@RoboticMask
@lemmy.worldProbably not. I signed up in a (way smaller) Lenny instance in the past, but did not stay there, so I guess I will also not stay here. Let's see in a week or so.
Thanks, that helps me for this. Is this a general way? So I don't put it into any search bar, but just write https://lenny.world/c/(everything without !) or is the emulation community a special case?
I am usually using either (mostly) Windows or (mostly) Linux on a machine. On new machines I buy or set up I usually try to install Linux first, but I will not switch from Windows to Linux on older machines I have already set up and I will also not remove Windows from machines I don't use that often.
At least for now, I don't plan on installing Windows 11, so if Windows 10 support runs out I might switch a few more machines to Linux.
For native Linux games, and not sure if best, but the games I played most:
However, I also use(d) wine or proton to run some games on Linux, for example Grim Dawn, Anno 1602 (unfortunately doesn't run any more - and after they did not deliver the promised Multiplayer for 1503 I decided to not buy any successor, so unfortunately no Anno for me any more) and Guild Wars.
Even though I mostly play them on Windows, I tried out Satisfactory, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Guild Wars 2 on Linux and they seemed to work well.
I hate them alongside any other extrinsic factors the game companies try to push on us to increase engagement. I want to want to play the game because I like playing it, not to get some reward or FOMO. This applies for battlepasses just as for daily quests or similar things. In fact, I recently have started to prefer games which are not (pseudo) MMOs as these usually come with way less bullshit even if I don't like the game as much. For example, I think Diablo's (at least 3, did not try out 4) gameplay is way superior to Grim Dawn's gameplay, but I still play the latter because it's not D3 and I want something different.
Redmi Note 9 Pro. It's basically fine, but not amazing. Recently it got pretty slow, I am not sure if an update caused it or something I installed. In total, I am still pretty happy with my purchase as it cost less than 200€ (a bit over $200) and fulfills all my needs. I particularly like that it has an SD slot, is fast enough for citra (and of course web surfing) and the connection to the internet (both mobile and WLAN) is stable. I did not like that I had to jump through hoops to root it, but at least it was possible, and in its default configuration it had ads IIRC, but it is possible to disable them. It's also chinese, so chances are I am spied on. I thought I liked that it had a headphone jack, but nowadays I just use bluetooth headphones, so it would not be important for my next phone any more.
My first phone was a Motorola dumbphone, not much to say about it. The next phone was a MDA Vario III, the old smartphone of my father. Pretty slow, but even though I lost the stylus eventually, you could operate it with your fingers as well somehow. I did not have internet on my mobile cell plan yet, so couldn't really use it as a real smartphone.
The first phone I bought myself, also the first android phone, was a Galaxy Nexus (2012). At that time I thought that phones have finally become fast enough that you wouldn't really need to switch phones quickly any more, but then came the OnePlus One (2014), which offered good specs at a reasonable price. I was pretty happy with it, the most annoying factor probably was that the nice back was always covered with a cheap plastic protector. I broke its screen, so I had to buy a new one and decided to buy the BQ Aquaris X (2017). It was nothing special, but from a European company, so I bought it. As the company went down and updates stopped, I had to buy a new phone, so I bought the Redmi Note 9 Pro (2019) I currently use. From that, I bought 4 phones in 7 years, so I seem to buy a phone every like 2-3 years, with the last one lasting a bit longer, as progress seems to be slower now. Of course newer phones tended to be better, but the relative best, especially in price/performance probably was the OnePlus One. I was not unhappy with any of them, so I cannot really say which the worst one was.
I don't have any smartwatch and while I do have bluetooth earbuds, I don't think they are related to the Android ecosystem, I am not even aware that there are any.
I don't use any Apple product as I don't like Apple. For notebooks and PCs, I use a mix of Linux and Windows: Windows only on my work notebook, one smaller private notebook, a convertible and one gaming PC, Mainly Windows + Linux dual boot on a productivity/gaming desktop PC, Mainly Linux + Windows dual boot on a gaming notebook and Linux only on the Steam Deck. All of my notebooks are from Lenovo.
I technically have an Android tablet, but don't use it any more, so I don't think it counts. I do not use ChromeOS.
Because these sponsors are less often skipped. However, I am not sure they are very effective as many sponsors' products aren't even available in my country. For example, the last sponsor I saw was Factor75 selling food, and while I didn't check, I highly doubt they deliver to Europe. With normal ads, they are usually at least for products or services I can buy.