SolSerkonos

The town where I work doesn’t have blocks, it’s just a fucking mess. Which is annoying on account of I deliver mail and knowing where I am is important.

It’s an anti-piracy/homebrew feature. Realistically, nobody is using that for cheating.

Ooooh, okay, now I understand. I was referring to the way modern consoles blow a fuse with each new patch so you can’t load older patches.

But yeah, the PS3 removed the ability to boot Linux which it was explicitly advertised to have and it was a huge thing at the time.

…oh? I thought every console used this kind of tech as well.

Proton is just a compatibility layer to make Linux run Windows games.

Normally if you install a game via Steam Proton just kind of works.

https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher should let you use Proton without using Steam.

And yeah, you want the entire folder titled ‘Dispatch.’

Linux won’t really recognize .exes. Those are a Windows thing, so you have to run them via some sort of compatibility software like Proton or WINE.

Get the files transferred from what? Your Win11 laptop? Because it’s reasonably likely that the files won’t work properly if transferred- Windows executables don’t just work on Linux.

Also what games specifically are you trying to play? For BG3 you’ll probably need to find the Linux version or get Proton set up. For TotK you can probably use most of the same files, but you’ll need a new emulator install. There’s roughly a thousand Switch emulators so pick your poison and following the install instructions.

I wasn’t trying to suggest that it would be impossible- it’s obviously not. Just that it would be a difficult adjustment.

Yeah, Japanese is written right to left, top to bottom. Traditionally, at least.

Imagine trying to read that tho. Suddenly English is formatted vertically.

And off of them if you fuck up, I’d imagine.

Lovely, I’m glad there’s more than one of these hellplants.

An actual answer: you very quickly learn to pull in a way that prevents your fingers from slipping onto the prongs

…Do you, though? Because this thread is the first time I’ve considered this as a problem- which I agree it could be better designed in general but especially for child safety purposes- and I’ve been around American plugs my entire life. I’ve never been shocked, unless we’re counting the time I grabbed an electric fence because I was an idiot teenager being goaded by other idiot teenagers.

You just… grab the plug by the plug part? It doesn’t really require any kind of special technique to not touch the metal bits. Maybe I just have big hands? Realistically, I probably couldn’t fit between the wall and the plug while it was still inserted enough to be live.

I’ve always heard them called sand spurs, and they’re the devil. Nothing in nature needs to be that sharp, ffs.

At least chestnuts have the decency to be really localized and large, despite being spikey balls of evil. These little fuckers are miniature, everywhere, and can hide in carpet for a solid six months before you notice them the one time you decide to go barefoot.

I’m so glad we don’t have these where I live.

Uh, really? The English version is pretty convincing that it is- it even lists three different methods they used over the years. The sources seem convincing, but I’m quite literally judging the book by it’s title there.

I haven’t, but I’m very intrigued and will have to give it a shot.

Oooooh, as someone that loves OSRS but finds it to be a bit too much of a time sink I’m very very intrigued. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

I’ve been playing a lot of Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries recently, but Singleplayer Tarkov just released their 4.0 update/overhaul so I’m starting that as well.

FMHY definitely updates as well. That site is much more streaming focused, though, so definitely useful.

https://fmhy.pages.dev/ just link them here instead.