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vividspecter

@ vividspecter @aussie.zone

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  • What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ?

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  • This is a hard one as I generally just ignore games that don't appeal to me, so I forget they even exist.

    But I guess games that have FOMO mechanics that don't respect your time and push you towards playing every day.

  • "When 'P5 is the best' meets Yakuza 7: Tattooed, unemployed, and accidentally chuunibyou"

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  • Just start with Persona 5 Royal which is on Steam and is regularly discounted. Fanatical currently have it on sale.

    While there is debate about which game is the best, if you don't at least somewhat like P5R, you probably won't like the series.

  • PlayStation boss says single-player games won’t come to PC going forward | VGC

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  • I could buy no new games for the rest of my life and still not get around to completing everything in my library (and I'm excluding bundled games I have no intention of playing).

    And in 10 years time, all of these exclusives will be available via emulation even if they never officially leave the console.

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/may/19/melbourne-psychiatrist-ai-note-taking-new-patients
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    Can electric trucks win over Australia’s fossil fuel diehards? Or is diesel here for the long haul?

    www.theguardian.com /environment/2026/may/18/can-electric-trucks-win-over-australias-fossil-fuel-die-hards-or-is-diesel-here-for-the-long-haul

  • Software engineers that refuse to use AI, do you fear your reluctance to use this technology will impact your career when other software engineers will use it in their work?

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  • If I’m wrong and LLMs are all they’re cracked up to be, then I will be able to get up to speed quickly.

    That's the way I see it too. And is this path occurs hopefully open LLMs will be widely available and at least close in performance to the expensive, privacy invading cloud LLMs.

    Although it's the non-programming related impacts of AI I'm more concerned about.

  • SDL Library Adds Support For The New Steam Controller Without Depending On Steam

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  • SDL Library Adds Support For The New Steam Controller Without Depending On Steam

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  • Should be useful for some other newer controllers as well, particularly those that expose more more buttons and axes than the basic xinput emulation can support.

  • Steam Hardware @sopuli.xyz
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    SDL Library Adds Support For The New Steam Controller Without Depending On Steam

    www.phoronix.com /news/SDL-Steam-Controller-2026

  • What does your IPv6 setup look like?

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  • Almost as annoying is if they give you a single /64. Here's an absurd amount of IPs but you only get one subnet. Thankfully, I've had nothing smaller than a /56.

  • HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression "DSC" Also Ready For AMDGPU Linux Driver

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  • So reading a bit more closely these are patches for the mainline kernel, so hopefully this isn't far off being in a released kernel (provided there isn't a long back and forth because of issues etc).

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression "DSC" Also Ready For AMDGPU Linux Driver

    www.phoronix.com /news/HDMI-2.1-DSC-AMDGPU-FRL

  • New Steam update shows four Steam Machine models, though we still don't have a release date

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  • It could be a software issue since the FEX translator is quite new and SteamVR had been undercooked on Linux for a while.

  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Julie Bishop bows to pressure, resigning as ANU chancellor

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-05-08/julie-bishop-resigns-as-anu-chancellor/106657576

  • RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists

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  • Shouldn't be legal, even for adults (like in Australia). This is the type of 20th century quackery we've come to expect from Dr Brainworm.

  • Day 659 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

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  • This game has been on my backlog for years too but somehow I have never been in the mood to play it. One day...

  • Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California

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  • Yep, good points. I was thinking more of the speculators pumping up AI along with the wild reactions every time Trump expels his latest bullshit. But the base of the market could well be just people following the reasonable advice that "time in the market beats timing the market".

  • Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California

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  • I just assume most investors are idiot gamblers that are making decisions based on vibes, either because they believe that's a smart strategy, or because they think they can beat the other idiot gamblers. And I see increasingly little evidence contradicting that assumption.

  • Dell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service

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  • They do write some of the firmware at least such as BIOS updates. This is just a generic update service so you don't need to install a different updater application for every manufacturer, which is annoying for users and for manufacturers.

    And it also supports updating third party devices like SSDs which Lenovo and the like would prefer to happen without any work on their end.

  • If you have the controller in your cart, try again

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  • I see some people advertising the original Steam controller for > than the new one as well. Grifters gonna grift.

  • VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

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  • Magit is err... magic, but the Emacs hurdle means many avoid it understandably.

  • I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible

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  • I'm now realising that the Simpsons zinc video was probably a parody of said oil propaganda video.

    EDIT: The oil video was later by the looks of it. Although I suspect similar ideas have been done earlier.

  • What are some words where the "opposite" one means the same thing?

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  • I think there's some bleed between different countries, given increasing global connectivity. I've heard both definitions in Australia which makes sense as we are influenced by both countries but I suspect the British version is more common.

  • What are some words where the "opposite" one means the same thing?

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  • Slightly different, but single words meaning multiple conflicting things seem to come to mind more readily:

    • Drop meaning both to abandon or release a product
    • Table meaning both put something aside or putting up for discussion
    • Literally meaning both literal and figurative
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australia needs to rapidly electrify as much as possible, as fast as possible

    reneweconomy.com.au /australia-needs-to-rapidly-electrify-as-much-as-possible-as-fast-as-possible/
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    Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/apr/07/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-brs-australian-soldier-sas-alleged-war-crimes-ntwnfb
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    Cars make way for bikes as Sydney commuters saddle up to circumvent ‘crazy’ fuel costs

    www.theguardian.com /lifeandstyle/2026/apr/06/fuel-crisis-sydney-commuters-cycling
  • Linux @programming.dev
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    I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

    www.theverge.com /tech/905946/windows-11-forced-obsolescence-linux-thinkpad
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/mar/31/australia-university-fees-scheme-reform-delays
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    Victorians and Tasmanians get free public transport as state governments seek to ease surge in fuel demand

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/mar/29/victoria-free-public-transport-april-petrol-prices
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Long-promised animal cruelty prevention laws quietly shelved by Victorian government

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/mar/25/victoria-animal-protection-laws-shelved
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Dolphin Progress Report: Release 2603

    dolphin-emu.org /blog/2026/03/12/dolphin-progress-report-release-2603/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Labor must stop juicing house prices and make buying a home the Australian dream – not negatively gearing one | Greg Jericho

    www.theguardian.com /business/grogonomics/2026/mar/11/labor-government-house-prices-capital-gains-tax-negative-gearing-budget
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Valve/RADV Developers Look At More Per-Game Tuning/Optimizations For Mesa Drivers

    www.phoronix.com /news/Mesa-RADV-More-Per-Game-Tuning
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    It’s 978 days since Peta Murphy called for a ban on betting ads. What happened to Labor’s pledge to respect parliament? | Josh Butler

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/mar/02/labor-gambling-parliament-inquiry-reports-teal-independents
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    Finally fixing capital gains tax is good – but linking it to another tax cut for Australia’s rich is bollocks | Greg Jericho

    www.theguardian.com /business/grogonomics/2026/feb/25/capital-gains-tax-discount-federal-budget-coalition-tax-cuts-for-the-richest
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2026/02/experimental-code-ready-for-testing-to-enable-hdmi-2-1-frl-with-amdgpu-on-linux/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Council scraps four-day work week plan after backlash from business sector

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-02-18/launceston-council-scraps-4-day-work-week-after-backlash/106358434