[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 85 points 3 weeks ago

Finally, a use case for AI. God this is so beautiful. I can watch this all day.

Fuck the Fanta Menace.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

In the spirit of my previous post about switching to Linux Mint, I decided I'd go ahead and re-purpose my old computer.

Introducing: Apple MintBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2012)

I think you nerds are gonna love it. I can actually do light gaming on this, too. Runs surprisingly fast, too!

Unlike modern day Apple, this MacBook was always fun to work on because you can easily swap parts without worrying about cloud activation locks, soldered RAM, glued batteries with self-destruct, etc. I dropped in a new aftermarket battery that took me five minutes to replace, upgraded the RAM, and slapped in a higher capacity SSD than what I originally bought this with back in the day.

My MintBook Pro runs fantastic, especially on Linux Mint 22.1 Xia with the new battery performance modes. Can't wait to use this more!

I tused to sit in a drawer as ewaste since the last possible compatible Mac OS version on this computer ran terrible and made my MacBook Pro unusable. Now that I upgraded to a MintBook Pro, the performance is incredible! Going to use this for when I need a computer away from my desk. Nice to have one for the couch that functions as an actual laptop!

Specs:

  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
  • 13.3-in LED display at 1280x800 (LOL)
  • Intel i5-3210M @ 2.5 GHz
  • 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz (we ballin' boys)
  • 1 TB SSD Samsung 850 EVO I think
  • CD/DVD burner (yass slay queen)
  • Intel HD Graphics 4000 (i can play Stardew Valley with so many frames, biggest frames ever)
  • This bad boy has the MagSafe power connector (my favorite back in the day) and firewire! Remember firewire?

Edit: Lemmy.world is having issues with uploading photos, so here's some links instead for two more pics:

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

I've been a Windows user all my life and had dabbled in the Apple ecosystem for a bit. With the upcoming end of support for Windows 10 in Oct 2025, I figured I'd put myself through a huge challenge of cutting over completely to LInux without a secondary backup drive with Win 10 on it. If I could survive the struggles for a few months, I'd be golden, and if I couldn't, then I could switch to Windows 10 LTSC and be good until 2029. The intention was to completely force myself in without a backup plan - the only way out would be to install a new Windows OS. I chose Linux Mint after careful consideration, especially considering that there's tons of resources and help with this distro, and it's a great onboarding ramp for Windows users. I need the familiarity since I'm in tech full time and just don't have the energy to hassle with my PC after a long stressful day at work.

I also used this as a good excuse to upgrade my PC a bit, too. 😀

After switching in mid December, I'm happy to report that I'm still alive after 30 days. My computer hasn't killed me. And I've been able to do work and game on my PC without too many hiccups. Marvel Rivals still crashes ever since the Season 1 update. Overwatch works perfect. My other games, on both Steam and GOG, work perfectly fine. But I haven't been able to test every game out there, but I know I can use Proton DB if needed.

I even edited this screenshot in GIMP after being forged in the fires of Macromedia Fireworks and Photoshop all my life! I even stripped exif data using command line tools! I even installed this cool neofetch thing that I always saw in people screenshots of their PC or whatever, every time I saw someone's Linux build with their thigh high socks and neofetch on the terminal!

But so far, switching to Linux Mint has been great! I'm excited to deep dive more!

Note:

  • I backed up all my data from Windows into a USB drive. I'm slowly bringing all that stuff over to my Linux Mint computer and rebuilding my music, video, photos, etc. Lot of work, but it's so cool feeling so liberated!
  • I may also want help from you Linux nerds from time to time. I'll make posts/memes begging for help when I get desperate. But so far, almost every issue I've had has been resolved via an internet search!
  • I pray that I won't come crawling back to Windows. I don't expect that to happen with how great my experience has been thus far.

