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  1. Comment on Should I bother installing another OS on my Pixel 4a? in ~tech

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    If you don't need to run Gapps or can live with MicroG's limitations, I'd strongly consider DivestOS. It's a soft fork of Lineage that supports bootloader locking and applies many security related...

    If you don't need to run Gapps or can live with MicroG's limitations, I'd strongly consider DivestOS. It's a soft fork of Lineage that supports bootloader locking and applies many security related fixes to both the kernel and OS. Many patches are sourced from GrapheneOS.

    Note that proprietary blobs are diked out and in some cases this breaks stuff, such as RCS instant messaging.

  2. Comment on What non-lullaby songs were you sung as a child? in ~life

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    I don't remember being sung any songs as a child, but I did sing a few for my niece and daughter, most either sea shanties or somewhat ribald (they were too young to know better). Drunken Sailor...

    I don't remember being sung any songs as a child, but I did sing a few for my niece and daughter, most either sea shanties or somewhat ribald (they were too young to know better).

    Drunken Sailor
    Paddy Lay Back
    The Moose Song (the dirty one that begins with "when I was a young man, I used to like girls"; this always calmed my niece down when she was upset)
    Roads to Moscow
    The Jolly Tinker
    The Minstrel Boy
    The March of Cambreadth

    Probably others I've forgotten.

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  3. Comment on Keyboard thread in ~hobbies

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    I splurged on a reproduction Model F SSK ultra-compact and adore it. I've used Model Ms for twenty years and the earlier version of buckling springs is a real step up, plus it's a lot more...

    I splurged on a reproduction Model F SSK ultra-compact and adore it. I've used Model Ms for twenty years and the earlier version of buckling springs is a real step up, plus it's a lot more convenient to have a USB cable instead of PS/2.

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  4. Comment on What are some noteworthy games that aren't available through traditional/common means? in ~games

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    I've enjoyed an old MS-DOS shareware game called Begin, which is a Star Trek-themed tactical fleet combat sim. You can play as Federation, Klingons, Romulans, or Orion Pirates, and each civ has...

    I've enjoyed an old MS-DOS shareware game called Begin, which is a Star Trek-themed tactical fleet combat sim. You can play as Federation, Klingons, Romulans, or Orion Pirates, and each civ has several ship types to choose from. It's turn based and you type in commands for your crew or for other ships in your fleet.

    I've also enjoyed EGA Trek, which is closer in concept to the classic '70s Trek game but with pretty graphics and a few new mechanics. The newest versions are no longer set in the Star Trek universe but that is the only real change.

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  5. Comment on Linux gamers? If so, what games? in ~games

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    When I built my new primary computer last December I installed only Linux (Kubuntu 22.04) for the first time in about 20 years, no dual booting to Windows. So far it's been shockingly easy to play...

    When I built my new primary computer last December I installed only Linux (Kubuntu 22.04) for the first time in about 20 years, no dual booting to Windows. So far it's been shockingly easy to play most Windows games, either via Steam/Proton or Lutris/Wine depending on which service I bought them on. Performance is great and reliability is too; I can even play a fairly heavily modded Skyrim SE without trouble once dependencies are installed. Even a newer early-access game like Reentry works great. Caveat: I don't do multiplayer games so I don't need to worry about cheat-prevention s/w.

    I do have a smallish number of native Linux games installed, such as 0 AD (still getting used to it; the AI is fairly aggressive), GZDoom, and Angband, and emulated console games via Retroarch.

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