Linux for Mac Users

Six months into ditching my Mac for Linux. Here's what's working, what's not, and what might get there soon.

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Week in Review

Make sure you check out the end of this article where we break down this week's analytics! DAILY SUMS Daily Sums is a game here on the The Bryant Review that provides a new puzzle ...

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This YouTube thumbnail "designer" just plagiarized my work and tried to sell it back to me.

I am on the record being open to machine learning tools. I'm not one of those people who oppose AI simply because it's trendy. Look, there are many excellent reasons to be pissed off. The GenAI slop ...

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Hands On with the Anbernic RG SP; The Game Boy Advance SP Reimagined

Anbernic finally delivers the Game Boy Advance SP that nostalgia always imagined.

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Fields of Mistria 1.0 Just Came Out and I am Being Totally Normal About it

My first in-game day after the full release, plus a couple helpful tips for new players.

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Community Spotlight: Gamma and Anbernic

How one Anbernic device sparked a project that would go on to help thousands of players.

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Hands-on with the Pebble Time 2

In this exclusive video, I share my thoughts on Pebble's highest-end smartwatch while unboxing the device and testing it out.

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No screen is safe

In a gratuitous display of violation of consent, BMW forced their way into their driver's luxury vehicles to play an ad on their dashboards. That's not a dystopian nightmare – that's the lived dystop...

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Week in Review

Over the last two weeks, we've had many fun articles and exciting changes. Let's dive into them! And make sure you check out the end of this article where we drop some sneak previews of upcoming post...

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The People Still Keeping the PSP Alive: PSPunk

How one fan's passion project became a home for guides, homebrew and preserving the knowledge behind Sony's iconic handheld.

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Despite it's flaws, Keet seems pretty cool.

If you told me you had never heard of Keet before, I wouldn't be surprised. Keet is the kind of technology that runs contrary to everything the modern tech industry – not to mention regulators – want....

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AI companies are now destroying warehouses full of rare books

The damage caused by the AI regime has yet to be fully realized.

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GOG Galaxy on Linux in active development

For quite some time, GOG has distributed Linux clients for many of their games. While many of them are games wrapped in a native build of DOSbox, there are a number of titles with actual Linux support...

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A Few Months Later: Talking with Cannoli's Creator

From new users to new hardware, K-Wall reflects on Cannoli's biggest months yet and what comes next.

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Hands on with the Retroid Pocket Nova; A custom OLED love letter to 4:3 gaming

A 4:3 OLED screen, sixth-generation console power and Retroid's most refined handheld design yet.

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This compelling new feature just landed in Brave and Firefox

Brave and Firefox have made containers first class citizens. What are they? How do they work? And how can they improve your online experience?

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Six months with the Eversense 365.

The highs, the lows, and what I wish I'd known...

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Hands On With The Hidizs AP30 Music Boy; A Game Boy-Inspired Music Player With Audiophile Ambitions

A tiny Linux-powered Hi-Fi player with physical controls, a whale on its back, Tetris inside, and far more personality than I expected.

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The digital rentiers are scared

They're also determined to inflict their AI-powered caste system. We can – and must – stop them.

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Is Denuvo's Dominance Finally Beginning to Crack?

A New Linux-Based Breakthrough Suggests It Might Be

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ZimaBoard2: The Full Review

The ZimaBoard 2 is a great, low power NAS for enthusiasts, DIYers, hobbyists, and folks looking to start dabbling with self-hosted at home. I've been playing around with it for quite some time (thanks...

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Hands-On With the TRIMUI Brick Pro: A Better Handheld, but Not a Faster One

TRIMUI's latest vertical handheld keeps the same processor but adds a larger display, Hall effect thumbsticks and a refined design.

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A Modern Setup Guide for the PSP-2000 (Jailbreak, Plugins, and More)

Giving Sony's legendary handheld a second life with modern storage, custom firmware, and a fresh setup

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PC Gaming's Superpower: Preservation

"Play has no limits" is just marketing spin. The PC is the true eternal games' platform.

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Zima Board 2 Unboxing & First Impressions

Last week IceWhale sent me their Zima Board 2 NAS device. I had a ton of fun (and discovered the ports on my gigabit network switch is dead) with this device. Check this out. [Fixed audio]

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Week in Review

This week we had a full week of content! More F-Droid coverage, we discuss the weaponization of fonts, the proposed social media bans, and more! And make sure you check out the end of this article wh...

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WeatherMaster, Open Source, and the Future of Android; An Interview with Pranshul

When I recently interviewed DocWolle about his work on open-source Android, one thing became immediately clear: some of the most interesting developers aren't working inside giant companies or chasing...

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In Honor and Observance of the Semiquincentennial

Tomorrow is Independence Day here in the United States. It's a day when we celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the formation of our nation. Where we, as a people, assumed our sovereign polit...

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Sony's coming for your library

They're ending production of physical, disc-based games. This is literally *game over* for PlayStation. The rest of the industry isn't far behind.

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MS runs in my family, so I got tested.

This week I was subjected to a battery of tests to check for early signs of Multiple Sclerosis. Then, something very unexpected happened...

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