eggmasterflex

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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • I’m the same: I used it a ton when I first got it and now it’s collecting dust. Here are my personal issues with it:

    • I find it a little too big and bulky for 2D, retro, and lo fi games, but too low res and weak for a good experience on most larger/newer 3D games.
    • The controls and screen size/res are not adequate for most PC mkb oriented games.
    • The size, battery life, and low screen visibility in bright places make it not worth traveling with compared to my Switch.

    I guess I essentially just wanted a Switch that could use my Steam library for 2D indies and older games.

    Aside from that, I think I also kinda bought it to rejuvenate my interest in gaming, but it only did that for a few months. That has nothing to do with the Deck though.








  • “In addition to setting guidelines for their forums, many are quasi-influencers who engage and lure users. And unlike counterparts elsewhere, Reddit’s mods are unpaid. That makes them an odd hybrid of employees, customers and suppliers. Researchers at Northwestern University estimate that Reddit’s mods perform at least $3.4 million worth of labor annually.”

    It’s a good explanation of why Reddit’s structure is both brilliant and fragile. They depend on this labor which costs them nothing, but that also means they don’t really have control over them. Huffman can’t just say shut up and get back to work since they’re not on the payroll.

    It also paints a much bleaker picture of their business prospects than most of the other articles I’ve seen. They seem believe the weaknesses that were revealed by this blackout are going to prevent them from going public any time soon.