As if my backlog wouldn’t be long (I have way over 1k games on Steam) enough, Steam forces me to buy games for cheap all the time. Just today I purchased Mortal Kombat 1 with all DLCs for 7.50 or something. How can I say no as someone who plays fighting games from time to time, and want to see how the MK series evolved?

As if that is not enough, I am also emulating old games from 80s up today and even Switch… As if that wouldn’t be enough, I am also playing free to play life service games (only one at a time) like Marvel Rivals…

• Crimson Desert
• Pragmata
• 007 First Light
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• … maybe Super Meat Boy 3D and MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
• … and hopefully Fable

I will not even mention GTA 6 or Half-Life 3 in this reply.

I never thought that Half-Life 3 would come out before GTA 6. But here we are.

Well, I wouldn’t call Kdenlive a hidden gem. It’s well known and one of the most used video editing software on Linux.

I also want to encourage others to try it out, who had bad experience in the past. I use Kdenlive for years (mostly memes, from time to time some more complex videos) and in the past it was incredibly unstable and was crashing constantly. But overall it’s pretty stable now. I miss a bit of extra features and such which I saw from other editors, but that shouldn’t be a big deal. The core editing set is good to me.

This is such a broad topic, that we need some qualifiers to focus. Ai tools in servers from big companies is an absolute no. I am experimenting for fun with local tools on my hardware only. Then there is a huge difference in generative Ai tools that generate code, assist tools to in example translate human languages, or if you use it to ask questions in example. So there is a huge difference in how, for what, and what you actually use Ai.

Ai tools can be useful, under the right circumstances and conditions. But it comes with the problem that they mostly have scraped data without consent and ignoring the licenses. And for server based Ai you also give up your privacy and you need internet connection at all times; loosing control. Then there is this generating code thing. If you don’t program yourself and don’t understand and generate lots of code, then it will be spaghetti code, with hallucinations and you don’t understand every detail to check it.

While I am not the biggest fan of Ai (but also not the biggest hater as well, at least for local models), I think banning a topic because you don’t like it is not fair for everyone else. It is already used and part in many sections in our life, so discussing it (either if its good or bad or its pitfalls or recommendations) should be allowed. Especially in a generalized topic such as Open Source or Programming. I mean would you rather like it being silently used and lied about or make it official, and at least then you can filter out and ignore stuff about that topic?

I mean you don’t have to participate in the Ai discussions, but you can allow others to discuss. I don’t understand why you want to ban it for everyone.

Hope this will mass exodus into Matrix, like it happened with Twitter / X.

Thanks. That headline made my head spin. :D

Edit: To be fair, all the important information is in the headline. I prefer this over most other headlines. It’s just not structured well.

People comparing LLM ai models to industrialization with machines, do not understand the issue. The issue with LLM is not automation and taking place where people worked before, but it scrapes and steals data and code without respecting its license. It is unethical by principle. Unless the dataset is ethical obtain and respecting licenses. Also building cars in example is something no one can do for themselves (at least not allowed to use in streets), compared to programming who can be done by anyone and shared.

So I do not see the LLM “revolution” is the same as industrialization. These are two different issues that cannot be compared.

I turned to Google Gemini to generate a simple python script to do the work for me

If Game Pass was available on Linux, then I would subscribe for some months. I have a Xbox, but don’t want to start playing on console and then start from scratch on Steam, which is my main platform. Whatever that is a weird personal thing. I think that I wait until a good price on Steam and then purchase it.

I know this game has seen lot of shit talk, but so have lot of other games I enjoy a lot. To me its important why people dislike (or like) something.

BTW one can encrypt the hard drive and data on a laptop with a password. Then even if the person changes the drive to read it on a different computer, it wouldn’t have access if its encrypted. So if you are really concerned about this issue, then encrypting would be a way to fight against this potential problem.

As for the “crafted scenario”… maybe I should work on my wording too. Lets’ leave it there. I actually agree with your core message, its’ just not worded in a way that people understood. Or the headline alone turned people off. Also you apparently did the same post before? That also might turn people off. Not a good practice.

But that is a specifically crafted scenario and has nothing to do if the system is private or not. I mean at home you have privacy. Just because someone could break into it does not mean its never private. The Linux PC is private out of the box and by default, because no one else has access to it. You just created a scenario that is not out of the box, but compromised or stolen.

I understand the issue you bring up here, but the chosen language you use is wrong in my opinion. That is why the misunderstandings and why people don’t agree with your statements. I think you are thinking in terms of “Private mode in a browser”.

You could invent a new language that only you understand. Just an idea.

Yes, the browser history.

The data is not sent to any service (at least not without asking you). It is your private data on your private computer. Collecting information and configuration on your PC does not make it less private. A different user on the system can’t access your private data. Private means, that all your private data is not accessible by others (unless you allow to). So yes, most Linux distributions are in fact private out of the box.

That’s amazing. Which distro grew the most? :D

What does “non-live-service multiplayer mode” mean? Just release a new game mode and don’t update it anymore? Edit: I mean, is Mario Kart games a non-live-service multiplayer mode to you?

Hmm i see. I’m a person who is ready to play ELITE: Dangerous, but I’m not sure if that game is for me. So boring is a relative term. I like the idea of Starfield as it is. But the price is a bit too high for me.

Oh that’s a great one. My favorite so far.