Ultimately, an Xbox running full Windows is a win for Linux.
Why? Because it pushes PC gaming on a TV into the mainstream. And once that happens, people will start realizing something obvious: “Wait a second—I could just build a small ITX PC, install Linux, and get better performance than an Xbox.”
That’s already the story playing out with the ROG Ally. The hardware’s there, the software’s catching up—and Linux keeps closing the gap.
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Okay, but what if I told you Windows has already been a game console for more than a decade? I know—because I’ve been running Windows on my TV that long.Windows is the reason I stopped buying Xbox hardware. Hear me out.
For nearly 20 years, Windows has supported Xbox gamepads natively. I still remember playing Serious Sam 2 on my roommate’s 1080p TV and thinking, “If Windows just had a proper launcher, this would be killer.”
Fast forward to 2012. Valve rolled out Big Picture mode for Steam—and that problem was solved. Suddenly, the entire interface was gamepad-friendly, and you could even tell Steam to “Start in Big Picture Mode” on launch. It turned Windows into a full console experience overnight.
Is it as seamless as an Xbox or PlayStation? No. But the tradeoff is worth it. Because when you use Windows as a console, you get the biggest game library in history. Steam alone has well over 100,000 titles—and that’s just one storefront.
So yes, I’ll take a few minor inconveniences for that kind of access. That’s why Microsoft’s next move—a set-top box running full Windows—makes perfect sense.
The real question is how Valve responds. After all, they’ve been pushing Linux hard, and thanks to Proton, more than 90% of Windows games already run on Linux. Could this be the moment Valve revisits the Steam Machine idea?
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@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org I see this going the same way it went for them with Windows Phone, Windows 8, the tangled mess that was MSN/Hotmail/Live Mail, etc.Turtle Island Social
Okay, but what if I told you Windows has already been a game console for more than a decade? I know—because I’ve been running Windows on my TV that long.
Windows is the reason I stopped buying Xbox hardware. Hear me out.
For nearly 20 years, Windows has supported Xbox gamepads natively. I still remember playing Serious Sam 2 on my roommate’s 1080p TV and thinking, “If Windows just had a proper launcher, this would be killer.”
Fast forward to 2012. Valve rolled out Big Picture mode for Steam—and that problem was solved. Suddenly, the entire interface was gamepad-friendly, and you could even tell Steam to “Start in Big Picture Mode” on launch. It turned Windows into a full console experience overnight.
Is it as seamless as an Xbox or PlayStation? No. But the tradeoff is worth it. Because when you use Windows as a console, you get the biggest game library in history. Steam alone has well over 100,000 titles—and that’s just one storefront.
So yes, I’ll take a few minor inconveniences for that kind of access. That’s why Microsoft’s next move—a set-top box running full Windows—makes perfect sense.
The real question is how Valve responds. After all, they’ve been pushing Linux hard, and thanks to Proton, more than 90% of Windows games already run on Linux. Could this be the moment Valve revisits the Steam Machine idea?
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Callista Graves (@csgraves@turtleisland.social)
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org I see this going the same way it went for them with Windows Phone, Windows 8, the tangled mess that was MSN/Hotmail/Live Mail, etc.Turtle Island Social
NewJeans Will Appeal Seoul Court Decision Upholding Label Contract Through 2029
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/newjeans-loses-record-label-contract-lawsuit-ador-1235456789/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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NewJeans Loses Record Label Contract Lawsuit With HYBE Subsidiary Ador
NewJeans loses legal battle against HYBE subsidiary Ador after a judge in Seoul ruled that the label CEO leaving didn't breach their contract.Larisha Paul (Rolling Stone)
The economic case for solar power is stronger than ever.
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Microsoft stock drops on forecast for increased spending growth this year
Microsoft's cloud business has been growing faster than rival Amazon Web Services, as the company ramps up artificial intelligence investments.Ashley Capoot (CNBC)
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Our top story: In the 2024 fiscal year, more than 15,000 wage theft complaints were filed with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). That’s the highest amount since at least 2016 and double the amount from 2021. The agency is struggling to respond.
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Texas Can’t Keep Up with Surge in Workers’ Wage Theft Complaints
State labor investigators struggle to process more and more paycheck complaints, with millions of dollars in workers’ pay at stake.José Luis Martínez (The Texas Observer)
“Più difesa, più Europa”: la tavola rotonda di TPI in collaborazione con il Parlamento europeo | DIRETTA
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The Post Internazionale (TPI), in collaborazione con il Parlamento europeo, ha organizzato la tavola rotonda “Più difesa, più Europa – Per un’Europa più unita serve una difesa comune?”. La conferenza si tiene venerdì 30 ottobre, alle ore 15.00,
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Trump and Putin didn’t hold new peace talks after all — but that was likely Putin’s plan all along
https://theconversation.com/trump-and-putin-didnt-hold-new-peace-talks-after-all-but-that-was-likely-putins-plan-all-along-267717?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump and Putin didn’t hold new peace talks after all — but that was likely Putin’s plan all along
The aborted Hungarian summit between Putin and Trump reflects more on how Putin has tried to manage his relationship with Trump to gain other geopolitical benefits.The Conversation
La storia del colonnello Carlo Calcagni, vittima dell'#uranioimpoverito
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Il colonnello Carlo Calcagni è rimasto intossicato dall'uranio impoverito durante la missione di pace del 1996 in Bosnia.Le Iene - RTI S.p.A.
