GreyEyedGhost

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 3 points 1 day ago

White Christmas, released in 1954, for example.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've installed games from both Epic and GOG on my steam deck via Lutris, and after it's installed, it just takes a few clicks to have it visible in non-desktop mode. A little tedious sure, but not terrible.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago

It was the first commercial version, from the NT line that was user-friendly and capable enough for home users. Prior to that, it was difficult to get games to run on the NT line and permissions were more complicated than most home users wanted to deal with. After that, they were essentially the same product line.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Typical Microsoft. "Let the user decide when their computer wakes up? Nah, they let us decide what's important or it stays asleep."

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ive thought of it. Probably going to do sunglasses first, t'hough. Or rather second, after my single vision safety glasses.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but that isn't a one-time cost, either. That's a recurring cost, typically on a biannual basis, and usually much higher than the monthly subscription. That said, being able to walk out with something that is going to reliably work for the next couple years definitely has its benefits. Ive just never considered something with a definite lifespan and a requirement to replace as a one-time cost. Kind of like the difference between paying property taxes monthly or yearly - I'm still paying and it isn't going to stop.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

21 years with the same frames?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I have a pair on right now. They're better than not seeing correctly, but only being able to focus on a computer screen with less than a third of your vertical field of view sucks. There are options, but one of the best is having more sets of glasses, which isn't convenient or cheap. These could solve that. I'm sure Amazon will make it not worth it at some point, though.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

If you think glasses are a one-time cost, I feel like you've never worn glasses. I had 10 years in my life where my vision didn't change, and now I need bifocals/progressives. Given the nature of the condition, I expect to have to get new prescriptions every 2 to 4 years until I die or go blind.

That said, the rest of your comment is quite likely painfully true, especially if Amazon has their fingers in it.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 4 points 1 month ago

This was sold by Foveon, which had some interesting differences. The sensors were layered which, among other things, meant that the optical effect of moire patterns didn't occur on them.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 7 points 1 month ago

This doesn't appear to be made by the people from either the Raspberry Pi Foundation or Raspberry Pi Holdings.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 18 points 1 month ago

Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.

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