Works for me despite knowing I can just clear the cookies. But then again I have over 600 purchases on bandcamp as music seems to be the only medium where I can buy digitally and the money actually reaches the creator.
Stopped streaming around 2014 and went back to a local library + jellyfin. I never liked or used Spotify due to their UI and very unfair way of distributing the money (I can listen to my favorite artist all month and my money still goes to Taylor Swift).
And even back then other streaming services I used like Rdio and Google Music constantly got worse for some reason.
I bought a PFU Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 about 14 years ago and that's what I am still using to this day. I did buy a
another HHKB Hybrid Type-S a few months ago for my work setup though.
10-15 years ago I was big into keyboards. I even designed (PCB, case, etc) a custom 40% keyboard back then. The HHKB killed the hobby for me. It is surprisingly durable and by now I'm much slower on bigger keyboards. I honestly see myself using this till I die. At least this specific physical layout and mapping.
For that I have an ever growing collection of USB-C adapters. A to C, C to A, C to Micro, C to Mini, C to B, all kinds of angles, etc.
All the adapters take less space than one extra cable and I was able to get rid of all non-C cables.
I am down to just a couple of devices that don't have USB-C and it's wonderful. I also modded some devices with USB-C charging ports using USB-C PD trigger boards so I won't need barrel plugs as much anymore.
The mainboards work stand-alone. There are free STLs to print a case for it or you can buy a case from them.
Basically replacing the mainboard gives you another small PC to use as a desktop/living room/server device. You obviously still need RAM and storage though.
I own a framework 13 and I replaced the mainboard once (due to an issue, they replaced it) and it took less than 10 minutes to swap. It's expensive for what it is, but in support of their vision I was willing to pay premium for it.
They also argue that they need these high prices due to low volumes with the goal of bringing prices down to be more competitive eventually.
I don't see why this use-case needs a special distribution?
I have Arch installed alongside Ventoy on a thumb drive with all firmware packages on luks encrypted partitions. I keep it in sync with my other computers in terms of dotfiles, configs, packages so I can boot my usual environment on any PC.
As long as all references to partitions are UUIDs (fstab) or by-uuid block device paths it just works and I don't see why you couldn't do that with any other Linux distribution.
Yep came here to say just this. I've been using mine on Linux with the gyro to play games on my TV. Only annoying thing is that when you take it off the dock it's not in the right mode and you gotta turn it off and on again holding B first for the gyro to work.
I am in the same boat though. I still have my OG Steam controller and a Steam Deck but the 8Bitdo Ultimate 2 feels and works great.
At least on SteamOS it's even natively supported with custom 8Bitdo symbols in the Steam UI and the extra buttons showing up in steam input to remap freely.
I'm super curious to try it but I don't really need more controllers right now.
I am so grateful for already having been paranoid about sharing anything identifying about me starting 15+ years ago.
I never uploaded a picture of myself. Never used my real name anywhere. I used different nicks for different branches of the Internet. A plethora of different email addresses etc.
People thought I was being overly careful and I probably missed a lot of things due to not using Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat but I can't say I regretted it at any point.
I believe it actually does matter. Every person using Discord brings their friends onto the platform. Users leaving will probably also lead to others in their bubble leaving/following to an alternative.
So lots of people leaving has a bigger effect than just that set of users being absent. Even if you didn't pay for Nitro, some of your friends might have and may stop now.
I know you specifically want a hardware solution, but if you use pipewire I have something for you that took forever to figure out from the docs and does just what you want with a single static config file:
https://pastebin.com/XigrzvfD
Put this in ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/10-virtual-sinks.conf and restart pipewire once. It is safe to try this. Once you remove the file and restart pipewire everything is back to normal.
This creates virtual output devices that you can assign applications to and control with e.g. pavucontrol.
It's mapped to use my specific output devices, if you uncomment the lines and remove the node name expressions then all USB/PCIe devices are used.
It creates a setup of:
virtual:[Games, Media, Comms] -> virtual:Main -> virtual:All Physical Outputs -> [output devices]
I wanted all audio to always play on all devices. You can of course adapt it to your use case. In my case the virtual Main is my global mute for everything. I never touch volumes or mute of the actual output devices.
I have the volume of these output nodes mapped to physical knobs to control games/voice/media independently globally.
You will have to adapt that slightly as I use it with OpenDeck and a stream deck clone for control. OpenDeck outputs [-]10 but wpctl needs 10-/10+. There is currently no way to set an absolute volume with that script since I didn't have the need.
Qwerty was developed so that typewriter hammers have a low chance of hitting each other and get stuck. It was never about finger travel or ergonomics.
PCs adapted the layout and unfortunately we stuck with it ever since. There are many better layouts, some more extreme in terms of difference to qwerty, some just fix the most blatant problems. Colemak and Dvorak for example.
Works for me despite knowing I can just clear the cookies. But then again I have over 600 purchases on bandcamp as music seems to be the only medium where I can buy digitally and the money actually reaches the creator.
Stopped streaming around 2014 and went back to a local library + jellyfin. I never liked or used Spotify due to their UI and very unfair way of distributing the money (I can listen to my favorite artist all month and my money still goes to Taylor Swift). And even back then other streaming services I used like Rdio and Google Music constantly got worse for some reason.
https://isitbandcampfriday.com/
For some reason that doesn't work for me when I am offline.
