Katherine Prawl

Creator of an email newsletter for Omarchy beginners, written by a non-developer (but a nerd anyway).

[Sebastian Fichtner @codeface_io]

@mark_k @omarchy Don't forget: `omarchy update` does not update plugins.
So in addition run `omarchy plugin update --yes`

That fixed an issue in OmaMail that appeared with 4.0.5.

[Wes Grimes @ncfrontiersman]

@0xBOYD @SundayBuildClub Audio only, we pick a topic and @NixFred and I talk a bit about it and then half way through open the floor up for speakers in the group. Always great discussion. Casual and relaxed. No stupid questions. Come hang with us G. 🤙

[cal @calwoodford]

goodbye windows!

today i migrated to @omarchy by @dhh

i downloaded omarchy because:

- i like the integration of agents into the os
- i'm a supporter of oss
- i'm tired of bloat in windows
- i dislike both microsoft and apple
- frankly, i want to use software made by people who don't hate me.

some initial thoughts:

these are from the perspective of someone who's used distros like ubuntu and fedora in the past but hasn't been a linux user in years due to work.

omarchy downloaded in under 2 minutes, which impressed me.

upon trying to install, i got a black screen, i had to resolve this by pressing the 'e' key, appending nomodeset and pressing ctrl+x.

after setup, in the top right there was a 'process crashed: 1password' popup which told me to click it to diagnose with ai, but nothing happened for a while when i clicked it (it did eventually work when i came back to it later).

i love the opinionation and that most of the software i use is there out of the box or conveniently installable via the omarchy menu, however, i was disappointed not to see mullvad in the list.

it has really great ui/ux which feels intuitive, obviously a lot of thought has gone into it and it's delightful to use.

the deep integration of agents into the os with skills for debugging is innovative and effective. for me, the esoteric errors in linux were frustrating in the past.

i use three monitors, and it was unclear how to rearrange them. i got around this by using the displays arranger plugin.

i'm really enjoying hyprland so far!

there were small pop-up windows on each of my screens (which are from the screensaver) featuring green japanese text on a black background like in the matrix. i believe this was a bug as they were displaying in smaller windows instead of as the fullscreen screensaver.

the themes are great, the default background images are less so, i dislike the generic digital painting style.

it comes with great functionality for area-based screenshots which are important for the work i do, i know there's issues for this on some other distros.

i dislike that the sleep timer is so short at 5 minutes by default.

i was concerned that my keyboard lighting wouldn't work, but it did out of the box. there's also an rgb plugin called omargb which is fantastic. it's so much better than asus' software, however, unfortunately there's no linux support for my prime b850-plus but this isn't an omarchy-specific problem.

there was no audio or scrolling issues which i had in the past with ubuntu - refreshing!

having grok's speech mode on to query as i went was helpful, although most of the shortcut recommendations it gave me didn't work/were outdated, i'm hoping shortcuts don't change too much if i'm going to put effort into learning them.

overall, i'm glad i've switched and i'm looking forward to seeing the project develop, i even bought a t-shirt.

onwards to learning the shortcuts!

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@GregMolnar This looks like exactly what I need for a forthcoming product line. Thanks!

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

Indeed

[Portia @letsbuildanyway]

Such a great way to meet open source builders all over the world! 🛠️🌏

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@MichaelGannotti @bot Count me in! Good incentive to clean off my desk. 3D printed case, right?

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@newLQB @gladimdim Thanks! I missed that point completely when I reacted too quickly. So many interesting approaches!

[Optimus @Optimus_RH]

Optimus will be the biggest and most impactful product ever

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@simonschubert

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@gladimdim @newLQB I used Omalauncher. BTW, it doesn't remove your existing apps, and you can make homescreen icons for them easily by just holding the icon in the directory until a popup appears that offers "add to home" etc.

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@gladimdim @newLQB Navy Federal, Capital One, Bank of America, etc. -- all have mobile apps that work in Omarchy on my Samsung phone. You can also have access to Google Play Store. It simply isn't a problem.

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@gladimdim @libertymonk My banking apps work fine on Android/Omarchy (Samsung S23+)

[Lee Shand @NotJustShaking]

Calling all nerds! This will be the last suit you ever wear!

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

Maybe time for a 2nd French Revolution? But without guillotines, please.

[Brivael Le Pogam @brivael]

To every American, and to everyone watching France burn from abroad:

Do not blame the French people for this.

We never asked for it. We never voted for it. And the one time we were clearly asked, we said no.

Here are the numbers your media won't show you.

70% of the French say there are too many immigrants in France today.
79% want a tougher immigration policy.
77% disapprove of the government's record on immigration.
83% want foreign criminals and long-term unemployed foreigners sent home.
And no, it's not just the old. 69% of French 18 to 24 year olds support suspending legal immigration for three years.
This is not a fringe. This is the French people.
In 2005, we were asked if we wanted the European Constitution. 55% voted no. Three years later, our politicians passed the same text under another name, through parliament, without ever asking us again.

That is modern France in one sentence. The people say no. The elites do it anyway.

So who is responsible? The politicians who lied to us. A class of leaders formed in the same schools, the same forums, the same networks, loyal to each other before they are loyal to their nations.

In 2017, at Harvard, Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, bragged about his Young Global Leaders program in four words: "We penetrate the cabinets." He added that it was true in France. Emmanuel Macron was one of his Young Global Leaders.

It's the same project in Brussels with Ursula von der Leyen and in Paris with Macron. Borders treated as an obstacle. Nations treated as relics. The people treated as a problem to be managed.

What you are watching in France is not the French people failing. It is the end of the globalist project, an abject, quasi-communist dream of a world run by unelected planners. It is collapsing everywhere in Europe at once, and the West has to cut this cancer out before it takes the rest of the body with it.

The peoples of Europe don't want this. They never did.

So when you see our town halls burning, don't say "the French chose this."

The French never chose this.

They were forced into it.

If you're French and you agree, repost this so the world hears it from us.

If you're American, look at us carefully. Then choose differently on November 3rd.

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

I like it! Prof Bot is now keeping track of my reading list and making suggestions to my Tutor Bot based on it. We've already had a good discussion about its analysis of my interests based on my Amazon Kindle & Audible lists. I haven't asked it to teach me anything yet, but plan to do so. Thanks for sharing this!

[RidgetopAi 🔳 @RidgetopAI]

How cool is this! This is a fantastic group. Not ego driven. Just people talking Linux, AI and the new frontier. @tcballard nice work on this.

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@NixFred abysmal

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@dkfiander At under $10, you can certainly try it out to see if it works for you.

[Katherine Prawl @omarchyftrou]

@dkfiander The biggest caveat is that finding battery connector adapters is not easy, since ports on these are usually just 2mm. Requires soldering tiny wires.