Notices by Linux in a Bit (linux_in_a_bit@infosec.exchange)

Why is openSUSE so unpopular?
It seems like a genuinely good distro :blobcatthink:

idk what you're doing right now but you should consider watching Mr. Rogers explain crayons. :blobcatbusiness:

https://pbskids.org/videos/watch/competition-how-people-make-crayons/34760

Public service announcement:
Due to inflation, your two cents are now worth less than they were a year ago.
We apologies for the inconvenience.

TIL that discrete and discreet are two different words that mean two very different things. :blobcatnotlikethis:

@killyourfm
We have a family friend who did that in an RV a few years back; I think they made it to just about every national park...
Good luck, and enjoy it!

Yup... That's pretty much The #Ubuntu Experience™ :blobcat_thisisfine:

@steeph
Unfortunately not as far as I can tell.
From the reviews, apparently it simulates up swipes, not arrow keys :blobcatupsidedown:
That's just this one though. Also they say the scroll wheel is fake; it's just two buttons underneath...

Does anyone here have a wired-only, low profile, mechanical keyboard recommendation?
I don't want a battery to die on me since it's gonna be plugged in 24/7.

The closest I've found so far is the Cherry Stream but that doesn't have N-Key rollover (so stuff like three-key shortcuts sometimes don't work) and it uses scissor switches; fine but not ideal.

I prefer TKL (80%) keyboards but anything is good. Even Keychron somehow doesn't have any low profile wired-only options.

#lazyweb #keyboard #keyboards

@cinimodev Re: https://blog.ctms.me/posts/2026-02-15-offline-world-part-1/
Some offline things I like/recommend :blobwizard:

'Offline' communication tools
- For smaller-scale communication: https://briarproject.org
- If you wanna build your own internet: https://reticulum.network (I wrote a blog thing about it a while back; https://linuxinabit.codeberg.page/blog/reticulum)

Mapping tools:
- Offline maps: https://www.comaps.app
- Everything else you could possibly ever need: https://kylecorry.com/Trail-Sense

@icedquinn
Yeah, from reviews, most look very specifically designed to do a swiping motion on a touchscreen somehow.
Presentation clickers might work better for some usecases....
Having one of those in ring form might actually be useful. :blobcatthink:

It's over.

What's the most common complaint I've heard about Linux?

Not the installation process.
Not finding a distro.
Not getting programs to work.
Not troubleshooting.
Not hardware compatibility.

The most common complaint about Linux I've seen is this:
For a normal computer user, asking for help is just about impossible.

They ask a simple question and:
People respond "Did you Google it?"
People respond "RTFM"
People get mad??? at them for making an easy mistake.

You can't expect people to know to, or even know how to deal with any of that stuff. Either walk them through doing those things step by step, or actually try answer their question.

Search engines these days are awful, manuals are hard to read for most people (especially stuff like this), and normal people make mistakes we think are easily avoidable.

The solution to making Linux more popular is not ruthless promotion. The solution is to actually help people who are asking for it.
If you don't want to respond in a legitimately helpful way, it's ok to take a break.

:blobcatsip: Do those nvidia-open drivers make newer Nvidia GPUs tolerable on Linux or is it still a bad experience?

@killyourfm
KDE Discover appears to be having issues as well.
I updated my Flathub Flatpaks now just fine, but it seems unable to list any non-installed Flathub things...

To make external links clickable, first complete a one-time verification.

Sure YouTube...
Suuuuure. :blobcatangery:

Is it bad if my power strip is doing this? :blobcat_thisisfine:

Just updated to iPadOS 26.

Pros:
Very nice to finally have windowed multitasking on my iPad 10th gen.

Cons:
Liquid Glass.

#ios26 #ipados26 #liquidglass

pedantry /pĕd′n-trē/
noun
1. One of the single most counter-productive practices one can adopt when trying to fight for a cause and/or promote something.

...And so it begins.
https://matrix.org/homeserver/pricing/

(They do need the funding tbf, but they also made themselves a famously 'overweight' protocol, soooooo... 🤷 )

#matrix #chat

Its this: https://municibid.com
Y'know, for if you ever find yourself wanting a 2014 FORD E450 14 PASSENGER VAN WITH WHEELCHAIR LIFT