ClassyHatter

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[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Some years ago, after a few failed attempts, I made the switch from Windows to Linux. I used Gentoo Linux on my computer for a few years. After that, I ended up switching to the Apple lands, and a couple of years ago back to Windows. Been thinking of switching back to Linux for a while, and thanks to the nonsense and sense that this year has brought, I am back to using Linux.

At first, I wanted to see how gaming is on Linux, and specifically on my machine. Figured the easiest way to do that is by installing Linux on an external SSD drive. I chose Linux Mint for that installation. Turns out, gaming is great on Linux nowadays. I haven't had any issues with the few games I have played. I was chosen into a closed beta of a game, and even that game works perfectly - even though it isn't even released yet. On Mint, I only had some audio problems outside of games.

I bought a new larger NVMe drive from Goodram IRDM (European manufacturer, btw) to install Linux on. I chose Artix, an Arch derivative, as my flavor of Linux. So far, I haven't had any problems with it. Windows still resides on my old drive in case I happen to need it for something, but I haven't used it after I installed Mint on that external drive.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 days ago

There's a segment for Lemmy starting around 9:30.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 days ago

You lose nothing by installing Linux on your old computer before buying a new one. If you don't like it, then go ahead and buy that new machine. Just remember to back up your files before you install Linux.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

The short answer is: Yes. Both Java and Bedrock version of Minecraft can be played on Linux. Steam is available for Linux, and with Proton (let's just call it a feature of Steam) you can play almost all Steam games.

Linux Mint is a beginner-friendly stable distribution. Stable means that instead of updates being released immediately after becoming available, they are released after some kind of testing period. That means, that you don't need to worry about the system breaking because of some bad update, but it also means that you don't have the latest and greatest versions of the software. Some newer versions of software, especially newer kernel versions, can improve things like gaming performance. The kernel on Linux Mint lags behind several versions, but Linux being Linux, there are ways to install newer or the latest version of the kernel - or any other piece of software.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If you are going to replace your computer with a new one, you lose nothing by installing Linux on it to see how it is. Linux Mint is a good option.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Quite a few distros use systemd.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Good to know. I guess I managed to only look at their Android offerings.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

~~PocketBooks use Android, which can be a positive or a negative. It gives you access to Play Store, but it’s also Google.~~

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Calibre can also convert between various file formats, and with DeDRM plugin, it can also remove Amazon and Adobe DRM.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Also subscription services typically pay the actual authors only pennies. If you want to support the authors, buy the books or use libraries.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

There are stores in many European countries that sell DRM-free e-books in local languages. They might use the term watermarked instead of DRM-free. See if you can find one in your country. Because they are DRM-free, you can use any device to read them.

Many libraries also lets you rent audiobooks and e-books. Many European libraries have moved to using Readium LCP DRM for e-books. You will probably have to use their own app to read them, which means you can't use e-readers, such as Kobo to read them.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

FBC: Firebreak is a 3-player co-op game set in the Control universe. It's Remedy Entertainment's (Finland) first ever multiplayer game and first ever self-published title. It will be released June 17 for PC (Steam, Epic), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Steam Deck support is one of the priorities for the devs. Unless they pull off some nonsensical shenanigans, it should be playable on desktop Linux as well.

The game costs €39.99 for Standard Edition, €49.99 for Deluxe Edition, and it's included in the game passes for each platform from day one. Deluxe Edition contains some cosmetics, and you can upgrade Standard Edition to Deluxe for €10.

There will be free content upgrades and paid cosmetics. Two major content updates are scheduled for this year alone. According to the devs, the game will have none of that FOMO crap that is so prevalent in the gaming world currently. If something is available now, it will always be available. Also, if you have limited time available to play games, this should be a good option for you. There are settings to adjust the length and difficulty of a game.

They streamed a Developer Update yesterday. It has some live gameplay, among other things.

