Wait, they are? I thought I was going crazy and missed a big shift in the latter’s project goals! Thanks for pointing that out

It’s probably still a good option if you don’t have a VPN, though.

…or they should just move to Linux, kill two birds and all that.

I like the idea of Portmaster, but it didn’t work with dynamically assigned VPN IPs when I used it a couple years ago. It’s also not easy to temporarily switch off; iirc, I had to uninstall everything to get my VPN to work again.

Unless they’ve figured out how to fix that issue, it’s a caveat anyone with a VPN should know about.

i dont care about all that data stuff.

Multibillionaires certainly seem to, though. That fact alone should concern you.

Privacy should be your fundamental right, not something you have to demand from those who command or can buy influence and power (e.g. billionaires, politicians). What you buy, what you play, who you talk to is what fuels a nearly trillion dollar industry, and you don’t get a dime of that, nor do you get much of a say in how that data gets used; if you’re a citizen of the EU, the GDPR offers some protection, but it is being undermined all the time.

To say that you don’t care about your privacy is like saying you don’t care about politics. Maybe you truly don’t care, but it’s going to affect and influence your life anyway, and not caring only helps the rich and powerful—to the detriment of us all.

It shouldn’t piss you off. You should be cheering for that behavior, and it would be wonderful if every dev was that brave.

The reason the Quest is relatively affordable is because you are the product. Meta is harvesting your data for free, and the cost is partially subsidized by the sale of your data. Continuing to support the Metas, the Googles, the Xitters, etc. does not ultimately benefit anyone but the wealthy.

I get that it can be frustrating to lose out on some fun, but I think not buying their products is a worthy sacrifice to make for the good of us all.

Yeah, I once had to play NMS on low settings, before I had a GPU, and it’s not an especially good-looking game like that. The Frame will probably have better specs than my stop-gap Ryzen 5600G build, but it’s definitely a game that’s more immersive with good hardware.

The Quest also has the caveat of being tied to Meta, and people like me will never buy one because of that.

That’s okay, we’ll just have to have a crowdsourced FrameDB (or maybe it will be added onto ProtonDB).

Very likely! Honestly, if the price is able to be as good as the Deck and not the Index, I can see a lot of people adopting VR.

NMS specifically I think might work. It can run on some pretty low-end hardware on their lowest settings, so you might be able to play locally on the Frame.

From what I was able to gather: yes, it has the capability to play VR on it without a dedicated machine. However, it will not be as good as if you had a dedicated PC, obviously.

I’ve done this with an old Pixel (partly to wipe the phone, and partly as a hope that if it’s refurbished/resold, the new owner will have Graphene). If you can read and follow a recipe, it’s virtually stupid-proof. I don’t remember having to know anything for which the directions didn’t specify or offer explicit directions.

I run both CachyOS and Bazzite. They have graphical stuff for the initial load screens, but I’ve seen their text-based loading screens from time to time for troubleshooting purposes, and I don’t recall seeing Tux either.

I’m curious who sees Tux when they boot up.

Exactly. It would have been better for them to put their money towards not generating CO2 in the first place. Batteries are nothing special, and they’re signing off on this project so they can appear green, because it uses CO2.

I find that unlikely when considering the current trajectory of AI.

Honestly, if someone wants the ease of Windows but isn’t tech savvy enough to figure out “typical” Linux, I’d just point them to Aurora. Fedora atomic, easy system upgrades, easy rollbacks, nearly no downtime due to backup images.

Android integration sounds interesting though.

It’s probably just Waydroid, but rebranded.

Unless…?

Everybody starts somewhere. Few come out the gate being Depeche Mode. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth the struggle to get better.

If you want to fight for something, please learn what you stand behind.

And how do you know I haven’t? Do you have insight into my mind?

Here’s my stance: Fuck Google. When have they ever done anything for the benefit of humanity? If this turns out to do exactly what it says on the tin, I’ll be happy to eat my words, but pardon me if I don’t believe that Google is suddenly interested in clean energy.