Morgan Stanley Leads as Banks Buy Startups and Each Other
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-30/banks-buy-fintechs-and-each-other-us-stress-test-get-easier-to-pass?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Had a nice holiday in Sicily this month. Only bad thing that happened was when my wife lost her wallet. It was only a small one for cards - it had her driver's license, debit, and Revolut cards in it plus 120 euros cash.
Just signed for a registered post delivery with a Sicily return address!
Can't wait till she gets home - curious to see if the cash is included. Even if not, and even if she has already cancelled all the lost cards -- what an awesome thing for some nice person to have done.
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Sure, but it is also an opportunity to point out that the people who are involved in government matter deeply.
We now live in their, post woke, post DEI world, where incompetent white men are selected specifically for their identity, politics and nothing else.
We should remember to hammer this point relentlessly into people’s heads. The world of incompetence the world of cruelty is brought to you by these so-called anti-woke people.
I would like to suggest that maybe some of them don’t like inflation, but people with $100 million or more I don’t really give a shit so long as they benefit from a return on investment that exceeds it.
In fact, these people are a main source of inflation because they jack up prices while destroying product quality or killing off entire businesses.
They are rentiers. Inflation to them and economic ruin to them is a purchasing opportunity, that allows them to consolidate power
The problem with the mainstream economic model of inflation, Milton Friedman’s ridiculous inflation as a monetary phenomenon, is today’s inflation exemplifies why it is not so (exclusively).
The trade war itself is a supply chain disruption. The budget war is an economic activity disruption. The austerity inflicted is “stag”, while the Niagara of money fed to the superrich is the inflationary part.
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The central bank is a no position to fix this, not with the ridiculous tool of manipulating the interest rates.
The chief effect of lowering interest rates is going to squeeze individuals with interest income, which is going to reduce their willingness to spend.
The real squeeze is a reduction of interest rates during inflation. higher interest rates amplify the wealth transfer of an inflationary period while preserving their real return on the principal lent.
Can you really say mortgage rates are driven by the treasuries though? As a floor rate, I can see it because profit, but there’s a difference with mortgages over treasuries: they can be securitized.
Financial institutions make a lot of money off of those securities.
I’m thinking about this little bit more, the economic precarity as a lot more to say. In certain markets, sellers outnumbered buyers. Banks rightly would worry about economic stability.
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Universal partners with AI startup Udio after settling copyright suit
The pair are launching an AI music platform next year.Robert Hart (The Verge)
You lads threw Angela Rayner to the wolves over something like this, you're going to have to do the same to Reeves unless you want people to think you're inconsistent and classist?
#UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #RachelReeves #AngelaRayner #Labour
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Still going! Support Prop 50 for democracy!
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Canvass for Prop 50 in San José!
Come knock doors with us and help stop the Trump / MAGA agenda. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections and passing Prop 50 is the best chance we have of stopping him and taking back Congress next year.Mobilize
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Così Can Yaman ha riscritto la storia di Sandokan, anche per la GenZ
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/star/televisione/a69189100/can-yaman-sandokan-rai-1-icona-gen-z/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Così Can Yaman ha riscritto la storia di Sandokan, anche per la GenZ
Quando esce e come sarà il Sandokan di can Yaman in onda su Rai 1 dal primo dicembre: ecco la trama e cosa ha detto l'attore.Giovanna Gallo (Cosmopolitan)
Welp, I unplugged my laptop from my desk to catch up on some things from the couch aaaaaand the battery went from 80% to 6% charged, then completely died in about 10 minutes. 💀
Time to look into replacement batteries…
I too use my gaming laptop mostly as a portable desktop (can't get a proper setup as I have to travel often), I usually just keep it plugged in. And I know my battery callibration is quite off, It shows 90% health when it hasn't even gone through 5-6 full discharges and hardly 50 cycles at max. I'm just too lazy to recalibrate it.
Considering that you say that it's used for 6-7 years yeah it might be time to change the battery. Do update on how things go after callibration
Infrastructure: From foreign loans to domestic capital [Business Africa]
https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/infrastructure-from-foreign-loans-to-domestic-capital-business-africa/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Infrastructure: From foreign loans to domestic capital [Business Africa] | Africanews
With lenders and donors fatigued, attention is turning to underutilized domestic capital. According to the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa has $4 trillion in domestic capital that can be channeled to infrastructure financingAfricanews
Avram Grant out as Zambia coach weeks before Africa Cup of Nations
https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/avram-grant-out-as-zambia-coach-weeks-before-africa-cup-of-nations/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Avram Grant out as Zambia coach weeks before Africa Cup of Nations | Africanews
The former Israel, Ghana and Chelsea coach oversaw three straight home defeats this year in World Cup qualifying without scoring a goal, against Comoros, Morocco and NigerAfricanews
Congrats to @marcthiele and team!
beyond tellerrand: Europe’s best loved conference for coders & creatives.
