This sounds like a perfect use-case for setting Junction as your default “browser”: https://flathub.org/en/apps/re.sonny.Junction

It shows a dialog when you open a URL, allowing you to specify which browser you want to use each time.

In theory, you could then open links in your host OS browser usually, but still be able to select the VM browser easily sometimes.

Would games like Magic the Gathering and Gwent now be considered violating this patent? The wording in it seems ridiculously vague, I can barely understand what the patent is describing, and I’m not sure it means what “gamesfray” thinks it does.

There’s also GNOME Maps if you enjoy the GNOME look and feel (which I do):

Gender isn’t a binary, so there isn’t necessarily an opposite, but an alternative that my parents considered was “Frankie”.

GNOME does this by default, so if it’s not working for your SO, they probably have installed some extension that modifies that behavior. I’ve never used Mint, but I think it’s pretty heavily modified from base GNOME, so maybe it has that feature disabled with whatever their suite of modifications does. I’d poke around in the panel settings if those are exposed to you in Mint.

(Edit: just saw that I somehow missed you mentioned this already, sorry! I’ll leave my comment here, as a second opinion about it though!)

Yes! System Shock is one of my favorite games ever. If you get a chance, check out the recent remaster/remake of SS1, they did an excellent job with it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/System_Shock/

Looks like they also released a remaster of SS2 a few months ago, I haven’t played that yet, but I’m looking forward to seeing if they did as good a job as with the first one.

BioShock! I somehow missed it years ago when it came out, so I’ve had nothing to go off of for all this time, and I was excited to finally have a chance to sit down with it recently after 15+ years of hearing people rave about how amazing and fun it is.

The artists involved were obviously very skilled, it’s visually gorgeous even a decade and a half later, and the sound design is top notch. No complaints there, and if that’s what the hype was all about, then it’s well-deserved.

However, the plot was almost non-existent, leaving me wondering what the hell my character was motivated by for the vast majority of the first game. Then there were a couple “twists” that I saw coming a mile away near the very end of the game. It felt like watching a young adult fantasy show or something, I dunno.

I managed to finish the first game, feeling very disappointed, and figured the 2nd one might be better. I made it only a few hours into that before I lost interest in it entirely and have yet to drag myself back to finish it. The story was maybe slightly better in BioShock 2, but not by much and not enough to keep me going.

There are people I know who are obsessed with this game series, and I just do not get it, even after giving it more of a chance to hook me than I give to most games. The only thing I can think of is that maybe they played it initially when they were kids/teenagers, and nostalgia has carried them through the series to overlook how utterly dull it actually is. I’m not going to challenge people on it or anything, I’m glad people enjoy it, but I don’t understand the why (aside from the art).

Asking this question in this way (demanding an explanation) frames it so that people will instinctively feel defensive. There’s no shame in being a virgin. You aren’t entitled to an explanation from anyone about why.

I’ve been using n8n for years, but their constant (admittedly mild) nagging to upgrade is bugging me lately, so I’ve been looking into alternatives.

Kestra looks promising, but I haven’t played around with it much.

Anyhow, I’m appreciating the perspective of the article you shared. Thanks!

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure not all of these suggestions are actually FOSS. DuckDuckGo is closed source, for one. It would be better to put something like SearXNG instead.

This cheese_greater person is not a serious user, check their history. They do this all the time, posting “random” nonsensical questions and responding with illegible nonsense in the comments. You’re probably wasting your time trying to have a real conversation with them.

I’m from the USA and I have no idea what you’re talking about. What’s the context here, what is adopting a corporate marketing image as my profile picture supposed to accomplish?

Partly it’s because they are engaging with the world from a primarily emotionally framed context at all times, which results in a stream-of-consciousness style of speech and writing. Especially when they get really worked up about something and their self-control melts away more thoroughly.

It’s also not just from traditional conservatives. I serve on the board of my housing community, so I see a ton of this kind of thing from the mostly liberal neighbors living near me in a primarily gay community in the USA. Conversations on our local community forum site, or maintenance requests submitted to us are frequently filled with angry ranting nonsense that is barely legible.

Sometimes someone will rant for a paragraph or two in ALL CAPS and insult everyone else living nearby, then their tone totally changes for the final paragraphs of the email. As if they became too angry to continue, stepped away for a bit, then came back later slightly calmer and continued writing with a more relaxed tone. Why they don’t restart the email at that point, I have no idea, but that communication pattern is really quite fascinating and sometimes worrying.

There are plenty of Americans who don’t speak English as a primary language, but you might be correct that they are simply not being diligent with their proofreading.

Either way, they’re perfectly understandable IMO, but it’s also valid to be frustrated with someone writing differently. I still don’t think it’s constructive to chastise them for it.

Based on their post history, I strongly suspect the OP has English as a non-primary language. They are doing fine, their posts are perfectly understandable. There’s no value in harassing them about that.

Agreed. Generally speaking, advertising is a sign that a product is crap and should be treated with suspicion and probably avoided. If it can’t provide obvious value on it’s own without someone resorting to propaganda to convince you to buy it, then it’s by definition not something anyone actually needs or wants.

If something is actually inherently useful on it’s own merits, then it doesn’t need to have marketing created for it, because you’ll find it when you identified a need and actively research a solution on your own.

Take for example almost any great FOSS software. I’m not using Lemmy right now because of a manipulative roadside billboard telling me to do it. I didn’t switch to Linux because a TV ad made it sound like a requirement. I’m not using Blender because of brand placement in a movie.

consistent and potentially unique

What do you mean by that? Aren’t those opposites? That is, if something is unique then it’s being inconsistent.

This is such a great response. I learned something from you today, thank you.

Also, Plex email blasted a few weeks ago about how nobody can share their libraries anymore without paying for a subscription. That was the push I needed to check out Jellyfin again, and the experience ranges from “good enough” to “that’s better than Plex” for me and my buddies.

Damn, that’s unfortunate, but good to know. Thanks for the info.