<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> Gentleman we need a new way of proving human interaction.</p><p>1. Captcha 😐😑😐</p><p>..</p><p>..</p><p>2. Game captcha 😍😲🤩!!!</p>

<p>... not to mention the: &quot;hey, you&#39;re getting Android 13, and it&#39;ll handle your battery better, but your battery will appear to be worse, much worse, so maybe we can give you a new one?&quot;</p>

<p>Monday’s book was The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. </p><p>Cosy fantasy (yay!) with angsty romance (ugh).</p><p>Full review: <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/ac83a55b-2e08-4fc8-8867-7929958dfd6d?redirect=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">ac83a55b-2e08-4fc8-8867-7929958dfd6d?redirect=true</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CosyFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CosyFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>

<p>My dad got the email shown below, and it feels so weird and icky... like phishing but it seems to be legit... apparently he&#39;ll get a new battery for free(?!)</p><p>Presumably he&#39;ll also need to fully backup his phone or risk losing everything?</p><p>Has anyone else got this email, and can you comment? <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pixel4a" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pixel4a</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> </p><p>I want to have it on a small mini PC attached to my TV so I can easily play games there, come on Steam!</p>

<p>Updated the post to note a small change in the text Valve did after publishing.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> They probably saw the LTT video or something. I hope they would redirect people to bazzite if they wanted to install steamos on a desktop and sponsor them</p>

<p>Our article on SteamOS for more devices was updated, to note a small tweak Valve did to the announcement text: <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valve-confirms-a-public-beta-of-steamos-is-coming-as-steamos-expands-beyond-steam-deck/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valv</span><span class="invisible">e-confirms-a-public-beta-of-steamos-is-coming-as-steamos-expands-beyond-steam-deck/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteamOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SteamOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a></p>

<p>i&#39;ve had to use:<br />- password<br />- recaptcha<br />- whatever this abomination is<br />- make a new passport<br />- get an SMS code<br />- click on a button in an email<br />in order to log in. several of these steps multiple times</p><p>i hope whoever is responsible for security at payoneer becomes insomniac for the rest of their life</p>