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[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Recently ran into an issue with Endeavour OS where the built in printer program would give errors when trying to add my network ecotank printer.

Tried using cups terminal and it worked the first time, and is still working weeks later.

So some of the GUI printer apps that distros ship with have issues apparently, but I don't know the extent of it.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

I think some people sabotage relationships for the same reason they throw video games. They have fears/suspicions that it's going to not work out, and rather than be a victim they want to have some control over the outcome. A loss or failed relationship doesn't hurt as bad if they caused it to end the way it did.

However in your case, it sounds more like a fear of something different. It's a lot easier to keep things like they are, when a relationship gets too serious or life impacting it can be easy to be scared of the change, and instead subconsciously decide you want to keep things like they are.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 days ago

There's a big difference between doom scrolling and education.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

These scores are lower than expected, possibly due to issues with the console port.

I can vouch for the PC version being incredible though, I highly recommend it.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 23 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I think you could already claim that if you wanted to.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 88 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (28 children)

The missing context here (I think) is that California passed a law saying that digital storefronts (like steam and gog) can't say things like "buy game" because you aren't actually gaining ownership of the game, but instead just buying a license to access it. Some people were questioning if this law should apply to gog since their games are drm free and can be freely installed on any compatible devices once you download the installer.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

That's true. The drm-free steam games can usually have their install directories moved around freely between computers, but it's true there isn't an installer program provided outside of the steam client itself.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Probably not, sounds like it would apply to all digital store fronts. And a game from GOG could still become unavailable if it relies on game servers that are taken down.

If they did make an exception for stores like GOG, then some steam games would theoretically also be exempt because they don't use steam drm. So you could have some guys labelled "buy" and others labelled "get".

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

Part of what was weird is I tried paying with Google Play credit, and it wouldn't take that either.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

From what I've read, it can go either way (note: not a lawyer).

Arbitration is easier for people to seek compensation, but it usually prevents any significant damages and doesn't set a legal precedent that others can use to easily get compensation.

Court cases are harder to start and generally require a lawyer, but if you win you can get significant damages and it can set a legal precedent.

So it's usually best for the consumer to have a choice on how to pursue issues. I have seen a lot of companies lately update their terms for arbitration only though, so this is at contrast with how most companies I've seen are handling things.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago

I'm not a lawyer: Many companies are updating their terms requiring that disputes are settled through arbitration, usually where a 3rd party selected by the company rules on the disagreement.

It's meant to protect them from excessive lawsuit payments that can happen when you go to court.

Valve went the other way, and is saying that all legal disputes should go to court instead.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

Huh, google play is refusing to sell it to me. Getting a [OR- FGEMF-20] error code regardless of payment method.

Edit: searching I came across a reddit thread, the post is older but all the comments are people complaining about this issue with trying to buy Balatro today.

Edit2: working now for me, about 4 hours after the game went live

 

This would presumably let x86 windows games run on ARM hardware.

This is almost certainly meant for the next Valve VR headset, but ARM has so much better power efficiency than x86 that a future ARM based Deck would be a huge improvement to battery life.

Also see this tweet:

VR games that have already secretly pushed Android ARM builds onto the Steam Store are ran via Waydroid (androidARM to LinuxARM)

VR games that do not have an ARM build on Steam (windows x86) are being translated/emulated via ProtonARM and FEX

Edit: here's gamingonlinux coverage of this info, includes some more information

 

SteamDeckHQ has also posted a first look, and praises how well the game runs.

The game unfortunately does require a PlayStation network account.

The game has the same PlayStation overlay that's incompatible with Linux, but when playing on Steam Deck the overlay is automatically disabled. Desktop Linux players will need to use the SteamDeck=1 %command% launch option to disable the overlay.

 

Please mention whether you're on stable, beta, or a different update channel. There's a good chance most bugs on the stable update channel have been fixed already, so anyone on the beta update can let people know if the bug they're facing is already fixed.

 

This is a counterpoint to this article posted here a few days ago.

Issues with kernel anti-cheat are the biggest barrier to linux gaming being able to play everything, so it's easy to get overly excited about changes to how windows implements it hoping for an improvement. However that last article was probably unrealistically positive about the changes, and this article probably has a much more realistic perspective on what the changes will actually mean.

 

He specifically cited bad battery life on the ROG Ally and Lenovo Go, saying that getting only one hour of battery life isn't enough. The Steam Deck (especially the OLED model) does a lot better battery wise, but improving power efficiency should really help with any games that are maxing out the Deck's power.

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