@majorlinux I did this a while back. Some of the distro's are as simple to install as Windows. I did it just for something to do but I don't, as yet, have a good reason to use them.
The moral of the story is, do your research. Try and eat healthily and stop being pretentious by trying to mimic people who lived four thousand years ago. They did not have a terrific life expectancy.
@WanderingInDigitalWorlds I was just making a joke. I had tried sweeteners, but that didn't work. At the moment I'm just using sugar substitutes, for example, I've been using honey in my tea and coffee.
The very first piece of my writing that was ever published was an entry in the Dune Encyclopedia, some 40-odd years ago. So of course I have to watch the Dune films. I didn't get out to see Dune 2 in a theatre, so I paid the big bucks today and streamed it. I have my quibbles with they way it's being done, but on the whole I've liked both films. We'll see about Dune 3. #today#Dune
@joyce It deviates heavily from the book in ways I don't like and wastes really strong characters (like Piter) but the films are decent enough. Hardly Villeneuve best work, though, and certainly not worthy of the roses thrown at its feet.
@joyce Agreed. When she learnt of the Dukes death, so broke down. It was an incredibly powerful moment in the book because she has Bene Gesserit control. However, in the film she cried on several occasions and it was totally out of character.
I've not seen a true adaptation of the book yet. The TV miniseries got a lot of things right but it didn't have the budget.
I'd love to see a TV series really do justice to the conversations which, for me, were the real meat and potatoes of the book.
I bought the game for Desura way back in 2013 and The IndieStone also gave me a Steam key so I could switch across without paying, which I very much appreciate.
I think it's a glorious game to play now. I think the 'endgame' needs more flesh and I think B42 in large parts is there to address that concern, but the level of detail already there is still quite impressive.
@WanderingInDigitalWorlds The IndieStone have always been insanely consumer focused. A mod gently shot me down for suggesting the option to buy supporter packs on Reddit.
Gifting me the Steam key was smart because since then I've gifted the game several times to other people on Reddit so in effect, it's paid for itself.
B42 is really great. I'm really looking forward to it. Aside from The Wayward Realms, there is very little I'm looking forward to atm.
@WanderingInDigitalWorlds However, as indicated, the grappling will be fully fleshed much further down the line. Nice little detail, but there are many other features I'm more excited for. The new sound/music, lighting system, animals, endgame crafting. There are so many new things coming to B42 I can't remember them all!
@WanderingInDigitalWorlds There was a more detailed blog post a few weeks ago which detailed B42, and there was a lot.
The Wayward Realms could be great, it could be utter dogshite.
The fact it's by the same people who made one of my favourite Elder Scrolls games gives me hope. Daggerfall was something brave, something different and I hope TWR will be the same. Compared with the unimaginative homogonized shite around these days, it at least has the potential to be something great.