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iPhones in the EU get ability to set more default apps, delete more built-in ones
  • All browsers on iOS are basically reskinned versions of Safari since they all have to use WebKit

  • The music control Decky plugin (and possibly some other plugins) is causing Steam OS to not load properly and should be uninstalled.
  • They're mostly breaking the GUI of game mode, which causes it to restart the game mode GUI. The underlying OS isn't really affected -- you should be able to SSH into an affected system or force boot into desktop mode.

  • A lesbian couple was brutally beaten by group of men in Halifax. Police still haven't filed charges
  • I think it was more a comment along the lines of "we tried nothing and we're all out of ideas"

  • Shout out to anyone else who did the CHEO ride today.
  • I got very wet but still fun like always!

  • Who here's committed to not shop at Loblaws' companies this month (and beyond)?
  • I haven't been to a Loblaws in ages, but I'm happy to continue with that.

    I tend to get my groceries from local independent (not Independent) stores and Giant Tiger. They're closer so I can walk anyway.

  • HMD Pulse trio unveiled: affordable phones with 'Gen 1 repairability'
  • Looks like the back (and side) cover clips on. IFixit has repair guides available already. Inside, it looks like basically any regular phone. No Fairphone-esque modules. The inside seems to be well-designed for repairability though -- separate bottom board and battery pull tabs. All of the side buttons are attached to the back cover and a thin cable connects to the main board under some plastic. That's going to be easy to break while repairing...

    I looked at all 3 phones, they are all similarly built to the Pro model I linked.

  • PowerTools v2.0.0

    git.ngni.us PowerTools

    Steam Deck power tweaks for power users

    PowerTools

    Steam Deck plugin for controlling additional power settings. New in this version:

    • Online repository of setting profiles
    • Settings variants for every game #82
    • New save file and override file format
    • Steam Deck OLED compatibility tweaks
    • UI fixes (hopefully somewhat future proof)
    • Bugfixes
    • Removed some legacy code

    It should be available on the main Decky store soon™ (it's already on the testing store). I lurk here too much to ask for a favour, but if you submit a testing report you can speed up getting this version onto the main store.

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    Are ‘mom-and-pop’ investors pricing out first-time homebuyers?
  • If there are more than enough houses then an investment house would be a bad investment since no one would need to rent it and/or no one would want to buy it with a good profit margin. Instead, they're buying houses that people want, which is driving up home prices and letting them set high rents.

  • [News] Fantastic v0.5.0 released
  • It's a plugin for Decky loader that allows you to control the Steam Deck's fan

  • Fantastic v0.5.0 released

    git.ngni.us git.ngni.us

    Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.

    git.ngni.us

    Decky fan control plugin for Steam Deck. The new version fixes SteamOS 3.5 support and has some technical changes for the nerds. It should be available on the Decky store soon™

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    Brave browser quietly slips a VPN service onto your Windows PC
  • Chromium is still controlled by Google, so having an overwhelming market share of Chromium-based browsers reduces competition and increases Google's control of the market's position and future. Using Firefox (and Safari, if it were not locked to a single ecosystem) reduces that threat.

  • Overkill's 2023 Steam Deck Survey Results are out
  • Interesting how they discussed hardware mods but not software mods (for the OS, not for games). I'm probably biased, but I'd think those would be more popular than hardware mods since they're much more accessible to the average user.

  • Tweaking SteamOS For Better Steam Deck Performance
  • Ideally yes, though it would probably also require a reboot to apply. Realistically disabling security mitigations should only expose you to risk when you execute untrusted code (e.g. load a website, run an untrusted program, or etc.), but there's no way of telling if someone could connect to your system using an exploit and then abuse those hardware security flaws.

    Consider your own risk tolerance -- is it worth it to you to get that extra few % of performance and risk someone gaining access to information on your Deck (and/or using that information to access other sensitive information)? It might also be worth mentioning that most games aren't 100% trustworthy since we don't exactly know what they're running since game studios don't share their source code.

  • Games consoles are infuriatingly exempt from California's otherwise important new right to repair bill
  • It being harder to repair means it shouldn't be repairable? That's an... interesting stance to take. Right to Repair is all about giving people the information and resources necessary to make a repair, especially if it's not designed to be repaired.

  • Europe is doing so well regarding Linux smartphones
  • By default, Fairphone uses Android yeah. But Ubports has support for some of their models.