Just to add to the list or clarify further
Ahh that’s gonna be a real hard find.
I thought OpenRGB would be able to give some starting point so I looked it up, but there’s a grand total of 11 supported gamepads, half of which are the PS controllers. So we’re out of luck there.
What sort of configurations are you looking to do with the controller that Steam Input wouldn’t cover? Cause if you don’t actually need specific features from the 8bitdo config software, it works just fine with Linux. In fact, I’m using one right now, and have been using it for years.
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Oh! That’s somewhat interesting to know.
But it’s worth noting that while word of mouth is one way, we can always just try launching the game without Steam to find out.
Sorry, I’m not sure I understand what you’re getting at
If that’s the case, then I actually don’t disagree with what you’re getting at.
And I was thinking that you started the mention of federal politics by quoting “Build Baby Build”, and that’s why I mentioned it.
And I don’t disagree with your take, and wouldn’t even dissuade your doubts that the LPC wouldn’t be effective at addressing the problem either, and exactly due to their policies of the past, and how it’s abundantly clear that there’s no political appetite from all the major parties to even point to the elephant in the room. I also agree that we are absolutely at risk of a hard rightward shift should this government fail to address our poly-crisis to a point where enough people would feel like they’ve gotten to a more decent place in life.
What I don’t think, however, is that people actually think that we should just build whatever. If anything, right now, I think most people don’t even have a good idea of what sort of houses are even needed, given Canada’s long history of just building SFH and condos, with nothing in between.
I do hope that whatever Carney’s planning with the Build Canada Homes initiative, that it would be based on informed plannings based on learnings we can bring in from around the world and not just Canada. Not holding my breath for it, but that would definitely put my mind at ease. There is, ofc, a lot more to expect out of this: how do you prevent opportunistic investors, individual and corporate, from buying out these units and essentially scalp the housing market; can we make sure that the most vulnerable amongst us can put a roof over their heads through this initiative, and not just helping those who are close to home ownership get over that barrier and we just end up with the same situation with a larger crowd of homeowners; how much resources are we actually talking about that would be required for this initiative, where are we sourcing them, and how will this affect our environment; zoning law changes; missing middle? Again, not holding my breath, cause there’s, so far, quite little proof to who have they talked to, and there’s very little message at the moment about all this. So I guess we will find out.
Honestly, I’m not sure why you quoted Carney now, for 2 reasons:
Sorry, but I think I read your original comment and thought it was unnecessarily snarky, and thought I’d make a comment about it.
“Build baby build” with sensibility ofc. A good chunk of unsold condos in Toronto prices out a lot of people, for incredibly small shoeboxes of units.
Again, you’d be forgiven for that. The design language around these sorts of license purchase has been frequently framed as a straight purchase by many companies on the Internet that it’s become essentially the norm that many don’t question. DRM is also proposed without ever stating that it essentially makes the end user purchase a license, as it frames itself as a way for the publisher to retain some control over the product that’s in their interest, and that the end user don’t even need to really know until the rights are exercised. It’s an infuriating piece of technology that is straight up designed to be a rug pull from the get-go.
But, again, to be fair, not all games on Steam have DRM from some info I’ve gathered before. It was impossible to tell, but I think Steam actually shows a little info box now to clarify that DRM is in place or not.
Perfect! Thank you!
As an outsider to interprovincial conflicts, I’m actually interested to know if the sentiment that Quebec should just become yet another anglophone province is actually widespread. I myself hadn’t heard much of such comments, but my circle is rather small, and they generally view Quebec favourably, and wish we (as in, Ontario, cause I live here) could do more together with Quebec, but is sometimes worried that they’ll be treated badly for their lack of ability to speak French properly if and when they visit. I too, in my very limited knowledge of interprovincial politics, wish that Quebec can continue to be its own province, with its own colours, cultures, influence, and politics.
That said, my impression of Canada’s multiculturalism isn’t one of assimilation, but rather one of a mosaic. But of course, that might not be true for some people (and “some” being some unknown percentage of the population), and I can understand the fear of demographic dilution; we’re literally seeing the likes of Russia and China playing this game in Ukraine, and West and Southwest China, respectively, using it as a justification to take over foreign land. But I don’t think it’s such a simple game of demographics. Quebec has put a high degree of requirement for good French proficiency to live effectively in the province, and if played properly with properly progressive policies, you can attract people who would want to defend Quebec’s status. If we’re simply rejecting anglophones because of a rejection of demographic dilution, and essentially rejecting the notion that these people may stand up for and with us, not only does that discredit us from criticizing others about assimilative multiculturalism, how are we different from racists? Having protectionist reasons doesn’t give us a free pass from racism.
And I also don’t agree with your defence of Quebec’s secularism laws. While I agree that state and religion should be separated, and yes that secularism laws should be in place, some policies that have been applied, such as the recent Bill 21, banning of hijabs and crosses in certain levels of professions, is nothing more than a gesture, to just show a facade of secularism without actually enforcing it, all while disrespecting the people practicing their religion, and essentially placing limitations on people’s cultures. Once again, we can’t preach multiculturalism while doing the exact opposite of it: erasing people of their cultural identity, even if it’s just in public. And if anything, such actions only push the influence that religions may have over civil and state affairs into the shadows, hiding behind suits and hair free of religious symbols on their bodies. I understand that Quebec’s is heavily influenced by the same secular principles practiced in France, but they seem to have a healthier take on secularism, allowing the Sikhs to continue wearing their turbans in all settings, for example. I can understand the fear of losing that balance and giving control back to religious institutions, but gestures that do not improve secularism are pointless, period, and they are much less when the side effects are similar to the very thing Quebec seems to fear happen to themselves: an erasure of their own identity.
I understand that this is a pretty sensitive topic for Québécois, and I understand that I may not have the full historical context to properly understand the viewpoints and stances of Québécois, and perhaps I’m just too firmly rooted in the viewpoint of humanism, but I find it difficult to be persuaded that the recent policies that are essentially protectionist or, even, nationalist, are helpful for Quebec’s position in public discourse, especially when it comes to criticisms from the rest of Canada, or the other way around.
All that’s to say, please enlighten me, about this threat from anglophone Canadians about essentially erasing Quebec identity, whether it’s a true threat or the amplification of a minority voice, and about how you think Bill 21 is good for Quebec and is actually progressive, and it’s not just a crude move towards secularism.