That is not all, just all that was relevant here. I block both inward and outward because I like to reverse engineer and hack around with stuff where I know my script kiddie nonsense will not accidentally nmap scan the internet. I also like to have the logs on a network so that I know exactly what connections any given device is making. I find it silly that people are alarmed at a person simply locking the front door of their home when they do not mind checking to see who is going in and out. It only takes a couple of years and there are very few extra addresses that need to be added. Anyone only accesses a few hundred addresses anyways. Ad block is just the lazy version of a whitelist and is a compromise for what best fits most people. I never see things like captchas and I prefer to know what websites break and why. It informs me about their systems and structure. There are many times I learn that they are not something I am interested in connecting to in the first place. I can modify my whitelist easily from my logs and it is not bothersome to me at all. I find it interesting how many people seem to take issue with a person willing to remain aware of the world that surrounds them. I find such detail interesting, educational, and useful. You must have a vested interest in some aspect of the micro services internet if you find such behavior off putting. How do you think Ad Block lists are created. It is based on the dropped connection logs of someone like myself. I suppose they were just paranoid too. I have several reasons why it is beneficial for me. I'm not really worried about others as much as I am just being responsible. If a curious desire for awareness of the the details that surround me is somehow offensive or off putting I apologize. I find it is a catalyst for learning and contextualizing information in several areas of personal interest and plugs some holes in my ignorance.

I just spent all afternoon and evening trying to figure out Cataclysm CDDA. After not doing anything meaningful for hours, I drove a car into a lake and was mediately attacked by a couple of rodents and died with a kill to death ratio of 1:0. Thanks.

It was nothing like what I asked for, but exactly what I needed to push me back into a FreeCAD project tomorrow.

Looking for a CS/CoD level experience. Steam might be okay, but I haven't tried it and am skeptical of anything marketing oriented. I really don't want to see ads or hype of any kind. I'd much rather ask around and go in search of my options when I feel compelled. In other words, I'm aware of my susceptibility to suggestive marketing and am not okay with others manipulating me through that mechanism so I avoid it all together. I will not enter the space at all unless those terms can be met.

I was just skimming a fedora mag post on gaming and it mentions that Steam packages Proton but there are community maintained versions with more advanced features than are possible on the Steam Deck; the most popular being Proton Glorious Eggroll.

Xonotic was one I played some. It has a different hectic vibe that is not really in that CS/CoD space I liked though. I like to feel like I have a measure of control and not in a situation where reckless speed has an advantage.