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    4 months ago

    Not the best comparison. A spinning chip with a loop of Funky Town would almost certainly just be taking two things made by someone else and slapping them together. Badger Badger was made as an original piece of music with original animations by Mr Weebl. Even if both are somewhat mindless, one is a soulless asset swap while the other is an all original multimedia creation created by someone who genuinely put effort into bringing mirth into other people’s lives.











  • There is a grain of truth in their motivated framing. Steam has a clause saying developers cannot sell at a cheaper price on other platforms, though if I remember correctly, that’s specifically the ‘normal’ as in ‘not based on a discount’ price. There is an argument to be made that this prevents competitive pricing on other platforms. (same kind of thing Amazon does to mess with the merchants on there) Most other parts of the steam system are pretty good though. If they settle and get Valve to remove that clause, it’d be great, but I fully expect Steam to remain the dominant force due to their other practices.





  • Computing in general is expensive now, and gets far more expensive if you have specific desires like abnormal hardware. (anything that isn’t a touch-screen-less laptop or a tower) You can slap Linux on just about anything, so it’s not about Linux. Your troubles come from a messed up world economy combined with your niche desires. I have a machine I got around a year ago for ~€350. It has more than enough processing power to run Linux very well. It has a dedicated graphics processor.

    Also, if you are a programmer, you are immediately not a normal computer user. Thinking of a smart phone as a computer also marks you as ‘not a normal user.’ Not using a mouse, if it also includes not using a touchpad, also a sign you are not a normal user. Having a preference on hardware that isn’t ‘bigger numbers’ or ‘more expensive brand name’ marks you as an abnormal user. Knowing what FOSS means marks you as an abnormal user. You aren’t normal, my friend. You’re a Linux using, software programming, FOSS loving phreak. And that’s not a bad thing.






  • This will sound like heresy to some, but get away from the bleeding edge. You probably don’t need the absolute latest version of every little thing. It can feel cool knowing you know how to fix a borked install but actually having to do so sucks. Dump the hype and get to something stable for your daily driver. If you want to experiment, do it on another drive/machine. Building a custom rocketship is cool, but you should probably build it without breaking the truck you use to go get parts.