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  1. Comment on The argument for Dungeon Crawl Classics in ~games.tabletop

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    I’ve managed to find a few ‘zines and even a copy of the full rule book lightly sprinkled around a few LGSs - although i’m sure your mileage might vary wildly depending on what state you’re in....

    I’ve managed to find a few ‘zines and even a copy of the full rule book lightly sprinkled around a few LGSs - although i’m sure your mileage might vary wildly depending on what state you’re in. The ones I frequent have been more than happy to order them in for me though!

  2. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

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    The Kobo Clara is actually one of the few that uses an internal SD card! You can fairly easily swap it out for a bigger one if you need more or faster storage (it helps a ton IMO). It can be a...

    The Kobo Clara is actually one of the few that uses an internal SD card! You can fairly easily swap it out for a bigger one if you need more or faster storage (it helps a ton IMO).
    It can be a little involved but it’s definitely something to consider!
    https://duckrowing.com/2022/02/11/expanding-kobo-clara-hd-storage/

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  3. Comment on It's 2023, so you should play Hypnospace Outlaw in ~games

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    Honestly a really great perspective on the themes Hypnospace tries to go for. It’s an absolutely incredible ride, and one thing constantly nagging at me even from the very beginning was the...

    Honestly a really great perspective on the themes Hypnospace tries to go for. It’s an absolutely incredible ride, and one thing constantly nagging at me even from the very beginning was the relationship between the Merchantsoft brothers (not a spoiler as this info is gleamed from the very first few screens of the game), and how their differing treatment of HypnOS really captured the feeling of knowing the dot-com era was well and truly underway.

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  4. Comment on Why does it seem that FOSS users don't value user-friendliness very much? in ~tech

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    One thing I think about a lot when I elect to use FOSS is that designing and developing software (especially GUIs) is incredibly hard. Having developed some basic applications before for my own...

    One thing I think about a lot when I elect to use FOSS is that designing and developing software (especially GUIs) is incredibly hard. Having developed some basic applications before for my own personal use or for use by people I personally know, it can be a massive struggle to convey a simple and pleasant user experience without any formal training or experience. I think that understanding manifests in the form of a lot of patience for software that I know respects me as a user.

    Additionally, the audience for these kinds of software generally have a lot of experience with computers and design languages in general, and so it can be much easier for us to intuit the intention behind specific design decisions and use a FOSS product the way it was intended by the developer.

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