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Thoughts on the Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Silent Switches
26 Jul 2018 at 8:50 pm UTC

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: ArneJAh now I know where the inspiration for the layout of my WhiteFox [External Link] comes from.
Interesting. Do they have full keyboards like that? I don't like minified keyboards without function keys and numpad. I'm currently using Sun Type 5 keyboard with USB converter, but I'd prefer something a bit more ergonomic but also using Unix layout.
They have the Kira [External Link], but that's not yet ready for shipping and can only be pre-ordered. Maybe that layout fits you better.

Thoughts on the Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Silent Switches
26 Jul 2018 at 5:36 am UTC

Quoting: ShmerlI wish there was a mechanical keyboard with Unix layout...

I'm talking about this:

Ah now I know where the inspiration for the layout of my WhiteFox [External Link] comes from. I use this keyboard for a few weeks now and I never want to go back to my old Cherry rubberdome keyboard.

They send you additional keycaps, so it's easy to customize the hardware layout. After changing that, you use their online configurator to create a new firmware (or the shell version which comes with Linux support and is OSS (the whole firmware is also OSS)). Then you can just use dfu-util to flash the new firmware and the keyboard behaves the same wherever you use it.

It comes with a nice box and I take it with me to work to have the same experience at home and at work, which is super convenient.

The bad things are the price and availability. Right now it's sold out and one would need to wait for the next batch to order one. It's really worth it, though :)

Life is Strange released for Linux & SteamOS, some thoughts and a port report included
30 Jul 2016 at 12:19 am UTC

Thanks Feral for this game!

I wasn't sure if I'd like it from what I saw in the screenshots (didn't want the spoilers from videos for a story-based game like this).
I'm really glad that the first episode is free so I was able to try it and start to love it :)

I also think this is a nice port by Feral.
The game runs great (most of the time between 70 and 90 fps, sometimes 60) @ 1920x1080 on highest settings on my system:

CPU: Core i5 4570
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X
RAM: 8GB

I'm running Arch Linux 64 bit and am (of course) using the mesa drivers :P

We have Ten Copies Of The Fantastic Victor Vran To Give Away!
27 Jul 2015 at 2:31 pm UTC

I will love to play this on my Steam Link by November and of course use my two Steam Controllers to hunt co-op with my girlfriend :)

Empire: Total War Available Now For Linux - Conquer Both On Land And Sea
9 Dec 2014 at 11:26 pm UTC

Thanks Feral again!

I will buy this as soon as I can access the Steam store again (seems to be under pressure the whole day).

P.S.: The font used in the comment editor at GOL is really bad for reading on a screen (maybe use a sans font?)

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