Just went to login to my dedicated minecraft Microsoft account just for it to force me to add a secondary email before it would log me in. Enshitification at it’s finest.

They use the front face scanner that’s used for Face ID, right? I’m pretty sure those have been on all iPhones since the 10 from 2017, so it’s hardly a bleeding edge feature considering it’s 8 years old. Having an iPhone as a hard requirement definitely sucks though.

I understand why they have the requirement: They want a 3d model of your face that they know is good enough so that they can make the facial interface.

What I don’t understand is why do they not accept a 3d model you create yourself? Using photogrammetry and a friend, it would not be too difficult to get a good 3d model of your face. Heck, they could even do a service where you send the photos of your face directly to Bigscreen where they process it for an extra fee. Boom, now there is no iPhone requirement to buy the product.

It lives on in spirit in the Steamdeck and the HTC Vive wands.

I got it specifically for Linux usage. I had a 2060 before that, but got fed up with NVidia’s drivers and replaced it with the ARC. I only need Vulkan and OpenGL, so the performance pitfalls on Windows don’t really apply to my usage. It works perfectly on Linux, but I ran into issues literally just trying to update the drivers on Windows.

Except with the payday loans, you at least own the computer at the end.

This is me lol. Ryzen 3600 and Intel ARC A750.

I personally stick to only physical games since they cost the same, but are stored on the cartridge, meaning I don’t have to upgrade my switch’s measly 32GB of storage.

By this metric, the wii is better than the switch since it can backup saves without a subscription or internet connection.

I dispise how the switch will only work with controllers that have received Nintendo’s blessing. The switch just uses bluetooth, so why can’t I use my wii u and wii controllers that I already own with my switch? Oh right, because Nintendo need more money.

Gnome Software does updates without a password. On my fedora machine, it will even download updates automatically.

Yay, Monopoly!

As far as I know, the only “stable” linux phones are the Pinephone and Librem 5. The former runs hot and is painfully slow and the librem is very expensive for what you get. Some android phones can be reflashed but there are always core hardware features missing like camera, usb and GPS. I wrote this comment on my Oneplus 6 running postmarketOS, so you can make it work if you accept the shortcomings.

Maybe you correctly follow documentation and best practices.

The only redeeming thing about the PS5 is the support for standard NVME SSDs. But at that point, just get a PC.

And the big tech companies also stand to benefit from overhyping their product to the point of saying it will take over the world. They look better for investors and can justify laws saying they should be the only arbiters of this technology to “keep it out of criminal hands” while happily serving the criminals for a fee.

And bullshit! Though, a Nintendo switch running LineageOS would be a very different experience compared to an iphone lol.

Nice, I can now play vivecraft on the sketchy hardware with no OpenGL support.

From the footage I’ve seen, it looks similar to games like Super Mario Galaxy and 3D world but with top tier graphics. Looks pretty interesting but I don’t have a PS5 and never plan to own one.

I mean, if you don’t mind paying more, handhelds like this exist.

The switch could not even run an LLM fast enough LOL.