Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 15/03/2026i think it will be a fun little project to document the ways to use VR on linux and compare to the windows experience. 020
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 15/03/2026since my 7800x3d died last year i moved over to linux (kde neon) it's so much better from my last attempts trying vr on linux. currently my WiVRn looks like a scrambled sliding puzzle(see attached pictures), so i've moved back to SteamVR. Besides the crashes on app launch, it's really good at the mo 121
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 14/03/2026I just got a crazy hit of dopamine from this double yolker. 😃 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I tried out element/ matrix a few years ago. It is a good discord alternative. It's End to end encrypted so it tickles my security bones. At the time (I don't know if it's better now) the ux was horrible. It also lacked a sense of community for me) 030
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Ive tried this a few years back with no luck. I want to move away from mainstream email providers, but some services are actively blocking proton. has made it almost impossible to escape. 010
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 23/01/2026finally got around to setting up my VR again. Steamlink works pretty well on linux. The performance is terrible, but i'm confident it's just because of the sad CPU i had to downgrade to. RIP 7800x3D as it stands i no longer need windows anymore settled on KDE Neon. 030
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Ran out of peppermint tea. 2026 sux. 2027 will be my year!!1!!1 💯 010
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025In all honesty it was a bit foolish to recommend it, as I haven't actually finished it fully (I've got 2 chapters left tbf). But from the point I'm at, it got me thinking about how much I consume, in terms of low effort, high reward stimulus. Which I thought was a good enough reason to recommend it. 010
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025I think its a good read to get your foot in the door regarding overconsumption of dopamine. But yeah, you're right it's a bit pop sciency. Yeah, detoxing is a myth. Even if you did detox, chances are you'll overstimulate yourself on your return. 110
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025I'd argue dopamine has been weaponized against our own minds. Virtually turning us into zombies. Except instead of brains we're hungry for our next dopamine hit. With each hit of dopamine, our tolerance goes up, so we need more to feel the same. Eventually nothing will be able to satiate us. 010
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025I see you've been talking about dopamine in a couple of your posts. I highly recommend the book Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke. It goes into our mentality regarding dopamine and the overconsumption of dopamine related activities. 210
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 18/12/2025found a shitty old motherboard and CPU to tie me over for a bit. just went through the trouble of installing linux mint, but sadly it's using mesa vulkan just a little bit older than what i need. i would go back to arch, but i'm sick of having an unstable OS. 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Update on my pc issue: Its seems like my CPU died alongside my motherboard. F 110
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025"Experimental Linux Support Steam Link VR Uses Vulkan Video, and driver support for Vulkan Video is only available in the newest drivers. Please use NVIDIA drivers 575.64.05 or newer or if AMD, please use Mesa drivers 25.2.2 or newer." huge W. 020
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Deleting discord off my phone was probably one of the best decisions Ive made recently. 000
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Debating putting Linux back on my machine when my new motherboard arrives. If steam link works on Linux, I'll make the switch back. 120
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Thank you. I have just realised that I never deleted the account I bought the motherboard on which I thought I did. Going to attempt to RMA. Also I've only had the board 11 months apparently. I've never had a piece of tech fail that hard on me in such a short span of time. 110
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Thanks pup. I think I'll grab the MSI pro b850m-p. Has everything I need. And it's a reasonable price. 110
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Oh that's good to know. Don't really have a price point tbh. I just want something that works and won't explode my wallet lol. 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/20257800x3D Feels a bit wrong matching that CPU with a cheap motherboard xD 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Also my current case has about 4mm of clearance for my GPU iirc. For the mobo I'm eyeing the A stock b850 pro a. It has the features I need while being inexpensive. Case I'm looking at Jonsbo D32 pro. Honestly it's mostly because I like the way it looks It's just a draft tho. Still looking around 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025No, but I think I'm going for an MATX board as it gives me an excuse to change my case. Reason I want to change case is my tempered glass is touching my CPU cooler unless I barely tighten the screws that hold the glass. I've got an old coolermaster h212 (the silver unpainted one) it's a bit sketch 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025I think what I'll do for now is buy a new one on Amazon (don't like Amazon but it's easiest to refund on for me), if it still doesn't work, I'll return it and reconsider all my life choices. Thanks for your help with this. It means a lot ^^ 110
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025This is what I get for going back to windows 😭 But yeah even using the bios flash tool gives me the same outcome as before. I think this confirms that it's the board causing the issue. Must have just delt the final blow to the board while troubleshooting earlier. 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025I hadn't considered that I had potentially corrupted the bios. You might be cooking there. I'll perform the bios upgrade and let you know how it goes. ^^ 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Yeah, I've checked the CPU pins. I do have a spare flash drive, I haven't tried a flashback before so I'm not too sure how it works. Can I perform it if I can't get to bios? 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Yeah I've tried swapping the ram to all possible configurations. As well with my GPU out My brother has a machine. I just don't know if it's am4 or 5. 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025It's a rog b650 gaming (I think the a model) Don't remember bios version. but I can't get into bios right now as i can't get that far. It gets about half a second of power before giving up. I've tried a different PSU and it retains the issue. So it can't be that. I think it's either CPU or the mobo 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Update: Tested all possible configurations for my ram. Issue remained Xmp disabled still has the issue. Tried remounting my GPU as I noticed some sag. Now my machine won't turn on at all. Even with no GPU This is starting to look a bit grim 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025CPU Temp on crash: 61.9 C GPU Temp on crash: 67 C it's not a thermal issue 😭 i need to do more troubleshooting 100
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I really hope the reason my pc has been randomly shutting down is due to poor thermals. But I don't want to fork out money for new pc stuff rn 😭 110
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Ive seen ram that used to cost £250 cost over £1.5k now This is crazy, I sure hope there isn't any exciting new hardware coming out soon 😔 010
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Finally! I've been waiting for a sale before picking this up. 010
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 11/10/2025no no no, you're not supposed to eat the garnish. #vrcphotography 020
Ooloo @oolooo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025That sounds like something I'd be interested in. I want to work on my photography game, and having others around for advice would be awesome. I also need to be more social. 010
