Reminds me of how some people get upset when their OS uses up all their RAM, no matter how much they have. It’s like they want their PC to be sluggish and unresponsive. Unused RAM is wasted RAM.

I just want an Xperia Play 2. Make it a foldable this time around—and as thin as a Samsung Fold 7 (with screens just as large, so it just looks and feels like a normal phone when closed)—and I’m completely sold.

The original was an excellent idea squandered. Had Sony continued to invest in the idea, I could see future Play phones not only being a proper followup to the Vita we never had, but also a major competitor to the Steam Deck (Edit: Switch 2 as well).

Come on Sony, be innovative again like you used to. Give me what I want, no, what I need.

Well that explains a lot about Lemmy’s strong dislike for AI with a burning passion.

TBF, I was answering your question in its original context (is it worth it for audiophiles). Maybe it’s just my age, but I was assuming that the majority of audiophiles still keep the bulk of their music collection stored on a desktop PC. But IDK, I’m in my late 30s and out of touch.

Anyway I’m happy to help.

You might not be able to connect to FiveM servers, which IMO is a major loss. FiveM is the real GTA V.

The space it takes up is negligible in the modern era of cheap SSDs (and even cheaper hard drives).

The main benefit is not in being able to hear a difference from 320Kbps mp3 (I know I sure can’t), but knowing that you can re-encode the file as many times as you want, without any quality loss (assuming you’re going from lossless to lossless, of course). Or create an mp3 from the flac file at any time, with the same quality as a ripped CD.

So basically FLAC is great if you produce/edit/re-encode your music files often. If you don’t do any of that (and have no plans to future-proof your music collection), then 320Kbps MP3 is more than adequate for your needs.

ReVanced? Or a Spotify downloader?

Is this the one where the car crashes after Autopilot turns off? Where Tesla tries to claim that the driver floored it after it turned off?

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

Fuck the haters—you don’t have to pander to them. I like crypto too, and I don’t give a flying fuck how many times I get downvoted for saying that.

Investing in BTC and ETH has made me thousands over these past 3 years or so (I can send screenshots as proof to any naysayers). All because I ignore the haters and keep stacking sats. So why the fuck would I listen to anyone who calls it a “sCaM”? But I digress; it’s not my fault that people are stupid.

Finally, some good fucking news.

I don’t care how much you hate it, start stocking up on BTC and ETH now. $1,000,000 BTC, here we come! :D

Unfortunately I’m all-in on foldables so my options are even more limited. I don’t think the OnePlus Open has an IR blaster.

Plus I really, really like Good Lock, which means I’m even further limited in my choices because it’s a Samsung exclusive.

Don’t forget about the IR blaster.

Most useful gimmick on a phone ever. I never had to deal with an annoying TV in public throughout most of the 2010s. It was nice; it was one of my most-used features and I miss it dearly.

Normally I would agree, but Nvidia’s tools have come a long way since the GeForce Experience days (goodbye and good riddance to that garbage app).

The features in the Nvidia App are all useful things that I like and enjoy. I’m sorry but I just cannot go without the Nvidia App. It’s too fucking good.

With an Nvidia GPU on Linux, you don’t get the Nvidia App or even the Nvidia Control Panel. That means no 3D Settings page, no RTX HDR, no Shadowplay, no game filters, no video upscaling in Firefox… All features that I paid money to have and use daily. None of it exists in Linux beyond wonky half-solutions.

This is objectively untrue. I’ve seen it for myself.

You get a bare bones driver and nothing else. That means no 3D Settings page, no RTX HDR, no Shadowplay, no game filters, no video upscaling in Firefox… All features that I paid money to have and use daily.

I didn’t spend a bunch of money on a 4090, only to not be able to fully utilize every feature it has to offer.

I’ve already tried Linux with an Nvidia GPU. The driver is bare bones. You don’t get the Nvidia App or even the Nvidia Control Panel. That means no 3D Settings page, no RTX HDR, no Shadowplay, no game filters, no video upscaling in Firefox… All features that I paid money to have and use daily.

Point I’m making is that I didn’t spend a bunch of money on a 4090, onlyto not be able to fully utilize every feature it has to offer.

I will when either Nvidia supports it fully, or AMD releases a GPU that can keep up in the ray tracing department.

Also, HDR support in Linux needs to get a lot better. Like an order of magnitude better. Then and only then will I switch.

Because the idea of keeping the engine at the ideal rev range regardless of your speed appeals to me. Gears have powerbands, CVTs are always in the sweet spot. How can you do any better than that?

I mean that’s me to a T but I just suppress those thoughts.

I can’t believe that no one has asked you this question yet (fucking fanboys…):

Do you mind losing access to most features on your GPU, including (but not limited to): RTX HDR, Shadowplay, the Nvidia App, the Nvidia Control Panel and everything it offers, including the 3D Settings page?

If any of this matters to you, you may want to consider switching to an AMD GPU first before you consider Linux. Nvidia does not support it nearly as well as they support Windows. You get a driver that lets you run games, and that’s about it.