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Loved this episode of the @sustainoss podcast, about @ntnsndr’s book Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life.

I’ve been plagued by frustration for so long now that our online spaces don’t provide sufficient tooling for shared negotiation, instead defaulting to blunt mechanisms for shutting things down.

This was a great discussion about how things could be better.

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‎Sustain: Episode 222: Nathan Schneider on his new book "Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life" on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Sustain, Ep Episode 222: Nathan Schneider on his new book "Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life" - Mar 1, 2024
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@Nathan Schneider @SustainOSS
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Appreciate you helping me know I'm not alone in seeing it this way ☺️

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Ran a roll of Gold through the new camera to test how well it works ahead of a trip.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
👤 Wife

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm

A beautiful woman with black hair and red lipstick, wearing a gold necklace and a black body, sitting on the window sill.
A beautiful woman with black hair, red lipstick, and purple nail polish, wearing a gold necklace and a black body, holding the back of her hand to her chin with a slightly tilted head.
#35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm
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@Twitter_expat Yes, I used a reflector, although I don't have a holder for it so I was kind of balancing it with my elbow.

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#SilentSunday
Vertical photo of a wide, green, grassy path stretching away from us in a wetland reservoir, flanked on both sides by tall stalks of bulrushes and cattails. A pair of elongated, lazy curves of tamped, dry grass traverse the path in soft esses, like cart tracks, towards the horizon. At that far horizon stand some tall, tended, and glossy green trees in a hedge row beside a short, white farmhouse, tiny with distance and capped with a faded red roof. Beyond this bit of pastoral is the broad curve of a hillside heavily wooded with pines, and above that a faded blue summer sky.
#SilentSunday

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Anyone want to play Scrabble?

Start here and send me a link:

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Untitled Word Game

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oh, my page refreshed. Do you send me a new link in reply or should I have saved something?

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#SilentSunday
Lake and mountains near Lake Tahoe. Credit: David Lowry
#SilentSunday

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Get in, we are ignoring all previous instructions!
Cartoon des kleinen maulwurfs mit Igel und Hase die sehr aufgeregt und freudig in einem roten Jeep sitzen und durch eine Blumenwiese fahren

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An Amazon free from oil and gas #Amazon #environment #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #oil #gas act.350.org/sign/amazon-resist…

An Amazon free from oil and gas

Out of the more than $20 billion invested, 46% of all direct financing for oil and gas exploration in the Amazon comes from just six banks: Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Itaú Unibanco, Santander, Bank of America, and HSBC.
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#environment #Amazon #fossilfuels #fossilfuel #oil #gas

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Air pollution harms pollinators more than pests, study finds #environment #pollinators #AirPollution sciencedaily.com/releases/2024…

Air pollution harms pollinators more than pests, study finds

Pollinators experienced a 39-percent decline in foraging efficiency after being exposed to elevated air pollution levels. In contrast, plant-eating aphids and other pests were not significantly impacted.
ScienceDaily
#environment #pollinators #AirPollution

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extinct mammals of Scotland 🐺🐗 can you imagine if they could return?

Scotland is currently ranked 212th out of 240 countries in terms of how its biodiversity is doing, it's pretty bleak out here. Destructive farming practices/overgrazing, polluting industries, and species persecution for the sake of shooting are some of the reasons why there is such a wildlife crisis

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Get Retired Chimps Out of the Lab and Into Sanctuary #AnimalRights #chimps #chimpanzees aavs.org/chimps/

Get Retired Chimps Out of Lab and Into Sanctuary - American Anti-Vivisection Society

Get Retired Chimps Out of the Lab and Into Sanctuary It's the LAW! The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is refusing sanctuary care for 26 government-owned chimpanzees who have been languishing at the Alamogordo …
Emily (American Anti-Vivisection Society)
#animalrights #chimpanzees #chimps

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The ongoing violence and destruction of plantations in Timika highlight the urgent need for effective legal intervention and protection for #WestPapua communities facing land grabbing and intimidation. Read more: humanrightsmonitor.org/news/de…
#westpapua

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Julie Wark on #WestPapua
Currently a critical situation in Paniai Region where the #Indonesian military have displaced large numbers of refugees.

"Indigenous peoples have been displaced from more than a million hectares of cleared rainforest to make way for transmigrants. Forest dwellers have been expelled to malaria-infested lower altitudes. Their rights are annulled by law."

