Statue Facts Nobody Asked For by fluckx in c/memes@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Lmao - guess my joke about the copping a feel didn't land. Guess I should've added in a /joke there.

Statue Facts Nobody Asked For by fluckx in c/memes@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

It's Molly Malone and her statue is in Dublin. Rubbing her boobs supposedly brings good luck.

I'm not sure where the good luck part came from... But leave it to men to classify copping a feel as a sign of good luck.

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New gaming rig (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by fluckx@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
20 comments fedilink

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to buy a new gaming rig as my current machine feels like it's getting a bit dated. Been gaming on Linux for the past 6 months to a year. Ditched Windows around the time they announced ads and that recall bullshit.

What are your experiences with gfx cards and their drivers? I haven't bought AMD (gfx) in... Over 20 years. Online results show conflicting answers. Some swear by AMD, others say the drivers are unstable and they need to reboot when switching games. Other say never to update the drivers as long as stuff works.

Currently have an Nvidia 2080 super. Which has served me quite well. But newer games are starting to give it a hard time. Never really had any driver related issue.

I have a friend with an AMD gfx ( windows) and he's not super happy with it. Game/pc crashes related to it apparently. So I'm a bit on the fence about AMD.

I'm not sure what to look for in a cpu. I currently have an AMD. I guess more expensive is better and that's about it? Is there a noticeable benefit of the amd 9 vs AMD 7 series?

I'm not looking to overclock any of the hardware.

What's the standard regarding memory nowadays? I've got 16 in my current rig, and more can't hurt. I would never go under 16. Was looking at 32 but I've seen PCs with 64 and wondered if that is just overkill or not.

I've mainly games on nobara, but recently switched to bazzite as I've been meaning to give that a go. I didn't really have any complaints om nobara.

Side note: my monitor supports Nvidia whatsitcalled, but not free sync I think.

Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions by fluckx in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 125 points 1 month ago

What could go wrong when you let an ad company dictate the browser standards/rules.

I know we have Firefox and some forks like librewolf, but percentage wise it feels like a lost battle ( even if I am on Firefox ).

If only people switched en masse to Firefox for the ad blocker. Wouldn't that be something... One big collective FU to Google.

Oh well. One can dream I guess.

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Counter strike 2 issues (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by fluckx@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
15 comments fedilink

Is anybody here playing cs2? The game runs natively on Linux, but its more laggy than it was on windows for me. If i run cs2 in proton it works better than natively on Linux, but I'm unable to play competitive that way.

My issue is the following: the game just hangs/freezes occasionally. The duration is random. Could be 3-5 seconds, could be 10. Could be that I'd have to restart the game.

This occurs sometimes in the warm up before a match or when the bomb explodes.

It happens most consistently when i press the escape button in-game.

I'm running it on nobara/KDE. I've got the latest graphics drivers, tried validating the game files.

The game is set to run full screen ( as windowed fullscreen caps the framerate to 60, while the screen supports 144 ).

I can add more hardware info if required. The PC is 4 years old so its not ancient, but also not latest and greatest ( amd CPU+nvidia rtx 2080ti ).

Anybody else ran into this behaviour and ( hopefully) found a solution for it? Googling only left me with sites telling me to upgrade my gfx drivers on windows or 6 year old threads of CS:GO on windows.

Switching between wayland and x11 didn't really seem to make a lot of difference. It feels a little bit better on x11, but negligible.

There isnt really anything running on the backgroudn except discord.

Thanks!

Trump says he has 'no choice' but to support electric vehicles because Elon Musk 'endorsed me very strongly' by fluckx in c/news@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 159 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

How the US does not read this as: "I was bribed by the CEO of < company > to enact policies that benefit them" is beyond me.

Be better America.

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Xbox controller over dongle (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by fluckx@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
8 comments fedilink

Hello fellow Linux gamers!

I've recently switched to nobara for gaming. I've had no real issues so far and it's all running smoothly! Queue my Xbox controller.

A year or two ago I bought an Xbox wireless control ( 2020 version according to the order ). Now I wanted to use the controller, but it is not being detected. The light keeps blinking. On nobara itself it looks like it mounted the dongle as a USB Stick.

