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  • I remember I started using more Skype after it MSN Messenger.

    But I'd say it got killed by WhatsApp on mobile phones.

  • There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple.
  • Yeah and recently got an argument with someone saying that the SD was no competitor for the Switch.

    In my opinion both are directly trying to fill a market where you can play games anywhere.

    It's true that Nintendo also has their own closed games that can only be played on their hardware (officially at least).

    But beyond each console's game library the need for having a portable console is a more important factor.

  • There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple.
  • I haven't even picked the LCD 128GB SD...just didn't pick the option with max storage. Also haven't picked the PS5P with the Disc reader..

    But anyway. This meme is very specific (and pointless) and it is just targeting a minority who would be choosing between a high end console to play at the sofa on the big screen and a handheld to play anywhere.

    I think the main SD group of people, is people who want a handheld, and that group of people generally choose between SD, Nintendo Switch, or other handhelds (like the Asus ROG etc).

    Some would go with Nintendo because they just care about Nintendo games. But the majority is just looking for a handheld to play any good games anywhere.

    To answer the last question. I have a PC, a PS5 and a SD. So some people who own a SD would buy a PS5. If I'm on my couch I use the PS5. If I'm at the terrace, or on a flight, etc. I use the SD.

  • Death of Indian employee sparks debate on 'toxic work culture'
  • I've seen this in all SAP projects that have outsourced resources in India. No matter their company. EY is just one in a big list of huge consulting firms.

    Some just adapt to CET time (when the project is based in Europe). But others start working on India time (GMT+5) and finish working on EST time (GMT-5).

  • Google Calendar for Android will let you manually add birthdays
  • It took them years to finally add reminders for the birthdays (and similar special dates) in the contact app.

  • There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple.
  • I'm not sure if it's the meme but here (Europe) there is a huge difference in price between the basic 512GB OLED SD and the basic PS5 pro option.

    569โ‚ฌ vs 800โ‚ฌ.

  • Google posts Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Pro Fold repair manuals
  • I didn't know about these manuals. Awesome!

  • Microsoft pushes windows 11 ads into windows 10
  • Honestly I prefer this to Microsoft Edge stealing (importing) all my chrome passwords and bookmarks without my consent. Something they do from time to time.

  • Lula says he doesnโ€™t yet recognize Maduro as winner of Venezuela election
  • The country is already lost, owned by the people in power.

    Only the locals can overthrow them from the power now. And not with elections.

    It is very important to get rid of these kind of governments (that manages the country with the only objective to stay in power) as soon as possible.

  • Windows 11 is getting a new start menu. EDIT: this replaces the "all apps" page by default, not the home screem
  • After Microsoft Edge decided to import all my chrome passwords and data I decided to get rid of windows as much as possible.

  • In Mexico it's called Montezuma's Revenge. In Bali it's called Bali Belly. What other colloquialisms for gastroenteritis are there around the world?
  • Every time I get it (like once every 2-3 years) for me it's never with diarrhea.

    Just agonizing with a lot of vomits, fever, congestion, coughing, muscle pain etc.

  • [Game] Helldivers 2 Gets New Steam Deck Graphics Preset Alongside New Difficulty Level
  • They should do it like on consoles, reduce the graphics to guarantee stable FPS on resource intensive moments (like combat).

    Although, on PS5 they apply a lot of variable rate shading mixed with upscaling/FSR. VRS is something I don't really like but it the drop is minimal it's ok.

  • Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor
  • I think that upgrading it with just 22% faster processor is kind of killing it.

    The current CCWGTV performance sucks.

  • Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor
  • The CCWGTV performance is a shit at 4K. The UI is far from smooth, some UHD shows randomly drop frames and sometimes I have to restart the device because Netflix and prime stop working.

    Eventually I'll replace it, if the new device sucks I might try apple TV.

    I mean it's a tiny device after all.

    I also now have an HDR 4K 144Hz VRR OLED TV so it would be nice to get a device that supports this max resolution (like the PS5).

  • Xbox Console Sales Continue To Crater With Massive 42% Revenue Drop - Slashdot
  • I'm in the same boat.

    Elden Ring, Helldivers 2, many games I'd get on Sony PS Store that I just get on Steam because I want to "own" the full game not just the offline part of it.

  • Xbox Console Sales Continue To Crater With Massive 42% Revenue Drop - Slashdot
  • They could stop charging gamers a subscription to play the paid games (they "own") online.

    This could attract some customers that don't want to deal with PC or don't want to add fixed costs to their monthly or yearly bill.

  • Do you leave a tip for housekeeping if you're only staying one night in a hotel?
  • If I tip I generally do it based on the work/effort rather than the price.

  • Portugal votes in election that could add momentum to Europeโ€™s rightward shift
  • News exaggerate everything nowadays.

    I think "populism rule" would fit a bit better.

  • Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit News
  • I have a Dell Laptop (Latitude 7390) where I changed in the bios some option to maximize battery longevity and 6 years later it still lasts quite a lot.

  • BitLocker encryption broken in less than 43 seconds with sub-$10 Raspberry Pi Pico โ€” key can be sniffed when using an external TPM
  • So offline (external) bitlocker drives that are unlocked with the key only.

    Or internal bitlocker drives that are unlocked with AMD fTPM are excluded from this exploit?

  • VRR not working on "7 Days to die"

    I can't make 7 days to die work with VRR (FreeSync).

    Any reason it is not working?

    Game is native linux, game has 2 engines (GLCore and Vulkan). I use GLCore because Vulkan I think it's beta and crashes. Game also has some launcher.

    OS: Ubuntu 23.04, running it with Xorg. VRR works in other games (like games running with Proton).

    Thanks in advance

    Edit: nevermind. I installed Plasma Wayland and VRR works out of the box. I'll use plasma while playing this game. And go back to gnome for other games.

    I'm still interested in making VRR work in gnome for this game. But workaround is found.

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    Is there a way to 100% disable the background usage for an app?

    App battery usage > "Restricted" does not work well with some apps.

    Apps like Instagram, TikTok, etc, even if the background usage is restricted they still consume battery on background. And I don't need to receive any kind of notification from them until I open them.

    Because of this I ended up uninstalling them and now I use Chrome. But the mobile web experience is much worse at least for Instagram.

    Edit: some user recommended me "Ice Box" app to freeze apps in the background. I'm testing it and looks nice!

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    [Bug] If you edit a post, then you save, then you edit it again, the changes added in the previous edit are not there.

    Example: I edit a post saying "Hello", i save it as "Hi" Then I open the edit menu again and it stills shows "Hello".

    (The edit is saved in background but the app still has the old version loaded locally).

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    [Feature Request] Some toggle/option to Load more post than the ones shown on screen.

    Is this possible or will hurt the performance, battery and memory in a way that it will be horrible? I'm not experienced with webapk apps.

    I'd add it as a toggle so it is optional.

    Reason: When scrolling (doesn't need to be an aggressive/long scrolling) I see a lot of stuff drawing. Since stuff loads very fast this would be more a visual improvement over a functional one.

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    amenotef amenotef @lemmy.world
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