heygooberman

heygooberman , 1 month ago

• Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
• Pokemon LeafGreen and FireRed
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
• Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
• Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages (initially released for Game Boy Color, but it works just the same on the Advanced)

heygooberman , 1 month ago

From my (small) friends circle, I haven’t heard any of them talk about getting one. However, it’s worth noting that these friends of mine are also not the ones who would buy new smartphones every year. They typically hold onto their phones for a few years and only switch when it seems like the phone isn’t performing as expected (e.g. battery draining too quickly; slowness in software actions; to name a few).

One question I do have is, what happens if you clean install an AOSP like GrapheneOS onto these newer Pixels phones? Does that remove the AI features completely?

heygooberman , 3 months ago

I’m not familiar with OpenSUSE or Manjaro, but if you are familiar with Ubuntu, then I would recommend either Linux Mint or Pop OS. Both are Ubuntu-based, and Pop OS has a Desktop Environment that is very similar to macOS. Pop OS is also suited for gaming with Steam, but then again, I think Steam works well on any Linux distro. The team behind Pop OS is currently doing some major revamps to the OS, but these changes are not yet released for stable use.

If you are building a new machine, I highly recommend you check to see if your HW will be compatible with Linux. You might want to pay close attention to the GPU and Wifi card. NVIDIA requires special drivers to work with Linux, while AMD works out of the box. As for the Wifi cards, depending on the wifi drivers that are installed in the distro, you may have to tinker a bit to get that to work. I recommend having the option to use Ethernet at the time you are setting up the distro, just so you have internet access to download what you need.

heygooberman , 4 months ago

Based on my experience, I think you can. Many distros nowadays offer ways to do things without the use of the terminal. In Linux Mint, for example, you can rely solely on the Update Manager to update all installed applications and modules rather than using the terminal. You can also uninstall apps by right-clicking on them in the Menu and selecting the uninstall option. And finally, if you want to move files around, even to some locations that require root, you can do that using the File Explorer app (e.g. Nemo).

That being said, when I started on my Linux journey, I made it a point to actually learn some terminal commands, because I saw it as an important feature in Linux and a good skill to possess.

heygooberman , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

I quite agree. The SNES was a part of my childhood. Some of my favorite games to this day were on that platform. Donkey Kong Country 2, Mega Man X 1-3, Super Mario World, Yoshi’s Island, to name a few.

heygooberman , 4 months ago

Now that you mentioned this, I do recall in the early days of mobile games, back when the App Shops were first introduced, there were games that you would pay somewhere between $1 and $5, and you get the whole thing. No in-app purchases, no ads, and no lotteries for special characters or gear. I remember Square Enix had some really good JRPG games that were made specifically for the iPhone and iPad. Chaos Rings and DrakeRider were two games I recall playing, but they were much more expensive compared to the usual games I found. But, when you paid for it, you got the whole game and all.

I think mobile app developers have realized that they could get more engagement and cash from their users if they made games that had a gambling aspect to it. Kinda like the casinos in Vegas, the house always wins, but you keep putting in money on the hopes you get a jackpot.

That being said, there is one freemium game that I do find quite fun, and that is Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe. The thing that makes this freemium game a bit different is that Square Enix is quite generous in their in-game currency. You can actually do quite well without making any in-app purchases.

heygooberman , 5 months ago

Steam is probably the best platform for gaming on Linux right now. Here are some games I recommend that run well on Linux:

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (the spiritual successor of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
• Romancing SaGa 3 (retro JRPG that involves non-linear, open-world exploration)
• Octopath Traveler 2 (another JRPG; you don’t need to play the first game in the series to enjoy this game)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist Link Evolution (not a freemium game!)

heygooberman , 5 months ago

Might I recommend Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions? Both of these games involve non-linear, open world explorations. As for combat, they are turn-based, so I’m not sure if that’s what you would consider a “good” combat system. Also, unlike traditional RPGs, which use a point-based system to level up and gain new skills, SaGa games involve a “Spark” system, where new techniques are learned randomly or through use of an existing technique during battles.

heygooberman , 5 months ago

I think RS3 is on Steam, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox, while Scarlet Grace is on all those platforms except Xbox.

heygooberman , 5 months ago

Do you mean you want a link to the games for Nintendo Switch? If so, here they are:

Romancing SaGa 3

SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions

heygooberman , 5 months ago

Here are some of mine:

1. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
2. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
3. Romancing SaGa 2 & 3
4. Mega Man X 1-4

heygooberman , 6 months ago

I would like to, but I’m running Arch with Cinnamon, and that desktop environment only has an experimental version of Wayland implemented. I’ve tried it, and it’s too buggy to be used as a daily driver.

heygooberman , 6 months ago

For my own learning and understanding, why does it take that long for GNOME on Arch?

heygooberman , 6 months ago

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

heygooberman OP , 6 months ago

By “news”, I mean do we have any major updates, like improvements to the experimental Wayland support. From the link you shared, that minor update doesn’t really mean much to me.

heygooberman OP , 6 months ago

Initially, it is quite bland, but I have already downloaded the Linux Mint themes and backgrounds, plus some other theme options that were recommended to me. So, in terms of themes, I’m okay with that.

