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Overwatch has returned with new heroes and a new UI
12 Feb 2026 at 12:40 am UTC Likes: 5
12 Feb 2026 at 12:40 am UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: Purple Library GuyThere should be a game about submarines and/or scuba diving combat, called Underwatch.and the space version Outerwatch
Discord attempt to put out the fires with a clarification over new age verification
11 Feb 2026 at 5:44 pm UTC Likes: 1
Linux was not a full 'alternative' to windows in the beginning, many people still used it and it was good enough for them and to use as alternative OS for core functions. These days it can be said it is but it doesn't support anti-cheat or things such as the adobe suite of software so you can also say its not a realistic alternative in that case.
it's relative to how you use discord. For Multi-account, encrypted Rooms based chatting + video / audio calls and file sharing it is a kind of alternative.. just not like for like. Eventually we might see a fully featured platform with the EXACT same features but in the mean time for those motivated enough it will do the job.
11 Feb 2026 at 5:44 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: dpanterNot to trash Matrix but uh, it's not even remotely a realistic alternative. My personal opinion of course.Perhaps alternative is relative then. Of course it does not reach feature for feature parity, expecting that to be a complete alternative is unrealistic.
Linux was not a full 'alternative' to windows in the beginning, many people still used it and it was good enough for them and to use as alternative OS for core functions. These days it can be said it is but it doesn't support anti-cheat or things such as the adobe suite of software so you can also say its not a realistic alternative in that case.
it's relative to how you use discord. For Multi-account, encrypted Rooms based chatting + video / audio calls and file sharing it is a kind of alternative.. just not like for like. Eventually we might see a fully featured platform with the EXACT same features but in the mean time for those motivated enough it will do the job.
Discord attempt to put out the fires with a clarification over new age verification
11 Feb 2026 at 2:15 pm UTC Likes: 4
11 Feb 2026 at 2:15 pm UTC Likes: 4
For those stumbling across this GOL article who are not in the know. One good alternative is Matrix.
Join one server, the list is here:
https://servers.joinmatrix.org/ [External Link]
And then on Linux you can use one of many Clients available:
https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ [External Link]
I recommend https://flathub.org/en/apps/im.nheko.Nheko [External Link]
to log in (on Nheko at least), its a bit different from a typical corporate social media site like Discord , you would put @newfunkynameichose:tchncs.de
the name first then > : & then what ever server authenticator/database you chose to register your username. Other apps might do it different and require an @ for instance.
Hope that helps
Join one server, the list is here:
https://servers.joinmatrix.org/ [External Link]
And then on Linux you can use one of many Clients available:
https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ [External Link]
I recommend https://flathub.org/en/apps/im.nheko.Nheko [External Link]
to log in (on Nheko at least), its a bit different from a typical corporate social media site like Discord , you would put @newfunkynameichose:tchncs.de
the name first then > : & then what ever server authenticator/database you chose to register your username. Other apps might do it different and require an @ for instance.
Hope that helps
System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more
6 Feb 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC Likes: 3
6 Feb 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC Likes: 3
This looks like Gnome but without all the Bullshit.
GOG did an AMA and here's some highlights - like how they'll continue using generative AI
6 Feb 2026 at 2:39 pm UTC Likes: 3
a 'Super ethical corp Inc' moment. Not so ethical now it seems.
(depending on your stance on 'Ai')
ohh and lets remind people that Valve have no hard 'stance ' on DRM games either. There are titles on Steam you can download and move from drive to drive without even launching steam and they will still run, on Linux.
6 Feb 2026 at 2:39 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: tmtvlEvery platform has its issues, but at least GOG has an anti-DRM stanceeh, maybe im just getting tied up in word semantics but the word ' stance ' implies some kind of principled moral position. But in fact, it was just them carving a niche in a market that in any other way they could not compete. It was a financial business decision with the marketing aimed at "look see, we are authentic & care about freedom "
a 'Super ethical corp Inc' moment. Not so ethical now it seems.
(depending on your stance on 'Ai')
ohh and lets remind people that Valve have no hard 'stance ' on DRM games either. There are titles on Steam you can download and move from drive to drive without even launching steam and they will still run, on Linux.
AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release
4 Feb 2026 at 2:17 pm UTC Likes: 2
4 Feb 2026 at 2:17 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: neolithYou guys know about Valve Time, right? 😆yes, that's why valve is also releasing the ' Zimmer-Frame ' to account for the time it will take to release the product.
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time [External Link]
Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop
4 Feb 2026 at 2:11 pm UTC
4 Feb 2026 at 2:11 pm UTC
Quoting: bekoThanks for the info. Not to be lazy but i do sometimes wish Linux had more native apps with an actually decent GUI for doing cool stuff like this.Quoting: LoftyWhen you say you use ReShade is this on Linux ? Why is is needed for this, i get that OpenTrack is needed for head movements. What is handling the 3D'ification of the XR glasses for games.Sorry for the late reply. Must have missed the notification mail. There are various shaders for ReShade that split and shift the image for stereoscopic 3d. This requires access to z-depth buffer maps (and sometimes it picks up the wrong but this can be fine tuned per game).
