SmoochyPit

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[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

My old keyboard was a cheap $30 membrane one, and it was a painted metal plate with a plastic shell on the back for the internals. The edge of it was rounded, but it was still just a single edge, maybe 5mm thick, so I used to give myself bruises trying to flick in FPS games. They were literally just a vertical line on my thumb.

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

I’m surprised by the love here for the number pad! I saw mainly benefits for getting a 60 or 65% when I was considering a keyboard kit:

  • More space for moving my mouse to the left. I play FPS games with a pretty low sensitivity, and I used to flick my thumb into my keyboard.
  • More portable. My keyboard can connect with Bluetooth or usb-c so it’s nice to be able to use with a tablet
  • Less switches to lube and install when I assembled it
  • No redundant keys, though I had to learn traditionally typing numbers. But now I don’t have to move my hand position to type them.

I do prefer vim for text editing, so I have less use for some of the special keys. But they’re still nice to have for shortcuts or keybinds.

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

Haha, Jonathan, I am shitting toothpaste

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That surprises me to hear that gamescope doesn’t have issues with it, seeing as it’s not designed for managing floating windows. Does the game implement its own window system, or does gamescope have a window system?

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 26 points 4 months ago

(Replying to myself) Even if these numbers are legit, we don’t know the process or exact metrics used.

This data may include falsely banned players on Linux (which was reported before they restricted Linux) and may exclude many cheaters on Windows (any of those who weren’t caught). We don’t know.

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 63 points 4 months ago (5 children)

They tweeted this graph in early December:

[…] In this chart, we're displaying the infection rate, or the rate of matches that had a cheater present. […]

Note how the graph is missing labels and how neither it nor the tweet include information on how these metrics were gathered.

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I interpreted “what’s your problem” as “what’s the issue with doing it”, since the article says the issue “really polarized them”, and the other response was opposed to the action.

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Even if Meta makes better hardware (let’s say they just consistently make headsets that are 20% faster, lighter, and cheaper than the equivalent Android XR headset), I still don’t think that will matter in the long run[…]

I disagree with this conclusion. I think XR will remain mainly used for immersive experiences, rather than a stand-in for a phone or tablet. For that, price, performance and comfort all matter!

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

From my experience, phasmo’s proximity chat works in-game, but not in the lobby.

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

inconsistency with icons and design in some areas

Sounds like a straw man argument. What Linux user would cite that as a complaint against Windows?

(I use arch btw)

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

My ds4 works out of the box— the touchpad even maps to the mouse cursor (I use libinput and Wayland).

Ds4drv, if you use it, will override the default kernel driver I believe. Make sure it’s not emulating an Xbox 360 controller, unless you want that.

ArchWiki also mentions that you need to disable hidraw in Wine. Maybe that’s related, if you have issues with Windows games?

[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you’re feeling adventurous, you could compile Marlin yourself. I did it to use a pin as an “off” signal for my fans, but ended up tinkering with options like linear advance. The set up isn’t too hard, but you need vscode.

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