What a ride. Sure, Tech, that's the hill to die on. I especially love the that Ken Paxton stuck his nose in, only to get it swatted by several other red state AGs. For the record, Ken Paxton is an irredeemable piece of shit.
https://apnews.com/article/sorsby-texas-tech-gambling-f8e823a3b4f322f079445d6f541d17b6Open linkView original on lemmy.worldI am planning to use this as a lightweight travel machine, smaller than my ThinkPad P15v and better than the Chrome-Tab I frankensteined into a linux tablet. I got the Macbook (in great physical condition), a new battery, and a USB-C to magsafe2 adapter for about USD 85. I'm currently calibrating the new battery, which I'm doing in EoL MacOS Monterey, but right now the plan is to replace it with MX Linux, which on the Live USB already had the Broadcom Wifi drivers. I also like Snapless distros using apt and KDE Plasma. Then, finally, I used to daily Mepis Linux years and years ago, so part of me was pleased it sort of lives on. I run Tuxedo OS on a couple of other machines, so if there's some very good reason to, I would be willing to take my chances that getting the Wifi up and running would go smoothly. Any very strong thoughts about distros on this hardware?
Beyond that, from what I've been reading, Gnome and KDE aren't really the hogs they used to be, and at 8GB this laptop should be okayish for browsing, text editing, Youtube at 720p or maybe 1080p (1440x900 screen), and the most casual of games. You know, basic stuff when you aren't doing "serious" work. Still, what would y'all recommend for making KDE itself slip into the background and use as less CPU, RAM, and GPU (particularly concerned here, given the weak onboard and shared VRAM). I don't think I need to drop down to XFCE, Fluxbox, etc., but I would like to turn off eye candy and other non-essentials.
Beyond distro, optimization, and managing expectations, is there anything I'm missing? I have a cricut and basic Inkscape skills, so I'm also open to decals. After all, what is the point of buying a decade-old laptop if I can't make it look slightly stupid?
A: He waits until Liam Neeson is exhausted from carrying the whole movie.
Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week!
More here. Bonus points to the first person to spot the keycaps I had to switch after taking the pic.
Corsair recently shut down Drop, their Keyboard/Audio/EDC brand that used to be Massdrop. In the fire sale, you could get a solid aluminum TKL (the "CTRL") case for ten bucks. I have done quite a few handwired keyboards in the past few years, usually custom layouts (or else why bother?), but this seemed like an interesting challenge. The integrated switchplate was not milled to very tight tolerances, so I had to find the manufacturing files for an open source aftermarket PCB and turn one of them into a DXF file for my laser, so I could use it as a dummy PCB to hold the switches still. I also had to 3D print a spacer to go between the case's two halves, because the spacer/LED diffuser that originally went with that board was a separate part and I didn't realize I'd need one until the site was shut down. I used an open source tool to generate a build of the open source "ZMK" firmware, and after some tedious troubleshooting and some structural hot-glue, everything works and from the outside it looks pretty normal. Caps are MOA profile from Amazon resale, and switches are generic reds (light linear), lubed and spring swapped so they're heavy linears.
If he’s not winning, after a while he’ll nip at toes or jowls. Just heeler logic. I reckon ACDs would nod approvingly at Alexander with the Gordian knot.
It doesn't say so on the branding, but but the barcode reader goes both ways and it will pop open a locker for you to use. Nice for avoiding lines or getting a receipt after hours.
DIY 3D printed case for the Yushakobo Primer61 PCB I got in Japan over the holidays. I didn't buy one of their BLE Pro Micro boards, but had a Nice!Nano clone, so I learned just enough ZMK to port it over and use it wirelessly. More HERE. Not my cleanest print, but I'm happy, and pretty stoked I didn't set it on fire trying to use an unsupported MCU with a wireless firmware.
I've printed up 7 of these, plus I have a lid and one less-satisfying prototype from my diode laser. They fit in the footprint of a sheet of US Letter paper, hold a little over a TKL's worth of keycaps, and use about 1/6 of a 1kg roll of filament, so maybe USD $3 per try with the cheap PLA I always buy.
https://www.printables.com/model/1577916-nesting-mechanical-keyboard-keycap-trays-85x11Open linkView original on lemmy.worldMade this a few years ago myself. Mostly with my Shopsmith, since we were about to move and I’d sold most of the other tools. Floating tenon (DIY domino, basically) on the joint.
cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/television/p/1671960/the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins-starring-tracy-morgan-and-daniel-radcliffe-trailer
Some pretty clear 30 Rock DNA here.
