Proton is a fork of Wine. It was created by Valve and they have done amazing work getting it to support basically everything. It’s made the steam deck and amazing machine.
I’m just starting to use Alexandrite (alexandrite.app) on desktop. Seems very well designed and complementary to Voyager. No light mode, but an excellent multi-panel design.
I recently posted about finding time to game as a parent and the community has provided a bunch of good suggestions. Thank you! After reading all comments, I think it really boils down to accessibility of gaming for the occasional moments of free time that I do have in my busy schedule. The ability to pick something up easily,...
Gaming laptops are really just portable PCs. If you’re playing on them on in the usual “Keyboard and Mouse” way then you need to put it on a table to make that work properly. Maybe you could do it on a sofa but it’s very quickly going to get uncomfortable.
Handhelds on the other hand are extremely portable and happily usable anywhere. They’re also a lot cheaper than a gaming PC! I’m a big fan of my Steam Deck and recommend it a lot, but I should admit I also have a Gaming PC which I use for multiplayer stuff with my friends
Someone once told me “if you’ve never missed a flight, you’re spending too much time in airports”. I think about that a lot in a lot of other contexts - sometimes being too safe comes with more of a cost than the risk!
I just switched to Authenticator Pro from Authy and I’ve been very pleased. It took some time to get my codes transferred over, but now I have android wear support, night mode, and my codes aren’t held hostage by Twilio!
First off, the icon contest is now closed! Thanks to everyone that submitted. Seriously, thank you. These are really awesome and it’s so cool to have icons created by the community. Next step: I’ll nominate 3 icons by end of week (hopefully sooner) and create a thread for the community to choose the winner :) More info to...
I’m on Android and I didn’t realise there was a swipe to go back gesture. I’ve just been using the normal Android “swipe from the right” gesture that does Back.
Much prefer the Android look (I’m on Android). If you’d asked me before making the change I wouldn’t have said I cared but I now realise that before it had a slight feeling of “clunkiness” because it didn’t quite fit with the platform. It does now!
When it’s out of beta are you going to select Android mode by default for Android clients?
It’s not actually clunky in behaviour - it works the same. It just has an inconsistent look and feel with the rest of the platform that made it feel a bit less nice.
I enjoy Voyager but I always thought is was slow and overall unresponsive. Turns out that when installed as a web app it’s much more quicker and a better experience. Firefox is my default browser and the install option doesn’t seem to work properly (or at all?)...
That is most of what “installing” it does. I’ve installed it using Firefox Android and the main difference is that in the task switcher it’s its own tasks rather than just being a tab in the browser.
I think we lose sight of why “powermods” gained power: they built the big successful communities. Reddit was largely successful due to some fantastic communities being built up, and that takes work. We need that work on Lemmy just as much as we needed it on Reddit.
Yeah, it’s not ideal if a small number of people control a large number of communities but we should understand why they got there, and I think the structure of Lemmy is likely to make it a bit less prevalent.
Do you like a tactile click? Are you a sucker for screws? Or something you can put in any direction? Maybe it's yours or another country's power plugs?...
The fuse thing comes from history but is still good because then each device is fused appropriately for its load. Get a short on a 3A circuit - fail nice and quickly. If you just rely on house wiring your breaker need to be the maximum possible load on the circuit.
That said of all the non UK plugs, the Australian one is up there. US are the worst and schuco (most of Europe) isn’t great.
This is great news! I was debating getting Battlebit and even though I was planning on mostly playing on my PC this put me off, out of principle. But now Deck compatibility too is great.
I’m transitioning to Bitwarden having been using a hodgepodge of Firefox and Google password management. I’m gradually trying to de-google anyway and I’ve got a bit frustrated with the Firefox Android password manager (fine on desktop, often doesn’t offer to generate passwords on mobile)....
The Steam Deck shines as a handheld because you only have middling graphics power but it’s only trying to drive a small screen (small in both size and pixels). If you plug it into a TV then that tradeoff stops working and it’s going to look worse than any console (except the Switch).
I do use my Deck on the TV and it isn’t as bad as I was expecting, but I’ve got a PC as well for demanding games.
Because it doesn’t seem to matter currently if you play ranked games or casual games, the general experience tends to be the same. But one has numbers and things to go with it. You still get people playing to win in casual games and you get people dicking around having fun in ranked games, and the ranks don’t necessarily...
There’s different levels of playing to win though. I play a lot of R6 Siege. In the evenings I mostly play casual with my friends. I’m either using the random button to pick my operator for variety, or I’m playing all shotguns for a battle pass challenge or I’m trying to find ridiculous places to put a frost mat.
Within that structure I’m trying to win the rounds, but it doesn’t matter if we lose. I’m just having fun in a game with my friends.
Reddit recently removed years of chat and message archives from users’ accounts without warning as part of an infrastructure upgrade. Many Redditors were upset to discover that their chat histories from before January 2023 were no longer accessible. Reddit claims they only migrated data from 2023 forward during the transition...
