smeg

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Building A Multi-Platform Feed Reader App - is it Worthwhile? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 5 points 4 days ago

FYI Lemmy already supports RSS, for instance I could add this feed to any RSS reader to follow you

Steam Deck / Gaming News #21 in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

I guess they're trying to make it more integrated and covering every source they can, but something about taking an open source project and turning it into a subscription service to play the games you already bought on the computer you already bought is... not to my taste

Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That sounds about right. I remember the 360 being huge and nobody having a ps3, but now I'm not sure I know a single person who bought an xb1 or whatever the current one is called.

Video Game Preservation Through Decompilation in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

I believe that's to get the assets (i.e. the textures, character models, etc) which are still covered by copyright and so can't be included in the decomp projects

Thank you Linux community! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
Thank you Linux community! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
Thank you Linux community! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

What did you do to get the nice terminal output with the colour display and fedora ASCII art? Just a copy+paste in bashrc?

Steam Deck / Gaming News #19 in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

I think if you click on anyone's profile in the Lemmy web UI (or any community) then you can click a little RSS button to get this link, not sure if it can distinguish between posts and comments though

Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 16 points 3 weeks ago

hide away the complexity of Windows

for 720p gaming

the ability to log in via the Windows lockscreen with your controller

Seems like they've finally taken some notes from the Steam Deck, interested to see if they can actually make something decent. It seems unlikely, but I'm still interested!

Deathloop is free to claim on Epic Games in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

If you want to hear about any and all games being given away for free then there's this great* community you can join called !freegames@feddit.uk

~*insert image of Obama giving himself that medal~

Arch user looks for ease of mind in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's really useful, thanks

Arch user looks for ease of mind in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah OK, so what's the difference between uBlue and the other fedora atomic distros? Just different people and a different arrangement of pre-installed stuff?

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Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says (www.bbc.com)
 

Disney World is arguing a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+.

It says Mr Piccolo agreed to these terms of use when he signed up to a one month free trial of its streaming service, Disney+, in 2019.

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Any advice for a long-time Linux user, first-time Linux desktop user? (feddit.uk)
 

I'm a regular user of Linux systems but apart from a couple of test Ubuntu installs many years ago they've always been containers or VMs with no DE which I can throw away when I break them. The Steam Deck showcasing how far Wine/Proton has come combined with Windows being Windows has given me the push; I've made a Mint live USB and it's running beautifully on my desktop. I come to you, the masters, with questions before I hit install:

  1. What do you recommend I do about disk partitions? I'm keeping a Windows install for the few things that demand it, does Windows still occasionally destroy Linux partitions? Do I need separate partitions for data and OS? Is it straightforward to add additional distros as new partitions or is that asking for trouble?
  2. Is disk encryption straightforward? And is that likely to upset the Windows partition?
  3. Is cloud storage sync straightforward? It's my off-site backup solution on Android and Windows (using Cryptomator with Dropbox, Google Drive, etc) but I don't think that many providers have Linux clients. Is something like rclone recommended?
  4. Should I just use apt to install software? I know there's some kind of graphical package manager (synaptic?), does that use apt under the covers or is it separate? Is it recommended to install something like Flathub too?
  5. Any other pearls of wisdom? How do I keep everything tidy? Any warnings about what not to do? Should I use a particular terminal emulator or Firefox fork?
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Demographics Professor Warns that by 2531, Everyone in Japan Will be Named Sato (www.spoon-tamago.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/12861354

Despite today’s date, this is not an April Fool’s prank. At a press conference in Tokyo last weekend, professor Hiroshi Yoshida from the Tohoku University Research Center for Aged Economy and Society, sounded the alarm bell for a looming crisis. By the year 2531, everyone in Japan will have the surname Sato.

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Rescued baby hedgehog turns out to be hat bobble (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Bears take a ride on swan pedalo at Woburn Safari Park (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Not, as I read, "Swan and Paedo"

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