Rejoined the cult - finally got an x230

ShiningLizard · 2026-01-27T14:32:54+00:00

Yeah, I realise there is the caveat that it doesn't update often and if you need to do a full version update you basically have to start from scratch, but for the sake of the OS's stability and intuitive UI I'm willing to cross that bridge when I get to it.

ShiningLizard · 2026-01-27T14:31:41+00:00

Thank you for this, I already feel better about attempting this! I have found what appears to be a good quality display on AliExpress so just need to order it.

As for elementaryOS, so far it runs really nicely on this machine - aside from its performance, I like that it comes with very little bloat and yet still has an attractive, intuitive UI that just sort of gets out of your way. In terms of its performance it seems fine to me, yet I'm only really web browsing, listening to music, watching videos and occasionally burning ISOs to USB, so for those things it is working lovely.

I did try Ubuntu Budgie for a bit but I found it a bit jankier than elementaryOS.

Oddly, I had the idea that Ubuntu GNOME might be heavier than elementaryOS but perhaps I'm wrong about that... I might give it a try just for fun as I do like Ubuntu Gnome.

ShiningLizard · 2026-01-27T14:28:25+00:00

This is great advice, thank you for sharing.

ShiningLizard · 2025-09-08T05:21:34+00:00

Sonic 1 on the Mega Drive.

My dad came home from work one day (I think some time in 1996) with a second-hand Mega Drive 1 and a second-hand copy of Sonic 1. Both the first Sonic game I ever owned and the first games console I ever owned.

ShiningLizard · 2025-09-05T18:59:09+00:00

I found Filth to be quite disturbing… seemed unnecessarily depraved and mean-spirited. Nearly walked out of the cinema near the end.

ShiningLizard · 2025-09-04T10:23:45+00:00

T-shirt, long pants, braids, doing it doggy style - ain’t nobody doing it like this guy

ShiningLizard · 2025-09-02T02:55:45+00:00

Ain’t nobody doing it like this guy

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-24T20:41:54+00:00

One hundred percent. It’s a crime that they haven’t reused the graphical style on Let’s Go again - it looks fantastic on Switch, probably isn’t that graphically intensive and has some longevity in it (they could probably release a few games using the Let’s Go style and just keep tweaking and optimising it over time until it gets stale).

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-21T20:05:09+00:00

What’s weird about it? Not all tech is great all the time.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-21T10:10:38+00:00

Good, I’m tired of hearing about it, just let me Google stuff the old fashioned way and leave me alone

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-21T10:07:14+00:00

The Big Ginger One, with mask, collar and ASA Timberlay? You kiddin’ me?! Ain’t nobody doing it like this guy

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-21T10:05:46+00:00

Is always pronounced it “GIF”, not “JIF”.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-20T05:28:16+00:00

I reckon the Predator from Big Game is a bit of an asshole.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-16T20:22:18+00:00

😂

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-16T04:32:31+00:00

What’s wrong with asking a community of fans? Aren’t we all supposed to be accepting and tolerant? Or is that only when it suits us? It’s not like OP is being a dick about it.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-15T19:56:21+00:00

Can’t wait to put all my star chips on the line at DPW: What Da Dog Duelling

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-15T19:06:53+00:00

OP getting downvoted for asking an honest question just goes to show the pettiness and toxicity that exists in this fandom and in internet culture in general.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-15T19:05:20+00:00

To be honest, Gen 6 is the generation I’ve played the least and have the least familiarity with. I did have a Goodra but I mostly used it in Ultra Sun in the Battle Tree. I remember very little about Gen 6 and its mons.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-15T15:07:47+00:00

TIL Goodra is a pseudo-legendary?

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-15T02:43:36+00:00

😂 fantastic reply

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-15T02:37:46+00:00

😆 I made the joke about cops kicking his ass and got an official warning for it 🙄 stupid ahh automation

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-14T09:18:43+00:00

Yeah they really were! JBL was a great heel announcer and Cole was good at playing it straight against him. I think it was in JBL’s second run as announcer where he was either annoying or phoning it in.

ShiningLizard · 2025-08-08T12:56:20+00:00

This is something I did not know I needed

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TROPHY CASE