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Linux has finally hit that almost mythical 1% user share on Steam again
22 Aug 2021 at 12:50 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: gradyvuckovic
Quoting: whizse
Quoting: PhiladelphusPrinters are the bane of computer users everywhere, no matter what OS you use.
Nonsense, printers are so easy! [External Link] Also, PC LOAD LETTER.

(Is there a way to actually embed a video in post?)
*Dr Manhattan "I've walked across the surface of the sun" voice*

I've built my own PCs from scratch, created C++ libraries, assembled production web servers still in operation today for companies, written real time OpenGL renderers, mastered dozens of complex design applications when most would lucky to master even one..

... *looks at a threateningly jammed printer I've been asked to fix in front of coworkers* ..

I felt fear. For the last time.
Ups, I had to do it again:


Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it
20 Aug 2021 at 9:28 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: HoriBut it depends on the person... Most people including myself prefer dedicated apps.
This leads OT obviously, but let me ask you... Why?

Death Trash is doing well and has made back its development costs
17 Aug 2021 at 1:50 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: PublicNuisanceI plan on picking it up once it exits early access. I am wary of early access these days because I have a half dozen or so titles that never got finished.
I guess we can have good hopes on this one. Still I don't want to begin something when the story is not yet done.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it
17 Aug 2021 at 10:50 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: BielFPs
Quoting: Eike... just without the security fixes. Oh man, I hate this trend.
Unless we have official support from them, which I find it odd that we don't have this partnership yet between Valve and those third parties, considering that Steam is one of the most famous stories of the world.
I should have elaborated a bit: Of course, Electron doesn't make security fixes impossible. It's just, when I have one browser, and a bug is found, I update the browser and the problem is fixed. When I got a browser and additionally its components are delivered with a dozen of programs, and then a problem is found, I update the browser, maybe half of the devs using electron are updating their stuff, I update those as well... and I'm left with a half a dozen copies of the problem - now known to every black hat interested in it.

Death Trash is doing well and has made back its development costs
17 Aug 2021 at 9:08 am UTC Likes: 4

I watched you playing it on YouTube and must say the game deserves it! I'm also happy they don't want to suddenly turn it into something way bigger now. Keep up the good work, devs!

Debian 11 "bullseye" is officially out now
16 Aug 2021 at 1:38 pm UTC

Quoting: NanobangPS Deb kidz: Is there no straightforward, reasonably simple way to manage Nvidia drivers?
Unfortunately not really, after you installed from a "non-free" medium, you have to do the complicated "apt-get install nvidia-driver" - once.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it
16 Aug 2021 at 10:04 am UTC Likes: 2

I've read today in a Steam game forum from the developer (who doesn't even have a Linux version out yet, it's one of those threads) they're thinking about using a Steam Deck as a mobile gaming and development device. They say there's a "real" monitor everywhere they're going and such a little machine would be an exciting thing to carry around. And they want to give Linux a try at least.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/735290/discussions/0/1751232561636190086/?ctp=2#c5800060047328640453 [External Link]

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it
15 Aug 2021 at 7:46 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: BielFPs
Quoting: CatKillerIt's just visiting Netflix with Steam's built-in browser and adding a bookmark.
For you and me sure, but users will expect something similar to a android app. So you can expect someone to built an electron app with a shinny N icon on it (or maybe a flatpak), which in practice it's the same thing :tongue:
... just without the security fixes. Oh man, I hate this trend.