themonarc

Two decent mezzanine tickets up for grabs, would rather someone here enjoy them than try to sell for pennies. DM me your email and I’ll transfer (don't post here). Sorry mods if this isn’t allowed :)

Today's stable branch release (F41.20250314) includes the latest Mesa libraries with RDNA 4 support. I have been able to play several Steam games with solid performance using Proton Hotfix and Experimental (Cyberpunk, Spider Man Remastered, God of War, Helldivers 2).

I've noticed maybe a 5% performance difference compared to Windows 11; however, ray tracing appears to take a much bigger hit. VRAM temps worry me a bit with this card, but they are not much higher than on Windows.

Although they just released, I'm wondering if anyone here has an iPhone 15 and has tried using a DAC over USB, like the Qudelix 5k or even a DSP IEM set like the Quarks. Hoping that the (overdue) transition to USB-C fixes some of the headaches that Lightning caused for external audio.

To nobody's surprise, the Spotify UI/UX team is reinventing the wheel again. They rolled out the "Enhance" button for playlists on mobile last year and then on desktop just a few months ago.

After months of testing and cross-platform implementation, suddenly they are scrapping it. Here's their little news release, which has gone under the radar this week relative to the "+" feature fiasco: [https://www.newsroom.spotify.com/2023-03-08/smart-shuffle-new-life-spotify-playlists/](https://www.newsroom.spotify.com/2023-03-08/smart-shuffle-new-life-spotify-pl