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I dunno if this is the best approach to compeletely cut off your windows access? what if you need it for some unexpected critical reason? Would be a ball ache installing it again. I main Linux but I've kept my old windows install on it's own drive. I barely use it but very very occasionally I have (and it has just been for gaming but I got the game working in Linux in the end). It's Win 10 and I have no intention of "up"grading it to Win11.

I do actually have Win 11 set up to run in a KVM virtual machine from within Linux (I bought a Win11 key cheaply just for convenience with the activation nonsense tbh). I made the VM partly because I wanted to see how well it'd work as I like tinkering (it works fine, little bit laggy but does the job) and also to give me some easy access to the full MS Office suite in-case I want them and can't be arsed to go to my work device. I barely ever use it (2 times so far, both just to use full Powerpoint of web powerpoint). If you have your Win 10 license you could potentially do the something similar to avoid a total block should you ever need to access windows for something and wine doesn't cut it?

I think you're missing the stock market part of the dot-com bubble which is very similar to AI, and the core part of the collapse.

The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble on the stock market with companies getting hugely over valued despite not being profitable on the hope they would make bank. Companies were getting huge amounts in venture capital investment, and floating on the markets to huge valuations all based on expected future earnings.

Then companies started collapsing and not being protiable and eventually the stock market in the Internet companies collapsed. But the Internet didn't collapse; lots of startups and companies disappeared but companies with solid business models surived, grew and prospered. Amazon, Google, Ebay etc survived the bubble and dominated their areas.

The AI bubble is very similar in that companies with AI focus are getting over valued despite not being profitable. The drive int he market is the same - people want to get in at the ground floor and are not being discerning in what they invest in. Very similar to the docotm era, people don't yet see exactly how money will be made with AI or which companies will be the ones to triumph. It's all gambling on things people don't really understand. The AI bubble will also pop, but again AI as a technology isn't going anywhere - it is investors who will be harmed and a lot of companies will collapse leaving behind ones that have viable business models.

The dot com bubble burst in March 2000 due to multiple factors - a Microsoft anti trust case loss, the AOL-Time Warner merger being increasingly questioned, and rising interest rates putting pressure on the debt-driven growth of dot-cons.

Looking at AI, it's clear there is speculative valuations going on with lots of AI companies. And established tech companies are all throwing money at AI. Meta - which has been in trouble for a while as it needs to keep growing due to the stock market but Facebook and Instagram have peaked and face more competition - first tried to pivot to VR (that's gone very quiet suddenly!) and suddenly has pivoted to AI. Nvidia has been wildly over valued based on its chips being used in AI and other companies stockpiling them for future AI work. Companies are making expensive moves to stake a claim on future AI market share but at the moment there hasn't been any profitability coming from these tools.

AI will survive, but a lot of companies are very obviously going to get burnt. This feeling was also prevenalt during the dot com era - the difficulty was actually picking the winners not that people didn't know there was a speculative market bubble during the dot com era. People knew it was going to burst just as we know the AI bubble will burst.

As a Brit, I'm not offended by the Proton CEO's post. I don't like Donald Trump BUT I do like that he has hired someone who should be tough on tech anti-trust moves. This is very important.

Americans can be obsessed with their electoral system, but the rest of us don't have to pretend to support the Democrats or Republicans. I don't necessarily agree with all of Andy Yen's take regarding the two parties, but I'm not offended enough by it to boycott Proton, certainly not based on one tweet. I can also see the pragmatic benefit to his position by massaging trumps well known fragile ego.

There is no way TikTok will be sold - China won't allow it, and it's also technically likely nigh on impossible to just sell the "American" portion of it.

TikTok is a multinational success and highly profitable, so ByteDance aren't going to sell it just to keep it going in the US for the benefit of Americans. They of course don't want to shut it down as it's hugely financially successful in the US, but a ban is the lesser evil for the company.

But it's all nonsense anyway - Trump wants to "do a deal" over this; I doubt he'll get anything meaningful from China but he will blowhard about some bullshit to save face and TikTok will continue, even if there is a short ban before his inauguration.

