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I’ve played through the whole game last year and the performance is okay.

There are occasional dips and the framerate is rather low in cloudy levels, but that didn’t take away the fun for me.

I have a 1st Gen Framework and don't recommend it.

Battery life in standby is TERRIBLE, we are talking 40% overnight (after optimizations) and very rarely the notebook wakes up randomly.

The build-quality is better than cheaper laptops, but definitely worse than my old Thinkpad. Although the keyboard is better than many consumer laptops, it feels a lot mushier than my Thinkpad's. Several keys have lost their cover already and the display hinges are wobbly & feel cheap. I also got small spot with burn-in on the display. After 2 years the Framework looks worse than my 6-year-old X1 Yoga.

Linux support is okay, most things work out of the box. However, it's far from perfect and absolutely not a First Class experience. For example, there is currently no way to get the most recent BIOS via Linux and apparently we are months away from a solution. In Fedora 39 Silverblue I experience very rare freezes (according to Arch Wiki this is due to Intel and not a Framework-exclusive problem, I still want to mention it).

My next laptop will be a new or used Thinkpad again.

I have more problems with it than any other launcher. Most of the time the it works - but even then it takes some time to connect to the Ubisoft servers. However, you can never be sure that Ubisoft games work when you need them. Sometimes there are crashes and connection problems when starting a game. Sometimes an update breaks the launcher for several days. I also had performance problems & crashes due to the launcher overlay (had to deactivate them in Desktop mode).

It is a hassle. So much that I deleted most Ubisoft games from my wishlist.

I have used the book for many years and would recommend it.

The instructions are very detailed and it provides you with a somewhat scientific framework - in my experience this approach is very effective with secular nerds (like myself). It is very transparent and even if you don't follow through until the end it gives you a great foundation for other meditation traditions.

That said, it can get a bit too mechanical and I took some deliberate breaks from it to explore less rigid meditation techniques like Rob Burbea's playful teachings.

Overall I would recommend it if you want to follow detailed step-by-step guide and if you are willing to set aside 40-60mins a day.

I like Obsidian. It's not open source, but all the notes, lists, habit tracking data are mostly markdown files. You can move them, back them up, convert them etc...

There are alternatives (like Logseq) but most of them lack mobile apps or plugins.

I don't see the need for complex selfhosted architectures if the goal is to get things done.

It seems Ukraine is shaping the battlefield again before trying to advance again. Russian logistics getting targeted hard.