Been thinking about getting a steam deck. Talk me in or out of it. I've got a desktop, but thinking something handheld would be good when I want to sit on the couch. What are your favorite and least favorite things about your steam deck?
My absolute favorite thing is that it runs Linux. I love being able to ssh into my Steam Deck so I can back up save files, tweak game configs, and just generally do whatever the hell I want with it. I've been running Linux exclusively for 6-7 years now, and anything that doesn't let me easily get a shell via ssh just feels suffocating. I do all of my file management in a shell (absolutely no graphical file managers, I can't stand them), so the Deck feels like a natural extension of my desktop and laptop with Linux and ssh.
My least favorite thing? Probably the screen. I wish it was brighter. I'd love if SteamOS implemented some burn-in mitigation, because I feel like that would greatly increase the chances of an aftermarket OLED panel being a thing. I know there'd still be some major hurdles (do OLEDs even work with LVDS/whatever protocol is used to push pixels to the Steam Deck's screen?), but a bright, clear, punchy, replaceable OLED sounds great.
Folks should definitely donate! I recently had a bit of a windfall and I really want this place to succeed, so I'm planning on donating a few hundred dollars. @ernest, I really hope you get an open collective or Patreon account set up. I'll happily and freely donate 2x what Reddit would demand of their users. I'm sure I'm not alone!
I always thought this was such a cool concept when I was administrating a Hashicorp Vault server. I made 7 fragments for 7 keyholders, and required that 4 or 5 of them (can't remember) enter their fragments to unlock the Vault server.
So it's well known now that the developer of Apollo estimated the new API pricing would cost $20 million a year. For a source, see the title of https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743993/reddit-apollo-client-api-cost...
I had to set a daily screen time limit of 0 minutes because I kept opening it. I'll probably delete the app when I scrub my entire comment history from Reddit.
I use Google Authenticator with no backup. I religiously store my backup codes in my password manager. I'll probably switch to a different app soon, since I'm not a fan of the recent Google Authenticator changes.
I keep thinking this would have been a much better sell to devs and to users. I have always used Sync, and Boost. I tried the official app a few times, but really only used it for the chat feature. I didn't want to pay for it, but (I am embarrassed to admit it) I would pay premium to keep my app. I think this would have worked...
Not at this point. I don't want to give bad faith actors my business, and Mr. Huffman has shown himself to be a big ol' penis. At the beginning? With unadulterated access (i.e. NSFW content) and gentler rules for 3rd party apps? Sure, I would have been ok with that.
Same, Google searching for anything has been a massive pain in the ass ever since the 11th. I should find a plugin to auto redirect from Reddit to the latest wayback machine snapshot of that post.
I've been doing machining as a hobby for about 5 years now. I started off with a little Sherline lathe and not much else. Nowadays I run a Sheldon L-44 lathe (from the Air Force, ~1954 AFAICT) and a Precision Matthews PM-728VT. I've been eyeing CNC, but the appeal of machining for me has been how hands-on it is (I'm a software developer by trade).
My most recent project has been to make some solid brass wall hooks for a coworker. His daughter is on a rowing team, and they want to wall mount an oar. Turns out, it's hard to find a wall hook that can hold something 3" in diameter! Here's a photo of one of the hooks (I'm still polishing the other one up).
Vote for the name of this new Kbin and Lemmy iOS app under development! (mastodon.social)
Poll: What should be the final name for the #Kmoon app for #kbin and #lemmy? Below some suggestions from the community.
Noodles: is a tamale a noodle?
I don't really have a question but I want to talk about noodles, please. Is a tamale a noodle or a sandwich?
[Discussion] Favorite and least favorite things about your steam deck
Been thinking about getting a steam deck. Talk me in or out of it. I've got a desktop, but thinking something handheld would be good when I want to sit on the couch. What are your favorite and least favorite things about your steam deck?
Seeing 503 errors on kbin this morning -- but on the positive side, growth has been awesome!
The Sunday morning before the subs going dark:...
GitHub - jesseduffield/horcrux: Split your file into encrypted fragments so that you don't need to remember a passcode (github.com)
Saw this posted over here: https://sh.itjust.works/post/163355...
Just realized the lie about reddit api pricing
So it's well known now that the developer of Apollo estimated the new API pricing would cost $20 million a year. For a source, see the title of https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743993/reddit-apollo-client-api-cost...
Authenticator App
What authenticator app do you use? How do you backup? Any open source self hosted options?
(Discussion) Would you pay for Reddit Premium IF it allowed you to continue using your favorite app?
I keep thinking this would have been a much better sell to devs and to users. I have always used Sync, and Boost. I tried the official app a few times, but really only used it for the chat feature. I didn't want to pay for it, but (I am embarrassed to admit it) I would pay premium to keep my app. I think this would have worked...