You really can’t go wrong with any linux distro. They all basically work the same, with some minor differences in their respective package managers. Try several and see how they feel for you. One option is to run some of these distros inside a VM to quickly try several flavors side by side, but still keep your familiar Mint environment and web browser in case you need it. Most VM software lets you save the state (much like retro game emulators) even during the installation, allowing you to experiment with different configurations in a non-destructive way.

funny enough I pulled mine out earlier today

Racking Wins while racking rounds.

Absolutely yes, and now I’m more sad I can’t read the clown-to-clown communication again :clown-to-clown-communication::clown-to-clown-conversation:

Didn’t Hexbear already make it on a watchlist for extreme ideologies, or maybe extremists? I swear I could remember it posted years ago and I can’t dig up the link.

Timberborn has me right now. Turns out those ziplines not only speed up my beavers, but also greatly increases travel distance. They are basically trains :train-shining: and my Factorio neuron activated :neuron-activation: I’m now building out my inter-colony zipline network. However I’m starting to burn myself out and probably should switch to one of my other in-flight games. Maybe this is the call to get back on my Mass Effect 1 save.

:please-bro: Please bro. I promise the war is coming. Its right around the corner. Trust me! It is a sure bet this time! C’mon bro!

“prevented from bombing Hanoi by politicians”

NORTH VIETNAMESE POLITICIANS! :peekaboo:

Finally getting gud at Beyond All Reason again and wondering if I dip my toes in multiplayer. For an Open Source Total Annihilation it plays extremely well and stable. I’m already at the limit of the AI opponents without learning some bad habits. The main problem is the AI fighting is good, but fights like a blob for both allies and enemies which is much different from how real players operate. AI also do not do common team meta strategies, like a player rushing t2 and letting other players “buy” a t2 worker.

I’m also getting back into Timberborn, because I’m married to city builders / colony sims. It’s getting close to 1.0 and out of early access so I’m running the experimental build to see all the features it’ll bring. I’m most excited to have my beavers play with ziplines because I am 5 years old. Badwater/Badtide are terrible, but I’m learning to manage irrigation and contamination mitigation.

My BG3 and ME1 saves look at me accusingly as I neglected them for another week :oh-shit:

In other news, I once again held my annual Thanksgiving Kids Gaming Extravaganza where I set up all my old consoles and TVs and the kids can be loud without bothering the adults. This time I had my Wii with Wii Sports (Boxing and Bowling were the most popular) and my PS4 running the perennial favorite SW:Battlefront 1. I tried to get my Raspberry Pi to run emulated Goldeneye 007 but I couldn’t get it working correctly (aka, stubborn) before the night was over. I’ll tinker with it in the meantime and see if I can get it up and running for Christmas.

You all make fun of this, just wait until a :PIGPOOPBALLS: toothpaste dispenser drops.

metal heads and surf rockers

Surf Rock + Guitar Distortion = Heavy Metal

…and surrounded on three sides by Haiti proper, with 11 million people.

I feel like I’m punching down by criticizing LinkedIn posts because this whole thing reads like a self-own. Garbage poncho dude exploited an transient arbitrage moment and this LinkedIn Bro thought he got a Harvard Business degree. How does this guy get inspired by garbage ponchos but completely miss how poncho seller found his market? I guess that’s why he’s an inspired LinkedIn bro instead of a garbage poncho seller himself.

I remember standing there, soaked and shivering, while a guy walked by selling garbage bags for twenty bucks each. Not ponchos. Not jackets. Garbage bags. And I paid it without thinking twice.

Unlike the author, this dude looked at the weather report and exploited the author’s lack of preparation. I once heard a national park rescue worker say that Westerners are so accustomed to controlled environments they get themselves into all sorts of trouble, like brazenly driving through a blizzard and getting stuck, or (in this case) not looking at the weather report and bringing a poncho.

Every great startup is built on that exact moment.

Buddy, nobody is buying $20 garbage bags on the regular. A single arbitrage moment does not make a business.

Elon Musk doesn’t type. He Groks.

I accidentally :lathe-of-heaven: this timeline :kitty-birthday-sad:

After beating Black Mesa, I got back into Beyond All Reason. It’s scratching that Total Annihilation itch and for a FOSS title it is very polished.

Some thoughts from a long time Windows and Linux user:

• I have a dedicated Win10 box for gaming. No shame. I’m too lazy to migrate everything over right now. I use other Linux computers or duel boot to do important tasks, like shitposting on https://chapo.chat/. However the Win10 sunset is pushing the migration up my priority list.
• Duel booting works fine almost all the time. After you finish the install you won’t have to think much about it. Mostly…
  • Others have said how Windows likes to mess with Duel Boot systems occasionally. In my experience this happens during Windows Updates, and usually it blows away the boot order. Often I can go into the BIOS and manually choose the Linux partition and fix the boot from there.
  • All that said, backups, backups, backups!
• Back up your Windows partition before setup just in case something goes awry.
• Try the LiveUSB environment out first to check compatibility, like WiFi drivers, and get a feel. Many linux distros, including Mint and Fedora, come with a LiveUSB by default.
  • Very often distros let you run the installer from inside the Live environment, giving you the benefit of a full desktop GUI, tools, and Internet access during the install. If you have WiFi issues, for example, it’s much easier to fix them in the Live environment and let the Installer bootstrap from there.
  • I know Mint LiveUSB comes preinstalled with a bunch of useful programs out the gate. I just fired up the latest Mint liveusb, and the Backup tool lets you save both your Home directory and any software you installed through the Software Manager, which can give you a bit of permanence across restarts before you take the plunge.

The Nation was the Soviet Union, where he learned both Soviet political and military strategy, later leading the KMT Military academy in the mid 1920s. The Soviets supported the KMT throughout the 1920s until Kai-shek’s betrayal.

:a-guy: Disney and its consequences have been a disaster for Animated art.

incompetent elites

failed to stop

An interesting glimpse into the :LIB: psyche.