Yep you can read the follow up here: https://www.reddit.com/r/harrisonburg/comments/1hvdyv8/fake_kidpissed_wife_epilogue/

Can they impeach him once he's in office?

If the dems manage to take back congress in 2 years I wouldn't be surprised if he's bogged down in impeachment proceedings for the rest of his term.

Also out of interest, can private citizens take forward the prosecution? The justice department is being stopped for political reasons but is there anything to stop a private citizens group or organisation taking forward the prosecution based on the evidence noted in the report?

The article suggests alternative fixes were implemented in Proton - esync and fsync. On searching, Esync is available already in proton everywhere and fsync is a newer better fix but depends on the users kernel build. Steam Proton uses both apparently, with fsync used if your kernel supports it.

So the performance increase may not be as marked or even present on the Steam Deck. The NTSYNC patch will make this universally available including in wine, while Proton already has fixes in place.

It would be interesting to see how NTSYNC compares to fsync. Again on searching, NTSYNC does seem to offer a performance uplift over Fsync, but it doesn't seem to be a dramatic improvement.

I have 4 Linux devices on the go at the moment. My desktop is on OpenSuSE, my laptop I recently moved from windows to OpenSuSE, my HTPC is on Nobara and I have a Raspberry Pi on Raspbian.

I've also used Mint as my main before OpenSuSE and still use Mint in KVM on my desktop to run Virutal machines. My most used VM is for Servarr / torrent use - nice to run it in a contained sandbox with its own VPN.

I'd say it's normal, but also normal to not distoe hop - everyone has their own preferences and Linux gives people the freedom to do what they want.

I have wiped my distro before just because I felt I'd let it bloat. I like tinkering and installing all sorts of random packages a long the way but am not good at cleaning up. I stayed with the same Distro - OpenSuSE.

But before OpenSuSE I used to use Mint. I liked Mint but I managed to break the updates in a minor but annoying way with a customisation I did on one version prior to an a major system update. When I decided to fix the problem I decided to distro hop.

I also have a HTPC and I just reinstalled my distro this week - I did this to wipe Win11 off the device which had been pre installed and I kept when I installed Linux "just in case". I haven't used it once and it was taking up half the hard drive. So I figured I'd back up my home folder, wipe the computer and reinstall Nobara and then restore my home folder. Worked like a charm, and I was back up and running in about 30mins.

It also gave me a new appreciation for User level Flatpaks, much of my software was already there, installed and ready to use. I did even consider distro hopping again but Nobara has worked well in my HTPC.

So yes, Distro hopping is normal, reinstalling on a whim is normal, and staying with a distro and just letting it update for years is also normal.

I suggest the infrastructure. A high rise apartment block will have much better plumbing and capacity as it is designed to handle every apartment having at least one bathroom and toilet. And realistic expectations would be many of those are in use at the same time as people get ready around the same time in the morning for work.

An office block has to fit minimum requirements so that is enough toilets per floor to meet regulations and unlikely many or any showers / baths. And not every bathroom is going to be in use at the same time - there will peak times of course but not every employee on the toilet at the same time.

When building an office block they're not going to have anywhere near the same infrastructure as an apartment block. It's one of the reasons it's expensive to convert an office block to apartments.

Why does it matter? All that matters is that plenty of people do use Linux - literally millions of people. There is a healthy vibrant ecosystem of distros, and devs working on Linux.

I don't care if people aren't interested in Linux. I'm much more interested in ensuring those people who choose Linux are happy because that is good for all.of us.

And the best thing anyone can do is donate to the projects they care about. That helps projects fund development and support. It's much more useful than trying to convince people to try Linux when they have no real interest in it.

To be honest you can get any decent Linux distro working for games; I run OpenSuSE Tumbleweed with an Nvidia 3070 and it works great. Steam works great, and as desktop it runs perfectly.

