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5th times the charm, right?

Steam Frame, Dolphin Emulator, and Wii Controller emulation

So with the upcoming Steam Frame release, I'm thinking about the possibilities. Steam Frame will have a full desktop environment, like the Steam De…

So I read this article and a lot of people are saying it’s likely to be priced out of competitiveness in the console space due to the parts shortages.

I understand why they couldn’t sell it at a loss. It’s a general purpose computing device, and it would be too easy for a call centre somewhere to buy 100 of them, which would lead to 0 game sales for Valve…

But why couldn’t they release it at the stupid $900 price point, but then offer a $100 - $200 Steam voucher along with it? It sidesteps the call centre issue because the hardware is still full price, but they recoup (some) of their costs for those that ACTUALLY want is as a games console

The Steam Machine is actually a great prospect — we're just looking at it wrong

https://piefed.social/c/pcgaming/p/1847357/the-steam-machine-is-actually-a-great-prospect-we-re-just-looking-at-it-wrong

The Steam Machine is actually a great prospect — we're just looking at it wrong

It might not be for you and me, but it justifies its existence pretty well

What is the BASH reference manual doing in the Epstein files?

Serious (if hilarious) question. Someone linked me to this, but they were unable to provide context, but it's an official justice.gov link! I'…

I just paid $10 to print 2 black and white pages. What printer should I get to never do that again?

Title. I’m annoyed. It’s 18c a page, and $9ish shipping, but still.

It’s been a looooooong time since I’ve done anything with printers, so I don’t know what my options are.

Really I only have 2 requirements

  • works well with Linux
  • ink prices are sane
  • any suggestions?

    https://piefed.social/c/asklinux/p/1508179/i-just-paid-10-to-print-2-black-and-white-pages-what-printer-should-i-get-to-never-do-t

    I just paid $10 to print 2 black and white pages. What printer should I get to never do that again?

    Title. I'm annoyed. It's 18c a page, and $9ish shipping, but still. It's been a looooooong time since I've done anything with printers, so I don't…