BlueSquid0741

joined 2 years ago
 

A Gillette Aristocrat popped up on marketplace near me. I’ve only used my Merkur 34C and (now broken) 39C. No experience with vintage Gillettes.

Are they generally okay to use? I shave 1-2 times a week. That includes head shaving which was wondrous with the Sledgehammer, but the 34C is just average.

I wouldn’t need to get it replated would I? I can see it’s not rusty, and the pictures look fine just obviously old.

[–] BlueSquid0741 16 points 1 day ago

Don’t try to use it, it’s an old discontinued version of SteamOS based on Debian that was around long before the Steam Deck.

Bazzite will get you a similar experience to the current Steam OS with better desktop experience.

[–] BlueSquid0741 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’ve seen it cited that the sovcit movement exists in 26 countries

[–] BlueSquid0741 7 points 4 days ago

As you’ve been daily driving Linux for 7 years already, I don’t understand what issues you think you’ll have with Arch?

[–] BlueSquid0741 3 points 6 days ago

I go back to my school days every time I hear it.

Also, the excellent cover on Two Minutes To Late Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goERfkDQr8g

[–] BlueSquid0741 4 points 1 week ago

Julia Hart, anyone?

[–] BlueSquid0741 10 points 1 week ago

Worth trying Only Office and Libre Office side by side to see which one works better for your workflow.

[–] BlueSquid0741 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was completely behind the Death riders angle. A tough group causing chaos and running roughshod over everyone is my thing. And I though the way they were handling it with a heap of others banding together to try to fight back was working.

Turning it into a Mox-Cope tit-for-tat has done nothing for anyone, and I don’t even bother watching their YouTube catch-up clips anymore.

[–] BlueSquid0741 6 points 1 week ago

Bazzite is a great choice, I used it for 2 years as a htpc and it was perfect for what I needed.

Never used a wireless xbox controller, but it paired immediately with two PS4 controllers. I also had a generic wireless keyboard with its own usb receiver, and that was fine just plug and play.

[–] BlueSquid0741 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They typically target transgender people or people with autism, And try to drive them to suicide. Because they think it’s funny.

They shared the manifesto of the Christchurch mosque shooter.

I’m not going into details about the people that have died. I’ll never forget refreshing my feed and the post about Near’s death appearing right in front of me.

Don’t feel conflicted. These are edgelords who want people to suffer for their amusement. But they’re organised and will carry out actions in real-life.

And I ask this because I’ve seen too much of their shit spread for years now; please don’t share links to their website. Know your enemy, but be smart about it.

[–] BlueSquid0741 14 points 1 week ago

My short to medium future is looking for a new job, and then working. So it’s looking like a bleak forecast.

But I have obtained all my childhood Lego sets, and my older daughter is just nearing 4 1/2 years, so I’m looking forward to showing her how to do this.

[–] BlueSquid0741 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don’t know if you cancan call it underrated, but bacon and egg is the best pizza

[–] BlueSquid0741 15 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I think you’ll find there’s mainly one group of people that fall into the “Linux isn’t ready” category - ‘Windows Power Users who cite specific use cases’.

 

We have a bunch of these ceramic pots which often come as gifts when people give us plants.

No drainage holes. What use are they? They’re so small I think only succulents would be an option, but wouldn’t they just rot in water?

 

I’m not active enough of an internet guy to remember to actually post stuff - so we’re going back 6 months…

I surprised my daughter (and the entire family) on Christmas morning when they found this waiting in the living room. I hadn’t told my partner I’d been working on anything, kept it quiet.

It’s all just pine, dressed all round. Had to go buy a cheap and nasty jigsaw to cut the doors and opening between floors since my coping saw broke whilst trying to work this (handle snapped clean off, thanks Stanley)

The roof- cut at an angle, turned one piece over and glued it. Then stood like a statue holding it for half an hour pressing it against the ground until it dried enough. Couldn’t think of any other way to hold it tight at that angle -_-

The floors and balcony are all slotted into through dados. Cut, chiseled and then cleaned up a bit with trim router. And I hate so much working pine with chisels! (I’ve since got a bigger router bit that would have made this much easier)

Finished with water based Jarrah stain, with water based acrylic paint on the roof and “bathroom”. Some of that finish is really sloppy, I was still out there late on Christmas Eve trying to get the last few coats on.

A leftover sheet of mdf (think about 5mm) just painted and nailed in as the back wall.

There’s a little set of stairs on the ground floor finished with dark carnauba wax. There’s also a little rope ladder going up to the top floor - was from our pet bird who had left us recently.

A whole mish mash of different ideas here, but I just wanted to make something fun and interesting for my daughter.

For what I wanted to do for her first big Christmas (just turned 3), this turned out better than I thought I could do.

 

Finally completed a bed for my 3 year old daughter. This was my first project in 20 years, so it’s taken me about 9 months of relearning techniques, practicing, finding the right tools, and just finding time really.

Originally was just M&T and half lap joins, but when setting up I decided it was a little too wiggly so I put 38mm and 17mm angle brackets to reinforce it.

Mostly construction lumber from local hardware shop. A few pieces “feature pieces”, Blackbutt and Macrocarpa. Finished with walrus furniture oil. The slats were cut down from someone selling off pieces of their bed on marketplace. (?)

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