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Everyone’s life is different. Some people spend more time working but have more opportunities for breaks, and others have shorter hours but more a clearly delineated work-life separation where they must be working through the whole period. There are people with a large amount of responsibilities outside of work, and others that have little to none.
Anyway, it’s not true for all but many people do have the time they just choose to spend it on other types of entertainment. Sometimes consciously, other times because TV and social media are the path of least resistance, even if it’s less satisfying.
My suggestion is to consider a Steam Deck and use the suspend function readily. You might not have hours to play, but maybe you can pick up 15 minutes here and there, which is more satisfying then you might think.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Fetterman spotted with Bannon at DC MAGA hangout: Report12·15 days agoI’ve been thinking recently about whether Oz would have been better as a PA senator, hindsight is a bitch.
He’s probably doing more damage as head of Medicare and Medicaid then he would have as a senator. Maybe both would have happened, but there was more opportunity for him to fall out of Trump’s graces if he had been in government for a few years.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally3·16 days agoWell, I did say “maybe with a real d-pad”, it’s just the thumbsticks that aren’t necessary.
I actually did play with the Steam Controller for years using the trackpad as d-pad. It was more of a comfort thing that made it less than ideal which was due to the shape/texture of the original SC, but I could live without it personally if it’s done right.
I’ve even played shmups with it, with the right settings, but I get there is a learning curve and its easier to use a physical d-pad.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally6·16 days agoI understand the trackpads somewhat since they take up space, but the lack of back buttons is inexcusable.
Personally though, I’d buy a trackpad only deck (maybe with a real d-pad) but I know I’m in the minority on that one.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What's your recommendation for a small NAS?English2·29 days agoIt’s just saying it’s not supported, not that it doesn’t work. Depending on your country, I doubt that warranty voiding claim is enforceable either.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What's your recommendation for a small NAS?English2·29 days agoAlso, if you get one of their units that has an ARM chip inside instead of an intel one, there is basically no chance you’re ever going to be able to use anything other than the software that they have by default.
Their x86 models are fine as you imply, just avoid ARM and you can install any OS you want.
The ZOTAC handheld looks interesting, and while it’s nice to see decently sized touchpads, they are very low on the device and it seems like that would be uncomfortable to use.
A bunch of back buttons would have mitigated the issue a little, but it seems like there is only two, which is a shame.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows2·1 month agoIt’s a bit of both, along with the Linux AMD drivers being superior in many cases to the Windows drivers.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows5·1 month agoI’ll add for completeness that vkd3d-proton handles DX12 titles, and of course OGL and Vulkan are supported natively.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•Valve's huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds10·1 month agoFor me, it’s not the steam machine itself but the peripherals like the steam controller that would come with it. There still isn’t a proper replacement for the original SC that has: trackpads, gyro, back buttons, and full steam input support.
Everything else is missing trackpads and aimed at emulating a console controller, so you get weird situations where one mode supports gyro because it emulates a switch controller but doesn’t support the back buttons and analog triggers, and another supports the back buttons and analog triggers but not gyro.
Funnily enough, the steam deck itself is the best option as a controller if you want all of these features.
Of course, a new steam machine wouldn’t be required for a new SC to happen, but it makes sense to pair them, as they did originally.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Forget the DEI hires – meet Trump’s latest WTF hire3·1 month agoAnd no doubt a return of phrenology.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Forget the DEI hires – meet Trump’s latest WTF hire13·1 month agoRFK Jr + Dr Oz + this nutbag.
Truly, the adults are in charge now.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•MAGA world is not happy about Trump’s gift from Qatar4·1 month ago“Dying is a liberal hoaxxxxx!”
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•MAGA world is not happy about Trump’s gift from Qatar11·1 month agoDon’t worry, they’ll change their tune once they get their marching orders from Fox News et al. They are nothing if not utterly predictable.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Larry David's response to Bill Maher's meeting with Trump29·2 months agoThat one really got me. Göring, with his mouth full, asked what was so funny, and Hitler said, “I was just telling him about the time my dog had diarrhea in the Reichstag.” Göring remembered. How could he forget? He loved that story, especially the part where Hitler shot the dog before it got back into the car.
Funny and fitting, given Kristi Noem’s history of killing dogs.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Self-Hosted podcast has announced that episode 150 is their last.English7·2 months agoIt’s mainly Linux Unplugged where that stuff leaks into it. I haven’t heard it on “self hosted” very much.
vividspecter@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Mike Johnson says men need to stop ‘playing video games all day’ and get to work: ‘They’re draining resources’10·2 months agoWhat’s wrong with this country? Can’t I walk down the street without being offered a job?
I’ve seen less whining about downvotes, “you can’t say x on y subreddit” meta comments, and general persecution fetish stuff. Probably just due to less people, but it’s still a relief not to have to see it constantly.