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kindenough , to pcgaming in Which game made you realize PC was superior platform to Console (or/and viceversa)?

Any game because I like modding.

Lost_My_Mind , to nostupidquestions in When a medicine asks you to "take with food" how much food is enough?

C’mon man! You can’t just be asking me questions like that!

Even without medicine I don’t know what the right amount of food is.

Is it a 7 coarse meal eaten within 10 minutes?

Or is it nothing at all for days on end, as your stomach growls and mocks you for being so fat?

Who can say?

SpaceNoodle ,

No, it’s a three fine meal.

QuarterSwede , to asklemmy in Need help picking out a heating solution for the winter.
@QuarterSwede@lemmy.world avatar

They make window heat pump units now. Might work as a cheap mini split alt.

www.google.com/search?q=window+heat+pump&ie=UTF-8…

Coldgoron OP ,

I don’t know the price points but I appreciate the suggestion.

QuarterSwede ,
@QuarterSwede@lemmy.world avatar

The window units are much more efficient than the portables with hoses. A lot less loss.

Coldgoron OP ,

Very good to know, thank you.

CaptainPedantic ,

This is correct, but they do make portable units with two hoses. Those will be as efficient as a window unit. Costco sells dual hose models for a few hundred dollars. I have one and it works well for heating and cooling.

Rentlar , to pcgaming in Which game made you realize PC was superior platform to Console (or/and viceversa)?

Mods, and the fact that to play with anyone more than 20 metres away from you, you have to pay something every month.

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rhythmisaprancer , to nostupidquestions in what is with child names like Aiden, Braiden etc?
@rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

I understand the pushback against names like this, and concern for kids receiving these names, but I think it is misdirected. Ya, sure, maybe sometimes the name is literally made up, or in other cases has multiple variations on a theme, but anyone with immigration in their ancestry can tell you that naming conventions do not always move well to other countries. In the USA, we have multiple spellings for names like Muhammed and Dermitt because of this. I don't see why this is a big deal and think it potentially enriches culture.

Jeredin , to pcgaming in Which game made you realize PC was superior platform to Console (or/and viceversa)?

Most games that have free online play 😌

____ , to asklemmy in Men in their 40s, what’s one piece of advice for men in their 20s?
  • If you need medical care, get fucking medical care. Seriously. It will get worse if you ignore it, whatever “it” happens to be.
  • Following the above, have at least one trusted advocate (partner, family member, friend, doesn’t matter) who can explain any chronic issues, typical medications, etc., and who can and will advocate on your behalf with medical professionals in e.g., a hospital setting as and when necessary.
PunkiBas , to pcgaming in Which game made you realize PC was superior platform to Console (or/and viceversa)?

Counterstrike and day of defeat mods.

Getting a whole new game for free was something out of this world at that time.

kahomono , to piracy in How to rip copy-protected DVDs on Linux in 2024

@ryan_harg makemkv

jayandp , to piracy in How to rip copy-protected DVDs on Linux in 2024

Haven’t tried it on Linux recently, but MakeMKV still supports Linux apparently. You have to build it yourself though.

forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224&s…

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

If this is true, it’s no wonder Linux sadly doesn’t have mainstream appeal. As a current windows user (who is looking to jump out once 11 is forced) I do not see myself doing that.

Berny23 ,
@Berny23@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

You don’t have to, just get it from flathub as a flatpak.

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

Oh that makes more sense That I can do

DaGeek247 ,
@DaGeek247@fedia.io avatar

They make you compile it because it's non-free software and you're beta testing it in order to use it for free.

It has nothing to do with linux. They do the same for the windows beta.

cmnybo ,

It works great on Linux for DVDs and regular blurays.

Berny23 ,
@Berny23@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Why the hassle? It is available to install as flatpak for any distro: flathub.org/apps/com.makemkv.MakeMKV

jayandp ,

Ah, I missed that since it’s an unofficial flatpak so it wasn’t listed on their site or forums.

ryan_harg OP ,
@ryan_harg@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

That’s exactly what I was looking for - I came across MakeMKV before, but couldn’t find a recent Linux version - didn’t think of Flathub, though. None of the guides that come up if you look for dvd ripping on linux mention it, though… Thanks mate!

