www.theregister.com Lazarus Group bang on trend with memory-safe Dlang malware
Latest offensive cyber group to switch to atypical programming for payloads
I am aware, thanks. I did the whole noisy fan replacement a year ago 😁 https://sh.itjust.works/post/20372232 That worked really well and I am glad I did it.
Thanks for giving me hope for a "light" fix. How long did that hold until your unrelated RMA ?
Maybe if I could find an adequate one, but it's likely to be expensive and they could as well break it for good.
Do you mean this part [https://www.ifixit.com/en-eu/products/steam-deck-power-button] ? I do not see how this would fix my issue since this does not include the switch, only the plastic button.
Failing power button
My launch LCD Steam Deck is unfortunately now afflicted with a power button issue. It amounts to the power button being unresponsive ~9 times out of 10 (and getting worse). It has been reported on, but has no definitive fix as far as I can tell.
My fixes attempt so far have been:
- Squirt isopropyl alcohol (also contact cleaner later on) from the outside (suggested in [https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/vlv3px/psa_how_i_fixed_my_steam_decks_unresponsive_power/]) : no perceptible change.
- Open up the casing and try pushing the board back into a better position (as a proposed fix in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123jykFjF50]) : felt like an improvement, but did not stick for very long.
- Mostly I have been working around the issue by using the wake on Bluetooth feature from the SteamOS preview channel and using a Switch Pro controller (because it's not BLE) or a headset. This has been pretty reliable but for obvious reasons this is not ideal (and also will not work after a
I usually run the Fortified armor passive to help survive the rocket spam. Against the Incineration Corps, it is as you surmised the Inflammable passive that will grant the most survivability. Since you do not have any armor with it, you might be able to fall back on the Acclimated passive. If you have neither, well, you will need to be very quick on the dive.
In the early days of this generation of VR, there used to be a Dolphin emulator VR-enabled version that could run the Metroid Prime games in VR. It was both great and pretty barf-y, and was discontinued afer some scene drama.
Not sure where VR for emulators is at right now.
Exactly ! Steam families are now dead simple, whereas this new oh-so-Nintendo method seems as janky as it gets.
It does have one standout feature that Steam families do not though: ability to play shared games even when offline.
Enshittification ahoy !
Hey maybe this update will bring the visual fidelity level on PC back to the pre-Quest versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVgxk0ytTyI
I tried it out. The current lack of BLE support excludes a fair number of controllers (Steam Controller, Xbox Series Controller amongst them). Waking with a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller works but getting the controller to properly connect after that is finnicky, oddly enough.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown looks like a banger, but I am unwilling to spend any amount money on it until Ubi gets the memo and strips Denuvo from it (at least outside of the launch window).
If you do not sign your commits, you deserved to be impersonated. Well, not really, but you get the gi(s)t.
If you want no DRM, you are basically only going to get your games from GOG.
Why emulate ? The Master Chief Collection is available on PC. It's missing Halo 5 though. And then Infinite went ahead and cancelled this whole storyline.
Unfortunately, the company is now empty of employees, so the road ahead will be entirely different.
Not much of a studio the guy bought back. Just a name and some IP rights maybe.
The Sniper Elite series is basically nazi-killing porn. Those won't let you down, especially if you enjoy unplanned testicular detonations happening to nazis of any kind.
Most GitS installments are unconnected. The only actuel sequel to the original movie is the followup movie "Innocence" which is a very different beast. You can find a complete relation graph on AniDB.
My recommendation would be to watch the "Standalone Complex" series (2 seasons + 1 special) from the early 2000's. It's top tier even though the CG does show its age. Then if you want more you could go ahead and watch the "Arise" tv show from 2015, not bad but not as good as SAC.
I would strongly advise against watching the recent Netflix-produced SAC_2045 : it's painfully bad and ugly-looking.
Circuit Superstars runs beautifully on the deck. Do not be fooled by its top down point of view, it actually leans towards simulation rather than arcade (aka "simcade").
On the other side of that coin, BlazeRush is full on arcade mayhem. It is also top down PoV, which I find lends itself very well to portable gaming.
Took the plunge after 2 years, and replaced the Delta fan with a Huaying one
Now that my Steam Deck LCD has been relieved of his duties as a daily driver desktop PC, I finally went ahead and replaced the Delta fan with a Huaying one. It turned out to be relatively easy to do ; and lo and behold, it is indeed quieter.
Recent adopters may or may not know there was a medium-sized kerfuffle about disparities in noise profiles of early Steam Deck units. It was proved and narrowed down to a difference between 2 fan models (see Gamers Nexus detailed analysis).
Obviously the one I got was a "bad" one, emitting a high pitched noise when running at full speed. I did not find it unbearable but it was still not ideal, particularly when using the SD in quiet environments.
Took me 2 years to get to the point where I figured it was an acceptable risk to attempt the replacement. How many of you did the same and kicked the Delta out of your unit ?
Goodbye Roblox on Steam Deck
Well, shit. Unfortunate news from the Vinegar Discord: Roblox will block Wine in future releases.
This is going to end my "Steam Deck as a primary desktop PC for my kid" experiment.
Memory-safe languages so hot right now, agrees Lazarus Group as it slings DLang malware
Forgot your sudo password ? Here is a working fix, quick and painless.
TL;DR: watch the 2 minutes video for the fix.
Story time !
It's been a hot minute (~1year) since I needed/wanted to tinker with my Steam Deck. It's currently living its best life paired with the official dock as a desktop PC for my kid (e.g. YouTube and Roblox dedicated machine). So yeah, I went and forgot the sudo password I set back then, and I unhelpfully did not save it in Keepass or anything.
Today I put in the work to reset it... Here goes my journey.
- Try out every password variants of mine I can think of for 20 minutes. FAIL.
- Google it, stumble on some real stupid "solutions" promoted to the top of the results. FFS Google.
- Lots of YT videos seem to agree that recovery media is the way to go. Seems overkill. Cannot we get a root shell at startup or something ?
- Find an alternative method that looks suuuper risky (tinkers with the recovery partition) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYBpEysFMDM]. Nope not going to try that one.
- Go back to /r/SteamDeck (b
Stuff I always have in my pockets when outside the house
Nothing particularly original, but it's mine, so here goes.
- Earfun Free 2: good for listening to podcasts on the go.
- House keys: well, duh.
- Olight imini: handy and really tiny flashlight.
- Mini push dagger: oldest thing in there, got it more than 20 years ago. Says "United" & "Taiwan" on the sheath, so it likely is from United Cutlery.
- Kershaw Launch 11: my current all-time favorite pocket knife. Small enough to fit in a 5th pocket (but not "deep-carry"), yet handles really well with my not-too-meaty hands.
- Bellroy Card Sleeve Black: small enough to keep credit cards and such in regular pants' front pockets.
- Zippo Lighter Spectrum: really a fidget toy for me since I do not smoke, so pretty though !
- Kleenex mini pocket tissues: the runny nose unwavering companion.
Not on picture: Samsung Galaxy S20 with a Spigen Tough Armor case.
Helldivers 2 - Bile Titan Liberation Gameplay | PS5 and PC
Includes the release date for PS5 and PC: February 08 2024
And preorders, starting September 22 2023.