TheAgeOfSuperboredom

@TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arch-based distro EndeavourOS gets a new Ganymede release⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  EndeavourOS is great! It’s pure Arch with a few of their utilities included (which are easy to remove). I like that it provides a good set of defaults for a fully configured desktop system, so there’s no fiddling with installing every thing else you need after the initial OS installation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic CEO wants Valve and Steam to stop requiring devs to disclose generative AI usage⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why I used the word “decent” instead of something like “good”.

  Valve (along with Itch.io) also removed several LGBTQ2S+ games recently due to some complaints from payment processors, and I think that’s terrible. (your first link is not working at the moment, so maybe that was mentioned there?) GoG, on the other hand, released some of those removed games for free.

  Valve is absolutely not perfect and they have done other bad things before, but when you’re competing with Epic, or EA Origin, or whatever Ubisoft calls their shit, it’s easy to see why they dominate the market. GoG is probably the only other company that also behaves “decently”, has a good product, and is in a similar space with Steam.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic CEO wants Valve and Steam to stop requiring devs to disclose generative AI usage⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Another example that Steam doesn’t maintain dominance via market abuse, but rather by being decent in a market where the competition is downright awful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck LCD 256GB model on sale until December 1st!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hence me saying games run fine off an SD card after a reference to a quote falsely attributed to Bill Gates 😁

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck LCD 256GB model on sale until December 1st!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  256GB ought to be enough for anyone!

  I run most of my games off an SD card and it’s been fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Controller⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Touchpads on the Deck are really great for on screen menus for things like ability bars and whatnot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This guy! ☝ What a joker! 😂😂😂😂😂

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not lip service. The large platforms are now the official propaganda arm of fascism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Godfather of AI' says the technology will create massive unemployment and send profits soaring — 'that is the capitalist system'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tedious tasks are also great for assigning to juniors to help them learn.

  I’ll often use tedious tasks as a testing ground for new technologies as well. Tedium leads to innovation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Leaks again hint at Valve doing a proper Steam Machine Console⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For a lot of people, building a PC is magic. It’s just not something they’re familiar with, even if we consider it easy. I have smart friends who buy the worst off the shelf laptops, but it does what they need and they choose to spend their time on other things. Meanwhile, I check my local PC part shop for sales almost daily. 😄

  If this provides a good out of box experience, I can see the appeal.

  Also, it’s nice that you could buy a pre-built one or build your own if you want.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WebScreen is a customizable open source mini-screen that sits on your monitor to show notifications and more⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I want less notifications.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hori’s officially licensed Steam controller is coming to the US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone know how good Hori’s d-pad is?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tribes 3: Rivals already in trouble as developers shift focus elsewhere⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Early access wasn’t successful enough? WTF did they expect?

  Another example of why buying early access isn’t great.

  I was looking forward to this game too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Draw 7 and hope you get a good hand in the Steam Deckbuilders Fest⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You can build a Steam Deck now?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sunshine game streaming v0.22.0 adds HDR on Linux, Wayland + NVIDIA improvements⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It also works great as a replacement for RDP!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Supposed Steam Deck killers are missing the point⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  The Steam Deck is the full package that not only integrates the hardware and software, but is also an open system. Slapping a some inputs together onto a windows PC just isn’t the same thing.