There's a ton of issues with the UI I want to address and there's a number of things I want to experiment such as how communities are subscribed to, so I started writing a new UI in SvelteKit. I also have Capacitor setup which would allow this to triple as a native iOS and Android application....
Yeah, revolt looks nice and is clearly trying to be a drop in replacement for discord, so that will make adoption easier.
However it doesn't seem ready yet. The client notes that their voice chat feature is in the middle of being re-written from scratch. The legacy voice chat just doesn't work for me (on Linux). Discord isn't great on Linux, but it's more usable that revolt right now.
Also, for better or worse, it's not actually federated, it's just open source. So there is a central revolt server that new users automatically use, and if you want to operate elsewhere, as far as I can tell, you effectively modify the client to reference a different server.
I don't know for sure it's a steam issue, but in the last few days my bluetooth controller (xb elite 2) has been very inconsistent about connecting to steam and any games launched from steam. jstest doesn't see any problem, but often Steam's Test Device Inputs won't get anything from it, or if it does, the game might not. One day it'll work, the next it won't without me having changed anything 🤷. Plugging in over USB gets rid of all issues.
Also, the new big picture mode on nvidia is very low framerate. Sub 10fps. It's not great.
Hi, I'm sure this is just a noob lemmy question. I saw on /c/newcommunities@lemmy.world that there's a new YouShouldKnow community: https://sopuli.xyz/post/675270...
I tried using chocolatey when I was on windows. The problem you run into is that windows programs often want to update themselves, often automatically, and they don’t tell the package manager about it so it gets out of sync (maybe winget has a reliable solution for that, don’t know, I’ve never used it).
It’s really useful for setting up a new system though, ex. installing a particular environment on a test machine.
Personally I think not having karma limits is nice currently! I understand why they were used but grinding karma as a lurker on reddit was frustrating.
But that's not a task that is asked of a general user, even if their goal is to switch servers. If you don't like gmail, the solution for an individual is almost never to start your own email server.
With gaming often bringing me into a really depressive headspace sometimes with how the markets are developing, whats a game you can always go to and just be lost in, or just be happy with?...
Linus' thread: (CW: bigotry and racism in the comments) https://social.kernel.org/notice/AWSXomDbvdxKgOxVAm (you need to scroll down, i can't seem to link to the comment in the screenshot)
I don't think we get to use cold reason to determine if something is political or not, just like a dictionary doesn't control the meaning of a word, nor does a small group of ants decide what the colony does next. If Linus came out as a right wing extremist, it wouldn't matter how apolitical the linux source code is, people would decide to distance themselves from him and everything he represents. Something is political the moment a society perceives it as relevant to their politics.
First all the bs with Twitter and Elon, then Reddit having an exodus to Lemmy (not complaining lol), then Twitch. Are we like, in an alternate self healing dimension or something?
The twitter/elon thing is hilarious. I honestly do think he accidentally got himself into quite the pickle and now his pride is keeping him there. As for reddit and twitch, I don't assume these are the surface-level-dumb moves that we think they are. My guess is that this is a calculated means of rolling out the changes they actually want by:
overshooting
letting everyone get mad
backing off to their actual changes (or something close)
letting everyone think they've won
and finally push forward a bit more once everyone is preoccupied with the next thing
Internet users love to cancel shit, but at the same time, are always looking for the next thing to cancel. So as much as people hate twitter or facebook or tiktok or youtube or windows or nintendo or chick-fil-a or whatever, they're all just looking for an excuse to forget all about it, and continue using their product as quickly as possible. And corporations know that, so they've worked "giving them that excuse" into their plans.
That is to say, to the extent that we can, let's be careful. We already see the same shit everyone criticizes Twitter for starting to show up on mastodon. It's often not the platform that causes problems, it's the people.
I think there needs to be a set of "commandments" for civil discourse on the internet. One specific rule I've made for myself but never heard anyone else mention is: don't dogpile on downvoted comments. I think everyone feels a pull to do it, they see a controversial post that they agree with, they see the top few comments are more of the same....so they scroll down to the lowest voted replies, expand them if they're hidden, get enraged by someone's stupid world view, and jump into a flame war.
Some might lump that in with "don't feed the trolls", but I'll counter with a second rule: it's better to just not reply to someone than to accuse them of being a troll or a bot. There exist people who live with a wildly different set of information from you, and thus often have wildly different worldviews. And that's ok. And if it turns out they actually are a troll or a bot, as long as you're replying, they're winning.
Im joining in on the reddit ditching thing, and was kinda worried at first that i wouldnt be able to like use it the way i did reddit as it feels like a whole new place, but after engaging with posts and people and actually being a part of lemmy rather than being lurk mode all the time i was pleasantly surprised with how easy it...