In theory this could also be done with Vulkan but vkBasalt (which seems to be rather dead?) does not expose the depth maps at all so it's either native SBS or SBS with e.g. the Depth3D shader. ReShade requires DirectX so this works AFAIK(!) only for Windows games and this also works fine via Proton where the render pipeline with Wine/Proton looks like this: DirectX => ReShade => Vulkan.
The steps to get this running are exactly the same as on Windows. Install ReShade, fire the game up with the DLL overrides and configure the paths to the shader folder. There is a nifty script on Github that eases the process but it is really not required.
Google's Project Genie experiment allows creating interactive worlds with generative AI
4 Feb 2026 at 2:07 pm UTC
4 Feb 2026 at 2:07 pm UTC
Quoting: kuhpunktYou're just playing a video stream, not a static product. Nothing "exists" here. It's just so dumb.in before speed running Google maps.
Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop
27 Jan 2026 at 5:13 pm UTC Likes: 1
When you say you use ReShade is this on Linux ? Why is is needed for this, i get that OpenTrack is needed for head movements. What is handling the 3D'ification of the XR glasses for games.
thanks again.
27 Jan 2026 at 5:13 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: bekothx for the links it looks great. Im firmly in the camp of VR headsets are for standing and XR (AR?) glasses are for couch, PC desk, Bed situations (along side traveling i guess, but i prefer to remain situationally aware)Quoting: LoftyInteresting they work with Xreal glasses ? I thought they were just two screens made to look like one big one. How is it working as VR ?Can't compare that to VR but I use my XR glasses a lot: https://makertube.net/w/tq6uNTgnFM2aEYXZjM5Wx1 [External Link] (Demo: Breezy Desktop now with virtual desktops 😎)
This also allows me to experience Stereoscopic 3D with almost any game thanks to ReShade. Add OpenTrack to the mix and I get a very VR-like experience without the motion sickness on top. Works best with native support, of course. Demo footage with Elite Dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfR6vpO7UFs [External Link] (and unlike VR this even works "on foot" in ED)
YMMV.
When you say you use ReShade is this on Linux ? Why is is needed for this, i get that OpenTrack is needed for head movements. What is handling the 3D'ification of the XR glasses for games.
thanks again.
GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"
27 Jan 2026 at 5:02 pm UTC Likes: 8
Am i a good boy now, do i get a promotion ? Ohh OK, then maybe just another new project i guess.
... wait , you don't need me as much for the next 8 months ... wait you don't need me as much at all now, what's going on .. " 😆
At least extend the job a few months, jeez. There's always more work to do, and a company will typical NOT value something like this as much as you would like to think in terms of employee relations. And i know this is going to sound bad to some, but it kind of puts a lot of strain on the rest of a team to do the same, making the demands on everyone much higher & leading to everyone now having to rely on Ai more than critical thinking to pump out projects as fast as the previous bar was set. Playing right into the management / CEO's hands. At some point this 'extra efficiency' leads to a nice game of roulette as to which Dev gets to tell their family they are not economically viable anymore. I mean, don't shirk your responsibilities but you have to work out a good work life balance within your role.
So do your work well. Efficiently but learn how to play the game at least a little bit. Remember the management already learned how to play the game hence why they have so many 'strategic meetings' and paid for business trips to fancy hotels in foreign countries.
27 Jan 2026 at 5:02 pm UTC Likes: 8
Quoting: ArehandoroWhile I agree with you, in this case the person that did the estimate is the same that did the work in one day 😅" Hey look boss the thing i said would take 8 months took one day ! ,
Am i a good boy now, do i get a promotion ? Ohh OK, then maybe just another new project i guess.
... wait , you don't need me as much for the next 8 months ... wait you don't need me as much at all now, what's going on .. " 😆
At least extend the job a few months, jeez. There's always more work to do, and a company will typical NOT value something like this as much as you would like to think in terms of employee relations. And i know this is going to sound bad to some, but it kind of puts a lot of strain on the rest of a team to do the same, making the demands on everyone much higher & leading to everyone now having to rely on Ai more than critical thinking to pump out projects as fast as the previous bar was set. Playing right into the management / CEO's hands. At some point this 'extra efficiency' leads to a nice game of roulette as to which Dev gets to tell their family they are not economically viable anymore. I mean, don't shirk your responsibilities but you have to work out a good work life balance within your role.
So do your work well. Efficiently but learn how to play the game at least a little bit. Remember the management already learned how to play the game hence why they have so many 'strategic meetings' and paid for business trips to fancy hotels in foreign countries.
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