Zhyl

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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   > I mean, I’m not dismissing Linux though. > But Linux on the desktop, sorry. It’s not going to happen. I mean this seems like a dismissal to me. I am specifically talking about the desktop. I don't think the impact that the Li
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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   But what of the Steam deck? If it sells well enough then you will absolutely be buying a machine with Arch pre-installed on it from Walmart. A big 'if', and not currently the case, but also not as impossible as commentators such a
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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   I think there is a difference between recognising current reality and trying to snub something out of hand. I find those that are doing an honest appraisal of the current situation usually won't use the phrase in either a positive or a
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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   I agree with this. It's hard to engage with people like GP saying things like 'the year of the Linux desktop will never happen', as they are using the term to essentially dismiss Linux as a platform, however in order to count
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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   It's worth noting that desktop Linux has improved remarkably in the last 5 years. I know that this is always said, but compared to, say, 2012 when Windows 8 was announced we have: * Youtube, Netflix and other services that Windows 7 us
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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   I feel like with the uptick in Linux gaming, Valve's investment in Proton, the Steam Deck, EAC/Battleye compatibility with Proton, modern desktops catching up to Windows look and feel, it's closer to being 'the year of t
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   by Zhyl 5y ago

   This is a good play by Valve - clearly learning from what the community have done with ProtonDB and previous attempts with Big Picture/Steam Machines.
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   Battleye officially announces support for Linux now to include Proton(twitter.com)

   17 points by Zhyl 5y ago|2 comments
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   Battleye will be working with Proton soon(theverge.com)

   3 points by Zhyl 5y ago|0 comments
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    @dang: link to announcement article is here if needed: https://dev.epicgames.com/en-US/news/epic-online-services-la...
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    Epic Games Announce Full 'Easy Anti-Cheat' for Linux Including Wine and Proton(reddit.com)

    3 points by Zhyl 5y ago|1 comments
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I think the early access model lends itself better to some kinds of games than others. Survival games, such as RUST, lend themselves quite naturally to early access because it's more straightforward to create a 'complete-feeling&#
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    Taiji [1] springs to mind. It's very Witness-like in its mechanics and methods of conveying information. It's only been a short time (3-4 years) compared to the Witness (7 years) and Miegekure (12 years), but it looks like it migh
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I look forward to being able to play the game. It's in an unusual position of being on my list of games I've been following for about a decade now, but without being released, cancelled, experiencing notable delays (as far as &#x2
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I think it shows how ingrained the pattern is to me that I didn't even spot that.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I think using a 'lib' prefix to mean 'libre' is potentially misleading when 'lib' is normally used to denote that the project is a library.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I wish there was a UK equivalent. We had Station X for a while, but they seem to have disappeared now. I think System76 have showed that they understand why Linux hasn't gone mainstream with the creation and continued 'mild innova
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I've only seen on the author's website [0], but the explainables there are some of the best I've seen. [1,2] [0] https://acko.net [1] https://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/ [
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    "Online games are bad" is a hot take.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I mean I guess that's the peril of using an automated update service.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    Which games did you buy decades ago that now use Battleye and EAC?
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I think I'd just recommend you not play games with anti-cheat. I'm not sure why you'd buy games with anti-cheat if you don't like anti-cheat though.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    If it increases Linux Market share and the viability of Linux as a gaming platform, I see it as a good thing.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    That's ok, you don't have to install the games if you don't want to.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I'm cheering because this will mean more people can use Linux as a daily gaming driver. I see that as a good thing, albeit with trade-offs.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    If you think of 'great' in the 'big impact' sense rather than 'unequivocally good' sense, then it holds. Most complaints I hear about using Linux for gaming are that it can't run games. With anti-cheat it
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    A headline in Linux gaming circles that hasn't hit the wider circuit yet (probably because it hasn't actually been delivered yet) is that Valve are working with Battleye and EAC to get anti-cheat working on Proton for the release
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    Ah, this is interesting. It seems like the rust community are doing similar things with updating UI paradigms as they are with updating CLI conventions! Thanks for this, I will bookmark it and read it in more detail.
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    I am a massive fan of Bret Victor and his talks. 'Up and down the ladder of abstraction' [0] was eye opening for me, and has informed my pedagogical style ever since. I think, though, even though I agree broadly with what he has t
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    by Zhyl 5y ago

    If you need to do something once, use a GUI (Excel). If you need to do something ten times, use hotkeys and shortcuts. If you need to do something a hundred times, write a script (R). I usually use the command line as the example for why wr