In the VR modding scene for games (things like Minecraft Java edition being playable with an Index), SteamVR/OpenXR has become the defacto standard already, and in games like VRChat, the vast majority of high quality content needs a PC with SteamVR running to have it function.

VR will probably remain a dedicated niche for a long time, but innovation and embracing open standards will continue to happen :)

And now OpenXR/SteamVR shall become the dominant standard. Hooray!

A early lesson I had is if you’re trying to make a point on a contentious topic, cite evidence or the flame war will not end (and your confused co-participant will become defensive) XD

We have pifed and mastadon users here joining the conversation too from time to time, maybe we should call it Fediquette or something?

Yes, it is incredibly easy using the module in EmuDeck, and the framerate is very solid (and can be modded and enhanced with things such as internal resolution upscaling)

• Find a niche that you have insight in that might interest the virtual crowd, such as pointing out small details in art or photos that a layperson might miss that may be part of your interests, such as identifying unique machinery or mentioning what a potential “easter egg” might be referencing. In my experience those comments usually lead to interested people asking for more about the detail or sharing their own interests in the subject. Alternatively, you can also just provide a funny quip or some background knowledge on some random post you found. That works too.

• Not really, but usually when you just upvote someone they tend to not realize you were the upvoter (although people do appreciate upvotes). Replying thanks usually isn’t problematic, and can brighten someone’s day.

• Probably? Unless the post has a lot of activity over several days you probably won’t get any engagement other than upvotes/downvotes tho.

• AI slop, reposts from other websites with visible watermarks or are compressed to high hell, copying a post from one community and posting it to another (just link the post instead).

• See above, but if it’s in a relevant community, it’s appreciated more often than not :)

• It’s the internet, and we’re not your parents. That being said, just realize someone may be confused rather than engaging in bad faith with you over a topic, and try to avoid feeding the trolls (just report them or block them when visible). On top of that, usually there is a human on the other end, and we do have a wide range of worldviews here - if you seem to be in a place that doesn’t seem like a friendly place to chat, might be a sign to just leave that community and find an appropriate alternative. (But do try to report obvious bots, AI slop, and people who take things a bit too far).

• If you are a rookie realize that people will judge you for a young account age, since you could be seen as a bot. Nothing personal. Lurk more, and post when you got something prepared to say :)

For GIMP there is a “Photoshop UI” plugin if you still have lingering muscle memory. Perhaps something similar can be made for kdenlive?

This is nintendo we are talking about here, they have enough enemies that most of their consoles get blown open within the first year.

Man’s looking at his own dug grave and decided the only problem is he didn’t have a big enough shovel XD

I don’t think it’s unpopular, but I would be certain that none of the worst offenders would reform in any way other than utilizing legal workarounds.

The money speaks for itself. Gambling mechanics are a fantastic way to grab recurring revenue with a high growth potential, to the point of usurping the need for an initial sale for some “game models”.

There are incredibly few f2p (or paid with developer hosted servers) games that are sustainable without a reliance on gambling or dark patterns, and mobile has shown us that there is no limit to how low you can go.

The index controllers come with integrated finger tracking, the headset displays are higher resolution with better FOV and maximum refresh rates.

Also they’re not meta, which counts for a lot.

The only way I see a Q2 being superior to the index is wireless functionality (which I’ve heard is a situational blessing and curse), and standalone play, which is useless once you need a dedicated PC for any steamVR software (as the games are ran on the PC).

Tbh a self hosted git or gitlab vs github only really matters for takedowns lol. I wonder how far we could go if the scene just paid a random dude in China or Brazil to just run repositories for warez and reverse engineering efforts that are untouchable by the ninjas.

Yeah the steam deck might be a bridge too far, but I’m sure any modest gaming PC could handle a S2 workload quite easily. If I remembered correctly the deck is CPU bottlenecked for S1 emulation, and that probably will be more pronounced for S2.

Truly, the PS5 of the new generation.

They’re already on some of the basic components - but no retail games are playable yet. Fortunately the architectures between the S1 and S2 are quite similar :)

A used index will probably cost a 3rd of the price of the Steam Frame ATM, just saying. All you have to do is buy a replacement face gasket (which valve sells for like 10 USD, or you can use a more padded aftermarket one).

No need to wait if you’re trying to get a non-meta headset at meta headset prices (since the steam frame bundle will probably have to be at least 700 USD)

My user on the internet why the fuck are you using Gentoo for financial applications. There are a multitude of distros with a focus on stable releases rather than being learning tools for masochists (like Debian and derivatives, or Fedora based alternatives).

This sounds like the stories I’ve heard of young kids installing Kali linux and wondering why it’s not working for their everyday tasks.

Ironically you may be better off using linux on your current hardware than the new hardware, since driver support tends to improve with time (the Linux community is known to support hardware long abandoned by the original manufacturers). Bleeding edge (release new) hardware has has less time for the community to work on it, so your experience may be more unstable.

I don’t use mainstream social media, so none of my family’s cultural food gets ruined B)

Would something like memtest86+ be also valid?