sic_semper_tyrannis

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Miyoo Mini+ recommended settings? in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
Your TV is watching you in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 0 points 1 day ago

A simple first step to helping oneself learn better ways to deal with this problem is to setup NextDNS on your router and use their Roku or similar content filters.

PC port of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ship of Harkinian, gets a huge Randomizer upgrade in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 8 points 1 day ago

That'll make it so much easier to find a rom that'll work

Historical strategy game Old World switches to Vulkan for Linux / Steam Deck in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

https://www.gog.com/en/game/old_world

On sale currently on GoG and without DRM

Proving box cabinet with room for bowls or two baking sheets, and temp/humidity tracking in c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 2 points 6 days ago

This is great. I've been planning to do something similar later this year. Thanks for the motivation

Is Linux support still needed nowadays, or is Steam OS good enough? in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 1 points 6 days ago

I appreciate the link and heads up

Two Open Source Projects Combine to 3D Print a Working Replica Key Using a Flipper Zero in c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 4 points 1 week ago

No worries, thanks for trying to explain it

Two Open Source Projects Combine to 3D Print a Working Replica Key Using a Flipper Zero in c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do you care to share what special type of lock you use?

Is Linux support still needed nowadays, or is Steam OS good enough? in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

DRM or not this is straight from Steam, you don't own what you "purchase". This isn't consumer friendly:

Steam Subscriber Agreement

  1. REGISTRATION AS A SUBSCRIBER; APPLICATION OF TERMS TO YOU; YOUR ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENTS

B. Hardware, Subscriptions; Content and Services

Valve or third-party video games and in-game content, software associated with Hardware and any virtual items you trade, sell or purchase in a Steam Subscription Marketplace are referred to in this Agreement as "Content and Services;"

  1. Licenses

A. General Content and Services License

"The Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Content and Services."

I would like to learn more about DRM on GoG if you wouldn't mind sharing.

Is Linux support still needed nowadays, or is Steam OS good enough? in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 9 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Please publish to GoG as well. I want to support sites that are DRM free. Also I think it's smart to give native Linux support to show the industry that Linux is important rather than rely on compatibility tools that may or may not work well for any given game or setup.

Nexus formally announce their open source cross-platform Nexus Mods App: Stardew Valley Preview in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 20 points 1 week ago

I've been following this for some time and am excited to see it's progressing well

Max Streaming ‘Enshittifies’ Further, Removes Classic Looney Tunes in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] sic_semper_tyrannis 5 points 1 week ago

Use alternative ways of streaming content such as Kodi or Stremio with a debrid service that costs $17/6mo

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Discord Program (Vesktop) (flathub.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
17 comments fedilink
 

I don't use Discord much anymore and haven't used this program but this looks like a nice 3rd party Discord flatpak. It supports screensharing on Wayland. Just thought I'd share with the community

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Signal on F-droid Guardian Repo (self.privacy)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
47 comments fedilink
 

I just noticed today that Signal (not talking Molly) is now available on F-Droid via the "Guardian" repository.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

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Looking for a Modern Retro Case (self.pcmasterrace)
 

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a modern designed case (preferably SFF) that has retro asthetics. Examples would be the SilverStone FLP01 and Ayaneo's Retro Mini PCs.

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Reviewers without Conflict of Interest? (self.3dprinting)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
18 comments fedilink
 

Are there any reviewers on YouTube/Rumble/etc. or independent blogs that don't post affiliate links, aren't sponsored by the printer company, or had one sent out by the company? Those to me all seem like a conflict of interest.

Yes people need to make money, I'm not blind to that, but they can advertise other things that aren't a direct conflict of interest.

I'm looking to get my first printer and would like to get info from an unbiased source. I just don't know enough to weed through the million 3D printer channels.

The Sovol SV06 Ace seems nice with little research as it is large enough to print the project I have in mind and uses open source firmware (Klipper) which is a must for me.

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Axle Pattern Name? (lemmy.today)
 

I'm just getting back into Legos and recieved the 10317 Defender kit for the holidays. I would rather it have white wheels (I don't mind painting) and found that there was a past model wheel that came in white. The only difference is the axle style. Instead of the cross pattern it looks more like a half cross. What is this pattern called? Is it compatible with the cross pattern? It looks like it could be.

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Umbrella (self.addons4kodi)
 

Anyone else getting Umbrella "No stream available" errors?

I had watched stuff, shutdown, next day tried watching the same thing again as well as other shows/movies and got the error. No changes to the program or service. Now the majority of shows and movies give the error

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Help with Game Saves vs States (self.retrogaming)
 

I have the Miyoo Mini+. I originally used MinUI and it saved games like a normal GBA and loaded the game to the menu everytime I started it, again like a standard GBA worked. I switched to OnionOS to have a nicer interface with boxart and now it only uses save states and auto starts from said state when opening a game. Not an authentic experience.

I have learned there's a difference between game saves and save states but don't know how to switch my handheld to use only game saves. Is it based on the core used maybe? Can anyone help me out?

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Next Step of the Social Credit System (www.engadget.com)
 

If someone reports you for doing anything against their ToS on other websites then it will hold consequences.

This is another reason why privacy matters. Have different user names on different platforms so you can't be linked. I don't condone treating other people poorly however this leads to more control, especially with how crazy ToS/EULAs are and how they are ever changing.

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Great Comic Based Games (self.retrogaming)
 

I'm seeing family over the holidays and they really enjoy comic book stuff and video games. I don't know much about comics and am looking for suggestions on classic comic book based games I can load on my RPi and bring over to play. All I'm aware of are some of the Marvel vs Capcom fighting games but maybe there are others. Any ideas?

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Create File in rpm-ostree Read Only (self.linux4noobs)
 

I'm trying to get a Garmin Ant+ USB dongle working within Fedora Kinoite to work with Golden Cheetah and my cycle trainer.

The Golden Cheetah wiki only has instructions for getting this to work within Ubuntu which I got working on Mint previously. I'm trying to convert over to Kinoite and this is critical.

The wiki says to create a new udev rule. Following the instructions it says to place it in /etc/udev/rules.d which also exists in Kinoite, the problem being it's a read only folder and sudo still doesn't allow me to place a file. How do I override the atomic structure to create a file there? I believe it requires using the rpm-ostree command but I'm unfamiliar.

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Maps.me co-founder tries to close down Organic Maps open-source fork - HN (news.ycombinator.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22858212

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Brave Not Able to Install Extensions (self.privacy)
 

Anyone else having the issue when going to the extension store, the "Add to Brave" button is grayed out?

I just installed a new Linux distro and am getting my browsers back up but I can't install any extensions, particularly Bitwarden but others have the same problem. Firefox has no issues.

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