You sure that’s hard wood? You sure it’s not laminate designed to look like hard wood?

Step one to fixing it would be actually finding out what it is.

Taconite (Tuesday)

Super-Based Man

if you’re worried about security that much, I’d go with fedora. Or maybe go with a distro based on Ubuntu without the snaps, like Linux Mint? I’m far from an expert, but the main thing the enthusiasts around here complain about with Ubuntu is the use of snaps. I think they’re less secure?

Linux Mint IS the current top distro on distrowatch. It uses “cinnamon” instead of Gnome. Cinnamon is forked from an older version of Gnome from before gnome started looking all weird and touchscreen-y.

I haven’t used cinnamon, so I can’t say anything about it really.

But, ultimately, if you’re worried about cyber attacks and malware then ANY distro of Linux is very safe. Hackers mostly target Windows. The people who use Linux are harder to dupe! Also, because of the fragmented nature of Linux (all the different distros), it is much harder to design malware that works on all of them.

Plasma is just the name of the latest KDE release, I believe. Might I suggest Kubuntu? Ubuntu is the most popular distro in general, and Kubuntu is the KDE/Plasma Version of it.

Because Ubuntu is so popular, it is easy to find support online. I had my husband try Kubuntu, and so far he’s loving it. He has a bit less Linux experience than I do.

You can always change your distro again later!

Unrelated, but: I know German decently well, and my husband is learning. When he first started, he would constantly ask “what’s that in English” when he saw a name. I was constantly reminding him that we don’t translate names!

Anyway, this post gave me an extra chuckle for that reason.

Like everyone else, I suggest Lutris or Heroic Games Launcher for most games. Lutris has a relatively straightforward interface to walk you through what it offers. It can even help you install EA and Ubisoft games. Heroic launcher allows you to install games from the Epic and GOG stores. Minecraft has multiple launchers available. Plus, there’s RetroArch and DOSBox for most retro stuff. There are system-specific emulators like Dolphin for GameCube. There are even some fun, free games like “Super Tux Kart” and “Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead.”

Everything I just mentioned is available for download using the “Discover” app in desktop mode of Bazzite. If you have questions about specific games, I might be able to help.

I have this recurring theme in my dreams where my grandfather is there. I ask him, “aren’t you dead?” And, he says “no, no, the doctors got that all wrong,” and he laughs. Then I say “oh yeah, I forgot.” And we just keep on talking.

Same year as the first X-Men comic. Nice.

I hope they didn’t tell the kid sitting in his lap what the video was about.

Cheerwine Zero exists. It is a black cherry flavored soda. Idk if it is available outside of the SE USA, where I live. Wikipedia says “It has been produced since 1917, claiming to be ‘the oldest continuing soft drink company still operated by the same family.’” So, maybe less evil? I do know it tastes quite good.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Knowledge_in_the_World

I’m gonna make a book recommendation. If you’re enjoying this community, I bet you’d enjoy this book. There is a whole chapter on Wikipedia. (It’s chapter W.)

I find it both informative and funny.

SHHH! Don’t tell Gnome that there are options other than 100% and 200%.

Dayum, god bless America!

Dude, I’m in phase 3 and I didn’t even know you could build buildings around your factory. Good job!

You can buy single pages of old books/manuscripts on auction sites for that or even much less sometimes. Maybe not the oldest available, but it’s the oldest thing I’ve ever bought. I have mine framed in the hall.

Not a single word on that list would even ping on my radar if you said it near me, except for “Masseur.” If you said “Masseur” near me, I would think “oh, fancy.” -Native English speaker from SE USA

I’m sorry you’re forced to live with her. I’ve been there. You aren’t alone, and you are stronger than you think.

Here’s a prayer/mantra/whatever that has helped me:

“May we be victorious over our fears. May we be happy without hope. May we be of benefit to all.”

You don’t have to be like her. You aren’t her. You are who you are despite her, not because of her.

https://www.pgdp.net/c/

Distributed Proofreaders - if you want to volunteer to proofread scans of books for Project Gutenberg.

She was there for his acceptance speech actually, and Donny awkwardly talked about how great her mother was while pitching her new book.