I also have a miniPC in my living room that I got after loving my SteamDeck being docked but a bit frustrated by switching between Desktop and the gyroscope modes. I have Nobara running on that, with Steam in big picture mode when I use it, but plenty of other things set up on there too and again it works great. I like to game but also watch twitch or browse the net on it, plus run GOG games via Lutris, and SteamOS isn't really meant for all that even with desktop mode (as it's not default)

So while it's great that SteamOS is coming, I think it's redundant in the desktop space and probably not their prime target. Getting it onto as many handheld PCs as possible is a very good idea and will give Windows a run for its money (Windows + custom interfaces from other handheld manufacturers are all a bit shit right now).

I don't see SteamOS as it stands as a good design for a living room PC or gaming rig; but that's not it's target and I think it's not realistic for people for expect it to be good for that. There is a huge range of hardware to support, while Valve targetting it's own hardware + partners + main competitors in the handheld PC space is manageable.

I think this is the right question. If they can show something he has done is illegal then take it to court. I can't stand the guy and hope they can nail him if he's broken the law.

There is a separate issue here which is whether regulations need to change because it's not appropriate to have media in the hands of individuals or big corporations. Yet this has been acceptable to politicians when it was Rupert Murdoch, or Silvio Berlusconi or various other media barons - why is Musk any different? Politicians have spent decades cosying up to such media barons and letting them have power over democracies.

The whole system needs to be changed - this is not just about one billionaire, it's all of them and their use of the media to control the public discourse.

Unfortunately all your games on Steam are a license to run the game not ownership of the game. This was true on CD and dvd too but unenforceable. Now it's enforceable and publishers can dictate how you play their games.

I guess publishers could say you're not allowed to use Steam Proton with their games too. But presumably Valve could say you're not welcome on their platform unless you support all their tools.

Now if Valve set up a cloud streaming service... That would be an interesting thing. I wonder where the publishers would stand?

Yes but this is the streaming software service not the tool to optimise the local Nvidia GPU. Steam Deck has an AMD GPU.

This is purely about their cloud streaming service having a native app.

You can already use GeForce Now cloud gaming on Linux if you want. There is an unofficial electron app, or you can use Wine to run it. It can also run in a browser with some tweaks (to pretend you're running a supported OS).

But a native app makes sense for steam deck and is a good thing for Linux. Hopefully it is made widely available for Linux in the same way their proprietary drivers are now relatively easy to install on most big distros.

This was a new one for me and I've been playing with linux for years. Also really enjoyed her video style so delved into some others.

Thanks for sharing!

I'd keep the headphones until they break and then replace. You can get a couple of USB-c adaptors and keep ithem with the headphones or in places you frequently charge. It's still inconvenient but a bit more flexible than having one specific cable you have to fine and use all the time, and the adaptor can't be confused for anything else so will make the whole charging process a little more straight forward (less fumbling with cables to check it's the right one).

I wouldn't buy new headphones just for that.

I have an Sony XM3 and I decided to get an XM5 as I wanted a headset permanently next to my PC and a set for travelling / commuting. Plus I wanted an upgrade because the reviews were so good. To be honest I still much prefer my XM3s, and wish I hadn't bought the XM5s. They're good but the build quality and design isn't quite as good and the noise suppression isn't that great really (I find sound from fans leak through a lot which is very annoying).

My point is, if you have headphones you like and are comfortable with I wouldn't rush to give them up as newer isn't necessarily better. Wait until you need to ad then get something good.

It is but it's also better for consumers.

Google dominates search by bundling lots of services in one place and destroying all competition. They want you tied in to all their services and to never leave. You ar ethe product and they want to sell every bit of data they can and sell you to advertisers.

The tech giants keep abusing market dominance to dominate new markets. Microsoft bundled Internet Explorer with windiws and destroyed the browser market. Then Google search sites and android aggressively pushes Chrome and now dominates the browser market. Microsoft bundles Teams in Office and destroys Slack; one of many egrarious actions by Microsoft over the years. Apple forces all browsers on iOS to use Safari - so you can't bypass the Apple app and service marketplace - their 30% cut is too important.

