GOG*

One point to consider: using Windows 7 after its end date was popular. Using Windows 8/8.1 after its end date was not.

“Balatro’s fun, but if only the cards were more realistic, it’d be a much better game” said nobody ever

You’re mistaken. I use Graphene because it’s the least-bad option currently available to me. And I definitely don’t do so gladly. My next phone will likely be Ubuntu Touch or some other variety of Linux phone.

Don’t assume. It makes an “ass” out of “u”.

I don’t want more fucking AI baked into my operating system. I just want a computer that works in a way I can deal with, then gets out of my way.

It’s nowhere near that simple. Not even close. Even forming a limited company or LLP is more than “an Excel sheet” and that’s before you even start the due diligence process. Unless you wanna go the sole trader route, in which case good luck with the whole “unlimited personal liability” thing.

Sure if you pay for the lawyers and accountants necessary to form a cooperative

All those Counter Strike skins, too…

Sadly I don’t wear costumes, so I don’t think GOG is for me.

/j

GOG*

Oh well that’s alright then.

/sarcasm

One other point: if you just want to dabble, you don’t actually need to install Linux. Many (if not most) Linux distributions can be booted from a USB drive as what they call a “Live USB”.

Here’s how to do it for Ubuntu: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

The process is similar for other distros. I tried several this way before I decided to install one that I really liked.

I’m just glad you have an up-to-date OS that works for you and that you enjoy. :)

What’s stopping you?

Edit: Not trying to evangelise, gods I hate that about the Linux community. Just trying to see if I can help in any way.

Thanks for the reminder that the Royal Hospital Chelsea has a gender-neutral restroom

My wife plays it. She’s on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (so I’d expect it to work on Mint too), installed it through Bottles, and it just worked. I’m on Kubuntu 25.10 and I’ve had it running but haven’t actually played it.

Isn’t GOG a for-profit company?

I’d be really interested to see how it runs the IoT edition instead of mainline Windows

Looking forward to Mickey Mouse making an appearance in the next series of Animaniacs

Just kidding, we all know they’ll never make more of that show :(

Precisely three.

That’s alright, keep playing 4+ years and you’ll get to the next world cup which I’m absolutely sure will be better /sarcasm

I felt the same way about bg3. It’s an awesome game and my wife loves it, but it’s not for me.

Whenever someone talks about “a bit of woo” my mind immediately goes to homeopathy. 🙃

Same. I saw the way the wind was blowing and switched from Windows 11 last spring.

Yes. Some of us need light to see.

They should, and I’m not even joking.

Dang it, I misread the title and thought there was news about Blockbuster Video :(

I understand there were sexually transmitted infections that prevented them from admitting patrons. /meme

You have to understand that a company like EA doesn’t want lots of money. They want all the money.

EA - If it’s in the game, it’s in the game*'s ingame store as a microtransaction*

Steam’s closed /meme

And still no light mode.

I’m a bit of a heretic, because I think that a game should be released when it’s done.

Indie devs don’t live in an ideal world and I have a hell of a lot of patience for them. They’re the perfect candidates for early access because it lets them get a bit of money coming in before final release, plus free QA testing.

But I have absolutely zero patience for “triple A” studios who throw breathtaking amounts of money at a project only to release a buggy mess for the sole reason of hitting an arbitrary deadline they dreamed up, and call it “early access”.

Jet Set Radioooooooooo~

The GBA version of Chu Chu Rocket and various Picross games are my go-tos when I have a long wait. They keep my brain engaged and make time fly. :)

$14.99 a month and the ire of Blizzard

Yay, and about time. :)

Sounds petty, but… yeah, important distinction. You don’t actually own any game on Steam. They even have to explicitly make that clear at checkout now.

You’d be amazed what a third party 14-Launcher could mod. All sorts of automation was the major draw for me.

Release date: 8/12/2025

At least they’ve got a few months to sort it out before it goes live.