[–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This is great, but many many computer games simply do not grow with changes in hardware over time. That's not a console exclusive problem.

Outdated libraries, relying on features no longer supported by the OS, coding game elements reliant on the lack of speed of old hardware, automatic engine updates breaking old functionality.

The list goes on and on.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    That's super cool. I see a lot of potential for e-ink displays that is just starting to take off. Billboards, airport info boards, programmable qr codes. It's so much nicer to look at a display that isn't backlit and they just sip power. This is a perfect application for one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    really reinforces the notion that BcacheFS is at best an experimental Alpha-level filesystem implementation and should probably not be used with important data or systems.

    Yes, that's why it's hidden behind an expérimental flag, and the developer himself says it's not quite ready yet to remove the flag.

    So I don't understand what's so controversial about this.

    The only controversy I'm aware of is Linus rejecting somes patches because they were submitted late in the release cycle, and the develeper didn't follow the proper review and testing process. This is more of a process/human relation issue, and seems to be resolved as Linus is accepting his patches again.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Probably yes. I dunno, I just have schematics, knowledge, and a fuckload of spare parts.

    I might even scrap my dual orientation USB-A cord that is designed to plug in either way, and perhaps install a switch on it to either short the data lines or not.

    Now I have new ideas to toss into the backburner brain bin..

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    This reminds me, I've been thinking of making a data-breaker USB adapter for years now, that shorts out the data lines (as per proper USB-A charger cable specs), just in case..

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