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darth, 17 hours ago

@penguingeek Zorin Pro

darth, 15 hours ago

@penguingeek I can’t trigger such a bug, but there are many opinions that Linux desktop apps should come from containers in the future. So I think software makers should start making sure that their apps work properly in Flatpak, Snap and even AppImage where appropriate.

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darth, 1 day ago

@combo I have a ThinkPad T480 which has internal one like every modern laptop + it has one that looks like it's internal, but it can separate from the laptop with a single click. The internal one then functions as UPS while you are swapping the 2nd one.

So when you pull-out the one on the picture laptop still works.

darth, 20 hours ago

@RemeJuan ARM Macs have good battery life, they don’t need an option to swap them out :)

darth, 19 hours ago

@RemeJuan ah, speaking of phones … mine is at 119 after 7 months. I limited it to 80% of charge.

darth, 1 day ago

@hellvolution the reason which triggered me to ask this question is Mindustry. It's a GPLv3 licensed game which you can download and play. But on Steam it's $10. So, basically, if you wish to support them you buy on Steam. It's clearly different than how PoE support works.

Just food for thought, I guess.

darth, 1 day ago

@ChrisBoren check out the game Mindustry to see what triggered me to ask this question. It's not about piracy, but the fact that the game is released under GPL license. You can get it from Flathub in 5 seconds if you wish, or for $10 from Steam. And yes, I share your opinion on your reasons why you voted Steam.

darth, 1 day ago

@ChrisBoren I mean it's software... You can apply whichever license you want. There are a ton of GPL video games out there. Literally, a ton! It's just that almost none of them are on Steam. I only know about Mindustry and Battle for Wesnoth. Both are well crafted!

darth, 1 day ago

@berkough OK. I have all consoles, but I kinda don't use them much anymore. I am trying to see if it would make any sense to build a Steam machine for days when I want to play in the living room.

I tried Steam Link but the input lag is killing me. It's unplayable and I don't know how to fix it.

darth, 1 day ago

@ampersandrew I have SteamLink on my TV but it has a big input lag. I completely forgot that I could use SteamDeck as a SteamLink client, thanks for the idea!

darth, 1 day ago

@stigatle so I tried that on my 2016 Sony TV and I get a ton of input lag.

darth, 1 day ago

@berkough oh, there are already multiple distros which offer SteamDeck-like experience. Software is not a barrier, but hardware. If I would build a Steam Machine I would have to acquire parts to build it and I am not sure if that makes sense next to already having my main computer gaming-capable.

darth, 1 day ago

@sebulon I have similar specs in my PC ... but my PC is being used for everything (work, hobbies, gaming) except for couch gaming simply because it's physically not in that room. So making yet another gaming box would probably be a bit wasteful, but there is this itch.

darth, 1 day ago

@berkough I have a 256GB model and I have a dock for it.

darth, 1 day ago

@wook @berkough unfortunately I made a mistake with choosing the mid model with 256GB SSD which can barely fit two AAA games at once. But I will hook it up and see how it behaves on a 4K TV. I did that once when it was brand new and everything felt laggy, but maybe it works better now.

darth, 1 day ago

@dunkelstern yep, I will try that. Good idea, thank you.

darth, 1 day ago

@wook @berkough yeah, I suspect it would be better to tell SteamDeck to stick with 1080p user interface. 4K may be a waste of memory.

darth, 20 hours ago

@sebulon yeah latency bothers me too with SteamLink on TV.