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This is the beautiful KDE Plasma desktop running on Chakra Linux. The red lightbulb in the corner is the Redshift plasmoid, which alters my colour temperature to match ambient lighting.
That looks cool. err... I mean hot. uh... you know what I mean!
What made you choose that flavor of linux?
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2013, 11:07:33 AM
That looks cool. err... I mean hot. uh... you know what I mean!
What made you choose that flavor of linux?
Thanks! I chose Chakra for two reasons. First, it's a KDE-focused distro, and KDE is by far my favourite desktop. Secondly, they have a very sensible release policy: software is packaged Arch-style as soon as it's released and tested, so you get cutting-edge software - but the core system components are kept on a twice-yearly release schedule. The theory being that non-essential programs can be easily rolled back if a serious bug is found, but your system should never break due to bugs. They have a good community too.
Have you tried Steam for Linux on it yet?
On a related note, I picked up an Acer Chromebook during a recent sale for just $129 US. The reason I got it is because rumor has it that it's very easy to load up Ubuntu on it. There's even a special distro called Chrobuntu or something like that. I wonder how other distros would run...
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2013, 11:22:15 AM
Have you tried Steam for Linux on it yet?
Yep; works flawlessly, no messing about or anything. Just a simple...
Quotepacman -S steam
...and it was installed! 8)
I play Dota 2 on it a lot. ;)
Cool! I'll have to figure that into my plans relating to the edit to my post above. :)
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2013, 11:30:09 AM
Cool! I'll have to figure that into my plans relating to the edit to my post above. :)
Are you well-versed with Linux? I'm no expert but I'd say it would depend on the specs and particularly which kind of graphics adapter it has. I personally hate Ubuntu but it will probably work very well on a Chromebook. Steam will probably work but what games are you planning to play on it?
Oh, and post your desktop! ;)
but, but - i want to see aalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll my games!
mine
My current screen is pretty bland. I've been using my iMac since I moved and put my PC in storage. In fact, my desktop has nothing but a few icons. I did post my PC desktop a while back so lets see if it's still there... yep, it's in my photo bucket library:
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We had another thread around here for desktop images with some cool stuff in it but now I can't find it. Glad you started another one Huw!
@Staggering,
nicely populated with some fine gaming titles
Thanks!
I really need to get my spare room man-cave worthy and hook that bad boy back up to my gaming monitor- Weekend Resolution!
Quote from: undercovergeek on August 23, 2013, 11:49:15 AM
but, but - i want to see aalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll my games!
Wut
Quote from: Windigo on August 23, 2013, 12:32:45 PM
@Staggering,
nicely populated with some fine gaming titles
Yeah, bit of a mess though, isn't it? :D
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 12:49:04 PM
Yeah, bit of a mess though, isn't it? :D
Thanks! It
is rather apropos, now that you mention it ;D
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2013, 12:52:35 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 12:49:04 PM
Yeah, bit of a mess though, isn't it? :D
Thanks! It is rather apropos, now that you mention it ;D
Heh. To be fair, my Windows desktop looks like that - I literally just use it to play games so I don't really care about it. I only keep my Linux desktop tidy. :)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 12:49:04 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on August 23, 2013, 11:49:15 AM
but, but - i want to see aalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll my games!
Wut
Quote from: Windigo on August 23, 2013, 12:32:45 PM
@Staggering,
nicely populated with some fine gaming titles
Yeah, bit of a mess though, isn't it? :D
True, but I am not one to criticize that... rocks and glass houses and all
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lol, what else - very nice
Excellent wallpaper Martok! And a nicely organised desktop in general, too! I love how unimportant, non-gaming bollocks is tucked away in the corner! :D
Heh, thanks guys. I got lucky with the background: I'd been looking for a good Klingon-themed wallpaper when I stumbled upon that Bird-of-Prey about a month ago.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 03:55:06 PM
And a nicely organised desktop in general, too!
Well I figure what's the point in having a nice wallpaper if you can't see it? ;)
Sweet.
My desktop has some classified info on it, but I'll share the background.
I see toe! ;D
While wearing mail? That's impressive.
Betcha a dollar it's photoshopped. Look how well lit the underarm is. It's a great image, but I'll bet a dollar it's doctored.
nah, just back lit.
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2013, 04:49:14 PM
While wearing mail? That's impressive.
being a near sighted artist has its occasional perks.
Quote from: LongBlade on August 23, 2013, 04:51:06 PM
Betcha a dollar it's photoshopped. Look how well lit the underarm is. It's a great image, but I'll bet a dollar it's doctored.
Do you go around telling kids there's no Santa Claus too?
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on August 23, 2013, 04:51:06 PM
Betcha a dollar it's photoshopped. Look how well lit the underarm is. It's a great image, but I'll bet a dollar it's doctored.
Do you go around telling kids there's no Santa Claus too?
Only if it makes them cry. (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1081.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj349%2Flongblade%2FSmilies%2Fvampire2.gif&hash=289012dceaaedea2f3583bb8d2e183501ccd11f1)
I was just devastated when LB let slip the truth about the Easter Bunny. Now, for me, April is the cruelest month.
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2013, 05:58:29 PM
I was just devastated when LB let slip the truth about the Easter Bunny. Now, for me, April is the cruelest month.
Quit cryin' or I'll tell you about Leprechauns next (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1081.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj349%2Flongblade%2FSmilies%2Fleprachaun.gif&hash=8360d1a183f8cc98d3c4e60138d137a7e7441678)
This was my desktop, and it's been this way for more than two years now. The background, anyway.
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This thread has made me realize a change was in order, so here is the new one:
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Ya know, that mail-clad girl isn't necessarily faked, she could have just been "x-rayed" like they do on certain...communities of lower moral fibre than this fine establishment. ;)
Banzai, what's that second picture from? Reminds me of Zoids!
Mine has been this way for a while and I really should clean up some the icons on the desktop.
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That's damn cool wallpaper,
TCT. Where'd you find that at?
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 07:35:12 PM
Banzai, what's that second picture from? Reminds me of Zoids!
Oh dear. It may be time to recheck your geek credentials!
lol - is it ok to have the windows 7 'scenes from the UK'?
i like them
Photoshop a couple of brass gears into one of the corners for some Steampunk cred and you'll be fine.
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Dambuster!
Is that one of the Canadian crews?
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Yeah. I live on the edge.
I'm not sure which aircraft this is supposed to represent but the artist did make some mistakes. Looking at the lettering surrounding the roundel, it appears as though the first letter is P, but the Lancs that conducted the raid were from 617 Squadron which had the call letter prefix code of "AJ". Assuming the artist got the code mixed up and the plane in the picture is supposed to be "AJ-P" then that would make it Harold Martin's plane. It was one that attacked the Mohne dam but missed the target.
Another mistake is that the two Lancs in the painting both have a mid-upper turret. These turrets were removed as one of the many modifications made to the planes for the Dambuster mission. The planes in the painting look like Lancaster B mk IIIs. The ones used on the raid were given the modificaiton code of Type 464.
I have about 20 rotating desktop backgrounds. Here's the current one :
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it must suck reformatting that pc SDR.
It wasn't too bad last time around. Took maybe 4 hours?
Quote from: Martok on August 23, 2013, 07:52:03 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 23, 2013, 07:35:12 PM
Banzai, what's that second picture from? Reminds me of Zoids!
Oh dear. It may be time to recheck your geek credentials!
I looked it up. I don't like Westerns. :P
Bayonette in a convertible in Hawaii