the16bitgamer

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 18 points 11 months ago (16 children)

Manjaro, its a clean and simple way to install Arch with lots of good GUI for all the tasks a user needs to do on their system... Then it crash and bricked the install... 3 times.

Anyways I'm on Mint now.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Setting up Linux is a pain for most distros from my experience, Steam deck makes things easy in comparison. I personally run Linux Mint as it's easier to setup and run.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Depends on the game, depends on the power. You can get a decent mid range PC for the price, I've seen a 3050 8GB for $275 CAD or $360 CAD for a 3060 12GB, and with a $959.99 CAD Price tag you can easily buy a Case for $60 CAD, 16GB of RAM for $50, $80 for a 550w Power Supply, $85 1TB of RAM, $100 for the Motherboard, and $200 for a Ryzen 7 5700, with $25 to get a cheap keyboard and mouse, or more if you get the 3050.

This is from a quick search, you can probably optimize it more if you go used, use PC Part Picker, or wait for better sales.

Please NOTE: I never claimed that this PC would be better than the PS5 Pro, I said it would be better to build one. Especially since you can upgrade the machine later, and have access to a larger library of games including Sony.

Though if you wanted to cheap out you could get a Steam Deck for much, much less.

Parts list:

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=246995

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=243386

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_64&item_id=251518

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_4229&item_id=244895

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_6004_5959&item_id=088547

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_1938&item_id=235375

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311&item_id=188579

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1832&item_id=140923

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago

Ooooo, I hope it comes from yet another Ubisoft government subsidy scam

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Yikes, that's not a good price, or look. And with most devs targeting PS4 (or Steam Deck) hardware these days, I'd say the new GPU will go underutilized outside of the AAAA sphere.

At that price point I'd say it'd be better to build a PC than get this thing.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Depends on usage. If I have 2 hands available Firefox, u lock Origin is a must on a modern web. But if I need one hand free for… let’s say holding an umbrella, then cromite, based on the chrome fork based off of bromite. As much as I don’t like chrome, on Android it’s the only browser that has gestures, which makes one handed usage perfect. Cromite, just has adblockers built int and lacks many of the tracking stuff too.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

I’ve always struggled to find a good book to read. I love having books read to me, but to pick one up myself has always been a struggle.

So when I say I’ve love the Ascendance of a Bookworm series, know that this is one of maybe 2 or 3 series I actually read. It’s a fantasy story about one little girls dream of trying to read books in a world without books. The premise is silly on paper, but the world building and characters are so detailed and flushed out that I’ve gotten sucked in and read throughout the whole series multiple times.

The novels just finished the main series with Part 5 Volume 12, there an anime of good to mixed quality, and a manga too. Tips for new readers is to watch the anime before reading as Part 1 is not as smooth as the rest.

There is also a lemmy server for discussions !aoblightnovel@bookwormstory.social

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Most likely just fake leather, as real leather is very finicky to work with. If it is fake, it's probably PVC so look up your local municipal recycling for PVC.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

Depends on the distro.

I found Linux Mint good enough for 99% of things, and most problems can be solved without a terminal.

Problem is you’d still need to know enough about Linux (just like with windows) to troubleshoot. For example, the files app was causing an error when plugging in drives, I need to figure out that the files app wasn’t call files, but nemo, it’s config lived in a hidden folder called .config in my home folder, and in .config I could delete my configuration to fix my issue.

In my view Linux is about Windows XP or 7 in terms of usability, a bit of a learning curve, but one worth learning.

A few modern improvements which makes using Linux easier.

Use Flatpaks where possible, it’s platform agnostic and usually supported by the actual devs.

AppImages (think portable exe for windows), are another option, but to “install” them you’d need an app called Gear Lever.

Check with an apps developer before installing, flatpaks can be packaged by anyone, and they might loose support (steam for example is installable via Deb not flatpak).

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

Odyssey on Easy/Very Easy, good (the story was fun)

Odyssey on Normal is a grind-a-thon which made me want to never play another Ubisoft game again. Thus far nothing has come out to prove me wrong.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That was my guess too, and if Nautilus has the auto mount disabled the error goes away. But I'd like for USB drives to be auto mounted. And lsof just gives a wall of indecipherable text. What would I be looking for?

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

Pokémon Emerald, and PixelJunk monsters.

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