Not surprising really. Look back at the history of war and see how many occasions there was a friendly fire incident under the best of circumstances. Russia has already had numerous, often high-profile FF incidents in this war alone. Add in a completely foreign group of fighters speaking a different language, etc, etc... Pretty much inevitable.

As someone on Mastodon wisely pointed out: There aren't enough Linux gamers to invest resources in supporting them properly, but there are enough using it to cheat to actively block them?

The first title that jumps to my mind, especially when you contextualize it around "restoring faith", is Satisfactory. It's been a very entertaining and challenging game, but also the development team has been exactly what one (typically) wants from a dev team. They've been very transparent about issues, their process, etc. Their interactions with the fan-base have been frequent and open throughout the years of development. Good game + good company. Worth consideration if you like a good factory builder.

This is FIFA we're talking about. This is an organization that has been called "cartoonishly evil". If all they did was ignore a human rights report, it would be a major step up for them.

I'm late to the thread, but just wanted to reiterate what others have said. The "pinch" of the anesthetic injection was probably the worst pain. The process was relatively quick, especially if they're only doing one tooth. Heck, the real pain was covering the costs that my insurance didn't cover. :)

My guy did have me use a bite block to hold my mouth open. Very handy, definitely made it easier. When the process was all said and done, my jaw was a bit sore from being in that position for that long. But that past very quickly.

Be sure to communicate with your dentist and be honest. Before, after, and during the procedure. You're the patient here, and they need to listen to you especially as it pertains to what you're feeling. If you're still feeling anxious (and who could blame you), you might ask to have one of those heavy xray blankets. It acts like a "weighted blanket" and can really help with some of those nerves.

It could take a century

Maybe we should chip in and buy a second robot.

As with most things in life, it's probably a combination of factors. But please don't beat yourself up over it.

There's a lot of good advice already in this thread; no reason to repeat it. One thing you might look at the Proton Github issues list. Occasionally, when a game otherwise has a gold rating but I have problems with it, I can find some interesting corner-case details here. Here's a link that you could use to find Anno 1404 issue, as an example: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+%22anno+1404%22

The other thing I would suggest is that you be more verbose when describing problems. You did a great job sharing the high-level issue and your system's details, but what do you mean by "didn't work"? Does it fail to launch? Does it launch but not do X? Those details can go a long way towards troubleshooting (though I do understand that your post was meant to not be game-specific).

Oh, and stay away from Cracks. Unless you're VERY sure about what you're doing, it's just inviting trouble.

This statement, from the company that looked at Recall and collectively said "yeah, this is a good idea".

"we are all printers"

Well, this would explain why frequently just refuse to work.

The one I bumped into recently: the Coastline Paradox

"The coastline paradox is the counterintuitive observation that the coastline of a landmass does not have a well-defined length. This results from the fractal curve–like properties of coastlines; i.e., the fact that a coastline typically has a fractal dimension."

A good pair of comfortable shoes for your day-to-day circumstances.

Admittedly, this can easily break the $100 limit depending on where you live, your circumstances, etc. but buy the best pair you can afford.

"continuing to push the boundaries of consent."

If by "push the boundaries" you meant "completely ignore them", then yes. This kind of behavior from MS, or any vendor, should always be considered strictly unacceptable.