I have that exact same mousepad!!!
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A few things: I had 2 GPUâs, and Eskomâs se ma se 
, so that 1000W PSU was killing the inverter, not to mention the 105W CPU, that wasnât exactly running within the normal limits 
. Using a gaming VM kind of demands many peripherals on your desk, and if you want to listen to youtube on one the host linux, and play games with audio on the guest, then you need multiple sets of speakers and/or earphones. Work/play space was just always kak busy. And needlessly so, since I wasnât working on the next propulsion system, thatâs going to take us to Mars. Games run the same now as then. 
Was it worth it as a learning experience? Sure. Were there any problems? None really, it was more about simplifying my desk and daily driver. Would I do it again in the future? I donât think my use-case fits. Someone else probably make much better use of that hardware setup.
I think they are a steal, for the upgrade in sound quality. Iâm no audiophile though, but I do appreciate better than average speakers, and quite frankly, theyâre better than every crappy office speakers, 2.1 logitech or even 7.1 surround creative speakers I own. That said, I only use them to game, watch youtube and listen to music that ranges from house to jazz.
I do have 3 Duckyâs so, there must be bias here. This one is the best. Red switches, excellent stabilisers, the One3 range seems to have nicer padding than the One2 range (no plasticky echo, that some haters seem to constantly bring up), a distinct lack of software, only firmware (which is great). I will say, if you get one, bare in mind, they release firmware updates, so if you have problems, chances are, theyâre fixed but just not shipped at time of buying. I had a strange lag on my F key, that a firmware update fixed The other 2 keyboards didnât do that. Heck, it didnât even do that from the start, so Iâm thinking, it was possibly something in a windows 10 update, and they way they handle this keyboard in particular.
Fedora. Felt like a change. It just does itâs thing, doesnât bother me with problems, or issues to fix, that I introduced I mean, they seem to be skating to where the puck is going, unlike Ubuntu, whoâs pulling a Zuma, Oh, everyone is going there? Nah, Iâm gonna go here where the donkeys are. Also nothing wrong with Arch, but Iâm not that invested in knowing the intimate details how my linux is configured from scratch. I got shit to do, like lookup load shedding schedules and check toilets for snakes.
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Thanks for the wallâoâtext answer, I appreciate it!
Iâve got a bit of hearing loss, but I count myself the same way - I love listening to music, love hearing it clearly, but typically I need to add a bit of volume to overcome my deafness. Iâd prefer having something clearer than the R150 logi desktop tin cans Iâm using right now.
Does it come with numpads? 
Ugh. Iâm actively considering redoing my stable as a rock home server just to get away from Ubuntu. Its so much annoying effort, but it feels a bit inevitable. Iâm not comfortable enough with Arch yet to try and manage that on a headless machine, so Iâm leaning to Debian.
How did we get to where considering Debian over Ubuntu feels like removing bloatware from your phone? 
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Hahahaha, bloody Ubuntu. Dude, Nixos for your server. Just do it. Youâll never look back. Completely scriptable, repeatable install. a bietjie steep of a learning curve, but hey, druk daai ding in 1st gear, youâll be fine.
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Forgot about Nixos as an option. Iâll play around with it - heard great things on the Self Hosted podcast, so itâs worth taking a look. Thanks for reminding me!
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i am running 2 of these at home, almost no power draw, and they work like a dream, the inverter doesnt even know when theyâre on 
and my wifes work pc is the lenovo equivalent. these things are beasts for their size
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Whatâs the podcast? Would be interested in checking it out.
Also, I heard about HoloISO, apparently a gaming distro⌠Havenât looked into it yet, but might check it out sometime.
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Indeed, that one. Chris also has a bunch of other podcasts like Linux Unplugged and Coder Radio.
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I catch these guys while Iâm driving to hockey practice Sunday mornings sometimes
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Thanks @DohcWP!
Thatâs another whole rabbit hole of Micro Form Factor I did not need to go down! But there are some real deals on Takealot and even BidOrBuy!
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construction just never stops in that place
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Parking duty today, nice wet n windy.
Todayâs âworkâ threadsâŚ
And todayâs âworkâ travelâŚ
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Whose wheels are those?!
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Just a friend.
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Next time you come to the office, take a walk over for coffee! I will show you our space 
Im working from home today so I cannot meet up today