If you know the model of your motherboard, you could look up the user manual. Then you don’t need to open it to see if you have two slots. Also, I don’t know your setup. If you have a slot for a physically bigger hard drive, then it might be a good idea to get a bigger storage drive as your second drive. If you like Linux, then reinstall it to your main drive and keep the second drive as storage drive.

Blu Ray players too. I have a Sony BPX 370, and it will play any (non 3D or 4k) Blu Ray or DVD from anywhere in the world.

How funny, I only recently learned of 9Front after trying to find out if there’s still a fork going of the original UNIX OS from Bell Labs (which is exactly what 9Front is… I think.)

Anyway, nice article. Thanks for posting.

I had a dream that my cousins and I were having a get-together at my aunt’s house, in the yard. My cousin, John, was the last to arrive and his car fell into a ditch as he was attempting to pull into my aunt’s driveway.

We all ran to his aid. He got out quickly and yelled “I’m okay!”

We all laughed. I said “Wow, this is just like old times! Everyone is here, even (my other cousin) Jane! … wait, Jane is here?”

I look at Jane, and time stops. The color fades from the background, but she is still there in full color, smiling at me. I wake up crying.

Jane (not her real name) died a couple years ago, and I have variations of this dream still.

Also, libre office has randomly crashed for me on multiple distros now, while doing really mundane things like… resizing a window or trying to save the document as PDF.

I will second only office. It’s more stable for me.

I’ve had no problems compressing Blu Ray MKVs into MP4s with handbrake (using MX Linux). My drive is a branded, internal one (I want to say LG or Asus.) I am at work right now, by I can look at the model number when I get home if you want. Interestingly, I have actually used it on both German Blu Rays and North American ones.

I was born in 1990, and I had a Teddy Ruxpin bear.

Actually, me too. Leos are supposed to be outgoing, but I’m usually not. Eh, exceptions prove the rules, right?

I’ve kinda made up my own pseudo science that astrology is real. However, it has nothing to do with the location of the stars when you are born.

Instead, the time of year when you are born affects your personality for life. Think about it: babies born in winter and constantly being wrapped in blankets and mostly isolated from others except around the holidays. Babies born in summer wear light clothing, and are more likely to have encounters with others, perhaps causing them to be more social later in life.

Being a native from The South, “Yankee” to me means anybody from the area above the Mason Dixon line. Full disclosure, I’m not proud to be from The South. However, I do find many Yankees to be at least a little bit strange. So, the designation stands in my head.

Rosebud!;!;!;!;

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.

Well, thank goodness the riots worked and the USA was never forged.

(This is a joke, and I know nothing about the riots and their effects.)

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.

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.

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

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.

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

OP didn’t say they were unattracted to them either. And if you saw my advice as anything other than a joke, that’s on you.