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Latest Comments by tmtvl
The weekend chat - what have you been playing?
13 Sep 2020 at 6:24 pm UTC

Played nandgame [External Link]. It's basically an HTML5 game version of the book The Elements of Computing Systems [External Link]. Well, of the first 3 or so chapters anyway.
Also switched my applications and WM from a dark to a light theme.

TUXEDO announce the Polaris 15 and 17 Linux laptops ready for gaming
2 Sep 2020 at 5:12 pm UTC

With two browsers (Falkon and Firefox) open, while on other tags I have Konsole, Emacs, Okular, Kontact, Cantata, Steam, and Discord running I'm using 5661M RAM. While of course 16GB is always nice to have, it's not too much of a problem to make 8 work.

GOL asks: what are you playing? Come chat
22 Aug 2020 at 4:12 pm UTC Likes: 1

Playing with GNU Guile, working my way through SICP. It's like learning how to program after years of doing everything completely wrong.

The weekend round-up: tell us what play button you've been clicking recently
8 Aug 2020 at 3:57 pm UTC Likes: 2

No time to play games, I've been busy backing up my music from Google Play Music, which is being phased out by September.
I have caught a bit of a fright now, so I'm seriously wondering if there's a good way to back up my Steam library.

System76 are teasing their own brand Keyboard again
3 Aug 2020 at 9:21 pm UTC

All I want from a keyboard is 1: Dvorak layout, and 2: the ability to hit Ctrl+Y with one hand sans use of my thumb.

Changing your country on Steam has been made harder to battle VPNs
31 Jul 2020 at 12:31 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: LinasTo be honest, it has always escaped me how games in e.g. Russia cost like 10% of what we pay in the EU. I mean, I do get that purchasing power and salaries are very different, but we are talking about digital goods. It takes whatever amount of money it takes to make a game, in whatever country is was made. It's not like the prices in Russia are lower because it is somehow cheaper to distribute them in Russia. Somehow feels arbitrary and fake in the global economy.
Well, you sell people things at the price at which they'll buy it, not at the price that's fair.

Free and open source 3D creation suite Blender gets funding from Microsoft
29 Jul 2020 at 11:30 pm UTC

that's not much when split between a few developers
90,000 Euros is not much when split between a few devs? You could hire 30 devs off that. Maybe 20 after taxes, but still.

TUXEDO Computers announce the Pulse 15, a high-end AMD Ryzen laptop
21 Jul 2020 at 4:48 pm UTC Likes: 1

Owner of a pair of Tuxedo machines, I have to say they really deliver quality stuff. With exception for the CMOS battery going the laptop I bought with them has had no issues the past 6 years.

Developer of Robo Instructus gives out sales info after a year
17 Jul 2020 at 9:06 pm UTC Likes: 1

Hang on, why do you have the URL for the game on Steam included but not for Itch? Itch is a much better store as it allows you to tip the developer.

What have you been playing on Linux? Come and have a chat
5 Jul 2020 at 11:44 pm UTC

Quoting: TobyGornow
Quoting: tmtvlChrono Trigger on the SNES. Still one of the best, if not simply THE best jRPG around. I like the PSX version as well with the Toyama cutscenes, but unfortunately it's not quite as nicely optimized.
You're so right ! It's one of my favourite, close second to Xenogears, you should give it a try you hadn't already.
Yeah, Xenogears is great. It kind of reminds me of Legend of Legaia, but with better (as in, sprites rather than PSX 3D models) graphics and even moodier storytelling.