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  1. Comment on Man City vs Sparta Prage in ~sports.football

  2. Comment on LinkedIn is the latest to automatically opt you in to AI training in ~tech

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    Just have to remember to turn it off when (if?) it comes to the EU, would have been nice to opt out in advance.

    Just have to remember to turn it off when (if?) it comes to the EU, would have been nice to opt out in advance.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on I'm getting a new Macbook Pro. What's your favorite apps and tips? in ~tech

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    It might be that it works only from Sonoma onwards, I haven't checked on older versions. edit: GPTK is fairly mature to the point Apple feels confident advertising the latest OS with it.

    It might be that it works only from Sequoia Sonoma onwards, I haven't checked on older versions.

    edit: GPTK is fairly mature to the point Apple feels confident advertising the latest OS with it.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on I'm getting a new Macbook Pro. What's your favorite apps and tips? in ~tech

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    If you do wanna game, GPTK with Whisky and Parallels are options that run many Windows games with more limited performance. The first one is what Proton is to Linux but it doesn't work as well due...

    There's not a lot of games that run on macOS

    If you do wanna game, GPTK with Whisky and Parallels are options that run many Windows games with more limited performance. The first one is what Proton is to Linux but it doesn't work as well due to also having to compensate for ARM chips. But it's improving and already very usable.

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    You reminded me that IW4x exists which is MW2 2009 with a server browser, mods (including custom maps), and other improvements, I might give it a shot getting it to run on Linux. If you have a PC...

    I also (unfortunately?) started playing Call of Duty again.

    You reminded me that IW4x exists which is MW2 2009 with a server browser, mods (including custom maps), and other improvements, I might give it a shot getting it to run on Linux. If you have a PC I recommend it, but I expect the player count to be pretty low these days.

  6. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Next to it and Outer Wilds I hope more games will explore the time loop mechanic in the future. I much enjoyed it in both, but I'm also curious if it can be more than a gameplay gimmick.

    Next to it and Outer Wilds I hope more games will explore the time loop mechanic in the future. I much enjoyed it in both, but I'm also curious if it can be more than a gameplay gimmick.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Kamala Harris lacks charisma and time in ~society

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    You're absolutely right, but I remember some skepticism about Macron's relationship with a woman several years his senior. Of course then they were also focused on her, considering she was his...

    You're absolutely right, but I remember some skepticism about Macron's relationship with a woman several years his senior. Of course then they were also focused on her, considering she was his teacher.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on 2024 European election results in ~society

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    Tisza replaced the left, not Fidesz. Convincing opposition voters to vote for the strongest party that can beat Orbán is the easy part. The hard part is convincing the Fidesz cult that makes up...

    Tisza replaced the left, not Fidesz. Convincing opposition voters to vote for the strongest party that can beat Orbán is the easy part.

    The hard part is convincing the Fidesz cult that makes up 40-45% of the population. Hungary is still where it was before, politically, except Gyurcsány & the old opposition is now out of the picture.

    There's reason to be hopeful, to be sure, but let's wait before the core Fidesz voters switch in 2026 before we talk about a shift.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on 2024 European election results in ~society

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    Tisza isn't left, they're center-right (they're trying to target the same people Fidesz is). The Hungarian Left effectively completely collapsed, DK is the only one who got into the EP with 8%.

    Tisza isn't left, they're center-right (they're trying to target the same people Fidesz is). The Hungarian Left effectively completely collapsed, DK is the only one who got into the EP with 8%.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    I agree with the rest but I would recommend against Arch in this case. There's constantly something broken that you need to fiddle with, which is not an experience someone dipping their toes into...

    I agree with the rest but I would recommend against Arch in this case. There's constantly something broken that you need to fiddle with, which is not an experience someone dipping their toes into Linux would want.

    19 votes

  11. Comment on German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice in ~tech

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    But they aren't, ergo the competition is happening by switching over to FOSS alternatives. I can't really picture an alternative.

    it's blatantly obvious that if Europe was in US's shoes, they wouldn't be talking like this.

    But they aren't, ergo the competition is happening by switching over to FOSS alternatives. I can't really picture an alternative.

    14 votes

  12. Comment on I have a bit of trouble figuring out the stages in pencil drawing in ~creative

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    It's a bit of a tangent because they're not realistic portraits, but the latter is how Kim Jung Gi drew his drawings and it's absurd to watch https://youtu.be/MGbvhyTZXfs

    It's a bit of a tangent because they're not realistic portraits, but the latter is how Kim Jung Gi drew his drawings and it's absurd to watch

    https://youtu.be/MGbvhyTZXfs

    2 votes

  13. Comment on RB01 revealed: First images of RB’s first F1 car under team’s latest identity in ~sports.motorsports

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    But why, 'Visa Cash App RB' rolls off the tongue much more nicely? Snark aside though, is RB how we're supposed to refer to it colloquially?

