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Is there anything i can do with this laptop? in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 24 points 2 days ago

The biggest roadblock will be whether the bootloader will allow another OS. You should be able to search xda forums for your device as a start.

Linux can be installed on ARM, no problem.

Restoring Ben Hogan Radials in c/golf

[–] undrwater 2 points 1 week ago

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Restoring Ben Hogan Radials (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by undrwater to c/golf

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Yes, Mr Trump heard I was restoring these clubs so he dropped by to see for himself. 😉

*Permanently Deleted* in c/technology

[–] undrwater 43 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I was hoping for a story.

Lemmy predicts: Chromebooks will become the new Thinkpads in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 9 points 1 month ago

As others have mentioned, perhaps while the metaphor is weak, your spirit is strong!

My kid's Chromebooks (I purchased for them before the school provided) reached EOL before they finished elementary school.

I installed Linux (Gentoo) so we could continue using them. When power is correctly configured, they were very cool to use as a quick tool to search for something, answer an email, write a quick document and other simple tasks. They did not work well as workstations as an old Thinkpad might.

Since they are so light, and the battery lasted forever, we would leave them on a counter, and pick them up as needed.

Energy efficiency of Linux compared to other, typically closed-source operating systems in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 2 points 1 month ago

I feel seen.

What Do You Use Your Personal Website For? in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 2 points 2 months ago

Mine is a front end for hosted services. Nextcloud, jitsi, and the like.

favorite launcher? and why in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 8 points 2 months ago

Neo-Launcher (you can find it on GitHub) is attempting to replace Nova.

They've done a decent job.

What is something you want to use, yet are NOT using? in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 3 points 2 months ago

Thanks! While flatpaks are not the Gentoo way, I'll give it a try.

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Explain shafts - is mojo involved? (self.golf)

submitted 2 months ago by undrwater to c/golf

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Since starting golfing, I've become increasingly nerdy about hardware. This is typical for me.

I've recently learned how to reshaft carbon fiber and steel shafts, which has allowed me and son to try out the limited shafts we have here at home.

I've read that shafts can be an amazing magic that transforms your game, but also that that's a crock, and super expensive shafts don't have any magic in them.

What's your experience or expertise in this area?

What is something you want to use, yet are NOT using? in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

LLM speech-to-text.

It appears continuous speech recognition is possible, but I only got as far as recognition of an audio file.

Still very cool!

Windows won't boot in dual boot in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

reFind is superior in this use case, as it will detect and boot any EFI media, even hot plugged.

Google Confirms Play Store App Deletion—Now Just 6 Weeks Away in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Did you read the article? Simple text and PDF readers are in the cross hairs. Apps that aren't "engaging" are in the cross hairs.

I expect developers of perfectly fine apps will have to manually vet those apps with Google.

external hdd disapeared in c/[email protected]

[–] undrwater 1 points 2 months ago

I used this when my son's computer wouldn't boot after a Windows update. None of Microsoft's tools would repair the disk.

I attached it to mine and ran ntfsfix on it. Success!

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Checking in... (self.cancer)

submitted 5 months ago by undrwater to c/cancer

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Last posts prior to this were about 8 months ago. I just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing.

I'm [M,58] a year and a half post surgery, and so far clean. Cancer took my bladder and prostate.

Recovery started quickly, but I feel about 70% of where I was pre cancer. Mental outlook is good.

Sending out good vibrations to you all!

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It's quiet in here (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by undrwater to c/golf

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Son joined the high school team last year, so I started with him at the same time. I've been learning a lot. His coach is quite chill, and we play sometimes during the matches.

I wish this community were a bit noisier, 'cause that other place has more activity.

Hi everyone!

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[HELP] Running Spellforce 2 Shadow Wars (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 10 months ago by undrwater to c/linux_gaming

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I'm attempting to run Spellforce 2, Shadow Wars from the CD's, but running into some issues.

It installed nicely enough using lutris and wine. When I attempt to run the game, however, I get the following in t the log:

wine: RLIMIT_NICE is &lt;=20, unable to use setpriorty safely
Initial process has exited (return code: 0)
All processes have quit

Not sure where to go from here. I notice it's available as part of a package of other Spellforce games from Steam, though not quite sure how they're pulling it off.

Any pointer is useful.

Thanks in advance.

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welcome drivers! (self.doordash_drivers)

submitted 1 year ago by undrwater to c/doordash_drivers

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I hope some finds their way here.