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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • Infrastructure can be a real problem in some places.

    I’m currently on a mountain and since they upgraded to a hybrid satellite/cable system the speeds have skyrocketed. Laying cable/towers is just not viable, especially with dense rock peaks blocking line of sight.

    Also I have coworkers in Nigeria who lose internet multiple times a day (and often don’t have the bandwidth for a video call) but most of them have bitten the bullet and paid the high up-front cost to get starlink at home. And now can do HD video calls with zero interruption (unless they have power issues, but that’s a whole other thing).

    So I think there’s a lot of use-cases for sattelite, especially for people who aren’t considered worth the investment in non-sattelite infrastructure.

    It’s just unfortunate that yeah, space junk is going to one day (suddenly) be a massive problem.

    Edit: ah I may have replied to the wrong comment








  • sunbytes@lemmy.worldtoGames@lemmy.worldSteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck
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    3 months ago

    The main thing stopping me is that I only use my PC for gaming, and I know the support for drivers etc isn’t as good on Linux (though I know this is debated).

    However if Linux became more centralised, with a “gaming first” distro like this, the graphics drivers would have a “main test case” to work with.

    This is my theory anyway.




  • Haha ok well over Christmas I usually play KotOR one or two (with the big fan made mods and sometimes difficulty mods).

    But this year I’m doing a Rogue Trader playthrough instead.

    Also Stalker Gamma may make an appearance but that’s a whole thing to set up (if you don’t want to install mods etc).

    In terms of Total War burnout I recommend trying the SFO mod (big overhaul of balance and mechanics) on WH3. It for sure breathes new life into the older factions.

    And for some strategic top-down Real-time-with-pause fun, try Doorkickers or Doorkickers 2. Game 1 is older but a full release, whereas game 2 is at the end of a loooong early access, but it still my preference. Probably game 1 is <$10 though.

    If you’re still looking for something, just point me in a direction and I’ll send more. This is my jam.