As for the Wayland option, that is available as a selection in the Login Screen. I don’t use it very often, because it is quite buggy.

heygooberman , 6 months ago

Interesting…for reference, let me share a screenshot of the first two results I get from Kagi.

https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/3f2486a2-cd8e-4b1e-9fff-f7bc3b48247d.png

heygooberman , 6 months ago

There’s a dark side? Like in Star Wars?

heygooberman , 6 months ago

Haha thanks for the quick summary! I made my post as a joke. The line is from a movie called Master of Disguise.

heygooberman , 6 months ago

I don’t think this should surprise anyone, given the new CEO they got and the announcement that was made immediately afterwards, followed by the layoffs. Fortunately, there are Firefox forks that we can switch to as a form of protest, provided that the forks keep these changes out of their codebases.

One thing I predict happening is that this move by Mozilla could spur more activities for the Firefox Forks. It would be a good opportunity for the developers of Mull, Librewolf, and Waterfox to think of ways to make their respective browsers stand out or be unique. Maybe we can one day see an Android version of Librewolf or a new web engine get developed in response to all this mess. Just a thought, of course.

heygooberman , 6 months ago

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

heygooberman , 6 months ago

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Octopath Traveler 2

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Cool, I’m liking this new Mozilla already! …NOT!!!

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Can they just focus on the browser? I really don’t need the AI stuff.

heygooberman , 7 months ago

According to the Librewolf documentation, fingerprinting can be turned off, but they recommend adding the Canvas Blocker extension in its place. That is my current setup, as I didn’t like that websites in Librewolf couldn’t get the correct time and time zone for me.

Here’s the direct quote from the Librewolf documentation:

If you don’t like the downsides of RFP, or you are not concerned about fingerprinting, you can disable RFP in the LibreWolf settings, or in your overrides. In that case consider using an extension like CanvasBlocker to retain at least a minimum amount of fingerprinting protection.

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Yeah…I don’t believe it.

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Cool! I would love to see the effectiveness of this procedure in treating headaches and migraines.

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Impressive! This might become a worthy competitor to Valve’s Steam Deck.

heygooberman , 7 months ago

So…what does this mean for those who have F-Droid or Aurora Store installed on their phones? Will apps from those stores be considered “unverified” by Google’s standards?

heygooberman , 7 months ago

I think I’ll just stick with Mastodon and Lemmy.

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Um…really? I don’t think so

heygooberman , 7 months ago

Octopath Traveler 2

heygooberman , 8 months ago

Welcome, friend! Glad you decided to try out and stick with Mint. That’s the distro I used as my daily driver for at least 1.5 years. When you have a chance, do try out some of the other Linux distros, especially Arch!

heygooberman , 8 months ago

I used to be in a similar position as you. I ditched Windows about 1.5 years ago, and I hopped around several distros for a while before settling on Linux Mint. About 2 months ago, i decided that I wanted to try out something new, not because Linux Mint wasn’t working for me, but just to see if there was something else that would be fun to learn about Linux. Today, I use Arch, and my DE is basically the Linux Mint Cinnamon DE.

heygooberman , 8 months ago

Great…just great.

heygooberman , 8 months ago

Hogwarts Legacy is the Best Game for Steam Deck? Really? I should think a game like that would run better on a console like PS5 or XBox.

heygooberman , 8 months ago

Windows 7 was okay, but I still can’t fathom how Windows 8 and 8.1 came to be. In the computer companies I’ve worked for, I don’t think they have a single product that runs on Windows 8 or Windows Vista. The OS progression was XP to 7 to 10. Now, they’re all working towards Windows 11 support.

heygooberman , 8 months ago

Congratulations!

heygooberman , 8 months ago

From what I heard, the Dell XPS 13 is one option to run a Linux distro, but it isn’t the only option. Should it not work for you, another alternative you could consider is the Acer Swift 3. That’s the laptop I currently own, and I run Arch Linux on it. I have not yet encountered any issues with it. Prior to running Arch, I have tried Linux Mint and Pop OS on it. I wouldn’t recommend Linux Mint on a laptop, not because it’s a bad distro (Linux Mint is quite good as a beginner distro), but because the Cinnamon DE isn’t great for laptops. The GNOME and Cosmic DE are more suited for laptop workflows.

heygooberman , 9 months ago

I used Linux Mint for about 1.5 years before transitioning to Arch Linux. For me, the transition was to learn more about Linux and to try something new. Thus far, I’m really liking Arch. There have been a few issues that have popped up here and there, like getting Bluetooth devices to connect properly, but the Arch Wiki and forums often have the solution. You just have to spend time reading the articles or the forum responses.

heygooberman , 9 months ago

This doesn’t surprise me, given how messy Facebook has become. What does disturb me is people not being able to recognize that they are AI-generated. Now, this could be due to the AI becoming so sophisticated that it can actually generate life-like images, or it could be due to humanity’s inability to question what they’re viewing and whether it is true or not. Either way, this is very concerning, and if it can happen on Facebook, I’m sure it’s also happening on other social media sites as well.

Speaking of which, how can we stop something like this from happening on Lemmy and other federated sites?

heygooberman , 9 months ago

If you want something that looks and behaves much like the Windows desktop environment, use Linux Mint. If you want something closer to the macOS environment, use Pop OS.

heygooberman , 9 months ago

An excellent choice to use Linux Mint! If my parents allowed me to switch their computers to Linux, I would’ve chosen Linux Mint as well for them. But, I probably wouldn’t give them the Windows 10 look.

heygooberman , 9 months ago

Arch Linux has two online stores for purchasing merch:

Freewear

HelloTux

heygooberman , 9 months ago

Great! But, let’s remember this is Facebook after all, so… 🤷‍♂️

heygooberman , 9 months ago

I don’t know whether to cautiously applaud or be even more concerned about another “AI” being released way too early than it should.

heygooberman , 9 months ago

Aww this is so cute!