[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Imo open sourcing is not necessary, as that is unrealistic depending on the licensing of libraries etc. Just distributing the server and making it possible to selfhost would be enough.

Or, built local network play in to the game itself (although this requires most of the work necessary for creating a selfhostable server anyway).

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

I only use them to dry my shoes and to wrap bio waste, but there's still about 3 (bi-weekly) newspapers getting delivered to my door. They are ad supported and I don't know anyone reading them, except for a few people over the years which complained about not receiving theirs.

I almost forgot there's also the community sheet ("Gemeindeblatt"), which includes local events, trash collection dates, job postings: coincidentally they are currently in need of someone delivering this local paper for the next few weeks.

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago

Heise is a German specifically tech news outlet, so they are generally quite good with facts about tech.

These arrests are targeted at an illegal IPTV provider which restreams channels from licensed TV providers (Sky, DAZN, RTL+). These illegal IPTV services usually also provide on-demand content like Netflix shows, movies etc.

The CSAM incident is definitely an additional charge for a single individual and not part of the prior investigation about an illegal IPTV service which provides customers with otherwise legal TV.

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 days ago

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

I don't know your situation (and age) but small jobs like delivering newspapers can usually be taken up at relatively you age. They should easily cover a VPN subscription.

E.g. I was delivering newspaper biweekly for a few hours at the age of 13. Even today, the monthly pay would've been enough to pay for a year of my current VPN. Your guardians will have to approve the job but legally it shouldn't be an issue.

If you torrent without a VPN the conversation about a warning by the internet provider on behalf of some rights holder will be way worse than asking about ideas for a small (summer) job.

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

If you permanently seed all you've downloaded and you've been using a tracker for a while, bonus points + upload should usually cover all your downloading needs.

Starting out is difficult without a seedbox though. Especially of you don't use Cross-Seed to seed to multiple trackers. In that case it is considerably easier to pay for a seedbox.

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago
  • Pay for a month for TorrentLeechs seedbox promo to get an invite.
  • wait for opensignups. HUNO, FearNoPeer, onlyencodes are solid options.
  • do an "interview" at MAM. After downloading and seeding all you've downloaded for a few months, you'll be able to get into the trackers mentioned above and a few others (e.g. Aither).
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COSMIC’s Alpha 2 release builds upon that work with functionality built out for Files, additional Settings pages, considerable infrastructure work for screen reader support+, and some highly requested window management features. System76 is ecstatic at the level of excitement and collaboration so far with alpha testers and early app & applet developers, and we look forward to seeing what comes from these new additions.

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The second COSMIC alpha will be released on September 26th. Those participating in Alpha 1 on Pop!_OS can simply update through the COSMIC App Store to transition. This alpha will be followed by monthly alpha releases until all core features have been built out.

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[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 127 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Great to see another map with satellite images, besides Google Maps and Microsofts Bing Maps.

Now they just have to stop blocking Linux based on the user agent. If I set it to Firefox on Windows, it works, but not if set UA to Linux. A major feature of browsers is that web devs don't have to care about the underlying OS...

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 81 points 1 year ago

Our Xamarin app is a bit sluggish and uses a lot more resources on your device than you might expect.

Especially on my slower phone, the Bitwarden UI feels like it would shortly freeze. And some actions take longer than expected.

The new native apps with a new UI look great and should be better to use.

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 76 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Using Linux means DRM protected content either plays in terrible quality or in RakutenTV's case not at all. Netflix is limited to 720p with low bitrate and Amazon limits to ~540p.

Changing user agent doesn't work because it's the DRM who decides whether the OS is supported.

Linux users have to decide between low quality legal streaming services, or piracy with high quality. It's not a difficult decision for me and my giant HDD.

Edit: I forgot the third option: streaming sticks (Roku, FireTV).

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 94 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's sad to see companies threatening completely legal projects, knowing that the volunteering developers don't have the time and money to win a lawsuit against a large company with lawyers. It's nothing less than bullying volunteers, or similar to SLAPP suits.

Edit: typo

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 94 points 2 years ago

This article is based on an article from Eurogamer in 2012 [1].

There're more recent similar rulings like in France in 2019 [2], but Valve already appealed. It will take many years until there's a final decision.

[1] https://www.eurogamer.net/eu-rules-publishers-cannot-stop-you-reselling-your-downloaded-games

[2] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/valve-steam-resell-games-ban-france-eu,40438.html

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 110 points 2 years ago

This proves that AC Oddysey runs faster on Linux than on Windows with your specific hardware. What this doesn't mean is that "Linux gaming is faster and smoother than Windows gaming".

Counter examples are Overwatch, CS:2, GTA V and many more.

Nobody reasonable doubts that Linux can perform as good or better than Windows, but claiming that this is true for all games is simply misinformation.

Wrong general claims like these lead to posts asking why their specific games run worse on Linux since they switched because they want more fps.

Don't get me started on older GPU's like 1000 series Nvidia that have problems with any vkd3d games so the performance is abysmal.

Why is it not enough that almost all games work on Linux with ±15% performance difference?

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