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Auster

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Other me's:@Auster | @Auster1(I have other alts, but if a profile claims to be me, doubt it)

  • Discord is about to require age verification for everyone

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  • Meant instance 😅

    Also luckily I've been training myself to not use the word "servers" for Discord for years now. Linguistics as hobby and computer habits making me bothered that they're repurposing the word I understand as a computer/datacenter that acts as provider and all that.

    But about your site, that isn't what I asked for. I'm asking about a site that tracks total users and/or monthly active users, or medium-sized servers going by those metrics, like e.g. FediDB does. That page from Matrix.org, at least on phone, is more institutional, like a more resistance-free entry point for people curious.

  • Community to help find a song?

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  • Not a community but suggesting based on your description: If the sample is a recording you have, maybe try first something like Apple's Shazam?

  • Discord is about to require age verification for everyone

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  • Problem of Matrix.org is that, afaik, it's the biggest one, meaning if it suddlenly goes offline (again), people will be in the dark.

  • What are you favourite ROM hacks?

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  • Ah, sorry. Brain fart. Meant Spoof Edition. Though in retrospect, T-Edition is pretty good too. And reminds me of the Final Fantasy VII - New Threat, which reworks the game in many small details for it to be more plot-consistent, be it with itself, or with its subfranchise.

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  • For those that can't (or at least for now won't) self-host, any suggestions on medium-sized #Matrix servers?

    Or at least some database on those so users can check more easily, similar to the database sites for the ActivityPub?

  • What are you favourite ROM hacks?

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  • Thorn between 3: FF6 T-Edition for the "political incorrectness", the fan translation of Slayers for the SNES because it captures well the tone of the series, and the semi-official update for Sonic 3D because it was made by one of the devs decades after the game was released.

  • Take Your Time Back and Take Our Time Back

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  • Did it myself. Thanks to point out. =D

  • Dogs @lemmy.world
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    Play after training

  • Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative?

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  • One thing that would help, I think, is to always mention the DRM free options first, then Steam. The mainstream user gets what he wants, but not before hearing about DRM-free.

  • Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative?

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  • Also apparently the Playnite devs are working on a Linux version. It's more basic than Heroic Launcher, but users can add unofficial plugins for more platforms.

  • Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative?

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  • On a small tangent, might I suggest the Heroic Launcher? It connects GOG, Prime Gaming, EGS and (in beta) Zoom Platform, and makes things rather seamless while keeping things pretty self-contained on Linux.

  • Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative?

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  • My account is Brazilian and for the near 10 years I've had it, their purchase options always seemed to be on pair. And Brazil isn't known to get stuff first in general for technology.

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  • EGS CEO says EGS is better

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  • It's not uncommon to see Scumm or DOS games having their wrapper / emulator outdated. In special for ScummVM, that's problematic as usually that means you'll have to figure out how to install or compile some outdated dependency, or provide a newer ScummVM yourself, defeating the purpose of having the packaged one included.

  • Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative?

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  • On Linux versions of games, I remember coming across some news that they're hiring to work on those.

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  • Adding to your 3rd point...

    10k vs 100k games in their catalogues iirc. Though sure, it's 10:1 in favor of Steam, 10 thousand games on a "small store" is no small feat. If not having the trending AAA games of the season is being a "small store", then Sony's consoles should be the absolute kings, and still there seems to be a steady decline in those culminating in all the comments and jokes about the PS5 having no games.

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  • I would presume 6nk06 means "seamless install".

  • Why is GOG not as succesful as a Gaming Alternative?

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  • EGS strongarms their position by dumping money in more immediate strategies. Steam is one of the earlier to stick around, they're discreet and they have well-integrated social features. Other big players some years ago I'd say that must think DRM free = piracy, but nowadays it seems more like a case of "you will own nothing and be happy".

    Meanwhile, GOG has the tendency to be stretched thin monetarily, its launcher sucks, they do some big blunder every few months (including a potential geopolitical one with Devotion), their social features are the best they've ever been (reads "miserable", instead of "abysmal"), and only in recent years the worries about ownership and privacy seem to be becoming mainstream. Also GOG's previous CEO seemed to only appear publicly to do damage control with crocodile tears, and their communications and support depts. felt as empty as the Linux maintenance dept.

    However, in this past year, they've been doing quite a lot changes hopefully for the better, and that due to culminating with Michał buying the company off CD Projekt, I feel like those were demands of the purchase process that must've been in the works at least since the changes began.

    So aside from the recent AI blunder (old habits die hard, eh?), I'm curious to see if the changes for the better will keep building up.

  • Overwatch 2 reaches 67k peak since its release day 75k peak, reviews still mostly negative on Steam [Steam Deck playable] [f2p]

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  • Alternative headline:"Overwatch 2 reaches 67k peak since its release day 75k peak, reviews still mostly negative on Steam"

  • Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant — company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the device fully

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  • There's that legal jargon that comes to mind, fishing expedition

  • GOG @lemmy.world
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    GOG's blog appears to use Wordpress, but no federation and/or comments available

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    After 3 decades, the MS-DOS game 'Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century' is back, updated and free!

    old.reddit.com /r/pcgaming/comments/1qq9a6c/after_3_decades_star_quest_1_in_the_27th_century/
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Danger kitty has a question

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    Deshittification

  • wholesomememes @lemmy.world
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    divergence

  • Books @lemmy.world
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    Starting later this month, Amazon will let ebooks be offered DRM-free through direct download, even for those published before the change

    kdp.amazon.com /en_US/help/topic/GDDXGH9VR22ACM8U
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Skeletal gasp!

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    A man and his dog, USA, 1920s

  • ADHD @lemmy.world
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    Specific languages helping at focusing?

  • Comics @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Dinosaur Comics! - October 10, 2025

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Made a graph of the "wider" fediverse - is this correct?

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    "Defeat the Backlog!" community

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Realization

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Looks like now Mbin, at least on mobile, mixes threads and microblog posts

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    Winsley's Guardian N64 port with additional contents funded on Kickstarter

    www.kickstarter.com /projects/tresibra/winsleys-guardian-a-life-fulfilled-new-n64-game
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Henryk staring at Mischief, from Umami's "Interface" series

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    "This is fine", Latin version

  • Android @lemdro.id
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    Good alternative for BlissOS?

  • Fediverse @piefed.social
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    Ernest is alive