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• And retro games to emulate.

  on Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes in c/games@lemmy.world · 3d ago

• I think it is better to give money because you don’t care or support it than trying to invent some loop holes to try to convince yourself it is fine even if your ideology is against it.

  Its the more respectable approach, since the other feels like denial and lying to oneself.

  on Which VPN do you use and why? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 17 Sep 2026

• Had so many arguments with console players who kept insisting PS+ games are free games and not rentals despite them ceasing to work without an active subscription. So seeing them flip out over disc ownership given their stance on PS+ games was a strange sight to behold. Paying for online subscription is ridiculous too, but they argued in favor of it when I’d call it out.

  Lot of monetization practices they accepted after the PS3 led to the situation they find themselves in.

  on PlayStation Blackout Had ‘No Significant Change At All’, Analyst Says in c/games@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026

• Others just quietly left like me with the last Sony console I got being the PS4.

  Only consoles I’m interested in picking up are ones I can jailbreak.

  on PlayStation Blackout Had ‘No Significant Change At All’, Analyst Says in c/games@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026

• Pokemon Art Academy would be a good test too. I’ve been drawing with that on my 3DS.

  on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026

• I love my DSi XL and it is actually pocketable and the dual IPS screen looks nice. I have a 3DS too but I use my DSi to play DS games, since it looks blurry on the 3DS.

  I like stylus heavy games like The World Ends with You, Elite Beat Agent, Under the Knife, so I’m going to need the stylus to at least match the quality of the apple pencil or spen and have a pointy end before I consider replacing the original hardware for an emulation device.

  Open source flash carts like the dspico are available too now, but not necessary with sd card all that is being needed to play on the DS after jailbreaking it.

  DS isn’t too expensive with it being around the price of a new triple A title, but the 3DS has shot up in price. I haven’t touched my switch in over a year but play with my ds or 3ds on a weekly basis.

  on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026

• Nintendo DS I think have more stylus heavy games than the 3DS, and the DSi is still pretty reasonable in price. So I think getting a DSi is worth it. And seems to go around the price of a new triple A title and is easy to mod. There’s open source flash carts like the DSpico available, and a DS Pico with IR and PicoWalker said to be coming out too so you don’t have to get the official pokewalker and Pokemon cartridge. Those Pokemon cartridges are insane in value so it’ll be nice when the DSPico IR version is available for those wanting to utilize pokewalker with it.

  If you are just playing Pokemon than stylus responsiveness doesn’t matter much, but if you are planning to play stylus heavy games then I think the actual DS is the route to go. DSi XL has the best screen among the DS line with it being dual IPS.

  3DS can play 3DS and DS games, but those are like double to triple the price.

  on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet in c/games@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026

• Just use gmail through the browser instead of installing stuff like the gmail app on your phone, and you can have it forward it to your email so you don’t need to open gmail to get school mail. You’ll probably just need to login for replies.

  And when it comes to work in the future hopefully you’ll be a provided with a work device. I wouldn’t use a work device for personal use even if it were running Linux, and wouldn’t install work related programs on personal devices. I just consider work devices and programs to be spying on me as default.

  on I am required to use Gmail as the email client for my school email in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 14 Sep 2026

• Cryptomator being used to upload is an option to consider if cloud service providers like Google, Microsoft, or Apple are used. Then those companies will just get gibberish files as opposed to training data.

  on What to do with photos? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 13 Sep 2026

• I just use a Garmin and gadget bridge. I don’t bother connecting it to the internet or using it to look at text messages.

  on The new Apple Watch will use microphone and other sensors to generate AI recaps of your day - 9to5Mac in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 13 Sep 2026

• Yeah, crappy looking pencil drawings are something I appreciate seeing now, since big part of why I like art is seeing something that a human did and appreciating what they are capable of.

  on Post and user deleted after finding out Ai was used in c/games@lemmy.world · 12 Sep 2026

• Surprising review, since expected it to be good after how much I enjoyed the Spiderman games.

  on I do not recommend: Marvel's Wolverine (Review) - Skill up in c/games@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026

• Yeah, GrapheneOS is worth switching to by getting a compatible phone if you can afford it with how it is probably our most used and carried around electronic used for communication.

  on Your reminder to remove the microphone from your TV remote today in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 10 Sep 2026

• Browser would be simplest. Even though I prefer Linux and do run it, Windows might be better in your case with it having the DRM support and apps to run those services at higher resolution and HDR that sticking with browser might not allow.

