cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/5639428

Might as well shoot the question here. Thought I'd ask since I ordered it, and I am a little worried with UK customs. The order form said there was nothing in import tax, so I presume customs will keep it until then?

(FWIW, I've ordered internationally before but tax has been handled just fine there. This is the first time I've come across this.)

Edit 2024-02-23: The plush arrived quite a while ago (early Feb) with no issues regarding customs. Honestly a really good quality plush for the price.

This isn't so much an Arch issue (For what it's worth, this also happened on Nobara) but rather a Pipewire issue but I wonder if anyone's had this issue as well as me...

Running Arch on linux-zen (to fulfill Waydroid's binder requirement), on a Ryzen 7950X, motherboard has a Realtek ALC4080, connected via USB (yes it's still an internal sound chip).

Basically, after any prolonged use, I would get a lot of stuttering. It got particularly bad when I was running MusicBrainz Picard while listening to something in VLC, but it will happen often, and constantly.

I've tried setting my default output to the headphones, no dice. Also tried some workarounds from the Arch Wiki, specifically disabling suspend. Still happens. Adding headroom errored out Wireplumber.

Anyone had this and if so, have they been able to fix it?

Edit: I'll probably have to check if it's a kernel thing. I've just done some intensive tasks (i.e. installing Gentoo in a virtual machine) and the cutoffs come back. I remember Arch having something on the Wiki about that.

I've noticed that federation here can be unstable lately - sometimes my comments will federate, and sometimes it won't.

An example of a comment I recently made that has not federated:

• https://iusearchlinux.fyi/comment/2017031 (my comment)
• https://lemmy.world/comment/3163328 (parent comment)

An example of a comment I recently made that has federated:

• https://iusearchlinux.fyi/comment/2104278 (my comment from this domain)
• https://pawb.social/comment/2343226 (my comment from the remote domain)

Might want to check the logs in case something's up. I don't think it's to do with the backend or whichever version it's using.

In the MusicBrainz community, there's a thread for posting music that is available legally as a free download, or in the case of Bandcamp, name your price. I've used these sort of releases to help find new and interesting music to get into, and I thought that'd make an interesting community here for that reason.

I am aware that some communities for free (as in libre) music exist, in this community here there's no strict requirement that it has to be libre, though you can still post them.

I've posted some of my contributions from the thread to start things off.

https://iusearchlinux.fyi/c/free_nyp_music

!free_nyp_music@iusearchlinux.fyi

I don't know I found out about this but a while ago I found out Depeche Mode had a remix of ETS by Mike Shinoda, during the days of Meteora it sounds like, judging by the wispy Numb-like synths. Both Depeche Mode and Linkin Park are two acts I really like, and I think this is an amazing remix. Definitely does the original justice.

All around a great drum'n'bass album.

As someone whose part of my love for music started from listening to this sort of music through keygens and later through watching demoscene productions when I was younger, I think this is a great video on tracker music and its history.

Thought I'd share this here, haven't seen it posted. Storytime YouTuber (and Netflix showrunner) TheOdd1sOut was pestered by his own animators to watch Bluey. I won't spoil it for you but it's a fun video and I think the community here will like it.

!free_nyp_music@iusearchlinux.fyi

For context, the MusicBrainz community has a thread for music downloads that are legally free, including name-your-price that's common on Bandcamp. I thought it'd be an interesting community that'd work here and across Lemmy. This sorta thing helped me discover new music I wouldn't have heard otherwise.

I'm posting some free/NYP releases I know of right now, but if you know of any music that fits the bill, do post it there! I'm going to give it time before I post it to New Communities on lemmy.world.