Garrett LeSage / is on Nostr

computer nerd, UX/interface designer (@ Red Hat), software developer, Free Software / Open Source advocate, photographer, progressive

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2024-07-27 11:59:30

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Oh, wow.
I have a Fuji X-T5 and a Ricoh GRIIIx — both of these are still hard to get (as far as I'm aware), but I know the X100VI is *much* more difficult.
It should be worth it though! 👍

2024-07-27 10:41:06

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😔 Which camera?

2024-07-26 13:42:01

@npub1mwt…e27p More and more Bazzite install videos are coming out by the day.
Here's "TechDweeb" (who reviews lots of gaming systems) installing Bazzite on his ROG Ally X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2WiRjefYqA
He gives glowing reviews of Bazzite, saying that it's great and vastly improves the Ally X. Saying he's, "blown away" about how great it is.

2024-07-25 18:22:12

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I wanted to see what #AppleMaps was like too.
I tried every browser on my phone: Firefox, Chrome
And on my desktop:
Firefox, GNOME Web, Chromium, Chrome, Edge
Nothing works. Nothing is supported. This is even more ridiculous than I expected. It doesn't even work on WebKit (GNOME Web)?!

2024-07-18 21:42:22

I don't understand when someone makes a light and dark mode (and everyone should for all sorts of reasons, including accessibility) and then they don't make it automatically switch by default (based on what the OS does).

2024-07-12 01:18:00

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Yes, we definitely enjoyed Animal Crossing together and are anxiously awaiting the Switch 2 with the next Animal Crossing installment. That'll definitely be a pre-order if they ever decide to announce it.
(Just need to find some compatible, low stress, fun co-op in the meantime. 😅)

2024-07-11 22:26:25

Can anyone suggest a *chill* multiplayer co-op game? They all seem a bit too hectic.
(Stardew Valley, Terraria, and Minecraft are not chill enough.)

2024-06-28 10:55:34

Steam still has very small text without being able to bump them up in its UI, especially noticeable in descriptions and reviews.
However, if you're running Steam with Flatpak on Linux, you can go to the Flatseal app and add GDK_SCALE=1.25 (or some other value) in the "Variables" section to adjust the size — and restart Steam.
#Steam #Linux #gaming #VideoGames

2024-05-31 18:03:07

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There's been so much good that's come from the Sovereign Tech Fund giving GNOME 1 € million to work on important projects.
https://foundation.gnome.org/2023/11/09/gnome-recognized-as-public-interest-infrastructure/
This Week In GNOME has a section with so much happening each week as a result.
https://thisweek.gnome.org/
(Several of these projects aren't even GNOME specific, but improve the stack for everyone, like many accessibility improvements.)
I can't even begin to imagine the impact if it were nearly 200× more per year.

2024-04-16 14:48:35

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I'm also super happy that devs are embracing Linux — Proton and native — thanks to wanting to make sure their games work on a Steam Deck *somehow*.
Linux definitely isn't a lot of the market share on Steam, but it's still the second largest, under Windows and above macOS.
Also: Some games run so well in Proton compared to natively on Windows, that Windows folks are pulling pieces (like DXVK) over to Windows to get the games to run better (or at all).

2024-04-16 13:45:11

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Agreed.
I definitely want something that is supported well and targets the latest native libraries (even via API translations) instead of a not-well-supported build that statically links old libraries (and even older graphics libraries, like SDL1.x instead of SDL2.x, OpenGL instead of Vulkan), has input issues (lack of gamepad, odd mouse support), and doesn't necessarily work across different distributions.
(Former is Proton; latter is a typical "native port".)