That would explain why the controller isn't connecting.

How would I best go at tackling this? Any tips? I've already ran the following command:

nobara-controller-config

This installed some drivers and required a reboot ( which I did ).

Thanks in advance for any guidance or tips!

I just love pain by fluckx in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 70 points 7 months ago

Lets get one thing straight.

This is rarely ever the developer and more a business stakeholder forcing you to push the Friday deploy button.

I've had somebody in the business escalating to my team lead, head of development and CIO because i flat out refused to deploy something on Friday at 16h.

So no. This is not the developer making a hard choice. There should be somebody coercing or forcing him to push the deploy button.

Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling by fluckx in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 241 points 7 months ago

It enticed me to start gaming on Linux. So its definitely doing some enticing

Windows 11 will record all of your activity 24/7 by fluckx in c/becomeme@sh.itjust.works
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 119 points 7 months ago

They really want me to shift my gaming PC to Linux. Gaming is the only reason it's still in windows 10.

But now? Ads? Full time spying? And they choose to do all this at a time when proton is making gaming on Linux easier than ever?

Okay then. Heck. I'll gladly help my friends install Linux in their main device.

Hey government. This includes all your devices too. I'm sure you'll be able to turn it off, and by some bug oversight it just hides everything but not actually turn it off.

Do something about it. Stop blindly trusting bigcorp to do the right thing. They've proven time and time again they WILL NOT.

Legitimate interest? by fluckx in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 117 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Legitimate interest is just bullshit.

Can I have your:

  • wallet
  • emails received
  • telephone number
  • pin code
  • visa card numbers
  • browser history
  • home address
  • dates you won't be home
  • alarm code

I too am legitimately interested in this data.

*Permanently Deleted* by fluckx in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 77 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Now only 1400$ a month to watch any show at 480p! Upgrade now to 2100$ per month for the high resolution videos? Can't afford it? Just get another job you lazy hobo!

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Recommended Mac apps for new user (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by fluckx@lemmy.world to c/macos@lemmy.world
17 comments fedilink

Hello all,

I've recently gotten a MacBook pro at work. In the past I've mainly used Linux, so the switch isn't super drastic. I'm mainly getting used to the shortcuts. My work mainly involves DevOps related work.

Things I've installed so far ( besides standard things like an IDE ):

  • neovim
  • brew
  • rectangle
  • jq / uw
  • docker desktop
  • iterm2

I have some coworkers excited about Alfred, which I have installed, but haven't really used yet. Looks like an enhanced spotlight?

Any apps/tools you can recommend which makes your life easier on Macs? Hidden productivity gems?

Gamers enraged at Ubisoft for injecting ads into the middle of video games by fluckx in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 293 points 1 year ago

Can we boycot the companies that do this already. I get the AC IP is nice, I've certainly enjoyed my fair share of their games.

But the ad industry is completely getting derailed. What's next ? Watch a 15s promo video every time you want to open te fridge? Watch a promo video before you can open the door?

Have your walls randomly show you ads?

Stop buying their shit. Regardless of how decent the game is. Punish them for the predatory practices. Demand refunds.

But no. People will likely be outraged, and then next game angry and then the next game they'll suck it all up and complain about the good all days.

#remindmein5years

The future looks bleak... by fluckx in c/dankmemes@lemmy.world
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago

Last time I was in the states for a conference I had to do a self checkout in a shop and the machine asked for a tip.....

FOR WHO? I did everything myself? Do you pay these machines a salary too low to survive as well?

What is a common misconception around privacy? by fluckx in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Another is also probably the argument of "nothing to hide, nothing to fear".

People always forget that you have nothing to hide if you know what they're looking for. The problem is you don't know what they're looking for. And the thing they're looking for can change over time. And once you've given it you can't take it back.

Not to mention that while you share it with one party, they'll sell you off.

People always assume nothing to hide means not doing anything illegal that'll make you end up in jail.

They think there's somebody going through all the data and that this would be too much work. They really don't/won't understand that computers have been able to do this at scale for years.

If any bigtech company does it it's fine. But if I ask them for their unlocked phone for 10 minutes to sift through their messages with the promise I'll give them free advice on how to solve their problems it's none of my business.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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