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- Comment on Just in case you thought reviving dead games seemed easy enough, GOG had to hire a private investigator to find an IP holder living off the grid for its preservation program 2 days ago:
Bethesda
That’s Microsoft now. And they’ve never seemed gung ho about GOG (I can’t think of any MS game that GOG listed while MS had control over it). Considering their “Dreamlist” thing and the status of Freelancer on it, I’m sure GOG has been lobbying hard with Microsoft to work with them, though.
- Comment on Why aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular? 1 week ago:
I’m sure what I’m about to say has already been echoed by others, but there are a few factors working against them. This is from a US/Canada perspective. Other countries may have more or fewer barriers.
- Mobile hardware - Mobile hardware has higher security. Some of this is by design for the user, since mobile devices are more likely to fall into wrong hands than e.g. a desktop. Some of it is corps preventing users from using their hardware in ways they don’t want you to, though. The level of locked down mobile hardware has only increased over time.
- Carriers - This one is particular to North America, I think. Carriers here have a long history of meddling in phone hardware - from bloatware to SIM locks and everything in between. One of the things they do since LTE is require device makers to pay them to get certified to make calls on their network. Linux capable devices are too niche to be able to afford this. This is why Fairphone, for example, even with its Android-based OS, only works on one carrier here.
Those are the main two barriers here. Things like apps can have workarounds for those that would be interested in early adoption of Linux phones. But there’s no way around the combination of carrier certification costs and limited options of only very locked down hardware.
- Comment on Framework under fire for Omarchy/DHH/Hyprland support? 1 week ago:
I think there’s some sort of a west coast trend towards immutable distros. Bazzite has the same kind of buzz. Haven’t really met anyone that uses these distros around me, though.
- Comment on Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, explaining jokes 1 week ago:
polygon.com/…/tabletop-panic-tariffs-on-china-lay…
The U.S. has a very small industrial capacity for manufacturing tabletop games — especially board games.
“The news is bad from every angle, but especially so for card games and RPGs printed in China,” they said. “The choice seems to be either 1) a massive price hike to pay the new import taxes, or 2) go to a direct sales model that removes the hobby distributors from the equation.”
- Comment on Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, explaining jokes 1 week ago:
There’s currently not enough industrial capacity in the US to manufacture card games. Simple as that. Trying to do it would likely end up still being more expensive than the tariffs, and probably delay your product.
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 2 weeks ago:
Presumably if there isn’t a user report for whatever distro I’m using
Distro is unlikely to matter, as long as you don’t pick a really obscure one. And even then, flatpaks will probably work fine.
Protondb also looks to be focused on Steam, I’m guessing it’s like MacOS where if it’s a game not on Steam then you’re shit out of luck if there isn’t a Linux specific version?
Steam is the easiest to work with and most well-supported. But there are other managers like Heroic Launcher and Lutris that can cover non-steam. Knowing whether a game can run on proton/wine outside of Steam does likely require a google search, though. Most things can be made to work as long as the game doesn’t require kernel-level anticheat (e.g. Destiny and BF6).
- Comment on Senators Revive Open App Markets Act to Dismantle App-Store Gatekeeping 3 months ago:
Some sloppy copy-paste editing in the article. It still references president Biden.
The bill never made it to a vote last time. I expect it will have a similar fate this time —especially with legislative attention focused so much on budget issues. Feels like something they did so they can put it in an election ad.
I hope i’m wrong and it makes it further, but i’m not holding my breath.
- Comment on Trying to remember a game (military battle simulator) 4 months ago:
Pretty vague description, unfortunately. Sounds like it could be one of Eugen Systems’ games though?
- Comment on Self insert power fantasy recommendations? 4 months ago:
How important is being an RPG in this case? as I note only a couple of your examples are in that genre)
The below suggestions are not RPGs, but I think fit your request.
It’s a survival game, but Conan Exiles ticks a lot of those boxes once you get a bit geared (which doesn’t take super long), and it can be played single player. Just have to be okay with some janky experiences.
I will also note that you are a girl in Hades 2.
Sifu is another one you might enjoy, though bosses certainly are a challenge.
Bayonetta is probably the most pure example of a horde-fighting action game with a sexy female witch protagonist. Lollipop Chainsaw is there too, for more of an airhead protagonist. Darksiders 3 could fit the bill as well.
