MoogleMaestro
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- Comment on [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ? 1 week ago:
Sure.
Valve’s operating system is read only and, when steam decides to update, any root level file changes will be lost between updates. This is partly good because the system will always be recoverable and update reliably, but comes with the downside that users have to take extra steps to install some base level packages (things like tailscale, syncthing etc. There’s always work arounds, but it’s not a guarantee that these work arounds will continue to work on new updates.)
OSTree is also a read only file system utility that allows packages to be layered, so users can install their own packages. When the operating system updates, these packages are rebased and preserved on the next update so user level changes can be preserved.
There’s more to this than that, but basically steam os is dependent on valve updating packages and generally leave all extensions either hand off or need to work around root filesystem. Ostree/silverblue/bazzite allow user modification by having a slightly more sophisticated updating process.
- Comment on [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ? 1 week ago:
I would say it’s great but would strongly recommend using Bazzite over steam OS even on the deck.
My biggest gripe with the steam deck is that it’s not well equipped to handle user packages in the same way OSTree is. Bazzite solves this while still mostly adhering to the design principles of steam os, so I feel it’s actually better than the stock operating system.
- Comment on Huge win for Internet freedom: Google must sell its Chrome browser 1 month ago:
Monkey paw says Oracle
Still better than Meta
I’m not so sure about that one chief. I think they both suck pretty hard.
- Comment on Huge win for Internet freedom: Google must sell its Chrome browser 1 month ago:
Mixed feelings on this.
I’m not entirely sure the internet landscape will change that much with google selling the browser side of their business and might only result in less funding and security for web browsers as a whole.
I say this as a Firefox user, fwiw. I honestly don’t think people only use chrome because google products work better on chrome. Frankly, I’ve never had a problem with a google service on a firefox browser.
- Comment on Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct on 13 November - WoW 2 months ago:
sigh You’re right.
Having said that, if they happen to fix Warcraft 3 Reforged, they might get on my good books. I’m not that hopeful for it, but I want a version of the game from 20 years ago that isn’t busted and can be played online again lol.
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- Dragon's Dogma 2 receives a new, easier Casual Mode difficulty available now in its latest update | RPG Sitewww.rpgsite.net ↗Submitted 3 months ago to gaming@lemmy.zip | 1 comment
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- Comment on Square Enix invests in Playtron for their Linux-based PlaytronOS - first Alpha out now 3 months ago:
Linux 🥳 Crypto and other bullshit 🤢
Well, you know, I guess I’ll take the good with the bad.
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- Ace Attorney Investigations Collection demo is now available (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC)www.rpgsite.net ↗Submitted 4 months ago to gaming@lemmy.zip | 0 comments
- Comment on Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2 4 months ago:
This is 100% justified.
These types of features have been regulated in fighting games for a long time. The ideal situation here would be for Razer to open source their firmware and establish a community-driven approved firmware design and let valve greenlight a specific configuration which can be parsed by the game’s executable (or, for tournaments, can be flashed for valid gameplay).
That’s my 2 cents at least.
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- Comment on Paradox CEO admits company made "wrong calls in several projects" in wake of Life By You's cancellation 5 months ago:
Right,
It seems like they realized with Cities Skylines 2 that their QA and overall output quality had to be higher and Life By You’s state must have been in such a position that they weren’t confident they could turn it around.
Ultimately, they need to do some good-will gesture around CS2 in order to gain the trust of the sim audience again and I don’t think it should be that difficult for them to course correct that game (though how they market it and get it in people’s hands is another question…)