barrett9h

barrett9h , 7 months ago to linux in Your chosen desktop Linux defaults?

why not mpv?

barrett9h , 7 months ago to linux in Your chosen desktop Linux defaults?

I still use Mate, but switched the window manager to i3.

barrett9h , 8 months ago to linux in Calling all Linux enthusiasts! Help us create a comprehensive guide to Linux firewalls and security!

1. Install OpenBSD
2. ???
3. Profit!

barrett9h , 8 months ago to linux in if you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and why

because if you use a 40 kHz signal to “draw” a 10 kHz wave, the wave will have only four “pixels”, so all the high frequencies have very low fidelity

barrett9h , 8 months ago to linux in if you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and why

192 kHz for music.

The CD was the worst thing to happen in the history of audio. 44 (or 48) kHz is awful, and it is still prevalent. It would be better to wait a few more years and have better quality.

barrett9h , 9 months ago to linux in (Neo)Vim alternatives: Kakoune is great! I am surprised that Helix is more popular

Nothing wrong, if don’t spend daily hours editing text (or code).

barrett9h , 9 months ago to linux in Did we kill Linux's killer feature?

so ditch this nonsense and use a better distro?

barrett9h , 9 months ago to linux in Fuck it, give me your most OVERRATED Distros

Before Void I was using Debian (then Devuan), and I used aliases for the package manager commands there too.

Anyway, I think the “the program name is too long” argument is even worse.

barrett9h , 10 months ago to linux in Fuck it, give me your most OVERRATED Distros

xbps felt like a million characters to type which I hated

Ever heard of alias?

For me it’s alias pks=‘xbps-query -Rs’ and alias pki=‘xbps-install’ (package search and package install).