Happy to answer! Don’t worry I don’t bite haha.

Its draws for me were:

• Portability: Carry it wherever you want. Game on the couch or on the go.
• Price: Starts at 400 USD.
• Performance: It has decent performance.
• Ease of use: It’s plug and play like a console. Don’t have to mess around with settings if you don’t want to.
• Dockable: Use any USB C dock to connect it to your monitor/TV and play games on a larger screen.
• Linux PC: Switch to Desktop Mode and it’s now a regular computer.
• Not restricted to Steam: If you have a game library on other service such as GOG or Epic, you can use a third-party launcher like Heroic.
• Repairability: Valve’s been good about providing spare parts. You can upgrade storage on your own.
• Comes with a nice carry case.

Drawbacks that I found:

• Certain games aren’t supported on Linux - especially many multiplayer games with anti-cheat.
• It’s heavy: My fingers fatigue far quicker as compared to a Nintendo Switch. Haven’t tried other handhelds so I can’t provide a comparison with them.

I was pleasantly surprised by Teardown’s campaign. Didn’t expect it to be that good. Completed the story in the base game and had a lot of fun.

Ran well on the Steam Deck.

Genius Bar

Once a week.

Dark, Twisted and Cruel from Alan Wake II’s soundtrack.

Haven’t played the game yet. Came across the song while listening to Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’s soundtrack.

Yep. Connect using Bluetooth or via a USB dongle/dock.

They’ve been trying to phase out the 64 GB and 512 GB Steam Decks for a while now. Surprised they still have so many in stock.

Disappointing.

On my phone right now so using my phone’s Downloads folder. 2 years old.

It’s this meme:

Yep.

https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112848967951001360

I’m not sure if mods are a proper criteria when it comes to comparing Lemmy and Reddit. The audience is mostly the same and Lemmy doesn’t automatically make people/mods better or worse.

Also, you forgot one major point: API! I get to use and support my third party app of choice Sync here on Lemmy which was killed off by Reddit.

The moment they fix the search, fix their recommendations, stop wasting money on junk projects like games and allow me to completely disable Shorts, I will resubscribe to YT Premium.

If you’re into daily word/puzzle games that tickle your brain, I have a few communities to suggest!

• Crossword: [email protected]
• Wordle: [email protected]
• NYT Connections: [email protected]
• NYT Spelling Bee: [email protected]
• NYT Strands: [email protected]
• Daily Games: [email protected]

Slightly off topic, but starting 2025 they’re going to stop providing quarterly subscriber numbers to focus on “other metrics” related to revenue and growth.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-to-stop-providing-subscriber-numbers-1235877111/

I remember Visual Voicemail being broken for me back when I used to use Mint as well.

I switched to US Mobile on Verizon’s network and it works perfectly fine.

I never really used it for YT Music. I don’t like YT Music.

I liked no ads + background playback on iOS and Android without having to go through hoops like using NewPipe/Revanced.

Aside from Pixels, they’ve pretty much ruined all their products.

It sucks, because I actually like Google products, minus the gross privacy violations and ads. I used to pay for YT Premium.

Indeed, but you miss out on the etched glass if you’re into that.

https://youtu.be/6ICS6IV6ELY

https://youtu.be/EacZguvbZ5s

These were made for the UK market to promote the PSP.

Propel/Gatorade Zero powder drink mixes. No specific flavor.

Pack of 10 costs as much as 1 regular Gatorade bottle. More cost effective.