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I’m looking at buying a Pulsar X2F as my next mouse. Does anyone have experience with that specific mouse? Does it have full feature support on Linux? If not how limited is it? Etc?

I’ve set up SearXNG on my computer but now I want a browser with better integration. Right now I’m using brave and I have my ports IP bookmarked so when I launch my browser I can quickly access SearXNG. Are there any browsers that have integration for self hosted SearXNG instances with good privacy protections?

We all know about how upset everyone was with the desktop and why so I won’t get into that. I think they should’ve offered a standard ATX/EATX PC case with the hallmark features that Frameworks offers like modular I/O too. Maybe in the future we’ll see a real Framework desktop case.

Whenever I try to open the Proton VPN GUI Client (Package name: proton-VPN-GTK-App) on my PC running CachyOS it attempts to launch it and then doesn’t. I’ve tried restarting my computer and reinstalling the app, I don’t know what else to try. Any advice?

I’ve intended to play classic fallout for some time. I kept hearing about Navarro in New Vegas and it made me want to work all the way up to Navarro in Fallout 2. I did a short trial run in Fallout to get a feel for the game and liked it. I noticed the sequence stat “Determines how soon in a combat turn your character can react”. Its seems strong but I don’t know. I was looking at building my character with a 6 strength for weapon requirements, 10 perception for sequence, 10 agility for AP, and spreading the rest evenly. And for traits picking good natured and kamikaze. Is it worth going so hard into sequence?

I’m at the part of dead money where you have to close the gas valves. My collar is beeping and I don’t have enough time to close the valves before I die. My last save before entering the room was 6 hours ago in my play through and really like to not have to revert that far back.

Apologies if this isn’t the correct subreddit.

TLDR: would it be worth resigning from Job Corps? Can I enlist with the Navy without a GED or diploma? Can I be an aviation maintenance technician if I enlisted that way? After getting my GED and bachelors am I eligible to become a pilot if I enlisted without an education?

For some context, I’m currently enrolled in a program called Job Corps. It’s a federally funded vocational training program for underprivileged young people. I came here to get skills to hopefully have a chance in the job market and get my GED before I enlist with the air force or navy. When I enrolled I chose basic automotive maintenance and when I finished I would go to aviation maintenance because aviation maintenance doesn’t have a basic prerequisite. When I arrived I discovered that the automotive trade isn’t ran by Job Corps but instead by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and they want students to commit to an advanced UAW trade by signing a contract that states after finishing basic automotive maintenance you’ll have to go to an advanced UAW trade (Heavy diesel, or a 2 year contract with Toyota or Mercedes after graduation). This wouldn’t be an issue if I wanted to work on cars but that’s not the case, I want to work on aircraft. And I’d only have 3 years here when it would take 4 years if I went to heavy diesel and the aviation maintenance, but Job Corps doesn’t do advanced to advanced transfers. The other option was getting an exception but so far I’ve heard nothing about my request. I’ve tried the other trades my center offers and I have no passion or desire for them. Basic automotive maintenance is what I want but I don’t have the option.

Which brings me to the Navy. Like I mentioned I need my GED and as far as I’m aware the only branch that allows applicants without an education is the navy as long as the applicant scores above a 50 on the ASVAB, and that I could choose what I wanted to do based on my score. So I planned on scoring well, choosing to become an aviation maintenance technician, get my GED, get my bachelors, go to officer school, and become a pilot.

Should I resign from job corps since I was going to enlist anyway?

If I score high enough can I still choose to become an AMT without an education?

If I enlist without an education am I still eligible to become a pilot after I get my GED and Bachelors?

Is it possible to use the expansion slot for a hot swappable battery module? I think you would need to make a system with an insert that the battery itself would lock into. I’m not familiar with the engineering of the Laptop 16 so I don’t know how power delivery would work though.

With Google locking down Android and effectively destroying everything that made Android good, and continuing that trend. Will we ever see a kernel like Linux for mobile devices?

Right now we have 4 options for mobile operating systems each with various different flaws that don’t make them well suited to a FOSS environment.

The Android Open Source Project is a good contender but it doesn’t have the same potential as a Linux like alternative could.

I know Linux is far from perfect on desktops but it’s good enough now that it can be used to completely replace Windows or MacOS with the exception of edge cases like gaming or rare software. Will there ever be a future with a FOSS mobile kernel that doesn’t get ruined by corporations?

Edit: my phrasing doesn’t exactly convey the idea I’m trying to share. Will there be a Linux like mobile ecosystem where anyone has the freedom to do anything they want with the hardware they own?

When I applied for Job Corps the application had a field where I could write if I had a preference what would it be, and I wrote that I wanted to work on airplanes. Later my admissions representative sent me an informational packet about an Airframe & Power Plant Maintenance course at the North Texas Job Corps center. I couldn’t find any official information online so I decided to go to a different center for automotive while I looked for information. I’ve been here for about 3 weeks asking everyone I can, calling anyone who might have information, but no one has been able to help me so far. So I figured I’d ask here, does anyone know anything about aviation related courses at any center?

I’ve seen a handful of aircraft recently with peculiar nose art like, Kirby, Dat Boi, horror movie antagonists, and pickle rick. But it’s made me wonder, how do aircraft get their nose art? Does the pilot request something and maintainers paint it onto the aircraft? Does it require approval? What are the restrictions? Are there guidelines from the body that governs that kind of thing that I can read online?

I’ve been considering getting a laptop 16 for some time now. I use Linux so Nvidia Driver support can be problematic from what I’ve heard, ideally I’d like to avoid that by going with the 7700s, but the 5070 is a more performant GPU than the 7700s. I’ve never used an Nvidia GPU with Linux, does anyone have experience with the Nvidia card on a laptop 16 running a Linux distro? How problematic can it be? Or should I just avoid it all together and go with AMD?

Edit: I plan on using it for Light gaming, CAD, and simulation. I use CachyOS.

I’ve been looking for IEM’s under 50 dollars and I like how the Chorus look so far. I just want secondary opinions from people who have used them. Do they sound good for gaming and casual music listening across a broad spectrum of genres (krush, phonk, neo-classical, pop, electronic, experimental, “internet genres”)? Or should I get something else that’s better in the same price range or cheaper but still has the same audio and build quality?

I really like the idea of the Terras cable because of the swappable terminations (I like modular/customizable products, I’ve been following Framework and Slate for a minute now). I wanted to ask how useful it is compared to carrying around dongles? And how the different terminations affect sound?

I also had a couple more miscellaneous questions related to the cable. On Amazon I saw that the USB-C termination for the cable is randomly shipped in either a gold or silver finish. How does that affect the sound? And how much does the cable itself really matter? Does the cable affect the sound in a way that any causal listener would notice?

I’ve seen laptops that accept SIM cards. Would it be possible to make a module for a frame work laptop that would allow for the same functionality?

After trying to install gentoo for 8 hours and royally screwing it up, I gave up and tried to boot into CachyOS, it wouldn’t boot and just loaded into my motherboards BIOS, I didn’t know what to do so I made a post on the forums explaining my situation and a user pointed me to the boatloader recovery section in the wiki. I followed the instructions and was able to get into limine, then when I tried to boot CachyOS it boots into emergency mode. From here I don’t know what to do. How do I recover my system without loosing my data?

Edit: I forgot to that when it boots into emergency mode I tried the “exit” command because it said it would continue to boot but it just responded with the same “you’re in emergency mode login to begin system maintenance and these commands might help” message. I also tried the journal command it offered but I don’t understand any of it.

If any additional details are required please ask.

I was configuring the kernel so I could proceed with configuring the boot loader and while I was letting something install (I don’t remember I’ve been at this for almost 6 hours) I went to use the bathroom and I came back to see my motherboard firmware open. How do I get back to where I was?