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From Nvidia to AMD: The Promised Land on Linux?

BY podiki July 12, 2021 3 Comments

I thought I might have to sacrifice something near and dear to me, maybe a family heirloom…or a limb. Or just spend an entire PC budget on just one part. Yes, I’m talking GPUs, rare as a good reason for… Continue Reading →

AMD, Graphics cards, Hardware, Nvidia, Random Opinions hardware, Linux, Open-source software

Supercharge Steam with SteamTinkerLaunch (stl)

BY podiki June 8, 2021 8 Comments

Linux users and gamers often want to make tweaks, whether it is to squeeze the last bit of performance out of a machine, mod it, or just play around to see what you can do (or see how it breaks).… Continue Reading →

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How Boiling Steam Games: 4 Gaming Rigs

BY podiki April 18, 2021 3 Comments
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Computer games are made possible, of course, by the hardware that runs them, whether it is the indie that just needs a bare-bones machine or the latest AAA game on a high res, high refresh rate monitor. On Linux these… Continue Reading →

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Loop Hero: The New Indie Hit

BY podiki March 19, 2021 Leave a Comment

Loop Hero is the new indie hit, having celebrated an astounding 500k players just a week after its release earlier this month. Loop Hero nails that old school aesthetic in its look, feel, and sound, matched by a compelling gameplay… Continue Reading →

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How to Leave Discord for Matrix Without Losing Friends

BY podiki March 10, 2021 6 Comments

Discord: the clear winner in easy text and voice chat in the gaming space. But Discord is not private (encrypted or self-hostable), and while they support open source projects, it is not itself open source. It works well and you… Continue Reading →

Software, Tutorial chat, guide, Linux, Open-source software, software

The Valve Index. On Linux. On A Min Spec Machine.

BY podiki December 26, 2020 6 Comments

After waiting for two and a half months, and then an eternity for FedEx, I eagerly ripped opened the large brown packing box to reveal the beautiful, black box containing my Valve Index VR Kit. As it turns out, nothing… Continue Reading →

Hardware, Random Opinions, VR Headset Computer hardware, hardware, Linux, review, vr

ScourgeBringer Review: Dashes and Deaths

BY podiki December 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

ScourgeBringer. There’s a (not great) joke here, about how I’m not very good at this game. I like it, though in limited amounts. A better player than me would persevere, would thrive, and one that knows their limits better would… Continue Reading →

Games, First Class Citizen Action Game, Linux, review

It’s in the Air: The Corsair HS70 Wireless Headset & Linux

BY podiki October 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

There was nothing really wrong with my cheapo USB headset, complete with blue lights and a long, braided blue USB cable. It worked, but I decided it was time to free myself from some wires and reduce my headphone switching… Continue Reading →

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My Journey to Finally Ditching Windows for Good

BY podiki August 18, 2020 4 Comments

I was a young teenager in the late 90s, browsing the aisles of the local Babbage’s (before it became GameStop), having somehow convinced my dad, not a lover of games, that we needed something to test the new CD-ROM drive.… Continue Reading →

Games, Random Opinions, Software, WINE Computer hardare, Gamer, Linux, Linux gaming, Microsoft Windows

Diversity in Open Source and Gaming: Does it Matter?

BY podiki July 28, 2020 3 Comments

Black. Lives. Matter. It shouldn’t need to be said, and yet it needs to be shouted, over and over. The US has an especially egregious problem among developed nations with police violence (while data is difficult to obtain and interpret,… Continue Reading →

Random Opinions Diversity, Racism

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