grimaferve

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[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interestingly, ExplorerPatcher recommends not using it on work machines. Dev knows their target audience, LOL. Probably more of a CYA type thing, you know, in case M$ break something and leaves it inoperable, but for a work machine I'd want to run it as stock as possible.

But it's probably the only software that fits your need of being FOSS... Did you get better?

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

31M, I don't regret getting mine out at all. My case was impacted molar. 2 months after removal and I feel so much better.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

Will they be piloting this one with a controller as well?

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Important to note those in-game purchases Fubarberry mentioned are critical to the game's future, yet it's still possible to play without opening the wallet. It's rare that a game which is funded by MTX doesn't constantly tell you how much you're missing out on by not buying stuff.

The catch is that selling to other players is a hassle without the premium stash tab and IMO, PoE1's default 4 stash tabs is simply not enough beyond act 10. If you only play the "Solo Self-Found" mode, it doesn't matter too much since you only pick up stuff for yourself.

It is very easy to fill up with currency, gems, essences, maps, league mechanic stuff, levelling uniques as well as the usual stuff you pick up while levelling like belts and rings.

I say, if you end up enjoying the game enough to open your wallet, $30 is enough to fully enjoy the game, and your purchased stash tabs carry over between leagues, and between games where possible.

It's also nice to know that the people getting all those "firsts" in chat at the start of a league aren't hacking in items, as in Diablo 3 console edition.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Indeed, I remember playing with lockscreen widgets! I miss Icecream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 10 points 3 months ago

Even though it's typically associated with KDE and Linux, it's also available on Windows. Good for people who haven't made up their mind yet. It's a great text editor with a feature-set similar to other advanced notepads.

I'll be real though, if I hadn't jumped ship 3 years ago, I'd be cutting my losses with Windows here.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 4 points 8 months ago

Honestly, neither. Got a good local takeaway about 5 minutes on foot, don't even need to drive. Bit cheaper and I get to eat in the comfort of my own home.

If not that, then I'd rather go to a supermarket and pay up for one of the nice pizzas.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 12 points 11 months ago

I remember when compact was hidden - apparently this was a change driven by telemetry. It was possible that there's an overlap between those who use compact and those who turned off telemetry. I wouldn't be surprised if something similar also occurs with Pocket being left on too.

If compact breaks in a future update, it'll probably be removed altogether. At that point, best option would be userchrome customisation.

IIRC, this change was made ahead of the impending UI overhaul. This combined with the Windows 11 getting bigger touch-friendly UI elements understandably didn't sit well with many people.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really. Most recommend Framework because their laptops are open to the point where third parties can make random peripherals that fit the expansion ports. They have a page to help with choosing a distro for their hardware as well. It's great to see this level of open-ness and repairability in a laptop. Naturally, Linux users gravitate to such a brand.

System76 leverage their own distro, Pop!_OS as a selling point for their laptops, as they have some degree of control over the hardware and software.

The other maker I'd recommend is Tuxedo Computers who also maintain their own distro for hardware they sell.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a SD user, but a desktop gamer who found your post. I wouldn't be surprised to see people on the fediverse say they often play games outside of Steam.

The non-techy people I know treat the thing like a console and refuse to use desktop mode for games. That's the catch of the Steam Deck. It runs Linux underneath, but most people never (want to) interact with it. I love it for what it does for Linux gaming but there's more to PC gaming than just Steam - Although I'm aware that Steam probably underprices these with hopes to recoup the loss back on Steam purchases.

(Also your method isn't really hacky, that's just kind of how binary executables work in Linux, plus the steps to add it to Steam)

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember in XP, Vista and 7 using the UXtheme dll mod to get third party themes. First the loss of the sidebar then the drop-off of themers. I skipped 8 and by 10 I'd had enough. Didn't really come back to theming until I made the jump to full-time Linux in 2022. Theming support being there by default in KDE is amazing. I miss the 2007-2018 themes but Oxygen keeps me happy for now.

[–] grimaferve@fedia.io 4 points 1 year ago

Who needs a monitor when it's all AI powered anyway? Just ask your AI, it'll handle everything for you!

Embrace minimalism!

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