Which means anybody with a Linux gaming PC can probably run any game that works with the Gabe Cube. They might have to tweak a few settings so that the game thinks it’s running on a Gabe Cube, but that’s nothing Linux users aren’t used to doing already.

I think number 2 is the biggest deal here.

Right now Steam runs on Linux, and has now reached 3.2% of all Linux users, which is getting too big to just ignore. But that’s 0.3% of all Steam users running Arch, 0.25% running Mint, 0.15% running Ubuntu, and so-on. Say you’re a smallish publisher like Klei. You might want to release your games on Linux, but it would be a pain in the ass to have to do QA for a dozen different distros, each of which is less than 1% of your user base, especially when nearly every box is customized in some way. But, if the Steam Deck and Gabe Cube take off, they’ll have to support at least one Linux distro. That means that if you’re running say Ubuntu, as long as you can get your system to look enough like the Gabe Cube, any game that works well on the Gabe Cube should work for you.

That could start off a positive feedback loop. More games will support Gabe Cube and Steam Deck, so Linux for gaming PCs becomes more and more viable. With more and more users using Linux, making sure Linux is well supported becomes a priority for publishers. That encourages even more people to move to Linux.

Also, for the other points, it might also be something good for families where one person (say mom or dad) likes building their own gaming PC, but 8 year old son isn’t yet at the age where he can build his own PC, and mom doesn’t want to have to build a whole gaming PC for him too. Now you can just quickly add another gaming PC to the house but without having to do significantly more upkeep and maintenance.

Not immune, but not safer, definitely. A lot of bullshit like that is a south-of-the-border phenomenon.

You think I’m ignorant because…?

Is that better than them speeding and not paying?

Sure guy.

Well, yeah.

Oh wow. AFAIK Boston’s is the oldest one in North America, more than a century old now.

Yeah, the red line is, IMO, Boston’s best line. But, that was also partially based on where I mostly travelled. But, I imagine the red line probably receives a bit more attention than the other lines because it’s the line that serves Harvard and MIT.

And you sound like someone who wants to be able to run red lights without consequences.

They have speed and traffic light cameras made by the same companies and they are pushing them out indiscriminately.

Who’s “they”?

Also why should that company get money if someone speeds or goes through a red light?

Around here, the company doesn’t get money. The fine is sent by the government and the government gets paid. I don’t know why it’s different for you, sounds like you need to change your government.

I made this point in another comment, but these cameras send you bills instead of tickets

Maybe where you live, not where I live.

the T was lightyears ahead of the Dublin metro system.

Wow, Dublin’s metro must suck. Boston’s subway is good by US standards, but it’s one of the worst of any major city I’ve been in elsewhere. The Green Line is more a tram than a subway line, and has that horrible tight turn under Park Street. For a city the size of Boston it has a decent number of different subway lines, but the whole system is old and poorly maintained.

One of the interesting things about Boston is that the average person you bump into doesn’t have the typical Boston accent. There are too many immigrants, international students, etc. for that accent to dominate. But, certain jobs: postal worker, cop, firefighter, public transit worker, etc. that mostly hire locals. So, your announcements on the T are mostly always done with a strong Boston accent.

Boston has better food than your average city. It’s a relatively rich city, which helps. More importantly, it has something like 40 universities in and around that area, and many of them cater to international students. So, you get all kinds of interesting ethnic foods from around the world. Boston also has a small Chinatown, but it has great food. It also has a lot of Brazilian immigrants, so it has restaurants catering to Brazilians.

Some of my favourites:

• Muqueca is Brazilian, but not typical exported Brazilian like meat on swords.
• Peach Farm Seafood in Chinatown
• Penang Malaysian Cuisine in Chinatown

The photo shows a traffic light enforcement, not speed enforcement.

There’s a road near me that has an unnaturally slow speed limit enforced by a camera. That’s a bit annoying. But, it also has red light cameras nearby. Those are great. I really don’t care what someone’s excuse is: I was distracted, I thought I could make the yellow, the light was taking too long… if you think you really do have a valid case, talk to the judge.

Red light cameras may not be effective at making streets safer. But, they’re nearly 100% effective at making people who run red lights pay fines. The first one would be amazing, but I’m happy to settle for the second one.

For people who blow through traffic lights.

The ones around me have a flash that goes off when it’s dark out and someone runs the traffic light.

If they can only get a clear picture with a flash, it’s pretty obvious they’re not continuously scanning cars, at least at night.

The camera only snaps a picture when people blow the traffic light. If everybody obeyed the traffic lights then nobody would ever get their car’s picture taken with the camera.

I prefer my mental image.