Cool! I made one once out of plastic material from a shampoo bottle and baling wire staples, but it didn't look this nice (plus, it had pokey corners).

The movie Enter the Void. Seems to last forever.

As for interesting philosophical reading material, I quite enjoyed: the Nag Hammadi library; The Kybalion; and anything about morphogenetic resonance.

If those topics aren't interesting to you, any music is good, and any normal movie is recommended, since you'll see it from quite a different viewpoint.

Heads up to those new to DXM: do a small test dose (~90mg) before jumping into a larger one, since you might have an enzyme issue that makes the experience overly intense and possibly dangerous. Take only DXM-containing products. Consult the plateaus chart online to see where you're at. Always research things beforehand~

Psychopathy, not psychosis. It's easy to get the two disorders confused.

From Psychology Today:

Psychopathy is a condition characterized by the absence of empathy and the blunting of other affective states. Callousness, detachment, and a lack of empathy enable psychopaths to be highly manipulative.

Psychosis occurs when an individual loses touch with reality—a break that can be terrifying to experience or to observe in a loved one. Psychosis can include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and abnormal movements.

Oh, I see. For some reason I took 'life critical' to mean any program one keeps installed and 'can't do without' ;)

I think Space Engineers is on my list, and it looks like my PC just barely meets the requirements. As for compatiblity, I can always keep Windows 10 around for certain things.

I don't play anything online either. Last game I tried online was Minecraft, and I just couldn't deal with the griefers. Some asshats found a way into my area and stole/killed all my cows >:( (Or I was overbreeding and the mods removed them, idk.)

I don't mind learning and using the terminal. From what I hear, it can be used to automate things more easily than on Windows and I'm all for it, as long as it's not needed for everyday tasks.

I think when I eventually (soon, I hope) get my PC hooked up where I'm at I'll try either Pop!_OS or Mint.

Thanks for the feedback~

Thanks!

That sounds promising. I've heard good things about Pop!_OS. Which game has issues, if I might ask?

I try to avoid web-based apps when I can. For instance, there is a supposedly great photo editor that's only available via web browser. I'd hate to become dependent on it and then lose access due to an internet outage, or something.

Isn't everything an act of God, good and bad? (That idea leads to all sort of fun questions.)

It's an AMD R9 380 2GB, so kind of old. (In fact, it's factory overclocked, so that might be the source of the crashes.)

I'll probably just buy a new storage drive so I don't have to worry about Linux and Windows existing on the same one. It's going to be great, having more control over the OS. I bet things will even be faster overall, due to the relative lack of bloat.

It seems I found it elsewhere since I'm already subscribed... (Funny seeing dbzer0 though, since I thought lemmy.world defederated from that instance a while back.)

Thanks again for the links, btw. i've already got a nice list of subbed communities going.

Do all distros have the same compatibility with video cards and software? I want something that'll run Blender, Krita, Gimp, etc., and support my Wacom tablet. And run my favorite games, of course. Lots of people say Mint is good for newbies jumping ship. I don't mind learning a new environment and running console commands from time-to-time.

I think Windows 10 will be the last version I use. As time goes on, Linux seems more and more like a viable option, and I'll be glad to have control over my PC for once. And who knows, maybe I will no longer have the mysterious freezing issue that's been plaguing me for years...

Even if this were considered binding I'm hardpressed to think the US would play along with it.

Is not the US breaking its own law by continuing to provide Irarael monetary and military support? The Leahy Law says we can't do that if the recipient of aid is commiting war crimes. All aid should be suspended while an impartial and independent party investigates Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank.

Those are great initiatves on their part, but there just aren't any of those stores near here. The closest Staples is probably 16 miles away and the nearest Home Depot is probaby 40-60 miles away... I appreciate the comment, I just hope more stores do that eventually.

I might hop in sometime.

Quick take, I imagine posting more content to nascent communities so they make a bigger presence in the main feed would likely be a big help. Unfortunately it seems a lot of great people are still at the other place, probably because of the active, niche communities there, not to mention some of them thinking Lemmy is more complex or difficult than it really is...

Bring back waxed paper and cellophane! And don't forget to stop using plastic stickers on produce; I hate finding those suckers in the compost.

Also, while we're making progress, force every retailer that sells you batteries (and any products containing them) to take them back once they're dead. Or maybe have a battery disposal at every post office or something...

AM2R a.k.a. Another Metroid 2 Remake It's a fan game of the 2nd Metroid game, and is considered one of the best of the series, even though it's not an official release. It's more like Super Metroid than the Gameboy title is. You'll have to search around a bit due to Nintendo's D&C, but it's not hard to find (the internet archive has recent versions).

Minecraft It's a good port, but probably best played with a gamepad &| tablet.

Portal Knights A minecraft-like voxel game with more satisfying progression and combat, but less creative freedom. Plays well on newish devices, epsecially with lower-quality settings.

Terraria It's a great game all-around, but harder to play on mobile than PC.

Emulation This goes without saying if you like retro gaming. The best emulators I've found are the .emu apps by Robert Broglia. They can be bought from the play store, or obtained for free at his Github page. If you like original Playstation games, get the Duckstation emulator (produced by another dev.).

^That's my issue with it. My astigmatism is so bad that when I look at stars there are rays coming off of rays... branching, pretty much. The moon makes several copies of itself. Light mode is much easier to view.

I didn't know those existed... that sounds like a permanent solution to joycon drift. Thanks!

Thanks, I will try these.