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Folkways DLC for the excellent village builder dotAGE released - here's a little interview with the developer
26 Mar 2025 at 12:34 pm UTC Likes: 5
26 Mar 2025 at 12:34 pm UTC Likes: 5
Michele is awesome, I had a few issues with the game last year and they were really pleasant about it and quickly resolved it. Great job Michele!
About the game itself, it's hillarious for one thing, the whole "forgetful elder tells a story, so it's different every time" is just lol :D. But also it manages to keep you on edge with a sense of impending doom every now and again. Every game is quite long though, maybe 10x longer than roguelike's typically are. And it's not very difficult either, I reached the end on my first game.
Definitely worth the money, even if you play it only once!
About the game itself, it's hillarious for one thing, the whole "forgetful elder tells a story, so it's different every time" is just lol :D. But also it manages to keep you on edge with a sense of impending doom every now and again. Every game is quite long though, maybe 10x longer than roguelike's typically are. And it's not very difficult either, I reached the end on my first game.
Definitely worth the money, even if you play it only once!
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now
19 Mar 2025 at 4:24 pm UTC Likes: 3
What's complicated?
19 Mar 2025 at 4:24 pm UTC Likes: 3
I wonder if I can finally just crop down an image with one move like a normal person in the 21st century or if I still need to read an entire guide on how to do anything simple and still be confused.Use the crop tool (C), select a region, hit Enter.
Upon closer look, it seems it's still just as convoluted. - Oh well...
What's complicated?
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now
18 Mar 2025 at 12:59 pm UTC Likes: 13
18 Mar 2025 at 12:59 pm UTC Likes: 13
I never got the hate, gimp is awesome!
A Sweeping Journey Down The Path In The Woods: Slay The Princess Pristine Cut Interview
13 Mar 2025 at 1:14 pm UTC Likes: 2
13 Mar 2025 at 1:14 pm UTC Likes: 2
The minesweeper that comes with windows is indeed a slap in the face. Getting stuck at a 50/50 choice at the end and getting it wrong is the perfect way to take away the satisfaction of completing a puzzle.
Tony, if you're reading this, install Simon Tatham's puzzle collection. It has many great games, and its minesweeper ensures unique solutions.
Tony, if you're reading this, install Simon Tatham's puzzle collection. It has many great games, and its minesweeper ensures unique solutions.
Secret Mode splits from Sumo Group (Tencent) to be an independent publisher
4 Mar 2025 at 2:20 pm UTC Likes: 2
4 Mar 2025 at 2:20 pm UTC Likes: 2
Companies when they get bought by bigger companies: "this is great, now we can finally afford to deliver the games we want". When they split: "this is great, now we can finally have the freedom to deliver the games we want".
I guess game development is brutal, you can never make the games you really want to make.
I guess game development is brutal, you can never make the games you really want to make.
OCCT for stress-testing comes to Linux and Steam Deck, with a Steam release planned
21 Feb 2025 at 5:57 am UTC
Heck, it can basically read the memory contents of every application, including every key, password, whatever. (Like, using proc/PID/mem, or just insert a kernel module with unrestricted access to all memory).
Remember that a basic job of the OS is to isolate processes. So an infected non-root app may be able to access your home, but it can't access other processes (like your browser, or the service that provides your keyring). With root privileges, that isolation is gone.
21 Feb 2025 at 5:57 am UTC
Please be more concrete: On my single person PC, which is either turned off or I'm logged in, what can it do with root access that it cannot do without?Bunch? It could take control of your network card and monitor what every app does (spy on you). You can't do that without elevated access (e.g. if you try to run wireshark to monitor your own applications).
Heck, it can basically read the memory contents of every application, including every key, password, whatever. (Like, using proc/PID/mem, or just insert a kernel module with unrestricted access to all memory).
Remember that a basic job of the OS is to isolate processes. So an infected non-root app may be able to access your home, but it can't access other processes (like your browser, or the service that provides your keyring). With root privileges, that isolation is gone.
OCCT for stress-testing comes to Linux and Steam Deck, with a Steam release planned
20 Feb 2025 at 2:46 pm UTC
Like, think about catching the flu and wearing a mask. Yes, you get the flu and your personal body is in danger, but you were a mask to stop affecting others. Your personal data is in danger, but with root access the virus can take control of your computer and do worse stuff, like spread more easily, participate in ddos attacks etc.
