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When I started, it was also $1.25 (1996), but what was weird was this brief moment when it was $0.89. Trying to remember why, but I think it was following 9/11 and was after the price gouging started and the govt started going after gas stations.

I see you were also traumatized by the floppy release. Lol

I had pre-ordered the CD release from Babbage's, and went to pick that up. Being that I was only 15, I had to get a ride, and it was also 45 min each way, so this wasn't exactly easy for me.

When I got home, I still hadn't realized they gave me the wrong one and cracked it open to see the horror. Said screw it, I wasn't going to be able to go back anytime soon and installed it for the next hour or more.

Luckily, because this was pre-activation key (we remember those days, right? ... right??), when I took it back, they apologized and gave me the right one without much problem.

Only installed once from 14 floppies, but it still was terrible.

Completely agree. I will go out if invited out, but I don't go looking for reasons to be out at all. Cabin fever is a non-existent feeling here.

I'm never going to say that that game was for everyone despite loving it myself. And if a boss took me 15+ min to finish, I'd have been exhausted by that loop. But also the tools they gave prevented that from ever happening because they did provide the tools. Just sorry it didn't click with you, both story and gameplay.

I get why you hate it, especially when people put everyone in the To:, but you know what's worse? Trying to have a conversation across multiple groups of people, and one person in the thread using Reply so it cuts everyone else out. There's a reason Reply All is a default. Email is a tool that 90% use poorly.

I was in on the $5/mo for a long time. Even when I went to Linux while having dual boot for Windows when necessary, I kept my GamePass sub since it was so cheap. I finally dropped it after the big price hike, they just reminded me how much I don't need Microsoft.

Lol same with first and fourth, just with difference speech bubbles and Superman.

I'd rather kill NPCs I don't like.

But seriously, looks interesting! I'll keep an eye out for this one.

Found the original. Man that was hard to navigate, especially from mobile.

https://www.savagechickens.com/2024/08/maybe-run-some-more-tests.html

Well unfortunately if it's the bearings dying, it continuing to run will likely overheat it and you risk locking it entirely. I've had to freeze a drive before scanning it and backing up, but it's only about 50% successful.

I'm still going with hinky.

I'm actually the opposite on this because I agree. I use Arch (btw) but I'm also aware this is not the OS for the uninitiated. Arch users who suggest it for the jumping off point from Windows are: a) dicks, and b) delusional in thinking this is a reasonable UX, and c) they are actually giving Arch a bad name by suggesting it inappropriately.

I use Arch (still, btw) because I want the bleeding edge on many things, I actually prefer the shell for most admin tasks, and it lets me fully customize my install, not installing any bloat I don't want. But I'm also very comfortable with Linux and have used various other distros before this one for decades.

When a friend asks me which Linux flavor, I try to take into account their use case. Gaming only? Bazzite, SteamOS, or maybe Mint. Productivity? Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Mint. Power user ready for Arch? They probably already know and I don't need to tell them.