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This is awesome xD

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Quoting: ScottCarammellgood, for as much as I think Steam Input is a great system it being closed-source and Steam-exclusive makes it something I'm weary about reliance on. I can't imagine why Steam Controller doesn't work with X-input out-of-the-box when all of their other hardware works with or without official Steam software...

Here's my crack theory: most PC players have Windows machines and most PC players buy games on Steam. Maybe the idea is that players will use the mouse mode of the Steam Controller to open Steam, instead of having to switch to their mouse and keyboard? That way, you can sit back on your couch or desk chair without touching anything but the Controller.

probably, but some way of getting it into X-input without any use of Steam would still be far preferable. that's probably my biggest issue with the controller so far; far from a dealbreaker, but a concern nonetheless.

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Quoting: tmtvlInteresting, especially considering Oxygen is going to make a comeback. KDE 6.7 may turn out beautiful as well as incomparably usable.

I'm already using a combination of oxygen and breeze on my laptop, it creates a great blend of 3D design from late 2000s (Aero / Windows Vista & 7) and flatter UI from 2010s (Metro / Windows 8 & 10)
Here are my settings:
* Colors: Breeze classic
* Application Style: Oxygen
* Plasma Style: Breeze. I'd use Oxygen but it is dark theme only
* Window Style: Breeze
* Icons: Breeze
* Cursor: Oxygen White
Accent color is a bright shade of pink but shouldn't matter on the overall look

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Quoting: Phlebiac

Quoting: F.Ultrayou cannot write "HDMI compatible" without using the words "HDMI"

That is generally protected, and not a trademark violation. "This ointment is Band-Aid compatible" isn't that different from "this cable is HDMI compatible". No one thinks the ointment is made by Band-Aid, just that they work together just fine.

Consumers generally don't care about official licensing, as long as it works correctly. Surely you are familiar with the inkjet printer racket? Less expensive ink cartridges are compatible with the brand name printers.

The fact is that both the US and EU border protection agencies have a HDMI adopters database against which they check every single electronics shipment that contain HDMI ports and if you are not on the list the entire cargo is destroyed. So while normal trademark law might not cover the "HDMI compatible" it is not a loophole for HDMI in particular. How they managed to get this special treatment I do not know but they do.

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Quoting: LeprottoI am concerned on RDNA2 it will be just a label, more or less. Not supporting INT8 natively will make it a burden to emulate.

AFAIU all DLSS versions are supported back to the 2070 series and they don't all work super well with it, but it gives the end user a choice. I'm glad AMD is finally going to do the same.

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Quoting: EikeThese posts are the first time I ever heard of this. And I have two young daughters...

DO NOT GOOGLE IT. Please. I did, and... believe them. Kinda like the german "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil". *shudder*

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Quoting: CaldathrasNeedless to say, 3G is being phased out in Canada and we are under pressure from our carrier to get a new phone.

All cool (except what I quoted). With my model I would replace the modem to a 5G one and continue using my phone. That is possible due open hardware and the hardware design with standardized M.2 modem connection. I hope more companies are producing such devices.
Anyway, this is indeed far offtopic. If you want we can continue writing on forum.

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Quoting: ScottCarammellgood, for as much as I think Steam Input is a great system it being closed-source and Steam-exclusive makes it something I'm weary about reliance on. I can't imagine why Steam Controller doesn't work with X-input out-of-the-box when all of their other hardware works with or without official Steam software...

Here's my crack theory: most PC players have Windows machines and most PC players buy games on Steam. Maybe the idea is that players will use the mouse mode of the Steam Controller to open Steam, instead of having to switch to their mouse and keyboard? That way, you can sit back on your couch or desk chair without touching anything but the Controller.

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Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneDo I have a cellphone? Yes. But it also runs Linux on purpose to have a lifespan that exceeds any smartphones lifespan [...] There are a lot of people doing the same as me.

Kind of off topic here, but in support of your statement above, my wife and I have the same model of cellphone and we have been using them for 8 years. The phones are perfectly functional (aside from sending and receiving multimedia texts) but they don't support VoLTE, so voice is done over 3G while data uses 4G LTE. Needless to say, 3G is being phased out in Canada and we are under pressure from our carrier to get a new phone. But, you have to admit that 8 years was a good, long run in the cellphone world. Neither my wife nor I have bought into the idea of disposable equipment that both Google and Apple push so heavily in the cellular industry.