One more thing. Even debian packages mostly containing open-source software are delivered to you in binary form, basically this is a matter of trust. You trust that debian servers are delivering virus-free binaries, you trust that apt makes sure there is no man-in-the-middle attack. Same way you trust flatpak or Steam to protect you.
When you download something through the browser, you need to 1) trust the developer that their binary is virus free and 2) that what you downloaded is what they provided. For 2, you need to verify the hash like I said (a rare practice thanks to windows). For 1, that's a risk you take and you can minimize it by, like I said, avoiding root or using a live usb with no access to your disks (and data).
20 Feb 2025 at 2:46 pm UTC
Wouldn't make a big difference in my single user PC. Running as me already has access to nearly all private data.While that _is_ a problem, and why sandboxing is something important for Steam/flatpak/etc to do (as the main source of non-public binaries), having root access goes beyond accessing your private data.
Like, think about catching the flu and wearing a mask. Yes, you get the flu and your personal body is in danger, but you were a mask to stop affecting others. Your personal data is in danger, but with root access the virus can take control of your computer and do worse stuff, like spread more easily, participate in ddos attacks etc.
One more thing. Even debian packages mostly containing open-source software are delivered to you in binary form, basically this is a matter of trust. You trust that debian servers are delivering virus-free binaries, you trust that apt makes sure there is no man-in-the-middle attack. Same way you trust flatpak or Steam to protect you.
When you download something through the browser, you need to 1) trust the developer that their binary is virus free and 2) that what you downloaded is what they provided. For 2, you need to verify the hash like I said (a rare practice thanks to windows). For 1, that's a risk you take and you can minimize it by, like I said, avoiding root or using a live usb with no access to your disks (and data).
OCCT for stress-testing comes to Linux and Steam Deck, with a Steam release planned
18 Feb 2025 at 3:13 pm UTC Likes: 9
* Same ease of catching a virus as Windows - With binary downloaded off the internet, you can welcome the man in the middle to your machine, just like Windows. You won't miss a thing!
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Do _not_ blindly follow theses instructions. For one, make sure they provide a hash (like md5) of the binary that you can calculate after download and compare. This makes sure what you downloaded is actually what they provided. Also to reduce further risk (because, do you fully trust this developer?), run from a live boot without your disks mounted.
If it asks for root permissions, beware that it can do _anything_, do _not_ give. Unfortunately, windows devs are used to accessing whatever they want willy nilly, so the devs might have gotten lazy and decided to "just ask to be root".
Ultimately, the best way to avoid the risks of running random binaries off the internet is to not run random binaries off the internet. :)
18 Feb 2025 at 3:13 pm UTC Likes: 9
Easy Installation – Just download, make the file executable, and you're ready to go.They missed a bullet point:
* Same ease of catching a virus as Windows - With binary downloaded off the internet, you can welcome the man in the middle to your machine, just like Windows. You won't miss a thing!
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Do _not_ blindly follow theses instructions. For one, make sure they provide a hash (like md5) of the binary that you can calculate after download and compare. This makes sure what you downloaded is actually what they provided. Also to reduce further risk (because, do you fully trust this developer?), run from a live boot without your disks mounted.
If it asks for root permissions, beware that it can do _anything_, do _not_ give. Unfortunately, windows devs are used to accessing whatever they want willy nilly, so the devs might have gotten lazy and decided to "just ask to be root".
Ultimately, the best way to avoid the risks of running random binaries off the internet is to not run random binaries off the internet. :)
Marvel Rivals gets a low-quality UI fix for Bazzite Linux
13 Feb 2025 at 1:20 pm UTC Likes: 2
13 Feb 2025 at 1:20 pm UTC Likes: 2
Clearly, NetEase Games are showing how it can be done here.More likely, there's one dev who is a Linux user and fixed a little bug on their own. That's usually how Linux gets "support", not because the company management actually sets any directive or resources for it.
Freejam studio closing with Robocraft and Robocraft 2 shutting down
9 Jan 2025 at 10:19 pm UTC
9 Jan 2025 at 10:19 pm UTC
I got a lot of fun out of Robocraft, it's a shame (but also I haven't played it for many years).
> a shame that they can't release any of their source code
They can't, or won't?
> a shame that they can't release any of their source code
They can't, or won't?