SoleInvictus

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Anon dates a 19 y/o in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

For real. When I was 24, I dated a 19 year old for like two weeks. They were really nice and interesting, but ultimately the age gap proved to make a relationship unviable. I can't even imagine a nine year gap at that age. Gross.

'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago

And Empress is gone, though they were pretty toxic so that's no big loss for me.

Update: I did it! Old: Help! Installing Linux with no external media. in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, this thing is super inaccessible. Damn you, Gates!

You nailed it: I inspected the grub.cfg on the install media, which gave me the required parameters to get my hacked together install partition working. After that, it was really easy!

Update: I did it! Old: Help! Installing Linux with no external media. in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

Unfortunately no, it's an SSD (post updated) and it's soldered in place. Plus this thing is the least accessible non-phone/tablet device I've ever seen. I'd need to use a heat gun and a few prying tools to take it apart. That's why the USB controller remains unfixed, I'm more likely to cause more damage to it.

Update: I did it! Old: Help! Installing Linux with no external media. in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

That's brilliant! I got it to work, but the lack of functioning USB port means my future recovery options are limited. I'm installing this with a barebones linux install ISO, just in case things get weird. Thank you!

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Update: I did it! Old: Help! Installing Linux with no external media. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Edit: holy shit, I did it! The install media is booting off a little SSD partition! It was ultimately quite simple. Will update with instructions once done, for posterity.

This is a weird one. My partner was gifted a Surface Go model 1824 (gen 1) by their best friend, who unexpectedly died a couple of weeks back. It's nearing the Windows 10 end of support date, so my plan was to install Mint, but there's a hitch: the only goddamned USB port on the system is shot. It's the USB controller, which I've given up on trying to fix as it looks like a hardware issue.

I still want to install Linux because this thing now has super sentimental value. I've freed up 16 gb on the SSD, so I have some space to work with. There's a micro SD slot that still functions, but the stupid system doesn't support booting from it (although a Reddit post suggested you can still do so if you set it up in Grub, which I don't know how to do properly at all). The only thing I can think of is installing something on a partition or partitions that acts as install media, but I have no idea how to do that.

Ive tried using Grub2Win's ISOboot function with the Mint install ISO and I can get it to start, but it stalls out waiting ad nauseum for DHCP. I think it thinks it's a PXE install. Maybe my parameters are set wrong? Actual PXE is a no-go because no network adapter. I tried intently staring at the Mint ISO, then staring at the tablet; no data was transferred, but I did develop a headache.

I'm so, so stumped. Any ideas, anyone?

Gamers Nexus's 3-hour GPU smuggling documentary is finally back up after being fraudulently DMCA'd by Bloomberg. Go give them a watch to try to make up for the lost traction! in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago

100%. I'm a microbiologist so I asked ChatGPT to teach me about CRISPR. It was not great.

Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’ in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

I think this is a really good idea. A baby server for every privacy concerned house. Make it simple enough that customizing software features is like putting together Legos, but leave in the potential for complexity as some users grow.

We Investigated Tesla’s Autopilot. It’s Scarier Than You Think - More Perfect Union in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

You know what really pisses me off? Some of the newer models have radar built in again (no ultrasound though). Tesla just doesn't use it.

Nintendo lawsuit ends in $2 million settlement against Mig Switch seller accused of aiding piracy in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago

Mr. Rogers was better than we deserved.

Android’s most beloved launcher may be done for good in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Same. I loudly exclaimed "FUUUUUUCK" as I read the article, much to the confusion of my partner.

Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 94 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

Same, though I think this will be the push the community needs to really launch a good Linux phone. It'll suck for awhile, but I'm looking forward to debating phone distros with all of you.

Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Well, we're all reasonably intelligent people. Let's collectively brainstorm!

It looks like masking with a random pattern made to look like dirt or debris is an option.

To negate night reads, how about 2-4 layers of optical polarizing film, each transverse to the previous plane of polarization? Alternately, a coating with a visible light transparent, IR opaque pigment.

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Linux Mint - Can't get Dolphin to work properly with network files (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

Hey all! The primary issue is in the title - Dolphin doesn't play nice w/ files on my home server. I'm able to view, copy, move, or delete them just fine via SMB, but Dolphin acts as if there is no associated software for any file type. Nemo works without issue, but I prefer Dolphin's customization and feature set.

Any idea what could be wrong? I'm a big Linux newb, so I'm still figuring this all out.

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Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12310804

Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30

Hey all! I've been having an issue I can't figure out. Suddenly, I realized I'm in the heart of Linux users! I can ask here! I'm a total noob, so please be gentle.

I installed Xubuntu and got everything but the touchscreen working properly. The touchscreen works but the cursor is consistently off a bit, with the least error in the center of the screen and increasing as it moves to the sides. I've tried running xinput_calibrator but it doesn't help. I attempted to run libinput.calibrate-touchscreen but keep getting a "is a Wayland compositor running?" error message.

Any suggestions?

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