For Linux, this is kind of a stupid workaround but I've had success, add the installer as a non-steam game and run it through proton by switching to it in the "game's" compatibility. Running it through wine has been hit or miss for me, it'll crash or freeze up, but proton has worked pretty well so far.
Then after unpacking, install the game's .exe as a non-steam game and run that through proton, deleting the first installer from your library
Man sign me up because I haven't had AC in like 10 years haha.
Some folks on here said they have problems with the EA launcher on Linux. Is the steam deck different or did you just work around it?
The last half of this is some doomer nonsense. Please still choose how you want to live and make the best of it. I surround myself with those that I love, build the home and future I want, enjoy my career to some extent, travel, exercise, go to shows and events, hang with friends and enjoy the company of my own little community. The fact that humanity might go extinct within the next couple hundred years does not change that and is completely out of my control.
My city only has the bus, which is super unreliable and the times might as well not exist half the time, or what happened to me recently was they changed stops for a route and Google maps never updated. It's typical to wait for an hour for a bus, sometimes they zoom right past you, or you need to transfer between lines. They're also planning on cutting 35% of bus lines next year, raising the fare, and stopping service at 11 pm, all due to lack of funding. You can read more here:
https://www.rideprt.org/2025-funding-crisis/funding-crisis/
There is a train, but it only goes to the suburbs outside of the city. The bus is your only option when you're in city limits.
I would take some more confusing steps over there not being an option at all.
I've worked technician and design roles for like 10 years in manufacturing, now I just test and do QA and field work, but there are some good engineers out there. It's like anything, there's some boneheaded ones that you wonder how in the world they're getting paid more than you and have more responsibility, but when you get a good engineer who knows their shit it's like night and day. There are a few I really respect and like to bounce ideas off of and talk because I do have a genuine interest in this field.
That being said, the kids coming out of college are the worst. I should not be teaching you how to read a wiring diagram when you're in charge of the project. And don't even get me started on hands-on work they'll do haha. I went to take 480v power off something the other day, they had left it on overnight.
There are a few countries like Sweden and India that are pushing more and more towards all digital payments and slowly trying to wean off cash. I think this is terrible for a number of reasons.
The big one is I work on the side as an electrician from my day job. I get paid in cash (it's usually only like 5-10 hours a week). I save up that money and have been paying my plumber or tile guy for work that I don't want to tackle on my own at my house. There's a whole undercurrent of labor and an economy that gets paid in cash that does not need uncle Sam's prying eyes. I imagine it will be a long time before banks would stop taking cash in countries pushing for everything to be digital, but who knows.
The other reason is the more vulnerable people in society. You can't tell me that making everything cashless and only payable via smart phone doesn't massively screw someone over who's homeless. A lot of people only get by via panhandling and if suddenly they can't buy food or ride public transit without a phone that is connected to cell service, that is a massive barrier.
Lastly, all cash restaurants and bars. They're still common in my area. Things are usually a little cheaper there and I like paying cash for a few drinks. Or like the one bar I go to is still kinda lawless haha, a PBR is $2.
1890 here as well. I love it, it's nestled in the woods and built into the hillside so these massive retaining walls surround the first story. With all the trees and shade and basically being underground, this makes the first floor naturally cool. I've gone whole summers without AC. What's also interesting is there's a door on the second floor landing that goes right out into the hillside. There's like a 2 foot wide platform and then the hill. Not much up there other than a steep overgrown mountain though.
Another thing I love is being able to see the river from my front stoop. I'm still in city limits of Pittsburgh though, so I can easily walk or bike down to more of the city type stuff. Or I can bop across a bridge to a couple other towns.
I'll definitely spend my life here, as I'm slowly remodeling the place. But of course, a house this old comes with its own slew of problems. I try to tackle as much as I can myself tho.
Wood ones get picked clean consistently or set off with no kill. Victor ones require no skill. It's like clockwork, set them and they're dead immediately.
The wood and copper spring ones are total crap. The mice will steal food off them all day, I'm sure they've evolved to see them as traps by this point.
What you want is the red and grey plastic ones like these:
I've seen one of these things kill like 4 mice in a row. And it was all the same trap, on the same night!
It does this natively on Linux.