Do you have a citation for this? It conflicts with what I know about GDPR.
Mostly GDPR encourages companies to delete personal data they were holding once they no longer have a legitimate use for it. There is a rule where you can demand your data be frozen if so that misuse cam be investigated and in that case you’d be right. But in general companies can and should delete personal data.
It basically a badge for a more premium film experience. It’s a bigger screen, on an aspect ratio that fills the vision, with seating that puts you in the right place, rather than trying to see over the person in front.
Yes - there’s lots of stuff on the internet about tweaking settings for games. In my experience they generally run pretty well out of the box without doing anything.
Even controls I’ve mostly not had to do anything, only for a couple of games that are really not designed for console had to do any control scheme creation (e.g. FTL).
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
Voyager has been great so far - thanks for the great app. However, one issue I run into involved using voyager on desktop. Its perfectly usable, but the browser version looks a little awkward as the layout is cantered and narrow; typical for a mobile layout....
It definitely wins on information density, and has a certain nostalgia to it. I do find it a bit ugly though - I actually like the look of the “normal” Lemmy client, it just makes very bad use of space.
Gaming on Linux (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Feature request: widescreen mode for desktop/tablet
Would be great if there is an option to show either the community list or the side bar, or both....
Gaming laptop or handheld PC?
I recently posted about finding time to game as a parent and the community has provided a bunch of good suggestions. Thank you! After reading all comments, I think it really boils down to accessibility of gaming for the occasional moments of free time that I do have in my busy schedule. The ability to pick something up easily,...
Lemmy, what are your "missed flight" stories?
I just missed mine. Feeling pretty stupid right now. Hopefully your stories will cheer me up.
Favorite 2-factor authenticator?
I just switched to Authenticator Pro from Authy and I’ve been very pleased. It took some time to get my codes transferred over, but now I have android wear support, night mode, and my codes aren’t held hostage by Twilio!
0.24.0: Mark read on scroll, Android mode, and more!
First off, the icon contest is now closed! Thanks to everyone that submitted. Seriously, thank you. These are really awesome and it’s so cool to have icons created by the community. Next step: I’ll nominate 3 icons by end of week (hopefully sooner) and create a thread for the community to choose the winner :) More info to...
PSA (Android) if Firefox is your default browser, webapp wont install.
I enjoy Voyager but I always thought is was slow and overall unresponsive. Turns out that when installed as a web app it’s much more quicker and a better experience. Firefox is my default browser and the install option doesn’t seem to work properly (or at all?)...
should we be worried about powers-moderators/users?
Power mods are one of the main problems with reddit. The same thing is already happening with Lemmy....
Which is the most satisfying IO connector system, in your opinion?
Do you like a tactile click? Are you a sucker for screws? Or something you can put in any direction? Maybe it's yours or another country's power plugs?...
Devs Announce FaceIT Anticheat for BattleBit will be compatible with Linux, Steam Deck (i.postimg.cc)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/1543761...
Tips for configuring Bitwarden on Android?
I’m transitioning to Bitwarden having been using a hodgepodge of Firefox and Google password management. I’m gradually trying to de-google anyway and I’ve got a bit frustrated with the Firefox Android password manager (fine on desktop, often doesn’t offer to generate passwords on mobile)....
[Discussion] AAA Games: Worth it on Steam Deck?
A triple-A game I’ve been eyeing is finally down to a reasonable price on a third party website....
Instead of "casual" or "ranked" they should just have "play to win" or "play for fun."
Because it doesn’t seem to matter currently if you play ranked games or casual games, the general experience tends to be the same. But one has numbers and things to go with it. You still get people playing to win in casual games and you get people dicking around having fun in ranked games, and the ranks don’t necessarily...
Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users' accounts (mashable.com)
Reddit recently removed years of chat and message archives from users’ accounts without warning as part of an infrastructure upgrade. Many Redditors were upset to discover that their chat histories from before January 2023 were no longer accessible. Reddit claims they only migrated data from 2023 forward during the transition...
The 11-mile long, 600 lbs IMAX print of ‘OPPENHEIMER’ (i.imgur.com)
Things you wished you knew before setting up your Deck?
Got a Steam Deck on the way, anything I should know before I dive in when it arrives?
[Discussion] I have a spare Dualsense controller that I may use on ps5, use that or buy something like the 8bitdo ultimate?
Should I just stick with using Dualsense on my deck or get something like the 8bitdo ultimate/king kong controller?
What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
What are your favourite offline, low power-usage games?
I’ll be travelling soon and was wondering what are good games for low power-usage and offline?...
Trailer for upcoming Netflix documentary "Quarterback" (and it looks great!) (youtu.be)
Any plans to support a different layout for desktop users?
Voyager has been great so far - thanks for the great app. However, one issue I run into involved using voyager on desktop. Its perfectly usable, but the browser version looks a little awkward as the layout is cantered and narrow; typical for a mobile layout....