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External SSDs these days are fairly small, not that much bigger than a regular flash drive. You could stick it to your laptop's lid using velcro tape, and then using a C-shaped or a 90° USB cable so that it doesn't jut out.

Basically, something like this:

But use 90° flat cables so that the cable doesn't jut out like that, something like this: https://www.amazon.com/USB-Type-C-Male-Flat-Cable/dp/B0B5K48VY5

That's just a flaw in implementation. Look at the system implemented by Slashdot, still works to this day.

Another option is to buy an external SSD (don't get SanDisk, known to fail) and install Linux on it, this way you get to use your laptop with Linux, whilst preserving your Windows/RAID setup. The other advantage is that since Linux is portable, you could use the same drive to boot on other PCs as well, so you could have your own personal, secure and portable computing environment.

You mean users who joined Lemmy for the first time with Sync?

This hasn't aged well:

Yes, theoretically it's less durable compared to a regular smartphone, but practically, you'd probably replace the device well before it comes to it's breaking point.

Samsung rates the Fold 4 to 200k folds (and 400k for the Flip 5). I've been using my Fold 4 for coming up to an year now, and I've observed that I don't open/close more than 20 times a day. That comes to a total life of 27 years. Even if I say open/close 40 times a day, and say, Samsung lied and the real life is 100k folds, that still works out to 6.8 years, which is well past the time I'd normally hold on to a smartphone. So rest assured, folding the thing isn't really an issue.

Here's JerryRigEverything's durability test video btw of the Fold 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RteJVUwzhWs

If you're bored, then check out some custom kernels, like Xanmod or Liquorix.

There's also this Linux gaming guide which has some good hints and tweaks you might've missed - do be warned though that it is a rabbit hole - and always verify whether the tweak you're applying is relevant to you and still current/needed!

ChimeraOS is a better option IMO, if you're looking for better hardware compatibility and faster updates, and not just a SteamOS clone.

Not for gaming. The problem with Mint, and most Ubuntu/Debian based distros, is they run ancient packages - especially the kernel, the graphics stack (mesa) etc. Sure, you could install a custom kernel, sure you could install a PPA with updated drivers etc, but then you'd make a mess out of your system, which will cause your updates and upgrades to break.

For gaming, you always want to be on the latest stack (there are exceptions ofc in case of regressions), since the Linux world is pretty fast moving, and especially these days, lots of fixes have been coming in fast for Wine/Proton/AMD, thanks to Valve and the Steam Deck, and all the users and devs invested in it who now see Linux as a viable platform for gaming. Never before in the Linux world have we seen so much development and advancements, and it's all fueled by the Steam Deck (and AMD's opensource efforts).

Pop, is also based on Ubuntu, so it suffers from much of the same issues that other Ubuntu based distros face, so it's not the best choice for gaming.

So you'd be better off sticking with Arch (if you like to DIY and optimize stuff on your own), but Nobara is a pretty solid choice when it comes to gaming, because it's optimized for gaming out of the box - has a custom kernel with patches gamers would appreciate, patched Discord for stuff like screensharing, has Proton-GE, Steam, drivers, codecs etc all ready to go. In fact, Nobara is made by the same person who makes Proton-GE (ie GloriousEggroll), so you know that this is a legit distro for gaming that's actually made by someone who knows their stuff, and is a gamer themselves.

I wonder if getting a smartwatch with tap-to-pay, like the Pixel watch could help with that? You could still continue to use GrapheneOS on your phone (assuming the watch has no phone dependencies).

2011, HTC Desire

Running ADW Launcher on probably Android Froyo, and the Tron Legacy theme. Tron Legacy was released only a month prior to this screenshot, and I was a huge fan, so I themed everything I had with Tron themes. It was a tough decision whether to go for the Nexus One or the Desire, in the end, I picked the Desire because it had slightly more RAM and physical navigation buttons. Plus, the optical joystick on it was awesome. Also most likely running a custom ROM, not sure which one but possibly Oxygen.

2013, Nexus 4

I guess I was testing out TeamViewer for Android here. Not sure about the launcher, but still stuck on the Tron theme lol. Running Android Jellybean, Paranoid Android, with pie controls in the second screenshot (man I miss the pie controls. And old PA, with the per-app DPI, Halo and other cool stuff).