I bought a PFU Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 about 14 years ago and that's what I am still using to this day. I did buy a another HHKB Hybrid Type-S a few months ago for my work setup though.
10-15 years ago I was big into keyboards. I even designed (PCB, case, etc) a custom 40% keyboard back then. The HHKB killed the hobby for me. It is surprisingly durable and by now I'm much slower on bigger keyboards. I honestly see myself using this till I die. At least this specific physical layout and mapping.
https://happyhackingkb.com/
For that I have an ever growing collection of USB-C adapters. A to C, C to A, C to Micro, C to Mini, C to B, all kinds of angles, etc. All the adapters take less space than one extra cable and I was able to get rid of all non-C cables.
I am down to just a couple of devices that don't have USB-C and it's wonderful. I also modded some devices with USB-C charging ports using USB-C PD trigger boards so I won't need barrel plugs as much anymore.
This actually exists and it's an ad made by Microsoft and tells a story for kids about a family and their Windows Home Server at home...
https://ia601600.us.archive.org/13/items/mommybook/mommybook.pdf
The mainboards work stand-alone. There are free STLs to print a case for it or you can buy a case from them.
Basically replacing the mainboard gives you another small PC to use as a desktop/living room/server device. You obviously still need RAM and storage though.
I own a framework 13 and I replaced the mainboard once (due to an issue, they replaced it) and it took less than 10 minutes to swap. It's expensive for what it is, but in support of their vision I was willing to pay premium for it.
They also argue that they need these high prices due to low volumes with the goal of bringing prices down to be more competitive eventually.
I don't see why this use-case needs a special distribution?
I have Arch installed alongside Ventoy on a thumb drive with all firmware packages on luks encrypted partitions. I keep it in sync with my other computers in terms of dotfiles, configs, packages so I can boot my usual environment on any PC.
As long as all references to partitions are UUIDs (fstab) or by-uuid block device paths it just works and I don't see why you couldn't do that with any other Linux distribution.
Came here to say this. You may save 20% on the purchase but you will pay with your life time.
It's right on the page you linked? You have to pay for it.
Free tier says it's cloudflare branded and only recommended for small hobby projects.
Yep came here to say just this. I've been using mine on Linux with the gyro to play games on my TV. Only annoying thing is that when you take it off the dock it's not in the right mode and you gotta turn it off and on again holding B first for the gyro to work.
I am in the same boat though. I still have my OG Steam controller and a Steam Deck but the 8Bitdo Ultimate 2 feels and works great. At least on SteamOS it's even natively supported with custom 8Bitdo symbols in the Steam UI and the extra buttons showing up in steam input to remap freely.
I'm super curious to try it but I don't really need more controllers right now.
There is also real-time coverage of pretty much everything happening anywhere in the world accessible to everyone 24/7.
As a kid most horrible news were only covered briefly and didn't feel as close/threatening as they do now with social media.
I use supersonic with jellyfin.
Here's the site for those who just want to try it: https://wikigacha.com/
I am so grateful for already having been paranoid about sharing anything identifying about me starting 15+ years ago.
I never uploaded a picture of myself. Never used my real name anywhere. I used different nicks for different branches of the Internet. A plethora of different email addresses etc.
People thought I was being overly careful and I probably missed a lot of things due to not using Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat but I can't say I regretted it at any point.
I believe it actually does matter. Every person using Discord brings their friends onto the platform. Users leaving will probably also lead to others in their bubble leaving/following to an alternative.
So lots of people leaving has a bigger effect than just that set of users being absent. Even if you didn't pay for Nitro, some of your friends might have and may stop now.
Do you know about HeadsetControl?
Not sure how chat mix works on Linux though.
I know you specifically want a hardware solution, but if you use pipewire I have something for you that took forever to figure out from the docs and does just what you want with a single static config file: https://pastebin.com/XigrzvfD
Put this in
~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/10-virtual-sinks.confand restart pipewire once. It is safe to try this. Once you remove the file and restart pipewire everything is back to normal.This creates virtual output devices that you can assign applications to and control with e.g. pavucontrol. It's mapped to use my specific output devices, if you uncomment the lines and remove the node name expressions then all USB/PCIe devices are used.
It creates a setup of:
virtual:[Games, Media, Comms] -> virtual:Main -> virtual:All Physical Outputs -> [output devices]I wanted all audio to always play on all devices. You can of course adapt it to your use case. In my case the virtual Main is my global mute for everything. I never touch volumes or mute of the actual output devices.
I have the volume of these output nodes mapped to physical knobs to control games/voice/media independently globally.
EDIT: To control the nodes I use this script: https://pastebin.com/pANNDvup
Mute toggle:
volume.sh set-mute virtual:Games toggleVolume:
volume.sh set-volume virtual:Games %dYou will have to adapt that slightly as I use it with OpenDeck and a stream deck clone for control. OpenDeck outputs
[-]10but wpctl needs 10-/10+. There is currently no way to set an absolute volume with that script since I didn't have the need.Thank you! Finally an answer to my problem that didn't end with me going to the car wash and being utterly confused how to proceed.
Qwerty was developed so that typewriter hammers have a low chance of hitting each other and get stuck. It was never about finger travel or ergonomics.
PCs adapted the layout and unfortunately we stuck with it ever since. There are many better layouts, some more extreme in terms of difference to qwerty, some just fix the most blatant problems. Colemak and Dvorak for example.