Latest Comments by emphy
Linux Mint partners up with Framework, also working on Night Light for Cinnamon desktop
4 November 2024 at 11:00 am UTC Likes: 3

Great fan of mint, and keeping an eye on the framework for my next system.

Still hoping, against all hope, that someone will come along and mod in a classic-thinkpad-layout keyboard with trackpoint included.

AYANEO continue teasing the AYANEO 3 Code: REVO handheld
29 October 2024 at 1:53 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: RavenWingsNot a fan of this fake-hype-BS. Usually its not sign of anything good to come.
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For all the fakeness, they got this upcoming product on gamingonlinux's front page.

Again.

While being known for delivering all their x86 handhelds with windows pre-installed.

Raspberry Pi launch their own SSDs and SSD Kits, along with SD Cards
27 October 2024 at 4:50 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: prosoorHello,
I am using RPI 5 for my Desktop station since 12/2013.
I never had any speed problems with SD CARD providing the card is AT LEAST U3 (just 10 or U1 won't suffice).
The processor is limited, so having a ultra speedy disk won't be much of the improvement, and if it's true that the hat is covering over the processor and if the processor can't be any longer cooled with the coolsink, then it's a huge step back bacause RPIs heat a lot (if used as a desktop PC). If this is true then I won't get this hat.

Also get a decent case with your RPI. FLIRC case with passive cooling is excellent and looks megacool. https://flirc.tv/products/raspberry-pi-5-case

The biggest problem people have with using the sd card is not speed, but reliability.

Rightly or wrongly, sd cards on pies have a reputation for dying quickly.

<waiting for the joke that one shouldn't be eating sd cards>

Rockstar Games Launcher (GTA V, Red Dead Redemption) gets updated for Steam Deck
25 October 2024 at 3:19 pm UTC Likes: 10

QuoteRockstar Games released an update to the Rockstar Games Launcher which actually includes an improvement for Steam Deck players.

They removed it? ^_^

Raspberry Pi launch their own SSDs and SSD Kits, along with SD Cards
24 October 2024 at 12:58 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: nwildnerInteresting stuff the M.2 Hat, and maybe pair it with other NVMe - https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/m2-hat-plus/

Not a fan of having said hat placed on the cpu side, right at the ideal place to hinder cooling.

There's alternative m.2 hats that fit on the other side of the pi (should one call those boots?).

Even more interesting to me: Argon have released a new case with m.2 support for the pi5 that doesn't get in the way of their cooling solution of turning the top of the case into a cpu heatsink: https://argon40.com/products/argon-one-v3-m-2-nvme-case

EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux
23 October 2024 at 12:57 pm UTC Likes: 10

Quoting: finaldest
Quoting: emphyPerish the thought of allowing players to find their own trusted communities (i.e. friends) to play the game without anti-cheat with.

I know right. Why cant we have the ability to create our own servers free of DRM.

You don't know? Old-style hosting by players would give them too much power to avoid the in-game peddling of extra manure.

What would be the point of trying to sell that fancy sparkly super-gun with silly victory dance if players were able to mod in much better stuff themselves?

EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux
23 October 2024 at 12:44 pm UTC Likes: 6

Perish the thought of allowing players to find their own trusted communities (i.e. friends) to play the game without anti-cheat with.

Get the Atari 50 collection plus various classic Recharged games in this Humble Bundle
21 October 2024 at 2:42 pm UTC

Does the atari 50 collection come with a link for just the roms at any of the shops?

Not interested in all the hoopla that comes with it and would prefer to bring my own emulator. An 11.7GB download (as stated on gog) seems a bit excessive for my use case.

Rogue Legacy 1 source code released
16 October 2024 at 6:51 am UTC

Looks to me that if the code were released under a creative commons license, it'd be CC BY-NC-SA.

So, I'd be pretty comfortable with calling it OSS BY-NC-SA, despite it not adhering to one of the "official" open source licenses.

All three Szymanski brothers are working on a chaotic Harry Potter inspired game
16 October 2024 at 12:12 am UTC Likes: 1

QuoteI know calling it a rip-off might seem harsh, but — just look at it. I do mean it in the nicest possible way as well. What you get is an overly silly wizarding sandbox game to run around in and cause some ridiculousness either alone or with friends.

"Parody" is the word you're looking for.