Swaziboy

joined 1 year ago
 

Hey folks, throwing this out for ideas. I have - like many FOSS users from what I have researched - a Logitech G13 gaming keyboard. I love this thing - it's awesome, however it doesn't work in Linux.

There have been a few attempts in the past to make it work with a user-space driver, here and here. I can't even get those to compile and run on a modern Fedora instance. That's more a statement about me than anything else I think.

All said, I would like to set up a bounty to crowdfund the creation of a Kernel driver that can get submitted, as well as a GUI/CLI configuration app.

The thing is, I have no idea where to start except here! (The logitech community is empty) So, throw your ideas down, and shout-out if you're a G13 owner too!

#logitech #g13

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Yes you can access Windows shares directly and play the media from there with no issues. I do it all the time.

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have a newer Zenbook and can confirm when I first got it, and wiped windows to put Ubuntu on it, audio didn't work from the speakers. Headphones worked just fine. There's a blog from some Asus dev community documenting the issues and resolution. I'm on mobile right now and can't find it. I can confirm it was addressed on Fedora a few kernel releases back though and that all is well. I'll post the blog link shortly. Per post above please provide your model number.

Edit: typos

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Your napkin math is good though. Excellent points thank you!

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do you find the sound of rain and distant thunder relaxing? If so there are plenty of recordings on YouTube and YT music that are hours long and not loops. Search for keywords with "rain forest".

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yes, I reached a similar conclusion as well. Not sure if that makes it simpler or more complex. Time will tell!

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Thanks for the input. To simplify we're going with straight edges (I think it'll look classier too) and I am going to put some dowels in for a bit of additional joinery strength. See pics attached for some drawings. Also I think technically this is just an angled bridle joint, not a half-lap bridle joint.

Now I have a further Q. And that is "how does one cut the inside of the outer(!!) bridle, on an angle to accurately match the taper?" (see the triangle with text labels on the drawing). The offset from horizontal is about 2.5 degrees due to the tapered nature of the horizontal legs.

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yes, that's what I was most worried about - movement that would lead to breaking. I think a healthy sized bridle joint coupled with some dowels will do the job.

 

Hey WW community. Exactly as the title says - I am making some work tables for my kids. They'll be used for homework, laptops, etc. And they're kids, so one can guarantee a little bit of abuse.

They're designing them, and the "z leg" is all the rage apparently - I am in the process of designing these in sketchup, and wanted to get some input/ideas on how to make these really strong. I obviously cannot make them out of a single piece of wood, so there will be some joins, probably on the apex points. Oh and the designs currently require the apex points of the Z to be rounded ....

I'm considering using half-lap bridle joints, making the Z's angular, then routing the curves into them.

Input, advice, links to designs welcome!

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Preach! When did you ever hear someone say "please turn the volume right" or "can you play the up track"? It drives (NPI) me crazy in my Toyotas!

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Check out Fastmail. Pretty much ticks all the boxes, I've been using them for a decade or more. Ultra reliable, good value and constantly innovative and adding features especially in the collab space.

My only gripe with them is their mobile app is online only in that it doesn't work in a cached offline fashion. That can be addressed through alternative clients though and their web app is pretty slick.

Bonus points for them, you can host your DNS with them too and you can manage it all fully integrated.

Edit: typos

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ok I got ya. Doesn't that then limit the effective use of the hierarchy to the instance you're on and the hierarchy you're familiar with? In that the further removed you are from your home instance's hierarchy the less likely things will match up. So ultimately searches loose effectiveness I think?

Anyhow like someone else said, not trying to disparage the idea - it's interesting and I'm enjoying the various input and thoughts folks are bringing.

[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Structurally the idea has some merit. I think the challenge that you will encounter especially in a federated environment is gaining agreement on how to fill that structure and the hierarchy that you're implying and demonstrating. Using the pug example, you'll likely find very little argument on a good hierarchy, but using a more contentious example, let's say gender, how will you gain agreement across instances on what the hierarchy within the data should represent?

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