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What I do is start up Firefox first to create all the first start files then close it and delete everything in the Firefox folder then copy across everything from the original pc.

Seems to work alright.

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My guess is they chipped in so they get access to the US military satellite network for our military usage.

So that when the navy, army or air force are operating away from our shores they have a reliable way of communicating back home and to our allies.

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I saw that was what was recommended but I didn’t have any to hand.

And so starts an addiction… (sh.itjust.works)

First fountain pen of my life. Parker Vector with “Medium” nib. I’ve already had it for two weeks, and although this was only meant to try out fountain pens, I think I’ll keep it, since the nib is a great compromise between being smooth while not being fussy with office paper. Already chewed through a cartridge. Only bad...

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My experiences with the Lamy polished steel nibs seem to be a bit of a lottery as to how close to standard they are.

I have used EF nibs that behaved more like a fine/medium nib and have a fine nib that was closer to an EF nib.

Then I got an EF black steel nib that was bang on.

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Feedback (aka the scratchy friction from the nib rubbing across the paper fibers) all depends on both the paper and the type of nib you get.

The polished steel nib will have less feedback than the black steel nibs but the polished steel nibs will have greater variation in the line thickness.

Higher end/premium paper like Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Leuchtturm 1917 etc will feature smoother paper which will give less feedback.

Some feedback is wanted so you know how you are writing but how much feedback is needed is up to both the user and the situation.

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My recently read list is:

  • Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
  • The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

And I am currently reading:

  • The Athena Lee Chronicles by T S Paul
  • Dark Nights by Christopher A. Gray
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Added that one to my wish list.

One of their recommended books was “The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler”.

It looks interesting as well.

GRUB on 32-bit UEFI (Nextbook 2-in-1)

The only distro I can find that successfully configures a functioning bootable GRUB on this (bastard) machine is Nobara, which looks very cool but is way too heavy! Some things are glitchy; attempting tab completion seems to freeze Konsole for ~5 seconds and does not complete the command as expected. We’re working with an...

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To be brutally honest about this, your best bet is to recycle the unit.

The problems of trying to get a distro to install properly, have all the hardware working right and have a usable experience are not worth the minimal upsides.

I have an ASUS X205TA which is a similar unit and after trying for countless hours to get a usable device out of it was not going to be worth the headaches plus if I was getting paid for the time I spent on it I could have brought an off lease laptop with better specs.

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I have had several distros working on the X205TA (I even had a how to guide written up on reddit years ago).

But I was not able to get a usable system (i.e. being able to use the system without waiting on average 20-120 sec for the device to process an action).

Life has gotten to the point that the effort to do so is better directed into activities that I would enjoy.

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I have an LTS kernel as a backup in case something doesn’t work with my main kernel.

Just recently I had an issue where my main kernel had a bug where snap’s can’t start up, so I just restarted into the LTS kernel to use it then restarted back into my main kernel.

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Java edition using either Prism launcher or the FTB app on Manjaro Linux.

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You can use Java Minecraft on the Steam deck.

There are various guides available to install it.

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He’s doing "Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in his sleep.

Recommendations for an authentic mousepad?

Hiya peeps, my mouse mat has served its time, and it is time for a new one. Until now, I’ve had one of these huge ones, that cover half the desk. But I think this time I’m gonna aim for a normal-sized one. I’d also like to avoid cheap Chinese wares or anything low-quality. Anyone got any nice recommendations for mousepads?...

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I have used a Logitech G440 Hard Gaming Mouse Mat for the last 20 something years.

It’s gotten a bit battered and starting to de-laminate on one edge but it’s still perfectly usable even after all these years.

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Sorry no help here, I have about 15 inks I am interested in.

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Don’t worry I 'm not going to end up with piles of different pens.

I am most likely only going to to get one more pen (Likely another TWSBI ECO with a fine nib) to fill up with a nice dark purple ink (likely either Diamine Scribble Purple or Lamy Dark Lilac).

That way I will have one pen with Lamy black ink, one with Platinum pigment carbon black, my main & backpack pens with Diamine blue black and one with a dark purple (can you tell that I like dark colours?).

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I had updated the kernel several days ago and have rebooted several times since then.

Ended up rebooting into a lower kernel to use the snap, luckily I don’t often need to use it.

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If you can, get yourself a wireless access point instead.

You can connect the computer by ethernet to the access point that then connects to the WiFi network.

By having the device separate you can have it situated away from the computer for better connection and the computer only sees a wired connection.

Plus they tend to be more stable than dongles.

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Try closing Sync, then going to your phone settings > Apps > Sync > Storage and cache > Clear cache.

Then try Sync again.

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