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Can I charge a 19V laptop from multiple USB ports?

My laptop's charger is rated at 19V 2.1A. I was wondering if it would be possible to build an adapter which would allow me to charge it from a power bank, even if just slowly or via multiple USB ports.

I know you can buy adapters which utilise USB power delivery, but most outlets and powerbanks don't have PD yet.

@askelectronics #AskFedi #Electronics #DIY #USB

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 1 points 2 months ago

@thisweekinkde @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Those are some very good fixes and improvements! You can really tell you guys are finally done with the Qt6 migration stuff.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 2 points 3 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Thank you. I was actually just looking for a 2D vector animation program.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

@ichmagrum @homoludens Falls du sterben solltest, und ihn siehst, sollst du einen schönen Gruß ausrichten.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@Plume Oh yeah and this: Start the game in a neutral area or room where you can test the controls and sound are working properly and ensure the performance is right BEFORE the intro cutscene plays.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 4 points 11 months ago (5 children)

@Plume The Witness has no menu and no savegames. When you boot it up, you're instantly exactly where you left off.

This doesn't work for all games, but I wish more games would do it like that.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 2 points 11 months ago

@AnonStoleMyPants @tal And being able to pause a cutscene (That includes putting the system to sleep now!)

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@DerpyPlayz18 They are not instant. I also don't feel comfortable giving my biometric data to some shady company just so I can unlock my phone.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 1 points 11 months ago

@ThemboMcBembo @ProvokedGamer That's a good way to think about it.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@PuppyOSAndCoffee Probably nothing for a N900 but I've heard so much of it. I really should give it a try. How does Enlightenment run with older hardware? I'm talking 8-10 years old.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@Sentientted @CookieJarObserver The only gripe I have with the Pixel (4a in my case) is that the file system is so locked down, but that's just a modern Android thing. I wish I was able to change the default search engine but eh, can't complain.

I don't have a Pinephone personally, but #postmarketOS has come a long way and supposedly runs very well on recent hardware. Give it another 1-2 years and it will be rock solid for daily use.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@MonkderZweite Well, a window manager is for managing windows, right? So, having it also provide a list of windows to click on is resonable, in my opinion.

I should've added that I'm planning to run it on a Nokia N900 with 600 MHz and 256 MB RAM, both #XFCE and #LXDE are way too heavy for it. Also, most of their menus don't fit on the 800×480 pixel screen.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by fell@ma.fellr.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

I am once again considering to write my own window manager

...unless the setup I am thinking of is already possible, let me construct this in your head:

On the top of the screen, there is narrow status bar, which is split into two parts. On the right side of the bar, you have your clock, your battery, your signal strength and so on.

On the left side, there is a clickable tab for every window you have opened. It's like browser tabs: Every window always uses the entire space below the status bar.

On the far left, there could be an icon which opens a searchable list of applications, kind of like #dmenu but vertical. Everything supports mouse input as you would expect.

Does that exist? Should I make it? It would be awesome for smaller screens, like phones.

Edit: I should add that I'm planning to run it on a Nokia N900 with a single 600 MHz CPU core, 256 MB RAM and a resolution of 800×480 pixels. Existing full desktop environments like Xfce4, LXDE, and so on are way to heavy to run.

@linux@lemmy.ml @linux@lemmy.world @linux@programming.dev @linux@sh.itjust.works

#linux #programming #windowmanager #x11 #wayland

 

How does sleep really work in the Android kernel?

I've been wondering about this for a while, but couldn't find anything about it. What exactly happens after the screen turns off? Does the kernel actually suspend and halt the CPU? If so, how are notifications received while sleeping? Is there a coprocessor involved?

I'm curious. It would be great if someone could point me towards some articles or videos about this.

@android@lemmy.ml @android@lemmy.world @android@lemdro.id @android@kbin.social #android #linux #kernel #sleep #suspend

 

Is there a way to get notified, when an #ArchLinux package is updated?

