How should I go about verifying or rehearsing data restoration when my main computer is fine and don’t have a spare to test with?
How should I go about verifying or rehearsing data restoration when my main computer is fine and don’t have a spare to test with?
I know I’m going to get so lost in there 😭
Sorry Zelda, you’re going to have to wait even longer for me to find you.
Should I go there now? Or is it fine after I finish Gerudo?
I’m thinking I should at least complete all the surface towers and a few shrines, so I know where to find lightroots and not be completely lost.
Cleared 3 regional phenomenas so far, Gerudo is next.
I’m glad I did Rito first. Not only is it my favorite town (along with Tarrey Town), but the reward you get for clearing it is also super useful.
Not really confident enough to begin exploring the depths yet. Once I lighted up a few spots, I realized how enormous it is and decided that getting sidetracked on the surface and sky is enough for now, lol. Maybe once I cleared Gerudo I would start exploring there, at least for the Robbie quest.
Still on my journey through Tears of the Kingdom. No spoilers, but one of the side quests that includes taking photos of monsters is so cool!
Splatoon 3 Side Order also just came out, so I’m going to make some time to play that as well.
I’m fully aware of other options like the ROG Ally, I’m just talking specifically about the Steam Deck :)
If you run SteamOS I don’t think you can, can you? But other than that, yeah I get the point.
I don’t know if Steam counts as an “open” ecosystem though. You still kinda need to be online to play Steam games, and you can only launch said game with Steam. DRM free option would be GOG games, which doesn’t require online and the GOG launcher to play games afaik.
From my understanding, you don’t “own” a game you bought on Steam, you just own the license to play it. The game file without modifications is protected by DRM, and only works when it’s launched from Steam with a valid license. Notice when using the same account on two different PCs, Steam would force quit the game when you try to launch the same game from the other PC.
In a closed system like Steam, sure, it would be relatively easy to regulate the buying and selling of game licenses since you’re doing it all under Steam’s system. When Steam detects a license transfer or however they want to implement it, they can easily disable access for the seller and enable it for the buyer.
But if the game file is DRM free, then it’s the same as downloading pirated movies, there would be no guarantee that the seller has no access to the game after selling it. No way to regulate it either. Hence, endless copies.
Physical media doesn’t have the luxury of endlessly replicating itself via a simple copy and paste.
Okay.
First off, afaik, they never advertised “lifetime” warranty nor software support on their website.
Secondly, as I told you in the previous comment already, you can still use the product as is! This is no different from phone manufacturers dropping software support after 2 or 5+ years. Not to mention this probably only affects hardware that are older than 2009. That’s over 10 years of software support already. Granted they could have reuploaded a version without the AAC codec, but still.
Third, looking at Via’s AAC FAQ, license fees are due on “per unit” sale, and the term of the license is five years, with additional five years renewal. There never was a lifetime license for it. The same goes for every single hardware/software sold that has AAC encoder/decoder built in. So if your actual issue is with that, take it up on Via and the patent holders, and start using foss audio codecs like OGG Vorbis or FLAC.
Well if you’re aware of it, why continue misinforming people with a video he retracted? You’re still using the device as is. They aren’t retroactively deleting functionality off of your device after support ends. The license issue just means that they cannot legally distribute legacy software from their website anymore. AFAIK, Synology emailed their customers informing them ahead of time to download the image before they had to take it down, I think they did what they could have done already.
The original licensing problem in question was about the AAC codec, which as you probably know, is practically in every device we use and are in use daily. So until another open codec becomes the norm, or until all the patents expire in 2031, there probably will still be cases like this popping up from time to time.
FYI, he posted an apology video not long after that saying he jumped the gun, and that Synology had to remove the software not because they wanted to, but because some parts of their software were licensed and expired. Video link
Good to know. Thanks!
Are there any limitations for using xpenology? I’m assuming you still won’t be able to use Synology’s services that require their servers, correct?
Check out J-music Ensemble’s Persona 5 cover album Metagroove! It’s really well made, I couldn’t go back to listening the vanilla soundtrack without thinking of it.
Driver of the day Oscar Piastri well deserved! Superb defense against Charles Leclerc!
I feel so bad for Checo. Losing the podium and the race at the last laps must be heartbreaking.