    But why, 'Visa Cash App RB' rolls off the tongue much more nicely?

    Snark aside though, is RB how we're supposed to refer to it colloquially?

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Streaming wars are over and Netflix won in ~tv

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    What are the $2? Private tracker?

    What are the $2? Private tracker?

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Your favourite creators who cover non-Anglo countries/cultures in English? in ~humanities

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    Great thread, I'm curious to see what comes up. Here are some channels that came to mind, the first two are more analytical: Living Ironically in Europe is a Serbian with Hungarian ancestry living...

    Great thread, I'm curious to see what comes up. Here are some channels that came to mind, the first two are more analytical:

    Living Ironically in Europe is a Serbian with Hungarian ancestry living in Romania, who produces content about historical & cultural topics in Central-Eastern Europe & the Balkans. If you click with his sense of humor his videos are pretty insightful for people unfamiliar with the region. He has also created videos with NFKRZ already recommended in this thread.

    serpentza is a South African who lived in China for a decade or so before he was forced to leave (iirc) and has led quite an interesting life there. He talks mainly about his time there and how the country has changed, but also offers some opinions about the situation in South Africa.

    A couple of travel vlogs I like that are about daily life and local culture. I know it's not exactly what you asked but I'm curious if someone has some suggestions for similar type of content, a lot of travel vlogs are very superficial and you don't really get to see how people elsewhere think.

    Small Brained American is a vlogger who has a lot of content where he interacts with the local populace, I was able to learn quite a bit about various cultures through these videos. A good example is his talk with an Iraqi local in Baghdad.

    Katherine's Journey to the East is about rural China, where she lives and speak the language. She also interacts a lot with the locals and I think you can get some insight into the way the people there tick.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS in ~games

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    I only found this to be an issue with some Wine programs having difficulties with long path names, but it's trivial to solve this and the UX issue with symlinks. You would do the same with Windows...

    I only found this to be an issue with some Wine programs having difficulties with long path names, but it's trivial to solve this and the UX issue with symlinks. You would do the same with Windows and e.g. WSL.

    The game ID is in the store page's URL btw, it's inconvenient to figure out which game is which for sure but just putting it out there.

  17. Comment on Looking for a good, modern alternative for PHP nuke in ~comp

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    Could build a site with Laravel and then use a headless CMS if you're going to regularly update it. I'm not a PHP dev so I don't have any specific suggestions, but after a quick search there seem...

    Could build a site with Laravel and then use a headless CMS if you're going to regularly update it. I'm not a PHP dev so I don't have any specific suggestions, but after a quick search there seem to be a multitude of options. Reddit appears to like Laravel Nova.

  18. Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games

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    What games are you looking to mod? On Linux you need to use a compatibility layer called Wine that creates a separate environment (with a file system, flags, etc) that the Windows programs run in....

    What games are you looking to mod?

    On Linux you need to use a compatibility layer called Wine that creates a separate environment (with a file system, flags, etc) that the Windows programs run in. It's also what Valve uses for Steam, with some enhancements specific to gaming, which is Proton mentioned by the OP. In part thanks to Valve, Wine has matured much over the past few years, and once you figure it out, you're able to make pretty much anything work in it. I've even been able to run Cyberpunk with mods (which uses custom dlls) on a Mac using GPTK (Apple's equivalent to Proton, also based on Wine).

    So in my experience there is always a way to do it, but you sometimes need to tinker a bit. Usually with more popular games someone has already done the tinkering for you, for example for Bethesda games there this you need to download. I've used this for Oblivion and FNV and it works great, and other examples I can think of that I was able to mod without a hitch are X-Plane and Paradox games. Any Steam workshop mods will work out of the box too.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games

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    Also some proprietary codecs like Dolby's dvhe or ec-3 aren't supported on Linux. Unlike HDR10 though it's probably only relevant to a fraction of users.

    Also some proprietary codecs like Dolby's dvhe or ec-3 aren't supported on Linux. Unlike HDR10 though it's probably only relevant to a fraction of users.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games

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    Nvidia is what causes me the most headache on Linux by far. I'd rather never game again than switch back to Windows though, so the solution is just to go for an AMD build.

    Nvidia is what causes me the most headache on Linux by far. I'd rather never game again than switch back to Windows though, so the solution is just to go for an AMD build.

    11 votes