So it’s really just that the battery adds a bit of weight, and someday the thing will fail and maybe cause electrical failure of the gamepad.

Emphasis added, yeah this is among the reasons I’m asking. The other reasons I’ve noted, but this underlies a lot of it. I don’t know how long the dual-use ones’ batteries may last if I’m primarily using them wired, so instead of having that in the back of mind, I’d like to get a wired controller for when gaming on devices I’m already close to (which is mostly PC, hence asking for it specifically).

This is a good list, but y’know a niche ya missed? Pressure sensitive buttons, only really useful for those emulating old games that used them, but still a fun feature to remember.

Yeah in hindsight I’m kicking myself for not having gotten one like that, but I had trouble finding wired ones at the time (and didn’t think I’d get tired of the battery maintenance), which surprised me.

The cheap part of PowerA controllers is a little of why I asked, as I’ve not had an opportunity to ask anyone that’s used them.

Any ideas how it might restore the backup on signing in without needing your key afterward if it’s E2EE? Doesn’t this call into question their E2EE claims?

You don’t like having it duck you over when you’re really trying to duck? 😜

CI/CD processes.

What does this stand for, and what are these (in layman’s terms anyway, not expecting a deep dive)?

I just hope this pointless move won’t bring down the wayback machine.

What was the pointless move you’re referring to?

Do you guys think we use Steam because we HAVE to? GoG exists bros, we’re using Steam because we prefer it.

Do you think many are aware of options like GOG? Every other time I’ve seen it mentioned/suggested, it’s often accompanied by, “What’s GOG?”

The other part of the question remains however, what happens when leadership changes, even supposing no sale of the company?

Oh, I hadn’t read of it in that form, thanks!

What happens when the leadership or ownership changes hands?

What is a PMFN?

It’s a first gen Moto X, been kicking myself ever since I realized the mistake. If it’s the sort that can power on with battery removed, that would be great! (I’d migrated the microSD card from it before the swelling, so it’s the internal storage I’d be trying to get at btw.)

Piggybacking off this question, what would be a safe way to extract data from a phone with a swollen battery 'cause you forgot lithium batteries gobble electricity up and go all Popeye the Sailor when they’ve been used awhile?

Might it be better in future to screenshot the post, quote the text and cite the author/poster, supposing one wants to avoid any linking to Twitter?

Which of these have people here played, and might recommend?

Isn’t offline though […]

How do you mean? I was of the impression it was.

Thanks!

Thanks!

What is a SME or SMB in this context? Mentioning @[email protected] in case you’re not sure what they meant by SMB either.

Perhaps a transition to a not-for-profit organization structure might be what folks would prefer? It seems like a potentially better alternative than going public, but I’m not sure how it might work in practice for something like a digital storefront.

In a weird way, one could almost argue that’s roughly how Valve’s been operating anyway, except I imagine they’ve been lining their pockets more than a not-for-profit organization’s owners/employees do.

For the money, you can’t go wrong with Unihertz phones, just don’t expect them to be flagship quality, and be prepared to put up with some minor annoyances.

That’s about what I was thinking, and it sounds like despite some shortcomings they’re generally alright, which is what I wasn’t so sure of, so that’s good to read. Certainly not expecting top of the line given the price point and some of their more, uh, unique designs. Appreciate the reply!

However there is bad. The fingerprint sensor is highly unreliable. The screen has really bad response times so there’s a lot of ghosting. The speakers are also pretty bad. The camera is exactly what you’d expect as well. Also the update support is extremely limited.

Hmm, I’ve never really found fingerprint sensors to be that useful personally, so of these negatives it sounds like the screen may be the most annoying, but given the price point, not entirely surprising. Thanks!