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  1. Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games

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    In the meantime, what are people using to install non-Steam games on Linux? Hero? Lutris? Something else?

    In the meantime, what are people using to install non-Steam games on Linux? Hero? Lutris? Something else?

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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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    That's exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for, thank you! Edit: it looks like they recently went back and updated Myst: Masterpiece Edition to be Steam Deck certified, so that makes this an...

    That's exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for, thank you!

    Edit: it looks like they recently went back and updated Myst: Masterpiece Edition to be Steam Deck certified, so that makes this an even easier answer to follow.

    2 votes

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

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    What would you (or anyone else reading this) consider the best way to experience Myst for someone who didn't have a sufficient computer when it first came out? I grew up on MS-DOS so I'm not...

    What would you (or anyone else reading this) consider the best way to experience Myst for someone who didn't have a sufficient computer when it first came out? I grew up on MS-DOS so I'm not allergic to outdated graphics, but I am a fan of quality-of-life improvements if a remake comes with those.

    My Steam family library contains Myst: Masterpiece Edition, realMyst, and realMyst: Masterpiece Edition, but I'm happy to emulate an old Mac if there is some reason to prefer that.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

  5. Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk

  6. Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk

  7. Comment on ReciproCard — find free library cards, reciprocal and non-resident cards for Libby in ~books

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    This is neat, thanks for making and submitting it. Since most libraries in my state will give any state resident a card, my family has turned library card collecting into something we do on road...

    This is neat, thanks for making and submitting it. Since most libraries in my state will give any state resident a card, my family has turned library card collecting into something we do on road trips. I'm not sure how much the smaller ones help with Libby selections, but it's free and more useful than some other souvenirs we've picked up over the years.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on 8BitDo FlipPad in ~games

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    I have the Pocket Taco (unlike others, I love the name), and it's mostly okay and I prefer it to carrying another device, but I wish I had considered more that the promos for these devices never...

    I have the Pocket Taco (unlike others, I love the name), and it's mostly okay and I prefer it to carrying another device, but I wish I had considered more that the promos for these devices never show the phone in a case. Suddenly the easy snap on is slightly crooked, and you're pushing the limits of the hinge.

  9. Comment on A philosopher’s one-word theory to explain why the world feels so weird: uni-context in ~humanities

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    That's close but doesn't quite capture the flexibility of Circles because everyone has to agree on the nature of the private group, whereas Circles would let each person decide their audience for...

    That's close but doesn't quite capture the flexibility of Circles because everyone has to agree on the nature of the private group, whereas Circles would let each person decide their audience for themselves. I could have a "coworkers" group and a smaller "coworkers I joke around with" group without everyone else having to have those same classifications.

    10 votes

  10. Comment on A philosopher’s one-word theory to explain why the world feels so weird: uni-context in ~humanities

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    I feel like Google+'s "Circles" feature was an interesting approach to this situation, and I wish more social media would have picked up that idea.

    I feel like Google+'s "Circles" feature was an interesting approach to this situation, and I wish more social media would have picked up that idea.

    15 votes

  11. Comment on I sail the world in a replica 10th-century Viking longboat – it has brought new friendships and showed me how generous people can be in ~humanities.history

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    I love this kind of niche hobby, but I feel like if people are greeting you generously you may not be having the authentic viking experience.

    I love this kind of niche hobby, but I feel like if people are greeting you generously you may not be having the authentic viking experience.

    12 votes

  12. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    My job wants us using Claude Code, and one day I was bored and told it to spend the rest of the session talking like an old timey pirate. It made the boring computer interaction slightly more...

    My job wants us using Claude Code, and one day I was bored and told it to spend the rest of the session talking like an old timey pirate. It made the boring computer interaction slightly more entertaining, so that turned into a project to make it pick a different silly personality every time it starts: https://www.github.com/x-kej/claudius

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

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    On the off chance that you're not aware, they went back and made an expansion for Opus Magnum a few months ago. It's been a while since I played Opus Magnum so the expansion has me back at the...

    On the off chance that you're not aware, they went back and made an expansion for Opus Magnum a few months ago. It's been a while since I played Opus Magnum so the expansion has me back at the "what on earth is happening?" stage, but it's been fun working through those sorts of puzzles again.

    3 votes

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

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    My son found some old games installed on my laptop and has been enjoying 20 Small Mazes, which is a free collection of maze games that sounds dumb but is actually a really clever little puzzle...

    My son found some old games installed on my laptop and has been enjoying 20 Small Mazes, which is a free collection of maze games that sounds dumb but is actually a really clever little puzzle game. The developer's other two games (one free, one $5) are both good as well.

    1 vote

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

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    You probably already know about this, but just in case or for anyone else, there is a plugin called Geyser that will let bedrock clients connect to a java server, which is nice if you want to...

    You probably already know about this, but just in case or for anyone else, there is a plugin called Geyser that will let bedrock clients connect to a java server, which is nice if you want to support both types of clients.

  16. Comment on Elon Musk net worth estimated at $1.1 trillion in ~finance

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    I'm reminded of this story/poem by Kurt Vonnegut, originally from The New Yorker:

    I'm reminded of this story/poem by Kurt Vonnegut, originally from The New Yorker:

    True story, Word of Honor:
    Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer
    now dead,
    and I were at a party given by a billionaire
    on Shelter Island.
    I said, “Joe, how does it make you feel
    to know that our host only yesterday
    may have made more money
    than your novel ‘Catch-22’
    has earned in its entire history?”
    And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
    And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
    And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
    Not bad! Rest in peace!

    47 votes

  17. Comment on Write your own virtual machine in ~comp

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    Thanks for this; I wanted to read more about VM implementation after reading about this other minimal virtual machine earlier today: https://100r.co/site/uxn.html It's interesting how much you can...

    Thanks for this; I wanted to read more about VM implementation after reading about this other minimal virtual machine earlier today: https://100r.co/site/uxn.html

    It's interesting how much you can get out of such simple building blocks.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games

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    I have a very difficult time playing games out of order. Baldur's Gate 3 might be amazing but I have to finish 1 and 2 before I can even look at it.

    I have a very difficult time playing games out of order. Baldur's Gate 3 might be amazing but I have to finish 1 and 2 before I can even look at it.

    6 votes

  19. Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 in ~games

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    The fourth or fifth time I bought the original Legend of Zelda was about when I decided to primarily switch to PC gaming and not feel too bad about emulating consoles.

    The fourth or fifth time I bought the original Legend of Zelda was about when I decided to primarily switch to PC gaming and not feel too bad about emulating consoles.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Updates to store tags: additions, removals, and edits in ~games