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Jemimah Nyakongo: From Isolated Homemaker to Global Home-Based Worker Leader - HomeNet International
A global network of home-based workersHomeNet International
Best NFL bets for Week 9: The Patriots will keep rolling
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/10/30/nfl-best-bets-odds-picks-week-9/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Google partners with Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to Jio 5G users in India for 18 months; Perplexity has a similar deal with Bharti Airtel (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Google partners with Ambani's Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India | TechCrunch
The offer will first roll out to Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all subscribers nationwide.Jagmeet Singh (TechCrunch)
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Grand Egyptian museum set for historic opening, showcasing the full legacy of Tutankhamun
https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/grand-egyptian-museum-set-for-historic-opening-showcasing-the-full-legacy-of-tutankhamun/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Se tunne, kun saa suurelle tunteelleen nimen.❤️ "Kyseinen suru voi Aaltolan ja Pihkalan mukaan muuttua ”misantrooppiseksi melankoliaksi”. Siinä yhdistyy pettymys ihmiskuntaan ja jopa viha ihmisten tekoja kohtaan, sekä melankoliaksi muuttunut suru menetettyjen ihmisideaalien vuoksi. Aaltola ja Pihkala väittävät, että erilaisten kriisien aikakaudella misantrooppinen melankolia tulee tunteena yleistymään ja ansaitsisi jo siksi selvästi enemmän yhteiskunnallista huomiota."
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Suomalaiset tutkijat väittävät, että eläinsuru yleistyy luontokadon ja eläinteollisuuden aikakaudella: ”Eläinsurusta on puhuttava enemmän” | Eläinoikeusakatemia ry
Eläinsuru voi kohdistua paitsi lemmikkieläimiin, myös esimerkiksi sukupuuttoon kuolleisiin lajeihin ja tuotannossa käytettyihin eläimiin. Se voi myös koskettaa menetettyjä ihmisideaaleja ja johtaa ”misantrooppiseen melankoliaan”.www.sttinfo.fi
Women displaced from al-Fashir in Sudan describe harrowing experiences
https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/women-displaced-from-al-fashir-in-sudan-describe-harrowing-experiences/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Women displaced from al-Fashir in Sudan describe harrowing experiences | Africanews
Witnesses said Rapid Support Forces fighters went from house to house, beating and shooting people, including women and children.Africanews
Called it.
Microsoft’s moving away from the walled-garden model of the old Xbox and heading toward a full-Windows set-top box.
Actually, that’s the only move that makes sense. Valve has been eating Microsoft’s lunch on the PC gaming front for years—and this is their only real way to fight back.
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'It's Funny That People Think About the Console-PC as Two Different Things' — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Drops Biggest Hint Yet That the Next Xbox Is Basically a PC - IGN
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has dropped yet another hint that the next-gen Xbox is basically a PC.Wesley Yin-Poole (IGN)
Tanzania deploys army as election protests spread
https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/tanzania-deploys-army-as-election-protests-spread/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tanzania deploys army as election protests spread | Africanews
The electoral body on Thursday announced through state television that President Hassan had taken an early lead, garnering 96.99% of the votes in 8 out of 272 constituencies tallied early ThursdayAfricanews
Five more arrested in connection with Louvre jewelry heist, Paris prosecutor says
https://www.africanews.com/2025/10/30/two-suspects-in-louvre-jewelry-heist-have-partially-admitted-involvement-paris-prosecutor-/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Five more arrested in connection with Louvre jewelry heist, Paris prosecutor says | Africanews
Five more people have been arrested in connection with the jewel heist at the Louvre museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people detained to seven.Africanews
Messerattacke in Aschaffenburg: Beschuldigter muss in Psychiatrie
Nach der Messerattacke auf Kitakinder in Aschaffenburg muss der Beschuldigte dauerhaft in ein psychiatrisches Krankenhaus. Das entschied das zuständige Landgericht. Bei dem Angriff im Januar waren zwei Menschen getötet worden.
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Messerattacke in Aschaffenburg: Beschuldigter muss in Psychiatrie
Nach der tödlichen Messerattacke in Aschaffenburg muss der Beschuldigte dauerhaft in ein psychiatrisches Krankenhaus. Das entschied das zuständige Landgericht. Bei dem Angriff im Januar kamen zwei Menschen ums Leben.tagesschau.de
You don't have to spend tons of money to go wide on a #Fujifilm #GFX camera . The #Tamron 17-35 F2.8-4 is a great lens that covers the entire sensor with only minor vignette up to 19mm - which I find extremely impressive ...
An overview of the lenses with #Canon EF mount I use with the #Fringer adapter can be found here in my #blog. The link is Google translated ...
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Die Fujifilm GFX-Welt mit dem Canon EF-Mount erweitern - Erik Schlicksbier
Nein, auf wenn man mit AF arbeiten möchte, muss man für eine GFX nicht zwingend die teuren GF-Linsen haben. Es gibt gute und günstige Alternativen.Erik Schlicksbier
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