Notices by Fell (fell@ma.fellr.net)

@solidsanek He us happy because there are no monthly costs and no ads.

@rio Looks great! I think it's awesome that you're pushing open source and desktop Linux in Japan. What do you think are the reasons for the rather low adoption? Is it language/input support?

Thanks to the published CAD files, I figured out how to fix the buttons on my @sqfmi Watchy.

Some vias are corroded due to moisture, most likely from rain. In theory, all I have to do is solder two little jumper wires 🟠 🔵 without dislodging any other components. Those pads are 1 mm. 😬

Wish me luck. 🤞

#Watchy #DIY #Repair #Electronics #Soldering

@sqfmi Update: I fixed it! 🎉
Not too shabby of a job either, if I dare say so myself.

#Repair #DIY #Electronics #Watchy

@kaia Nur zum Einloggen beim Arbeitsamt.

@Mitsu France?! What a horror.

@kaia I hyperfixate on one at a time.

@kaia I loved watching Cells At Work when I had covid. Makes you really appreciate your own immune system.
Get well soon!

So, my Valve Index arrived. As you may know, it officially supports Linux.
It works, sort of, but dear god what a mess that was to get working.

Within the span of one evening, I have seen it all: GPU freezing, failing to aquire a DRM lease, firmware updates crashing, latency, and some weird swap chain flickering issue.

It works, though. On Linux. And I have a plethora of paths to get it perfect. This weekend will be awesome.

#Valve #Index #VR #VRChat #SteamVR #Linux #LinuxGaming

Oh yeah, thanks to @rio for giving me the strength to do this last #FOSDEM. 🙏

@kaia The OS can be as light as a feather, but it can never make up for browsers trying their best to run tons and tons of JavaScript IMO.
At risk of sounding like a broken record, I would try Mint.

I re-tested Fedora KDE and openSUSE Tumbleweed and I can't believe that Mint ist still the *only* distro that gets this right:

- User installs Linux
- User wants to install NVIDIA driver, Discord or Wine
⚠️ Not available in package manager
- User learns about extra repositories¹
- User is forced to use the terminal to customise and learn about package sources²

¹ This shouldn't even be a problem in the first place.
² This is simply unacceptable user experience.

#Linux #DesktopLinux

Let's make this a challenge, actually:

Name any distro (except Mint) which lets you install Discord, Wine and the current NVIDIA driver without opening a terminal.

#Linux #AskFedi

@BrodieOnLinux Probably the classic "KDE is bloated" myth. I run Plasma just fine on a 2013 laptop.

Okay, ich muss hier gerade mal etwas gutes über die Deutsche Bahn berichten: 🚄

Ich habe gestern, am Feiertag, online das Fahrgastrechteformular ausgefüllt, wobei das meiste sogar schon vorausgefüllt war. Heute um 7:35, kam die Bestätigung dass ich 32,25 € erstattet bekomme.

Das hat sich massiv vebessert.

#DB #Bahn #Fahrgastrechte #Fahrgastrechteformular

To all people shocked about the 90€ / $90 price tag of the new Mario Kart and similar rumours about GTA 6:

Video game prices have been stable for 40 years, while production costs have been skyrocketing ever since. It may sound harsh, but a price increase is long overdue.

See it this way: With a higher one-time payment, we can keep traditional video games alive and prevent the "Games as a service" cancer from devouring the industry.

#Gaming #MarioKart #Nintendo #GTA6 #GTA #Rockstar

@kaia I can agree with most of these, but if my fridge ever cracks like a branch I'm turning it off. Wtf.

@rio This is awesome! I should really try getting my Rift CV1 working one more time.

@rio Maybe. It's pretty good for a lot of things, not so much for others.

@kaia Yup...