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Kubuntu Focus announce the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 and Ir16 GEN 2 laptops
14 Jun 2024 at 7:26 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Pengling
Quoting: emphyWhat's with the white blob on the keyboard?

That's the sort of thing that would bug me immensely if I were in the market for yet another ultrabookalike.
Quoting: EikeI think it's the new Microsoft AI key, coming to keyboards worldwide soon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67881373 [External Link]
Looks like the Kubuntu logo to me. :tongue:
I don't recognize it as that, but you're surely right!

Kubuntu Focus announce the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 and Ir16 GEN 2 laptops
14 Jun 2024 at 7:00 am UTC

Quoting: emphyWhat's with the white blob on the keyboard?

That's the sort of thing that would bug me immensely if I were in the market for yet another ultrabookalike.
I think it's the new Microsoft AI key, coming to keyboards worldwide soon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67881373 [External Link]

Steam Next Fest - June 2024 edition is live with lots and lots of demos
11 Jun 2024 at 11:56 am UTC

Quoting: NezchanTime for my takes, get 'em while they're hot!

Just Crow Things (Native): Unplayable. Runs, but no sound and inputs b0rked. Constantly moves character to the right on keyboard, Steam Controller barely works, and Logitech controller can't open the pause menu. Only way to quit is alt-F4. Shame, because I really wanted to try this one.
Worked very well for me when I tried it some weeks ago (using an Xbox 360 controller).

Sid Meier's Civilization VII arrives in 2025 with a teaser
11 Jun 2024 at 10:42 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: kaimanAs much as I like the game's underlying concept, after more than 30 years, it all feels a bit worn out to me. I guess history holds no surprises anymore, and making the mechanics more convoluted every time does not necessarily make for better gameplay.
That's the feeling I had, too. I guess they can't say "Hey, we finally made it less complex!" But that might be what I'm longing for. Or, maybe, it's just not for me anymore?

Man, I had days where I "woke up" from playing in the mid of the night, having to get up early next day...

GOG will purge your Cloud Saves that hit over 200MB
10 Jun 2024 at 3:13 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: slaapliedje
Quoting: PublicNuisanceStuff like this rarely effetcs me. I actually prefer to not use cloud saves. I want manual offline options and to back it up myself. People can complain it's more work, and it is, but then again when crap like this happens I just laugh and go about my day.
It'd be nice if there were a folder where game saves were put by standard.
I'd say this is XDG_DATA_HOME / $HOME/.local/share:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_Base_Directory [External Link]

In the end of course it doesn't matter much where it is, if only all games would use the same...

Tiny Glade is a gorgeous castle-doodling game that's real clever to relax with
5 Jun 2024 at 6:14 pm UTC Likes: 3

I allowed the game to send a crash report, they put up an update already, and (while still warning about the driver) it is working now! :wub:

Need to show that game to my little ones for sure!

Tiny Glade is a gorgeous castle-doodling game that's real clever to relax with
5 Jun 2024 at 11:03 am UTC

When I start the game, it shows two rendering possibilities, Nvidia driver 545 and some LLVM CPU Idontknow, both declared unsupported, both crashing.

Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deck
5 Jun 2024 at 7:12 am UTC

Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoI am about to try POP OS
But when STEAM HOLO will be available for regular PC's?
Don't wait for it.

ZOTAC Zone is yet another AMD gaming handheld
5 Jun 2024 at 7:10 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: BlackBloodRumWhy does everyone write this?
X (formerly Twitter)

I mean.. who doesn't know this at this point? Why not just write "on X"?
When quickly skimming through text, I would need some help to decipher "X". Like "... on the social media platform X". But as others said: I also take the wording as sort of distancing.

Only three months after the Claw, MSI reveal the new MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld
5 Jun 2024 at 7:01 am UTC

Quoting: Purple Library GuyBut if you're a minor player, none of the game developers give a damn about your machine; things will run on it or they won't. Consumers buy one of your machines if they happen to see an ad and think huh, maybe I'll get that. They don't have a long-running relationship with your brand. In that situation, you might as well keep iterating to the latest hardware so at least you get an advantage in specs over the big players.
Designing a new device doesn't come for free though...