NutWrench

In the US, it was probably called “Preview.” It was an over-the-air movie channel that needed a decoder box to view it.

They usually broadcast from a UHF TV station that had made a deal with HBO or CineMax (often nicknamed “Skin-a-Max” because they tended to show pron after 11pm or so). It was basically cable TV without the cable.

Add Steam to “Windows gaming for Linux.” Every game I bought on Windows runs great in Linux Mint. Steam has a native Linux client and ot uses a Wine layer called Proton that has all the settings for each game.

If Valve just keeps supporting Proton, it will capture 95% of all the Windows users migrating to Linux.

Windows 10 support ends this year. Nobody wants to use 11, especially with its built-in mandatory spyware like Co-Pilot and Recall.

They just want to data-mine and Spam you.

I also like that Mint comes with an Office suite and Timeshift pre-installed.

Yeah, it was either Stardew Valley or Witcher 3 for me. (I wouldn’t last 5 minutes in Velen).

Stop re-electing these ancient incumbents who are WAY too comfortable being Republican-lite. Vote for younger candidates, preferably someone who was born AFTER the Battle of the Bulge.

I’m also sick of hearing people say, “God never gives you more than you can handle.”

I know people who have been driven batshit insane by what God has given them.

Will wine ever be able to run antiCheat.

I hope not. I switched to Linux to get away from malware and spyware.

For me, it’s a close race between Boost and Connect.

It’s not my responsibility to make the FBI’s job (or any cop’s job) easier.

Also, folks should be using 3rd party open-source encryption, like VeraCrypt and a password manager that encrypts the database, like Keepass. Don’t ever expect governments and corporations to respect your privacy.

When Star Wars (1976) came out, it cost 12 million to make and had almost no advertising. The “advertising” was word-of-mouth.

Modern games and movies wouldn’t need to set aside 100 million dollar advertising budgets (on TOP of the cost of their product) if they would simply stop writing shit.

This. If updates are SO important, then Windows can do it while it’s shutting down.

“But we acquired a successful franchise! All we have to do is attach a handle to it and crank it and the money will come flying out!”

I think the questions are from bots, testing topics to farm controversy or outrage points. The greater the number of replies, the more likely the topic will be used in a future marketing or agit-prop campaign.

So you get these really stupid, controversial, psychopathic takes that no one should be taking seriously. The point of the exercise is the emotional reaction, the outrage, not getting a serious answer.

There must be a hundred third-party freeware apps that let you encrypt files. Heck, even zip archivers have a password protect option. If you’re a whistleblower, you’re going to be collecting data over long periods of time, not sending instant messages. You can use OnionShare (droid-ify) to create temporary TOR links if you really need to share a file quickly and untraceably.

This. “It is a cheap generosity that promises the future as compensation for the present.”

The purpose of discipline is to live MORE fully. Not less. There’s nothing noble about suffering.

This. You don’t “negotiate” with the Patent Office. The courts decide whether patent infringement has occurred. You “negotiate” with THEM.

I recommend Keepass. It’s freeware, is available on all platforms and supports biometrics (fingerprints, etc) on Android devices. It also encrypts the password file on your device, so you can keep a copy of that file on a cloud service without worrying if that service really respects your privacy or not.