Specs:

  • Linux Mint 22
  • Ryzen 7 9800x3d
  • Thermalright Phantom Spirit
  • MSI X670e Carbon WiFi
  • Sapphire Nitro+ RX7900 XTX
  • Corsair Vegeance 64 GB DDR5-7200
  • Gen 5 Crucial T700 (?) M.2 x 2
  • Corsair 5000d
  • Noctua case fans (Lian Li too problematic on Linux based on all the research I did in advance)
  • Seasonic Focus Gold 1000W

Old Specs Everything the same as above apart from:

  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Intel i7-12700k
  • Noctua NH-U12A
  • MSI Pro Z690-A
  • MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio
  • Samsung Gen 3/4 M.2
  • Corsair Vengeance Pro 32 GB DDR4-3600
  • Lian Li AL120 case fans
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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

I'm replaying Arkham Asylum for the first time since close to when it first came out! It's old for sure but it doesn't take long to get used to it again.

However, I'm reminded of 2013 when young me saw a TV commercial for "Batman: Arkham Origins".

If you're a Batman fan and never saw this trailer before, I promise you that this is the epitome Batman video that captures the pain, resolve, and essence of Batman entirely within 53 seconds. This is a must-watch.

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/InUj9BT8KCc

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Corn starch is good for keeping down the urges. Science says so. Recommend.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 95 points 5 months ago

On the last page, you’ll find an installation CD for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and the activation code written in sharpie. There’s another CD for a cracked install of Macromedia Fireworks. Both are Memorex CD-R.

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Hey Everyone!

You probably saw my post a few weeks back where I am giving away some Steam codes for a bunch of games: https://lemmy.world/post/18183898

I've been really tied up handling some personal things so I have not been able to start drawing codes on Sep 1st like I planned. However, everything's good on my side, so I'll start drawing winners now!

While all the details are in the original post linked above, here's the main bullet points people will care about:

  • If you are a winner, I will @ mention you in the comments to the original post.
  • I will also send you a Direct Message
  • You will have 48 hours to claim.
  • I also ask that you confirm back to me that you were successful, and it would be great if you post a comment saying you claimed it for transparency. (Optional of course, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do.)
  • If the winner does not get back to me with a reasonable 48 hours, I will redraw.
  • I will continue redrawing until game codes are exhausted and all codes have been claimed.

All winners will be notified on the original post, not this post.

Therefore, go here: https://lemmy.world/post/18183898

I will also edit the original post with updates so that everyone can keep track of the winners and codes.

For the upcoming winter holiday, I might check and see if any people out there want to collaborate on donating a bunch of keys and then we do a massive games giveaway. People have been messaging me periodically about something like this, and I think it'd be cool to organize. Might have to work it out with the Admins of Lemmy.World, but let's see.

Good luck to the winners, and again, very sorry that I wasn't able to start drawing the winners until slightly over a week later!

CatZoomies | c/PCMasterRace Moderator

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 105 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Does Donald Trump, the convicted felon rapist racist, really want Taylor Swift to publicize again to him about how much she champions for human rights, advocates for the LGTBQ+ community, adovcates for abortion rights, and hates the corrupt fascism and conservatism poisoning the U.S.?

Right before an election, too! Sure, Diaper Don, let's get the Swifties angry again and let's have them vote Democratic in droves. That's a community you should really piss off!

Desperate Diaper Don, beloved friend of Jeffrey Epstein, is desperate once again.

Everything Taylor Swift Has Said About Donald Trump: https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-donald-trump-kamala-harris-joe-biden-2024-election-1938982

EDIT:

Remember to vote. Do not get complacent. Make sure you vote, and tell your friends and family to vote. Say NO to Fascism.

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Hey all!

I'm a little busy with personal things, so I wanted to extend my games giveaway, and include some more games that a kind Lemming donated. No further donations accepted, sorry! 😅

Giveaway Extended until August 31, 2024 end of day local time.

I updated the original post and added the new games there!

Go to this post in order to enter:

Good luck, have fun!

CatZoomies | c/PCMasterRace Moderator

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
Update Sep 21:
All winners have claimed the games! Congrats again to all the winners, and thanks everyone for participating!

