I make things: electronics and software and music and stories and all sorts of other things.

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  • KindaABigDyl@programming.devtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldWhat is it now?
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    5 days ago

    The only problem is it isn’t based on Chromium tho. That just doesn’t suffice anymore.

    I was an avid Firefox user for years and librewolf user for a year after that, but unfortunately, FF hasn’t been able to keep up in terms of web standards.

    More and more I kept having pages just not work. I ended up having to install a backup Chromium-based browser bc critical websites like my banking and loan sites only worked on Chromium-based browsers. Eventually, I caved. If I had to have a second,Chromium-based browser anyway, I might as well just use that for everything.

    I wanted to not use Chromium, but FF has lost the war. Chromium runs the show now. No more fighting back. Google owns the internet.

    So now I’m on Brave, and honestly it’s way better than Librewolf these days. I would recommend any librewolf user switch over to that.


  • The GBA, not bc it has fancy features like the Wii, but bc the mods deliver an experience I couldn’t otherwise have.

    Sure, running ripped games on a PS1 or full-on Slippi on a Wii is nice, but I wasn’t locked out of those experiences. I could use a PC or even my phone these days to get a similar experience.

    However, GBA hardware mods are all about making the GBA the best it can be, not just doing something in yet another place like the Wii mods.

    For instance, in the form factor of the GBA (i.e. the landscape form that is far superior to the SP), you can:

    • Install a beautifully bright LCD (these days a display better than what came on the SP)
    • Switch over to a rechargeable battery via USB-C
    • Replace the awful mushy membrane buttons (which have, unfortunately, taken over the gaming industry) with tactile clicky push buttons
    • Run any game you want off with a flash cart (if you’re rich enough for one).

    With those mods and the extensive and wonderful GameBoy/GameBoy Color + GBA library, you get a truly elite handheld experience.

    Sure I can play GBA games on my phone, but I can’t play them with a device that feels so good to hold like this. A dedicated distraction free gaming experience on the go as well. It’s personalized and practical and beautiful.

    So yeah, loading backups from SD on a Wii is cool, but to me, nothing beats perfecting an already great device through hardware mods!


  • Ah I see. So the complaints aren’t really in the feature-set or design of the app, but rather the optimization.

    That makes sense to me now. I was coming from the perspective of “I really like how information is organized and how collaboration works” not from a “does this app function well.”

    I’ve never really had any performance issues, personally. Perhaps that’s bc I always used the Linux app back when I used teams and had a beefy PC. It had its own issues, but they were really with getting it to run in the first place. Once I could get it running, it always worked well for me.

    Also, I was using it a couple years ago, pre-copilot, so maybe that’s added to the crappiness




  • I’ve been wanting to make something like this for a while but never got around to it.

    I also wanted to get a dedicated piece of hardware ala the Steam Deck or a Raspberry Pi or something, so Indie devs would have a spec to target to ensure smooth gameplay while not having to do any kind of special build since it would run normal Linux. A proper Linux Console

    I also wanted to design a custom controller for it. I actually got the PCB designed, but never made it and never made the enclosure. It was gonna be kinda like the new Horis where it’s half-modern controller/half-SNES controller, only mine is based on the XBox layout not the PlayStation’s, and also I had the buttons oriented somewhat like a gamecube, with a big “main” button, a smaller secondary button, and two auxiliary buttons (tho arranged in XBox order still)

    Maybe I’ll come back to the project someday.