ClassyHatter

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2meirl4meirl in c/2meirl4meirl@lemmy.world
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

For those who come after.

I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 84 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

Let me guess. It's a rebranded Chinese phone that typically goes for like 50 bucks?

What we know so far: Trump and Musk’s spectacular public blowup rocks Washington in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 weeks ago

What is it this time they are hiding with a public stunt?

Legendary Facebook Exec Scoffs, Says AI Could Never Be Profitable If Tech Companies Had to Ask for Artists' Consent to Ingest Their Work in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those eyes will haunt my dreams.

First-of-its-kind wind turbine can power multiple households with just one spin of its massive blades: 'It will play a key role' in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I am no expert either. But, as far as I know, the cut-off speed for wind farms is around 25 m/s. I assume that the maximum output is when wind speed is 25 m/s. 10,4 m/s is about 40 % of 25 m/s, which means that this power plant's average production is about 400 MW.

First-of-its-kind wind turbine can power multiple households with just one spin of its massive blades: 'It will play a key role' in c/energy@slrpnk.net
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

it will produce 960 megawatts

It will? What if there's no wind? But still, that's quite a lot. If it averages at about 40% of maximum capacity, that's about a 400 MW power plant.

SteamOS 3 finally released by Valve for other handheld in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago (19 children)

It's not intended for desktop use.

How is your Linux Adventure going? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Some years ago, after a few failed attempts, I made the switch from Windows to Linux. I used Gentoo Linux on my computer for a few years. After that, I ended up switching to the Apple lands, and a couple of years ago back to Windows. Been thinking of switching back to Linux for a while, and thanks to the nonsense and sense that this year has brought, I am back to using Linux.

At first, I wanted to see how gaming is on Linux, and specifically on my machine. Figured the easiest way to do that is by installing Linux on an external SSD drive. I chose Linux Mint for that installation. Turns out, gaming is great on Linux nowadays. I haven't had any issues with the few games I have played. I was chosen into a closed beta of a game, and even that game works perfectly - even though it isn't even released yet. On Mint, I only had some audio problems outside of games.

I bought a new larger NVMe drive from Goodram IRDM (European manufacturer, btw) to install Linux on. I chose Artix, an Arch derivative, as my flavor of Linux. So far, I haven't had any problems with it. Windows still resides on my old drive in case I happen to need it for something, but I haven't used it after I installed Mint on that external drive.

I Fully Switched to EU Products. Here’s What Happened. in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

There's a segment for Lemmy starting around 9:30.

'End of 10' to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

You lose nothing by installing Linux on your old computer before buying a new one. If you don't like it, then go ahead and buy that new machine. Just remember to back up your files before you install Linux.

End of 10 is a campaign to move people over to Linux with Windows 10 support ending in c/BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

The short answer is: Yes. Both Java and Bedrock version of Minecraft can be played on Linux. Steam is available for Linux, and with Proton (let's just call it a feature of Steam) you can play almost all Steam games.

Linux Mint is a beginner-friendly stable distribution. Stable means that instead of updates being released immediately after becoming available, they are released after some kind of testing period. That means, that you don't need to worry about the system breaking because of some bad update, but it also means that you don't have the latest and greatest versions of the software. Some newer versions of software, especially newer kernel versions, can improve things like gaming performance. The kernel on Linux Mint lags behind several versions, but Linux being Linux, there are ways to install newer or the latest version of the kernel - or any other piece of software.

End of 10 is a campaign to move people over to Linux with Windows 10 support ending in c/BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub
[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If you are going to replace your computer with a new one, you lose nothing by installing Linux on it to see how it is. Linux Mint is a good option.

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FBC: Firebreak - Coming June 17 (sopuli.xyz)
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FBC: Firebreak is a 3-player co-op game set in the Control universe. It's Remedy Entertainment's (Finland) first ever multiplayer game and first ever self-published title. It will be released June 17 for PC (Steam, Epic), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Steam Deck support is one of the priorities for the devs. Unless they pull off some nonsensical shenanigans, it should be playable on desktop Linux as well.

The game costs €39.99 for Standard Edition, €49.99 for Deluxe Edition, and it's included in the game passes for each platform from day one. Deluxe Edition contains some cosmetics, and you can upgrade Standard Edition to Deluxe for €10.

There will be free content upgrades and paid cosmetics. Two major content updates are scheduled for this year alone. According to the devs, the game will have none of that FOMO crap that is so prevalent in the gaming world currently. If something is available now, it will always be available. Also, if you have limited time available to play games, this should be a good option for you. There are settings to adjust the length and difficulty of a game.

They streamed a Developer Update yesterday. It has some live gameplay, among other things.

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JustWatch has a genre for "Made in Europe" movies and TV shows (sopuli.xyz)
 

JustWatch is a kind of search engine that helps you find out which streaming services has particular movies or TV shows. It supports many countries, so if there are local streaming services in your country, they might be included in JustWatch. JustWatch is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

JustWatch has a genre called "Made in Europe". You can find it by first clicking Popular at the top of the page and then Genres in the filtering section. Somewhat confusingly, it includes movies and TV shows not made in Europe. The banner image at the top of the page says "Co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of European Union" which might explain why non-European shows are included. But it does contain many European movies and TV shows, and you can filter and sort them to find content that interests you. Check the production country under "About the movie/TV show" section if you want to be sure it's produced in Europe.

PS. This is a direct link to Made in Europe for UK users: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/made-in-europe. It's better if you go through the front page so that the page can detect your country and provide you content tailored to your country, such as the available streaming services.

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Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games (investors.remedygames.com)
 

Some quotes from the article:

For Control 2 and codename Condor, all publishing, distribution, marketing, and other rights licensed to 505 Games revert to Remedy with immediate effect. 505 Games will continue as the publisher of Control through a transition period ending December 31, 2024

The maximum purchase price for the transaction is approximately EUR 17 million

This transaction will enable us to negotiate better deals for current and future Control games. We can now weigh up the options between self-publishing and a new publishing partner for Condor and Control 2. At the same time, we are in a better negotiating position than before as Control is an established brand and Alan Wake 2 has been successful.

Control [...] has sold over 4 million units

Condor and Control 2 have both progressed well in recent months and we expect these projects to reach their next development stages during the first half of 2024.

*Condor is the codename for a co-op multiplayer Control game.

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Amazon significantly improved the web browser in Kindles (sopuli.xyz)
 

Amazon updated the browser in Kindle e-readers with software version 5.16.4 last November. Check the Kindle E-Reader Software Updates page to see if your device has that version available.

Previously, the browser was almost useless, because it didn't support many of the features websites use nowadays. The new update significantly improves the browser, and it actually manages to display most pages correctly. Unfortunately, Kindles' hardware is quite lacking. Paperwhite 11th gen is so slow that while webpages work correctly, many of them are unusable because of the poor performance.

Has anyone tried the new version of the web browser yet? Have you found any websites that you like using on your Kindle? I tried Lemmy, but of course that's one of the websites that doesn't work. There are no errors, it just doesn't show any posts.

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