1984

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Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I’m not a huge fan of the recent trend of guns and firing in mainstream video games. Besides the janky awkwardness of polygons, there’s something off-putting to me about my character engaging in deadly combat. Am I supposed to be pretending that it’s me as I watch the action happening? When I play a game (esp. an RPG) I can get really immersed in the experience and feel like the mouse/controller is an extension of my hand, shooting fireballs and whatnot. So is it also supposed to be an extension of my weapon when my character starts killing? Am I supposed to be fully engaged for maximum immersion?

In movies, it’s different because when a character in a movie engages in deadly combat, the audience understands that they're watching someone else do it. I’ve never seen a movie where I'm supposed to pretend like I’m the main character and I’m the one doing the killing. (Hardcore Henry notwithstanding)

I have nothing against action-packed games or games with mature content as their own thing, but encountering it in a regular game always throws me out of the immersion. Coming from a mainstream studio, it also just feels like a desperate attempt to appeal to a certain audience more than anything else, even if it’s nothing more than a short murder.

Some info here:

Reddit thread

Haven't watched the video but he is one of the reasons and a strong one. He has really big hands and has been pushing flagship devices since forever.

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I hate everything about it.

Didn't watch the video but is it worth to wait for the updates (and the DLC) if I tried playing the game on day one but got put off by bugs and lack of content that was promised? I know there have been multiple patches that fixed bugs and gameplay but I am still reluctant to even give it a try.

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There's advanced search on distrowatch.com where you can filter Gentoo based distros.

Check it here

You're experiencing a mirage. Go eat something and come back.

Microsoft Excel - I tried a lot of the FOSS office suites but I always come back mainly due to familiarity but also compatibility (which I know is not much of an issue lately).

Google Photos - I have Immich setup and use it but my wife and people around me use Photos and so I have to conform.

"Pixel OS" - I can't move to Graphene or similar due to banking apps.

Skype - Like Photos, due to relatives

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I was about to ask about QR but before I looked below the picture. Pity, I'd like to remove the QR button too.

Daily reminder to contribute to Internet Archive and similar preservation sites.

I would start with the adapter itself. Many times the cheaper ones are crap.

It looks like it does but there are many reports of people finding their comments restored. Their username is deleted but the comment/post is back.

There are some screenshots in this article:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-2.9-Released

Pardon my ignorance, but did you buy these, or got them for free, or won them? Just curious how that works.

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Looks great but it's too minimal for me.

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Ugh, not The Escapist. I mean you see a lot of AI written articles nowadays so it will only ramp up, but it's still bad.

Well the source is semi accurate.

I suggest Immich. It has similar visual to Google photos, is self-hosted, has face recognition, mobile apps for autoupload, etc.

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I can

They wrote they got a new battery for it.

Yep. They'll just collect as much new data as possible and then shut it down.

I am not a developer but don't they have to state the engine at the beginning of the game? Really no idea, just guessing, as I've seen a lot of games with it.

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I am interested in this too. As far as I know, you don't store images or videos, so that should help keep it light. I can't image the requirements for storing a database and text to be high but I am no server admin.

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Perhaps Handbrake can handle it?

What's the benefit of having Baikal when you can use Nextcloud's CalDAV/CardDAV?

What is the Nextcloud AIO maintanance for?

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I do like minimalism but not everywhere. Here I'd like automatic location, saving multiple locations as favorites, and maybe a simple widget.

How's your experience on lobste.rs? I am on quite a few of these platforms at the moment, trying to see which one I like the most, not sure if I want to add another one to the mix, but I like the minimal layout

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Same here with Sync. I didn't know what was happening as I was able to access beehaw via web, so I tried other apps. Voyager and Thunder crashed too. Looks like it was a beehaw issue as other accounts on other instances worked.

A stare and patience contest begins.

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Not sure, it wasn't very clear from the comment.

They added Nitter links, those don't load for you either?

It started turning shit a few months before the original owner sold it and went downhill since.

I have the regular 6 and Android 14 has been indeed shit. If I wasn't waiting for 8 Pro I'd at least try factory reset but I don't want to go through the setup process twice in a short period.

WOW! So cool! Oh wait, the other word - meh.

Yes, I agree the AI in F.E.A.R. was awesome. Thanks for letting me know about Selaco, I will check it out when it comes out.

I didn't watch it so I had no idea it was about this but the thumbnail and the click bait title made me unsubscribe from him.

I know you're asking about Android, but it's on Steam. Maybe it can be played remotely..?

Is there any way a regular Joe like me, who is not a programmer, is not blind, can help in any way?

I think it's more likely a "Steam deck optimized" OS/spin/distro