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runsonrum commented on Ask HN: Does anyone know of a general news site akin to Hacker News?    · Posted by u/THENATHE
runsonrum · 3 months ago
I also use RSS feeds. A couple sites that are useful to me that I picked up from HN submissions recently:

https://www.phoronix.com/https://www.neowin.net/https://kbd.news/https://betanews.com/

runsonrum commented on Learn touch typing – it's worth it   typequicker.com/blog/lear... · Posted by u/absoluteunit1
wonnage · 3 months ago
I think this is one of those things that's way easier if you start early. Not sure if schools still have typing classes now. I vaguely remember mine in the 90s, but I didn't really get fast until I started playing MUDs and typing was a matter of life and death!

Now that I think of it, they were also really helpful for learning how to scan a wall of console text and look for the useful bits, and also realizing the value of configuring shortcuts and syntax highlighting. I see someone already had the idea of using a text adventure to learn Bash: https://gitlab.com/slackermedia/bashcrawl

runsonrum · 3 months ago
I also had typing classes in the 90s which I believe helped but I was also eager to learn how as I didn't have a computer at home, so any chance to get my hands on a typewriter or computer.

I believe my touch typing speed come about with instant messaging applications such as AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, or chatting in mIRC. I felt the need to type as fast as possible to be able to stay in the conversation with many users or to keep conversation moving as naturally as speaking speed.

runsonrum commented on Microsoft users told to act now or lose all their passwords   9news.com.au/national/mic... · Posted by u/chrisjj
pgen · 3 months ago
Another great reason to switch to Linux!
runsonrum · 3 months ago
I setup dual boot on a second ssd with CachyOS seven months ago and haven't looked back yet.

I was most concerned with gaming on Linux which is why I chose Cachy and was pleasantly surprised on how well it works. Not without some issues but compared to the growing annoyances I have with Windows 11 in the last year or so, I am more than happy with my decision.

I run a modern PC, Intel 14th gen, RTX 4070-Ti, CachyOS with Plasma desktop environment. KDE Plasma is amazing and modern in its own right.

runsonrum commented on KDE is finally getting a native virtual machine manager called “Karton”   neowin.net/news/kde-is-fi... · Posted by u/bundie
cwbriscoe · 3 months ago
I have been playing with Cachy and Plasma in a VM and I am probably going to install that on my next PC build that I am planning. I am currently dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. I haven't logged into windows in over 6 months so I probably won't even setup dual boot with my next machine.
runsonrum · 3 months ago
I too have been on CachyOS for 6 months, dual boot but have no need to boot into Windows.

I am running a modern PC (z790, i9-14400k, RTX 4070-Ti)

My main concern was gaming on Linux and I have been pleasantly surprised at the limited issues I have had -- only minor things.

I have recently played around with Gnome-boxes and seems to do the trick although it would be nice have GPU passthrough.

I love CachyOS and the Plasma DE and do not plan to return to Windows.

runsonrum commented on Mesentery   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mes... · Posted by u/runsonrum
runsonrum · 3 months ago
I have Crohn's disease and have learned of a somewhat recently named organ (2012)

Crohn's https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease

runsonrum commented on I built a pixel art editor after playing Octopath Traveler II    · Posted by u/Kobayashiii
kubb · 4 months ago
I’ve always wanted to learn how to make sprites and pixel art, but I always got stuck. because I had no idea how the process should look like. Does anyone have any advice about going from unskilled to decent?
runsonrum · 4 months ago
I recently wanted to learn the basics to help my son and came across this article that made the most sense to me.

Pixel Art Tutorial: Basics

https://www.derekyu.com/makegames/pixelart.html

I have come across other articles that are similar in context but not as cleanly laid out.

The article doesn't go into the usage of software though. I think the design work flow, within software, would be greatly helpful in the understanding of achieving a great outcome. At least in a faster manner.

I hope that helps!

runsonrum commented on Show HN: Clawtype v2.1 – a one-hand chorded USB keyboard and mouse [video]   youtube.com/watch?v=N2PSi... · Posted by u/akavel
runsonrum · 5 months ago
Other one-handed keyboards with different input methods. All sorts of interesting custom keyboards as well.

https://kbd.news/tag/one-handed/

runsonrum commented on Show HN: Time Portal – Get dropped into history, guess where you landed   eggnog.ai/entertimeportal... · Posted by u/samplank2
joshdavham · 6 months ago
This was awesome! I think this project is super creative and original. Also, I got top 63%!
runsonrum · 6 months ago
Ah.. I got the same. But I think I got really lucky.

u/runsonrum

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