Sicarine
@sicarine.bsky.social
Left-leaning Canadian teacher with urbanist ideals.
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Sicarine
@sicarine.bsky.social
· Jun 2
I have created cursed nonsense. Intel GPU ftw!! Next, we will try to get heroic working; steam needs a multilib rebuild
That said, with the release of Linux From Scratch 13.0-rc1, I will return to my learnings. I had to abandon the previous attempt because it was hard to swap from my main pc in order to build packages. Much easier to do on a laptop
February 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
That said, with the release of Linux From Scratch 13.0-rc1, I will return to my learnings. I had to abandon the previous attempt because it was hard to swap from my main pc in order to build packages. Much easier to do on a laptop
But arch is the best. Because configuration is transparent to the user. Because most packages have relatively few tinkerings from upstream. Because I don't have to wonder if there's some quirk in the os that's been abstracted away.
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
But arch is the best. Because configuration is transparent to the user. Because most packages have relatively few tinkerings from upstream. Because I don't have to wonder if there's some quirk in the os that's been abstracted away.
It is fine that people want simple. And for no-fuss linux, I thino something lile bazzite, mint, fedora, or openSUSE is just about there.
I struggle to push people towards mint because people tend to want new hardware, and so need a recent kernel. My arc gpu is an example
I struggle to push people towards mint because people tend to want new hardware, and so need a recent kernel. My arc gpu is an example
February 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
It is fine that people want simple. And for no-fuss linux, I thino something lile bazzite, mint, fedora, or openSUSE is just about there.
I struggle to push people towards mint because people tend to want new hardware, and so need a recent kernel. My arc gpu is an example
I struggle to push people towards mint because people tend to want new hardware, and so need a recent kernel. My arc gpu is an example
And once to move to the AUR nvidia driver whrn said company dropped support for the 1060 in my old laptop.
I have had to troubleshoot a few issues:
My new laptop has an issue with AMD's panel self-refresh. So I disabled it.
My desktop's Battlemage doesn't play nice with VRR, so I disabled it
I have had to troubleshoot a few issues:
My new laptop has an issue with AMD's panel self-refresh. So I disabled it.
My desktop's Battlemage doesn't play nice with VRR, so I disabled it
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
And once to move to the AUR nvidia driver whrn said company dropped support for the 1060 in my old laptop.
I have had to troubleshoot a few issues:
My new laptop has an issue with AMD's panel self-refresh. So I disabled it.
My desktop's Battlemage doesn't play nice with VRR, so I disabled it
I have had to troubleshoot a few issues:
My new laptop has an issue with AMD's panel self-refresh. So I disabled it.
My desktop's Battlemage doesn't play nice with VRR, so I disabled it
I am not a programmer. I don't know java and I still struggle to fully understand a bash script.
But I didn't find it hard. This past year I have only had to manually intervene in an arch update:
Once when they split the firmware package into several
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But I didn't find it hard. This past year I have only had to manually intervene in an arch update:
Once when they split the firmware package into several
....
February 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I am not a programmer. I don't know java and I still struggle to fully understand a bash script.
But I didn't find it hard. This past year I have only had to manually intervene in an arch update:
Once when they split the firmware package into several
....
But I didn't find it hard. This past year I have only had to manually intervene in an arch update:
Once when they split the firmware package into several
....
It has been one year since I permanently ditched Microslop for the mighty penguin. This was never a '30 day Linux challenge'—those are often disingenuous and unserious—it was always gonna be for the long haul. My thoughts....
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It has been one year since I permanently ditched Microslop for the mighty penguin. This was never a '30 day Linux challenge'—those are often disingenuous and unserious—it was always gonna be for the long haul. My thoughts....
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An incredible photograph of Dickensian London taken in 1865 - the year Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Lewis Carroll's Alice made her first trip to Wonderland and a mere 22yrs after “A Christmas Carol” was published.
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
An incredible photograph of Dickensian London taken in 1865 - the year Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Lewis Carroll's Alice made her first trip to Wonderland and a mere 22yrs after “A Christmas Carol” was published.
No joke, I've been thinking along these lines all of last year myself. Bring back RSS and simple html webpages. How hard can it be to grab a cheap old thrown-away windows 10 box, flash it with arch or somth. and buy a domain name?
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 AM
No joke, I've been thinking along these lines all of last year myself. Bring back RSS and simple html webpages. How hard can it be to grab a cheap old thrown-away windows 10 box, flash it with arch or somth. and buy a domain name?
Reminds me of the downtown lots in Sims 1
Under the corner lamp, Dauphine and Ursulines, New Orleans
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Reminds me of the downtown lots in Sims 1
I know this feeling well. Have condolences for hours burned trying to find the og artist
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I know this feeling well. Have condolences for hours burned trying to find the og artist
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chinese new year approaches— behold the festive power of this non-lunar battlestation
February 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
chinese new year approaches— behold the festive power of this non-lunar battlestation
Lately I retweet cool stuff I find (mostly art). Share the joy of creation
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Lately I retweet cool stuff I find (mostly art). Share the joy of creation
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Getting more pieces made for stream 👀
With any luck, my husband might be able to make the leaves on the trees move 💙
With any luck, my husband might be able to make the leaves on the trees move 💙
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Getting more pieces made for stream 👀
With any luck, my husband might be able to make the leaves on the trees move 💙
With any luck, my husband might be able to make the leaves on the trees move 💙
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January 31, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Tavik František Šimon (1877 - 1942)
Charles Bridge and Hradčany in winter (Prague) 1916
Charles Bridge and Hradčany in winter (Prague) 1916
January 31, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Tavik František Šimon (1877 - 1942)
Charles Bridge and Hradčany in winter (Prague) 1916
Charles Bridge and Hradčany in winter (Prague) 1916
These are the kind of mocs we remember building as kids. Where any oddly-coloured block will do so long as it fits the bill
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
These are the kind of mocs we remember building as kids. Where any oddly-coloured block will do so long as it fits the bill
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January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Looking at Sir Henry Rushbury’s watercolour of Edinburgh (1953) is like peering over his shoulder as he refined angles and perspectives; he continually wrestled with how to invite the viewer into the act of seeing as much as he witnessed in a view.
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Looking at Sir Henry Rushbury’s watercolour of Edinburgh (1953) is like peering over his shoulder as he refined angles and perspectives; he continually wrestled with how to invite the viewer into the act of seeing as much as he witnessed in a view.
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Castle De Haar, outside of Utrecht, Holland - 2023 #Photography #PalacesAndGardens #ThroughTheFrame #Holland📷
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Castle De Haar, outside of Utrecht, Holland - 2023 #Photography #PalacesAndGardens #ThroughTheFrame #Holland📷
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Brussels Spaceport
#Photography #TCCPhotography #TheCapturedCollective #Brussels @thecapturedcollective.eu
#Photography #TCCPhotography #TheCapturedCollective #Brussels @thecapturedcollective.eu
January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Brussels Spaceport
#Photography #TCCPhotography #TheCapturedCollective #Brussels @thecapturedcollective.eu
#Photography #TCCPhotography #TheCapturedCollective #Brussels @thecapturedcollective.eu
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Holy fuck they actually did it
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Holy fuck they actually did it
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A favorite from last year, if I ever had one.
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
A favorite from last year, if I ever had one.
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“Lviv Dominican Church” by Ukrainian artist Andrii Kutsachenko
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Lviv Dominican Church” by Ukrainian artist Andrii Kutsachenko
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