So I updated to Plasma 6. And that's what has caused me to go onto a beta version, from what I can tell, of kdenlive. Now just to figure out how to get 23.08.4 back. 24.02 is broke as fuq. Not surprsing given that it's not even released yet.
Hot take: video games have peaked in terms of resource requirements and there's not much need to keep making better and better GPUs etc. Hardware has been more than enough for several years now
@drewdevault I don't think this paints an entirely accurate picture.
While it's true that modern hardware can easily render photorealistic graphics, there are other factors like more complex AI and VR which could potentially contribute to pushing forward the baseline.
I am rediscovering #comics at 48 years old (was only briefly into stuff like Walking Dead and Stray Bullets years ago), and found out there is a #Transformers X Back to the Future crossover AND a Transformers X Star Trek crossover series!
It's as if some evil product marketing genius at Hasbro was like "how do we easily part these Gen Xers with their cash again?"
Since it created such turmoil, the link to UnknownCheats has been removed from the disclaimer on kernel based anticheat games.
Instead, we are making it clear those games must be avoided at all cost. Don't compromise the security of your machine for some low quality F2P cash grab.
@lutris@gamingonlinux That's fine, but there are a quite a few users who also play and like those games very much.
This kind of messaging will only push them away from using Lutris and even Linux as a whole. After all, the goal is to help users make an informed choice and not antagonize them.
I just realized that PS1 and PS2 game discs didn't have any DRM. You can easily create ISO files using image burning software like Brasero or k3b (for Linux).
I am definitely going to start collecting them again and emulate the games I couldn't play back in the day.
Since I am not circumventing any DRM and I also own the game discs, I am probably still compliant with the DMCA and it shouldn't technically be considered "piracy" either.
I wonder if any lawyers can confirm the validity of this. If true, this would probably make PlayStation and PlayStation 2 emulation totally acceptable.
What are some popular online games that do not have abusive anticheats that are very competitive. I can think of Counter Strike 2, Overwatch 2, Street Fighter 6... any others?
Trying to find some ammo against games that do ship with an abusive anti cheat
@lutris@linuxdonald Although I understand what you are trying to tell, I think most people who see the disclaimer would still interpret it as an endorsement.
I urge you to reconsider removing that link. Besides, I doubt anyone who isn't already looking to cheat will click that link.
I believe just simply mentioning that there are such websites should be enough.
Heya, folks! We want to start the new year off right, and what better way to do that than a new Solus release? That's right, Solus 4.5 Resilience is now available to everyone! A ton of work has gone into this release, including a new installer with #Calamares, and a new #XFCE Edition!
Where does all of this leave the Firefox browser. Surman argued that the organization is very judicious about rolling AI into the browser — but he also believes that AI will become part of everything Mozilla does.
I can't wait to find out what will happen when all the Firefox evangelists wake up to find an LLM baked into their darling.
Everyone from Microsoft to Facebook and Apple are betting on it to become indispensable to their users in the near future.
The way I see it is, if it's going to happen anyway, Firefox may as well work on something that allows users to have the benefits of using AI without giving up their privacy.
@BrodieOnLinux I honestly think we should take advantage of the exposure we'll receive from Threads and make more accessible instances that advertise themselves to more mainstream users.
Just outright blocking Meta or only hoping they "play nice" with us is probably going to end badly. Instead, we should be trying to expand our own foothold.
I am seriously concerned for the future of the Fediverse.
While being exposed to more people is generally a good thing, it will become an issue if most of the people we follow and interact with come from one place.
If we intend to keep the Fediverse somewhat spread out and decentralized, we need to find ways to market our instances to regular users.
Doing some SEO and promoting your instance on other social networks may also help.
Although many instances have stayed away from overtly advertising themselves, I think it's crucial if the Fediverse is going to compete with larger platforms and survive.
My response to a comment on one of my videos (He claimed that Linux pushes Firefox on users and that can't be changed, but Windows gives users the all the options.)
GIMP is currently being ported over to GTK 3.0, which would probably also allow it to work natively on Wayland.
The release schedule for GIMP 3.0 is set to May of next year, but it's going to be tough. So, if there's anything you can do, please do consider helping out.
