Some random dude who likes turtles and minecraft.

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  • Moxvallix@sopuli.xyztoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux for Kids?
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    7 months ago

    My dad got me a Linux laptop as a kid (I was 10 I think?), and I am so grateful that he did.

    To be fair, I already had a huge passion for computing, and it meant that I would constantly toy around with Linux, breaking things and learning how to fix them.

    I have been a Linux user ever since, and I feel have learnt so much about computing because of it.

    (I started on Ubuntu 12.04, with the glorious Unity desktop)


  • Honestly, I think some of his greatest content comes about when he is procrastinating. I mean, if he didn’t procrastinate in S9, we wouldn’t have gotten him and Scar blowing up Doc’s tunnel bore, leading to the perimiter war.

    Grian seems like the kind of person who is always coming up with new, grand ideas. I think thats one of the reasons he has done so well in the MCYT space.

    And personally, I think it’s fine he doesn’t finish some of his projects. To me, Hermitcraft isn’t just about the projects; the main draw for me is the interactions and collaborations that come from the server.

    I am really glad that the Hermits are catching on to the fact that many people are here to see them, not the giant bases they build.

    I know that feeling of being super inspired to make something big, something grand and ambitious, and then to lose interest once the exciting parts have been done.

    Also, would not be surprised if Grian has ADHD or something.

    Basically, I think his episodes are great regardless of how much “progress” he makes, and while I think he is working on improving his scoping, he is still learning like everyone else, and I think S10 has been a great step in the right direction.


  • Just going to add that you can also use commands or external tools to locate structures. Some people would consider it cheating, but imo, as someone who has played the game for a long time, I think there are times where using such tools can make the game more fun (which is the goal of a game). It can be fun to just explore around, but it can be frustrating not finding what you are looking for.

    If you are an operator on the server, you can use /seed, which will give you the world seed that you can copy by clicking the text in chat. Put that seed, when prompted, in to https://www.chunkbase.com/apps/ and it will tell you the coordinates of the structure you wish to find.

    You can also use the /locate command, info for using it is here: https://minecraft.wiki/w/Commands/locate

    Of course, I’m only mentioning these as options. It’s up to you what you think would be most fun for you and your kid. Just walking out in to the wilderness can also be fun (remember, your spawn is usually within 100 block range of coords 0 64 0, so you can use that to get home). Others have suggested cartographers; if you need Emeralds selling a Farmer his own wheat (from village hay-bales) can help.








  • Do you know why there’s KDE, XFCE and others? Because there’s also a lot of people who dislike GNOME.

    If we are getting pedantic here, the above quote is clearly implying that alternatives exist and are actively developed because people dislike GNOME. Your statement does not take in to account the possibility that people just like the other alternatives, and may still like GNOME as well, or feel indifference towards it.

    No one is claiming that GNOME has the superior desktop experience. Rather, GNOME has a more opinionated experience, that suits some people, and not others. For some people, it will be superior. For others, they will prefer KDE, XFCE etc.







  • Moxvallix@sopuli.xyztoLinux@lemmy.mlWhy are gnome devs like this?
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    1 year ago

    This is honestly really sad. I really don’t get the hostility towards Gnome and it’s devs.

    Gnome is certainly quite opinionated, and isn’t to everyone’s tastes, but this doesn’t make it ok for memes like this (a pretty shit meme regardless).

    Gnome has done a lot for the linux ecosystem, and Gnome developers don’t owe you anything.

    Grow up.


  • I feel a good way to get a hang of quasi connectivity is to understand what the bug itself actually is. Some redstone components copied code from doors, meaning that the component checks if the block above is powered as well. Normally with a door, the block above would update, meaning that the bottom half of the door updates as well, and activates. However, components such as pistons don’t have a top block to update them, so they don’t activate until something else updates them. I find that thinking of quasi connectivity components as quasi doors helps to wrap my head around it.


  • I can’t talk to the hardware side, but from a software point of view it is unlikely to be possible to set up really any good tracking. The device doesn’t have a GPS, so you would have to rely on IP address location, which in turn would rely on the stealer setting up wifi on the deck without resetting it first.

    It wouldn’t be hard to make the deck log the IP to an external server every time it connects to wifi, but it’s unlikely it would be very helpful. However, the deck could be set up to send more info, like nearby wifi networks, as well as a list of other devices on the wifi, which may help to locate it, but won’t be nearly as good as an airtag, or as if it had a GPS.