PlasticExistence @ PlasticExistence @lemmy.world

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I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says shenanigans

Won't anyone do something about the plight of the beans!?

Can I feed my cat an all-bean diet?

There is no rum in space

Those are still from a reputable store. I think the really cheap ones are the Chinese ones that don't even have a brand name. Slightly above that are the Chinese made ones with a nonsense word for the brand name.

I literally could not figure out how to get my GOG copy of Fallout 3 running on my Steam Deck, nor could I find anyone else online discussing what would make it work. I'm sure if I'd wanted to put in the work that I could have gotten it running. I was feeling lazy though, so I bought a copy on Steam. It works without any configuration.

Valve has taken a Linux PC and given it a handheld console form. I couldn't be happier with it.

Are you literally here to proclaim that Windows is the better OS because Linux gives you the freedom to screw it up?

My brother in computing, that's on you if you're having problems with fixing problems you've caused in Linux. As a former professional system admin, I've run into issues with Windows that Microsoft's own support team could not figure out and had to refund their fee. I have never, not once, had an issue in Linux that I couldn't fix or find someone who knows how.

That's how I felt about it too

So basically this is where I've landed on this after rooting, moding, etc. all of my electronics for the last 30 years: for devices where I want to customize everything, it's going to be done with a Linux computer to begin with because there's absolutely nothing standing in my way. For other things that I just need to work reliably and not become yet another chore, I buy some product. So I would buy a thermostat, but build my own NAS (with a 3D printed 7-bay case).

I'm beyond sick - as I think you might be too - of all the extra stuff I have to keep up with whenever I jailbreak/root/whatever a device just so I don't fuck it up with some careless action or update. I just don't have the same amount of free time and mental energy to dedicate to this stuff anymore. I wish I did though.

I can relate. I'm getting tired of having to do this kind of thing for all my devices just to make them work. I'm even probably going to switch to iPhone because at this point I just want my phone to work reliably, and my OnePlus 8T never has.

My advice is to go to the XDA forums and find your device there. You should be able to tell from replies and view counts of the threads which of the ROMs and mods are the most popular.

With respect, you can screw up Windows by doing things in a non-standard way too. That's not the fault of the OS.

This was my experience too. I tried setting up a Bottles container for it as I've had success with that approach a few of the times that I can't get a Proton version to work, but no dice.

I actually wasted a couple of hours trying to get it to work because it looks fun, but I gave up when I realized that I had spent all of that evening's free time not having fun.

I couldn't find anyone talking about getting it working on the Deck. If you happen to come across any working instructions, would you please ping me? I'll do the same for you. Thanks in advance!

It feels like they're getting their legs again. I have even rewatched the previous season when I finished this one's available episodes. It's not quite as bad as I remembered, but this season has been stronger overall so far IMO.

Not everybody subscribes every single Linux community

Well then those people must be made to understand our peaceful ways... by force!

My comment was about the percentage splits on those issues.

Recording video of awful things happening proves beyond doubt what happened. Not sure why you'd have a problem with that or how that relates to the topic of conversation.

It's like they exclusively interviewed Boomers

They were threatening castration. Are we gonna split hairs here?

Your carrier can sell you stamps or other services. For security reasons they had to stop carrying cash (because nobody wants to be a mobile robbery target for what the Post Office pays), so transactions will have to take a couple days between the request and the delivery if you initiate the transaction in person. But you can also purchase postage online for delivery. Boxes for flat-rate Priority Mail are free and can also be ordered for delivery.

I delivered mail for a while. It's a surprisingly complicated and difficult job, especially if you deliver on foot. One of the reasons for it being complicated is how much flexibility USPS offers people, meaning there is a lot to know and remember for everyone.