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I love the way it starts moving around when it hits the deeper notes!

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Quoting: tmtvlInteresting, especially considering Oxygen is going to make a comeback.

Surprised I didn't notice it was missing. Going to have to rethink some of my basic ideas about metabolism.

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Quoting: LachuI think there should be only putting text: „We can block to ran this game at all without reasons at any time”. That's what should be enough. People would not buy right to play this kind of game if they read this text and do not agree.

I think most gamers have realized by now that devs can shut down a game for any or no reason at all, on any day they wish. They're still buying these games, among things because every single dev on the planet is doing it. I don't think the free market will fix this.

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Quoting: PenguinThis is one of the many reasons why I love Valve! While most other gaming companies are focusing on cutting-edge technology or chasing the next golden goose, Valve is investing in their community having FUN! And fun is all that should matter when it comes to gaming. Well played!

While I totally agree with the feeling, I'm not sure Valve has much to do with this particular fun?
Or did they have to enable this somehow?

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This is one of the many reasons why I love Valve! While most other gaming companies are focusing on cutting-edge technology or chasing the next golden goose, Valve is investing in their community having FUN! And fun is all that should matter when it comes to gaming. Well played!

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Does it have a mic?

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The game crashes at the splash screen on my 3090 (580 driver) but works on a different system with a 9070 XT. So I'm happy enough. I'll troubleshoot it later.

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Before anyone ask, someone already played bad apple on it.

that is a cool feature that reminds me that wii mote had the ability to playback sounds, if i remember correct, this was used in some games like "the ring" game where you receive an phone call and put the controller at your ears to listen to the message.

well, i tried to google it but cant find any evidence of this game existing...

anyway i hope some developer take advantage of it with some unique gimmicks.

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Take-Two strikes again? Regardless of the reasons for this, they remain relentlessly greedy scum.

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Quoting: Phlebiac

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: PhlebiacNot sure what the timeline was for other package formats, but Yellow Dog fixed this for RPM with yum - in 2003, according to Wikipedia.

Maybe, but as I recall, Yellow Dog was specialized for Mac hardware!

Sure, but yum was not restricted to Yellow Dog Linux. It's "Y"ellowdog "U"pdater "M"odified to work on other systems. The YellowDog predecessor came a few years earlier (see Wikipedia). Nowadays, yum has been replaced with dnf, but it had a long run.

Guess I started earlier than I thought, or Yum came into common use later than Wikipedia claims, because I was definitely wrestling with rpms for a few years. And Mandrake's urpmi came before Yum.

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I was happy when the original Steam Controller would play about 6 notes of Still Alive when you powered it off!

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So stupid, love it. :D

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Quoting: LachuI think there should be only putting text: „We can block to ran this game at all without reasons at any time”. That's what should be enough. People would not buy right to play this kind of game if they read this text and do not agree.

I doubt it'd work if they added they could also legally shoot you if you complain about it.

I agree this needs to be regulated. The industry has become firmly anti-consumer.

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Interesting, especially considering Oxygen is going to make a comeback. KDE 6.7 may turn out beautiful as well as incomparably usable.

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Reminder to keep things civil, I will remove comments from people who direct any insults at another.

And as a kind reminder - please don't quote uncivil comments as it makes it a mess to clean up if we remove them 👍

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I love it when a plan comes together.

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Quoting: PyronickLet's hope this entices Android/Google TV app developers to finally hop over to true Linux.

This! A Google/Apple free TV box. Something I've been dreaming about a lot, lately.

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I think there should be only putting text: „We can block to ran this game at all without reasons at any time”. That's what should be enough. People would not buy right to play this kind of game if they read this text and do not agree.

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AI is rather good here. Hackers can use it to find bugs, but some AI tools are available to everyone, so there big change people will report bugs.

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Quoting: shadowofwardoh wow so glad they finally did this. I'm as 7900 user and it does everything i need it to and works better on linux anyways. Now gaming on old and future titles i can still hang on for the higher frame rates. Everything is to expensive in this hobby so best to made do with what you've already got ;)

Not only that, but for 7900xtx there is literally no replacement from newer generations of GPU from AMD.
The whole fsr4.1 before announcement felt like weak attempt of planned obsolescence.

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Quoting: EikeNow as you're saying it: Isn't kate being abandoned?

Don't administer a shock to me. It is one of my most used KDE applications lately. Kate is just not included into KDE Linux itself (per default) as far as I understand this and you still can install it.

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