squaresinger

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else use their steam deck as a PC? How's it?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess, most people who buy a steam deck already own a PC.

  Would be the same for me. I’d get a steam deck to game on the go, but I already have (multiple) PCs. So why would I replace my PC with a Steam Deck?

  It might be an use case for a student or other young person who is getting their first device, but then again I feel if you have only one device, a laptop is the more sensible, more versatile choice.

  I’m pretty sure that for most people a steam deck or similar device is a secondary or tertiary device.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung phones embedded with 'unremovable' Israeli spyware⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The region is quite an important part of the message.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone on a H-1B (or any other kind of visa) should get out as long as they still can.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gaming handheld prices are out of control, except for the Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Total agreement.

  It sucks when a device category dies and disappears. Most people might not care, but those who do really do, and it sucks when you can’t upgrade to what you want anymore.

  I’m not a handheld guy, but for me, it’s phones with keyboards.

  So if there’s somebody making boutique devices for niche audiences, more power to them!

  Handheld gaming PCs are really not necessary devices, so if you can’t afford a high-end one, get a cheap one. And if you can’t afford that, stick a gamepad on your phone and boot up a switch emulator or winlator.

  Leave people their niche hobbies!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That happens so often with non-corporation FOSS. Some dude makes something cool and shares it for free, and in turn they get a butload of entitled support requests of idiots who think that “customer is king” applies for stuff they didn’t pay for too, and who think that the developer owes them something for using his software.

  A similar thing happened with M66B. He got so fed up that he pulled all his apps. Luckily people managed to talk him out of it, but it’s really understandable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because he kept getting entitled support requests for badly packaged versions of his project in some linux distros.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The entitlement is strong. But not with the person who creates an open source emulator in their spare time and gives it away for free, but for those who demand free support.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Help] Buying Steam Deck locally vs internationally⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Especially considering that warranty is usually region-locked. You usually can’t claim warranty from outside of the country where you bought it.

  So if your friend in France has to claim warranty, they’d have to first ship it to Canada so that someone else (e.g. you) can do the warranty claim for them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Help] Buying Steam Deck locally vs internationally⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, warranty is usually region-locked, even if the device is not.

  Buying a steam deck in Canada usually gives you warranty in Canada. So of you then use the device in France and it breaks, then you have to first ship it to some friend in Canada, so they can do a warranty claim.