JustARegularNerd

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

That's what my previous job did exactly - I put my application in and answered some custom questions they had. My future supervisor calls me and we talked for about 10 minutes, then he asked me to come in for an actual interview. Did the interview and next week found out I was hired.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Can confirm. Study laptops are on Linux Mint Debian Edition, gaming PC is on CachyOS currently but it changes all the time, had Bazzite on it beforehand

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can't afford to donate to them currently, so have a Lemmy silver to go towards you !lemmysilver

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I imagine a lot of these went that way unfortunately, including this one. They were difficult to use on Windows 95 onwards as far as I've found due to the SVGA resolution being interlaced, making them more tempting to toss once the Osborne PC became obsolete.

It's quite amazing he continued using it up to the 2010s, but I suppose when you have a completely offline system that already meets your needs, then it can't really go obsolete.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for the heads up - it'll stay as a very occasional use monitor until I either feel comfortable enough to look inside (after lots of research, given the voltages within) or find a friend experienced in CRTs. I really wouldn't want to blow it up when it could've been prevented easily by maintaining it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Thank you both for the advice, this was exactly what I needed - I know absolutely nothing about CRT maintenance but I have tinkered inside plenty other electronics before.

Before I do anything on it I'll be doing all the research I can to ensure it's as safe as possible and avoiding areas that can't be discharged, and otherwise hunting within my friend circles for a CRT guy who can help me with it.

Edit: this will all serve as a lesson for me taking on a more ambitious project I have, an iMac G3 that doesn't post. Unsure at this stage if the CRT works or not in it, but I believe something is wrong with the PC's PSU currently

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Welllllllll.... A couple points to mention are that it is SVGA but interlaced, so I'm doing a bit of messing with xrandr to get that working but otherwise it is happy doing 800x600 progressive

I also meant that I didn't need to do any work to it - it has a couple minor issues as mentioned but didn't have any major components that have failed (like the flyback for instance)

Also yes I'm based in Australia so 240v is standard here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

The ultimate plan is to have a full retro setup, and I will piece it together as I come across more components that I think will fit.

The dream would be a PC from about 2000, running Win2k but dual booted with something old like Win3.11 and/or DOS, and period accurate (but still comfortable) peripherals, so keyboard, mouse, and speakers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Until I get a nice computer to pair with it (that is, not my Linux server), this just felt right to do with it

 

Last week I made a post asking if I should buy an old vintage monitor.

Well, I went back to the recycled goods store this week and it was still there, so $30 later I have it, and it seems to just work*

There's very little about this monitor on the internet, so I'm thinking of documenting as much as I can about it, especially as it's Osborne branded so there could be some interesting history behind it.

* The power button is stuck on, and it does an occasional unsettling arc sound and the image slightly distorts for a millisecond. I believe the latter is fairly common among old CRTs but I don't know much more than that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That was ultimately what I did - apart from a single instance, I haven't logged into my Reddit account since the API changes.

I feel that any engagement is good to them (even with an adblocker), not to mention when spez said "You'll all come back."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's very likely that I saw a repost, but I also remember that imagery on Reddit too, so you aren't alone (on Lemmy at least) in coming across that post. Wish I had a link or something to help you find it.

I've never really given any credibility to the Tiananmen Square denials but that post cemented any possible doubt I could have had.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Hey ChatGPT, I'm a dork who works for a local council and we are cutting costs by removing two bins from a local forestry. Can you come up with a sign that spins the removal of these bins into a positive?

 

Hello!

I came across a cosmetically good condition CRT monitor at the local recycled goods shop, but I can't seem to find much information about it.

It is an Osborne MPV 1024 14" CRT monitor. I was able to find a manual for it on the Internet Archive, and an old forum question about using it with a then new Windows 95 machine, but that's about it.

The thing that confuses me though is that I wasn't aware of Osborne making individual computer monitors, or peripherals of any kind. I also don't seem to see anyone online talking about these monitors.

I want to find out if it's rare or otherwise special in some way, or if it's just a generic CRT monitor of the 80s/90s that just reused the Osborne branding.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I have an older Intel laptop that has a 1600x900 display, and I find that if I put the machine to sleep, connect an external monitor with a higher resolution, and then turn it back on, the login screen doesn't adjust to the new resolution and it reveals what I had open (see photo).

However, I'm not that familiar with Linux Mint (even though I've daily driven Linux for nearly 10 years, I very casually use LMDE) and I'm not sure if this is a Cinnamon problem or if the lock screen is under a different program.

Looking at Linux Mint's webpage on reporting a bug (https://projects.linuxmint.com/reporting-an-issue.html) they seem to mostly use Cinnamon as an example, but I don't want to report this issue as a Cinnamon issue if it's the wrong project.

In case this is platform specific, my device's details are below:

  • Host: Dell Latitude E6420
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-2630QM (Sandy Bridge)
  • GPU: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family
  • Kernel: 6.1.0-21-amd64
  • DE: Cinnamon 6.0.4
  • WM: Mutter (Muffin)
  • Display Server: X11

I've never filed a bug report in my life before, usually I just put up with the issue until it's eventually fixed, but I feel this is a moderate security issue that should be flagged.

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