  For my case I picked up a cheap MiniPC and install Fedora on it to use instead of the TV interface.

  on Self-hosted TV interface solutions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026

• People do pick up Pixel phones to install GrapheneOS on. How many people pick up Apple phones/tablets and are able to install another OS on it and have it as functional as GrapheneOS?

  Same with smartwatches which from the Android side can be used offline with apps like Gadgetbridge to retrieve data without giving your watch internet access and not using the official apps.

  Apple is very account and OS centric wanting to funnel everything through them. Exception has been MacOS devices which has had better luck with stuff like Asahi Linux.

  on Self-hosted TV interface solutions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026

• My living room set up has been TV not connected to internet and hooking up a minipc running Fedora. Could run Windows if DRM content from streaming services is important to you.

  on Self-hosted TV interface solutions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026

• Preaching caution is FUD? Like telling people to not trust Windows, moving to custom roms like GrapheneOS on phones, or taking steps tp cease online connection of smart devices?

  All corporations are data harvesting these days, so not trusting them and taking steps to reduce exposure seems to be good advice these days.

  You give off the vibe of just trust them unless proven otherwise.

  on 216,000,000 LG Smart TVs are spying on you - Gamers Nexus in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 7 Sep 2026

• A company that is harvesting data is better to not be given benefit of the doubt. I’m left trusting them less as opposed to trusting them to respect privacy.

  on 216,000,000 LG Smart TVs are spying on you - Gamers Nexus in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 7 Sep 2026

• Even if you never connect to wifi TVs can seek out open connections, so is there a way to disrupt or weaken the wifi signal range on TVs without physically opening it?

  on 216,000,000 LG Smart TVs are spying on you - Gamers Nexus in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 7 Sep 2026

• Yeah tesla is much worse. More pointing out that founders have so much more financial ties to their companies than regular employees that their actions become extensions of the company. Its why founders have to be much more careful of their behavior than even regular CEOs who a company can let go and claim to have gotten rid of the problem. Founders generally won’t give up their share of the company.

  on it's been a while since i made one (or even thought about this) but here is my latest PrivacyPack list! in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 14 Aug 2026

• Same could be said of Tesla, but the profitability of the company provided funds for Elon to donate to who he wanted.

  I don’t think business and founder separation is really possible.

  on it's been a while since i made one (or even thought about this) but here is my latest PrivacyPack list! in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 14 Aug 2026

• This happens occasionally and have to be patient for a fix to come out. Sometimes takes a week or longer. During those times I just use freetube as a rss feed and use it to open videos on Firefox.

  Pretty crazy amount of plugins I need to make default youtube palatable though like sponsorblock, dearrow, and blocktube. Freetube just simplifies it when it works.

  on Is this the death of FreeTube? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 11 Aug 2026

• Yeah I doubt my chinese MiniPC came with official Windows. Had recommendation tp go through initial set up offline. Not that I kept Windows. I wiped it and put Fedora on it.

  on Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026

• I got a 3DS and DSi not too long ago to play games on, so I’m more likely to go backwards and get old tech to play timeless classics than stream new games.

  on Take-Two CEO Says We'll All Be Streaming Our Games In 3 Years in c/games@lemmy.world · 9 Aug 2026

• If you want to get the game wouldn’t you want to avoid further trailers to avoid getting stuff spoiled?

  on 'Locking a gameplay trailer behind a Netflix subscription is a new level of greed' — GTA 6 callout Rockstar for 'paywalling' the game's extended look in c/games@lemmy.world · 8 Aug 2026

• Prove the point that if a system is digital consumers prefer to do it on hardware that is open and can be assembled from parts you choose, run any programs you want, and run any OS you want?

  Versus locked down hardware that doesn’t let you install competing storefronts, programs, and is able to implement paid multiplayer because the hardware ia so locked down?

  on Sony appears to be putting labels on PS5 console boxes to warn people it's ending disc production in c/games@lemmy.world · 7 Aug 2026