Andrew Cowie
@istathar.space
Systems Engineer focused on space exploration, platform operations, and mission critical procedures. Linux, Rust, Observability. Ex 🇨🇦 army, 🇺🇲 and 🇬🇧 tech, 🇦🇺 banking. Supporting the cause of peace and freedom at NAFO and trying to get better at Warhammer 40k
I get the whole "Optimus" thing was trying to save power switching between integrated and discrete GPUs, but in practice a) I don't use this system on battery much and b) mucking around launching individual apps on the Nvidia GPU is silly when the desktop as a whole is stuttering.
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I get the whole "Optimus" thing was trying to save power switching between integrated and discrete GPUs, but in practice a) I don't use this system on battery much and b) mucking around launching individual apps on the Nvidia GPU is silly when the desktop as a whole is stuttering.
(where you pick /dev/dri/card0 or /dev/dri/card1 or whatever as the one that is the actual discrete graphics card, as opposed to the internal Intel one on the CPU)
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
(where you pick /dev/dri/card0 or /dev/dri/card1 or whatever as the one that is the actual discrete graphics card, as opposed to the internal Intel one on the CPU)
Reposted by Andrew Cowie
If you think IPv6 got rolled out before the rise of the machines and subsequent apocalypse, you‘re hopelessly optimistic and I love that for you
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
If you think IPv6 got rolled out before the rise of the machines and subsequent apocalypse, you‘re hopelessly optimistic and I love that for you
Reposted by Andrew Cowie
5/ Not surprisingly, this doesn't help with morale or developing interpersonal relationships: "Even, fuck, [it's like if] we've become friends, he's the only one I've ever been friends with. Like, okay, [even] your best friend, you have to do it."
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
5/ Not surprisingly, this doesn't help with morale or developing interpersonal relationships: "Even, fuck, [it's like if] we've become friends, he's the only one I've ever been friends with. Like, okay, [even] your best friend, you have to do it."
The true story of how most software gets written.
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The true story of how most software gets written.