curbstickle

@curbstickle@anarchist.nexus

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anything important enough to be secured you probably dont want to involve a magnet for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly that.

  Its mostly common on commercial devices still, but it is defined.

  https://www.usb.org/document-library/usb-type-cr-locking-connector-specification

  As an example:

  https://www.startech.com/en-us/cables/usb31ccslkv1m

  Though again, a lot of this could be mitigated with a loop, strain relief, and inserting from above into a port rather than letting gravity pull it down. But it would be nice to see side screw locks be more common with usb-c.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To mention, this is also a problem with HDMI (but not DP).

  But just have the usb-c insert top down instead of bottom up, include room for a small loop and cable retention to ensure slack doesnt put pressure on the port. This easily allows for fixed connections with usb-c.

  There are also side-screw locking connectors for usb-c. With HDMI, a top-screw option was made for more fixed install scenarios. That design is ugly af and uses a massive amount more room than the usb-c screw lock approach.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Controller 2 May Be Able To Detect How Far Away Your Hands Are From It - Steam Deck H⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  … I had one.

  I played top gun with it. A lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Flow chart for choosing a Linux distribution⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  New to Linux > No > Do you value your mental health and sanity > No > Arch Debian.

  In fairness to me, I mostly run old hardware and don’t give a shit about anything flashy. Arch is my 2nd favorite for desktop use though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Is Abandoning Windows 10. Hackers Are Celebrating.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to my plan! Ive got a good chunk of change set aside for some tiny/mini/micro to add to the others.

  Also looking to pick up some ’new’ laptops for me and the kids.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Much more simple: don’t use Meta anything.