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  • With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows

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  • Because DirectX is more than a graphics API.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

    A fair amount of what used to make DirectX an everything API has been deprecated, but if you are already using Windows stuff for networking and audio, then you may as well use the graphics APIs too.

  • With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows

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  • I do think Proton gets a little too much credit.

    Why? Valve has been sponsoring all these projects for a really long time. While wine existed before that, it wouldn't be anywhere near the shape thats its currently in because gaming was not its main focus. There have been loads of gaming bugs and sharp edges that have been around wine for a long time until Valve put in the money and devs to fix them.

  • Netflix Puts AI Ads in Paid Tier: Pirate Everything at This Point

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  • And nzb360

  • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • Also if anyone else wrote it, there would be so much savaging of weasel words.

    They brag that they don't retain this data, so when governments request historical data they don't have it.

    They don't say that they don't provide it for anyone else to retain, so if they are given the to and from to process the message, and provide this to the CIA to retain then all of this security would be useless but would also fulfill all of the claims here.

  • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • No.

    We have been exploring techniques to further reduce the amount of information that is accessible to the service, and the latest beta release includes changes designed to move Signal incrementally closer to the goal of hiding another piece of metadata: who is messaging whom.

    They haven't hidden it yet. It's a goal.

  • Reddit taking down multiple of my piracy related posts

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  • Are you going to actually tell us what they took down or just give links to a cesspool?

  • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • They are referring to message metadata.

    Even if they don't show the content of messages, if they can show that phone number A is sending messages and getting replies to number B then that's all the government needs.

    https://signal.org/legal/

    For the purpose of operating our Services, you agree to our data practices as described in our Privacy Policy, as well as the transfer of your encrypted information and metadata to the United States and other countries where we have or use facilities, service providers or partners.

    They store metadata, which is distinct from encrypted data.

    Are you saying sealed sender is a lie?

    https://signal.org/blog/sealed-sender/

    When you send a traditional piece of physical mail, the outside of the package typically includes the address of both the sender and the recipient. The same basic components are present in a Signal message. The service can’t “see into” the encrypted package contents, but it uses the information written on the outside of the package to facilitate asynchronous message delivery between users.

    They have a list of encrypted messages, who it's from and who it's to, based upon the sealed sender description. If you are using phone numbers then you are not anonymous, and a TLA agency can search known bad numbers even if Signal does not try to build that graph.

  • Flatpak fucking my hard drive with questionable consent Part 2: Electric boogaloo

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  • Does apt remove remove apt?

  • RTX 5060 Ti 8GB - Instantly Obsolete, Nvidia Screws Gamers - hardware Unboxed

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  • The reviews said that it was a better card than the other brand.

    Just imagine how bad those must have been!

    They don't know they've been ripped off.

  • BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp!

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  • Think? I have one, and I've had it for just over two years.

    It's a portable PC with joysticks for it's primary input.

    Even the sales page refers to it being a portable PC and only "console-like".

    https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

    Powerful, portable PC gaming, designed for comfort and a console-like user experience.

    It provides a KDE desktop out of the box. It's not locked down, there is nothing console about it except in vague appearance because it comes with joysticks. If it lets my write my own code (which it does) and run them (which it does) then it is a general purpose computer.

    Ergonomically I would plug in a keyboard rather than write Python on the touchscreen, but I would do that with a desktop too.

    It's okay that your wrong. It's obvious that you've never used one, or really understand what it is. Which is a general purpose computing device.

  • BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp!

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  • I can, but you seem to be confused as to what a Steam Deck is.

  • BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp!

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  • You do know it is one click to the desktop, right?

    It just starts the machine in big picture mode but is doesn't require you to crash steam to access the rest of the OS. It's just starting with a controller friendly interface because the primary purpose is gaming but they don't hide Linux from you.

    You can use general purpose one to only run one app 99% of the time, but it's a general purpose personal computer you're using.

    So they are running Linux? Because you don't need to hack/root/magic keypress to access other applications.

  • BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp!

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  • That sounds like the majority of users. I'm trying to think of how many times I needed to "use Linux".

    I interact with Firefox, IntelliJ, and a few other applications and IntelliJ hides all of the CLI so I don't have to know git, and I don't have to know where my files are.

    My mother wouldn't know how to install a driver in Windows, or even how to navigate to a file in Explorer. Does that mean she isn't a Windows user?

    I think you are being overly pessimistic about what counts as a user.

  • BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp!

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  • I've used MacOS for about 20 years, and it's a shit show. But...

    Where are your files?

    They are in my user folder, same as every other OS. I can see them all in Finder. Root is hidden, but that's options "tick box to display disks".

    What is happening at full screen

    So what you would consider maximise is "move to new dedicated virtual desktop", but you can also cmd+click maximise, drag to the top to traditional maximise or left/right for half screen.

    I will say macs are great when you get used it, especially if you use keyboard shortcuts.

    I'd say the opposite. How do I move this window to the next desktop using shortcut keys? You have to display desktops and then drag or to the desktop you want. No real shortcut for a basic feature.

    Emoji picker also seems to be broken, so when adding something on a chat I have to navigate with keyboard because clicking on the emoji I want works about 50% of the time, they rest of the time it just closes the window.

  • BuT I CaNT MaKE cIrCLeS in GiMp!

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  • They don't run Windows they run Explorer.

    Linux is a kernel. They run Linux.

    Or do you mean "they don't run KDE/Gnome/LXDE"?

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  • Completely agree, I was trying to avoid the "well actually" response.

    I've had a number of items get held by FedEx (or whoever) because of import duties over the years and I've had to pay the delivery company to get it released.

    This is a well worn path, and kudos to this one to warn you that new tarrifs are in place, the customer would be subject to them, and giving them an option to decline it.

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  • Import duties are not always part of the agreement.

    They didn't change the rules, there is now a charge by the government on it getting delivered, not by the company.

  • What's your opinion on mandatory military service?

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  • Money is Heroin for Boring People

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  • Caring?

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    frazorth @feddit.uk

    Plex for books?