mub

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[–] mub@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

If you want to prevent piracy don't make games ridiculously expensive, or block modding, or force users to be online when they shouldn't need to be.

Its the same problem TV streaming service are having. Their model worked when they priced it well and you didn't have to get 5 different services. Now that's happened privacy is well on the rise again.

It is nuts to think that copy protection for single player games makes financial sense when all it does is piss people off and encourage more piracy.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

To repeat myself . . . Anti piracy is pointless for single player games. Without the need for anything online game cracks don't have to work hard to bypass such copy protection. Also it is anti social, often requiring to be online just to play a purely offline game.

Do you WANT this stuff?

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 1 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

Really? It constrains or prevents modding, which is a core part of PC gaming.

Copy protection for single player games is essentially pointless. Even GTA V let's you do what you want in single player mode because it is offline.

The only reason they might want anti tamper is to support in game purchases, which is equally senseless for single player games.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 0 points 22 hours ago (8 children)

According to their own site it is both apparently. Either way it is used for both purposes, and for single player that makes no sense.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Yes that is an issue. Personally I avoid touching handles in public toilets without some tissue in my hand. I usually grab some on my way out.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago (10 children)

It may have other nefarious uses but it is primarily anti-cheat software.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The door handles and surfaces in public toilets are not clean either. It is not just your own piss that matters.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 77 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Putting anti cheats in single player games should be illegal.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

192.168.0.1/admin

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

pacman / yay

I also like pacseek as it provides a simple tui for package search and getting info about packages.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

I wish r/highqualitygifs would migrate to Lemmy.

[–] mub@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Electron is a relatively recent thing. What did Devs do in the past?

 

Feels like it should just be a setting, just like transparent windows, but everytime I've tried to make it transparent I have to install a theme and some other package, and the themes are never up to date properly. In fact I've never made it work in a satisfactory or nice looking way.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by mub@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

Not everything actually requires a GUI, obviously. But anything that requires configuration, especially for controlling a hardware device, should have a fully functional GUI. I know Linux is all about being in control, and users should not be afraid to use the command line, but if you have to learn another bespoke command syntax and the location and structure of the related configuration files just to get something basic to work then the developer has frankly half arsed it. Developers need to provide GUI's so that their software can be used by as many people as possible. GUI's use a common language that everyone understands (is something on or off, what numeric values are allowed, what do the options mean).

Every 12 to 18 months I make an effort to switch to Linux. Right now I'm using Archlinux, and it has been a successful trip so far, except my audio is screwed, I can't use my capture card at all, I had issues with my dual displays at the start, and the is no easy way to configure my AMD graphics card for over clocking or well anything basic at all.

I'm not looking for a windows clone, I love that I can choose different desktop environments and theme many of them to death. I even like the fact there are so many distros. Choice is a big part of linux, but there is clearly a desire to get more people moving away from Windows and until that path is 95% seamless most people just won't. Right now I think Linux is 75% to 85% seamless depending on the use case and distro but adding more GUI front ends would, imho, push that well into the 90% zone.

GUI is not a dirty word, it is what makes using a new OS possible for more people.

EDIT: Good conversation all. This is genuinely not intended to be a troll post, I just feel it is good to share experiences especially on the frustations that arise from move between OSes.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by mub@lemmy.ml to c/homelab@lemmy.ml
 

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