Well it's been a couple days of frustration with the new AMD card. I was unable to remove Nvidia stuff from my OS, so I ended up fresh installing to make sure there were no driver issues. Now I can't install some things but that's likely a Wine issue. Trying to figure out sys performance, it finally dawned on me Phoronix stuff runs on Linux. Duh. Ran GLmark2 and 6 mins later I checked my score against Open Benchmarking's and y'all, this poor CPU cut the card score in half lol. #PC #Linux #Tech

I've been banging my head against the wall with this GPU switch from Nvidia to AMD. System tells me the most current Mesa is installed but there's no way it's working properly based on the performance I'm seeing. Tried reinstalling all packages which failed a bunch of times due to "pgp sigs" but finally succeeded and after a reboot nothing has changed. I guess I could try the "Pro" drivers.. I am thinking a fresh install is looking more likely tho, damn it. #Linux #Garuda #PC #Tech

Part of today's agenda: installing this. I am curious to see just how pathetic the 1050TI it's replacing will look in comparison. Also looking forward to a better experience than the last time I tried a Radeon GPU with Linux (in 2007). #PC #AMD #Radeon #RX6800 #Tech #Gaming

I just bought a GPU for my recently built "new" PC (built hurriedly around a gifted 6th gen i5) that cost almost as much as the rest of the PC. Is it overkill that will be forever bottlenecked in this system? Yep. I figure it'll give me a reason to game on PC more often, and most of the games I play on PC this card will barely register "gaming" happening anyway, lol. WoW is not a heavy lift for a modern card. Card should last til the next build, even. #Gaming #PC

A Wooden Heart - Dryope
The last vid #TheSilverDubber posted, almost 10 years ago. Hope you're still out there sharing good music with somebody, Frankie. #CoSoMusic #Music #MinimalTech

https://youtu.be/HQLXrxUZKK0

Jauzas the Shining - Can You See It #CoSoMusic #Music #Techno #Electro

https://youtu.be/owZ-QzvUgws

Beaumont Hannant - Latur
#CoSoMusic #Ambient #TheSilverDubber
https://youtu.be/p2UawV0n_Yc

CBTØ - Pi #CoSoMusic #Ambient #Music

https://youtu.be/rweVptHeQVE

Deaf Center - White Lake (Anecoica Rmx) #CoSoMusic #Music #Chillout https://youtu.be/xM2RD7fqA04

Another SilverDubber post. Alva Noto - Xerrox Monophaser 2 https://youtu.be/rOirXHtwxHY

https://youtu.be/dK4SWrAUU54

https://youtu.be/aA-8MrTjvZ4

https://www.thirstysuitors.com/ Thirsty Suitors (Multi, played on #SeriesX )
Jala has returned home after 3 years and is about to face all her exes and her family as her sister prepares to marry.
This is a great game. I quite enjoyed the windows into various cultures. It's great to see so much diversity and representation, done well and not played for a joke or to tick things off a list "the kids are into". This is a game all should at least try. 👍 👍 👍 #Gaming #VideoGames #GamePass #CoSoGaming

https://www.bookwalkergame.com/ Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (Multi, played on #SeriesX )
You are Etienne, a writer who can dive into books. Steal the artifacts and escape your shackles.
This is an interesting little game. FPS walking sim in the "real world", isometric turn based crawler when you dive into a book. Seeing how you interact with the books via bringing IRL things with you is cool, as is watching how the books change. Reading is fundamental. 👍 #Gaming #VideoGames #CoSoGaming

Found this during my walk to the bank this morning. #RandomActsOfKindness #StreetArt #Photography

So here's my usual sentiment for today: If you're lucky enough your family isn't split across the current political chasm, Happy Thanksgiving. If family isn't an option, Happy Friendsgiving, hopefully. If you don't give a shit/aren't in the US, enjoy your Thursday. Also fuck Black Friday. Hope none of you have to go to work this afternoon for that shit. #HappyThanksgiving #Celebrate #OrNot #FuckBlackFriday

https://dont-nod.com/en/games/jusant/
Jusant (Multi, played on #SeriesX )
The water has gone. You must climb The Tower in search of why.
This is an impressive climbing sim, in that the climbing mechanic is (mostly) painless. You can't walk off an edge, nice. I dig the art style. Finding the collectibles is rewarding enough I've gone back in looking for them after completing the "story". Following the stories of the people who left the tower brings the feels.👍 👍 #Gaming #CoSoGaming #VideoGames #GamePass

I "finished" Jusant last night. Then I went and looked at the Chapter listings and was happy to confirm I had missed many of the collectibles, because I don't wanna be done with the game yet. #Jusant #Gaming #CoSoGaming #GamePass #SeriesX

@thewebrecluse Yeah that's basically what I've seen from reviews. I'm fine with slow, I'm getting old and slow myself 😆 I don't mind a curated experience either, games don't have to be open world to be enjoyable. I'm more interested in the dialogue and what changes based on choices made. I figure I'll pick it up on a sale/it'll show up in Game Pass/PSN+ at some point and end up being worth the time investment for me.

@thewebrecluse The book is a classic, read it decades ago now so memories are vague. They were enough that this game's announcement intrigued me, though. It's reviewed decently enough so I intend to pick it up at some point. Biggest complaint I saw was it was "slow", but it's a walking sim.. who can actually jog everywhere all the time, lol.