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Not exactly on point but there's a pretty good album by the group ASM (A State of Mind) called The Jade Amulet. It's a concept album set in the fictional ancient kingdom of Vabaria. The story revolves around Shalim, the last member of the clan Tan Suo. It's more feudal Japan than mythical, but worth a listen.

Here's my favorite song from the album, which features MF DOOM:

https://youtu.be/8CwZen9b5mU?si=7zulPl_C3dIvv4o4

Here's the full album:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kczb96S-2ull_Lmeed3NK-2PVaLv0dXRw&si=seBd02ESXY4wBUGU

It's so good! I love the design right out of the box, with very few settings adjustments.

Note that zen currently only has vertical tabs (horizontal tabs are on the roadmap). If horizontal tabs are a must, try Floorp browser instead, which has several similarities with Zen.

Firefox gets switched to Zen Browser (and before that, Floorp).

I also always download Okular for PDFs. It always seems to be better than whatever the default is.

I typically also substitute OnlyOffice for Libra Office.

I agree with the uBlue recommendation. The best thing about these for OP is that they update automatically on reboots, with zero user interaction. I can easily imagine anyone getting nervous accepting a Mint update and watching all the text zoom by. You don't see any of that with uBlue.

*I am using and loving Bluefin.

https://projectbluefin.io/

Proton Pass is open source and the company that runs it recently reincorporated as a Swiss non-profit to ensure their privacy mission can't be bought out by venture capitalists etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonPass/comments/153t85q/proton_pass_is_open_source_and_has_now_passed_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation

I haven't watched it yet but it looks like this might be the full interview:

https://youtu.be/OtQ1ksG7Uug?si=i6rGcz7BpmVd5XDN

Lots of firmware and driver updater programs seem to require Windows or Mac and I can't get them to run with wine. For example, I need Win to update the firmware on my car stereo and my 8bitdo game controllers. I also need it to run the tax software my CPA uses.

Thanks for this! I'm so glad to see an audible alternative.

EDIT: I signed up for a free trial and will give it a go. Bummed to see they have a much smaller selection but I guess that's expected with Amazon's muscle.

I know it got sold twice and I am worried about the future but I believe they still have the same purchase and download options for now.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (the full trilogy)

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Inside

BioShock

All great stories with some very powerful moments.

Pretty much everything you cook should have salt added or it will taste bland. Salt brings out other flavors. There's a reason "under seasoned" is an expression that often simply means "under salted."