If you didn't win, look out for another giveaway I'll host in the future. Most likely in Winter 2024. I'll try to get us other games besides Action/RPGs lol. :D

Note:
The games donated by an anonymous Lemmy user are still available.
I will make a separate post in [!GiftOfGaming@Lemmy.World](/c/GiftOfGaming@Lemmy.World).  I will do this next week so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Update Sep 20 - Part 2:
Only one last key remaining, pending a response from the winner:
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining - Winner: Pending

Note: The remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](/c/giftofgaming@lemmy.world)
Update Sep 20:
Sorry folks, I got back from a work trip and am also getting over a cold. This is the first day that I feel well enough to use my computer, so I'll continue with redraws. So far, most of the keys have been claimed but others have not gotten back to me within the 48 hours.
New winners have been selected for the final three games:
- Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) - 1 key remaining
- Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition - 1 key remaining
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining

Note that the remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](/c/giftofgaming@lemmy.world)
Update Sep 8:
I made a post here to announce I would start drawing today - https://lemmy.world/post/19534362
I'm a little delayed with giving these games away as my intention was to do it on Sep 1st. Unfortunately some personal things got in the way, but now we're good to go and I can starting handing them out!
- All winners have been notified. They have 48 hours to get back to me. See my comments below starting with: "Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of..."
- I will update the list of games below when the game has been claimed by the winner.

These games have automatic winners since they were the only one who entered:
- Pony Island - [@Aviandelight@mander.xyz](https://mander.xyz/u/Aviandelight) 
- Sniper Elite 4 - [@EpicStuff@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/u/EpicStuff) 
- Strange Horticulture - [@midimalist@lemdro.id](https://lemdro.id/u/midimalist) 
- Congrats to the lucky winners!!

No one entered for these games. I will make a new post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming) and will give away the codes there:
- Agatha Knife
- Calico
- Cultures Bundle
- Stronghold Crusader HD
- Two Point Hospital (EU Region-Locked ONLY)
- Valhalla Hills Two-Horned Helmet Edition
Update Aug 18:
I added more games from a kind, anonymous Lemming. I extended the giveaway to August 31st. No more donations accepted - thank you!

Hey PC Master Race community! And hi anyone else that stumbles upon this post and is not a member of the PCMR community!

Summer is almost over, and it has been an interesting year for sure. I previously did a giveaway for last Winter Holiday 2023, and decided I should do another giveaway! Basically because we here in Lemmy are still alive and kicking, and I want to do something nice for a few lucky gamers.

Games I'm giving away:

Some of the games have multiple key codes, denoted by the quantity.

  1. ~~Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion | Quantity 1 | Steam Product Page~~ - Winner: @M0115732@lemmy.world
  2. ~~Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @Apeman42@lemmy.world, Winner 2: @darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
  3. ~~Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @Xatolos@reddthat.com, Winner 2: @Fuzzypyro@lemmy.world
  4. ~~Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org , Winner 2: @meatwads_tooth@sh.itjust.works
  5. ~~NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @Cossty@lemmy.world
  6. ~~Octopath Traveler | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
  7. ~~Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @jeffreyosborne@lemm.ee , Winner 2: @SuperThr33s@sh.itjust.works
  8. ~~Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org

Additional Game Keys donated by an anonymous Lemming

These games come from Humble Bundle, Games Planet, and Fanatical. There is only one key for each of the nine listed below:

  1. Agatha Knife | Steam Product Page
  2. Calico | Steam
  3. Cultures Bundle (Cultures: Northland & Cultures: The Wonder of the World) | Humble Bundle Product Page
  4. ~~Pony Island | Steam~~ - Winner: @Aviandelight@mander.xyz
  5. ~~Sniper Elite 4 - Deluxe | Steam~~ - Winner: @EpicStuff@lemmy.ca
  6. ~~Strange Horticulture | Steam~~ - Winner: @midimalist@lemdro.id
  7. Stronghold Crusader HD | Steam
  8. Valhalla Hills: Two-Horned Helmet Edition | Steam

EU Countries Only (will not activate in any other region):

  1. Two Point Hospital | Steam Product Page
Update Sep 21:
All the games above that aren't striked through are still available.
Will post these either next week or the week after, so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Post will be in [!Giftofgaming@lemmy.world](/c/Giftofgaming@lemmy.world)
Update Sep 8:
The other games listed above did not have anyone enter for them. I will make a new post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming)  to giveaway those keys.  The list starts with "Agatha Knife".

