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sugar_in_your_tea

@ sugar_in_your_tea @sh.itjust.works

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Mama told me not to come.

She said, that ain't the way to have fun.

  • RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite (GamersNexus new Linux Benchmarking is here!)

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  • 100% this. I've been on Linux longer than Steam has, and I'm not changing anytime soon. I'm probably also not going to buy Nvidia (I value FOSS drivers), but maybe I will if the performance gap is significant enough.

  • Looking for ARPGs like Ys Origin and older Zelda gamma

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  • Awesome! Subbed.

  • The median price of best-selling new games on Steam has dropped in the past 2 years, research finds: "Charging >$25 is getting trickier, as players compare value to the $10-$15 indie titles"

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  • It all depends on what you're looking for. I've put hundreds of hours into games and gotten way less than $1/hr, and I've also had a great experience paying significantly more.

    So I don't see games in terms of $/hr, especially these days when I'm more limited by time than money. Instead, I look for unique experiences with cost being a much lower factor. Generally speaking, I spend much less than $1/hr since I buy a lot of older games, but I've spent far more ($5-10/hr) on particularly interesting games.

    But yeah, generally speaking, I'm willing to pay more for indies than AAA titles because indie games are more likely to offer that unique experience.

  • technically true

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  • American tourists escaping Prohibition

    Wait, they banned salads along with the booze? That's too far!

  • History channel after 12 AM

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  • Is 12AM after 12AM?

  • History channel after 12 AM

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  • early 2000s

    Nothing good happened in that time period:

    • .com crash and the lost decade
    • 9/11 and the TSA/Patriot Act nonsense that followed
    • Bush, and the start of Iraq and Afghanistan wars
    • Dreamcast discontinued, and Sega drops out of the console market (duopoly ensues)

    And of course History, Discovery, etc turning to utter crap.

  • oregano bitch

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  • No, that's an ornithologist.

    An orgasm is the term used to refer to relative positions in a set.

  • Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff

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  • As a manager of sorts, I already know if people are doing their job: the work gets done. I'm involved enough to know how much time their work should take and see through their BS since I do similar work.

    Maybe these bosses should do the same: do similar work and you'll know when they're BS-ing you.

  • Put it to the right next time, I dare you

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  • I loved that controller as a kid.

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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  • Why? Look at how many people here say they want Steam OS, and Lemmy skews heavy toward Linux users. This is that, but OOTB.

    I don't think it'll sell anywhere near as well as the Steam Deck, but it's also a less exciting form factor. I do think it'll sell a fair number of units though.

    The cheapest equivalent prebuilt I can find with similar specs (RX 7600 is slightly better than the Steam Machine) is $850, and a DIY build is more like $900 (lots of corners cut), so there's probably not much margin on the prebuilt. Valve is probably saving some cash with their custom CPU, and they're probably shipping it with a Steam Controller, hence the $800 target. If component prices rise significantly before launch, I could see $1k.

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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    1. Yeah, I'm guessing $800-1000, and they'll probably throw in a Steam Controller. That's about how much a comparable PC would cost
    2. I've been debating it, but it needs to be something my 5yo can use.
    3. And that's Valve's target market here, those unwilling to DIY.

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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  • Get ready to riot because there's no way it's that cheap. My money is on $800-1000.

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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  • That's a rip off, it'll be more like 1/4 troy ounce, if that

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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  • Eh, I don't particularly enjoy building PCs, but I do it because it's cheaper, esp. for upgrades. I'm really not the target market for this.

    That said, this is the right product for a lot of people. Many don't want to mess with their gaming system, they want it to just work. That's why consoles are popular, and the Steam Machine being a bit more expensive than a console and get access to Steam's catalog is very attractive to a lot of people, especially if it otherwise works like a console.

  • How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare

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  • I see you ignored my entire comment.

    No, I responded to the relevant part. I was using segfault as a metaphor, not arguing that it's actually the same mechanism underneath. If you're getting panics in production code, I consider that just as much of an emergency to fix as a segfault, and Rust helpfully gives you stack trace info with it. It's not the same idea as an exception, which could signify an unrecoverable error or an expected issue that can be recovered from.

    I don’t know what is more explicit about expect

    It forces you to write a message, so most temporary uses will be unwrap(). I use unwrap() all the time when prototyping for the happy path, and then do proper error handling later. This is especially true in larger projects where I can't just throw in anyhow or something and actually need to map error types and whatnot. I don't use expect() much (current hobby project has 4 uses, 3 for startup issues and 1 for hopefully impossible condition) but I think it makes sense when there's no way to continue.

    But yes, unwrap() is perhaps the first thing I look for as a reviewer, which is why it's so surprising that this is the issue. At the very least, it should have been something like expect("exceeds max file size"). I personally prefer explicit panics in production code, but expect is close enough that it's personal preference.

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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  • Yeah, I've been guessing $800-1000. That's a decent deal on a prebuilt with this performance.

  • Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’

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  • I used Linux for regular desktop stuff before I installed Steam on it. Steam got me back into gaming.

  • How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare

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  • Yes, it's not the same since you get a stacktrace (if enabled) and a message, but it's the closest thing you get in safe rust (outside compiler bugs). I compare it to a segfault because it's almost as unhandleble.

    Basically, you don't want a panic to crash your program in most cases. If you do, make it explicit (i.e. with expect()). unwrap() tells me the value is absolutely there or the dev is lazy, and I always assume the latter unless there's an explanation (or it's obvious from context) otherwise.

  • Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken

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  • Nah, if there's one thing they thoroughly test, it's the spying.

  • Python @programming.dev
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    Fun easter egg in Python 3.12 release notes

    www.python.org /downloads/release/python-3120/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Question about quadlets and kube play

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Hetzner announces price hike for cloud servers and bandwidth cut of up to 95%

    gigazine.net /gsc_news/en/20241129-hetzner-raises-prices-lowering-bandwidth/
  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    What Net Worth Puts You in the Upper, Middle & Lower Class?

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Looking for HW recommendations for DIY NAS/Homelab

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?

  • decentralized @lemmy.ml
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    I'm working on a P2P Reddit/Lemmy alternative using Iroh. Any interest? Thoughts?

    lemmy.world /post/14060592
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
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    Are hardware security keys worth it? If so, which to pick?

  • networking @sh.itjust.works
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    Review request: home network setup

  • openSUSE @lemmy.ml
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    Plasma 6 Landed in openSUSE Tumbleweed

    linuxiac.com /plasma-6-landed-in-opensuse-tumbleweed/
  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    End of year PF tasks

    www.kiplinger.com /personal-finance/year-end-financial-tasks-to-do-now
  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    Intro to investing - stocks, bonds, asset allocation, and account types

  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    US

    Consider a brokerage account for your main bank

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    RPGs for people who don't like RPGs

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    Costume Quest 1 and 2 - looking for recs for similar games

  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    What does your cash flow process look like?

  • Lemmy Support @lemmy.ml
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    Is this the right place for discussion about 0.18 testing?

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
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    This community is a dup of the one at Lemmy.ml

    lemmy.ml /c/patientgamers
  • Personal Finance @lemmy.ml
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    What's your favorite budget tracking app?