#Indigenous #Indigenousrights
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Paniai, West Papua: Politics of Displacement - CounterPunch.org

As in Palestine, much of the displacement in West Papua is caused by settlers, but this time funded by the World Bank.
Julie Wark (CounterPunch.org)
#indigenous #indigenousrights #westpapua #indonesian
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#Guatemala: Nueve comunidades indígenas enfrentan órdenes de desalojo promovidas por intereses de la industria de la palma aceitera

👉 avispa.org/?p=117242 🐝

#ddhh #palmaafricana #palmaaceitera #pueblosindígenas #pueblosoriginarios #latinoamerica #americalatina #chapin #guatemala #guatemalacity

Poblaciones maya q’eqchi’ alertan amenazas de desalojos contra nueve comunidades en El Estor - Avispa Midia

A más de un mes del desalojo de 30 familias, continúan las amenazas. Ahora, contabilizan más de 1,500 habitantes en riesgo
Aldo Santiago (Avispa Midia)
#pueblosoriginarios #americalatina #guatemala #pueblosindigenas #palmaafricana #palmaaceitera #latinoamerica #chapin #guatemalacity #ddhh

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9 indigenous communities fight back against eviction orders linked to oil palm industry land grabs

👉 avispa.org/?p=117251 🐝

#guatemala #solidarity #INDIGENOUS #indigenouspeoples #resistence #ConflictPalmOil #humnarights #deforestation #extinction #climatechange

Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Denounce Eviction Threats of New Communities in El Estor - Avispa Midia

Guatemala: judicial authorities and agroindustry companies pursue evictions of Indigenous communities around Lake Izabal.
Aldo Santiago (Avispa Midia)
#climatechange #solidarity #indigenous #extinction #guatemala #deforestation #indigenouspeoples #conflictpalmoil #resistence #humnarights

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With a bear-like face, foxy eyes and webbed feet like a duck, the #BushDog is far from your typical canine. They are 'Near Threatened' by #palmoil and #soy #deforestation in #SouthAmerica. Help them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife via @palmoildetectives
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Bush Dog Speothos venaticus

The enigmatic Bush dog was once believed to be extinct, however they have now emerged from the shadows. These elusive canids show remarkable teamwork and intelligence with strategic hunting tactics…
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#palmoil #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #Soy #southamerica #bushdog @Palm Oil Detectives

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The rate at which #bird species are going #extinct has increased dramatically and is happening much faster than we previously thought. Help birds of the #Amazon survive when you #Boycottmeat #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2024/07/… via @palmoildetectives

Bird species are facing extinction hundreds of times faster than previously thought

Extinction, or the disappearance of an entire species, is commonplace. Yet evidence suggests that the number of bird species going extinct, and the rate at which they are disappearing, is increasin…
Palm Oil Detectives
#bird #Amazon #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #extinct #boycottmeat @Palm Oil Detectives

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Outdoor Dining

They did this even before COVID. Hasselblad 500cm, Carl Zeiss Distagon 50mm f/4, Kodak Ultra Color 400UC (expired October 2005), ECN-2 development.

#BelieveInFilm

Couches and tables with chairs sit behind a barrier on the boardwalk. Umbrellas abound, all wrapped up and not deployed. A line of American flags punctuate the barrier.
#believeinfilm

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Have you ever wondered how many strands are in one of these tat shop fibre optic wands?
A picture of a tat shop fibre optic wand

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If you wish you had a succinct, mainstream explanation of the horrors of Trump's Project 2025 you could send to your friends and relatives, People magazine has provided one. Please spread this link. No matter how bad you think it is, it's worse. people.com/what-is-project-202…

What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Education

Donald Trump's far-right allies created Project 2025 as a blueprint for his possible second term. The controversial plan would push a Christian nationalist agenda that dramatically reshapes the U.S. government and restricts people's freedoms
Kyler Alvord (PEOPLE)

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“Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody?”

- Richard Simmons, 2014

Richard Simmons surrounded by balloons

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I don't even have the faintest clue what this one is supposed to mean
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In your X11 video thumbnail, they do look like they have a bit of an 'M' shape to them... Assuming that's what the reference is to.

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40 Long Years Of The X Window System #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/U8PMX18O3ow

40 Long Years Of The X Window System

X11 and Xorg are on the way out however back when this all started it wasn't the only game in town and others tried to fill that role, one of those being a s...
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#linux #YouTube

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I "play" a game called Kind Words. It's where people say supportive things to one another. You can also make requests for advice. This morning I have young people posting about how scared they are after this event.

