Age verification? Sure, do it.
In fact, should just be mandatory to access social media at this point (fully on board with Australia's plan here).

Think your kids might be right here.
There is no way your data is fully safe anywhere - you'd have to be off the grid, essentially, to achieve that.And since that is the case, quite frankly: Why bother?
That's a much better lesson to teach kids than appear all tinfoil hat to them with cumbersome "solutions".

You are really living upto your username there Mr Sheep :grin:

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Quoting: Purple Library Guyshouldn't it be comparatively easy to just make some older-Linux snapshots in something like Flatpaks? I mean, Linux development was all done in public and archived like crazy, all the old stuff is available. And as a preservation tool for Linux programs, it would have the advantage that it would work for Linux programs.

that's certainly an idea, although there has to be the intention to do it i guess. There is the issue of runtime compatibility afaik, app's have to be updated to support a new runtime version.even though flatpak is generally backwards compatible it's not a complete container as such.

But perhaps an expert can chime in on how well a flatpak would be for semi-archival purposes for older games ?

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i feel like people need to look at proton / wine as not just a compatibility layer but more like a preservation tool, or perhaps a preservation container. it's good for everyone and as pointed out by @Shmerl is actually better than native in practice, Linux is too chaotic to be long term compatible as it's always evolving fast & changing,

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i was wondering at some point if AMD themselves were going to release the code to this anyway once the next gen of cards were announced and the FSR4 hype had died down a bit?

Just looking at the guide here, and the fact you also need to be in developer mode, follow the deckyloader guide, optiscaler guide before following the FSR4 guide, before adding a launch command to each and every game doesn't make it user very friendly for everyday gaming folk.

It would be nice if an official plugin system was supported by valve on the SteamDeck (for desktop Linux too in 'big-picture') & without having to be in any kind of Beta/Dev mode.

Still it's more progress and it is very welcome.

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Quoting: vic-bayFew shiny features at launch are not worth getting a half abandoned device couple of years later

all of which are on AMD, or are able to be done (close enough) in opensource software with enough effort.

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which is why we should support indie devs more. Maybe we should come out with a campaign called 'indie alternatives' which it's aim is to replace all the non compatible AAA titles with Linux/steamOS comparable versions, only better, cheaper, more optimised and not riddled with micro transactions.

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Quoting: Mountain Man ray tracing is watching your average frame rate take a dive when you use the latter with little in the way of significant visual improvement

im not sure what im doing wrong but raytracing on most titles i have tested is glitchy & noisy to the point of being ugly and distracting. There has been raytracing prior to rtx for decades via software, it wasn't as noisy ? inefficient yes. I almost always turn it off , sometimes just running the shadows if the option allows.

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• Quake 1 Original monster roast

Mmm sounds tasty! :happy:

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how many people are only using the portability as far as to their sofa and bed.

With the deck that's probably a large percentage like, almost everyone. apart from those sicko's who play at their desktop right next to their gaming PC which is being used only for browsing / watching streams :D

i once bought a laptop table so i could use it on the couch / bed but the issue then becomes where do you put the mouse & now your wrist is bent reaching the keyboard and the fan noise is starting to annoy as the laptop is getting too warm & & etc..

the steamdeck fits it's purpose perfectly

( so does streaming from a pc to a retrohandheld / tablet )

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The decision to have an external battery sounds strange at first. But then, maybe it feels fine, having a lighter device in ones hands while the bulky battery sits on the table or wherever.

You can do that with most laptops afaik.

Part of the appeal of a handheld over a laptop is not having to lug around a giant power brick if you want full performance, having said that given the efficiency of newer slim-line laptops you can get decent performance on battery nowadays. and they can sit on your lap (belly) quite comfortably. A portable PC handhelds advantage is too be ..err portable :p

their own 'pocket 4' model is more versatile than this.

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