MoonlightFox @ MoonlightFox @lemmy.world

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As a happy and satisfied Linux gamer I disagree.

Linux is the best OS overall, at least for me, but not the best for gaming for most people. Not yet.

Emulators Xenia (xbox 360 emulator) was not mentioned, because it is Windows only. There is no Xbox 360 emulator for Linux.

Game compatibility 80% are platinum or gold on ProtonDB https://www.protondb.com/

This is impressive, but you can't claim that a system that can't play up to 20% of game titles is better. Not to mention that some of the other titles might need some tinkering as well.

Conclusion Linux gaming is now a great and viable option for most people. But it still isn't better than Windows if you don't care about bloatware, security or privacy, and just use your machine exclusively for gaming.

Bonus: Linux is free, so you could maybe also get slightly better hardware by selecting it over Windows.

I am not so sure. Trump couldn't even hold his moronic tariffs for more than a few days, before having to cave.

USA does not produce much besides services. China have a big surplus of production.

China also owns a huge amount of US debt. They can start dumping it which will increase the interest rate on the huge US debt. This would quickly put the US in a difficult position. Any solution besides just paying down the debt would weaken trust in the US, so they either have to take it or make everyone in the world lose faith in the current financial system with the US as it's guardian.

I suggest you tell her that this is a problem, and that this is affecting your friendship. That if she does not try to educate herself, that you will have to reconsider the friendship.

Tell her that trans people have something called gender dysphoria. Reference Wikipedia and DSM. Prove that this is a real thing. Just like her autism. The best would probably be to just send her a couple of links with a short, but honest take on how this is a problem for you. Let her read it herself om her own time.

The last thing you should do is let the friendship end without talking to her. Its important to confront people, and give them a chance to change their mind. People deserve that.

I would like to have the same sound. But increase the volume, duration and lower the frequency drastically.

I want people not only too hear them, but to feel them. When I play my trumpet at night I want to wake my neighbour.

Free as in freedom, not only free as in beer. That is how FOSS works. Also one of the things I find appealing about it.

By focusing on FOSS being this super serious thing, we kinda lose what is great about it. Everyone is welcome and free to use it as they see fit. That is by design (see licenses). A lot of FOSS is passion projects by people on their spare time, they do it because it is fun / fulfilling. We need all hands on deck, and FOSS should also be playful, experimental, and novel. FOSS is this super idealistic gift to humanity, from humanity. Every piece of FOSS software contributes to the collective human database of ideas and software.

The "us reasonable users" is a really unfortunate way of sharing your opinion on this matter. Is it unreasonable to be a femboy and use FOSS/Linux? By being elitist like this, I kinda get the same reaction you claim to get from this user. I don't want to be clumped in with the users that feel they are superior to everyone else and acting like it, and gatekeeping the FOSS community and its representation.

Rich parents

I wouldn't say this is an insane take from that person, or misandrist really. I have no other meanings in regards to what that person says, but in this case this is a sensible take.

The whole meme is about how women are "hysterical" and overly emotional. While men are calm and chill creatures.

It caters to stereotypes that view women in a negative light. I know exactly zero women who act like this. Most women are calm and chill people as well. Unless you of course call them hysterical or overly emotional, then they can rightfully get a bit mad. You would probably react that way also. It kinda infantalizes you.

I would as a man, expect my best friend to tell me if he's moving, expecting a child, or is getting married, within a reasonable timeframe. That is within a couple of months.

I wouldn't mind microtransactions, gacha games and gacha mechanics if there were sane upper limits to spend.

I was trying to learn how different gacha games work and monetization in f2p games in general, especially obes for smartphones.

I was surprised about how similar all the methods across games are. Some were a lot worse than others though.

I think the monetization method is sometimes viewed as acceptable by some, because the games often have a lot of content and can be a lot of fun to play. The thing I really dislike is that it's unfairly monetized. Some people pay the majority of the income, they are also known as whales. There are of course some people that spend small sums, but the whales is where it is at.

After Arcade games went out of fashion we had a nice long period in which players paid about the same for a game, and got the same experience.

Now vulnerable people are paying more than they can afford to finance the game for everyone, and still everone gets a limited experience.

Some of the games I enjoyed the most had terrible gacha mechanics. One of them had items and mounts with 1/500 chance per pull. Of course it is designed so that it appears as 1/10, but it is really 1/500. To justify this they had the PITY system. Yes, thats the actual name of it. The pity system makes it so that after buying 500 pulls ypu are guaranteed the mount.

The price for 500 pulls? 500$

After the free pulls you could play to get, about 480$.

So I actually can't get the entire game for even 500$..

That was just one of many such instances. I could probably spend more than 10 000$ and still not unlock absolutely everything.

Was it purely cosmetic? Nope. It gave an advantage too.

Legislation that effectively adds an upper limit to unlock the entire game with a sensible maximum monthly cost for new content, is needed in my opinion.

Exactly this

He's from Venezuela not El Salvador. It is not deportation, this is taking a vulnerable innocent asylum seeker and placing him outside of the law in a inhumane concentration camp. The law can no longer reach him!

