(No political angle at all!)…The Nod Factor by Mad Skillz is also a banger

Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 and anything at all by Jeremy Soule (Guild Wars, Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim, Dungeon Siege).

Historum (history/humanities forum) is pretty active and has lots of interesting posts!

Slight correction though, it looks like Lehrer was 97!

Omg, this was one of those “oh no!” moments…his songs were so catchy and hilarious (Tom Lehrer, of course!)

As a millennial (in the middle) I legit assumed this was referring to me 😅

It’s a constant struggle…if I play, I feel guilty for not studying/working/spending time with my young kids. If I don’t play, I feel like I’m not doing anything for *me".

I have an 8 gig RPi4 (OS is Dietpi) with a 16 terabyte HDD for storage. No issues at all…super fast and reliable. There are great FOSS apps on F-Droid covering just about anything you’d need…the official app, cookbook, bookmarks, notes, news, etc. If you’re using an HDD instead of an SSD, just make sure you have a dedicated power supply for the HDD.

Just an FYI that you can definitely download shows/movies to any device via Jellyfin - just did so on my tablet yesterday…jump ship!!

I have this exact same issue with Proton VPN using RethinkDNS…my Wireguard proxy works for a while but then randomly cuts out (on my second user profile). In my case it looks like there’s a kill switch when that happens at least but still…can’t find any reason why it keeps dropping.

I prefer the first game as you’re exploring a wild and hostile world while trying your best to survive and discover what’s actually going on. You have no idea why assassins keep coming for you, what’s going on with the iron crisis, or how it could possibly relate to you…but for some reason, you are tangled in a messy web of intrigue, politics, and danger.

You’re right…you are SO underpowered and helpless in the first game. Getting to any town is such a relief. But this makes adventuring so very worth it and so rewarding. I feel like the first game is brutally realistic, whereas the second is more fantastical. I love the cool gear and interactions of BG2, but the first one just feels so urgent and pressing to me.

The EE versions really changed the game…so many improvements without needing mods. However, the modding community is amazing as well. NPC banter packs, item packs, new quests, etc…there are so many options to modernize the game!

Reading this really broke my heart…what a tragedy…

Baldur’s Gate, both 1 & 2 on PC (I prefer #1). I had to actively consider whether it had been at least 25 years it came out and…I feel super old now 😅.

They manage to make even the most mundane things fun for kids. My four year old loves doing the Morse code and braille activities…such a great app with so much to do!

Alexis Bledel is actually Hispanic, so this is intriguing…let’s make this a thing!

The irony here just churns my stomach…

Mull (available on F-Droid)…it’s like a hardened version of Firefox

Oh wow, that was quick! Yeah I couldn’t believe it when I heard he passed away…even after all of that, it was such a shock. Glad you enjoyed it!

Enjoy! :)

No personal experience here at all, but to anyone who finds this fascinating/crazy, I absolutely recommend a read of “Sing Backwards & Weep” by Mark Lanegan. It’s a personal account of his struggles as an addict while being the lead singer of “Screaming Trees” during the late 80s - 90s “grunge” era. He doesn’t hold back at all. Couldn’t put it down.