UnPassive

Just did a few hours of research on this and Imma start right now. Thanks for making me aware! For a few years now I've wished I were uncut

Yeah, there's something called Emudeck, it makes setup super easy. Even comes with tools to add emulated games into your steam library to launch like a regular game.

There is this one funky caveat - the PlayStation and Switch games I emulate didn't run very well, after some research I found out that lowering the CPU cores helps a ton. And it did, they run great for me now. To do that I had to install a Deck extension called Powertools - super easy to do because Emudeck came with a user interface to install plugins, Powertools included. Anyway, with Powertools you turn off this thing called SMT and then can lower the CPU cores. Some people think it's actually a bug in emulation or Steam Deck drivers because using less cores shouldn't have a big impact on performance so it may not be necessary in the future.

Tons of video examples on YouTube make the install and setup super easy. Highly reccomend setting emulation up, I've been playing through games I never finished as a kid and it's been great. The convenience makes it awesome

In my opinion, public transportation doesn't need to be profitable. Subsidized by taxes, like our freeways. Adds to the economy and is worth the investment

We're competative I suppose. Grew up playing and nothing ever replaced it. There's probably other arcade games we'd enjoy but the closest we've come was the Tetris Effect - but we haven't picked that up again for a while. Tricky is one of those games that has a huge skill difference between being good and actually practicing. It's fun, a bit janky - maybe it's just what we know. My brother has a couple high scores on my steam deck and writing this has inspired me to go spend some time trying to beat them lol

Still play SSX Tricky with my family via an emulator

Bookmarking for when I have kids of my own

My kobo e-reader which has a dyslexic font. Love reading in bed and the night light is really gentle on it, way more convenient than my neck reading light I use for physical books. Plus you can put your own books on it so that's awesome for fanfiction. Easier to travel with than a large book. BUT... I still sometimes buy a physical book anyway just to keep on my shelf if I loved it

Always surprises me when I see them. Like why does my brain do this...

Thanks for the ideas! Solarpunk might not be a great fit for him as he tends to fall towards the "climate change is a hoax" side of things. He even once said to me that we (humans) are supposed to use up the world's resources because god gave us dominion over the world (I knew dominion over animals, but the whole world?) - and I guess using all the world's resources might bring about the second coming for some reason... With that being said, I'm very intrigued by the genre!

Discworld probably would be a great series for him. I've only read The Colour Of Magic - I might try and find a standalone-ish entry for him

A Canticle for Leibowitz is probably my first choice for him right now

He's Mormon, but he's shown a lot of interest in other religions and denominations, so I don't think it'd be an issue. Seems like a great book for him!

Did you try changing the version of proton you run the game with? Also, other games are working fine?

Full front and back fenders are a must for me. I also have a poncho made for biking and it's kept me dry in HEAVY rain. My poncho was expensive, think it was called "the people's poncho" but I love it. Even keeps my legs dry, and the hood can go over my helmet - but I don't love doing that cause I feel like I can't hear or see much and it doesn't feel as safe.

Just got our first snow this week so I just put my studded tires and pogies on!