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cybernihongo

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  • Those who've switched to Linux in the last year, how is it going?

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  • I have two friends who helped me switch from Win10 to Debian. A lot of things were rocky, and I'm not going to sugarcoat that. Linux is still a niche system with a high barrier of entry. That said, now I got it to a point where I'm happy with what I got. I could always do more stuff if I wanted too, but I am content with what I have.

    My programs and games for Windows run with Wine Staging and I don't need any launchers to manage them. I'm even more comfortable messing with the terminal.

    Basically Linux is like a Bethesda game. You need to download mods and mess with them a bit to be happy with your system.

  • What were you doing in 2010 instead of getting free bitcoins from the Bitcoin Faucet?

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  • I would go one several of these sites and just do the captchas every few minutes to earn a bunch of satoshi that ended up in a few cents. Then I'd spend that money for the lowest Humble Bundle tiers at less than $1 to get loads of DRM-free games.

    Then Humble stopped accepting bitcoins as payment.

  • Here's how Google's getting ready for Android's upcoming sideloading restrictions

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  • True. They're nice in some ways, but not all the ways.

  • Ubisoft target audience when they play a good game

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  • I once saw someone somewhere comment that HL2 is actually a tech demo meant to show off the physics stuff. Which I wholeheartedly agree with, and even that didn't win me over. The game doesn't feel like a shooter meant to be enjoyed, rather it feels like Valve flexing its muscles only because they can.

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    Ruling where it counts

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  • Wish we could all do more of that!

  • Here's how Google's getting ready for Android's upcoming sideloading restrictions

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  • I once read that uninstalling packages with ADB on Xiaomi phones would make it even more painful to unlock the bootloader. It's probably just a one off half truth but even that made me be wary of just uninstalling things - but yeah this means whenever someone wants to sideload something on a Samsung they need to follow a tutorial at best, that's blegh.

  • Ubisoft target audience when they play a good game

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  • I played this game twice, and tried to get to the end twice, and in both times I just WALKED AWAY. The original was actually playable and beatable in comparison.

    One moment it's a shooter, then it becomes a driving game, then it becomes one of the earliest walking sims with long stretches of nothing, then a horror game, then a tactical shooter, and it wasn't good at any of them - it was all just cobbled together. Valve would have had a much better game if they sold just Ravenholm, the only part that actually evoked strong feelings in me.

    And by this point in time I can't help but think the funny letter G guy is just a Mary Sue to glue the game together with very little character or substance besides "man in black".

    I firmly believe the only reason this game is "beloved" is the same reason that iPhones sell just because of the logo of the company that made them. (And also because of this game every fucking company that breathes has an online DRM launcher)

    Fear by Monolith and its expansions on the other hand, they were so much better despite the aiming system being unintuitive in comparison to HL the 2. Everything just clicks. I just loved Fear. But I'm sure this won't save me from "Ubisoft target audience" allegations.

  • Here's how Google's getting ready for Android's upcoming sideloading restrictions

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  • As in, no side loading at all on Sammy devices? I find that hard to believe. You mean more restrictions on installing just some but not all APKs, right? That's still scummy either way if true.

  • It's called SAND humor, librules

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  • Keep doing that and Anakin will feel like he's already back on Tatootine.

  • Took you a while...

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  • I have a GOG library specifically because it's not tied to a stupid Valve Epic Games Uplay Launcher. This is their competitive edge. Plus, all of what you mentioned can be done with GOG through any semi-modern web browser.

  • Took you a while...

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  • I guess since GOG doesn't have an official launcher, we will be like, very totally unable to create and use wine prefixes. No siree.

  • Here's how Google's getting ready for Android's upcoming sideloading restrictions

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  • The strings mentioned are worrying. The developer verification requires an internet access - what if there's no internet or the connection is spotty? Does that mean you can't install the APK without Uncle Google having the internet first?

    A modern Android device does not simply let you install an APK without going through a lotta mental gymnastics. On a Xiaomi device with HyperOS, you have to turn the permission on for it and sit there for ten seconds to read their warnings before you can manually proceed. Each time you install something, there's a chance Google Play will pop up to tell you the app does not support a modern Android version, and it will require your unlock or fingerprint to even continue. Not to mention some apps literally tell you Google Play is unsure of their security and offers you to send it so what I assume is their automated systems could give the APK file a look.

    If all these scare tactics didn't stop you, there's nothing more Google or the manufacturers could do without stripping even more of what made Android great in the first place.

  • We were all thinking it

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  • That's actually better. I assumed she was writing a prompt.

  • Took you a while...

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  • You don't need Galaxy. Use Heroic or better yet, don't use any launchers. GOG games are DRM-free.

  • Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension

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  • No, what you mentioned is just one of the options. They literally go over "bare metal" installs even if it's just a skim. I always find their article funny because of that.

  • Kristi Noem says people should be prepared to prove US citizenship

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  • So by default she's going to assume all Americans are... Not Americans? You guys need to keep hearing this: you really fucked up voting for a convicted felon.

  • Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension

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  • QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year

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  • I think you might be underestimating how some people type really slowly when given a full sized QWERTY keyboard, numpad and all.

    Then again the one limiting factor of phone keyboards (touch or physical) is that they're designed for two thumbs, instead of just whatever fingers happen to be closer to the button you want. Though I'll admit I do miss when Nokia, BlackBerry, etc, came up with unique solutions for how to get a small physical keyboard attached to a phone.

  • Ever happen to you?

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  • All. The. Time.

    I'm not a very good speaker despite how well I write English (I just sound stiff and sometimes I just freeze up when I forget a word), but I know it better than my native language. Once I wanted to describe deer in a phone call, but I forgot what the word was in the native language... Cue me being clueless for a good few minutes before I figured it out.