How to Enter:

  • Comment on this post with the one game you are interested in.
  • Optional: Post or create a meme that made you laugh and is Safe For Work. NSFW stuff will be deleted.
  • Optional: Share something interesting, fun, and/or cool that happened to you this year. Or share a hobby you picked up, a show you recently watched, the latest game that blew you away, whatever! Just share something fun to read rather than the usual: "Entering for X game, thanks."

Restrictions

  • You can only enter once, and pick only one game.
  • Your Lemmy account must be at least 30 days old and have participated recently in Lemmy/Fediverse.
  • If your account appears to be a bot, troll, spam account, or just a creepy/gross/hateful person, you will not be selected.
  • Moderators of the !PCMasterRace@lemmy.world community are not eligible.

Winner Selection:

  • I will randomly select eligibile winners in this original post.
  • You will be notified via two ways: I will @ mention you and reply on your comment to this post. I will also send you a Private Message on Lemmy.
  • If you are selected, you will have 48 hours to respond to me to claim your eligibility.
  • For transparency, please also reply to my public-facing comment so that others know you received and claimed the game successfully.
  • If I do not get a response from you after 48 hours, you are forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn the next day until all game codes are exhausted.

Deadlines:

  • You must enter by end of day Saturday, August 31, 2024, local time.
  • I will make a new post and start drawing winners the following week.

Disclaimers:

  • This is not a sponsored post of any kind. I purchased these keys myself, with my hard-earned money, exclusively for the sole purpose of this giveaway.
  • The keys activate only on Steam as Retail OEM keys.
  • The keys come only from Green Man Gaming, a legitimate key resller. They do not come from sketchy places like G2A (NEVER, ever do business with companies like G2A or Kinguin).
  • There are other games, donated by a kind, anonymous Lemming that were sourced from other trusted resellers: Fanatical, Games Planet, and Humble Bundle. These codes all activate on Steam, but do note that Two Point Hospital is region-locked to EU countries only.
  • Steam Support: How to activate a Product Key - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/2A12-9D79-C3D7-F870

Proof:

  1. https://postimg.cc/HrM63Swk
  2. https://postimg.cc/gwPN7vsq
  3. https://postimg.cc/kVKXJdxP

Best of luck! Continue to be kind to each other, and most importantly, be kind to yourself.

Regards,

CatZoomies | PCMR Moderator, on behalf of the moderation team

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submitted 8 months ago by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17448835

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17448834

Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less

"Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month 'Ultimate' tier."

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17448834

Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less

"Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month 'Ultimate' tier."

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Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less

"Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month 'Ultimate' tier."

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submitted 8 months ago by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

Not my meme, I stole it from someone else. You wouldn't know them, they go to a different community.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 100 points 9 months ago

I never would have guessed that the captured regulators would choose the owner class over the working class.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago

User accidentally opens Uplay when trying to double-click Steam

A store banner ad shows 'Skull and Bones'

User immediately frowns in disgust and tries to spam the X button to quit Uplay

Uplay privacy-invading telemetry captures an image of the user frowning via the webcam, and tracks the movement of the mouse cursor moving across the banner ad of 'Skull and Bones'

Uplay closes, telemetry is uploaded to Ubisoft's servers

Ubisoft:

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

What’s Taters, precious?

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

The best way to get back at someone is to have a great life. Ignore him and block him, and carry on with your great life.

He’s obviously insecure, fragile, and arrogant. Move on - you’ll never win anything by stopping to his level, and you’ll never convince him to change his ways by putting him in his place. The older you get, the more you realize quickly people just aren’t worth your time.

When you see him next, just ignore him. When he gossips about you to his brother or your friends in an attempt to get a rise out of you, laugh and ignore him.