I'm liking the platform, but it could use more niche subs. Doesn't matter what it is, I can always assume that there exists a subreddit for everything. I hope to see lemmy get there one day.
Most of the Dark Pictures Anthology games have pretty mediocre ratings, but at this point my friends and I look forward to each release. It's like a 10 hour long horror movie night. They're just long enough to start right after lunch on a sat, and play late into the night, passing the controller around.
Their last release The Devil In Me is rated around 5/10, yet it might be my favorite one to date. It's not uncommon for them to have a rocky release with bugs, so sometimes we give them a few months to patch it up. But honestly, one of the best local coop experiences I've had. Definitely recommend if you have some friends over.
So I've been a little wary of installing Linux on my desktop since I have a 1660 ti as a graphics card and read that there are some problems with drivers and such. Are my fears unfounded/outdated? Anyone experienced any problems and what Linux distro should I look to use for gaming?
As long as you can get the driver installed, you're fine. The only time that might be a problem is if your distro updates something that breaks compatibility with the existing driver, and X refuses to start. You'll need to know how to install the latest driver from the command line, but then you should be good.
I've been running a 3080 with proprietary drivers on manjaro for a couple of years (I would not recommend manjaro, I now recommend endeavorOS if you want something Arch based) and it's fine. I don't think I've ever hit an nvidia specific bug.
Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them (www.businessinsider.com)
Microsoft -Verse (feddit.de)
Anyone want to collaborate on a new Lemmy UI? Built in Svelte (github.com)
There's a ton of issues with the UI I want to address and there's a number of things I want to experiment such as how communities are subscribed to, so I started writing a new UI in SvelteKit. I also have Capacitor setup which would allow this to triple as a native iOS and Android application....
Does Anyone Host a Discord Alternative? Like a Matrix/Synapse Server?
As r/selfhosted seems to have shutdown due to the reddit api changes (rip), I wanted to see if anyone has worked with these services before?...
Don't dead, open inside (lemmy.world)
Seriously tho, don’t do that (lemmy.world)
Steam Update: In-game overlay, notifications, and a fresh coat of paint (www.youtube.com)
The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next (www.techradar.com)
404 when trying to access a new community?
Hi, I'm sure this is just a noob lemmy question. I saw on /c/newcommunities@lemmy.world that there's a new YouShouldKnow community: https://sopuli.xyz/post/675270...
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Any time I tell my reddit friends about lemmy (sopuli.xyz)
What kinds of things from reddit would you like to see Lemmy avoid as the user base grows?
Personally I think not having karma limits is nice currently! I understand why they were used but grinding karma as a lurker on reddit was frustrating.
Comfort games?
With gaming often bringing me into a really depressive headspace sometimes with how the markets are developing, whats a game you can always go to and just be lost in, or just be happy with?...
Linus Torvalds -- Creator of Linux -- defends gun regulation, woke communists, womens rights AND trans rights. Linux is political! (cdn.masto.host)
Linus' thread: (CW: bigotry and racism in the comments) https://social.kernel.org/notice/AWSXomDbvdxKgOxVAm (you need to scroll down, i can't seem to link to the comment in the screenshot)
Seriously, what's up with big sites literally dying as we speak?
First all the bs with Twitter and Elon, then Reddit having an exodus to Lemmy (not complaining lol), then Twitch. Are we like, in an alternate self healing dimension or something?
How has ur lemmy experience been so far?
Im joining in on the reddit ditching thing, and was kinda worried at first that i wouldnt be able to like use it the way i did reddit as it feels like a whole new place, but after engaging with posts and people and actually being a part of lemmy rather than being lurk mode all the time i was pleasantly surprised with how easy it...
Suggestions for slightly older AAA games for Steam Deck?
Recently finished Bioshock, Spec-Ops: The Line and Nier Automata (not so old, but played really well)....
What niche reddit community do you want to see find a place on the fediverse?
Personally i'm looking forward to seeing twobestfriendsplay, arkhamasylum, whowouldwin, and respectthreads, on here.
What daily games, like Wordle, do you play regularly?
Daily, I play Wordle and 7 Little Words when I first get up, but I was wondering what other types of quick games like that that people play regularly.
Tell us about unpopular games you love, or even just appreciate some aspects of, contrary to the inteenet hivemind?
And what specifically makes it special, appealing, or interesting to you?
Linux gaming on an Nvidia graphics card
So I've been a little wary of installing Linux on my desktop since I have a 1660 ti as a graphics card and read that there are some problems with drivers and such. Are my fears unfounded/outdated? Anyone experienced any problems and what Linux distro should I look to use for gaming?