Endymion_Mallorn

Fair enough. That’s part of why I prefer to use different software to access magazines and threads on the Fediverse.

The challenge is that a lot of people came to the Fediverse (especially the Threadiverse) because of what they perceived as overactive moderation. Mods here are often discouraged from taking action unless it’s extreme.

It means Multi User Dungeon. It’s a networked multiplayer game, usually focused on dungeon-crawling as the name suggests. Early ones were based heavily on BD&D and AD&D, but others got more creative.

Because a MUD that isn’t part of a BBS feels wrong to me.

We need to get MUDs more popular again. But that would require getting Telnet popular again.

Yeah, nope. No matter what OS, no matter what specs, I’m going to keep my PC.

The investment should be into DOS gaming, and exclusively there.DOSBox and DOSBox-X work on Linux.

I agree, with one small caveat: Capcom actually made the Mega Man Battle Network games better through their collection - and while I’m sure those QoL features could have been implemented in ROMhacks (and I’m happy with emulation), I don’t begrudge anyone who has it. I’ve also bought the Mega Man & Zero collection carts for 3DS, because I wanted to play them specifically on that device.

Konami, shockingly, also did right by fans with the Yugioh Early Days collection, since they brought over a game that wasn’t translated (and the fan translation isn’t perfect) in Capsule Monsters, and I’m pretty sure there’s other improvements as well. Again I’m satisfied with emulation on those games, but I can’t bring myself to despise people who have bought the collection.

But that’s two or three examples against however many.

But I want to know how far back your outlook on this goes: Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World) is notable for bringing all 4 NES Mario games to SNES. It’s arguably a remaster collection. Should people have been as enthusiastic about it at the time? Or how about the first of these from Konami - Ninja Gaiden Trilogy?

Where does the line get drawn?

I’m still looking forward to a new browser engine, separate from Chrome and Gecko. The politics can be debated later, but we need something to break the Google stranglehold. Let’s just be real about this, KHTML, Dillo, Links, and Goanna aren’t doing it. Opera & Vivaldi aren’t going to resurrect Presto.

So what then, other than Ladybird?

Well, I guess I’d have to use a fork of… oh, wait a second, I’ve already been alternating between Pale Moon, SeaMonkey, LibreWolf, and Firefox along with Tor and Links.

I just would be using less of Firefox and more of LibreWolf. And when Ladybird is ready, I’ll use that and dillo.

I actually like Wafrn. It feels like old Tumblr or LJ.

I’ve genuinely been looking for a group who wants to run Immortal out of the BECMI set. it’s been tough.

Personally, I’ll take 2e, BECMI, or maybe 3.x

Honestly, it’s even better for the USA.

Well, yeah. The worst of the 2600 is more playable than the new crud.

For #18, here’s how my sneakernet software sharing goes: Windows: I copy the installer exe, or a zipped version of the software as installed to a flash drive. The person can then run the software from the drive, or copy it to their own PC. No Internet required, no outside connection called for.

Linux: after determining that they have the right distro type for the software, I have to walk them through either getting it from a GUI repository client, apt, pacman, flatpak, snap, or whatever other cockamamie thing it’s on. They have to install it from the central authority - which is not sharing the software. It’s suggesting that someone else connect to the Internet and download a thing.

If it requires the Internet to for a typical user to share software on media, your operating system is hostile to freedom.

No, because at least with masturbation, you have something to show for it at the end.

The first one is because at least on Mint, on the machine I have, multiple monitors just don’t work, and I’ve been told it’s not just me, it’s X11. The second is the need for Wine or Bottles (or whatever Valve has done).

And yet you knew exactly what I meant.

Here’s a few more.

16. You want to use multiple monitors without messing around.

17. You don’t want to run an emulator for your games.

18. You like being able to share software with people.

19. You need corporate software for work or your own business.

20. You’re looking for a computer that ‘just works’.