Post AaPzQwguRI6LcOFcOG by southernwolf@furry.engineer
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(DIR) Post #AaPyb9GeR2B3Z6GoAC by BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-04T06:25:00Z
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I'm curious how many of you actually use a screensaver (not a lock screen) on #Linux, the screensaver fans are very loud about them but surely there isn't that many of them #Wayland #Xorg #Opensource
(DIR) Post #AaPzQwguRI6LcOFcOG by southernwolf@furry.engineer
2023-10-04T06:34:19Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I prefer not having my screen burn 24/7, so I much prefer just having it sleep instead. Plus, it's been ages since I saw screensavers come as a default on a system. For as long as I've been using Linux as a secondary (and now primary) mainstay, it's been something you've had to install separately, at least on Gnome-based systems.
(DIR) Post #AaQ08NSqlxzN6dNurI by joshix@fosspri.de
2023-10-04T06:42:12Z
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@BrodieOnLinux i'm using xscreensaver, it's great. (Even though jwz can be an asshole)
(DIR) Post #AaQ0ewJ4lUpCQzL7Qm by jonulrich@peoplemaking.games
2023-10-04T06:48:03Z
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@BrodieOnLinux it's definitely novelty software for anyone who isn't using CRTs or OLED monitors without burn-in prevention firmware, but what kind of square would want to use a computer without novelty features?
(DIR) Post #AaQ0gUudaRuc3HeTJ2 by mcSlibinas@river.group.lt
2023-10-04T06:48:24Z
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@BrodieOnLinux gltext from xscreensaver is great. It's a big floating clock.
(DIR) Post #AaQ0oG98N4JGZX8LBI by Edent@mastodon.social
2023-10-04T06:49:47Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I use Wayland and a screensaver would be about as useful as a custom ringtone.
(DIR) Post #AaQ18yAyNai8v3rwJM by fell@ma.fellr.net
2023-10-04T06:53:31Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Burn-in can happen, but with LCDs I'm more worried about a blue-shift of the backlight LEDs. This problem seems to be eradicated with newer screens but any cheap LCD you could get 4-5 years ago would eventually turn blue if it had a lot of operating hours.So, just having the screen turn off is the better option IMO. Saves energy too.
(DIR) Post #AaQ2CrKnrEoGoUsyH2 by gpowerf@qoto.org
2023-10-04T07:05:24Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I have to admit that I don't use a screen saver on Linux (or any other OS) despite having been a big fan of them in the past.
(DIR) Post #AaQ5BhObcjBPYunpFQ by Abhinav1217@fosstodon.org
2023-10-04T07:38:50Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I totally forgot screensavers were a thing... Do we have the pipes from xp days?
(DIR) Post #AaQ631lGdTg44YpbYe by sibrosan@mastodon.social
2023-10-04T07:48:29Z
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@BrodieOnLinux "the screensaver fans are very loud about them"Then no because I could do without the fan noise
(DIR) Post #AaQ81bcWXeTEcHBw4e by trinityparadox@mastodon.social
2023-10-04T08:10:38Z
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@BrodieOnLinux To me it doesn't really mean that much :nigmaGrin:
(DIR) Post #AaQCjij7sfzVDOZRIm by TomSeppert@fosstodon.org
2023-10-04T09:03:22Z
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@BrodieOnLinux How many screens would screensavers actually have saved?#DeepThoughts
(DIR) Post #AaQEL6586vLmJlFVSa by polyna@toot.community
2023-10-04T09:21:23Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Honestly, when I was 10 years old, things like windows flying on screen seemed fun. But now? I’d rather have screen just turned off than to waste electricity by having some, largely now pointless, animation rendered.
(DIR) Post #AaQF9Nhsr5PtSaLy76 by prlzx@hostux.social
2023-10-04T09:30:28Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Not using one on gnome just an automatic suspend after extended period idle.I did spend a couple of years on LXQT and there my preferred screensaver was fade to black with power settings for sending monitor to sleep a short time later and screen locking only activating at that point.
(DIR) Post #AaQGmALyXJwFIFAD2m by jeremyllawson@mstdn.social
2023-10-04T09:48:41Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I still use them. Currently it's the GLMatrix xscreensaver.
(DIR) Post #AaQGwMs4qn8l0p2lpA by bill88t@c.im
2023-10-04T09:50:30Z
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@BrodieOnLinux The only screensaver I need is the thinkpad's blinking i on it's lid.
(DIR) Post #AaQIEI1Hj7gD8GSabQ by mayly@troet.cafe
2023-10-04T10:04:54Z
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@BrodieOnLinux the grassgames #screensaver looks so nice. it's for windows but i run it on my raspberry using #wine :blobcatgiggle:so if #wayland broke your screensavers, i'm sure you could still use those for microsoft 🤣
(DIR) Post #AaQQwNJqBVivwVfiuO by alto@fosstodon.org
2023-10-04T11:42:34Z
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@BrodieOnLinux no screensaver, just turn monitors off after a while.
(DIR) Post #AaQn6XaJ4Q3VfUct1M by UltimusShadow@fosstodon.org
2023-10-04T15:50:48Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Screensavers are bloat.
(DIR) Post #AaQuwlYX4MrVjle8ZM by calmeilles@mstdn.social
2023-10-04T17:18:41Z
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@BrodieOnLinux No screensaver, or lock or suspend.Just screen blanks after 15 minutes inactivity.(In an office it would be blank and lock)
(DIR) Post #AaR2fPP2yoEbk1RaqW by skyflare@fosstodon.org
2023-10-04T18:45:09Z
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@BrodieOnLinux Screensavers just waste power/monitor's life with no advantages, imo it's just better to use DPMS to turn them off (and I think this might have been the default config for me)Do we even need screensavers for non-CRT non-OLED monitors?