This is why its not just a bad prison, recommended read: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/20/human-rights-watch-declaration-prison-conditions-el-salvador-jgg-v-trump-case

What if the plan was to have twins?

I think I kinda get what you mean. It's so backwards that it is still necessary and that it is still a fight that has to be "won". Personally I am not bothered or in any way opposed to gay rights, trans rights etc. so I personally do not need "convincing". But I am not everyone. There are many parts of society that have little to no respect for LGBTQIA+.

In Norway a pretty liberal place, most of the population support gay rights, but there are especially a large portion amongst certain religious and minority groups that do not approve.

The fight is not over. It is not equally acceptable to be gay as hetero, or trans as cis. The fight is not over in most of the world.

Even in one of the most liberal countries in the world it is not actually equal.

The US has in a couple of months launched numerous attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community, and by protesting / marching we support those that need it. We show that they are not alone, and that those outside the community also protect them and wish them well.

I am personally a cishet man, but I also march with my wife. It takes maybe a couple of hours of my life every year, and it means a lot to the community to have all the support it can get.

I encourage you to participate as well. If not, consider staying neutral or verbally supportive. Your comment makes it seem like you disregard their continued struggle, but I think you are just trying to convey that it's absurd that its still necessary, which I agree that it is 😊

Fantastic game, recommend all their Metro games.

This is not financial advice, I am a regular guy, not a professional or someone working with finance. Not licensed etc. If you lose everything by following anything I mention, it's your responsibility.

I only buy passive and not actively managed funds. This is to keep the costs low. A passive fund costs anywhere from 0.1 to 0.3% each year. This is important, because that cost has to be paid every year of the total sum no matter the performance of the fund (in most cases). So low costs is important.

I usually buy a cheap index that tracks MSCI ACWI which is All Countries World Index.

By tracking it means that it buys and sells stocks to keep the holdings the same as that referance index.

MSCI ACWI is very popular as it tracks the entire world more or less. Including emerging markets.

As a Norwegian there is "Storebrand Alle Markeder" which I buy. For MSCI ACWI

But for Europe there is MSCI Europe Index, where I buy DNB Europe Indeks which tracks that.

So first check your current banks offerings, search for Europe and see what reference index they follow. Check other banks as well and see if they have lower costs for the same reference index.

I just want to mention an additional point just in case you are not aware. You should never time the market or try to be smart. There are exceptionally talented and intelligent people with the best tools in the world that you are trying to beat. You will lose sooner or later, but you might be lucky a few times. I recommend that you read about "The efficient market hypothesis". I base all my investments on that principle.

Make sure you use tax efficient accounts if there is something like that in your country. So that you can sell and buy stocks without triggering taxes. So that the only time you have to pay taxes is when you take it out of the account.

Also, diversification is important. So make sure to diversify properly. That's why I buy ACWI most of the time. Also make sure you have a long term view on your investments. You should be able to let the money stay in the market for an absolute minimum of 5 years

I am just a regular guy, and not an expert and not a trader or licensed or anything. I just put my savings in the stock market every month. So take everything with a large scoop of salt. This is not financial advice.

How can I forget? It had scary stories and memorable characters.

The barber that did not care about consent for instance, clearly drawing parallels to real life. That episode is chilling even as an adult.

Not buying US for a while. 60% exposure is already too much.

Buying European until my portfolio is 30% European. Then I will buy global index funds again, preferably a mix that excludes the US. Don't want more than 20-30% in US stocks. The political risk is too high in my opinion

It depends on how you view the parent/child relationship. In most countries parents have a sort of "ownership" role of their child. A right to raise them in their own way, religion and traditions. It is THEIR child to teach, and raise.

This has become pretty contentious in Norway, and Norway has lost cases child protection cases regarding this in international courts. Our child protection services has taken children from their parents and that has ended up in international courts in some cases. This is due to a difference in opinion in what is acceptable and OK ways to raise a child, and what constitutes the rights of the parents and the rights of the child. In some of these cases Norway have rightfully been convicted. But you won't lose the ability to raise your child in Norway over nothing, as some people will have you believe. The child protective services can't explain why to the public, and the parents can pretend to be innocent.

Personally I believe parents do not own their child. I believe parents are in a privileged position and lucky to be allowed to raise a human (yes, also biological), and that the privilege should be revoked if the parents are not sufficiently fit to raise the child.

The perspective of ownership is harmful in my opinion and does often conflict with the interests of the child in my opinion.

Should the child get vaccinated? Yes, exceptions are only allergies.

Should the child be home schooled? No.

Should the child interact with peers at the kindergarten and school and get the social skills they need? Yes

What sorts of punishments are acceptable?

Should the child be heavily involved in religion? No, but should learn about it, and can in a limited degree practice it. But no religious schools, or religious camps. Genital mutilation should not be allowed for boys either. If they want to, they can do it as adults. Doing unnecessary surgery on a defenseless child due to religion is in no way acceptable.

If the parents are neglecting their child, how much neglect is okay before the right/privilege is revoked?

If the parents are addicts, what then?

Etc.

I do the same 😄

I love the reaction. "It seems like you are having a lovely weekend here in Malmö" 😂 Happy for him, but understand the embarrassment as well.

I would not have recognized that sound before I heard it now.