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Exhumed/PowerSlave can now be played easily with a cross-platform game engine
4 January 2020 at 12:50 am UTC

I assume this is based off the original PC version which had completely different map design and level structure compared to the Saturn version, though I'm not really familiar enough with Powerslave to be entirely certain.

You can now play the machine generated AI Dungeon 2 in your browser easily
29 December 2019 at 10:13 am UTC Likes: 1

Quote> get better
You decide that you're not worth it anymore and you get better. But you never forget about what happened. You always keep thinking about it whenever someone mentions the word "transgender".
> start doing pushups
You decide that you're not worth it anymore and you start doing pushups. Soon enough, your body starts changing into one of those of a woman!
A few years later, your sister comes home from school and sees all these changes to yourself.
> "I have gotten better!"
You decide that you're not worth it anymore and you shout "I HAVE GOT BETTER!". Your sister looks at you with surprise.
Your sister: "Wow, I didn't know."
You: "Yeah, I guess so."
> transform into man
You decide that you're not worth it anymore and you transform into a man. Your sister looks at you with shock.
Your sister: "What?!?"
You: "It's true, I've got better stuff than before."
She looks surprised.
> "I'm actually a shapeshifting alien!"
You decide that you're not worth it anymore and you say "I'M ACTUALLY A SHAPELING ALIEN!" She looks shocked.
Your sister: "Really? That's what you are?!"
I think I broke something...

Get Wasteland 2 Director's Cut FREE in the GOG Winter Sale, lots of Linux games going cheaps
12 December 2019 at 12:50 am UTC

If your experiencing crashes in Wasteland 2: Directors Cut at the loading screens, enter the command "ulimit -n 4096" into a terminal and then run the game via that same terminal window, probably best to make a bash script if this works for you.

Microsoft Teams is now available on Linux
10 December 2019 at 6:38 pm UTC Likes: 5

I have friends who ask me for tech help from time to time and one very common thing I've been requested to do is assist in the removal of Microsoft Teams from their PC. It comes with the MS Office Install that the local college provides, it seems to be a bit bloated and tends to slow down older laptops a tad, and for some reason is made to be more annoying to uninstall than the typical program.

It never really occurred to me that Microsoft Teams was anything besides bloatware.

Some early first impressions of Google Stadia played on Linux
24 November 2019 at 5:01 am UTC

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: BotonoskiMy current internet plan, which is there second worse options in terms of speed at 75 mbps (most days its barely half that), costs me $66.95 a month plus tax. If I wanted to remove the data cap I'd have to pay an additional $50 monthly fee.

Sounds like you need to wait for Starlink to get something decent. Paying $117 for 75 Mb/s is horrible. And ISP charging $50 extra for uncapped connection is a complete crook.

Even if I got the most expensive plan they got, I'd still have to pay an additional $50 a month to make that plan unlimited, which is just crazy. Not that I'd ever pay for their best plan, I'm absolutely certain they are throttling me on my current low end plan, so I kinda expect them to do that regardless of how much I pay.

Some early first impressions of Google Stadia played on Linux
24 November 2019 at 4:24 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Eike
Quoting: BotonoskiI really don't understand the appeal of game streaming, ain't really any savings for the consumer in the long run, especially considering how expensive internet tends to be in the US. My current PC cost me 2-3 months worth of a half decent internet plan

Germany is said to have bad internet conditions. I've got 50 Mbit/s for 30 bucks, no data cap. So my next PC will cost me 2-3 years(*) worth of the internet plan, and, way more important: I don't even need to pay anything additional for internet if I wanted to use Stadia.

(*) I really wonder what your internet and your PC cost if it's months for you...

My current internet plan, which was Comcast's second cheapest option at 75 mbps (though it's half that speed most days), costs me $66.95 a month plus tax. If I wanted to remove the data cap I'd have to pay an additional $50 monthly fee.

Some early first impressions of Google Stadia played on Linux
23 November 2019 at 3:35 am UTC

I really don't understand the appeal of game streaming, ain't really any savings for the consumer in the long run, especially considering how expensive internet tends to be in the US. My current PC cost me 2-3 months worth of a half decent internet plan and I just played through the entirety of The Outer Worlds on the thing. This kinda thing has far more benefits for companies than for consumers. There is a slight appeal for mobile gaming maybe, but frankly our modern smartphones are capable of amazing gaming feats all by themselves, no company is really taking advantage of all that power and it kinda makes me sad. We got a Witcher 3 port to the Switch, and that's really only a stones throw away from being an Android tablet. Though Android is far from being optimized for gaming, it probably needs a lot of work to get rid of the overhead.

Google have now expanded the launch titles for Stadia up to 22
18 November 2019 at 12:55 pm UTC Likes: 2

Really seems like they're rushing this out the door as quickly as possible when they're adding to their launch roster so soon before release. Really ought to make sure things are set in stone before you announce them in my opinion.

Stadia looks to be very limited at launch and not just the amount of games
17 November 2019 at 12:15 am UTC Likes: 1

Looks like another project for the Google Graveyard, I just can't see any game streaming service working unless the US's internet infrastructure is severely overhauled.

We Happy Few for Linux and Mac being refunded, to get an "unofficial" beta
12 November 2019 at 9:51 am UTC Likes: 8

I feel that Microsoft itself is growing closer and closer to straight up gutting Windows 10 and replacing the internals with some kinda Linux-Windows backward-compatible hybrid monstrosity, though that may just be my imagination/bizarre-fantasy. If that were to happen I gotta wonder how long, if ever, would it take for devs to move away from the compatibility layer and go full native.