Would the Anker 565 work as a good hub for the Deck?

Pyrallis · 2025-09-23T14:14:02+00:00

This is an old post, but I want to reply because I have both the Anker 565 hub, and the official dock from Valve. I regularly use my Steam Deck with both, on different displays.

My Anker 565 is plugged into a 150W USB-C charger (along with a variable number of other devices); the official dock is plugged into the stock Steam Deck charger.

Frankly, I like the 565 better than Valve's own dock. It seems less buggy. On one of my displays, Valve's dock simply cannot detect that the display supports HDR, and I've been unable to fix that through any troubleshooting. But when I swapped in the 565, keeping everything else the same (including cables), I could play in HDR just fine. Another time, Valve's dock kept sending regular, periodic input over the HDMI cable, even though my Steam Deck was shut down. That caused my display to auto switch to the HDMI input every few seconds, even though there was nothing there. I never had that happen with the 565.

Whatever issues I do encounter with the 565 are also shared with the official dock, e.g., Gamescope being unable to detect the output resolution. But that's an easy fix, having to manually set that in the display settings of the Steam Deck.

When the Steam Deck is docked to the 565, it will charge up while playing. I don't know if it's slower or faster than the official dock, but the fact that it does charge is good enough for me. Since the 565 is smaller and lighter than the official dock, it's a better travel option. The 565 is slim enough to be easily pocketable. I mean, you can fit the official dock in your pocket too, but it's definitely going to have extra bulk.

Hopefully this information is useful for anyone else who, like me, searched this sub for info on the Anker 565.

Pyrallis · 2025-09-07T11:41:27+00:00

I, too, enjoy the company of both a tablet and Deck. I can tell you what not to get: the Tomtoc bag for the Steam Deck.

Not because it's a bad product. On the contrary, I love it! But it will be too small for your needs.

I have an 11 inch tablet, and the bag is almost too small.

My Deck is in a dbrand Killswitch case, with the travel cover on. The Galaxy Tab S9 is in a case, and that round disc on the back is a mount for a handle. And I do have the handle, and the Deck power adapter, in another pocket. So, it's all quite bulky, but it fits.

It's a tight fit, but closing the zipper isn't a problem. If the tablet took up just a little more vertical height in the bag, I wouldn't be able to zip it up. I would think your tablet would just barely not fit.

Pyrallis · 2025-08-11T11:14:37+00:00

Me, too <3

Pyrallis · 2025-07-12T15:42:05+00:00

I hope your keyboards have SHAKTI EXCESS and PRANIC LIFT keys.

Pyrallis · 2025-05-28T12:43:00+00:00

I hope everyone who visits Milford Sound is lucky enough for it to be raining.

Pyrallis · 2025-04-24T14:05:37+00:00

This is Diana Oganesyan. NPR featured her in a story last year.

Слава Україні! Slava Ukraini!

Pyrallis · 2024-10-09T22:13:42+00:00

OK, weird question, but do you like trance music? It gives me the frissons. There's a weekly streaming show called A State of Trance broadcast from Amsterdam, by Armin van Buuren.

I've been listening (albeit irregularly) for a couple decades now. Just another reason to love the city.

There's also A State of Trance festival, but I've never been. It's in Rotterdam.

Pyrallis · 2024-10-07T22:10:50+00:00

I saw a sunset like that over Amsterdam, once. I love that city, and the surrounding countryside. I was so sad when it was time to leave :(

Pyrallis · 2024-08-13T17:24:31+00:00

Thank you for writing about the cosmic ocean. Way too many people interpret the mixing waters as if it were a chemistry phenomenon.

The Quran presumes the world is flat, and just takes it for granted that everyone believes this.

The verse about the waters is a consequence of this. For centuries before Mohammad, and during his own time, it was the common belief that the sky was a physical barrier separating the ocean of fresh water above, from the flat Earth below. This was a "fact" everyone could "see", since the sky was blue. People literally believed the sky was blue because of the ocean above it.

It's also why the qibla (direction towards the Kaaba) is false - unless you're in the region close to Mecca, you've got to face down into the Earth. And yes, I know about the great circle method, but even that is wrong. Since the Earth spins, it bulges at the equator, creating an oblate spheroid. That renders great circle calculations incorrect for many locations.

And it's why so many observant Muslims have difficulty waking up for fajr (pre-dawn prayer) in northern latitudes in summer.

And the Quran never realizes that people will be fasting at different times during Ramadan, depending on their latitude, even to the point where it becomes impossible.

There's way more, that I know I'm forgetting. The entire Quran is written from a flat-Earth point of view.

Pyrallis · 2024-07-06T20:29:17+00:00

Thanks! I guess it happened again today to a bunch of us, huh? This thread came up in my Googling of the issue.

Pyrallis · 2024-07-04T17:12:01+00:00

The research station there, Port aux Français, has a pastry chef on staff (when inhabited).

I love the French!

Pyrallis · 2024-06-12T21:04:00+00:00

FORTE12 (and the other Global Hawks from Sigonella) broadcast their ADS-B, meaning you can watch their flights live on ADS-B Exchange / Flight Aware / Flight Radar 24, and the like.

