Kinda confirms to me that the current admin’s strategy is to destroy as much as possible and only address the squeaky wheels on a case-by-case basis.

The small handful of things that we fight back against and win won’t outweigh the sheer amount of damage they do to things we have less awareness of. A single win, no matter how large or trivial, will sate the general public for a time and give them the calmness the admin needs to keep moving forward.

Pretty sure this is a military strategy and probably has a name. Inundate your enemy with so many events they spread themselves too thin to address everything coming at them.

This is about as newsworthy as whoever [insert celebrity name] is dating right now.

Such a thin line, but that’s exactly what I’m saying. That on top of stop charging full new game price for something that I played 10+ years ago that’s only a remaster.

My comment isn’t just about Rockstar, although they did also do some milking with GTA3 as well. Recently there was TES IV, plus all the Skyrim editions, from Bethesda. Now Gears of War is getting a remaster. In recent years, remakes and remasters from AAAs seem to have increased. Last of Us is another example.

And to be clear, I’m not necessarily against the remakes/maintaining the classics to be playable on modern hardware. Really, it’s the price tags.

The original will probably run better, too. I bet this is another TES IV situation where they stitched UE5 on top of the original game engine. The release pattern of being completely quiet, then random leak, then it drops is eerily similar.

I guess AAA studios are hollywood now. Unable to create something new, put a new coat of paint on something from the attic. Milk the audience with nostalgia.

The modern luddite may want to set their sights on certain data centers…

I don’t think it’s about having extra functionality to no one else has.

SteamOS is more restrictive than other distros out of the box. A user with no experience whatsoever would have a harder time messing things up because rootfs is RO and gets wiped on every update. Kinda forces the average user into using flatpak/Discover to mimic Windows and Apple app stores. In other words, it’s all about the psychology, not the distro itself.

Not to mention there is an actual company with an incentive to maintain the distro, with a massive focus on gaming. They have a ton of testing resources that a lot of distro maintainers do not have in that regard.

Having said all that, installing a distro other SteamOS on my Steam Deck was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I’ve been using Linux for 32 years, I do not like SteamOS because they are trying to make it dumb for general consumption. Similar reasons why I despise Windows, besides the whole being owned by Microsoft thing.

Not to mention the sense of pioneering something. Like I imagine calculating the Moon landing is something you’re happy to spend 80+ hours a week on, especially when basic needs are taken care of.

I was going to try and do some hunting for potential RPG Maker gems, but then I searched the tag on Itch 😅 I’ll probably stick to the Multiverse mod for FTL…

doing roleplay in my head and making up story

I used to love doing that. With the tech mods, I always RP’d I was sent ahead of a colony ship to get production and residence setup and ready.

It’s just one option. You can always go to the artists’ shows and pay cash at the merch table.

Yea, I’ve wanted to get on that for a while, but I don’t meet the requirements

Yep, living the dream will do that some times.

I wish there was a more focused metal channel. There probably is, I just don’t know about it. If you follow KEXP, Audiotree, and Amoeba Green Room Sessions they do have those kinds of performances from time to time, though.

Only 4? Pretty sure you could double your catalog for the price of one oblivious remaster

Just so you have more reference. Original link is in OP’s link, but I think they had too many tracking arguments in the URL so wayback didn’t work. Always test before going live!

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I miss What.CD so much for this reason. They had the “Artist Web” on every artist and album page that linked you to similar music, and even showing which links were higher percentage matches.

Discovering new music on there was so easy and fun. I even ran across several people that released their music exclusively on What.CD through those webs.

Someone else mentioned a similar comment. Pirating isn’t the only option in escaping the streaming services, though. BandCamp, for instance, you can download your music. They even have a special day every year where 100% of every sale that day goes directly to the artist. They just did that yesterday, actually.

I tried Spotify for a couple of years, paid for it even. I have nothing good to say about it, not even the music discovery part. At least, in terms of personal use. It prevented me from listening to what I wanted to listen to more than half the time, even if what I wanted to hear was on the platform.

I get what you’re saying. You’re right that they are different things in some scenarios. For a generic DJ (think weddings, school dances, etc.), it becomes a crucial utility. Service almost any request without having to lug around hard drives/records and have to anticipate what will be requested. Although arguably, that was part of the art of being a DJ for hire at one time, knowing your audience and music well enough so you only bring what you’ll need.

At the end of the day, said services can just disappear for several reasons. That happens, and you’re shit out of luck. You’ll have to either start pirating or start paying for a new service. Either way you’re rebuilding your library.

Start following YT channels like NPR Tiny Desk Concerts and KEXP. You won’t have to do the leg work, new music (good and bad) will be in your feed all the time.

Having said that, the hunt is part of the fun for me.