Marcus Adams

@gerowen
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• Privacy, open source software, cybersecurity, self-hosting/homelab and tech enthusiast
• Father, husband, occasional gamer
Websitehttps://marcusadams.me
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The New Oil
Microsoft will pay $250 million to settle a 2022 class action lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden AP7, which aimed to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-agrees-to-pay-250m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-activision-blizzard-deal

《It’s not just about verifying you own the game anymore – it’s about monitoring your habits. The more often your data is being transmitted, the higher the chances that it could be intercepted or leaked.》

#Gaming #VideoGames #CorporateGreed #DRM #Capitalism #BigTech #OnlinePrivacy #GOG

https://www.gog.com/blog/how-drm-in-video-games-can-hurt-your-privacy/

How DRM in Video Games Can Hurt Your Privacy | GOG.COM

Explore just how exactly DRM might be doing more harm than good, especially when it comes to protecting your personal information.

GOG.COM

I got summoned to "help" with Malenia, lol. This person didn't need help, they just wanted to show off, lol. Unless they just really couldn't take a hit from her and needed somebody else to distract her while they recharged their spells, there's no way this person couldn't have solo'd her. I do appreciate the free rune arc though, :-)

Link: https://youtu.be/6DqgiZt6ssQ

#EldenRing #Gaming

They didn't need help, they just wanted to show off - Elden Ring - Malenia CoOp Battle

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Since I wrote about Jellyfin the other day, I decided to brain dump some of the things I do to secure services like Jellyfin and Minecraft on our home server. The TLDR is that Docker is pretty awesome, but it's not always an option.

Title: How I Secure Self Hosted Services With #Linux

Subtitle: #SystemD, ACLs and bind mounts make it possible to secure just about anything.

Link: https://gerowen.substack.com/p/how-i-secure-self-hosted-service

#Security #CyberSecurity

How I Secure Self Hosted Services With Linux

SystemD, ACLs and bind mounts make it possible to secure just about anything.

Marcus Adams

So for those of you who game on #Linux, like #Bazzite, #SteamVR does in fact work now if you use the #Steam Link app on your headset. It's still a bit flakey, sometimes Steam will freeze and become unresponsive or Steam #VR will crash, but with a fairly high success rate I and my kids have been able to do wireless VR gaming from a Bazzite PC in #gaming mode (gamescope) to a Meta Quest 2 VR headset using the headset's Steam Link app. It does require a recent-ish version of Mesa.

#PCGaming

Jeff Bezos thinks people are
‘vilifying the rich.’ Bro, you're
one of the richest people
on earth and 1/3 of your
warehouse workers rely on
government assistance for
basic needs like food and rent.
You ARE the villain.

Just came across this on Steam.

#MetalGearSolid Master Collection volume 2 has been announced. Included are #MetalGear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3859630/METAL_GEAR_SOLID_MASTER_COLLECTION_Vol2/

#Gaming #PCGaming

Pre-purchase METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 on Steam

This second installment to the collection features “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” and “Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version),” and also a digital soundtrack and "Metal Gear: Ghost Babel" as bonus content.

Title: #Trump Mobile website is reportedly leaking customers' private information

Subtitle: It appears that the actual number of orders for Trump's T1 phone is allegedly much lower than expected.

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/trump-mobile-website-is-reportedly-leaking-customers-private-information/

#Privacy #Security

Title: Linus Torvalds loses patience with AI-generated code fixes bloating the Linux kernel

Subtitle: The #Linux creator is pushing back against developers using #AI tools to submit minor, non-critical patches late in the release cycle.

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-loses-patience-with-ai-generated-code-fixes-bloating-the-linux-kernel/