Hacker News: runsonrum

New comment by runsonrum in "Show HN: Margo – Find the font your brain reads fastest"

runsonrum — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:08:38 +0000

Very cool!

Need to make the reading text longer though for people such as my super human wife that still had 10 seconds (or more) left after finishing.

It tops out at around 550-600 words per minute.

New comment by runsonrum in "Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now"

runsonrum — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:43:05 +0000

I think I might generate one of these on a daily basis. Articles and all!

New comment by runsonrum in "Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio"

runsonrum — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:20:24 +0000

Reminds me of RC Pro Am :-)

New comment by runsonrum in "WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS"

runsonrum — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:42:23 +0000

I would be looking for a solution to run Minecraft official launcher in Linux. It is heavily integrated with Windows extras such as the Microsoft Store.

This is the last holdout to get my children on Linux.

New comment by runsonrum in "Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable"

runsonrum — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 04:00:06 +0000

When I run into issues with running games on Linux (Steam or otherwise), I found it useful to consult protondb.com to see what others have gotten to work. You can filter by OS or keyword etc.

https://www.protondb.com/app/337000 for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

New comment by runsonrum in "Steam Machine"

runsonrum — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:20:09 +0000

Have you tried CachyOS? May get the results you are looking for with Desktop or even Handheld addition.

New comment by runsonrum in "Ask HN: Does anyone know of a general news site akin to Hacker News?"

runsonrum — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:05:04 +0000

I also use RSS feeds. A couple sites that are useful to me that I picked up from HN submissions recently:

https://www.phoronix.com/ https://www.neowin.net/ https://kbd.news/ https://betanews.com/

New comment by runsonrum in "Learn touch typing – it's worth it"

runsonrum — Sat, 31 May 2025 06:59:57 +0000

I also had typing classes in the 90s which I believe helped but I was also eager to learn how as I didn't have a computer at home, so any chance to get my hands on a typewriter or computer.

I believe my touch typing speed come about with instant messaging applications such as AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, or chatting in mIRC. I felt the need to type as fast as possible to be able to stay in the conversation with many users or to keep conversation moving as naturally as speaking speed.

New comment by runsonrum in "Microsoft users told to act now or lose all their passwords"

runsonrum — Sat, 31 May 2025 01:04:08 +0000

I setup dual boot on a second ssd with CachyOS seven months ago and haven't looked back yet.

I was most concerned with gaming on Linux which is why I chose Cachy and was pleasantly surprised on how well it works. Not without some issues but compared to the growing annoyances I have with Windows 11 in the last year or so, I am more than happy with my decision.

I run a modern PC, Intel 14th gen, RTX 4070-Ti, CachyOS with Plasma desktop environment. KDE Plasma is amazing and modern in its own right.

New comment by runsonrum in "KDE is finally getting a native virtual machine manager called “Karton”"

runsonrum — Mon, 19 May 2025 08:24:00 +0000

I too have been on CachyOS for 6 months, dual boot but have no need to boot into Windows.

I am running a modern PC (z790, i9-14400k, RTX 4070-Ti)

My main concern was gaming on Linux and I have been pleasantly surprised at the limited issues I have had -- only minor things.

I have recently played around with Gnome-boxes and seems to do the trick although it would be nice have GPU passthrough.

I love CachyOS and the Plasma DE and do not plan to return to Windows.

New comment by runsonrum in "Mesentery"

runsonrum — Thu, 15 May 2025 11:15:55 +0000

I have Crohn's disease and have learned of a somewhat recently named organ (2012)

Crohn's https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease

Mesentery

runsonrum — Thu, 15 May 2025 11:10:09 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesentery

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43993780

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by runsonrum in "I built a pixel art editor after playing Octopath Traveler II"

runsonrum — Sun, 04 May 2025 07:04:11 +0000

I recently wanted to learn the basics to help my son and came across this article that made the most sense to me.

Pixel Art Tutorial: Basics

https://www.derekyu.com/makegames/pixelart.html

I have come across other articles that are similar in context but not as cleanly laid out.

The article doesn't go into the usage of software though. I think the design work flow, within software, would be greatly helpful in the understanding of achieving a great outcome. At least in a faster manner.

I hope that helps!

New comment by runsonrum in "Show HN: Clawtype v2.1 – a one-hand chorded USB keyboard and mouse [video]"

runsonrum — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 04:43:07 +0000

Other one-handed keyboards with different input methods. All sorts of interesting custom keyboards as well.

https://kbd.news/tag/one-handed/

New comment by runsonrum in "Show HN: Time Portal – Get dropped into history, guess where you landed"

runsonrum — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:41:12 +0000

Ah.. I got the same. But I think I got really lucky.

New comment by runsonrum in "Issues with Color Spaces and Perceptual Brightness"

runsonrum — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:45:53 +0000

I found this article to be very helpful

https://keithjgrant.com/posts/2023/04/its-time-to-learn-oklc...

New comment by runsonrum in "Republishing my Simpsons fan site, twenty years later"

runsonrum — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:58:46 +0000

I love it! I will take a closer look at some stage.

I have a full set of the Burger King promo figures still in the plastic which I just recently pulled out of storage box to show my young son.

New comment by runsonrum in "Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server"

runsonrum — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:51:35 +0000

I have had Jellyfin running as a media server on an i7 gen4 PC that I have setup as a NAS as well. I first tried subsonic client and Nextcloud but I was only running it on an Odroid H2. I think the extra CPU performance helps.

New comment by runsonrum in "Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server"

runsonrum — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:29:28 +0000

I run Jellyfin and Symfonium. Symfonium isn't free but it is feature filled and it seems to be a passion for the Dev.

All for other options in this area as it has taken me a few goes at finding something that works for me. Usually it is the client that is lacking.

New comment by runsonrum in "It's Time to Learn oklch Color (2023)"

runsonrum — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 23:53:25 +0000

A nice article explaining the difference between hsl and oklch and the benefits. I also think it should be called 'Oklachroma'.