 

Olkiluoto 2:n roottori hajosi viime syksynä, jolloin sen tilalle asennettiin viimeinen varaosaroottori. Tuon ainoan roottorin hajoamisen minimoimiseksi, Olkiluoto 2:ta ajettiin alemmalla tehotasolla. Aiemmin tässä kuussa Olkiluotoon saapui kunnostettu varaosaroottori, joten tehotasoa alettiin nostamaan hitaasti kohti normaalia. Tehonnoston aikana generaattorissa huomattiin kosteuden nousua, minkä takia Olkiluoto 2 ajettiin alas tämän viikon tiistaina. Tänään vian syyksi paljastui jälleen kerran roottorivika, eli siihen vaihdetaan se juuri saapunut ja tällä hetkellä taas ainoa varaosaroottori, ja sitä ajetaan ensi vuoden vuosihuoltoon saakka alennetulla tehotasolla.

Tämä on noin kahden vuoden aikana jo kolmas roottorivika Olkiluoto 2:ssa.

Olkiluoto 2:n pitäisi palata sähköntuotantoon 10.5. (arvio), mutta sen vuosihuolto alkaa heti 25.5. Olkiluoto 3:n vuosihuolto on meneillään, ja sen on tarkoitus päättyä 2.5. Tuossa välissä on Olkiluoto 1:n vuosihuolto, 11.5. - 22.5.

 

JustWatch is a kind of search engine that helps you find out which streaming services has particular movies or TV shows. It supports many countries, so if there are local streaming services in your country, they might be included in JustWatch. JustWatch is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

JustWatch has a genre called "Made in Europe". You can find it by first clicking Popular at the top of the page and then Genres in the filtering section. Somewhat confusingly, it includes movies and TV shows not made in Europe. The banner image at the top of the page says "Co-funded by Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of European Union" which might explain why non-European shows are included. But it does contain many European movies and TV shows, and you can filter and sort them to find content that interests you. Check the production country under "About the movie/TV show" section if you want to be sure it's produced in Europe.

PS. This is a direct link to Made in Europe for UK users: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/made-in-europe. It's better if you go through the front page so that the page can detect your country and provide you content tailored to your country, such as the available streaming services.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz to c/suomi@sopuli.xyz
 

Fingrid havaitsi keskiviikkona 25.12. noin kello 12:30, että Estlink 2 -sähköyhteys katkesi. Myöhemmin kävi ilmi, että yhteensä neljässä tietoliikenneyhteydessä on myös häiriöitä. Cinian omistamassa Suomen ja Saksan välisessä yhteydessä, kahdessa Elisan omistamassa Suomen ja Viron välisessä yhteydessä, sekä CITIC Telecomin omistamssa Suomen ja Viron välisessä yhteydessä. Estlink 2 on se sama 650 MW:n yhteys mikä oli aiemmin tänä vuonna useamman kuukauden ajan poikki, ilmeisesti laiterikon takia. Cinian kaapeli on se sama C-Lion1 -kaapeli, mikä katkesi noin kuukausi sitten.

Estlink 2 -kaapelin yli kulki Eagle S -niminen öljytankkeri yhteyden katkeamishetkellä. Suomen merivartiolaitoksen alus sattui olemaan paikalla, ja he näkivät, ettei aluksen ankkuri ollut paikoillaan. Merivartiolaitoksen alus käski alusta nostamaan ankkurin, mutta merestä nousi pelkkä ketju. Eagle S on tällä hetkellä Suomen aluevesillä ja Suomen poliisi on miehittänyt sen. Alusta epäillään törkeästä tuhotyöstä.

Fingrid arvioi, että Estlink 2:n korjaamiseen menee useita kuukausia. Cinian kaapelin tulee korjaamaan sama ranskalainen alus, mikä korjasi C-Lion1 -kaapelin kuukausi sitten. Elisan tietoliikennekaapelit korjaa suomalainen alus.

