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- Comment on Best distro for linux gaming? 10 months ago:
I believe Batocera itself covers all the consoles you mentioned.
It's also got a pretty nice little UI (very customizable) and it has a really nifty feature where you can pair Bluetooth remotes super easy (basically just put the controller into pairing mode and click "pair Bluetooth controller" and it'll instantly pair).
It also runs like absolute lightning - I'm running my Batocera on a 2012 MacBook Pro and it still runs everything up to PS1 decent frames (which is an achievement for this laptop lol).
To top it off, adding the games is super easy. I just used a flash drive and put the ROMs into their respective folders in the file explorer and it just added the console's icon to the home screen.
- Comment on [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale? 10 months ago:
Squad is definitely one of them! Also the Battlefield Collection is on 89% sale (only includes the ones since 2011 tho)
- Comment on Best games that can be completed in under ten hours? 10 months ago:
A bit old, but gold: Fate (the dungeon crawler one). It's a bit low-poly by today's standards, but it's so fun and has killer music, lots of spells and weapons, tons of interesting enemies and can be beaten in like 6 hours.
- Comment on What Would You Like To See Improved in GNU/Linux? 11 months ago:
I don't necessarily need it anymore, but I'm sure someone would find it useful in this comments section! Thank you!
- Comment on What Would You Like To See Improved in GNU/Linux? 11 months ago:
Man, just the "normies" user experience in general.
I've had so many issues from the start, even on "beginner friendly" distros. Hell, I'm a software engineer by trade - I literally use WSL2 every day for my job - but there are some things the OS should just do.
Prime example: wifi connectivity (er, just connectivity in general - Bluetooth included). It seems like every distro neglects this part to some degree. I've tried Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Linux Mint, Kinoite, countless others - but it seems like every one either has some form of Bluetooth connectivity issue (a la Kinoite not detecting my Bluetooth headphones) or a straight up wifi issue (like Ubuntu, Lubuntu and Linux Mint ALL not connecting to Panera WiFi on a wiped 2012 MacBook Pro - it was because Panera has a popup to accept wifi terms, btw, which is extremely common. Starbucks was broken too).
It's that sort of stuff that prevents people from staying on Linux. People DO go to internet cafes to hang out and surf the web. It's a helluva deal breaker that I need to turn on my phone's hotspot just to connect to some Internet and then deal with LTE speeds. And as for the argument of "well that's super old hardware" - it's prime hardware that people will try Linux on and get pissed off.
Also, Nvidia support. It's one of the most popular graphics card options - it's a deal breaker that it doesn't work out of the box on a lot of distros. Never ran into this myself, but just scroll here for a bit to see how prevalent it is.
I REALLY want to daily Linux but man, these issues prevent it (even now that I've moved on from the MacBook). If you really wanna help Linux grow, fix these problems and / or work on improving the "non-technical" user experience. You shouldn't need to know what KDE is to use your desktop, nor should you need to Google like 15 things to get thru the installer with certainty.
I know this will get a lot of hate, and I really really want to love Linux, but I've been burned often so I'm skeptical.
- Comment on What are some helpful gaming websites you wish people knew? 11 months ago:
It really is so good. I haven't played in years but not by choice haha
- Comment on What are some helpful gaming websites you wish people knew? 11 months ago:
People definitely still play Planetside 2
- Comment on Is eating potato chips better than nothing in terms of pure nutrition and wholesomeness? 11 months ago:
When I had a miserable case of Covid (the variant that gives extreme nausea) the only way I was able to eat anything at all was saltine crackers. The only way I could drink anything was ice cubes (sucking on them slowly)
Try those out! If they don't work, definitely call a doctor. Have someone check up on you, last thing you want is to black out and die (which is very easy to have happen)
- Comment on Completely free 11 months ago:
If you're looking for a free site hosting service, fly.io might be what you're looking for. I've been using them a little while and their service is pretty great (though the monitoring kinda sucks)
- Comment on [meta] Does it seem quiet here to anyone else? 1 year ago:
Lemmy.world as Picard Maneuver explained, but also Artemis.camp is down too (which is ~1000 people).
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