Sometimes I'm eagerly awaiting an upgrade to a specific package. Is there a way to get a notification of some sort, once the update is available?

In this case I'm waiting for thunderbird and wine-nine.

@archlinux@lemmy.ml @archlinux@lemmy.world @archlinux@discuss.tchncs.de @archlinux@kbin.social @archlinux@a.gup.pe

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by fell@ma.fellr.net to c/gamedev@lemmy.blahaj.zone
 

Why exactly is deferred rendering faster?

The GPU is still doing the same work per pixel, isn't it?

Is it because there is less dependency chains as the buffers (albedo, normal, light, emission, ...) are independent?

#gamdev #rendering #opengl
@gamedev@lemmy.blahaj.zone @gamedev@lemmy.ml @opengl @gamedev@kbin.social

 

I had a really nice #LinuxGaming moment last night

I finally formatted one of my 1 TB SSDs as EXT4 to make room for #Steam games on my #ArchLinux install.

Then, I installed Transport Fever 2 and played it through my #SteamLink

And you know what? It just worked. It was a miracle! I just happily played for an hour without even noticing I'm not running #Windows. Zero tinkering. Thanks #Valve. ☺

@linux_gaming@lemmy.world @linux_gaming@kbin.social @linux_gaming@a.gup.pe

 

Halo: Master Chief Collection is an absolute broken mess

Last weekend, I picked up the #Halo Master Chief Collection from the Steam sale with a friend. We wanted to play through Halo 1 again, but it was completely unplayable.

You can't always join another player's session.
Occasionally, nothing happens when starting a mission.
On certain missions the game just completely freezes.
At certain points the game locks up leaving you unable to move.

It's just awful.

@gaming@beehaw.org @gaming@kbin.social @gaming@lemmy.ml #gaming

 

App for location based reminders/alarms?

I'm looking for a nice app that can trigger reminders or alarms when I reach a certain location or connect to a certain wifi network.

I tried "Wifi Reminders" on #FDroid
https://f-droid.org/packages/ru.glesik.wifireminders/ but it didn't work.

Ideally, it should be either open source or a one time purchase.

Thank you for any tips.

@android@lemmy.ml
@android@lemmy.world
@fdroid
@android@a.gup.pe
#android

 

Okay #Plesk, I'm breaking up with you.

When I was new to #SysAdmin stuff, #Plesk helped me a lot with setting things up, especially email. But this is just stupid. I'm already paying for a server package that comes with Plesk, but it can't administer #PostgreSQL?

Fuck that. I'm leaving.

Any #OpenSource #FOSS alternatives? (Don't you dare to say #Docker 😠)

@selfhosted@lemmy.world
@selfhosted@a.gup.pe
@selfhosted@kbin.social
#selfhosted #server #admin

 

Why are the icons in the Android share menu ordered randomly?

Seriously, I don't get it. It's so annoying, every time I want to share something I have to scroll to find the same App again and again. Is there a reason for this?

@android@lemmy.world
@android@lemmy.ml
@android@a.gup.pe
#Android

 

#ADHD Tip: Break your browser to stay focused while working

Browsers are really a problem because they offer everything in one application. Productive work, distracting social media and entertainment of all sorts. It's hell!

So, if you are having trouble focusing, try breaking your browser by renaming firefox.exe or chrome.exe so that you can't use it anymore. If you need specific information, print it out or write it down.

It's not for everyone, but it helped me a lot.

@adhd@lemmy.world
@adhd@a.gup.pe

 

Does any of you #linux #kernel or @postmarketOS people have any idea what's going on with my #samsung #tablet when I enable #hardware #acceleration in @firefox? It seems like it renders the first few bits of text towards the top and then just stops. It works fine without hardware acceleration, but it's so much smoother with it.

The Kernel: https://github.com/msm8916-mainline/linux

I've never done kernel work, any ideas on where to start hacking?
#firefox #postmarketos #askfedi #help

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