EDIT: Naton pääsihteeri Mark Rutte sanoi erään miljardöörin somepalvelussa, että Nato seuraa Suomen ja Viron tutkimuksia ja on valmis antamaan tukea Suomelle ja Virolle.

 

Olkiluoto 3:n sähköntuotanto keskeytyi:

Olkiluoto 3 -laitosyksikkö oli normaalissa tuotannossa, kun turbiinihäiriö keskeytti automaattisesti laitoksen sähköntuotannon. Laitos toimi tilanteessa suunnitellusti. Syynä oli generaattorin tiivisteöljyjärjestelmän toimintahäiriö.

Fortumin Loviisan ydinvoi­ma­lai­toksen kakko­syk­si­köllä tuotan­to­katkos:

Loviisan voimalaitoksen kakkosyksikön sähköntuotanto keskeytyi maanantaina 18.11.2024 noin klo 20:55 reaktorin pikasulun vuoksi. Vian syynä on häiriö reaktorin apujärjestelmässä ja vian tarkempaa syytä selvitetään parhaillaan.

Noiden lisäksi Olkiluoto 2 toimii alennetulla tehotasolla turbiiniongelmien takia. Yhteensä siis noin 2100 MW, eli noin puolet ydinvoiman kokonaiskapasiteetista, pois tuotannosta. Pörssisähkön hinnat saattaa olla taas aika jänniä loppuviikon ajan. 😅

EDIT: Molempien laitoksien vikojen selvittely on edennyt sen verran, että niiden käynnistysajat on tarkentuneet.
Olkiluoto 3:n pitäisi käynnistyä 20.11. 12:00. Sen ylösajo kestää 5 tuntia. UMM-tiedote
Loviisa 2:n pitäisi käynnistyä 21.11. 21:00. Sen ylösajo kestää 17 tuntia. UMM-tiedote

Fortumin uutiseen päivitettiin Loviisa 2:n vian syy:

Vian syynä oli säätösauvakoneiston jäähdytysjärjestelmän häiriö, jonka vuoksi laitos joudutaan jäähdyttämään kylmäseisokkiin ohjeiden mukaisia tarkastuksia varten. Tarkastusten ja tarvittavien korjaustöiden jälkeen reaktori lämmitetään uudestaan ylösajoa ja laitoksen uudelleenkäynnistämistä varten.

EDIT2: Molemmat laitokset tuottaa taas sähköä normaalilla kapasiteetillaan. Tosin Olkiluoto 3:n kapasiteettia on rajoitettu järjestelmäsuojan takia.

 

Olkiluoto 3:n vuosihuolto päättyy päivitetyn aikataulun mukaan 28.4.

Syynä kahdeksan päivän lisäaikaan ovat vuosihuollon aikana löytyneet uudet viat ja tarkastuslaitteiden tekniset ongelmat.

Saa nähdä saako ne tuon käyntiin OL2:n huoltoon mennessä. Tämän hetkisen tiedon mukaan OL2:n huolto alkaa samana päivänä kuin OL3:n huollon pitäisi loppua.

 

Olkiluoto 3 -laitosyksikkö (OL3) irrotetaan sähköntuotannosta lauantaina 2. maaliskuuta huoltoseisokkia varten. Sen arvioidaan kestävän noin 37 vuorokautta.

Yhteensä erilaisia töitä on OL3:n huoltoon suunniteltu noin 1 900 pitäen sisällään noin 6 500 työvaihetta. Vertailun vuoksi esimerkiksi OL2:n vuosihuolto pitää sisällään noin 550 työtä, joissa on yhteensä 1200 työvaihetta.

OL3:n osalta vuosihuollon merkittävimmät työt ovat polttoaineen vaihdon lisäksi suojausjärjestelmän ennakkohuoltotyöt, automaatiojärjestelmiin tehtävät ohjelmistopäivitykset, suojarakennuksen eristysventtiilien tiiveyskokeet sekä paineistimen varoventtiilien huollot.

