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  1. Comment on Sonic The Hedgehog was released this day in 1991 on Sega Mega Drive. What are your memories playing Sonic? in ~games

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    I was the first person to clock Sonic with the emeralds at my school. This was obviously pre-mainstream internet, pre-smartphone days so I had no proof to bring to school and nobody believed me.

    I was the first person to clock Sonic with the emeralds at my school.

    This was obviously pre-mainstream internet, pre-smartphone days so I had no proof to bring to school and nobody believed me.

  2. Comment on Does anyone know of any good budgeting tools? in ~finance

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    The place that's been on fire a lot lately.

    The place that's been on fire a lot lately.

  3. Comment on Which are your top five computer programs? in ~comp

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    Apache - the internet wouldn't be where it is today without it, clunky though it is Python 3 - not only great to program in but a community and resources available for it that are second to none....
    • Apache - the internet wouldn't be where it is today without it, clunky though it is
    • Python 3 - not only great to program in but a community and resources available for it that are second to none.
    • Keepass - because remembering passwords sucks
    • Steam - who doesn't love playing games and they have made decent Linux efforts too
    • Evernote - changed the way I did everything at uni, though I use the clunkier (but free) Joplin now. Holding out hope one day for a more worthy alternative.
    3 votes

  4. Comment on Exit poll suggests Conservatives are set to win an overall majority of eighty-six in the UK general election in ~news

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    Good luck leaving, people in western societies everywhere are constantly voting in conservatives and have for years. It's a sad state of affairs that I hope one day changes.

    Good luck leaving, people in western societies everywhere are constantly voting in conservatives and have for years. It's a sad state of affairs that I hope one day changes.

    15 votes

  5. Comment on Linux users: after finishing distro hopping, where did you land? in ~tech

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    Ubuntu (and especially lately Kubuntu). Not because I don't know my way around Linux but rather I prefer that some of the details are taken care of for me. Like programing and code reuse, there is...

    Ubuntu (and especially lately Kubuntu). Not because I don't know my way around Linux but rather I prefer that some of the details are taken care of for me. Like programing and code reuse, there is no need to reinvent the wheel to get e.g. display drivers working when it can be largely automated these days.

    At some point I realized that constantly babysitting an OS just wasn't worth it for me. The beauty of a distro like Ubuntu is that you can still fairly easily pop the hood if you want to as well.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on No cash needed at this cafe. Students pay the tab with their personal data. in ~tech

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    I guess if you are a poor student then this is great. Otherwise, screw all of this for free coffee.

    I guess if you are a poor student then this is great.

    Otherwise, screw all of this for free coffee.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on in ~games

  8. Comment on Two hours with the amazingly detailed Red Dead Redemption 2 in ~games

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    Having kids myself I fortunately own both of the major current ones, so it works out for these console exclusives that I might want to play from time to time.

    Having kids myself I fortunately own both of the major current ones, so it works out for these console exclusives that I might want to play from time to time.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Two hours with the amazingly detailed Red Dead Redemption 2 in ~games

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    Yeah I hear you. Although I'll probably get it on console anyway I'd love to see this designed for PC and to take advantage of all the performance improvements that offers.

    Yeah I hear you. Although I'll probably get it on console anyway I'd love to see this designed for PC and to take advantage of all the performance improvements that offers.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Thoughts on Free And Open Source Software in ~talk

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    What I like about FOSS in general is that it makes the user operating system environment exciting again from a competition point of view. The recent controversy around the Linux kernel project and...

    What I like about FOSS in general is that it makes the user operating system environment exciting again from a competition point of view.

    The recent controversy around the Linux kernel project and Linus personally is interesting however. Although I'm glad Linus is learning to take a chill pill I'm not sure that everything alongside it is necessarily great for the community itself. My main concern by it as a user is that the code of conduct changes are going to be used as a weapon against other people in that community to push them out and that may impact the improvements I get to otherwise benefit from as a user. For a long time the benefit from Linus's heavy handed approach and the simple "be excellent to each other" rules are that the absolute best quality and highest standards have been reasonably maintained throughout.

    There was certainly room for improvement with the way people communicated with each other, but I guess time will tell the outcomes of these changes and what that means for Linux.