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Donald Trump rushed off stage, audience member dead after shots fired at rally in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump is rushed off stage with blood on his face and at least two people, including a suspected gunman, are killed at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Phoebe Hosier (ABC News)
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Please be careful about "cut the parents some slack". You are absolutely right that it is hard to be a parent, and schools usually don't have helpful curriculums in this regard. However, when this is said to people suffering from the actions of a dysfunctional family, it often results in shutting them down when they are asking for help. It can look like you are unwilling to consider that they may be suffering at the hands of their family elders.
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rest easy, i'm more than aware of how my words may be interpreted but no-one here was asking for help. If they were, i would take a different and more effective tack.

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Check out this game programming humble bundle: humblebundle.com/books/game-pr… (partner link) #GameDev

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Game Programming by Taylor & Francis

Get your hands on a vast library covering all aspects of game development— programming, art, game design & more! Your purchase helps the Hidden Genius Project.
Humble Bundle
#gamedev

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Get a bunch of different simulators in the Summer Sims 2 Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/get-…

Get a bunch of different simulators in the Summer Sims 2 Humble Bundle

For those gamers who love a bit of busywork, the Summer Sims 2 Humble Bundle has some popular simulation games available.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)

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RPG Maker MV / MZ for Linux tool now supports TyranoBuilder, RPG Maker XP / VX / VX Ace gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/rpg-…

#Linux #RPGMaker

RPG Maker MV / MZ for Linux tool now supports TyranoBuilder, RPG Maker XP / VX / VX Ace

While it's in need of a better name, the RPG Maker MV / MZ for Linux tool had a new release recently that expanded the support for running games on Linux from TyranoBuilder, and RPG Maker XP / VX / VX Ace.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#linux #rpgmaker

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Latest comic: A second Revolution?
#uspol #elections #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #election2024
1. After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of presidential immunity, the head of the highly influential Heritage Foundation said this: Roberts wearing Project 2025 pin: "We are in the process of the second American revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." 2. All pro-democracy Americans are being put in the role of domestic abuse victim. Man in armchair drinking beer threatening wife walking by with laundry basket in background - Woman, don't make me angry and I won't hurt you. 3. By this logic, the opposition is always the provocateur. Young man in red ballcap with AR15 after having shot protester who was holding DEMOCRACY NOT MONARCHY sign - The protester made me do it! 4. So if you're not on board with insurrection, you're the insurrectionist -- not this guy. Insurrectionist - It'll be bloodless after there's no left left!
#fascism #Elections #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism #Election2024
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That quote is a threat and should be interpreted as an invitation to (if not justification of) the sort of ‘violent revolution’ communists like to talk about.
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"We will not resort to violence, unless we have decided violence is warranted. So we won't do violence unless we want to do violence."

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PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/ps2-…

#Sony #PS2 #Emulation #OpenSource

PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade

PCSX2 is a popular open source emulation for the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) and PCSX2 version 2.0 is now officially available with a great many changes and improvements.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#opensource #emulation #sony #ps2
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I’m going to assume my 7 year old laptop with “intel iris” nothing of a graphics chip doesn’t stand a chance with it 😅

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RPG Maker / Pixel Game Maker devs move to Godot for Action Game Maker gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/rpg-…

#GameDev #Godot

RPG Maker / Pixel Game Maker devs move to Godot for Action Game Maker

Well this is certainly an interesting one. Gotcha Gotcha Games known for the RPG Maker series and Pixel Game Maker have announced Action Game Maker and it's being made with the open source Godot Engine.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#gamedev #godot

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OBS Studio 30.2 is out now with native NVENC encode for Linux, shared texture support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/obs-…

#OpenSource #OBS

OBS Studio 30.2 is out now with native NVENC encode for Linux, shared texture support

Video recording and livestreaming tool OBS Studio version 30.2 is officially out now, bringing with it various new features and a nice few Linux improvements too.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#opensource #obs

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If you need some weekend reading:

We (w @mrcmlr and Liam Shaw) have a new preprint up that explores how rapidly E coli picks of genes horizontally, breaks genome synteny, and otherwise change its genome structure (spoiler: a lot is happening really fast).

