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  1. Comment on Valve is possibly making a Steam Controller 2 and a ‘Roy’ for its Deckard in ~games

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    It's not just the availability of pcvr hardware. Even if you have it, it is far from plug and play. I have a quest 2 and a capable pc but have never successfully got it to work. It seems like...

    It's not just the availability of pcvr hardware. Even if you have it, it is far from plug and play. I have a quest 2 and a capable pc but have never successfully got it to work. It seems like steam vr fights with oculus software and then eventually locks up my PC to the point I have to remove power. I'm sure it can be fixed somehow, but I am well above average user aptitude on this stuff, and you can bet that if I gave up so would many others.

  2. Comment on Is there an independent, cross-device cloud sync platform for ebooks? in ~books

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    I'm sick of Amazon too, but I still think Kindle is worth it. I am always synched to the correct page on my Paperwhite and my phone.

    I'm sick of Amazon too, but I still think Kindle is worth it. I am always synched to the correct page on my Paperwhite and my phone.

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  3. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I liked the follow up New Bermuda better than than Sunbather. A little heavier but same vibe. Here's some more albums you should definitely check out: Agalloch - The Mantle / Ashes Against the...

    I liked the follow up New Bermuda better than than Sunbather. A little heavier but same vibe.

    Here's some more albums you should definitely check out:
    Agalloch - The Mantle / Ashes Against the Grain / Marrow of the Spirit
    Kardashev - Liminal Rite
    Panopticon - ...And Again Into the Light
    Alcest - any of them

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  4. Comment on G-Sync/Freesync - What's your opinion? in ~tech

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    To me it was one of those things that it was hard to tell at first but then became noticeable once removed. Frame rates over 60 are similar for me. I didn't notice at first, but then taught myself...

    To me it was one of those things that it was hard to tell at first but then became noticeable once removed. Frame rates over 60 are similar for me. I didn't notice at first, but then taught myself to see it and applied the solution. Practically speaking, is that an improvement? Debatable.

    I can definitely see the difference when looking at the pendulum demo. Maybe try it without sync and see if it bothers you. If not, why bother.
    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/community/demos/

    2 votes

  5. Comment on I, like many of you came from Reddit. But what brought you to Reddit? in ~tech

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    There was one April fool's day when fark switched it's layout to mimic reddit. This made me go find out what reddit was, and then realize the quality of discussion was way higher. I never went...

    There was one April fool's day when fark switched it's layout to mimic reddit. This made me go find out what reddit was, and then realize the quality of discussion was way higher. I never went back. Tildes is giving me the same vibes as early reddit.

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  6. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I liked Circe a lot better, possibly because I read it first. I love Miller's style and they are similar in that respect. Circe felt more profound to me compared to a more straightforward story in...

    I liked Circe a lot better, possibly because I read it first. I love Miller's style and they are similar in that respect. Circe felt more profound to me compared to a more straightforward story in Achilles.

  7. Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech

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    First post for me. I don't have anything special to say that hasn't already been said in this thread, but I'm happy to see a lot of people feeling the same. I have been on reddit since before the...

    First post for me. I don't have anything special to say that hasn't already been said in this thread, but I'm happy to see a lot of people feeling the same. I have been on reddit since before the digg migration and this is probably the final straw for me (that was probably the first time the site got worse imo). I really like the vibe here so hopefully this can be a good replacement. The only thing I will miss is all the niche communites. I wonder if they will find other homes, or if reddit will remain de facto forums for the internet.

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