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Reddit refugee, Linux enthusiast.

  • The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?

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  • I completely agree with your assessment especially with how most social media these days really dumbs down the entry level effort needed to participate in discussions.

    And to your point, participating on a BBS (which usually requires a more specific interest and consequently a similar engagement level) will generally reward you with a community that is more civil, friendly and worth frequenting.

  • PSA: Reddit is Forcing Users to Accept Personalized Ads

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  • I use Jshelter alongside Ublock. They’re a good combination.

  • What are your defining memories of computing in the old days?

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  • Trying to fly in Chuck Yeager's Flight Simulator and not experience vertigo 🫠.

  • AOL Pretends to be the Internet

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  • AOL was 'everywhere' especially in the mid to latter '90's. Their advertising push coupled with so many hours of free Internet access upon installation made them an early titan of Internet service access.

  • What’s Richard Stallman’s dream social network? XMPP!

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  • The open source community (or movement) is about, well..open source that many of us here benefit from and greatly appreciate. While everyone is free to agree or disagree with the personal ideals of any developer who has made their positions known, it's not fair to discount the importance of someone's historical contributions just because their current opinions seem incongruent to our own.

  • Stop using Brave Browser

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  • "JS is his baby that’s all there needs to be said about the person’s motivations."

    "During these formative years of the Web, web pages could only be static, lacking the capability for dynamic behavior after the page was loaded in the browser. There was a desire in the flourishing web development scene to remove this limitation, so in 1995, Netscape decided to add a scripting language to Navigator. They pursued two routes to achieve this: collaborating with Sun Microsystems to embed the Java programming language, while also hiring Brendan Eich to embed the Scheme language."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

    I think you're confusing the reasons behind the initial intent of JS vs. what it has evolved into almost 30 years later.

  • HELP! BG3 failing to launch on Steam

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  • Okay. Do you have Wine installed?

    Wine can potentially help resolve the .exe and .NET errors that you’re experiencing.

  • HELP! BG3 failing to launch on Steam

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  • Did you download it via Snaps or Flatpak?

  • HELP! BG3 failing to launch on Steam

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  • We’re you able to download the game via Steam? And if so, what method did you use to launch it via Lutris? Did you try launching it by accessing a file?

    Try looking in: ~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common

  • HELP! BG3 failing to launch on Steam

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  • I don't have BG3 installed, but I have had some weird issues when using Steam lately. Have you tried using Lutris to launch the game?

  • Please report any bad posts :)

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  • C'mon peeps...this is Linux Gaming (having fun, playing games and looking for help to get our favorite games to run properly). It's a community focused on information and support - confrontations and PvP should be reserved for "in-game" experiences only ;).

  • Having a weird issue with Baulder’s Gate 1

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  • Another update: I installed the game on a newer computer running a different OS, and BG1 is now working as expected.

    It’s interesting, I only have a couple of Steam games in my library, but they all respond differently on my two systems - some that didn’t play, now do. And some that worked on the other system, won’t on the new one 🤷‍♂️.

  • No Notifications/GrapheneOS

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  • Well, that explains things 🙂

  • No Notifications/GrapheneOS

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  • I don't think Jerboa supports 'native notifications' which means it relies on other services (such as Google Play Services) in order to push notifications to your phone. Some applications (such as Fairmail, F-Droid) don't rely on Google's services and use the OS's native notification abilities.

  • Suddenly lost GPU drivers? (Wine says DirectX 11 missing)

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  • I ran into the same problem with Steam today, and your post caught my attention.

    I had been playing Carcassonne without any issues when I tried to launch it today and began receiving DirectX errors. Trying different Proton versions didn’t work for me either.

    I’m running an i7 11th gen on openSUSE with a GeForce RTX 3050 with similar errors to yours.

  • Having a weird issue with Baulder’s Gate 1

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  • It seems as though I am stuck in Tutorial prison. I've tried the suggestions here, but I'm unable to get anywhere.

    I've read that other people are having problems with the current version of Steam, so this might be something that gets resolved via an update. Again, thanks for the help!

  • Having a weird issue with Baulder’s Gate 1

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  • Thanks. I’ll report back soon.

  • Having a weird issue with Baulder’s Gate 1

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  • Thanks for the feedback everyone. I actually have Proton running at 8.3 (I’m not at the computer so I’m not sure of that number is correct).

    I did try hitting single player first and it sends me into the same loop.

    I did think of something that might be causing the issue, and if I’m right, it would be a real dumb ass moment for me 🤪. I’ll check that out and try your other suggestions as well. To be continued…

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
    wxboss @lemmy.sdf.org

    Having a weird issue with Baulder’s Gate 1

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    How to Move from Mastodon to Firefish

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  • Everything is moving so quickly these days, and the exodus from other failing sites along with the expectations of those transitioning from them is creating a crescendo that is just unrealistic.

    So many people have been working very hard to keep up with all of these new and increasing demands (and they ought to be credited for that), but what is lacking is patience for those working behind the scenes.

    They’re doing a great job, but, for God’s sake, give them some slack!

  • LibreWolf @lemmy.ml
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    Your thoughts on additional privacy focused extensions for LibreWolf.

  • Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget

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  • It's for people who want to keep their network traffic private from say their ISP or other sniffers.

  • retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software @lemmy.sdf.org
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    RIP Blackberry. The modern day experience just can't compete with this classic.

  • retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software @lemmy.sdf.org
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    It's obvious the narrator never played these games.

  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Paying YouTube for views on your channel

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    For all Amiga fans out there, you can look through Amiga Computing Magazine issues from back in the day.

    archive.org /details/amiga-computing-magazine
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    ProtonMail exposing Threads user data harvesting

    mastodon.social /@protonmail/110673363243007861%20So%20
  • retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Anyone else play Asheron's Call back in the day?

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Any King's Quest fans here?

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Computer Shopper was one of my favorite magazines back in the day, and they provided some awesome deals as well /s.

  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    Netscape - when web browsing was fun.

    www.versionmuseum.com /history-of/netscape-browser