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- Comment on Discord rolls out a nice improvement for video calls on Linux 3 days ago:
No thanks.
Many of us use Linux to avoid depending on corporations like Discord, subjecting ourselves to their invasive practices, and having to ask permission to access our own data. These things are more important than virtual backgrounds in video calls (which we can get elsewhere anyway).
- Comment on Ultra rare floppy disk game twisted and slashed into shards by US Customs or DHL checkers — ruined Tsukihime 1999 demo was one of only 50 ever produced 1 week ago:
- Comment on Discord concede they mucked up their age verification system rollout, delays it, will still make some of you do it 2 weeks ago:
We shouldn’t have allowed a profit-driven corporation to be the gatekeeper of our communications and accumulated knowledge.
Alternatives exist now. They might be awkward for some use cases today, but they will improve.
Time to pack up and move.
- Comment on Slay the Spire 2 arrives March 5 with 4-player co-op 3 weeks ago:
In case you’re unaware, Klei is Tencent now.
- Comment on Archive Today (archive.is) is Down 3 weeks ago:
Friendly reminder that archive.org still exists.
- Comment on New Subnautica 2 video shows off a convenient and social dive elevator, while promising that multiplayer won't ruin single player 4 weeks ago:
Promised in the same way that the publisher promised the developers a big bonus, only to cheat them out of it later?
- Comment on I used an original iPod Nano in 2026, and it worked surprisingly well 5 weeks ago:
Why wouldn’t it?
- Comment on Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features 5 weeks ago:
The new AI controls panel will also enable users to manage five AI-powered features individually: browser translations, alt text generation for images in PDFs, AI-enhanced tab grouping with suggested names, link previews showing key points, and sidebar access to chatbots (including Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Le Chat Mistral).
I’m glad for that. I don’t want most of these things, but the translation feature is very useful, runs locally, and only activates when I click it.
- Comment on The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now 1 month ago:
The tech used by Minigalaxy is much more lightweight than Heroic. I would be inclined to use it if I wasn’t using Lutris and/or my own scripts instead.
- Comment on QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year 1 month ago:
I think there’s plenty of room between gimmick and mainstream for a viable product.
Not everyone uses a phone to watch videos. Not everyone cares if a phone is a little thicker if it means they get a real keyboard.
As for the other challenges, Sony/Ericsson proved years ago that they can be overcome, with the Xperia Mini Pro.
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- Comment on Peter Molyneux's final game Masters of Albion will release in April - "it's the culmination of my life’s work" 1 month ago:
Not to be confused with the MMO ganker hell that also has Albion in its title.
- Comment on KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller 2 months ago:
For people who still need it:
- Comment on The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026 2 months ago:
The biggest problem I’ve noticed with every “best distro for gaming” article and social media post is that the author invariably assumes their own needs represent everyone else’s.
The second biggest problem is that they almost always overstate their favorite distro’s gaming performance compared to all the others (spoiler: the differences are negligible) or else present others as though they lack something that cannot be easily added.
The best distro advice I can offer to a newcomer is to consider your other computing needs, like preferred release/upgrade cadence, or availability of help from an experienced friend, or vendor support for non-game software that you need. Pick a distro based on those things, and you’ll almost certainly be able to game on it with good performance, perhaps with a couple extra steps when setting it up in the first place.
- Comment on Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI 2 months ago:
I’d say that’s a pretty reasonable reaction.
Not nuclear. Human.
- Comment on Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers 2 months ago:
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
I feel this is a stupid abbreviation that needlessly obscures the subject from readers, in favor of corporation-indulgent branding.
404 Media, please do better.
- Comment on When a video codec wins an Emmy | The Mozilla Blog 2 months ago:
encoding can most often happen ahead-of-time.
If you’re counting in terms of viewer hours, then sure. However, given the rise of Twitch-style live broadcasts, I think the picture would be noticeably different if you count programming hours instead.
- Comment on The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years 2 months ago:
I editorializing titles as well, but so many headlines these days are written as clickbait, so finding a good alternative link is usually time consuming and sometimes impossible. I compromise by adding [the key info in brackets], which is widely recognized as acceptable when clarification is needed.
- Comment on Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama. 3 months ago:
the HDMI Forum (which manages the official specifications for HDMI standards) has officially blocked any open source implementation of HDMI 2.1.
- Comment on Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators 3 months ago:
nonillion
noun
nō-ˈnil-yən
US : a number equal to 1 followed by 30 zeros
also, British : a number equal to 1 followed by 54 zeros
- Comment on India asks smartphone makers to preinstall its cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi on phones 3 months ago:
- Comment on Make Amazon Pay 3 months ago:
I was interested in the topic, but that web page is blinding. Pity, that.
- Comment on Dangerous Firefox WebAssembly bug went undetected for 6 months 3 months ago:
affected all Firefox versions from 143 through early 145, and Firefox ESR versions before 140.5
- Comment on The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal 3 months ago:
The FBI’s report from August, prepared by its New York division, does not make clear how the bureau accessed the Signal group.
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- Comment on D&D tabletop-style RPG Battlemarked is out on PC today with a singleplayer mode for Baldur's Gate 3 nutters 3 months ago:
Never heard of it.
Demeo is a cross-platform cooperative adventure for up to four players that recreates all of the magic and camaraderie of gathering around a tabletop with friends to do battle against the forces of evil.
Huh. Looks like they combined a 3D virtual tabletop with a pre-made adventure, so you can play without a dungeon master.
- Comment on Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source 3 months ago:
Good judgment. There is at least one puzzle all about navigating a confusing area without a guide. Having a pre-made map would rob you of the challenge.
I second the suggestion of mapping by hand.
- Comment on JSAUX are teasing Steam Machine front panels with built-in screens 3 months ago:
The posts in question:
JSAUX @jsauxofficial
We are developing accessories for the new Steam Machine—and the final decision seems to be in your hands.
Pick your fighter:
1⃣E-Ink — slow refresh, smart look.
2⃣LCD — bright, battery killer.
3⃣Dot-Matrix — retro vibes only.
Vote in the comments👇.
We’ll build whatever wins… probably🤪.xcancel.com/jsauxofficial/…/1990418613380186120
Ink or pixels? Either way, all Steam Machine product updates drop on Reddit first.✨
- Comment on It's not just you: Cloudflare, and half the Internet, is down 3 months ago:
You mean a single company being gatekeeper and man-in-the-middle to so much of the world’s web traffic?
What makes you think it’s not being exploited already?
- Comment on Guild Wars Reforged, a free 20th anniversary revamp of the original Guild Wars, arrives this December 3 months ago:
Looks like it’s free to people who bought any of the existing campaigns. Not to new players.