stargazingpenguin

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What desktop enviroment do you use and why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For my main workstation and main laptop:

  • Cosmic themed GNOME - I just like the way it looks and works without any changes. The basic tiling functions are something I find helpful at times too.
  • Plasma 6 - It works pretty well and looks nice. I don't do a lot of customization, so it's not a big deal to me. For my other machines I'm currently using Cinnamon, GNOME, Budgie, and LXDE.
The best part of this movie was the poster! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

You're not the only one! I like it better than most of the other Star Trek movies.

someone should make a iso to install Android on Laptop! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

https://blissos.org/ is another one I just remembered as well.

someone should make a iso to install Android on Laptop! in c/[email protected]
Oh the Trauma in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My two favorite companions in the modern era!

I've got banned from Apex Legends in c/[email protected]
I've got banned from Apex Legends in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 143 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If I remember right, about a year ago they were banning a lot of Linux players. It might be happening again.

What's the last Doctor Who episode/serial/book you've watched/listened/read and your opinion on it? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I appreciate the information! I may have to give at least some of the episodes a try. I'll admit I'm not super thrilled about the interviews I've seen where RTD mentions leaning even harder into fantasy than before, but we'll see!

What's the last Doctor Who episode/serial/book you've watched/listened/read and your opinion on it? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In your opinion, are the stories in the new season anywhere near the quality level of the 10th and 11th Doctors? I started noticing I was enjoying them less part way into Smith's run, and it felt like it was an overall downward trend until I stopped watching after Series 9. I thought both Smith and Capaldi did really well with their portrayal, but overall I didn't think the stories and writing had the same spark that the earlier ones had. It might just be the fact that they were more serialized though.

The Eurogamer 100 - 100 best games to play right now in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I can appreciate a website making a list like this rather than putting five games to a page to garner more clicks! I definitely have different tastes than the reviewers though, which is fine.

The Eurogamer 100 - 100 best games to play right now in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I would put V in there as well! I still don't like VI nearly as much, even though I've played it quite a few times.

What are your games to get into the season for its vibe? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't play games to get in the mood for a season, but I've noticed the last couple of years that I'm likely to play some games a lot more in certain seasons!

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Star Trek @ Lemmy.zip (lemmy.zip)
 

lemmy.zip/c/star_trek

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I'm trying to get the Star Trek community on Lemmy.zip back up and running. Stop by if you're looking for a place to chat about Star Trek!

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Are there any games you're planning to pick up during the Steam and GOG sales? (lemmy.zip)
 

We've got two big sales going on, and I'm currently deciding what I would like to pick up. I'm planning to get Expeditions: Rome since it's 60% off, and I'm trying to decide if I want to finally get Terra Invicta.

What patient games are the people here planning to pick up? Maybe I'll find a few that I "need" to try!

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Paradox just cancelled Life By You (lemmy.zip)
 

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/life-by-you-is-cancelled.1688889/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/paradox-interactive-completely-cancelled-life-by-you/

Kind of disappointed about this, I was hoping it would provide a little bit of competition to EA. At least Paralives is still supposed to released, and my copy of The Sims 3 still works as well!

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Dewdrops on a Tulip (Feedback Appreciated) (lemmy.zip)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/13730919

F/5.6 75.0mm 1/320s ISO-200

Here's a photo I took recently, and I'm just curious if anyone has any feedback on what they like about it or what they think would improve it. No editing other than some compression to lower the file size below my instance limit.

If I were to go back to it again I would probably try to use the stem of the flower to split the background between the bush and sky. Other than that I'm not sure, I'm still trying to learn!

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Dewdrops on a Tulip (Feedback Appreciated) (lemmy.zip)
 

F/5.6 75.0mm 1/320s ISO-200

Here's a photo I took recently, and I'm just curious if anyone has any feedback on what they like about it or what they think would improve it. No editing other than some compression to lower the file size below my instance limit.

If I were to go back to it again I would probably try to use the stem of the flower to split the background between the bush and sky. Other than that I'm not sure, I'm still trying to learn!

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Honeybee on a Purple Crocus (lemmy.zip)
 

Canon T6 - Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6

Photo is cropped a bit as I wasn't zoomed very far.

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DSLR vs Mirrorless Decision (lemmy.zip)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/10379978

I've started rediscovering photography again after a multi year break, and I've currently got a decision to make. I've started doing some more macro photography recently, and I'm to the point I would like to purchase a macro lens. However, I now realize that new DSLR cameras seem to be on their way out and mirrorless is what the major manufacturers are moving to. My current gear is a budget Canon DSLR with a kit lens, and a basic 75-300mm.

My question is this. Should I switch to a mirrorless camera before I spend more money on lenses? I don't have a huge amount of money invested so far, and whatever lens type I buy is most likely what I'm going to have to stay with for many years to come. My hard limit would be $1000 for the body, but preferably $700 or less. Since I would like to stay with Canon, that leaves me with the R100, R50, and RP at the very top end. I am open to other options however, especially if there are good aftermarket lenses and accessories.

Although I know there will still be new and used EF lenses available, I do worry a bit about future camera body upgrade options. I know I'm overthinking this a bit too much, but I'm just curious what other people think.

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DSLR vs Mirrorless Decision (lemmy.zip)
 

I've started rediscovering photography again after a multi year break, and I've currently got a decision to make. I've started doing some more macro photography recently, and I'm to the point I would like to purchase a macro lens. However, I now realize that new DSLR cameras seem to be on their way out and mirrorless is what the major manufacturers are moving to. My current gear is a budget Canon DSLR with a kit lens, and a basic 75-300mm.

My question is this. Should I switch to a mirrorless camera before I spend more money on lenses? I don't have a huge amount of money invested so far, and whatever lens type I buy is most likely what I'm going to have to stay with for many years to come. My hard limit would be $1000 for the body, but preferably $700 or less. Since I would like to stay with Canon, that leaves me with the R100, R50, and RP at the very top end. I am open to other options however, especially if there are good aftermarket lenses and accessories.

Although I know there will still be new and used EF lenses available, I do worry a bit about future camera body upgrade options. I know I'm overthinking this a bit too much, but I'm just curious what other people think.

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First year fully gaming on Linux. (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I saw there was a somewhat similar post to this, but I'm kind of celebrating the fact that this was the first year I was able to game exclusively on Linux! I'm very thankful for all of the effort from the people involved in all of the aspects of Wine/Proton, it's great to not need to reboot to play games.

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