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  1. Comment on There has never been a better time to game on Linux in ~games

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    I'm installing a new SSD next week and I was going to go for a fresh install. What distros do people currently recommend for gaming? I am reasonably familiar with Ubuntu from my media server but I...

    I'm installing a new SSD next week and I was going to go for a fresh install. What distros do people currently recommend for gaming? I am reasonably familiar with Ubuntu from my media server but I don't love their decisions recently.

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  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    If you like Antichamber (which I liked but found a little obtuse) you should take a look at Manifold Garden. It has kinda an Antichamber meets MC Escher vibe.

    If you like Antichamber (which I liked but found a little obtuse) you should take a look at Manifold Garden. It has kinda an Antichamber meets MC Escher vibe.

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  3. Comment on What are your personal picks for "Games of the Decade"? in ~games

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    The developers of the Endless games (Space, Legends, etc.) have a new game scheduled for next year called Humankind that is looking like a promising reinterpretation of Civilisation.

    The developers of the Endless games (Space, Legends, etc.) have a new game scheduled for next year called Humankind that is looking like a promising reinterpretation of Civilisation.

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  4. Comment on One Year Off, Every Seven Years: How about this for a demand? You work for six years and you get a whole paid year off to do whatever the hell you want. in ~life

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    We have a similar system to this in Australia (and I think New Zealand too). We've done a really bad job of standardising it over different industries but essentially most people get 8+2/3 weeks...

    We have a similar system to this in Australia (and I think New Zealand too). We've done a really bad job of standardising it over different industries but essentially most people get 8+2/3 weeks paid leave after serving in a job for 10 years and an additional 4+1/3 weeks for every 5 years thereafter. If you leave a job after 7 years of service you'll also get paid out for your accumulated service pro-rata.

    I don't think anybody would openly criticise our system without getting a lot of flak. But it has definitely become a problem with the changing economy that people are much less likely to serve in a single company for such a long period of time these days, so younger people especially are much less able to take advantage.

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