jg1i

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Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Explain how!

What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)
  • Syllabuses, not syllabi
  • Matrixes, not matrices
  • Indexes, not indices
  • Cactuses, not cacti

Standardize plurals!

Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

It's all right otherwise. Not phenomenal, but not crap. The specs you can get with other laptops. The hardware feel isn't as good as a Dell XPS or an X1 Carbon. The expansion card stuff is kinda cool, but other laptops have ports too. I've never swapped out the cards.

The main reason I bought this laptop is repairability. If that's not your main priority, then I probably wouldn't recommend this laptop.

If you want to use this laptop with Linux and not spend time fixing hardware compatibility issues, then I definitely would not recommend this laptop. Definitely get a Dell XPS for a Linux laptop that Just Works.

Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

HiDPI has to be supported by all toolkits, desktops, and applications at this point. There are no excuses.

I mean... yeah, I agree. Would you mind sending that email to the millions of devs around the world? Not sure if they're aware of this.

I just want to be able to read my screen. 😭

Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review (lemmy.world)
 

Wuuttup. I'm here complaining again about Framework's Linux unfriendly display. The new one this time.

https://frame.work/products/display-kit?v=FRANJF0001

Old display, 2256 x 1504 (3:2)

GNOME

100% scale

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Everything is tiny
  • Unusable

100% scale + large text accessibility

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Most apps scale appropriately
  • Some apps don’t respect GNOME’s large text setting (Alacritty)

125% scale

  • Most apps look blurry (Picard, Firefox, Spotify, Alacritty)

200% scale

  • Everything is way too big
  • Unusable

Plasma

100% scale

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Everything is tiny
  • Unusable

125% scale + Apply scaling themselves

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Most apps scale appropriate
  • Some apps can’t scale themselves and look tiny (Picard)

125% scale + Scaled by system

  • Most apps look blurry (Picard, Firefox, Spotify, Alacritty)

200% scale

  • Everything is way too big
  • Unusable

New display, 2880 x 1920 (3:2)

GNOME

100% scale

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Everything is tiny
  • Unusable

100% scale + large text accessibility

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Most apps scale appropriately
  • Some apps don’t respect GNOME’s large text setting (Alacritty)
  • Everything is tiny

150% scale

  • Most apps look blurry (Picard, Firefox, Spotify, Alacritty)

200% scale

  • Everything is way too big
  • Unusable

Plasma

100% scale

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Everything is tiny
  • Unusable

150% scale + Apply scaling themselves

  • Nothing looks blurry
  • Some apps can’t scale themselves, but look a little better here? (Picard)

150% scale + Scaled by system

  • Most apps look blurry (Picard, Firefox, Spotify, Alacritty)

200% scale

  • Everything is way too big
  • Unusable

tl;dr

In the old display, GNOME at 100% + large text was the best compromise. In the new display, Plasma at 150% + Apply scaling themselves is the best compromise.

Interestingly, Picard scaling itself looks super tiny in the old display, but in the new display it looks... better. It's still not correctly scaled like native Wayland apps, but it's better.

Warning

If you can't stomach moving from GNOME to Plasma, then 🚨 DO NOT BUY THE NEW DISPLAY 🚨. The new display is worse for GNOME.

Once again

I am once again begging Framework to just give us a damn regular DPI display that works! Without workarounds. Without forcing users on specific DEs. Without forcing users to stop using their favorite apps. This new display has basically all of the flaws as the previous one.

What android keyboard app do you use and why? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use Gboard. I really want to like the FUTO keyboard, but it unfortunately sucks for typing. Not sure what magic secret sauce Gboard has, but with the FUTO keyboard I basically mistype almost every word. Maybe Gboard has some tap target corrections or something? I've tried pushing through with the FUTO keyboard for about a month, but I think I'm ready to uninstall it. )`:

What has he done to deserve this? in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 35 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I stopped caring about British units in 1776! Metric all the way, baby! 🇺🇸 We decimalized their dumb ass currency and we need to finish the job with weights and measures! A vote for imperial units is a vote for red coats! Vote for me for President and I will liberate us from British tyranny! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🦅🦅🦅

What has he done to deserve this? in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 30 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (12 children)

It's possible! We can switch! I'm US born and raised and I voluntarily switched to metric in college. It took me maybe we few months to start building an intuition for Celsius, grams, liters, and meters. And that was with me in isolation. I would imagine it would be much faster if everyone else was also transitioning.

Over the years, other people have asked me about this and I've been shocked at how many people don't realize most of the world uses metric. Someone asked why I was using "Mexico units" once... Also, I've met lots of people who think the US invented inches, pounds, etc, which is... uh... interesting. The arguments y'all are having here are way more advanced than what I've run into.

For anyone who wants to voluntarily switch, I highly recommend not to convert between imperial and metric. Just read the metric number and that's it. The weather says it's 25c outside? Don't convert to F. Go outside, experience 25c. Over time you'll build an intuition. Smartphones and computers have made the switch easier these days.

Of course, until we all switch you'll really end up being bilingual...

What's the oldest technology you continue using? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The Honda Fit is one of my favorite cars I've ever owned. So damn practical and affordable.

POV: You accidentally join the wrong lemmy.ml communities in c/facepalm@lemmy.world
[–] jg1i@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

*California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas

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How does renouncing citizenship work? (lemmy.world)
 

Let's say I become a citizen of a country that doesn't allow dual citizenship. During naturalization, new country B tells me I have to renounce citizenship from old country A.

Does that have any effects back in country A? How would country A know? Would country A even care if they found out?

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Suggestions for above ground sprinkler valve enclosure? (lemmy.world)
 

I'm currently working on my sprinkler valve box. It sucks ass. It's dug in the ground. I'm on my knees trying to replace a Hunter valve. This is the second time I'm back here this week because replacing the diaphragm didn't fix the leak. I think I'm gonna have to replace the whole valve, but the stupid valves are in the stupid valve box. So now I have dig out the box anyway (which is something the valve box is supposed to save you from).

I don't get why people think valve boxes are a good idea... It's making maintenance a bitch. It also hid the leak from me for a while. I only found this problem because I had a HUGE helldivers2-style bug breach here. Which makes sense: the box provides shelter and water.

I'm thinking of redoing this part of the Irrigation system and having the valves stick up out of the ground. Obviously now I have to protect against the weather, but that seems like a decent trade off for easy maintenance, easy malfunction discovery, and less potential for a bug infestation. (Don't give a crap about looks.)

Does anyone have any recommendations for above ground enclosures? The main weather I have to protect against is sun. I don't get snow or crazy wind. I just need something like a wooden crate or something to cover the valves.

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Friends don't let friends buy HiDPI displays (lemmy.world)
 

My lower res, lower DPI display from my old Dell laptop looks much more sharp and crisp than the fancy pants Framework 13 high res display.

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How to interact with other instances? (lemmy.world)
 

Maybe I don't understand how Lemmy works yet...

I've created an account on lemmy.world. I've subscribed to memes@lemmy.ml. In the browser, I can up-vote posts on lemmy.ml. However, when I tried the same thing it the app, it told me I had to log into lemmy.ml to up-vote.

Is this right? How come it works in the browser?

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Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap (www.theverge.com)
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Can I block posts about Reddit? (lemmy.world)
 

I'm starting to get tired of people talking about Reddit on Lemmy. I personally don't care about Reddit anymore and am not interested in Reddit news.

I already blocked c/reddit that helped. Is there anything else I can do? Is there a way to hide posts that contain a keyword?

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