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5 votes
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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What does "Set SCE To AUX" mean anyway? Apollo 12's lightning strike explained
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Recommend FLOSS games
I'd like to ask for recommendations for FLOSS (Free/Libre, Open-Source Software) games, playable on Linux or Android. I saw an old thread on this topic, but it's over a year old, so I thought it'd...
I'd like to ask for recommendations for FLOSS (Free/Libre, Open-Source Software) games, playable on Linux or Android. I saw an old thread on this topic, but it's over a year old, so I thought it'd be okay to ask this year. Genre-wise, I'm pretty open. RPG, adventure, FPS, RTS, TBS, 4x, puzzle, sidescroller, platformer, single-player, multi-player, online, offline... whatever. I would prefer not needing to have original (commercial) game assets.
Fine print: I do like a good FPS, but, having played commercial titles on PS3 and PS4, I've found that the FLOSS FPSes I've tried just don't hold a candle to them. Also, I prefer having a short TTK (think: hardcore mode, R6S, BFV), and every FLOSS FPS I've tried has had a long TTK.
I've already played:
Linux:
- Wesnoth
- 0 A.D.
- roguelikes (currently have an active character in Angband)
- Ur Quan Masters
- Minetest
- bzflag (long ago)
Android:
- SuperTuxKart
- Pixel Dungeon
- Andor's Trail
- Mindustry
- Pixel Wheels
- Vector Pinball
- Minetest
- Wesnoth
- HyperRogue
What I haven't played, but might check out:
- FreeOrion
- Endless Sky
- Glest, MegaGlest
- Warzone 2100
- Zero-K
- KeeperRL
- OpenRCT2
- Oolite
24 votes -
The big lesson from South Korea's coronavirus response: Testing and tracing were the key to slowing the spread of coronavirus
5 votes -
Furor erupts: Billions going to hospitals based on Medicare billings, not COVID-19
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[SOLVED] How to cast internet videos to my Chromecast? (It's not as simple as it seems!)
Recently, I've been posting here about all sorts of theatre that's available for streaming during the pandemic lockdown. Sounds like fun! But when I actually try to watch some of it... I'm having...
Recently, I've been posting here about all sorts of theatre that's available for streaming during the pandemic lockdown. Sounds like fun! But when I actually try to watch some of it... I'm having technical problems.
My Lenovo Yoga tablet won't cast from Chrome. At all. The option just doesn't exist in the Chrome browser on the tablet. The only way to cast anything is to open an app - but the videos I want to watch are on a webpage. In Chrome. Which doesn't have a casting option. Not helpful!
So I go to my desktop computer. It can cast from Chrome to Chromecast. But the result is video only, because "casting tab audio is not supported on this device." I tried Googling that error message, but I ended up getting flummoxed. The Google Help pages don't even mention this error, and other tech blogs are too complex for me to understand.
The Chromecast works fine. It accepts input (with sound) from other sources. It's just webpages (like YouTube.com and Vimeo.com) I'm having trouble with. I managed to watch one video last week, but I had to resort to installing the YouTube app to make it work. But not all the videos are on YouTube.
Any ideas?
7 votes -
US Department of Homeland Security attempts military surveillance of the Canadian border
8 votes -
Twitch put together its Stream Aid (concert etc.) in 5 days. Here's how it came together
6 votes -
Pastry chef, Claire Saffitz, attempts to make gourmet Cadbury Creme Eggs | Gourmet Makes
13 votes -
The 501 Developer Manifesto
8 votes -
What did you do this week?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
8 votes -
The alt-right playbook: I hate Mondays
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Aggressive testing, contact tracing, cooked meals: How the Indian state of Kerala flattened its coronavirus curve
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Pandemic sparks American tech workers' interest in unions
11 votes -
That discomfort you’re feeling is grief
8 votes -
COVID-19 and circuits of capital
2 votes -
Sting, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots perform 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' remotely, using a creative mix of household tools and real instruments
5 votes -
Awakening volcanic region in Iceland could cause disruption for centuries – Reykjanes peninsula's last active period started in 10th century and lasted 300 years
6 votes -
What’s really holding women back?
12 votes -
Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 10
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
3 votes -
Lucie Arnaz on ‘Will and Grace’ tribute: ‘We Love Lucy’ proves ‘healing power of laughter’
4 votes -
UK PM Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 9
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
7 votes -
The coronavirus has changed the way Americans use the internet
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Norway's largest mobile operator, Telenor, is collaborating with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health to help them track the spread of the coronavirus
6 votes -
More than thirty million years ago, monkeys rafted across the Atlantic to South America
12 votes -
Nature to join open-access Plan S, publisher says
10 votes -
US Federal Reserve treads cautiously into municipal market with loan lifeline
5 votes -
Phyllis Lyon, LGBTQ rights pioneer, dies at age 95
6 votes -
Cloudflare moves from reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha
22 votes -
Why this is unlike the Great Depression (better & worse)
8 votes -
BlackBerry says Chinese government hackers stole world's sensitive data for ten years
7 votes -
The global dollar short squeeze
4 votes -
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $1 billion for COVID-19 relief worldwide
13 votes -
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns governments are using the coronavirus to build 'the architecture of oppression'
14 votes -
5G coronavirus conspiracy theory fueled by coordinated effort
6 votes -
New report released for MH370 search by the Independent Research Group
6 votes -
Bernie Sanders drops out of American presidential race
50 votes -
The Cantillon Effect: Why Wall Street gets a bailout and you don't
4 votes -
Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle
34 votes -
Twitter removes privacy option, and shows why we need strong privacy laws
17 votes -
The Growlers - Social Man (2019)
3 votes -
Project 88: A crowdsourced shot-for-shot fan remake of Back To The Future 2
5 votes -
Time to upgrade the mic in your home office
6 votes -
twenty one pilots - Level of Concern (2020)
7 votes -
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care
17 votes -
IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1: Java 14, dataflow analysis assistance in the debugger, LightEdit mode, and more
4 votes -
Black Thought of The Roots: NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (2020)
7 votes -
A breakdown and comparison of the animation in the original opening cutscene of Final Fantasy VII and the new version in the remake
5 votes