2013, Nexus 4

Still on the Tron theme (don't judge), but this time I've switched to Smart Launcher. This is probably the launcher I liked the most and stuck with the longest, thanks to it's automatic app categorization, which meant I no longer had to create folders and manually organize my apps. I stuck with Smart Launcher until it's inevitable enshittification started. Running CyanogenMod 11 (KitKat).

It's November 2013 and I finally got over Tron lol, and started getting more into minimal home screens.

Running XuiMod (Xposed module), which brought back the Gingerbread-style recents. (on KitKat).

Bonus video showing off my entire setup running Smart Launcher, crDroid and a few of my apps at the time: https://youtu.be/2JMBPtKzx2o

I've got tons more screenshots and videos, but don't want to spam this thread. If anyone's interested though I'll be happy to share. :)

Not really, to be honest. I'd rather see how compatible a particular router is against popular open-source firmware, how frequently the updates are delivered, etc.

For instance, the Asuswrt Merlin is a pretty good firmware for ASUS routers, but the updates (stable) are irregular - the last stable update currently was two months ago, which to me is unacceptable considering there have been critical vulnerabilities in ASUS routers. Given how malware and botnets are increasingly targeting routers these days, it's imperative that updates get delivered at least once a month - with an out-of-band policy for critical vulnerabilities.

Surprisingly, the price works out to be almost exactly the same here in New Zealand (34.70 NZD = 21.18 USD).

when the ntfs3 driver was released I moved my games to an NTFS partition, i don't remember precisely but some wouldn't work, and then unlike my ext4 or btrfs partition which were unbreakable, a lot of things became unreadable and undeletable after a forced shutdown

Did you symlink the compatdata folder?

now I'm planning on making a btrfs partition for my games and using winbtrfs

I heard that with winbtrfs, you run into permission issues where every time you boot back into Linux, you'd need to chown any files you'd created in Windows, which would be a PITA. Also, I heard winbtrfs in Windows isn't as stable as ntfs3 in Linux. Neither solution is unfortunately perfect so you may need to try and see what works best for you.

In general though, I believe regardless of what filesystem you choose, it's recommend to NOT share everything and instead maintain a copy of the library native to each OS, and just share the "common" and maybe the "download" folder, and let Steam discover the existing files when you proceed to install the game.

Not sure what firmware limiters you're talking about? I'm using a cheap ASUS board (B450i-gaming), a Zen 2 CPU and a 6600 XT, and single GPU passthru works just fine for me on Arch using this guide. (I haven't tried VMetal or this new release of Nitrux yet). Yes, some manufactures are iffy about IOMMU support, mostly Intel-CPU and Intel-based boards in my experience, but if you're using AMD you should be fine.

There is something called an ACS override patch, but that's a kernel patch not a GPU firmware patch, and from my understanding, that's for dual-GPU users. Regardless, it doesn't modify your firmware in any way.

Cassia is a Wine fork + FEXCore + easy to use GUI with the ability to create Wine prefixes. It's made by the same guys who made the Skyline Emulator, which was prolly the best Nintendo Switch emulator on Android, so the expectations are pretty high.

Wow, Cult of the Dead Cow, what a blast from the past. Takes me back to my childhood, playing with Back Orifice and NetBus on our school PCs and trolling my classmates. Good times.

The PS1, such an iconic console. Some of things I loved about it:

• The popup lid where you'd insert the black-colored CDs in, it all felt so futuristic at the time.
• The memory cards for saving games, again, had such a futuristic feel to it.
• The graphics. Some of the PS1 games still look good to this day - try playing some PS1 classics like Crash Bandicoot using Duckstation and you'll see how good it is, no need for any graphics mods.
• The games themselves - so many iconic and great games: NFS Porsche, Crash Bandicoot, Abe's Oddysee, Tekken 3, Spyro, Wipeout, Metal Gear Solid...

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From from what I heard, apparently it's a lot slower than Box4Droid, although it's easier to use.

There's also the upcoming Cassia emulator, which looks promising and should be better than either of them.

As for the use case, there are plenty of good PC games without a decent Android port/equivalent. A lot of us spend more time on Android than on PC, so it makes sense that we're starting to see more and more projects like these (besides, most native Android games suck).