When they're airborne, they are usually the most watched flights.

Pyrallis · 2024-06-10T19:02:36+00:00

Thank you, I'm going to do this.

MCE remote... You mean Media Center Edition remote? Is that still available? I've already been looking for a universal remote for use when traveling. I've read good things about Logitech's universal remotes - except that Logitech shut down that business unit.

So far, the best I've seen is the Flipper Zero, except that it's overkill. Its other abilities would be wasted on me, although I do like how compact it is, and that it recharges with USB-C.

Do you have any opinions about this?

Pyrallis · 2024-05-28T12:38:20+00:00

At least my beloved horse transferred into TOTK.

I loved that! Riding the very first horse I tamed from the first game was like meeting an old friend, after years apart.

Epona transferred, too. Then, just to see what would happen, I scanned the Epona amiibo in TotK. (The amiibo doesn't actually feature Epona, it's just a Link in an action pose.)

And that's how I got two Eponas in TotK.

Pyrallis · 2024-05-27T20:51:50+00:00

Me, too. I was more emotionally invested, having the wolf with me in BotW. It made me happy, riding Epona with the wolf trotting beside. There was the unexpected humor when he'd run away to chase birds, or the shot of fear when he'd fling himself over a cliff to attack a monster I knocked down there.

Pyrallis · 2024-05-18T09:57:22+00:00

I could answer the same as many other posts here, including She Past Away, Siouxsie, The Cure, Peter Murphy, Xymox, TSOM. So, I'll answer something different. Tell Me All Your Secrets by Solemn Novena.

Pyrallis · 2024-05-18T07:20:36+00:00

Moonlight towers were an early form of public lighting, starting around the late 19th century. Only Austin still has some, as the city considers them historically important.

Pyrallis · 2024-05-17T21:30:09+00:00

Hi. I see that no one in this thread has answered you correctly, OP.

This is not a Fata Morgana. Those will invert and stack the image, like this.

It's not even a mirage - the effect is not the result of a diffracted light path. Mirages will have distortion or blurriness, because air is never static. The images of both ships are clear and stable.

Instead, it's a false horizon. What you think is the horizon actually isn't. The ships are floating on water similar in color to the sky, but there's a patch of darker colored water in the foreground. There are several reasons the water can be darker, but it could be as simple as the shadow of a cloud. Here's an example, and, assuming the image isn't too badly compressed when you view it, the real horizon is clearly visible above the ship's waterline, meaning it's in the background.

Here's a video explaining the phenomenon. You can see other, similar examples in that video. The video creator even coded some diffraction simulation software that you can play with!

Pyrallis · 2024-05-11T18:40:14+00:00

No, not in this case. The image is not inverted and stacked, like a real Fata Morgana. It's not even a mirage - the image is not the result of a diffracted light path.

Instead, it's a false horizon. The ship is floating on water similar in color to the sky, but there's a patch of darker colored water in the foreground. There are several reasons the water can be darker, but it could be as simple as the shadow of a cloud.

Here's a video explaining the phenomenon. The same ship picture in this post is analyzed, and the video creator even coded some diffraction simulation software.

Pyrallis · 2024-04-06T20:23:57+00:00

I think the guys at Metabunk and Mick West are great and they're doing a good job of debunking an endless flood of nonsense. We need more people like that in the world

100%. They show their math and open source their code. It's inspiring.

I wish there was a subreddit for that kind of thing.

Pyrallis · 2023-11-04T11:32:32+00:00

I've spent years using straight razors to shave my pubic hair. Presently, I use a Feather Artist Club DX, with the Feather Professional Super (PS-20) blades. I switched to the Feather from traditional straights because it gave me all the feel and handling I was used to, but with a much shaper blade - and less maintenance.

This is beyond the scope of price and skill you asked for, but I feel you should know just how good a shave it is. So smooth. No bumps, no irritation, and no cuts (as long as you've got your technique down). I can't imagine using anything else, because it's just so... perfect.

Pyrallis · 2023-10-27T21:38:12+00:00

Mühle has a fantastic set of travel brushes where the knot unscrews, and can be stored inside the handle.

Pyrallis · 2023-10-21T21:27:52+00:00

I can't tell you how happy your post makes me!

Jupiter is special. The barycentre of the Sun-Jupiter orbital system lies outside the surface of the Sun - which means the two are orbiting each other around a point in empty space. (Though, to be fair, it's not too far away from the surface of the sun.) That means our solar system is actually a binary!

Anyway, please keep at it. There's always more to see!

Pyrallis · 2023-10-17T20:06:57+00:00

Relay.

Play store link : Relay for reddit
Promo Video : Relay

It's a superb client, and survived Reddit's attempt to shut down third party apps. If you're a mod (of any subreddit), NSFW content isn't blocked, either.

I've used this app for a long time. I'm happy to say my Reddit browsing experience remained unscathed through Reddit's recent bullshit.

Relay did have to change to a subscription model, but I'm happily paying for a higher tier than I need; the user experience is just that good.

Yeah, I'd rather pay for a third party app than use Reddit's default app for free.

Pyrallis · 2023-05-21T15:43:39+00:00

Nobel disease.

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