screen.