Regulation is needed to break up the domination of these tech monopploes. By separating navigation from search, people get back in the habit of using other services for navigation results.

That might be Google maps, or that might be Bing maps or OpenStreetMaps. But Google can't use bundling to make consumers too lazy to leave.

It's a start. A minimal inconvenience for users benefits everyone longer term.

Lots of good advice but one question - have you tried LED bulbs before and had flickering problems?

Just worth checking a standard LED from your local super market before you go down the route of expensive brands or online purchases.

The reason I say this is that there are a lot of shoddy cheap and counterfeit electronics sold on Amazon for example. A supermarket bought bulb meanwhile actually has some quality control and standards plus you have somewhere you can go back to should you need to return them.

All my LEDs are from my local supermarket, own brand (Tesco, I'm in the UK, but Philips are also available for me) and I've had no issues. I'd also buy from local retailers where you can get good returns policies (Argos here, or your big box retailers in the US)

Amazon meanwhile has a policy of mixing stock that it purchases with stock from small sellers that they place in their warehouses and sending any to a customer. So a "sold by amazon" item may actually be a counterfeit item supplied by a 3rd party. Basically do not buy anything of value or branded from Amazon. So don't buy Phillips or other brands from Amazon.

And definitely do not buy the cheap Chinese unknown brands on amaxpn or elsewhere. The supermarkets will of course be buying Chinese made bulbs for their own labels but they will be buying them in bulk from specific factories and under contracts with some quality expectations, unlike the shitty free for all small seller type sourcing that your get from Amazon. Small sellers are going to be buying cheap ass unbranded bulbs and the factories are going to sell their cheapest bulbs plus ones that's do not meet bulk orders quality control thresholds via this route (cheaper to dump the bulbs by selling cheaply instead of having taking the financial hit and binning them). A large supermarket has leverage over the factories to maintain quality (or lose the contract) while small sellers have none.

Personally the only time I had a flickering LED bulb was a dimmer-switch lamp; it was designed for LEDs but didn't work with the bulb I bought but turned out I'd accidentally bought a non dimmable bulb. Otherwise I've not had a single bulb flicker in my house including all ceiling lights and numerous lamps. All my bulbs are supermarket own brand.

In terms of your connection, LAN and WAN isn't really going to be the way to go except for some very specific scenarios.

The Steam Deck and almost all multiplayer games connect via Internet servers and your steam accounts. Some games you can host and your friend connects directly via the Internet - games are designed to support that so you often don't need to resort to local LAN/WiFi play.

It doesn't matter that you're next door to each other - you might as well be miles away from each other for all it matters - you both just need good stable internet connections to the remote servers, with decent speed and your Internet routers not too restrictive on your connections (firewalls not blocking access, relevant ports open).

So basically ensure you have a good WiFi connection. Even better you can also get USB c ethernet dongles or a dock for your steam deck with ethernet to connect to your router directly and avoid WiFi.

I play with my steam deck docked under the TV, ethernet connection to my router, hdmi to my TV and an xbox controller and Bluetooth headphones. I play on the couch with all the benefits of the steam deck.

Both of you docking your steam decks with ethernet connections to your Internet routers may give you a better experience.

Edit: In terms of games to try:

• Phasmophobia - you can cooperatively try and hunt ghosts, horror game but can be a lot of fun
• Keep talking and nobody explodes - coop game where you diffuse a bomb, hectic but not needing fps reactions
• Divinity: Original Sin 1 & 2 - RPG games which can be played in Co op mode, with tactical combat
• Baldurs Gate 3 - similar to above, same makers but hugely popular and highly regarded game
• Valheim - coop survival game - explore and build a base, defeats bosses etc
• Stardew Valley - super cosy farming sim, with simple combat. It's a very chill multiplayer experience - can just chat away (or not) while building up your joint farm

There are loads of co-op type games that work well on the Steam Deck.