Valve dropped a bit of a bombshell earlier this month when Linux jumped from 1.44% to 1.96% marketshare in the Steam hardware survey. This makes it the second highest marketshare to 2.02% back in February 2013, when Steam for Linux debuted. Much of the increase is likely attributable to the Steam Deck discounts during the Steam Summer Sale. Meanwhile, the Linux desktop clocked in at a 3.13% desktop OS marketshare on StatCounter, beating its previous all-time high of 3.07%…
Frore's AirJet Solid State Cooler May Be Revolutionary When cooling computer chips, you usually fall into these two options: air cooling or liquid cooling. The former uses heatpipes to transfer heat to dozens of fins, which are cooled with fans. The latter uses liquid to transfer heat to a radiator where attached fans dissipate the heat out of the system. There is also passive cooling, but that is very uncommon on PCs and requires super low powerdraw, hence why this solution…
The War on "Make a Good Game, Make Good Money" Video games have changed quite a lot over the past few decades. Digital distribution, better hardware, and self-publishing are just few of the many advancements the industry has made. However, there are also many people who lament the current state of the video game industry. Despite the many improvements, they are accompanied by many unsavory elements such as microtransactions, loot boxes, and grindy progression systems. "Make…
The Problem with Presearch's New Earning Rate I have been using Presearch for a few years. While it may not be the best search engine of the bunch, I stuck with it because I liked its mission to decentralize searches. As a bonus, it offered a variety of ways to earn PRE whether via searches, running nodes, keyword staking, and most recently search staking. Speaking of the latter, you can stake your tokens to earn more PRE for every search you make. Sounds good, right?…
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