Ascend. Become Lego.

What is up, me nerd? Did you see the ludicrous 1440p display last night? What were they thinking turning on ray tracing that early?

When I click that button, that purple monkey swings into my view on a vine and says hi. He then asks me for my credit card, so I put in my info to get the Linux license. Then nothing happens. I click it again, and he asks once more for card, and then nothing happens. So far I’ve filled out the form about five times, so whatever issues may be happening, I hope they can fix it so I can get my PC activated. I’ve dropped about $500 so far so hopefully I’ll get my Linux activated.

One day I’ll pay to activate Linux Mint.

This is the extension I installed for LM, which lets you put a custom overlay/watermark on your desktop - https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/extensions/view/82

I created the activation notice watermark in Krita, and styled it after what it looks like on Windows 10.

Edit: I really love this a lot and have kept it on my computer for months now. It’s just silly and makes me giggle when I get a dark wallpaper that makes the watermark really stand out.

“made me love my PC again.”

I know, right?! That was the best part. It felt so liberating, as if I was transported back to the early 2000s when the OS was a tool, not an ad-infused spyware machine. The best thing is that I have control and - surprisingly - confidence. I was worried I’d only have control and over time I’d get confidence. But essentially, I had confidence day one.

I’m still a nascent Linux user, but using this OS is so refreshing. I love my PC so much.

Yeah it’s so weird. I tried using that Mass Grave thing I heard about but it won’t work. Tried running it in Proton-GE, too, and nothing. I guess I’ll live with it, since it doesn’t interrupt my workflow too much. The watermark on my desktop doesn’t bother too much and eventually I lose sight of it anyway.

Thank you! I’m so touched by your recognition! I really appreciate your pretendering muchly for my meme! 🥰

Happy to post this! I wish you good luck with your switch!

My approach was of course to backup all my personal files to a large backup drive. I exported as many as configurations for my programs as I could - like for Handbrake and FreeTube as an example. I backed up those configs so that on my Linux OS I could just import them and have all my programs configured the way I wanted. Before I pulled the plug on my windows, I also wrote down every program I used and saved it into a simple list, so that I can hunt for alternatives.

That approach I think was great for me since I spent a lot of time planning and carefully backing everything up.

It’s been very smooth for me with minor hiccups when I first cutover to Linux Mint, but I’m damn happy with how well things have gone.

Take your time to methodically prepare and I’m sure you’ll do well when you’re ready to commit.

NOOOOOs very darth vader-y

And I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn’t for your meddling logic.

I decided to stop playing Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga because the game became too tedious and I wasn’t having as much fun with it. A shame because I loved M&L Dream Team and wanted to start from its roots.

Now currently playing Sea of Stars and Hades.

Sea of Stars, Marvel Rivals, and Superhot VR were the three games my spouse and I played that day.

Indeed. I’ve been radicalised by Ubisoft.

In 2012 I bought Splinter Cell Blacklist for Wii U. Loved it so much I paid for all the DLC, just like I did with Assassin’s Creed III also on Wii U. Not too long ago, Ubisoft announced they were terminating legacy activation servers, and multiplayer modes would no longer function. But this also meant that without those activation servers, I would lose access to the DLC I paid for (as Ubisoft disclosed) because the game phones their activation servers and authenticates if I own the DLC. With enough public gamer outrage and pushback, Ubisoft walked back this decision… for now.

I thought I was safe buying physical games like I always have. I thought I was safe if the DLC was downloaded to the console. If this legacy server decommissioning went through, I would never be able to legally play the stuff I paid for and should own. Lesson learned, and every last ounce of ever wanting to play a modern Ubisoft game died in about ~2020 when they announced this. I don’t trust them, and I’m glad to see their company is beginning to tank because they stopped innovating and making good games like they used to decades ago.

When I wanted to replay Blacklist recently, I pirated it. The pirated copy ran better than the copy I own on Steam and Uplay - no crashes every 30 minutes (seriously, look it up), no bugs, etc. I didn’t want to play the Wii U copy because it’s a very slow console and the loading times for levels is insane (10+ minutes to load in due to the archaic Wii U architecture, back when I first played it in 2012).

I’m receiving a better service from the pirates rather than Ubisoft. Not that I want to play any modern Ubisoft games, but this whole “ownership” thing has made me question every digital purchase I’ve made. Now, I rip all my Blu Rays to PC and archive them. I buy on GOG, and only buy on Steam if I can’t get it on GOG.

Sorry for long story, Ubisoft just really pisses me off and they destroyed the last thread of good will I had for them. I’ll just stick to playing Beyond Good and Evil on my GameCube if I get nostalgic for the games they made that had heart and innovation.

heroes wear nothing at all

Stupid, sexy heroes!

The summer of 2016 was pretty wonderful. Specifically June-July 2016. Hundreds of millions of persons all across the world were cooperating. It was the one time where I looked forward to crowds and talking to countless strangers.

Never had Tomagatchi. I had Pocket Pikachu. That shit was the best! I still have it to this day and it works.

I’m not entering, but thank you so much for doing this for random people online - you certainly will make their day! Hope you have a great holiday ahead!

Fresh, American, reaaaaal man like Arnold Palmer, and burger-fed on McDonald’s farm land. One day they’ll be tall enough to grab em by the… well, you know where.

I don’t do voice chats on Deck. But when I only have a short time to play, I just use standard Apple earbuds that I’ve had for years.

When I get to game for more than an hour and feel like gaming on the couch, then I use my JBL Quantum TWS earbuds with the USB C adapter. These are primo ear buds, incredibly low latency, sound excellent, and are immersive with the noise canceling and noise isolating. Built in microphone, but I don’t use it for that purpose. I’d imagine for the price point the mic quality should be somewhere between good and great, depending on preference.

Edit: I chose the JBLs primarily because of the low latency. I can’t do Bluetooth because the input lag is so noticeable. Some Bluetooth headphones are great at reducing it, but nothing beats a USB receiver if you’re looking for low latency wireless. A note of caution that you’ll use up your USB C port so you can’t sit and charge your Deck. This setup works great for me though when I feel like having a semi long gaming session, but if I’m gonna game longer or play a more demanding game I head to my gaming PC instead.

“Fact of life”.