Welcome to the second part of my Windows-to-Bazzite journey. In my previous post I explained that I had decided to install Bazzite, a Fedora-based Linux distribution, because after all, why not take Linux seriously?
(You may recall in the previous post I pointed out that, well, we might have Stockholm-syndromed ourselves into believing that debloating an operating system that disrespects you is a good choice to make. It is not.)
There are, obviously, various options when it comes to modern gaming on PC hardware. I briefly examined Nobara, CachyOS and SteamOS before deciding and committing to Bazzite.1
Read blog postOver the last little while, I’ve been wondering: what even is the point of remaining a software developer if [insert large language model here] can do a decent job in a profession that I’ve been doing for the last decade? Frankly, am I cooked?
Read blog postNote: While many people are using “AI” to refer to this new technology, I think it’s preferable to use a more concrete description of the exact technology in use; a large language model (“model”), an agentic coding workflow or tool like Claude Code or OpenCode. When I use “AI”, I will put it in quotes, like here.
For the most part, 2025 was still very much a year of recovery for me. I was fortunate enough to be able to play plenty of games this year, mostly out of necessity because I needed something to do as I continued to recover from burnout.
In terms of games, I played a variety of genres, as I do every year. Did I enjoy everything equally? Absolutely not. I definitely played a couple of disappointments this year, unfortunately. I usually end up finishing games, unless I really don’t like them, because I want to give them a fair chance. That means I sometimes spend too much time on something that one could consider time wasted.
But despite that, I think it’s a good thing, too. It encourages some discipline, and it helps me appreciate the great games by having various points of comparison. And sometimes, I even end up enjoying what most people consider mediocre games.
Read blog postUnlike last year’s list, this one is going to be a bit shorter. In terms of what I’ve read, this year has been a continuation of the last year. If you saw that list, I’m sure you can guess what’s coming next.
Yes, in fact, all of the books I have finished this year have all been books that are set in the Cosmere, by Brandon Sanderson.
I did start some other books. I tried! I read a bit of Douglas Adams’ Life, the Universe and Everything and started reading a translation of Suetonius’ Lives of the Caesars, but I got stuck on them on account of not really enjoying them, so I ended up dropping both.
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