Use Steam for SteamInput even if you get your games from Somewhere else.

See also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-union_violence_in_the_United_States

These are an actual AR computer thing instead of just a hidden camera

Samba.

Or one time I made my own simple file sharing website

It probably isn’t going to cost less to get something without wifi.

Keep stuff that’s not designed to be exposed to the internet on your LAN behind your router’s firewall.

Use a VPN to access your LAN remotely. Tailscale is the easiest way to do this, but I found it not too hard to set up WireGuard.

I just selfhost bare git repos on an ssh server

I recently upgraded from a 2018 model to a 2025 one. The 2018 model was USBC only but the 2025 one supports both USBC and MagSafe.

Honestly I kinda like it. I prefer the magnet but if another USBC charger happens to be more convenient I can just use that instead.

I already launch most controller-based non-Steam games I own through the “add a non-Steam game to Steam” feature because Steam Input is the best game controller driver/manager I’ve used and it’s not remotely close.

Somebody do this to Minecraft

It is a lot more like water than you think. The solution of “just cut the circuit” is like solving the problem of overflowing storm drains by “just plug the pipe”.

The power has to go somewhere. If you don’t do anything about it, the voltage in the cables will rise until things start to fry. Real world power balancing involves adjusting the output of power plants (e.g. how much fuel to burn) in response to changes, and in some cases, dumping power into the ground as safely as possible. This problem gets complicated when power grids span vast distances and involve many different power plants that all need to be in sync or things catch on fire.

In the case of solar power, this is part of why improved large-scale battery technology is so important. It lets you absorb the excess power at peak generation times, and then release that power at night.

Ever since I learned Pokemon Go was owed by Google I knew they were gathering data to sell, even if I didn’t know exactly what it would be used for yet.

It’s “let’s a go!”

I gave up on getting multiple displays to work consistently on macOS and Windows years ago and just got an ultrawide instead.

Sunshine/Moonlight are FOSS, highly performant RDP software that is well supported on Linux as well as Windows and includes game controller support. They are designed for game streaming but I regularly use it as a remote desktop software for remote working.

Of course, depending on your specific situation, it might not work. It isn’t compatible with Microsoft RDP (it uses Nvidia’s game streaming protocol, with Sunshine as the host and Moonlight as the remote). Also game controller support is done by creating a generic virtual game controller on the host, so the details of what specific controller you are using are lost.

Yeah the extensions are important. I have my top bar completely hidden until I open quick search. I like the aesthetic of a completely clear screen with just my desktop background and my windows (I also generally configure macOS this way as well).

I’m a long term Mac user and have been periodically playing with Linux because I want to fully switch eventually. (full disclosure I currently still have a MacBook I use as well as a Linux desktop)

I’ve tried Ubuntu, Debian, Elementary, and probably a few others I’ve forgotten, but the first one I’ve really felt is a viable daily driver OS is Bazzite. This is because it largely just works out of the box, such that you only need to install and tweak extra things if you really want to.

I strongly recommend Bazzite, and I personally prefer the Gnome variant.

Bazzite gives you:

• easy way to update everything in one place
• “App Store” like application to find most apps you’ll need
• all the basic drivers and utilities you’ll need out of the box
• a “Files” application that feels like Finder
• a “Document Viewer” application that feels like Preview (although it’s not as powerful)
• a quick search feature that’s a lot like Apple’s Spotlight, and honestly is way more reliable than Spotlight in more recent macOS releases
• multitouch trackpad gesture support out of the box
• a Settings app that is pretty straightforward to navigate and controls most of the things you would care about
• There are other settings apps for finer tweaking. I know that sounds confusing, but Linux people wouldn’t complain if it wasn’t possible to change every detail somehow. Bazzite does a good job of making the important stuff accessible in the main settings app IMO, so you generally don’t have to worry about the deeper options.

Here’s a guide to get you started:

1. Go here: https://bazzite.gg/
2. Fill out the dropdowns (Q: What hardware are you using? A: Desktop, Q: Who is the vendor of your primary GPU? A: this depends, it’s important to get it right, ask for help if you are unsure, Q: What desktop environment do you prefer? A: I recommend gnome, but KDE is great too, Q: Do you want Steam Gaming Mode? A: No, I want a traditional desktop experience)
3. Click the “download Bazzite …” button
4. Make a USB stick into a bootable Bazzite installer (I recommend using https://etcher.balena.io/)
5. Boot your computer from the USB stick. How to do this depends on the motherboard, but generally means holding down a key while booting (on a Mac it’s Option, on other computers it’s often something like Del or F2 or F12 or something) This will bring you to a menu that you navigate with keyboard arrows until you find the option to boot from the USB
6. Follow the steps from the installer. It’s pretty user friendly.

Note that this will delete all data in the USB you use and the drive you install Bazzite on

Once you have installed Bazzite, here are a few programs I’d recommend (these can be found in the “Bazaar”, which is an “App Store” like way to get programs.

• VLC (like QuickTime in macOS, but honestly VLC is way more powerful)
• LibreOffice (there are a couple FOSS Office suite options, this is the one I personally recommend)
• KdenLive (video editing - like iMovie or Final Cut)
• GIMP (like Adobe Photoshop)
• Disk Usage Analyzer (like DaisyDisk on Mac), if you’ve ever used that
• Mailspring (I haven’t found an email app that is quite as nice as Apple’s but Mailspring is the one I’m currently using)

If you have any other questions let me know! I’m happy to help.

It’s not easy to switch, but it can be made easier if you keep all your important files in one place.

screen recording and/or streaming (preferably lighter weight)

VLC can do this. The streaming part might be tricky because it won’t do the networking for you, but it’s easy enough to screen record to a file.

On bazzite it’s “ujust update”