I have a standing theory that once a person is no longer concerned about their welfare or the welfare of their descendants, they go crazy.

Like, once you reach a point where survival is no longer a problem, that part of your brain goes nuts. It’s not a flawless theory, since philanthropy is a thing and people like Dean Kamen exist, but it’s a thing that seems to happen an awful lot.

It’s more that having a game like that support linux would do a ton to quiet the “You can’t game on Linux” crowd.

EAC has a check box for Proton compatibility. Battleeye is linux native. All they have to do is check a box, and test to see if they can break it. If they let it out in the works and there’s some influx of cheaters, they can check the box again. Halo Infinite, Apex Legends, Smite, Battlebit etc etc were all capable of checking the box and testing.

I suspect Sweenys hesitation over support is caused by a lack of control.

Upgrading EAC in an unreal engine game is trivial, it’s basically baked into the engine. They update EAC all the time.

The only thing stopping Fortnite from running on Linux is the anticheat. The anticheat it uses it made by Epic, and has a specific option for WINE compatibility.

I think you’ve invented dryer lint.

Always be on guard and claim no allegiance to any huge company.

Also, Valve have been pretty consumer friendly for 20 years.

I can appreciate that. I wonder if I can set a rule that it displays a certain workspace after unlocking…

I’m always curious how long people spend staying at their desktops. My laptop has six virtual desktops and I can’t see the background on any of them.

One for each uni course and one for general use, and they all have 2-3 windows open. It’s super handy for school since I can just swipe and pick up where I left off on every course.

Edit: That’s not to take away from a gorgeous desktop. It looks really nice.

This guy thinks you can do what you want with Windows.

Disabling updates is such a ridiculous thing because sometimes it works, and sometimes Windows just ignores you.

I’ve literally had two exact model laptops running as local render servers, fully updated, then disabled updates/reboots on both, around a month later one updated and rebooted dumping my workload and corrupting my database. Disabling anything on Windows doesn’t always work, it does what it wants.

Computer is computer, and it works great. Phone is computer, so it should work great.

I understand this thought train, but yeah I had the same reaction as well.

This should be done to any laptop after 4 years. A tube of paste only costs like $5, and it will have a massive difference.

Greenbell Nail Clippers. They’re expensive, like $20 but holy ducking shirt are they amazing.

I always assumed it was shark skin…

I would blame this, and a lot of the problems “western” countries face, on the proliferation of 24 hour cable news networks since the Gulf War.

Also don’t boil your vegetables. I was raised in boiled broccoli and sprouts, and steaming baskets changed my life!

Honestly, we don’t know. Average laptop screens haven’t had any major improvements since IPS, so I think the screens have longevity. RAM and processors are more focused on lower power nowadays. Framework has already shipped “drop-in” replacement boards, and their whole company is based around that idea.

If I had the money and i could afford to wait, I’d be willing to take a bet on Framework. I think the frame of the laptop will hold up as well as any other, but it’s only been a few years so who actually knows.

Laptops from 6 years ago hold up well enough, except the batteries and main boards, if I could have replaced my old main board with a more modern processor and gpu I never would have had to upgrade.

Greenbell Nail Clippers. Freaking sharp as anything and they’ve been my goto for about 10 years. I got them the same time I got my safety razor which is a great, cheap, beard removal tool.

Embrace. Extend. Extinguish. Hold fast against the barbarians at the gates.

My gaming rig is running Nobara Project right now and I’d highly recommend it for gaming centric use.

I’m an absolute whore of a human for Mitsubishi ‘Uni’ Pens. I don’t even like writing, but their Jetstream line are cheap and should be the ubiquitous goto pen. Everytime I have to pick up a bic, I die a little inside.