Joelk111

He wasn’t just critical of it, he spread misinformation about it. It was wild to watch someone be so completely and utterly wrong, then double and triple and quadruple down on it.

Mine works about the same on Linux as it did on Windows. I paid for it so no need to pirate it. If I hadn’t paid for it I probably would’ve started using something else.

Tbh I didn’t think of my stuff as a home lab, though I guess it is. I just call them my home servers. Sounds cooler and is a better phrase for describing to non-techies imo.

I moved to Kubuntu recently. I’m overall happier, but I’ve had a number of pain points.

1. I bought DaVinci Resolve thinking they supported Linux. They do, just very poorly. Figuring out how to get that up and running was a faff. Davinci Resolve also doesn’t support AAC audio on MP4 files on Linux, so I had to write a script to transcode the audio of media to WAV. It also doesn’t play nice with window management. Overall, using resolve has been a huge pain.

2. I use Insta360s software just to stitch 360 video, getting that set up with bottles wasn’t the most straightforward but it works now.

3. I still haven’t figured out Fusion360, and I really don’t want to spend the time learning a new software. I learned it before I’d started making an effort to only use cross-platform tools.

4. I bought the Xbox Store version of Forza Horizon 5 so I could play it on my PC and Xbox. I no longer have the Xbox, and I’d have to re-buy it on Steam if I wanted to play it.

5. My Index just isn’t detected on Ubuntu. It was on Windows. I’ve tried a bunch of things, but it just doesn’t show up, so I haven’t been able to play VR. It might have a bad cable, but I’m not sure. Weird that it showed up before and doesn’t in Kubuntu.

Linux is all about finding alternatives. There is an alternate workflow, but you might have to deal with inconveniences or put in effort to learn something new. It’s been a lot of work. Also, I might need to dual boot windows to play VR stuff.

Ahh, that’s valid. I’ve been wanting to build a (relatively) small 16TB SSD NAS for video editing, after which I could dump footage to my main NAS. SSD NAS systems can definitely make sense depending on your use case. Hell, you can even game off of them if you’ve got 10gig networking.

Why do you turn off the NAS at night? Reminds me of my grandparents turning off the wifi at night.

Why do so many of you throw tantrums over this

Sweet sweet irony.

If it’s random and unfair, why do I consistently win more than others I play with?

Many good games have some luck, some skill, and some strategy. Mario Kart has all of these. Strategy in how and when to use your items, skill to drive/drift/etc, and luck in which items you get. It strikes a really good balance of this, which results in me, someone who’s an above average player, winning most of the time, but keeping it fun for those who aren’t as skilled, like my parents, where sometimes they can get one over me due to some luck, strategy, or a mistake on my part.

Finally, let people live their lives, and maybe git gud. It kinda sounds like you just suck, and are salty about it.

Have you ever used a water bottle? They have a rubber seal in the lid that needs to be removed for cleaning. Same concept with sippy cups.

Shit, is this what meditation is all about?

Regardless, appreciate the tip. I definitely struggle to sit still and do nothing. Maybe I’ll extend my daily walk to be longer and reserve half of it to be phone free.

There’s also https://www.distrosea.com/ for an ever easier trial.

I understand what you’re saying. What would make GrayJay open source? Allowing for community contribution?

Edit: I looked it up thanks to your unhelpfullness, and open source seems to mean making the code available for the community to use, modify, and share, which Grayjay seems to do. I’m pretty sure I’m right here, but I do want to hear your definition and argument. Is your issue that the license doesn’t allow others to make money using the source code?

By the acronym, opening up the source code to the public would make it open source. What is Grayjay missing to be open source then? Accepting contributions?

It’s free, and I see an official Github repository containing the code, is that not foss?

Sure, that’s why I paid for Plex Pass. Plex isn’t free.

You’d be better off directly donating.

Yeah the thought of ceasing updates scares me for that reason. Better to just stay up to date imo.

They should have to justify that

Have you worked somewhere before? Yeah, they should, but they won’t. It’s easier and cheaper to say no to everything unless there’s a serious tangible business reason that you need to use it, at which point they’ll look into it.

My company has rejected a bunch of stuff with the only reason being “Security Risk” with no further reasoning provided when asked. It’s super aggravating.

They can’t really say no to a free app

What? At my workplace there’s a bunch of stuff we aren’t allowed to install that’s free with the reasoning being security concerns.

Wow, this (especially the second panel) makes much more sense. How strange.