mereo

@mereo@piefed.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Company⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In my opinion, only PC and Linux matter. We desperately need Linux to succeed because it’s a community project. Yes, companies contribute to it, but it’s still a community project with no for-profit objective.

  For many in the open-source community, contributing is an affair of love, not a way to enrich shareholders. We need this ecosystem to compete with console companies and Microsoft in the PC market.

• Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Companywww.ign.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NYT hiding information regarding a health related food recall behind a paywall⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t downvote him; he’s right. The next administration should fund the Voice of America (VOA) and PBS to provide free information. The NYT is a for-profit organization.

  Long before the internet, we had to buy newspapers. I don’t like it, but that’s the reality of business.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A $40,000-per-Year AI School With No Teachers Is Opening in Oklahoma This August⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I really feel sorry for the kids. I hope this techno bros schools trend doesn’t continue or our future generation is truly fuck*d.

• EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’kotaku.com ↗
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• Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be bothwww.eurogamer.net ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I agree with don⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I sit. It’s comfortable, and you don’t need to clean up any messes from splashback.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s sucks. I use them, very handy. I think they should replace the glass with a metal door and use LED to indicate whether the balls are there nor not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Single player games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I see. Well… I guess I’ve had enough beating back then to just take it easy now!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Single player games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course, it really depends on the game. For example, I preferred playing Borderlands 3 on normal mode because I enjoyed the mayhem, whereas I played the Horizon series on easy difficulty because the story was engaging and the world atmosphere was awesome.

  So it really depends. Often, if a game is not an FPS and is really story-driven, I’ll play it on easy mode to enjoy the story. The more full and deep the game’s story is, the more likely I am to play it on easy mode to fully enjoy it after a stressful day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Single player games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in my early 40s. Back then, I used to play Quake 3, UT and Tribes 2 competitively. Not anymore. Life is stressful enough, and I don’t want to add to that by playing competitively. I want to relax by playing story-based games. I also play a lot of games on easy mode so that I can truly enjoy the story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Peak HR⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh… What… Claude didn’t exist 10 years ago. This is one of the reasons managers hate HR, they don’t beep so can’t hire the talents they need.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is gaming better as a kid or an adult?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in my early 40s, and I’ve found that I enjoy story-based games played on an easy setting more. Life is stressful enough nowadays, so I don’t need the added stress of competitive gaming.

  For me, it’s a different kind of enjoyment. Now, I’d rather let my mind wander through a story-based game than frag anything that moves.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA 6 Price Finally Confirmed, Features a 'Single-Player Experience' at Launch⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You know the industry has gone downhill when they have to reiterate that it includes a “single-player experience” at launch.

  I always thought Grand Theft Auto VI would have a single-player mode, but I guess some people focus more on multiplayer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Machine pricing announced (from $1049-$1428 USD), reservation lists open⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But it’s not a problem in Linux: https://www.techpowerup.com/348178/valve-engineer-improves-linux-memory-management-for-gpus-with-8-gb-vram-or-less

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess it’s about AI being shaved down throat for financial reasons. I use AI as I perceive it as a tool among other tools, but I also I switched to Linux because I don’t want AI to be shoved down my throat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve’s Steam Controller stock shortage will last until next year after fans massively exceeded expectations⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The final window on display for the Steam Controller is simply marked “2027” with no specific release period for the device. Valve explains that it has “no plans to stop making” the controller, but the current demand has massively exceeded their internal estimations.

  I really wonder if their estimates have taken into account scalpers and how to stop them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah. It’s all relative. If everything goes up accordingly, then steamdeck will remain a good buy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it just me or does it seem Google is either AI filled or becoming obsolete? Is there an up and comer that can be what Google used to be? Or are we stuck oogling stuff forever?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I host searXNG on my home server. It’s heaven. I get better results Google.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can someone break down the real differences between kbin, mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed? I know they're all in the Threadiverse, but I'm not sure what the draw is to use one over another.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sources?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs - Steam News⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s their answer as to why:

  Our goal of shipping all three products in the first half of the year has not changed. But we have work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we can confidently announce, being mindful of how quickly the circumstances around both of those things can change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That too!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Think about it this way, people. Yes, it may be more expensive than a PlayStation. However, Steam offers numerous deals several times a year, so it will be worth the investment. In the long run, owning a Steam Machine or PC will pay for itself.

  Unfortunately, due to the craze of AI server farms, PC parts are becoming more expensive. For example, the price of RAM has doubled, and analysts say that SSDs will suffer the same fate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft doing shady Microsoft stuff again⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I switched to Linux and now, I'm in the mildlysoothing category

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨President Trump suggested people shouldn’t feel sorry for Joe Biden over his cancer diagnosis⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  American evangelicals. Do not put all Christians in the same basket.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 4 Launches To Mostly Negative Steam Reviews Over Performance Issues And Crashing⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  *sigh*... This generation of games will all suck because of Unreal Engine 5. I'm a patient gamer, I have plenty of unplayed games on my Steam library. I will not upgrade my video card because of this horrendous game engine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is Lemmy much better with telling a user why they were banned?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Think of Reddit as Cyberpunk or Mirror's Edge: a world controlled by corporations instead of governments. A corporation only seeks its own interests and those of its shareholders. In that world, you're nothing. There's no transparency, and you don't have any rights.

  Lemmy instances are run by the community and funded by donations. As such, the interests of the group as a whole prevail; they are not the interests of shareholders. To maintain cohesion, transparency is necessary, hence the modlog. Without transparency, cohesion and community cannot be maintained.

  Reddit and Lemmy are two completely different worlds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did it come to be that only two companies supply all of the world's PC graphics chips?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We cannot forget that 3dfx went under when they bought STB to manufacture their own video cards instead of letting their board partners do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did it come to be that only two companies supply all of the world's PC graphics chips?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  3dfx had market dominance in 90s but then basically committed suicide.

  Very true. They committed suicide when they bought STB so that they could manufacture their own video cards. They didn't just focus on chip R&D they needed to manufacture and market their own video cards instead of letting board partners do it.