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I tried (probably over a year ago) to use a low-requirements distribution (Lubuntu) to use pretty much exclusively with my projector - simple task - and what made me roll back to Windows is the fact that I couldn't get a driver that could do hardware graphics acceleration. Could find very little help, and installing a video driver is apparently beyond my patience with Linux.
480p video was fine, 720p was stuttery, and 1080p was impossible to play. The same videos, on the same hardware, with a proper video driver, work flawlessly.
Let us know how it works out with the NUC.
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Amen to the snapshots! I'm on a Mac but have to run a windows VM for certain functions (The database schema tool is PowerDesigner 7. Don't ask, it's a painful as it sounds.) Periodically, when making a schema change something happens in the process (a huge honkin' convoluted mess of a process) and you are completely hosed.
Snapshots have saved my bacon more than once. I do them regularly when needing to make a schema change, before and after a successful completion.
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<nitpicking mode>
Directory ⊆ Folder
A directory is a file system concept while the folder is a container in the shell namespace.
</nitpicking mode>
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Next step is vim.
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Run a DOS VM, Viola: Edlin 
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Quote: Viola
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redneck for voila
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: If that works out, all I really have left tethering me to Windows is Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Code with .NET Core should work on Linux 
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Just installed it on the new (linux) laptop.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I'm closing on 10 years of Linux as main OS, with lot of VM's for years...
Now I closed SQL VM (running on Linux itself) and dropped VS in favor of VS Code about a year ago... Granted that VS have more features but VS Code get's more and more of it already and basicaly built on a very powerful plug-in system, so I can extend it to myself with very little effort...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Do Church mice talk to you about Cheesus?
(Early today: I have to take Herself shoe shopping, gawd help me. I'm driving as well, so I can't just hide in a nearby pub.)
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
modified 5-Oct-18 8:57am.
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You own personal cheeses[^], no less. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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You took a Chancel with that one and it doesn't Altar the fact you fell right into my trap.
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Oh pew
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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word of advice: church mice make lousy pointing devices - too often moved by the holy spirit.
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You saying their mouse pad is a Ouiji board?
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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OriginalGriff wrote: I have to take Herself shoe shopping, gawd help me. I'm driving as well, so I can't just hide in a nearby pub
Oh God, not shoes. You realize of course that once she buys the shoes, she'll have to buy a new dress to go with them (which will take an ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ing age), and then when you're drooling from boredom and not paying close attention she'll ask you the terrifying question:
"Does this dress make me look fat?"
Software Zen: delete this;
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OriginalGriff wrote: (Early today: I have to take Herself shoe shopping, gawd help me. I'm driving as well, so I can't just hide in a nearby pub.)
Just follow the advice from October on my calendar: 
October - Album on Imgur[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Are you tripping mice?
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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That's psalm question! Pray tell how we might supply a Gouda answer, for I can come up with nun.
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Yoko Shimomura - Fight Against an Armed Boss[^]
No metal, rock, pop or electro this week.
Instead I have a soundtrack from the good old 16-bit era, Super Mario RPG on SNES
I tried the game on my SNES Classic Mini because I never played it back in the day, was surprised that it was a Square game (I'm a fan of the FF series), and I actually liked it enough to finish it in a few days of almost non-stop gaming.
The soundtrack isn't bad either, but this boss theme rocks!
And the main composer of the game is no other than Yoko Shimomura, who's also responsible for the awesome Kingdom Hearts and FFXV soundtracks!
Bonus: Ludópatas - Fight Against an Armed Boss (Super Mario RPG)[^]
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I played WoW back when I was in college (and initially failed my master's because of it  )
Great soundtrack, I especially loved Sholazar Basin[^].
WotLK was the last one I played though, but the later soundtracks sound great too.
Sitalkes wrote: There is only one game really
You've been playing WoW exclusively for the last 20 years?
You don't even qualify as a gamer 
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I am in another universe … sorry … Recently discovered this DM track from Bolt Thrower:
Bolt Thrower - Granite Wall - YouTube
Playing the whole album all the time … I don't mind at all that it was recorded more than 10 years ago …
Sounds like a masterpiece to me
BR
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