this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2023
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[–] [email protected] 64 points 11 months ago (3 children)

"We understand that it may be a meme, but please refrain from this behavior for the safety of your health."

"Pleads."

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago

It is occasionally amusing to go to Wikipedia's manual of style "words to watch" page:

This page in a nutshell: Be cautious with expressions that may introduce bias, lack precision, or include offensive terms. Use clear, direct language. Let facts alone do the talking.

Then look at some news headlines and see how many of them violate the rules on that page. Headlines are shit.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, that's about as "pleading" as you'll get from a legal team trying to cover Valve's ass.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Either way, Gaben's not my dad (unfortunately), so I'll do what I want! Sniiiiiffff

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

“ass”

That’s not how this works is it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

And my ass!

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago

"What made you upgrade to the OLED?"

"Because I couldn't smell it anymore."

"What?"

[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Why smell good if not for smelling?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why the fuck is this even an article. Fucking hell.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

In the age of clickfarming every week is a slow news week.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought I knew a thing or two about cancerous online news sites, but IGN has exceeded all the expectations. Any attempt to scroll down activates a redirect to the localized czech version of the site. Not only is there no dark mode, they are trying to pass the authorsip of the translation to the real human, despite the article being clearly translated by a machine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Heh, same happened to me. In the end I cancelled loading while it wasn't fully loaded and that helped.

I guess the guy they credited with the translation used AI without them knowing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What else am I supposed to do with it? Play games? Ridiculous!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

It's a Steam Deck, not a Game Deck!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Sniffing the fumes has become part of playing games on the deck.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

They just don’t want us to be happy.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Sniff, sniff...MMmmmmhh, smells like Arch!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Come on, baby! Don't hold out on me! I need those Steam deck exhaust fumes! I'll suck your dick!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Consume the Fumes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"fumes" you mean the warm air?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Heated components could absolutely be producing fumes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

You wouldn't smell it if it was pure air. It's VOCs from the inks, plastics, solder flux, thermal paste, etc

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if it's producing some ozone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think there's anything there capable of making ozone. My guess is it's the heat-sink compound outgassing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Well, I needed to remind myself, but it seems to be a mix of thermal pad oil and warm plastic...