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xset -b in xinitrc was all i needed and none of the linux gurus i asked knew about it

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another puzzle gripe: i have notifications/x11-bell running through libcanberra by way of module libpipewire-module-x11-bell. the first notification/bell will always play through pc speaker, but second onwards correctly only uses the audio. i want to not unload module pcspkr. what is causing the first occurrence to fumble? "rmmod pcspkr" is the wrong answer.

i wish ripcord had a 32-bit version

is there any decent way to chat on discord on an older machine that doesn't involve clunky bridging into another chatting standard

my favourite type of complaint-disguised-as-feedback on any sort of game or service are the ones that read like someone walking in to their local mcdonalds calling up the manager to lecture them that they're doing their business model a huge disservice by not offering the drivethru cars a free oil change

thank you to the dozens of people who responded to my plea for a text editor on Linux that has better font rendering than gnome with telling me i need to just use vim or emacs instead you truly are a shining example of your tvtropes page

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