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  • VANITY: Question about different Linux distros - need one that boots from a USB device

    11/17/2022 1:47:32 PM PST · by OKSooner · 28 replies
    Vanity ^ | 11-17-2022 | Vanity
    Can someone help? Tried Ubuntu, which was going fine until it decided to disable all its networking functions, all of its own. Ubuntu community seems to know about this feature but just deals with it... I need suggestions as to which distros meet the following: Will run on a kinda upgraded old lenovo desktop that has upgraded ram and a SSD. Bootable from a USB device (SSD has no other OS installed on it, so no partition, etc. Dedicated Linux machine.) One is much disinclined from Ubuntu or RedHat/IBM/Fedora. Interested in a serviceable, low-overhead, easy to use user interface to...
  • ‘Donkey Kong’ legend Billy Mitchell has high scores wiped from record books

    04/12/2018 8:39:29 AM PDT · by Bloody Sam Roberts · 16 replies
    Digital Trends ^ | 4/12/2018 | Gabe Gurwin
    Pac-Man and Donkey Kong master Billy Mitchell has built up quite the reputation for himself over the last few decades, both for his undeniable gaming skills and his abrasive and competitive personality. Unfortunately, it appears he’ll now be remembered for something else, as well: Cheating. Twin Galaxies, a retro-gaming record organization that tracks scores in many classic arcade games, announced on April 12 that it was removing Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong scores from its leaderboards, as well as all scores he had achieved in other games.The decision comes after the validity of several of his Donkey Kong scores were called...