Looks very creepy and calming at the same time. I like it, thanks for sharing!
How did you make the light twigs stand so out? Local contrast?
Do you want to tell me your editing, just for learning purposes?
I disagree (a bit at least).
Debian is just as prone to breaking due to the lack of fallbacks (e.g. Snapper), it just doesn't break as often because it doesn't change as much as Arch.
If you use a minimal/ default install, this won't happen as easily, but as soon as you customise anything, you get problems.
Arch can be reliable too, there are many people who have had the same install for years without breaking.
I would actually recommend Fedora Atomic or other image based distros, e.g. VanillaOS.
They can be more modern, while being way more reliable thanks to atomic updates/ transactions, complete image rollbacks and the reproducibility.
They are a dream to use imo!
You can still install Nix (package manager) on Atomic, on uBlue, it even comes pre-installed afaik.
And also, there's Distrobox, which is totally enough if you prefer package managers over Flatpaks.
I personally like the "reliance" on Flatpaks. I think it reduces the fragmentation and makes it easier for devs, but that's just my opinion. Do as you prefer.
I don't like apt too as much. But, interface-wise, you can make it way better with Nala, which is a frontend for it.
NixOS is too complicated and demanding for most users, who aren't programmers or hobbyists, imo.
I prefer Fedora Atomic. It has the same pros (unbreakable, highly configurable with universal-blue.org, etc.) but feels way more user friendly.
I use it with Distrobox on top, so I can use my package manager/ distro of choice (turned out to be Arch btw) on a extremely reliable system.
For your case, you can replicate Mint by just installing the Cinnamon image from uBlue and applying some minimal tweaks.
Then you get the user friendliness from Mint with the flexibility and unbreakability from NixOS. Do you like the idea? Just in case you get annoyed by NixOS in the future 🙃
It doesn't sound like much, but I foraged a bunch of willow branches a week ago and put them into a jar of water.
They root extremely well and you can create new trees just by snapping off a few branches and placing them in a wet environment.
I will use them as a living climbing help for my plants as well as living decoration, since you can bend them to your liking and then they will grow together to form knots in the connections.
You can also make a living fence or something else entirely.
I will post a few pictures soon with more information :)
Definitely! The only "good" 3rd-party themes are the ones from Jomada (Edna, Moe, Itchy, etc.) and from Vinceliuice (Graphite, Canta, Layan, etc.).
Those are well thought out, coherent and look professional.
If you scroll through the top ones, then you almost exclusively find ones that got their last update years ago, and now look extremely incoherent or buggy.
And even if you find newer ones, then they often lack the polish.
Man, it just sucks...
But hey, maybe there is just not that much demand anymore, because the defaults look great nowadays?
OS: Android (GrapheneOS);
Launcher: Kvaesitso (Available on F-Droid Izzy-repo);
Theme: Light theme prefered;
Wallpaper: Shot by myself, but I can share it if anyone wants it;
Icons: Arcticons Material You
Landing page:
Widget bar (when scrolled down):
App menu:
Dark mode:
I sadly, and I don't say this lightly, have to agree.
When first using KDE, I was totally baffled by the amount of themes you can download.
But I quickly learned, that most of them are either more than 5 years old, look ugly/ incoherent, or cause this blurriness issue OP mentioned.
For my taste, Breeze (or to a further extend, Lightly) looks phenomenal by default, especially since Plasma 6. I only change the color scheme a bit (usually just adaptive colors, based on wallpaper), but that's it.
Debian is community run, which often means all changes and features get implemented because the community wants that, not some corporation. One notable example of that is Snap.
Also, I found (minimal install) Debian a bit more minimalist than Ubuntu server, which is great imo. I just want the bare minimum for my services to work, and pretty much the only thing I expect from my server to have is SSH and Docker.
I wouldn't even eat raw button mushrooms like you suggested.
In the best case, they can't be broken down by our bodies, so all the nutrients wander through us and get wasted.
In the worst case, the agaritine found in them, which easily gets destroyed by cooking btw, may get classified from suspectedly carcinogenic to carcinogenic.
Debian. I don't see much benefit of Ubuntu LTS compared to plain old Debian. It's exactly what you wanted.
Alternatively, AlmaLinux is a good choice if you like Red Hat stuff (RHEL clone), but the difference between Ubuntu LTS and Debian would be almost not noticeable for you I think.
I downvoted the post here, because I think it doesn't belong into Linuxmemes.
But even though I disagree in some way, I upvoted the original post in c/Linux, because I think you spent quite some time writing it.
I'll discuss my thoughts with you in the other thread ✌️
Hey! I wanted to share my "experience" as a newcomer, starting not only with astrophotography, but also with photography in general recently.
Just a few months ago, I didn't even know what an aperture, stacking or other basic stuff is, and now, I feel a bit proud and think I'm getting there.
I know, it really is not much, but I'm trying to not compare myself with other photographers here who have 30 years of experience and equipment worth more than my yearly income.
I just wanted to share my learning experience with you all, aswell as all issues and stepping stones I've had and (hopefully) grown out of.
As a camera, I use a Sony RX100 III compact camera, which is probably the least thing any of us here think about when talking about astrophotography.
Don't take this post too seriously :) It's only a small anecdote and hopefully a bit entertaining for you all 😊
Btw, I also tried to include a few pictures (stacked + edited, aswell as one light frame to compare) in each paragraph for visualization. They're "hidden" behind a spoiler-tag for better readability.
They were literally just taken as-is out of the window of my apartment, without any mount, and with 30s shutter speed. No stacking or whatever.
Pics
Without DBF, usually shitty.
Pics
In the beginning, I only used the -withoutDBF script.
I started using the display of my E-reader (white, diffuse light) to capture my flats, reduced the shutter speed from ~20-30s to 10s (no more trails) and increased the aperture by one F-stop (2 or 2.2 instead of 1.8, the lowest), which resulted in sharper images with less noise.
Also, I got a cheap camera mount :D
Comparison
Without DBF: 
Same picture, with DBF added later: 
I began to learn better how Siril works and developed my workflow. It's fascinating how much I was able to "rescue".
Learning curve
Edit, just two months prior: 
Exact same photo/ .fit-file, opened today and edited with my current skills:
Many of the pictures were taken in or near a city, and now, I only have to go a few minutes by foot to get my perfect spot with barely any light pollution.
I also learned to hate our fucking moon - as soon as I notice that we have more than crescent moon, I don't even leave my house, except if I want to make a few pics of the landscape.
Final pics
They're single takes or star trails, but still taken at night.
I found them neat too, so I just included them :D
Pics
I really don't know what this will lead to.
Thank you for reading! :)
I had to warm up my lens from time to time to prevent condensation build up, and therefore, every 5th image or so is missing.
Is there a way to artificially fill the gaps in the trails?
Wow... Just wow! Thank you for your elaborate answer! I'll check your profile out, maybe I can learn something.