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418: COSMIC Desktop has never been Beta & Accessibility in Steam Games

1 hour 16 minutes Posted May 5, 2025 at 10:00 am.

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Community Feedback

Sandfly Security

Leveling the Playing Field: Steam Adds Accessibility Tags

Easy Mode Activated: The Great Difficulty Debate

Hard Mode: Dark Souls and the Art of Pain

From Dark Souls to Guitar Hero

Save Anywhere: The Feature Every Game Needs

Tuning In: Audio Features That Level the Field

Visual Comfort Mode: Making Games Easier on the Eyes

Ryan’s GPS: Recalculating… Always

Camera Chaos: Why Comfort Settings Matter

Lost? Maybe. Late to the Party? Never.

When Film Grain Becomes Film Pain

Input Options for Every Gamer

Not Everyone Games—But Gaming Grows Linux

Jill’s Car, Ryan’s Crisis: Who Gave Him the Map?

Rust Never Looked So Good: COSMIC Alpha 7 Arrives

Ryan’s Ego Boost... and Michael’s Reality Check

Accessibility First: COSMIC Adds Helpful New Features

Not Just Pretty—COSMIC Is Getting Powerful

Magnified Improvements: Jill Helps Tune COSMIC

Ryan Explains the Universe to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Linux Didn’t Click? Better Write a Blog Post

You Don’t Have to Game to Benefit from It

Rootkits in Disguise: The Anti-Cheat Dilemma

Climbing the Linux Curve with NVIDIA Dragging You Down

Surprise! Your Windows-Only Gear Isn’t Cross-Platform.

Switching Takes Time—That’s Not a Linux Thing, That’s a Tech Thing

GIMP ≠ Photoshop—But That’s Not the Point

RTFM: A Warm Hug from the Linux Community

Bring the Linux Critique, Not the Baggage

Broken Drivers and Bing Results—Living the Windows Dream

Step Aside, Ryan—Pewds Did It Better

In Conclusion: Linux Deserves a Fairer Shot

Offline Knowledge, Anytime, Anywhere

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video: https://youtu.be/ZGuuQ6i5uhM

In this episode of Destination Linux, we discuss the latest accessibility features from Valve for Steam, aimed at creating a more inclusive gaming environment. We also explore the COSMIC desktop Alpha 7 release from System76, highlighting new workspace management enhancements. The conversation includes community feedback on Apple’s contributions to open source. Then we talk about an aritcle from XDA Developers about Linux being difficult while Pewdiepie made a video about why Linux is great.

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Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net

Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com

Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

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Links:

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/536595840131663919

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/accessibility_features

https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-7-never-been-beta

https://www.xda-developers.com/regret-switching-linux/

Pewdiepie's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0

Michael's reaction to Pewdiepie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OflAHf5DKQ4

https://kiwix.org/en/

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