Have a great life, and fuck that guy.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is a sad article to read. I'm not a woman nor am I young adult growing up with all this technology that can be leveraged against me. Could you imagine being a junior high or high school student, and having an anonymous classmate creating deepfake porn of you using your yearbook photo? And the children in your class gossiping about you, sharing your porn video/photo online with their friends, and enduring that harassment? It's already well-documented what damages that too much pornography causes on our psychological development, now imagine the consumer of this content being around the victim. That harassment can get so much worse.

I can't even begin to fathom what kind of psychological damage this will cause to the youth. I feel for women everywhere - this is a terrible thing people are doing with this technology. I can't imagine raising a daughter in this environment and trying to help her navigate this problem when some asshole creates deepfake porn of her. My niece is currently getting bullied in school - what if her bullies use these tools against her? This just makes my blood boil.

It's bad enough that since social media has risen and captured the attention span of kids and teenagers, that there is a well-defined correlation with an increase in suicide rates since 2009 (the year Twitter first came out). https://www.health.com/youth-suicide-rate-increase-cdc-report-7551663 . Now, a nonconsensual AI-generated porn era to navigate.

These are dangerous times. This opens persons up for attack, and regulation to increase friction to access these tools is one of the next most important steps to take. Granted, outright bans never work (as the persistent ones will always get their hands on it), but we need to put controls into place to limit access to this. Then we can remediate the root cause to these problems (e.g., proper systemic education, teaching a modified sexual education in schools to address things like consent, etc.).

EDIT:

Wanted to also add after I posted this, that a common prevalent argument I hear parroted by people is this:

  • People are gonna do this AI generation anyway. It'll get to the point that you won't be able to tell what's real or not, so women can just deny it. You can't prove it's real anyway, so why bother?

This is another way of saying "boys will be boys" and ignoring the problem. The problem is harrassment and violence against women.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

That’s a cute dress. If I pirate it, will I get a Creative Cloud warning pop up when it dials home?

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 94 points 2 years ago

Oh wow! This is neat Google! This is a great distraction from your other invasive and insidious tracking you’re introducing in your browser.

I’ll go redownload Chrome now and give up Firefox.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 85 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Why are we still preordering AAA digital video games from multi-million dollar corporations?There is no incentive to preorder AAA video games anymore - long gone are the days of midnight launches for physical games.

  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Returnal
  • Forsaken
  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
  • Fallout 76
  • Grand Theft Auto: Definitive Edition
  • The Last of Us Part 1
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Etc. ad nauseum

All of these games came with a half-assed apology from the publisher and how “this wasn’t their intention”. Yes, it was absolutely their intention. They released a knowingly broken game and charged us full price for it. They already got our money and laughed because they know we’re too stupid to do anything about it and that they’ve trained us well with “fear of missing out”.

How many times do us gamers need to get burned by video game publishers until we learn our lesson?

Stop rewarding and encouraging their predatory behavior. Opt out of this abusive practice by not preordering and voting with your wallet. Let them earn your money, so “they can feel a sense of pride and accomplishment”.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 80 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A quick, non-technical explanation:

  • Google is working toward implementing a new protocol in Google Chrome, “Manifest v3”, that will be intrusive and help enforce Digital Rights Management, as well as stopping ad blockers.
  • Under the guise of this being safe, secure, and to curb bots, Mv3 will require users to become Trusted by using the Chrome browser.
  • Since the majority of users are using Google Chrome, this will heavily influence corporations to adopt this protocol in their service.
  • A Trusted user can access Netflix in the browser. If you’re using Firefox or are an untrusted user, you will not be able to access Netflix in your browser.
  • This protocol will appear one day in some form, and it will greatly shift the internet and force more users into Google’s ecosystem.
  • This will spread to all areas of the internet - Banking web sites, government web sites, healthcare, entertainment, education, etc.
  • The internet will become less “free” over time. More censorship, less rights.
  • Lots of ads can contain malware. Considering that Google allows phishing sites to pay for an ad to appear directly in Google search results, there is no confidence that Mv3 will be safe or secure.

See my other comments in this Post for more details.

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