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by dai_trying
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: When did the UK go metric?
Replies: 6
Views: 64

Re: When did the UK go metric?

As well as the above comments I find I use metric for anything small and detailed (like 3d print designs / ingredients for cooking) although mouse speed and Tv resolution is always dpi (dots per inch) and then imperial for anything bigger, height is always feet/inches, temps in Centigrade, one heck ...
by dai_trying
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: cataract surgery
Replies: 10
Views: 233

Re: cataract surgery

That's great news! My father had laser surgery on his eyes and the difference was quite literally night and day!
by dai_trying
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What hardware are you using?
Replies: 1802
Views: 197121

Re: What hardware are you using?

That's a good result then! i get great pleasure from resurrecting failed hardware, even when it's old and probably not worth the expense of taking it to a repair shop. :)
by dai_trying
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What hardware are you using?
Replies: 1802
Views: 197121

Re: What hardware are you using?

not good...
by dai_trying
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Distros
Topic: Neon and Plasma 6
Replies: 7
Views: 183

Re: Neon and Plasma 6

I see the latest version (17) dropped having Xfce as an alternative desktop (available in 16), I guess to reduce workload as maintaining one DE would be a lot of work and two simply doubles that amount!

Do they use snaps/flatpacks as default apps or just have them available?
by dai_trying
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What hardware are you using?
Replies: 1802
Views: 197121

Re: What hardware are you using?

That sux! It's a shame we're so far apart else I would have taken a look at it for you :(
by dai_trying
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: Distros
Topic: Neon and Plasma 6
Replies: 7
Views: 183

Re: Neon and Plasma 6

I see Zorin has Gnome as DE, how do you get on with it? I have Gnome on my Surface Pro 3 because it has better integration of on-screen keyboard which is needed when used in tablet mode. If it wasn't for that I'd most likely use XFCE instead. I am quite happy with it overall though it hasn't given m...
by dai_trying
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Distros
Topic: Neon and Plasma 6
Replies: 7
Views: 183

Re: Neon and Plasma 6

I still haven't installed or used Plasma as I'm waiting for the (inevitable?) catastrophe that KDE historically provides. I guess I might just be holding a grudge a little to much but as the saying goes, once bitten....
by dai_trying
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: Software
Topic: DD, GhostBSD and Windows
Replies: 2
Views: 96

Re: DD, GhostBSD and Windows

One thing I would say about dd is that you have to be a bit cautious with it, if you enter the wrong path (ie /dev/sda instead of /dev/sdb) you could wipe your primary partition pretty darn quickly! I generally use cp to write iso images to removable media although I would imagine the same warning s...
by dai_trying
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Medical issues
Replies: 93
Views: 13113

Re: Medical issues

wove wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:32 pmOverall I have spent a lot more money on devices that are far more useless than the smart watch.
Amen to that :lol: