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In the pic: Anbernic RG35XX-H playing Castlevania: Dracula X

I’ve been thinking about buying one of these for a while but finally bit the bullet now that companies have started raising prices due to the RAM/chip shortage…

And it turned out to be the best purchase I’ve made in a while! It’s a ton of fun gaming on this little thing. I flashed a custom operating system on it and am now playing Castlevania & Secrets of Mana with RetroAchievements support (which adds achievements and progress tracking to retro games).

I’m also playing a lot of random PICO-8 games since it runs on the device and I can easily browse and play free games on it. Low-key wish I had bought it sooner with how neat it is.

Anybody else have a retro handheld here?

Hopefully we can get 4.6 by the end of the month!

Biggest WTF news I've read today. I'm not a web dev so this doesn't affect me, but this is bizarre.

We get a closer first look at what's around the corner for AI coding tools, and make Bun better for it

This incredibly popular tool is now going to merge with an AI company and shift gears to be turned into some forced AI hype machine. Yipee! Exactly what all the devs were hoping for! /s

More fun ones: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3AFacepunch%2Fsbox-public+fuck&type=code

Google: "Based on this feedback and our ongoing conversations with the community, we are building a new advanced flow that allows experienced users to accept the risks of installing software that isn't verified. We are designing this flow specifically to resist coercion, ensuring that users aren't tricked into bypassing these safety checks while under pressure from a scammer. It will also include clear warnings to ensure users fully understand the risks involved, but ultimately, it puts the choice in their hands."

Thank god. I would've ditched Android for good if this went through, and while it sounds like it would be annoying for casual users to enable unverified apps, at least we can still install them.

TL;DW: Fast charging over 2 years only degraded the battery an extra 0.5%, even on extremely fast charging Android phones using 120W.

And with that, hopefully we can put this argument to rest.

Hey folks, I just finished writing a guide for setting up NTFS drives for Linux gaming. There's been some misinformation and questions on whether it's feasible, but if you set it up right you should be fine.

Hopefully this can help others avoid the pain I've gone through to make it work without issues!

I'm currently running CachyOS (arch-based) and am looking for a good app to download flatpaks easily. I previously used Discover but it was really slow. What's a good program everyone uses for getting and managing Flatpaks now?

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/38068209

We couldn't possibly be more excited to announce that we've completed the Early Access development of Hades II, and officially launched v1.0 of the game!! Whether you've been playing all through Early Access or this will be your very first foray into our take on the Underworld of Greek myth, we welcome you and thank you for joining us!

I'm playing it right now after a year of not playing early access (I decided to wait until full release). It's so much more polished and I'm glad I waited, from the get-go I noticed combat is a lot smoother, and all the menus and art have been improved.

Anybody playing it here? What're your impressions?

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37310154

Patch Notes:

• Fixed situation where players could remain cloakless after Slab escape sequence.

• Fixed wish Infestation Operation often not being completable during the late game.

• Fixed wish Beast in the Bells not being completable when Bell Beast is summoned at the Bilewater Bellway during the late game.

• Fixed getting stuck floating after down-bouncing on certain projectiles.

• Fixed courier deliveries sometimes being inaccessible in the late game.

• Fixed craft bind behaving incorrectly when in memories.

• Fixed Lace tool deflect soft-lock at start of battle in Deep Docks.

• Fixed Silk Snippers in Chapel of the Reaper sometimes getting stuck out of bounds.

• Fixed Claw Mirrors leaving Hornet inverted if taking damage during a specific moment while binding.

• Fixed Snitch Pick not giving rosaries and shell shards as intended.

• Fixed Swamp Squits becoming invincible if hit under water.

• Fixed instance where Lugoli could leave the arena and not return.

• Removed float override input (down + jump, after player has Faydown Cloak).

• Slight difficulty reduction in early game bosses Moorwing and Sister Splinter.

• Reduction in damage from Sandcarvers.

• Slight increase in pea pod collider scale.

• Slight reduction in mid-game Bellway and Bell Bench prices.

• Slight increase in rosary rewards from relics and psalm cylinders.

• Increase in rosary rewards for courier deliveries.

• Various additional fixes and tweaks.

Not mentioned in the patch notes is that they apparently made many environmental hazards deal 1 damage instead of 2, including the worms at Blasted Steps and the cogs in act 2. In classic Team Cherry communication, they just didn't include it in the patch notes!

Patch Notes:

• Fixed situation where players could remain cloakless after Slab escape sequence.

• Fixed wish Infestation Operation often not being completable during the late game.

• Fixed wish Beast in the Bells not being completable when Bell Beast is summoned at the Bilewater Bellway during the late game.

• Fixed getting stuck floating after down-bouncing on certain projectiles.

• Fixed courier deliveries sometimes being inaccessible in the late game.

• Fixed craft bind behaving incorrectly when in memories.

• Fixed Lace tool deflect soft-lock at start of battle in Deep Docks.

• Fixed Silk Snippers in Chapel of the Reaper sometimes getting stuck out of bounds.

• Fixed Claw Mirrors leaving Hornet inverted if taking damage during a specific moment while binding.

• Fixed Snitch Pick not giving rosaries and shell shards as intended.

• Fixed Swamp Squits becoming invincible if hit under water.

• Fixed instance where Lugoli could leave the arena and not return.

• Removed float override input (down + jump, after player has Faydown Cloak).

• Slight difficulty reduction in early game bosses Moorwing and Sister Splinter.

• Reduction in damage from Sandcarvers.

• Slight increase in pea pod collider scale.

• Slight reduction in mid-game Bellway and Bell Bench prices.

• Slight increase in rosary rewards from relics and psalm cylinders.

• Increase in rosary rewards for courier deliveries.

• Various additional fixes and tweaks.

programming.dev has been having some server issues lately. I've also occasionally been getting REALLY slow response times, waiting 5+ seconds to refresh the page.