Thankyou so much, I'm an old hand at this so this kind of CC is what I crave! I look at some line work in pixel art a see how to improve. The rest will come with practice I'm sure.
Aha 😅 I'm afraid I don't know how to run a command while it's in a directory, I don't even know what to type to make that happen, or put a path in the right spot to select an image file.
Alternative To was invaluable when I degoogled, not perfect though as it still lists some apps that invade and track even when you select the Privacy focused option in the search options, but it DOES give you somewhere to start from with all the info you need.
I'm currently running lineage on my phone, tablet and now working on a lineage streaming box to replace firestick.
Good luck!
This is currently running slowly but functionally on Linux mint.
I just want to free up some stuff with something a tad lighter.
What SNES emulators are worth looking into?
So following up I have some options, all fairly affordable.
Acquaintance has a **barely used Pi4 with the official case + power supply. **
2GB RAM memory.
Uses micro-hdmi for display, they may have an adapter (if it can be found)
Need a micro SD.
Very cheap
2.On a local marketplace style website, Used Micro Linux PC is powered by a Raspberry Pi 5
Processor: Raspberry Pi 5
4GB RAM Memory
Case: Custom Cube with RGB lighting
Operating System: Linux (pre-installed)
Connectivity: USB, Ethernet, HDMI
Custom Noctua Fans
Custom heatsink w/ rgb fan
128gb Patriot NVME running at pcie 3.0
Affordable
Large Marketplace website, Lenovo M910q Tiny Mini PC i5 7500T 16GB 240GB SSD Win11 Pro WiFi
Hard Drive Capacity 240 GB
Processor Intel Core i5-7500T
Graphics Processing Type Integrated/On-Board Graphics
RAM Size 16 GB
SSD Capacity 240GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Processor Speed 3.30 GHz
Connectivity HDMI, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, RJ-45
Operating System Windows 11 Pro ( I can put a linux os on this I'm assuming)
Features Built-in Bluetooth Adapter, Built-in Wi-Fi Adapter, Slim, Ultra-Slim
Affordable
I'm leaning towards Option 2.
With my limited knowledge, Option 1 doesn't seem like enough and Option 3 seems like too much.
I'm getting many different thoughts and opinions from alot of places, I am but a simpleton, trying to stop my TV from spying on me.
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Update: Option 1 it is! Cheap enough that I can screw it up.
Archive.org has vhs rips of tons of stuff, however its up to you to discover.
My partner comes up with the jingles, and his biggest hit is,
"Beat your butt,
Beat your butt,
Beat your butt like a butt slap slut!"
I want to marry him again.
To kill a mockingbird -Harper Lee
After reading it, I felt I had read and understood something important that remained with me. Not a difficult or long book, enjoyable and interesting.
I'm actually happier rolling back to older tech options and sticking with open source apps and OS's.
My car has no computer, I go talk to humans at banks, I avoid large companies. No AI, I vet everything I utilize for privacy, My brain is at peace.
Antennapod is dope, you can follow your favourites, no sign up, downloads. excellent app!
I have found my people it seems.
Thankyou so much, I'm an old hand at this so this kind of CC is what I crave! I look at some line work in pixel art a see how to improve. The rest will come with practice I'm sure.
Oh brother! I was trying to r-click on Downloads from the left side menu and getting no option. Thanks for the shortcut!
That tutorial is very cool. I'll check it out.
😬 I've only done installs by the book with detailed instructions, I don't know how to go about all those steps.
Aha 😅 I'm afraid I don't know how to run a command while it's in a directory, I don't even know what to type to make that happen, or put a path in the right spot to select an image file.
I updated the main post with the solution! I have my 2 little apps and paired a pro controller and now it all seems to be working!
Alternative To was invaluable when I degoogled, not perfect though as it still lists some apps that invade and track even when you select the Privacy focused option in the search options, but it DOES give you somewhere to start from with all the info you need.
I'm currently running lineage on my phone, tablet and now working on a lineage streaming box to replace firestick. Good luck!
Went with the Pi4, still looking into a cooling solution. Updated original post to show my progress.
This was what I ended up doing, I updated the main post to show my progress
I did, it's still very slow, wanted to see what options were out there.
This is currently running slowly but functionally on Linux mint. I just want to free up some stuff with something a tad lighter. What SNES emulators are worth looking into?
Believe or not, it's running a web browser & obsidian now on Linux mint. It just takes it's time.
So following up I have some options, all fairly affordable.
2.On a local marketplace style website, Used Micro Linux PC is powered by a Raspberry Pi 5
I'm leaning towards Option 2. With my limited knowledge, Option 1 doesn't seem like enough and Option 3 seems like too much. I'm getting many different thoughts and opinions from alot of places, I am but a simpleton, trying to stop my TV from spying on me. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Update: Option 1 it is! Cheap enough that I can screw it up.
Hey, that's pretty cool!