Notices by Boiling Steam (boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud)

Apparently Nvidia dropped 32-bit Physx support in the 50x series, and many older games now run like shit: https://www.resetera.com/threads/rtx-50-series-gpus-have-dropped-support-for-32-bit-physx-many-older-pc-games-are-impacted-mirrors-edge-borderlands-etc.1111698/
#linux #linuxgaming #update #nvidia #hardware #50series #physx #deprecated #32bits

Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin resigns from Linux kernel: https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/2/7/9 #linux #update #foss #hectormartin #linux #kernel #development #resignation

LOL
#windows

Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU 40 Hacker Meeting talk: https://audio-video.gnu.org/video/gnu40/rms-gnu40.webm
#linux #update #foss #gnu #rms #stallman #cancer

A screen showing ads in a toilet in Japan and you cant block those! #japan #ads #toilet

@artemis There are no vandals in Japan....

Google Stadia: Leaked Documents Explain its Failure (Porting to Linux Cited as Major Factor): https://boilingsteam.com/google-stadia-leaked-documents-explain-its-failure/ #linux #linuxgaming #gaming #stadia #failure #leak #business #porting

@natsume_shokogami and game devs are now mad at Unity too... instead they could chose to go for a non proprietary solution but no, they want more Unity with less fees...

SUSE to Go Private to Stay Focused on Long Term Priorities: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/suse-go-private #linux #update #foss #distro #suse #opensuse #private

Code Llama, an AI tool for coding: https://about.fb.com/news/2023/08/code-llama-ai-for-coding/ #linux #update #release #codellama #ai #llm

@mikey Windows users are not laughing. They don't even know other OSes exist.

The Steam Deck is a console that you can turn into a computer.

The ROG Ally and all the other Windows handhelds are PCs that you can (painfully) turn into consoles. If you like to do the work and sweat along.

#steamdeck #handheld #pc #gaming #haiku

#gaming #linuxgaming

OpenTTD 13.4 is Out with a Few Fixes: https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/releases/tag/13.4
#linux #linuxgaming #update #foss #release #openttd

Gitea V1.20.2 is Out with a Long List of Bug Fixes: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.20.2
#linux #update #foss #release #gitea #selfhosted #git

Owncast v0.1.1 is Out (FOSS Alternative to Twitch): https://github.com/owncast/owncast/releases/tag/v0.1.1
#linux #linuxgaming #update #foss #release #owncast #alternative #streaming

LBRY Is Dead: https://twitter.com/LBRYcom/status/1678866789407551489
#lbry #video #platform #termination

Microsoft Lost Its Keys, and the Government Got Hacked: https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/microsoft-lost-keys-government-hacked/
#microsoft #keys #hack #vulnerability

#linux #distro

@Instrument_Data @katestarbird of course the problem is centralization because you rely on a single point hence failure mode is obvious

Decentralization is how you design robust systems.