Notices by royal (royal@theres.life), page 4

My kid loves #blender3d for modeling and animating spaceships. I know very little about it.

Are there any external controllers that would make this nicer, in addition to keyboard/mouse?

If so, I prefer something that works with both Win and Linux.
If not, I'd like to know that too.

Thanks! Please boost?

#blender #LinuxDesktop #windows #win11

@tal Any particular recommendation on trackball? Do you prefer trackballs in general, or for Blender specifically?

@fuat2mb There are people here who call it "old Christmas". For me it is Epiphany.

@GrahamDowns I can't belive it's nearly Epiphany!

I wonder how Linux distributions will remap the Microsoft Copilot key that's appearing on some new Win11 laptops.

#linuxDesktop #copilot #microsoft #keyboards

@evelyn

@golemwire Firmware updates!

#popos protected me from the Black Lotus #firmware #exploit before I knew I was vulnerable.

Bravo.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/just-about-every-windows-and-linux-device-vulnerable-to-new-logofail-firmware-attack/

#linuxDesktop

@golemwire It wasn't working for me; I had to remap my "menu" key, as neither "Layout default" worked nor any of the remaining choices seemed to.

How do I become comfortable with the Compose key?
I want to be able to type characters like ≤ without having to refer to a hex table.
Suggestions? #LinuxDesktop #gnome #popos

How did I not know this
https://retro.social/@DoctorDeathray/111501283901288569

Can someone recommend a #pixelfed instance that provides the following?

• long captions
• no adult content (not just no untagged, but verboten)
• open to registration
• well-moderated to avoid bad actors

Please #boost

Hope all of you in the USA have had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

If you're #cooking #collardGreens for #Thanksgiving (or any time), know that an #instantPot #pressureCooker makes short work of them, and if you cook them outdoors, keeps the aroma out of the house.

@fu @Aslanmane There's been a rising recognition of Advent season among traditionally evangelical-culture churches. Perhaps you'd find more embracing of the liturgy in other Baptist lineages, apart from the SBC. I won't say it's widespread, but it's definitely worthwhile.

@Aslanmane Love the lectionary. One of the wonderful things about it is, for churches who follow it, each Sunday they are discussing and celebrating the same scriptures and topics that are being considered all over the world that day.

"Harris Teeter Man was sent to tell you about Shiva and the portals."

• random line from my current audiobook

For decades we've bought #Honda and #Toyota partly because we like their cars but largely because we value the reliability of their internal combustion engines.
We're not ready to convert to EVs just yet; plenty of life left in our current vehicles. But that does leave me wondering what our criteria will be for choosing an #EV. Do we stick with the brands we know? I would be less worried about engine reliability when there's no internal combustion going on.

Just a thought, for now.

@1dalm I'm no fan of internal combustion. I think I will care about things like having physical controls inside the cockpit area instead of just a touchscreen. Would love to choose a manufacturer that doesn't rely on subscriptions and surveillance, but I doubt there are any.

Isn't real #leather better environmentally than synthetic leather? What else happens to all the steak pelts? As long as we're eating beef, goat, pig, alligator, let's not waste their hides.

Also, real leather is better.