overview for Alk

Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 25 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

Please don't, I haven't played all the video games yet.

i broke in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 66 points 22 hours ago (13 children)

You MUST specify what that stands for so there isn't a terrible misunderstanding with what you are suggesting.

sudo in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 3 points 1 day ago

Just ask nicely and make an alias "please" to sudo. I haven't typed sudo in years and my pc and I are bros now.

Exposed: White nationalist group responsible for hate spree across Chicagoland in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I've actually seen the blues brothers many times and I was born in the early 90's, I'm just an idiot haha. I definitely didn't recognize the quote.

In fact, I worked near the prison it was filmed at, pretty cool place to visit.

Exposed: White nationalist group responsible for hate spree across Chicagoland in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

They really are the worst. I used to live in a rural town south of Chicago and they were everywhere.

This is a cool idea. in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 38 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

Source? Did it actually work? Very cool if so.

LibreOffice: We still see people on the fediverse recommending OpenOffice, despite it having year-old unfixed security issues in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 1 points 1 week ago

I've always said "lihb ree" office in my head. (lib as in rib)

Half Life 3 in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 5 points 1 week ago

Damn you just spoiled it for me, put a spoiler on that.

Cheetos (2025-05-01) in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is the plot to the super smash brothers series.

List of Alternatives to Adobe Programs in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I can't press the record button without it crashing and it fails to see half of my audio inputs, so I'd say not great.

Your guide to moving away from Google Docs and finding a new Office Suite! in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Any labels for self-hostable? I'd rather keep my documents on my own hardware while also collaborating.

Kanye West joins streaming service Twitch — gets banned after seven minutes in c/[email protected]

[–] Alk 36 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Yeah, good idea, we can even make long lines of them in a well-organized convoy. Maybe the ones in front and back can control the ones in the middle.

Then to make sure they stay in formation, we can physically link them together, but with a bit of slack to turn and such.

In fact, we could even make special roads for these convoys so they get maximum fuel efficiency while also preventing them from accidentally drifting off of it. These roads would be exclusively used by these tesla convoys.

When these roads have to intersect with normal ones, we will give the convoys right of way, with some sort of movable barrier blocking the other cars from crossing.

Yeah, this idea is shaping up. Imagine all the people and cargo we could move with this hyper-efficient system.

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I just obtained a large van. What do I put on the sides? (self.dull_mens_club)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Alk to c/[email protected]

43 comments fedilink

It is a Ford e-transit. Huge white empty sides. I enjoy the plainness of it, but am open to putting something interesting on the sides/back.

I will implement my favorite idea without fail.

It's for transporting my disabled mother around, but also for personal use. (I am too tall for normal cars so this will be my only vehicle)

Edit: There are so many good suggestions. My current favorites are some sort of grand fantasy mural or the mystery machine (possibly with mystery replaced with my last name that also starts with an m and has the same amount of letters), or that 90's jazz pattern.

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I just obtained a large van. What do I put on the side? (self.casualconversation)

submitted 1 month ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

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It is a Ford e-transit. Huge white empty sides. I will implement my favorite idea without fail.

It's for transporting my disabled mother around, but also for personal use. (I am too tall for normal cars so this will be my only vehicle)

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Me at CES today (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

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Me at CES today (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

6 comments fedilink

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To all of you who are done with your daily tasks, I hope you enjoy some downtime today. (self.dull_mens_club)

submitted 5 months ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

8 comments fedilink

I am as well. It is time to play some video games and eat a piece of raw cookie dough.

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Wall Gnomes (youtu.be)

submitted 5 months ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

2 comments fedilink

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Poker's Greatest Tournament Run [34:42] (youtu.be)

submitted 5 months ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

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Nobody came trick-or-treating :( (self.casualconversation)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Alk to c/[email protected]

39 comments fedilink

I moved to a house (my first) recently and we bought full size chocolate bars and beef jerky sticks to give out (in case someone doesn't want chocolate).

Not a single child came. I didn't see or hear anyone under 20 the entire night. We all stayed out on the porch for hours.

The only chocolate bar we gave out was to the pizza lady.

Does nobody trick-or-treat? We have kids in the neighborhood. I see them rising bikes during the day.

How was everyone else's Halloween?

Edit: We got one! Long after trick or treating hours were over, a little cowboy knocked on our door. I gave him like 5 candy bars and 2 jerky sticks. He was very happy. His dad stopped in a car and he got out to knock on our door. I reckon it had to do with the fake neon LED "trick or treat" sign we hung on the porch.

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Yet another "What distro should I use?" post, but at least I did some homework. (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Alk to c/[email protected]

35 comments fedilink

Edit: Tumbleweed and bazzite are currently the most attractive options based on what I've learned from the comments. I will trial run those and 1 or 2 others.

