SolSerkonos

“REAL ID” is a new standard for ID the federal government implemented awhile ago. Before that, ID wasn’t standardized between states.

It basically means you showed proof you were born in the US and gave the DMV your SSN.

It’s an anti-piracy/homebrew feature. Realistically, nobody is using that for cheating.

Ooooh, okay, now I understand. I was referring to the way modern consoles blow a fuse with each new patch so you can’t load older patches.

But yeah, the PS3 removed the ability to boot Linux which it was explicitly advertised to have and it was a huge thing at the time.

…oh? I thought every console used this kind of tech as well.

It’s invasive when it’s introduced by humans and outcompetes the native inhabitants. Which disrupts naturally occurring ecosystems.

Kudzu is an example. It’s native to Asia, but it’s a fast growing vine that does very well in the climate where I live. I was told it was originally brought over to help keep soil in place after construction work. Issue is that it’s wild now, and it outcompetes basically everything else so you end up with huge swaths of just kudzu. It’s a creeping vine that will literally cover a football field of forest, and strangle every tree there to death. Which ruins that habitat for fauna- squirrels can’t navigate it properly, birds don’t have trees to nest in anymore, etc.

So, yeah, the concept of an invasive species is entirely human made because it’s a thing caused by humans.

Basically, it’s usually considered invasive when it is brought to a new place by humans, and then takes entirely too well to the new place- usually because it doesn’t have any natural predators to keep it in check.

Yeah, I doubt there was actual harm done here. Still dumb as hell to do it at all, but they probably didn’t leak any state secrets via metadata or something.

It’s just a joke/saying. Not meant to be taken literally.

yeah, if you hear the bullet it wasn’t aimed at you.

No clue. It wouldn’t surprise me if it was technically outside of hearing safe, but it’s not actively uncomfortable to shoot. It’s a single shot bolt action so I’m not gonna do long term hearing damage fast lol.

Ehhh, you probably could if you weren’t extremely close and it was the right firearm.

There’s a lot of variation between different guns when it comes to volume- even the same caliber can be dramatically quieter out of a long barrel. I own a .22lr rifle that’s entirely fine to shoot without ear protection, and a .22lr revolver that’s definitely not fine to shoot without ear protection.

What I’m getting at is 12ga is fucking loud, even by gun standards. In an enclosed space? I bet you had tinnitus for awhile.

yeah ok

Ah, got cease and desisted. I see. I still think Stoat is a weird choice, but fair enough.

Stoat.

That’s, uh… that’s a decision.

A bit of both? You can run into cryptic errors and weird issues even modding Bethesda games with Vortex, but there’s definitely games that are dramatically more complicated and finicky to mod whether you’re using Vortex or just doing it manually.

Proton is just a compatibility layer to make Linux run Windows games.

Normally if you install a game via Steam Proton just kind of works.

https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher should let you use Proton without using Steam.

And yeah, you want the entire folder titled ‘Dispatch.’

Linux won’t really recognize .exes. Those are a Windows thing, so you have to run them via some sort of compatibility software like Proton or WINE.

Get the files transferred from what? Your Win11 laptop? Because it’s reasonably likely that the files won’t work properly if transferred- Windows executables don’t just work on Linux.

Also what games specifically are you trying to play? For BG3 you’ll probably need to find the Linux version or get Proton set up. For TotK you can probably use most of the same files, but you’ll need a new emulator install. There’s roughly a thousand Switch emulators so pick your poison and following the install instructions.

Weeks? Fucking how? I work at a post office and today our OIC was running around with her hair on fire because the mail was three days late on one route.

They don’t even need to understaff them, that shit is all automated these days. Just manufacture a breakdown and voila.

Some very interesting roguelikes in this, thanks for bringing them to my attention!

I’ll leave the keys to others, though. Merry Christmas!

“I don’t believe in germ theory,” she said, “I don’t believe in contagion,”

Ah, yes, I agree. It’s definitely the four humors that actually cause disease. “Covid-19” is just caused by a build up of phlegm. I just haven’t figured out why the build up of phlegm spreads from person to person… hmmm.