Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@qoto.org

I'm still playing a lot of #Dirt5! :) This is a game I never get tired of... Initially on Stadia, then Xbox, now Steam Deck where it is perfect.

Enjoying creating unique colour schemes for the trucks too. #gaming #gamingonlinux

Help me out #WeirdCarMastodon

The #IneosGrenadier is a puzzling vehicle. It has a high price tag and a luxurious interior, which suggests it is a toy for the wealthy. But it lacks the features of modern fun off-roaders, such as large tyres and huge ground clearance. On the other hand, it is marketed as a workhorse for farmers and local authorities. But why would they pay twice as much as they would for a reliable HiLux? Who is the target audience for the Grenadier?

I want this thing to do well, but I think they concentrated way too much in creating a Defender from the past rather than targeting this vehicle to the market.

Farmers and local authorities buy work trucks and Gators. Overlanders and off-roaders buy Wranglers, and Broncos.

Perhaps the hope is that the Ineos becomes a platform for people to create their ideal off-roader. More of a Series 70 for modern times. There's nothing wrong with that either... Maybe it is the European Series 70.

What do you guys think this vehicle is? What is it for? Who is it for?

Turns out that there is such a thing as old-looking modern PC cases. But they are neither common nor cheap...

I want a modern PC with a classic looking early IBM clone case like this. Does anyone make cases like this nowadays?

On the Asus ROG Ally I don’t see how Windows on a dedicated handheld gaming device is an advantage. A built-for-purpose OS like SteamOS or any other Linux distro that’s specifically built for the device is a much better idea.

I can't wait to see this handheld running #linux :) #AsusROGAlly #handheld #gamingonlinux #gaming

PS: This thing is pretty though! I like the looks a lot and I hope we get many many more PCs in this form factor.

Ask Ai to create images of lifted trucks and it is clear that it has no idea at all about what a functional suspension system looks like! Look at this. #WeirdCarMastodon

Honestly Bard... I was testing if it could create sound clips yet :) #ai

There are nowhere near enough #Chromebooks with 16GB of RAM. And the ones that exist are priced like this.

I really love ChromeOS as a daily driver, but honestly the hardware specs are probably going to the the thing that come new laptop time will push me towards a Linux or MacOS laptop.

I replaced the nice and expensive Dell monitor that I broke with a cheap Chinese #gaming monitor and it isn't bad! The main party trick it has is 165Hz. It does suffer from some motion blur, and black crush out of the box. But tinkering with settings made things a lot better!

This is the badboy: https://koorui.net/products/24e4

For the price I'm happy with this.Build quality is obviously budget but it performs well for the price.

A couple of screenshots of Space Jam: A New Legacy I took last night :)

On a separate note #Xbox screenshots take a good long while to sync with the cloud sometimes!

#Dreamcast5 #Xbox4 #Gaming #retrogaming #SpaceJam

Space Jam: A New Legacy on Xbox is not a bad game! It’s a classic super simple beat’em up and it is a lot of fun!

If you like Double Dragon, Streets of Rage, Final Fight, etc… this is it! It’s good.

#gaming #xbox #retrogaming

I miss the days when games were like this. No “family sharing”, no worries about if you got the game on Steam, GOG, or wherever else… just floppies and you played or leant out the game as you wanted. #retrogaming #gaming

In case you had any doubt that #DIRT5 plays excellent on #SteamDeck here it is, the final race done! I took a single path through here but I know this game well having finished it on #Stadia as well.

In fact, it runs smoother here than on Stadia! #gamingonlinux #gaming

The #BlueTick is so uncool that #Twitter accounts that got given free ticks feel obligated to point out that they didn’t pay for the tick.

I really think Apple needs a laptop equivalent of the old iBook. A more affordable and simpler machine that is an alternative to Chromebooks and it should be $200 less than an Air. Right now they have the iPad for that segment, but IMHO even as an iPad user is that iPad really are just for consuming content… even with the keyboard it’s just not a laptop, it is a big iPhone.

If you haven’t played #Dirt5 on #SteamDeck and you have the game you REALLY should! Rock solid 50 FPS with everything set to low, looks and plays phenomenal on this little machine. #gamingonlinux #gaming

And if you have played this game at all and you are a fan of 90s and 2000s #arcade racers you should give this a go. Pure arcade feel this one 😄 #retrogaming

Judging by my local #CEX I think people are letting go of their #NintendoSwitch es now. I’ve never seen these many for sale ever! #gaming

According to a ChatGPT detector, 92.15% of the United States Constitution was written by #AI!

Stolen from LinkedIn #ailanguagemodel #chatgpt

Mid-size truck appreciation toot. This is about to those smaller trucks that fit on almost any road and parking space. Whilst big full size trucks do have their plus points in terms of capacity and comfort this is about the little ones that are common all round the globe.

Here are 4 mid size, totally stock factory trucks I think are super neat! #4x4 #pickuptruck

PS: yeah I know both the Artic Truck and the Mazda are technically the same Isuzu truck. I’m biased 😄

This electric Audi bug thing in #Dirt5 is awesome! I’d buy this thing to drive around #gaming #steamdeck #gamingonlinux

PS: yeah, this is Steam Deck