I am currently on Pop OS.

I am dissatisfied with the DE/UI and I've been playing with others but half the point of this distro is it's custom UI. So I figured I would try another. I have several criteria that may narrow it down.

I am going to use KDE or KDE Plasma (preferred). This is the only non-negotiable criteria.
I will be gaming. This means I would like relatively up to date kernel and software. Rolling or semi-rolling releases are preferred.

2.5. I also work from this pc. This mainly entails using discord and Firefox though so no special requirements. I do have 4 different sized monitors with 3 different refresh rates that I use for work. Only one for gaming. One is vertical. I can tell I'm pushing x to its limits with that setup.

I would prefer Debian-based as that is what I'm used to and because .deb packages are so common.
I don't want it to be a ton of effort to set up. Pop OS worked out of the box with my Nvidia GPU and all other hardware. I am willing to put in some effort though.
I have been using and very much like apt and flatpak. This is not a requirement, just an observation.
Wayland is neat
Active community with lots of support to search through. Pop OS has been good for this as it's Ubuntu based and has its own great community.

Ultimately I want an easy to use desktop OS that uses some sort of KDE, supports up to date packages and drivers, supports most games and isn't a pain to maintain.

Here are some contenders that fit at least some of my requirements.

KDE Neon user edition

Opensuse tumbleweed

Kubuntu

Endeavor OS

Debian

Manjaro

Bazzite

Mint Debian edition

Right now I'm leaning toward KDE Neon, Kubuntu, or Debian (whatever the rolling release version is), but the others all have their draws. I've heard the aur is great but I have come across several applications only available in website downloads of Deb packages so I'm hesitant.

I have been using pop as my first desktop distro after Windows and I've enjoyed it a lot. I barely run into anything I can't solve with some effort and headache and not a single game I can't play. I'd like to keep it that way.

Now that that's out of the way, does anyone have suggestions? Am I looking in the wrong direction? Am I asking the wrong questions? Should I just install arch, live in the terminal, and throw away my mouse? /s

Thank you all for your advice in advance.

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Yet another "What distro should I use?" post, but at least I did some homework. (self.linux)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Alk to c/[email protected]

42 comments fedilink

Edit: Tumbleweed and bazzite are currently the most attractive options based on what I've learned from the comments. I will trial run those and 1 or 2 others.

I am currently on Pop OS.

I am dissatisfied with the DE/UI and I've been playing with others but half the point of this distro is it's custom UI. So I figured I would try another. I have several criteria that may narrow it down.

I am going to use KDE or KDE Plasma (preferred). This is the only non-negotiable criteria.
I will be gaming. This means I would like relatively up to date kernel and software. Rolling or semi-rolling releases are preferred.

2.5. I also work from this pc. This mainly entails using discord and Firefox though so no special requirements. I do have 4 different sized monitors with 3 different refresh rates that I use for work. Only one for gaming. One is vertical. I can tell I'm pushing x to its limits with that setup.

I would prefer Debian-based as that is what I'm used to and because .deb packages are so common.
I don't want it to be a ton of effort to set up. Pop OS worked out of the box with my Nvidia GPU and all other hardware. I am willing to put in some effort though.
I have been using and very much like apt and flatpak. This is not a requirement, just an observation.
Wayland is neat
Active community with lots of support to search through. Pop OS has been good for this as it's Ubuntu based and has its own great community.

Ultimately I want an easy to use desktop OS that uses some sort of KDE, supports up to date packages and drivers, supports most games and isn't a pain to maintain.

Here are some contenders that fit at least some of my requirements.

KDE Neon user edition

Opensuse tumbleweed

Kubuntu

Endeavor OS

Debian

Manjaro

Bazzite

Mint Debian edition

Right now I'm leaning toward KDE Neon, Kubuntu, or Debian (whatever the rolling release version is), but the others all have their draws. I've heard the aur is great but I have come across several applications only available in website downloads of Deb packages so I'm hesitant.

I have been using pop as my first desktop distro after Windows and I've enjoyed it a lot. I barely run into anything I can't solve with some effort and headache and not a single game I can't play. I'd like to keep it that way.

Now that that's out of the way, does anyone have suggestions? Am I looking in the wrong direction? Am I asking the wrong questions? Should I just install arch, live in the terminal, and throw away my mouse? /s

Thank you all for your advice in advance.

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How many of you have heard the "collision imminent" warning and NOT died? (self.starcitizen)

submitted 7 months ago by Alk to c/[email protected]

2 comments fedilink

I am bad at the game, and I often fly my ships too fast towards a space station and can't stop in time. I've never heard that warning and NOT blown up seconds afterwards.