Lemmchen ,

I’ve been using this script to install MakeMKV on Ubuntu for years now without issues.

thenextguy , to programmer_humor in When your shower uses GitHub more than you

My shower doesn’t use me at all.

Schorsch ,

That’s not what it feels like to your shower though.

thenextguy ,

I wanna spread the news
That if it feels this good getting used
Oh you just keep on using me
Until you use me up

Vilian , to linuxmemes in Have you tried NixOS?

One thing that no-one tested is the overhead of all the sandbox, like, each module, lybrary of program run in a sandbox(some times they tweak the source code not need the sandbox) so I wanted to see the overhead of all of that

ivn ,

It build in a sandbox, but it’s not run in a sandbox.

Vilian ,

I don’t understand, if you run a program inside the sandbox and the program ask for a library, the kernel need to map the library from inside the sandbox to the program, that overhead that I’m talking about

ivn ,

But it’s not run in a sandbox. I’m not sure where you get this from.

Laser ,

This is not how NixOS works. Programs directly link against libraries in the store. There is no sandbox by default when running the binaries.

Mio ,

No, because it miss an ui for the config changes.

I think NixOS is also doing some layering that could cost performance. I am unsure about the storage size, if it is much more like flatpak and snaps that I also dislike.

Kongar , to piracy in How to rip copy-protected DVDs on Linux in 2024

I use makemkv. Works every time. Once in a while you have to open the disk “manually” and select the right track but ya, makemkv does it all.

Free if you want to update the beta trial key every few months. After years of use I bought a lifetime license for like $20. Probably the best value I’ve ever gotten.

NoneYa ,

I just tried using this last night for the first time on some indie movie from the early 2000’s. Surely no type of hard DRM to crack.

But when I finished, the movie was very pixelated.

I converted DVD to ISO file and then the app converted the ISO to mkv file all using default settings. Is that okay or should I have changed some of the settings?

nullishcat ,
@nullishcat@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

DVD -> ISO -> MKV should be fine, what happens when you play the iso directly in VLC?

NoneYa ,

Thanks for the reply!

Strangely enough, ISO is fine. Same with the generated mkv file. It seems the issue was when I uploaded to Plex. I didn’t think to check the file that was created, now this is making me wonder where I went wrong.

nullishcat , (edited )
@nullishcat@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Ah, it’s probably Plex not supporting the video’s codec. When you use MakeMKV to generate a video file, it’s basically just grabbing the source file directly from the disc / iso. It’s fine in modern players but for maximum compatibility you’ll have to remux it.

EDIT: Forgot DVDs use a different folder structure than BDs so that guide won’t work, you can use this one from thewiki.moe instead (although it’s very technical, and the wiki is moreso focused on anime.) You can maybe try using ffmpeg to convert to an mp4, that might just make it work on Plex.

Petter1 ,

Where is HEVC crew? 😂

ryan_harg OP ,
@ryan_harg@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Strangely, playing was working fine. Just when I try to convert it has sync issues… I’m probably just too simpleminded to make it work that way, but VLC doesn’t make it easy to do it right either, I guess…

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Does makemkv work well in wine?

Kongar ,

There’s a native Linux version! No need for wine :)

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

True, but you need to build that yourself, and as I am but a smol helpless Linux newblet, I do not have the knowledge to do that.

rehydrate , (edited )

Pretty sure there is an unofficial flatpak for makemkv

flathub.org/apps/com.makemkv.MakeMKV

ryan_harg OP ,
@ryan_harg@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Oh great! I came accross MakeMKV before, but couldn’t find a recent version. Didn’t think of Flathub…

Kongar ,

Right! I use the flatpak myself - works great.

ProdigalFrog , (edited ) to asklemmy in TV nerds: what should I watch

Turn from AMC is really excellent if you’re into revolutionary war spy rings! Excellent writing and acting.

I would also second Andor, fantastic show. Peaky Blinders is another good one, though try not to binge it, I think it’d be much better if watched less avidly.

PrincessLeiasCat ,

You have excellent taste - I am extremely picky and will 3 of your recs are easy 10/10 for me.

Mango , to pcgaming in Which game made you realize PC was superior platform to Console (or/and viceversa)?

Probably the original Call of Duty. Mouse aim is just easy mode!

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