- Comment on SAG-AFTRA challenges Epic Games over Darth Vader AI in Fortnite [VGC] 5 months ago:
This is the point of collective bargaining contracts. A union negotiates the rules by which their members and companies interact, sign a contract, and then both are bound by that contract for the term.
The union is claiming the contract they have in place prevents the automation of voice by the bound company unless they get agreement from the union first.
- Comment on I'm looking for the Holy Grail of multiplayer gaming 5 months ago:
My interpretation of your request boils down to “what’s a good multiplayer roguelike” where the grinding is the replaying.
So, depending on how many players you need it to support and preferred genres, you might check out games like
- Risk of Rain 2
- Enter the Gungeon
- Children of Morta
- Vampire Survivors
- Streets of Rogue
- Gunfire Reborn
- Barony
There’s also a game Jumpship that i’m keeping an eye on the development of that’s supposed to be hitting early access in the coming months.
- Comment on Bluesky may soon add blue check verification | TechCrunch 5 months ago:
I expect the trusted authorities would be selected by the server where the user account resides. I.e. if a server’s admin does not recognize a certain authority, it would not show their verifications to users logged in to their server.
It’s possible that it could extend to user selections of trusted verifiers as well, but I think implementing that level of granularity would be more of pain than it’s worth to Bluesky. Still, I could be surprised.
- Comment on Bluesky may soon add blue check verification | TechCrunch 5 months ago:
I think their plan is for it to be like how website cert verification works. You have a set of trusted authorities that issue certs (or in this case verifications) and that can revoke them if needed.
- Comment on Bluesky may soon add blue check verification | TechCrunch 5 months ago:
Isn’t owning the domain proof enough already?
It’s open to abuse and exploitation the same way domains are in general. An enterprising faker could register a domain that looks legit, but isn’t.
- Comment on Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape 6 months ago:
Why did I think that happened years ago?
- Comment on Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs 6 months ago:
Yes. I’m assuming they mean W-OLED (the other kind of OLED) when they say OLED. Or else they meant to say uLED.
- Comment on Should you bother with... mini PCs? 9 months ago:
Gotta make sure the fan is quiet enough for it though.
- Comment on US lawyers will reportedly try to force Google to sell Chrome and unbundle Android 11 months ago:
The case likely began (as an investigation) while Trump was still in office. Here’s hoping it can continue.
- Comment on What is Firefox supposed to do? 1 year ago:
The support article explains the rationale.
Unchecked by default would render the experiment useless.
- Comment on What is Firefox supposed to do? 1 year ago:
- PPA doesn’t make Mozilla money.
- Firefox is developed by Mozilla Corp, which can’t take donations. Mozilla Foundation does do fundraising drives, but that’s mostly for their public advocacy (which, ironically, may be where the idea for PPA originated).
- PPA has a checkbox in about:preferences.
- Comment on [C-SPAN] Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Articles of Impeachment against Justices Thomas and Alito (13:37) 1 year ago:
I think you’re misunderstanding the comment you replied to.
The “do nothing congress” was a specific Congress back in the 40s — not a Congress that literally does nothing.
The do nothing Congress passed 906 bills. I believe the current congress has passed something like 68 three-quarters of the way through. That’s the comparison the commenter was making.
- Comment on Let's discuss: Deus Ex 1 year ago:
Dishonored is the closest Deus Ex successor in my mind. Harvey Smith in the level design DNA.
- Comment on Apple Decides to Block Open-Source Emulator App for iOS 1 year ago:
I believe Apple still has the power to block third party store apps based on signature. It’s a security thing to be able clean malware.
- Comment on Minimum ! 1 year ago:
South Park was right all along. Those time travelers really are taking our jobs.
- Comment on Open world games, need recommendations 1 year ago:
As I said, it’s on consoles too — including Switch. It’s just that it’s a secondary platform for it — meaning it may be a lesser experience than on the platform it was ported from.
- Comment on Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150 1 year ago:
I’m dubious Android even serves as a base for Kobo’s OS. I’ve seen no evidence to support that claim.
- Comment on Open world games, need recommendations 1 year ago:
Outward is on consoles as well, though PC is its primary platform.
- Comment on Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150 1 year ago:
Tolinos use different processors precisely because they run Android, while Kobos do not.
- Comment on Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150 1 year ago:
I’m not aware of any Kobo using Android.
- Comment on Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150 1 year ago:
Kobo? No. They have their own firmware.