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lemann,

From GoG specifically, as they patch the older games on their store to “just run” on modern Windows

lemann,

Free google play credit, I usually get an email every year for it

But I do pay for Plex, despite Jellyfin being a thing. If I like something and it’s worth it to me personally, why not 🤷‍♂️… but you will never find me defending their kinda crappy decisions like the new Discover feature, removal of “All Songs” from the plex apps in favor of moving people to Plexamp, removing the Gallery sync a few years ago etc.

Some people want their software to be 100% FOSS all-eyes-on-the-codebase, others just do a balancing act based on their personal values.

I value my software to be “transparent enough” in how it operates, “just work”, and hackable to some extent - if I really wanted to I can swap out the ffmpeg binary that Plex uses for transcoding to something else (doesn’t remove the Plex Pass limitation for those curious), I can hook into the server API to change ambient lighting colour based on the cover/background of whatever media is playing, I can create speakers running a Linux board to cast Plex media to, etc. But once that hackable ship sails, then I will look to FOSS alternatives.

For Niagara, everything “just worked”. No noticeable bugs, fast search, consistent feel and design, useful contextual info (e.g. next calendar event shows under the clock), and gestures that made sense for its overall UX. Using it felt less like you were using a “launcher”. The yearly sub was cheap enough that I wouldn’t mind covering for it if I didn’t get credits, and having a single person working on software usually comes with a high level of attention to detail (particularly in performance and UX) but it does have the downside that the experience may be more opinionated and closed compared to if it was a community-driven FOSS project instead IMO.

Alas, google didn’t send credits this year, Niagara made less sense for value/worth-it compared to Kvaesitso, so I abandoned it.

For me, Kvaesitso does everything in a slightly different, much more customizable way, and being FOSS was one of the things that made it particularly attractive as a replacement

lemann,

Only Empress left now I think, the other one who cracked sports games called it quits, or so i’ve heard

lemann,

2000: I bought myself a car!
2023: I bought an limited licen$e to drive a car!

lemann,

Ohh my 😍

lemann,

The BBC has approached X for comment several times but was rebuffed with, among other things, a smiling poo emoji.

I like that reporters are leaving this fact in.

Imagine having some sensitive content of yours exposed on Twitter, you ask to get it removed… and get a poo emoji as a response 🤦‍♂️

lemann,

I came across his channel when he was shouted out by another one, think it was Gamers Nexus

10/10 would subscribe again

lemann,

Seems pretty neat I guess, but not for me… personally prefer to support actual voice actors making a living, putting passion into their work - not some random C suite or shareholder using AI to cut costs

lemann,

No GIMP 😮. Will definitely be taking a look at Inkscape the next time I’m doing vector art work though…

lemann,

> value created never makes it back to the economy, shareholders celebrate profit highs

lemann,

I really dig the aesthetic of those keycaps, the low profile switches just gives it that extra chefs kiss

Enjoy!

lemann,

Since Intel has now discontinued their flagship arc card not even a year after release

Whaaaat? That’s disappointing ☹️ I was hoping finally there’d be some more competition

lemann,

Ohh, thank you for the clarification!

lemann,

I have a steam link box in the bedroom and another in the lounge - controllers just to connect to the link, and the link handles sending the button presses to the computer running the game.

The steam link app on the Shield would work in a similar way. I would suggest to use ethernet if you can, or even a powerline ethernet plug, for a smooth streaming experience

lemann,

My partner has anxiety and finds this really relaxing

Personally it’s not my cup of tea, give me a driving sim or strategy game and I’m sorted 🫠

Linux 6.6 To Better Protect Against The Illicit Behavior Of NVIDIA's Proprietary Driver (www.phoronix.com)

Luis Chamberlain sent out the modules changes today for the Linux 6.6 merge window. Most notable with the modules update is a change that better builds up the defenses against NVIDIA’s proprietary kernel driver from using GPL-only symbols. Or in other words, bits that only true open-source drivers should be utilizing and not...

lemann,

Oh wow the comments on Phoronix for this one are bonkers.

From what I understand (because it wasn’t clear to me from either of the TLDRs posted here) Nvidia’s proprietary graphics driver has been calling parts of the kernel that they shouldn’t be, because their driver is closed source.

These seem to be parts of the kernel that another company may own patents to, but has only licensed it to the kernel for free use with GPL open source code only, i.e. closed source/proprietary code is not allowed to use it.

Nvidia seems to have open sourced a tiny communication shim to try and bypass this restriction, so their closed source driver talks to the shim, and the shim talks to the restricted code in the kernel, that Nvidia does not have a license to use. This is a DMCA violation, hence why the Kernel devs are putting in preventions to block the shim, as far as I can see.

I don’t understand the small minority of commenters there defending a la soulless corp Nvidia, who is blatantly in the wrong here. Some commenters have gone as far as to call the Linux kernel maintainers “zealots”, would not be surprised if they are alts for Nvidia devs…

Edit: typo

lemann,

For me the worst was handed down PS1 games with awesome CD art… that just wouldn’t load ☹️

lemann,

I wouldn’t have thrown out my ~27" trinitron over a decade ago if I knew I’d have nothing to play my NES lightgun games on now 😭

lemann,

I miss Mario Kart tournaments under the desk during classes 😭. Even people without the game could use Download Play to join in (if I remembered the name of that feature correctly)

lemann,

If devs implement this under the pretense of being a “lost sale” that’s just saddening… there is no pirate that will go and blow 300 bucks on a Switch and 100 bucks on a game just for the ability to play it on a specific piece of hardware.

IMO this only hurts legitimate customers as DRM usually does, such as those with a switch + game already, and want to play it on their Steam Deck

lemann,

Watch Dogs and AC feel eerily similar, I wouldn’t be surprised if they are just swapping out assets, a map, and a standardised game story file format at this point.

IMO their game engine, formula and approach to franchises need to change drastically, if they truly want to demonstrate a fresh start to the public. Anything short of all three is going to feel like a half baked Ubisoft Special, regardless of how talented their writers may be

lemann,

Paradox has been very welcoming of modders in CS1, I see no reason why someone wouldn’t be able to make a mod for a socialist-inspired ideology in CS2, although that would be a biggg undertaking

lemann,

For me, CS1 shows how difficult it is to build effective roads. I solved traffic on my map with an extensive, fast and direct public transit network, and well-connected bike paths along the same alignment for those who don’t want to pay. For roads specifically, timed&sensor traffic lights (TMPE mod) and one way systems in built up areas work well too from what I’ve seen.

I am a little scared of the extra management they’ve popped in to CS2 but I’m hopeful they’ll get the balance right

lemann,

IIRC this exists in CS2, believe it was mentioned in a teaser video on their YT

lemann,

That looks really nice man, time and effort really paid off with such a nice looking keyboard at the end

lemann,

That sounds rough… hang in there man

lemann,

This is a little disappointing for me - I wanted to build from scratch on a more "human scale" or european style

Looks like I'll be on CS1 until the DLC comes out 😒

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