[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 43 points 6 months ago

It takes an hour and a half to swap a pixels battery if you have all the right tools.

Google is not embracing repairability. They are doing just enough to say they are doing something.

Sincerely, my Pixel.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 62 points 6 months ago

The bastards barely started selling it a few years ago. I feel like some responsibility should exist. It isn't a company that is going under, so it shouldn't be able to just casually kill the devices tied-service it only recently sold.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

I know celebrities aren't always where we should focus but this guy exudes passion and I'm interested in this. Thanks, OP.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 63 points 6 months ago

It looks more like multiple companies were needed to pin the individual. I don't expect any company to not comply with legal requests. My understanding is this is why it's important to know what information a company retains.

For my own use, I have used Proton just to mitigate being a source of ad info and to get better service. I'm not interesting enough to overthrow anything.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

That seems weirder to me to be honest. Like the recent The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. Just call if Return to Moria and make a LotR badge for marketings sake. Same here.

I'll accept Middle-Earth though.

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I'm new to having Linux on my main rig. It's been about a month now. I'm hoping someone has a better way to handle focus while gaming.

I used to, on Windows 10, hit the Windows key to then fiddle with my panel and other opened programs (or alt+tab). In Linux Mint, I have the issue that the Super key doesn't focus the panel and menu, only the menu. I know the reasons for this but functionally It is what I wish it did.

On top of that, alt + tab yanks the cursor to the center of the game screen after initially swapping to the other program. Pushing the super key alone does this as well. But ctrl+alt+down does allow me to swap focus, but it isn't as quick to do.

I'm new so I'm thinking maybe there is a better way to quickly swap focus or even better to kill it from centering the mouse on the game occasionally when swapping around.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 107 points 9 months ago

If I understand right, it is tracking work software. So work PCs. I had already assumed anything in a work setting can be used against me. It doesn't make it right, but this won't change my behavior. I already assume corpo-degeneracy is afoot anytime I touch work-tech.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago

Nobody is winning here long-term. Microsoft is growing its subscription service and every step is with that in mind. Getting people to buy their games now, like Starfield, is likely seen as closing the gap a little more towards encouraging that.

Like all of these things, it will be great and a value at first and then a squeeze for more money with less offerings. People en masse will say they won't be a part of it, and then record profits (like Netflix right now) will be shown.

Not all is doom and gloom though. Indie games are rapid fire releasing, Linux is growing due to Valve and Chromebooks, and I found a ten dollar bill in my pocket this morning.

I'm mostly frustrated with always online games. They remain the enemy for longevity and nonsense outside of the MMO space.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 61 points 10 months ago

Since everyone else is piling on negatively, I appreciated your friendly reminder.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

I think they rebuilt the game in Unity. I do know they say to not go with the one on GoG as it is outdated. I only learned about the whole thing yesterday.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago

For anyone new to this, Mac regularly talks about their efforts in gaming and then regularly does little for it. What's the alternative, say aloud that gaming isn't anywhere near a priority for you?

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

Ask to watch them pee.

You went weird real quick.

[-] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Plus no subscription and horizontal design so you can take breaks comfortably.

It's worth seeing in my opinion if someone enjoys the genre. The only oddity to me is that it doesn't offer controller support and hasn't found its way onto consoles. It isn't an old school MMO with too many buttons.

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