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Flathub moves to ban nearly all apps and submissions made with generative AI
29 May 2026 at 12:52 pm UTC Likes: 13
29 May 2026 at 12:52 pm UTC Likes: 13
Next up Canonical say that they are highly welcoming of Ai generated content in their SNAP packages.
(this is a joke obviously. or is it, i can't tell anymore.)
(this is a joke obviously. or is it, i can't tell anymore.)
Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
28 May 2026 at 10:30 pm UTC
28 May 2026 at 10:30 pm UTC
Quoting: CyborgZetaYes, perhaps it is that.Quoting: LoftyIt's easy to assume power by claiming "national security" or some kind of crisis. I'm not Canadian, but I imagine Carney feels he can, or must, do whatever he feels is necessary to counter Canada's southern neighbor; and the Liberals will move in lockstep with him. Any attempt to undermine Carney from within will be viewed as an attempt to undermine Canada. I mean, the Prime Minister is only doing what's necessary to protect Canadian sovereignty, right? When you have a southern neighbor currently being ruled by scum such as He Who Shall Not Be Named, everything's on the table.Quoting: Purple Library GuyAt this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.Just about every global leader right now is attempting to become a king of sorts. it seem they believe that the writing is on the wall for Democracy as we know it. Like there is some greater project happening behind the scenes.
Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
28 May 2026 at 9:57 pm UTC
28 May 2026 at 9:57 pm UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyAt this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.Just about every global leader right now is attempting to become a king of sorts. it seem they believe that the writing is on the wall for Democracy as we know it. Like there is some greater project happening behind the scenes.
Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
28 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
There are currently around 32 million households in the US (for example) considered 'high income' (albeit that number is falling rapidly no doubt). If you don't typically expect to exceed that target for your customer base it might be seen as a more logical choice for some companies to go that route.
not an economist, just something i read.
28 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
Quoting: hardpenguinFrom being the most affordable to the "only for hardcore hobbyists" niche 🫤Not sure if true, but i read that there is a new current economic model where it's cheaper to sell fewer items at a higher price than many items at a budget price , when you factor in the costs of manufacturing (parts , energy costs , shipping, taxes etc..). And that this model is directly targeting high income households and forgoing the broad base of lower income households.
There are currently around 32 million households in the US (for example) considered 'high income' (albeit that number is falling rapidly no doubt). If you don't typically expect to exceed that target for your customer base it might be seen as a more logical choice for some companies to go that route.
not an economist, just something i read.
Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
27 May 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC Likes: 3
27 May 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: GustyGhostI get that your angry about all of this as are a lot of people. But i don't think dunking on people with a 'lower cognitive aptitude' is very fair. Comes off as condescending & elitist.Quoting: StellaAI is aimbotting for the mind. It enables individuals of lower cognitive aptitude to compete with those of the average. All of this AI induced destruction is so that mouth breathers can offload their thinking outside their skull.Quoting: KlaasThank you AI. The prices – like the RPI ones – are horrible.I hope all the AI generated slop was worth it for this.
Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client
16 Apr 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC Likes: 4
16 Apr 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC Likes: 4
Quoting: spiffykWell, at least they don't have an anus for the logo.Ainus
Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"
16 Mar 2026 at 3:30 pm UTC Likes: 2
16 Mar 2026 at 3:30 pm UTC Likes: 2
Maybe they can do a spinoff light weight version and call it mounjaro
Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns brings the absolute classic to a modern audience
14 Mar 2026 at 9:58 pm UTC
14 Mar 2026 at 9:58 pm UTC
Quoting: FeistIT Came from the Desert,oh heck yea. Non Ai sloppa remaster please !
The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices
27 Feb 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC Likes: 1
27 Feb 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC Likes: 1
To be fair it felt unlikely that this thing was ever going to ship on time and if it did the hardware would have already been not in step with some of the larger handheld brands. The specs felt old just as they were announcing it.
Not to mention ARM gaming is coming on at an insane rate and the chipset's are more suited to mobile gaming. Im not sure how fast a Snapdragon Elite is in comparison to an X86 APU of comparable cost but given the huge never ending global demand for phones/tablets we see these chipsets getting upgraded & refreshed faster, like real upgrades not like AMD who change the naming convention and keep the last GPU inside a slightly updated CPU.
Not to mention ARM gaming is coming on at an insane rate and the chipset's are more suited to mobile gaming. Im not sure how fast a Snapdragon Elite is in comparison to an X86 APU of comparable cost but given the huge never ending global demand for phones/tablets we see these chipsets getting upgraded & refreshed faster, like real upgrades not like AMD who change the naming convention and keep the last GPU inside a slightly updated CPU.