AstroLightz

I've been using LibreOffice for a while now, and while I do enjoy it, its spelling/grammar checking are hit or miss more often than not.

I've been using WritingTool for my spelling and grammar, and it seems to work well sometimes, but others it gets things wrong. I have had the (un)fortunate pleasure of having to use Microsoft Office for work reasons, and while I dislike most of what Office provides, to me at least, its spelling/grammar check seems better than WritingTool (Providing suggestions WritingTool doesn't, better grammar & proper noun detection, etc).

I'm looking for any good alternatives to WritingTool or ways to improve its checking behavior/accuracy. If the later, what rules or settings do you use to make it perform better?

If it's necessary to know, I'm using Arch Linux, though I'm sure Extensions for LibreOffice would work on any OS.

I recently played Palworld, and while the game suffers from many problems, one thing I really liked about the game was the base pals system, where you assign pals to do certain tasks based on what skills they have. They could mine, cut trees, craft, smelt stuff, etc. They could store the products in storage containers automatically as well.

Are there any Minecraft Java mods that do something like this? I'm aware of MineColonies, but that is more on a larger scale than, say, a small base.

I know in older versions I used a few months ago, the project and clip monitor were not in a vertical window like this. On startup, it asked if I wanted horizontal or vertical as a default profile, and I chose horizontal, but it gave me this layout?

Is this just a Endeavour/Arch thing on my end or is this happening to others as well?

So recently, I ended up getting sick from an event I went to. I took sick leave from my employment, and I have a few days to rest. I don't want to just stay in bed, however.

So, what games do you like to play when your sick? Something that doesn't require too much thinking to play.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like the premise of GrapheneOS. The security features it offers are great. However, you're sacrificing useful hardware features by using it.

Currently, the only phones that support GrapheneOS are Pixels, which lack the microSD card slot, dual sims, and a HEADPHONE JACK! To me, those features are not worth sacrificing for a little extra privacy.

Compared to LineageOS, however, they support a broad range of devices, even pixels. I can look through their supported devices and find one that has a headphone jack, microSD card slot, dual sims, etc. Yes, it's less private than GrapheneOS, but it's still more private than stock android or any of those other OEM roms (OneUI for example).

You can still keep some privacy using LineageOS while preserving functionality with projects like MicroG.

Overall, I think for the time being, unless you are really paranoid or live in a anti-privacy area, LineageOS is the better OS to use than GrapheneOS due to still gaining some level of privacy while preserving useful hardware festures. Once GrapheneOS branches out from Pixel phones, I might change my opinion.

I have LineageOS for MicroG 22.2 on my phone. I have also rooted my phone using Magisk.

I want to update my LineageOS version (newer build of 22.2, not to 23), and I want to confirm that the process I plan to take would be correct.

1. I know to uninstall Magisk, then install the update without rebooting, then install Magisk to the inactive slot.
2. Since I'm not using MindTheGapps, I'm pretty sure I don't need to reboot into recovery to sideload anything. Therefore, I can just reboot as normal.

For LineageOS for MicroG, is this all I need to do or am I missing something?

I currently use a DualShock 4, and I'm looking for an Xbox layout controller for PC that is ergonomic. I was looking at the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 for its extra buttons and Xbox style, but I'm not sure how ergonomic it is.

Additionally, with the announcement of the Steam Controller (2), I'm waiting for that to release to see what people think as well.

Bonus question: Are there any controllers you have used that feels comfortable or is ergonomic?

I count on my fingers using this method:

1. No fingers = 0, assume all values are cumulative unless stated otherwise.

2. Start with index finger on Right hand:

• 1 = Index
• 2 = Middle
• 3 = Ring
• 4 = Pinky
• 5 = Thumb

3. After five, clear hand and start from Thumb and go until 9 (Ring)

• 6 = Thumb
• 7 = Index ... etc

4. Double digits are counted on Left hand*, following same process as 1-3.

• For example: 13 would be:
  • Left Hand: Index
  • Right Hand: Index, Middle, Ring
• For something like 47 would be:
  • Left Hand: Index, Middle, Ring, Pinky
  • Right Hand: Thumb, Index

Using this method, the highest you can count to is 109:

• Left Hand: Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring, Pinky
• Right Hand: Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring

You could also probably differentiate 5 and 10 by half-raising your thumb for 5, and full raise for 6-10.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38389020

With the recent false banning of tech channels, such as Enderman, I really want to find alternative platforms to watch tech content. I know a few YouTubers who have channels on Odysee, PeerTube, etc. However, I would rather watch them in a desktop app as opposed to a web browser.

Is there any desktop QT applications for Linux (ideally Arch BTW) that allow me to watch videos from a decentralized video platform, such as PeerTube? Ideally, it would use QT as I'm using KDE Plasma, but if they're aren't many, then GTK is fine too.

As a bonus: Something similar to FreeTube, which is what I use for YouTube. If it's something similar, it doesn't have to be QT as I know FreeTube isn't.

With the recent false banning of tech channels, such as Enderman, I really want to find alternative platforms to watch tech content. I know a few YouTubers who have channels on Odysee, PeerTube, etc. However, I would rather watch them in a desktop app as opposed to a web browser.

Is there any desktop QT applications for Linux (ideally Arch BTW) that allow me to watch videos from a decentralized video platform, such as PeerTube? Ideally, it would use QT as I'm using KDE Plasma, but if they're aren't many, then GTK is fine too.

As a bonus: Something similar to FreeTube, which is what I use for YouTube. If it's something similar, it doesn't have to be QT as I know FreeTube isn't.

EDIT: I chose the lighter one and it does stand out more from the surrounding surfaces. Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

I am designing my kitchen in House Flipper, and I can't decide between two cabinet colors. The two types of wood I'm stuck on are Wenge and Pale Bleached Cedar. I don't want the cabinet to blend it too much with the surrounding wood, but I don't know if Cedar sticks out too much. What are your thoughts?

Wenge

Pale Bleached Cedar

Edit: formatting

Last night, I had a dream where I was "Lucid", except I wasn't actually in control of my actions. Despite knowing I was dreaming (by doing the pinch test), I couldn't act however I wanted.

In contrast, in a real lucid dream I had years ago, I knew I was asleep, and could do whatever in my dream until I woke up.

Anyone else have these types of "Fake" lucid dreams? If you do, are they common?