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  • There’s some really bad mouse accelerations built into desktop OS. For example Windows’ mouse accel curve is an abomination and I really don’t know how they came up with it. Maybe they threw a dice. [1] Comparatively a curve like [2] is much more suitable for gaming, as it essentially allows for precise tracking, small flicks with constant sensitivity, while still allowing for rapid 180 degree turns. Especially quake-like arena shooter benefit from this as you can play long range and close range with the same settings (Quake is where this kind of mouse accel was first implemented).

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    [2]


  • With the right curve accel is not necessarily less consistent.

    I’ve used linear acceleration, a limit of 2.0 and an for me suitable offset with the same consistency as without. This is because the acceleration is kicking in only after an acceleration threshold (offset) has been passed. So unless I really yank my arm, there’s no difference between having accel on and off.
    The result is that normal aiming (tracking, small flicks) benefits of exactly the same muscle memory with and without accel on.

    You can think of it as having two sensitivities: one for tracking, and one for quick 180° turns. Because of the linear increase in sensitivity between the two sensitivities (one caused by the offset, the other one set by the limit), it feels quite natural and not like “traditional” mouse accel.





  • Emby also seems to be able to automatically merge different versions of shows/movies.

    I’ve asked someone and MergeVersions does not change the file/directory structure/naming.

    Though the same person also mentioned issues with duplicates even after removing the second library with UHD.

    In general plugins like IntroSkipper and PlaybackReporting work flawlessly but I’ll stay away from MergeVersions for now and handle movies with mergerfs for the moment.


    You’re right, it’s possible to login without internet if local network access without login is enabled in settings beforehand.


  • Well yes, it might be a simple feature, but it’s still work someone has to do, and there’s many requested features - as well as maintaining the current feature set. I do expect Jellyfin to get this feature at some point, but it might take another 5 years.

    As we’re talking about existing/missing features: Sadly there’s an internet connection required to login to Plex, which is a no-go for me.

    And I’d really love a feature to be able to share my library with someone while being logged in the same account. I.e. a kind of federation without duplicating content. Iirc Plex has something like this, by keeping the Plex server and user account separate.



  • It won’t save you from doing a bit of work but you could use podman. There’s systemd integration so you can still start/stop/enable your services with systemctl while using docker/container images. You won’t be able to use docker-compose directly, but it’s usually not that hard to replicate the logic with systemd (Immich was a PITA at first (because they had so many microservices split into multiple images, but it improved considerably over the first two years).

    I do this with NixOS quite a bit, and I’ve yet to use docker compose (although the syntax is different, it’s still the same process).