Olkiluoto 2:n (OL2) polttoaineenvaihtoseisokki alkaa 28. huhtikuuta ja kestää noin 11 vuorokautta. Viimeisenä laitosyksiköistä vuorossa on Olkiluoto 1 (OL1), jonka huoltoseisokki alkaa 12. toukokuuta ja kestää noin 16 vuorokautta. Kaikkien vuosihuoltojen pitäisi olla valmiita 28. toukokuuta.

 

Some quotes from the article:

For Control 2 and codename Condor, all publishing, distribution, marketing, and other rights licensed to 505 Games revert to Remedy with immediate effect. 505 Games will continue as the publisher of Control through a transition period ending December 31, 2024

The maximum purchase price for the transaction is approximately EUR 17 million

This transaction will enable us to negotiate better deals for current and future Control games. We can now weigh up the options between self-publishing and a new publishing partner for Condor and Control 2. At the same time, we are in a better negotiating position than before as Control is an established brand and Alan Wake 2 has been successful.

Control [...] has sold over 4 million units

Condor and Control 2 have both progressed well in recent months and we expect these projects to reach their next development stages during the first half of 2024.

*Condor is the codename for a co-op multiplayer Control game.

 

Amazon updated the browser in Kindle e-readers with software version 5.16.4 last November. Check the Kindle E-Reader Software Updates page to see if your device has that version available.

Previously, the browser was almost useless, because it didn't support many of the features websites use nowadays. The new update significantly improves the browser, and it actually manages to display most pages correctly. Unfortunately, Kindles' hardware is quite lacking. Paperwhite 11th gen is so slow that while webpages work correctly, many of them are unusable because of the poor performance.

Has anyone tried the new version of the web browser yet? Have you found any websites that you like using on your Kindle? I tried Lemmy, but of course that's one of the websites that doesn't work. There are no errors, it just doesn't show any posts.

 

There's a Kindle Rewards bonus offer going on currently.

Spend $20 on Kindle books between July 28 and Aug 1 and earn 400 bonus points. Activation required.

Those $20 you need to spend to get the bonus points gives you another 60 points, so this event nets you at least 460 points. That's enough to redeem $3 credits and you are left with 160 points out of 300 needed for another $3 credits. Just remember that points expires in 3 months and you only get 3 points for every dollar you spend on Kindle books.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz to c/kindle@lemmy.world
 

Kindle Rewards beta

For those who don't know yet, Kindle Rewards is a rewards program on amazon.com that rewards you for buying books. It's for both US and international customers, but you can only get into the beta if Amazon chooses you. It was launched last year.

Initially you got 5 points for every dollar you spent on Kindle e-books and 2 points for every dollar spent on print books. The points expired in 6 months. You need 300 points to redeem $3 worth of credits you can use when purchasing Kindle e-books. Credits expires in 1 month.

Changes to Kindle Rewards on June 1, 2023

After June 1, you now get only 3 points for every dollar spent on Kindle e-books and 1 point for every dollar spent on print books. On top of that those points now expires in 3 months (points earned before June 1 still expires in 6 months). So, you still need 300 points for the credits, but you need to spend more to get enough points. And you only have 3 months to earn those points before they start expiring.


What do you think about the program? Have you participated in it, or ignored it? What about these new changes?

I have only participated on those spend-X-dollars-get-Y-points events (for example, spend $10 get 300 points). I maintain a wish list of books that I'm interested of. When one of those events comes along, I look through the list and buy the minimum amount required by the event. Preferably books that are on sale. That gives me plenty of books for little money, and free credits for next purchase.

After these changes, I think the points you get from buying books outside of events are meaningless. You earn so little, and have so little time to earn enough, that those points will just end up expiring. I think the rewards program gives little to no benefit for customers, except during those spend-X-dollars-get-Y-points events. Even then, only if the event gives you those 300 points required for the credits.

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