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What are some things that Linux can't do, but Windows can?
  • There is a difference between "not putting the work in to make it run on Linux" vs. "actively preventing it to run on Linux"

    Netflix DRM is an example of the latter, just like Epic disabling their Linux-support in EAC for Fortnite.

  • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was asked by Verge why there is no support for the Steam Deck for Fortnite
  • I generally suck at playing shooters with controllers but I was looking forward to try the Gyro controls for Fortnite.

    You can as a workaround play Fortnite on the Deck via XBox Live in a browser. But there you don't have Gyro controls :(

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  • Used to be addicted to only coffee but an Ireland trip introduced me to the idea of tea with milk.
    Now it's coffee during working hours, Yorkshire tea with (vanilla soy) milk otherwise.

    Why?
    I am addicted to coffein and really like the taste of (milky) tea
    I can also justify my addiction with the various health benefits from both coffee and tea (which even complement each other a bit).

    I also have some green matcha tea occasionally, or a Matcha Latte, as I find the taste of matcha rather intriguing.

  • What habits or tastes did you keep from your teenage years and that slightly ashame you as an adult?
  • Hmm, interesting.
    I live in a place where hot water is either from a continuous flow heater, so basically no extra circulation; or from a small under-sink water heater where the water is kept at safe temperature and the distance to the tap is near zero.

    But I guess in places with these big, central hot water storage thingies what the article says makes sense.

  • Haben die Jungen das Bügeln abgeschafft?
  • Ich sag mal so, im Alltag ist mir jemand mit einem nerdigen T-Shirt ästhetisch ansprechender als jemand mit einem bügelglatten, geknöpften Hemd.
    Ich dekoriere meine Wohnung aber auch mit Evolis und Gemälden von Indie-Künstlern. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, undso :)

  • What habits or tastes did you keep from your teenage years and that slightly ashame you as an adult?
  • Entirely depends on where you live.
    In Germany, generally tap water is food safe, whether cold or hot.

    But I also hear in Britain it's often a seperate tap, as the hot water used to come from a local storage cistern where it could be contaminated.

  • YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers
  • Sadly, Fortnite doesn't run on Linux. EAC has Linux support in general but Epic doesn't it for Fortnite...
    Was one of the first things I tried on my Steamdeck after installing HeroicLauncher. Would have been nice with the gyro.

  • What single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)
  • I'm glad that works for you!

    In my house we have roller shutters and they make you see nothing.
    I've been at places without proper shutters.. tried sleep masks.. and they don't fully block light nor do they stay in place after even a single turn in bed. I ended up wrapping one of my black stockings around my head like a blind fold to actually sleep. >.<'

  • You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?
  • The amount of words that are not "stolen" from other languages is neglible..

    Cat from German Katze, from Latin catta
    Car(t) from German Karren
    Kitchen grom German Küche
    Bike/Bicycle from French bicycle
    Leaf from German Laub
    Beef, mutton, pigeon from French boeuf, mouton, pigeon
    Cow, sheep, dove from German Kuh, Schaf, Taube
    Computer from Latin computare
    Sun and moon from German Sonne and Mond
    Lunatic from Latina luna
    Death from German Tod
    Snug from Norse snøggr
    Funny from Swedish fånig
    Breeze from Spanish brisa
    Ranch from Spanish rancha
    Brave from Italian bravo
    Arcade from Italian arcata
    Dildo from Italian diletto
    ....

  • Can you drive a manual transmission?
  • It can be more confusing than you think at first, all the N/D/L stuff, some then also have 1/2/3, which "gear" to you start the car in, what to do when you come to a full stop (nothing, doh), ...

    The very first time I sat behind one was to drive a family friend home who drunk a bit too much, with his own car... I was a bit overwhelmed

  • Can you drive a manual transmission?
  • Germany, mid 30s, all the cars I've owned were manual so I would say - yes :D

    First time I drove a rental automatic I did an accidental hard stop at about every second crossroads as I intended to hit the clutch with my left foot and lacking one just hammered the breaks instead >.>

    When driving combustion I prefer manual but I've recently driven some EV, I could get used to that feel :)

  • your girlfriend gets an unencrypted copy of all your files. What happens?
  • In my case, not just the next session, he would find out what the big mystery is and also all the secrets of the other characters.
    But I don't think he would read any of it, he loves D&D too much to spoil himself :)

  • why are companies trying so hard to have employees back in the office?
  • Community (It is far easier to “other” someone that you rarely or never meet in person. Not so easy if they are showing you pictures of their kids every day. “Sally just got a new particle accelerator! Isn’t she so lovely! This is her sinking Manhattan!”)

    That's just super relative.
    All my active friendships are 90% online and many of those people I very deeply care about. We meet every now and then, on vacations or for special occasions, and have a really amazing time. But we also have a really good time doing online activities together, keeping in touch more or less daily via messages and actively sharing our lives with each other.

    On the other hand, othering is very much a thing that happens in person and feels a lot worse when it does happen in person. When every day you see 2-3 colleagues acting differently with you than amongs themselves or with others.
    Working from home it is a lot easier to be selective with people you interact beyond the work stuff and avoid negative interactions, or interactions that drain your social batteries.

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