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  • Vik@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlX11 vs Wayland
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    2 days ago

    Wayland is more secure than x11 by design and more concise in scope. Notably it supports contemporary display technologies like display independent scaling, VRR, colour space (HDR) and several others.

    Wayland is made by the x11 people.



  • yes, absolutely, though I’ve seen it much more amongst other end users.

    As I’ve mentioned, games will load your system differently from one another. Someone who claims their system is stable with their custom tunings in every game except for something new that they’ve recently installed does not have a stable system. this is a case my colleagues and I see over and over.



  • I work in client gfx at an IHV; I am intimately familiar with system integrity routines, component stress testing and tuning, particularly with DIY systems. Nothing about what I’ve recommended is “a waste of time and electricity” when you’re privy to the breath of defects averted in the field after following proper guidance.

    Don’t take your own experiences for granted, if this person was familiar with the concept, they wouldn’t need to ask.


  • that’s not how stress testing works. Different games will present different load to a given combination of hardware. Besides that, computers are used for many more tasks in addition to gaming. Careless re-tuning can lead to a lapse in system integrity in ways that aren’t immediately apparent, but damaging all the same.




  • Vik@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.mlOpen Source Mice
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    17 days ago

    Hey, no problem.

    Yes - the depicted side buttons channel into just one of the rear-side pinouts, and even then I think each side can support many more than just two inputs. I believe there are a few examples on the site and repository, but those resources still need to be built out some more.

    I’d recommend reaching out to the designer directly. He’s pretty active in his discord server, though if you’d prefer not to use discord I’d be happy to ask on your behalf if you have a concise idea of what you’d like to do.



  • Vik@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.mlOpen Source Mice
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    17 days ago

    That’s not weird at all 😊 and yeah it only started shipping a couple months ago.

    You should be able to achieve any number of input combinations with the breakout boards. The designer sent me loads of extras and I should really put them to use 😅

    Hell, I’m planning on using the same base board to make a wireless macro pad later on. Unfortunately the community is on discord but you can hop in and see what other people have been making.


  • Vik@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.mlOpen Source Mice
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    17 days ago

    Check out the moddo mouse if you want a wireless, modular, open source gaming mouse, so long as you’re either comfortable with ultra lightweight fingertip style shells or 3D printing your own

    I also have a ploopy mouse but I really dislike the scroll wheel design. I need to fix that somehow





  • Vik@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux and RISC-V by 2030
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    That’s fine, it’s an emerging ISA, as with any, it takes some time before perf and sw compatibility reach a good spot.

    I think the key novelty to rv especially compared to x86_64 and arm is that there are no licencing restrictions: anyone is free to design and produce products based on that ISA, making more viable for vendors to more easily provide in-house silicon solutions. It’s already become fairly popular in lower power devices, like for IoT and wearables. My smart soldering iron uses a little 32 bit RISC V CPU and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s found some use in automotive, particularly in China.

    As we alluded to above, there are several designs available for more general use, and you may find that they handle your compute needs fairly well already, but they won’t be within striking distance of other ISAs if high performance is a requirement.


  • Vik@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux and RISC-V by 2030
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    compat wise I think many packages are now available for rv specifically or as .noarch.

    perf wise, I think we’re still a ways off, we’re not seeing rv SoCs at the same level of perf / efficiency as arm, and whilst that’s just a matter of time, I’m not sure you’ll have many compelling offerings even a couple years from now, though potentially in 2030?

    you can check in with experiences using devices like the PineTab V or even the custom RV mainboard for the Framework 13. There are also several SoCs produced by SiFive on SBCs, some are card sized, some are mATX. These are primarily positioned as development devices, but they may give you some idea of what things are like right now