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Monday, April 1, 2024

Double-click checker

Had some issues with my Logitech G305 mouse recently: Every now and then, a click would register as a double-click. Seems to be a common issue with this mouse. Found this neat tool to test clicks.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Some useful Linux commands

How to switch to a remote branch on git:
git branch -a # to list all branches
git fetch
git checkout -t remote/branch
git branch -a # to list all branches
source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47630950/how-can-i-switch-to-another-branch-in-git Useful rsync options: https://www.tecmint.com/rsync-local-remote-file-synchronization-commands/ Find large directories: https://www.tecmint.com/find-top-large-directories-and-files-sizes-in-linux/

Thursday, June 10, 2021

How to set up a Deluge Server

Notes for myself, in case I need it again:

https://sbcguides.com/install-deluge-on-raspberry-pi/

https://www.howtogeek.com/142044/how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-an-always-on-bittorrent-box/

https://forum.deluge-torrent.org/viewtopic.php?t=55339

https://forum.deluge-torrent.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=42887

https://github.com/ratanakvlun/deluge-ltconfig/releases


Sunday, December 20, 2020

How to make Amazon Luna work on Linux (Chrome)

I got an invite for Amazon's new "Luna" cloud-gaming-service a few days ago. To accept the invite, I had to use a VPN-node in the US, otherwise it would tell me that Luna is not supported in my region (Europe).

It seems like the region-check only occurs when signing up, not when starting  game-session. So no VPN needed after signing up.

When I tried to start a game in Chrome on Linux, Luna would refuse to start, saying my OS is not supported. I tried different user-agent-switchers to make Luna believe I was using Chrome on Windows, but strangely not all of them worked. Only the third one I tried lead to success.

So here are the steps:

 - Install this Chrome extension

 -Set your user-agent in the extension to Chrome/Windows

- Profit

 

Friday, September 18, 2020

Comparison/Review of PC cloud gaming services

Over the last few weeks, I've tried some of the different "cloud gaming" services that are available now.
There are many different hosting/service models on the market today. Personally, I'm not interested in a service where I have to buy games specifically for THAT service. I am interested in a platform where I can bring the games I already own (on Steam, mostly, but possibly also Epic, GOG, Uplay, etc.) and play them, using the (hopefully powerful) hardware the provider makes available to me. In case a provider goes out of business, I can simply take my games elsewhere or go back to my own PC, but I won't be dependent on any given provider.
This rules out Stadia right out of the gate, since games have to be purchased on Stadia and can only be played on Stadia.

The candidates that are available to me right now and that I'll be testing are:
- Shadow
- Maximum Settings
- GeForce Now


Wednesday, August 19, 2020

GeForce Now now working through Chrome (on Linux, too!)

GeForce Now is now available on Chromebooks and people quickly found a way to make it work through the Chrome browser, which means it now also works on Linux!
Details here.
And here's a hint that's supposed to help with mouse latency

Update: The Chrome extension is no longer needed, just go to play.geforcenow.com and it just works.

Friday, April 24, 2020

Super Metroid / A Link to the Past Customization/Randomization

Romhacks and Randomizers are what makes the world go round these days, so here we go:

Zelda - A Link to the Past Randomizer

Varia Randomizer (alternative URL)

Super Metroid Randomizer

Super Metroid and A Link to the Past Crossover Randomizer

Super Metroid practice hacks (will ad a self-hosted permalink later)

Practice hacks @ Super Metroid Wiki

Also:
Found a ROM-Patch-Tool that works on Linux: EWing IPS Patcher (source)