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@ MentalEdge @sopuli.xyz

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Eskating cyclist, gamer and enjoyer of anime. Probably an artist. Also I code sometimes, pretty much just to mod titanfall 2 tho.

Introverted, yet I enjoy discussion to a fault.

  • Installed Linux for the fist time in Feb, I've now started saving ISO's

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  • I use this one professionally, yet to come across a PC that wouldn't boot from it.

    And yeah, you won't benefit unless the PC also has both fast ports and fast storage.

    But half of the time I'm using it to move files from a customers old PC to their new one, and more aften than not, even the old one has at least one quick usb C port.

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  • Sure.

    But that's limited to SATA 3 speeds. A "mere" 600 MB/s. Not to mention SATA SSDs often can't sustain their theoretical maximums.

    USB3.2x2 can do 2500 MB/s, and with heatsinks on an NVME drive you can actually reach and sustain that transfer speed.

    When you're moving more than 500 gigs of something, or if you move ISO sized things often, it's really nice.

    When I occasionally have to write an ISO to usb for macOS or when ventoy for some reason wont work, I get annoyed at how I actually have to wait a bit, even though my thumbdrives aren't slow.

    They're just not NVME with a heatsink fast. I've gotten used to moving ISOs around like they're text files.

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  • True. But if you have an old one laying around, from a laptop, desktop or whatever, even a low end one will saturate usb while beating 2.5" hdds.

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  • Or if you want to install an entire iso in less than a minute, one of these.

    I really like that one. I can move a terabyte in minutes, and unlike some other M.2 enclosures, this one is a heatsink sandwich, which enables sustained full-speed operation.

  • Baldur's Gate 3's Developers Announce Their Next Game - FullCleared

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  • More Divinity.

    And apparently this time they are for the first time thinking it'll be good enough to not need a subtitle. This is going to be the Divinity game.

    I am so ready.

  • What are some lower size games that work well on linux handhelds?

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  • Not at random.

    But you can definitley find people looking to play via the community, but you won't have much luck just jumping into online.

    Game is still getting updates.

  • Partner thinks baby is fat, body shaming?!?

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  • That definitely looks fat.

    Normally, the middle should be the thinnest part of the body, with the soulders and hips being the widest. A healthy cat can squeeze through any gap their head can fit through, but your boy looks like that abdomen would stop him.

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  • AFAIK, a cat should seem a little skinny by human logic. A vet can tell you more about how to tell, like how you're supposed to be able to clearly feel the ribs.

    If your boy is visibly round, that's not muscle. A healthy cat is a straight line, or even slightly hourglass shaped.

    To be sure, ask a vet. Cats are individuals, so it can vary.

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  • FTL is linux native. Last I checked works fine.

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  • Here's my list of currently installed below 10 gigs:

    • 20 Minutes Till Dawn - 128 MB
    • Katana Zero - 220 MB
    • Donut County - 310 MB
    • Mini Metro - 325 MB
    • Hyperlight Drifter - 510 MB
    • Yes, Your Grace - 740 MB
    • Motorslice Demo - 960 MB
    • Battle Chef - 1.3 GB
    • Tunic - 1.7 GB
    • SEKTORI - 2.7 GB
    • Deaths Door - 3.6 GB
    • BallisticNG - 4.5 GB
    • Ruiner - 10.61 GB (Just a tad over 10, but such a good game for Deck)
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  • Thoughts on putting down elderly pets?

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  • I'm not sure on the answer myself, but you did get one thing wrong.

    Even the oldest, sickest pet will still make an effort to keep themselves alive however they can: eating, drinking water, moving out of the way of danger, etc.

    No, they won't.

    Plenty of illnesses cause apathy, dehydration, or loss of appetite.

    Causes vary from pain so intense moving is unbearable, or nausea so severe food is inedible. It can be mental, physical, easily treated, or incurable and eventually lethal.

    Either way, pets can and absolutely do choose inaction when miserable enough.

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    Best Racing Games in 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Speed, Realism & Driving Thrills

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  • BallisticNG and BeamNG are completely unrelated.

    The former is an EXTREMELY faithful re-creationg of WipEout physics (both ps1 and ps3/4 era games, depending on mode), but with support for mods and community-made tracks.

    https://youtu.be/fx7ruNdS100

    If you haven't played WipEout, the controls involve four axes of analogue input. Pitch, craft tilt, as well as left and right air-brakes. The fastest way around a track requires extreme precision and a bit of luck.

    In addition, weaponry is allowed and you must manage your energy (which is both your health and boost-fuel).

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  • It's AG racers I keep coming back to, myself. (BallisticNG)

    I enjoy trackmania a ton, but everytime I play I get such a dirty feeling after about a week.

    Ubisoft really ruined it with TM20. I miss the sound and aesthetic of Turbo, that's where it peaked for me (though I'll admit some of the tracks produced by the community in TM20 are art).

  • linux based video recording

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  • ZoneMinder?

  • And my axe.

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  • such a degenerate ♡

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  • I finally figured out that my cat Miez doesn't like hopping onto the potentially wet window sill, so today I built her a ladder including entrance way

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  • Then you are guilty of the same thing. The above is a retort to the idea that my side has any relation to authoritarian thinking. It's not based on my assumptions around your reasoning, but literally a point you just tried to make.

    There are legitimate reasons to give a creature the opportunity to learn to fend for itself and as such expose it to the risks of doing so. Children who must one day become independent adults. Animals to be re-wilded and released back into nature.

    Neither, nor any other that I'm aware of, apply to domestic pets.

    I am perfectly willing to consider your mindset. My very first sentence is a question requesting you elaborate on what exactly it is you gain by trading in the safety of your cat. Because you don't actually mention what that is.

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  • Listing five preventably dead cats I personally knew is over the top?

    Why is taking the risk important?

    You are not re-wilding an animal that's gotten used to being in a zoo, in order to restore an endangered species.

    You are releasing a domestic pet into an uncontrolled environment.

    Why is it important to do that? And why does this importance only apply to cats?

  • I finally figured out that my cat Miez doesn't like hopping onto the potentially wet window sill, so today I built her a ladder including entrance way

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  • Worth it to gain what?

    You are not re-wilding an animal that's gotten used to being in a zoo.

    Your logic is like overfeeding a pet because it likes the food enough to keep eating it.

    Your cat is not a toddler that will one day need to be a functioning member of society. You can and should make decisions that ensure its safety in exchange for its freedoms.

    It's the same reasoning behind why you don't let a child hit the town until they're old enough. The difference, is that a cat is never "old enough". It's a pet.

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