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…

@mrcmlr made a nice summary thread:

mstdn.science/@mrcmlr/11277249…


Evolutionary dynamics of genome structure and content among closely related bacteria

Bacterial genomes primarily diversify via gain, loss, and rearrangement of genetic material in their flexible accessory genome.
bioRxiv
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Why …….. would you do this washingtonpost.com/technology/…
Photo by Casey Newton on July 13, 2024. May be an image of text that says 'OpenAI made staff sign employee agreements that required them to waive their federal rights rights to whistleblower compensation, the letter said. These agreements also required OpenAI staff to get prior consent from the company if they wished to disclose information to federal authorities. OpenAI did not create exemptions in its its nondisparagement clauses for disclosing securities violations to the SEC.'.

OpenAI illegally barred staff from airing safety risks, whistleblowers say

OpenAI whistleblowers filed a complaint with the SEC where they allege the AI company is silencing employees from sharing concerns about its AI technology.
Pranshu Verma (The Washington Post)

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Doofus and Derp, getting ready for a busy #Caturday

#cat #cats #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon #humor #humour

a tuxedo cat standing with it's two front paws on top of the head of a black cat with a white bib -- the latter looks a bit stunned by the whole thing
#cats #cat #CatsOfMastodon #humor #Caturday #catstodon #humour
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I'm afraid this is not OP's picture and those are not those cats' names. Reverse image search shows the picture has been making the rounds for a long time.

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An Amazon free from oil and gas

Out of the more than $20 billion invested, 46% of all direct financing for oil and gas exploration in the Amazon comes from just six banks: Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Itaú Unibanco, Santander, Bank of America, and HSBC.
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#Amazon #climateaction #petition #bankofamerica #citibank #santander #jpmorganchase #itauunibanco #hsbc #takecareforlife #takecareforearth #stopburnigthings
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JdeB [216.91 ppm]
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As I understand it, returns on fossil are not necessarily higher. It's more that the returns are 'safe' and short term. Whereas investments in cleaner alternatives are considered 'riskier' and returns are [sometimes] on longer term.
Maybe that's where capitalist financing has gone wrong. Buying shares used to be partaking in the risk of an enterprise, but it shifted to being safe like a bank. The real risks are now taken in speculating on a non-tangible economic values.

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Cafe Allee
#Seoul #Hongdae

Konica Lexio 70, Kodak Ultramax 400
Dev.&Scan: 옥상필름(#OxangFilm)

#FilmPhotography #사진 #필름사진 #필름카메라 #StreetPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #KonicaLexio70 #KodakUltramax400 #Cafe

#filmisnotdead #streetphotography #filmphotography #사진 #필름카메라 #Cafe #Seoul #kodakultramax400 #konicalexio70 #Hongdae #필름사진 #OxangFilm

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Bought a poinsettia today. 50% cheaper as no one wants to buy them post Christmas. These plants are natives of Mexico and are perennials so with the right care you can have a plant that stays for a few Christmases. #houseplants
Poinsettia plant on a shelf in a white pot.
#houseplants

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Are there any other Guardian readers here?

I enjoy their news articles, but their cinema news and reviews reek of sexism. Their articles about the movie Barbie were largely on the nose. The retrospective article about Mary Poppins had me rolling my eyes. Just in the last day the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw has written about Shelley Duvall's career given our recent loss. Was the most important thing about Duvall her sexuality? Three times he goes into some depth about it, as if it were the most important thing about her as an actor and a human being. Would he have said the same things about a male actor?

I hope other people are also writing to The Guardian and complaining!
theguardian.com/film/article/2…
guardian.readers@theguardian.com


Shelley Duvall was a sublime and subversive screen presence

The unique and often misunderstood actor, who has died at the age of 75, was frequently at her best with Robert Altman and memorably terrorised by Stanley Kubrick
Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian)
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I noted poorly written article too. She deserved better all along. I read how the Shining was brutal in rehearsal and live action scenes by orders of the director in particular to terrify her for better scenes.
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I subscribe to The Guardian. I read only news, though. I long ago gave up on anyone's cinema reviews, since they seldom match my impressions.

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Behold, a baby.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Gold 200
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

A black cat lying in the sun.
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #believeinfilm

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Today we Raiguard on the show who you may know from his work on Factorio mods and now working on the Linux support for the game at Wube Software

Video: youtube.com/watch?v=09vxZJ7HeC…

Audio: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…


#228 Joys Of Porting Factorio To Linux | Raiguard

Have you ever wondered why a lot of games don't get ported to Linux, well part of that might be the challenges in dealing with the platform especially when c...
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I curiously just began playing it this week and it couldn’t be better natively supported on Linux thanks to this person 🐧❤️

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