Quoting: hardpenguinInstructions unclear, Tuvix sent as a peace offering to the Borg.

Even the Borg thought Janeway straight up murdering Tuvix was unconscionable.

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There hasn't been a really good Star Trek show since The Next Generation. Deep Space 9 is good but inconsistent, Voyager is not very good in general but has its moments, then the franchise quickly goes downhill from there, although season three of Picard was enjoyable since it's essentially DLC for The Next Generation, and it had Captain Shaw who quickly became my all time favorite Star Trek character.

Oh, yeah, the game. I'm definitely interested, but I'm in a "wait and see" holding pattern.

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Quoting: pbWow, that's a huge difference. It seems that Linux is gaining momentum!

Just a few more decades and we'll finally eclipse Windows!

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Still happy with Manjaro. Easy to install and setup, frequently updated, and rock solid stable. A classic "it just works" distro.

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The two standouts for me in 2025 are The Outer Worlds 2 and Civilization VII.

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Quoting: Cyba.CowboyThe ability to only update under Windows is a deal-breaker for me, and has convinced me to never buy another XBOX controller... The last time it happened, I was lucky to have a work laptop that ran Windows that I take home - but I'm about to leave that job, and I probably won't have access to a Windows laptop outside of the workplace next time (most places in my industry use fixed computers that are locked-down). Absolutely ludicrous.

I mean, what do expect buying a Microsoft product? They have zero incentive to make it easily compatible with anything but Windows. I suppose you could always try running the firmware update via Wine or Proton, but I suspect that's not possible, assuming Microsoft offers a standalone update package.

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The only one that caught my eye was the new Star Wars RPG. I just hope they don't screw it up.

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I initially misread the headline as "raw furry games".

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Quoting: ArehandoroIf a game uses AI models that have been trained on material without the content of their authors (Spoiler, all of them) I consider that game to be built illegally, and as such, I will obtain it and play it via "illegal" methods.

That is one of the dumber excuses for piracy I've come across. If a game uses generative AI, but you still want to play it, then pay your money and play it legally. Otherwise, stand on principle and don't play it at all.

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I think game developers, filmmakers, music artists, and others should go the other way and make a point of trumpeting when their product doesn't use any kind of generative AI. The following disclaimer could become the mark of quality and artistic integrity:

"No generative artificial intelligence was used for the creation of this work."

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