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Help, I think my cat is a vampire

Luna came to us because her previous owner passed away. She didn't eat at all before a trip to the vet, but she is generally healthy.

She hides all day every day until sunset. That's the only time she will eat. She even approaches us for cuddles and playtime, but only at night. All night. We really can't sleep. At sunrise, she disappears in fear as if she forgot who we are.

Any tips on getting her used to daylight? 😪

@cats@lemmy.world
@cats@midwest.social

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon

Is there anything that could help me memorise the argument order of the ln command?

I'll take anything from little helper phrases over shell extensions to replacements written in Rust. I only use the command occasionally, but I need a fool-proof solution. Do you have any tricks to get it right?

@linuxquestions

#AskFedi #Linux

Has anyone ever had this issue with NVMe SSDs?

"A device which does not exist was specified."

Is this a hardware defect? The drive (PNY CS3140 1TB) is only about 5 weeks old. It seems to fix itself after a couple of reboots, but it's very annoying. Linux doesn't seem to have any issues with it yet.

Update: Solved by re-seating the drive in the slot: https://ma.fellr.net/users/fell/statuses/113883457441026891

@techsupport

#AskFedi #TechSupport #Windows #Windows10 #SSD #NVMe #Linux #Hardware

I had a good time with X-Plane 12 last weekend

I have been getting back into civil flight simulation again. It doesn't look as stunning as Microsoft Flight Simulator, but with Orthophotos it's still pretty good. And it runs natively on Linux!

@microsoftflightsim

#FlightSim #FlightSimulation #MD80 #XPlane12 #XPlane #Lufthansa #RotateSim #Bulgaria #Sofia #AutoOrtho #Ortho4XP #Linux #GamingOnLinux #LinuxGaming #VATSIM

Anyone working as a freelancer here? Do you have liability insurance regarding your work? Why?/Why not?

#AskFedi
@asklemmy@lemmy.world
@asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Can I charge a 19V laptop from multiple USB ports?

My laptop's charger is rated at 19V 2.1A. I was wondering if it would be possible to build an adapter which would allow me to charge it from a power bank, even if just slowly or via multiple USB ports.

I know you can buy adapters which utilise USB power delivery, but most outlets and powerbanks don't have PD yet.

@askelectronics #AskFedi #Electronics #DIY #USB

I am once again considering to write my own window manager

...unless the setup I am thinking of is already possible, let me construct this in your head:

On the top of the screen, there is narrow status bar, which is split into two parts. On the right side of the bar, you have your clock, your battery, your signal strength and so on.

On the left side, there is a clickable tab for every window you have opened. It's like browser tabs: Every window always uses the entire space below the status bar.

On the far left, there could be an icon which opens a searchable list of applications, kind of like #dmenu but vertical. Everything supports mouse input as you would expect.

Does that exist? Should I make it? It would be awesome for smaller screens, like phones.

Edit: I should add that I'm planning to run it on a Nokia N900 with a single 600 MHz CPU core, 256 MB RAM and a resolution of 800×480 pixels. Existing full desktop environments like Xfce4, LXDE, and so on are way to heavy to run.

@linux@lemmy.ml @linux@lemmy.world @linux@programming.dev @linux@sh.itjust.works

#linux #programming #windowmanager #x11 #wayland

How does sleep really work in the Android kernel?

I've been wondering about this for a while, but couldn't find anything about it. What exactly happens after the screen turns off? Does the kernel actually suspend and halt the CPU? If so, how are notifications received while sleeping? Is there a coprocessor involved?

I'm curious. It would be great if someone could point me towards some articles or videos about this.

@android@lemmy.ml @android@lemmy.world @android@lemdro.id @android@kbin.social #android #linux #kernel #sleep #suspend

Is there a way to get notified, when an #ArchLinux package is updated?

Sometimes I'm eagerly awaiting an upgrade to a specific package. Is there a way to get a notification of some sort, once the update is available?

In this case I'm waiting for thunderbird and wine-nine.

@archlinux@lemmy.ml @archlinux@lemmy.world @archlinux@discuss.tchncs.de @archlinux@kbin.social @archlinux@a.gup.pe

Why exactly is deferred rendering faster?

The GPU is still doing the same work per pixel, isn't it?

Is it because there is less dependency chains as the buffers (albedo, normal, light, emission, ...) are independent?

#gamdev #rendering #opengl
@gamedev@lemmy.blahaj.zone @gamedev@lemmy.ml @opengl @gamedev@kbin.social

I had a really nice #LinuxGaming moment last night

I finally formatted one of my 1 TB SSDs as EXT4 to make room for #Steam games on my #ArchLinux install.

Then, I installed Transport Fever 2 and played it through my #SteamLink

And you know what? It just worked. It was a miracle! I just happily played for an hour without even noticing I'm not running #Windows. Zero tinkering. Thanks #Valve. ☺

@linux_gaming@lemmy.world @linux_gaming@kbin.social @linux_gaming@a.gup.pe

Halo: Master Chief Collection is an absolute broken mess

Last weekend, I picked up the #Halo Master Chief Collection from the Steam sale with a friend. We wanted to play through Halo 1 again, but it was completely unplayable.

You can't always join another player's session.
Occasionally, nothing happens when starting a mission.
On certain missions the game just completely freezes.
At certain points the game locks up leaving you unable to move.

It's just awful.

@gaming@beehaw.org @gaming@kbin.social @gaming@lemmy.ml #gaming