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speck @kbin.social
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Roleplaying evil characters
  • Don't have anything to add, just appreciation for your post. A true evil playthrough would be interesting. Done well it'd uncomfortable and illuminating. But maybe too threatening for many? Maybe we stick to simplistic versions because they are safe?

    Dishonored 2 did something in the right direction, the way choices start to color the world around you.

  • People post too many questions
  • I'd prefer a flood of similar questions than the flood of circle jerk sycophant memes. At least the repetition of the former helps solidify my knowledge of common distros or whatever

  • Is there any way to have SHIFT + CTRL + - create an em dash in Pop_OS?

    Is there any way to have SHIFT + CTRL + - create an em dash in Pop\_OS?

    I know there is the option to use CTRL + SHIFT + U followed by 2014 + ENTER. But that's way too long. And in keyboard settings it seems that I can only add a Composer Key? where I then have to, again, type in a numerical code. Any way to have the straight keyboard shortcut like in MacOS?

    EDIT: Per two suggestions below, Command Key followed by 3 regular dashes works to create an em dash.

    afa setting my own combo, I discovered AutoKey as a possible solution. Haven't tried that route yet, though.

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    Is it possible to have an on-screen keyboard that provides word suggestions without compromising privacy?

    I've been playing with both the Thumb and the Unexpected keyboards. I like 'em both but, man, I have to admit I'd like them more if they had that top bar that predicts what you might be. Is that just a no-go from a privacy perspective? Can that functionality be local?

    (I also wouldn't mind a good voice typing feature)

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    /kbin meta @kbin.social speck @kbin.social

    How to get rid of the arrows at the bottom of comments which collapse/expand the text?

    They always obscure part of the text, no matter what. I juat want the full text.

    nb that I use KES so maybe that's where the issue is?

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    Bilocker'd partition on dual boot drive

    I recently created a HD for dual boot Win 11 and Pop Os. I created a shared partition for Data, and separate partitions for the respective OS. I used gParted to create the partitions. It looks like Win then added bitlocker to this data partition.

    (It's not really encrypted, I guess, because I didn't create a microsoft account, and didn't receive a recovery key)

    So now I can't access that partition when booted into Pop OS without entering a password (which I don't have).

    I'm wondering a couple of things: what's the best practice in these scenarios? Have the shared data drive not be encrypted with Bitlocker? If so, is there something else that should be done for security purposes? If not, it looks like using Dislocker is a common solution to access the drive in Linux?

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    Dual Boot Best Practices?

    Will be installing either Mint or Pop\_OS on a new laptop which has a 512gb SSD. Will keep Windows for gaming, at least for now, with the games installed on an external HD. But otherwise, this is to experiment with living in Linux.

    I understand that I can unallocate HD space from Windows in order to make room for the LInux OS, leaving at least 25 or 30gb for the Linux OS itself.

    Do I then extend that space further, so to speak, to allow for any other programs I might install as well as for data? Do I create a third partition for data that will be shared between the two OS?

    What's a reasonable breakdown?

    e.g. Windows 100gb; Linux 400gb or Win 100gb; Linux 30gb; Data (NTFS) 370gb?

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    all the news, none of the slants @kbin.social speck @kbin.social

    Verity: another potentially neutral source for news I've come across

    www.improvethenews.org Verity

    Read all the latest stories across the whole political spectrum from one unbiased source.

    Verity

    "Read all the latest stories across the whole political spectrum from one unbiased source."

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    Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical @kbin.social speck @kbin.social

    Boxers: not really a BIFL item, but any brands that are well made?

    Looking for old school types of boxers that I can wear as pjs and around home. Constructed so my dick won't flap out, and thick enough (the boxers) so I don't feel like I'm putting on a show

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    /kbin meta @kbin.social speck @kbin.social

    So I've created a magazine. How do I decide whether to add an "article" vs a "post"

    So I've created a magazine. How do I decide whether to add an "article" vs a "post"

    \#kbinMeta

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