Well, their username does check out.

Umm… How old is this meme? You haven’t (really) able to play PC/Steam games on Mac for a while… Also, XFCE hasn’t been a serious contender for a DE (save for a lower end hardware spec) for quite a while now.

This meme might have made more sense if it was comparing to Windows. Comparing it to a Mac now is comical, especially since a lot of Adobe software doesn’t work quite right yet on M* series Mac’s yet (though it is better than at launch).

It could be a misidentified version of Ubuntu as we, though I must admit I am now also curious about that… Maybe it’s RasPi folks using Steam on it for something?

Only been using it exclusively for 5+ years now… Something like 12-14 if you consider when I first started experimenting with it.

Lol, I cross-posted it here from !memes@lemmy.ml.

Huh? That ain’t what I meant at all… I’m sticking with Pixel for my next upgrade, there’s not much that could make me change my mind. If for some reason Pixel died next year, I’d probably switch to OnePlus (if I can find a good ROM for it that’s as good as CalyxOS), but I can’t say I’d be happy about it.

Uhh, yeah no… A phone with a processor that’s equivalent to something from like 4 generations ago isn’t gonna cut it. Even then, that processor would be less powerful than the Tensor G1 in my Pixel 6 Pro. If you’re concerned about data sharing, just get a Pixel and put CalyxOS or GrapheneOS on it. More secure anyways, and you still get much better hardware along with it.

Yeah… My Pixel 6 Pro is the best phone I’ve ever had, and I don’t even intended to upgrade until the Pixel 11 at least. So, you’re just wrong.

Yup! I got the 42 release with BazziteOS (Based on Universal-Blue) not that long back.

It’s like that on Reddit too. Sometimes I wonder if its outside agitators (like you see on places like r/Brave, r/CalyxOS, etc), or if its just idiotic people who don’t know better…

Honestly, people are mostly* blaming the victim here. I used to adore playing Geoguessr years ago, but that came to an end when a subscription was needed to play it. That came about because Google started charging exorbitant prices for the Google Maps and Streetview API.

*Yeah, the other issues like lacking features and not using the subscription from the website are dumb, and shouldn’t have been a thing for the Steam release. But the core issue of the subscription? The fault for that lies squarely with Google…

Heh, it really truly was. They chose the best “3” to reach! xD

SteamOS 3 😏

Yeah, same for me. Basically, just a few games with anti-cheat (or poorly implemented anti-cheat) are the only issue for me. Most other things can be made to work, even if there can be some jank involved. But even then, 70-80% of games “just work” and it’s amazing.

I’ve been using Linux exclusively for 4+ years now, it’s amazing whenever you can achieve it. You could consider dual-booting for your system, or running windows in a VM if the software you need isn’t something that requires a ton of horsepower.

It really is true! Proton has fundamentally shifted how Linux can be used, and now with the Deck it’s reaching people it never would have reached before. I’m sure Valve did it for their own benefit, but some of it was born out of a need for survival too. This all started because Valve saw the trend of Windows moving towards only having the Windows store be the source for software, and Valve started planning. It was an extremely smart move on their part, cause now Valve has positioned themselves to re-unlock a category of gaming hardware that only had Nintendo competing in it viably up until now.

And yes, the “purists” are the same ones who complain about Wayland, Systemd, etc. The things that have brought Linux to where it is now, and why it’s used by as many as it is. They should just be ignored, tbh.

Yeah, here’s pretty good evidence for that. This is one of the admins of Lemmygrad, and based on the communities he runs alone it shows he is involved in the development of Lemmy. Further still, is this comment by him where he says he created an issue to be added on the Lemmy Github. The GitHub thread shows it was made by one of the two Lemmy devs.

That’s definitely some of the clearer evidence that they are involved in the ownership of Lemmygrad. Also just noticed that the .ml domain sites are back online. Wonder how that happened?

Yeah, that’s another core issue. The provider of the .ml domains is being sued by Meta for cybersquatting, and it also has gotten in trouble with ICANN before too. So it was in trouble, even if the Mali hadn’t done what they did. And their actions make sense too in taht context, that’s a lot of potential revenue for Mali in offering .ml domains, much like Tuvalu did with .tv domains.

Also yeah, in most circles it would mean Machine Learning. The Lemmy devs aren’t that… Just for reference, pawb.social is de-federated from the devs other major instance, Lemmygrad.ml, because of their actions there. I can’t speak for fmhy.ml, but I saw it got hit with the same issues due to the .ml domain. They are on a .net now, iirc.

Well, the assumption is because the two Lemmy devs are huge tankes, so using the .ml domain suites them, since it can mean “Marxism-Leninism.”

Based on early views of it, I think it’ll certainly give Gnome a run for it’s money. If nothing else, it’s helping to flesh out a Rust-based GUI toolkit for the rest of us. Iced is gonna be a lot more powerful in the end, whether their DE succeeds or fails.

Yeah, I’ve begun to come around to that thinking as well. I’m curious to see what S76 has for their Cosmic DE that’s written in Rust. I imagine I’ll stick with that, though if that doesn’t pan out well, I’d likely consider switching to KDE Plasma as my primary DE for my gaming/work PC.