Linux Gaming Macaroni_ninja • Now • 97%

I did it finally, deleted win10 and installed Linux Mint

This is just to share my experience with everyone, especially the people still undecided. I was planning the switch for months, and finally had a couple hours undisturbed from the wife and the kids :) It was a slightly rocky start, as my USB wifi receiver did not have native drivers, but with wired internet and the official Mint tutorial the rest of the transition was super smooth. The OS install went flawlessly and within an hour I had all the basic programs, browser and utilities up and running. I love that I just download the app from the dedicated place, no pointless web surfing for the latest versions. I backed up my steam folder (with the rest of my files of course), so after installing the steam client and some quick synchronization I had my installed games library back in minutes. I did some testing and everything works great. As I own a steam deck I already had some experience with games not running natively on Linux, but a saw many great tutorials for beginners. I cant wait to test out some more games! Edit: thank you for all the positivity and great feedback! I know Lemmy users love Linux and I have to admit I feel a little bit more included :D Who knows, maybe I will start warching Star Trek next...

Bicycling Macaroni_ninja • Now • 100%

About to buy my first road bike, need some advice

Hi all, I hope my post doesn't violate any rules, because of the links, if yes, please let me know. I am a beginner with road bikes, I was always a MTB person, but I decided to get a road bike for my cardio exercise as I turned 40 and I have less option in my area for MTB rides. Since Im a beginner with road bikes I would need some advice to not mess up my purchase. Of course I done some research as well, but never know what I missed. Im in the EU and my budget is 700-750 EUR, so yes, it will be a budget bike. I will ride 3-4 times a week for 50-70 km distances. Some hills, but nothing serious. I found two possible candidates: [Triban RC500](https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/road-bike-triban-rc-500-disc-brake-black/_/R-p-308097?mc=8554410&c=carbon+grey) The obvious choice, many reviews calling it the best budget bike under 1000 EUR, some compromises, but I think it would be perfect for me. Price: 750 EUR where I live. [Sava Vegur 1.2](https://www.sava-bicycles.com/products/vegur-1-2?variant=40434177933395) A bit of a wild card, its currently on half off sale with a reputable online retailer for 680 EUR, but cant decide if its the deal of the year or I should be cautious. I know, I dont need a carbon bike for my needs, but still, Im curious if anyone ever had experience with the brand? I found reviews, opinions, etc but nothing which would tell me to buy or not buy it specifically. Its a Chinese brand, but thats about it from what I can see. Thanks for the time and I would prefer constructive feedback if possible :)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ Macaroni_ninja • Now • 96%

Best use of android tablet

I'm getting an android tablet soon (will be a present and a little birdie told it to me). Nothing fancy, just some mid-range 10 inch one with basic features. I'm planning to mainly use it for comic books, but while I'm at it might as well watch movies on it. So my question is: any good setup/apps/guides for movie streaming or downloading I should know about? I don't have a home server, or anything, usually just torrent what I want on my desktop PC and watch it there, but I have zero experience with pirating movies on android. I will definitely not use the tablet for social media, google services, etc so I can do with it whatever I want, it's purely for comics/ebooks/movies.

Futurama Macaroni_ninja • Now • 98%

This always makes me laugh

Most likely a repost of a repost from 5 orher platforms but I love how quickly Lemmy become my favourite place and would like to contribute!

Steam Deck Macaroni_ninja • Now • 100%

Question: Should I raise a warranty claim or upgrade?

Hi Lemmings! I have my Deck since March 2022. I was one of the fortunate ones to receive it quite soon. Lately I noticed two things: The right joysticks movement is not as smooth as it was before and sometimes it makes a creaking noise. The "A" button lost some of its resistance and become super sensitive in some games registering twice per button push. For example in a text heavy game I often skip dialogues because of this. The device is in a perfect working order, no abuse, no damage, screen protector since day 1, protective skin applied, etc. My question: Should I contact Valve and ask for a repair.. ...or maybe try to get some nice replacement parts and upgrade the buttons and joysticks? How does the available replacements compare to original parts? Are they an improvement? Or should I go the safe route and let Valve repair it for me?

Liftoff! Macaroni_ninja • Now • 100%

[Feature request] : Ability to favourite communities so they will always appear on top of the subscribed list

First of all love the app, its my daily driver now for Lemmy! I was wondering if you could favourite or "star" communities in the list so they would always show on top of the list? I love to check my feed but also I like to daily browse specific communities. It would help a lot, especially with my growing number of communities subbed. Many thanks and keep up the great work!