We don't need "the AI bubble to burst", because like it or not, AI has its advantages... Some of those advantages advantages are nefarious, some genuinely useful to productivity and / or society.

What we need is a solution to the component shortages and the most obvious solution is a new player. If all the manufacturers are turning away from the consumer market, that leaves the market open for one or more new players to enter the market and scoop up all that money.

Heck, I'd do it myself if I had the capital and the connections to make this happen!

On a separate note, I'm going to be very, VERY surprised if the Steam Machine / Steam Frame (stupid name!) / Steam Controller (2026 version) and upcoming Tenth Generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft aren't affected by this... At this stage, I fully expect them to be significantly delayed or suspended until further notice.

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Nope, doesn't change a thing... The second I'm asked to verify my identity for social media - even an account where I use my actual name - the second I delete said account.

The Internet should be a place of Free Speech without fear or persecution; not a bucket full of data to harvest, where people can be persecuted if they choose to share their opinions, which is often the case (irrespective of your views)(this of course, is why a lot of people hide behind a screen name).

I am old enough to remember the world before the Internet; if I need to go without some or all of it, I feel confident that I'll be just fine.

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Quoting: Lofty

Quoting: Cyba.Cowboy

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Quoting: Cyba.CowboyThe logical choice is ARM-based processors

And then after that the Ultra logical choice is RISC-V opensource license free architecture.

But do they have the maximum power / minimal power usage benefits of ARM? Anything partially or completely "open" is always a benefit; but it'd be a step backwards if they couldn't offer the power of ARM, whilst using minimal power like ARM...

it was more of a joke , but also with some optimism & idealism thrown in.

who knows, in the future it might become an alternative even if it's not class leading.

Woosh! 🤣

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Quoting: Lofty

Quoting: Cyba.CowboyThe logical choice is ARM-based processors

And then after that the Ultra logical choice is RISC-V opensource license free architecture.

But do they have the maximum power / minimal power usage benefits of ARM? Anything partially or completely "open" is always a benefit; but it'd be a step backwards if they couldn't offer the power of ARM, whilst using minimal power like ARM...

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You can't stay on x86 architecture forever... Whether it's now or in twenty years time, sooner or later they'll need to abandon it in favor of something else. The logical choice is ARM-based processors and if there is a performance hit - which there almost certainly would be - the next question should be "How do we reduce that performance hit". I've never used Apple Silicon, but supposedly they've managed to reduce the performance hit for software running through compatibility layers, so why can't Valve Software do the same?

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Just like the other social networks (Facebook, X, Instagram, etc...) - most of which I rarely use, but maintain accounts at - I'll keep using Discord for now... But the moment I'm asked to upload my identification or submit biometric data, I'll be closing my accounts.

I'm old enough to remember the world before the Internet, and I won't miss any sleep if I need to go without Discord or any other social network.

Quoting: eggroleOr in the case of a discord alternative, sure there is that spike in searches, but it is already dropping off. I seriously doubt that people will actually move away from discord. Network effects and all that. Even if, and I'm sure someone will try, a good alternative is made, I doubt most people would switch. Though I'd love to be proven wrong.

This.

There's fantastic alternatives to mainstream social networks like X and Instagram... But their userbase is minute compared to the mainstream social networks... I'm skeptical that it would be any different for a Discord alternative.

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Quoting: Liam Daweit's open again

Huh, I had no idea.

Nor did I... I was like, wait, what?

I wonder if all the old content is back, too? I have some old support questions that the GOL Community kindly answered in the past, and whenever I need them, I need to pull them out of the Wayback Machine.

Quoting: KimyrielleI have zero doubt that the people actually leaving Discord will be a rounding error, and the vast majority of users will continue using it. If people had a spine, our word wouldn't be the place it is.

This.

It seems like the older I get, the lazier people getting. Whether you're talking about the digital world or politics in general, people yell and scream... Then do absolutely nothing.

People will make a lot of noise, then stay on Discord and continue to accept the dystopian policies forced upon them. I know that and Discord absolutely knows that. Anything thinking Discord is actually worried needs to get their heads out of the clouds.

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Getting rid of Snap and embracing Flatpak is a great move... The main reason I refuse to use Ubuntu these days is because of Snaps; I used the operating system for basically the first half of my Linux journey - but Snaps simply can't compete with Flatpak in most ways, and removing Snap / adding Flatpak into Ubuntu is "clunky" at best.

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Quoting: fenglengshun

A new ASUS Armoury driver to bring more ASUS hardware tweaks directly on Linux.

I've been waiting for this, as a ROG Ally owner who uses rog control center. Though, the Decky Desktop GUI is more relevant there since I started to use Ally Center plugin.

Wonder if this will add anything to my laptop? I have an ASUS 'TUF' laptop (basically the budget version of ROG) and I need to use Aurora for the keyboard LEDs, otherwise they don't light up.

I also have an ASUS ZenBook Duo (the laptop with two built-in screens) sitting around unused; but from memory, it hasn't had great support under Linux... It would be nice to see some improvements for that, too.

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Quoting: ZlopezLet's hope the bubble around AI will burst soon.

I wouldn't hold your breath, because the obsession with AI seems to be gathering steam (no pun intended)... Every passing day seems to have some new manufacturer jumping into the pond with both feet.

I think this storage / RAM issue is going to go on for a good while yet, and I'd be awfully surprised if prices come back down again. Further, I think various upcoming hardware - such as the Steam Machine, Stream Frame and the remaining Tenth Generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft - will see significant damage done to their sales.

This is going to hurt consumers and manufacturers alike.

Quoting: syylkIsn't the CPU that's the bottleneck.

It's RAM, storage and GPU.

ARM processors still need good old main memory.

You're right... But I'd still love to see Valve Software finally make the jump to ARM-based CPUs, largely because ARM-based CPUs are so much better when it comes to power usage, with minimal impact on processing power, as I understand it.

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Quoting: STiATCups being cups, and well.. who prints and scans stuff nowdays?. Except for me, of course.

I haven't used CUPS in years... My Linux machines (mostly running Pop!_OS, but occasionally other stuff) al "see" my Brother MFC wirelessly, allowing me to print to it with no drivers or anything. And I can also scan directly from it to an e-mail address.

In saying that, if you really want local software, Brother provided their own software suite with step-by-step instructions to install, and their after-sales support for Linux puts everyone else to shame (my MFC is ~ years old and they still give me prompt support under Linux).

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