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I think it's a fun question. I'd argue that sanity doesn't exist, as the concept of sanity is constructed entirely of opinions--if a concept is made up of opinions, then the concept itself is an opinion, and is therefore entirely hypothetical.

How do you know you're in your right mind?

macOS is my favourite operating system. Finder in column view with arrow keys to navigate, combined with space for file preview, is incredibly fast and intuitive. Trackpad integration also results in less hand movement. I'm building a Linux (Bazzite) desktop, though, and I've set my sights on the stars.

nnn looks to be an incredible file manager, and was a great recommendation. It looks even more capable than Finder, albeit without scrolling/zooming previews, thanks to macOS having unmatched trackpad functionality. Not to mention Spotlight, which makes opening apps trivial--especially with Alfred available as well. I want to go beyond mere file management, though.

File managenent, browsing, gaming, everything. Just how much can you configure a Linux system to eliminate mouse usage? Shortcut guides welcome (I already know the major ones). I also have a keen interest in tiling window managers, but I've not delved that deep yet. I don't know how to set one up.

Guess I'm forced to learn Emacs/Vim/similar.

Story, worldbuilding, dungeons, combat, and especially graphical performance are all universally better in Horizon. The only reason people care about Zelda is because "muh Nintendo", and the fact that it is a good set of ganes. However, I've seldom seen any criticism of Horizon outside of outright misogony and xenophobia, or "Assassin's Creed did it first", as if Guerilla has any control over history.

Sony ownership is valid criticism. The Zero Dawn remaster forces PSN sign-in. Yet, Nintendo owns Zelda, and is easily a shittier company--with a crowd of zombies lined up to lick their boots. Horizon isn't the series with the cult following, here.

None of that changes the fact that people find it so important to mention their disdain for Horizon the moment it's brought up. Everyone within my space who has tried the game has admitted it's quite a well-designed set of games. If you don't like it because of its genre, then that's completely fine, but stop saying it's "unorignal". If Horizon is unoriginal, so is Zelda. They're both unique compared to their predecessors.

"QUIT HAVING FUN!!"

Let's shake things up, shall we, spirits?

You see a nothing at a gallows, being prepared to face public execution--presumably for some crime. All of a sudden, fourteen underscores appear in the air, magically floating above the gallows. As if by instinct, you realise you must guess the letters of a phrase, to save that nothing from slowly turning into a man to be killed. Luckily, you're a spirit, with other spirits about--conveniently capable of speaking a single letter at a time, and assembling many letters in unison. You can prevent this nothing from turning into a very executable man.

Importantly, for some reason, you also know that spaces are not recognised as letters. That the fourteen-letter phrase could be multiple words. This mysterious voice in your head may also be playing tricks. Who can say for sure..

You don't understand how a nothing can turn into a man, or how a trial can be held for a nothing, or even how any of this amounts to any real-world logic whatsoever. However, you do recognise an opportunity--an opportunity to do something good. Probably.

With this in mind, what do you guess?

The nothing used to be a man--Gregory McFarlane was the name. If you save Greg, you get to know his crime (by writing history, if stuff wasn't nonsensical enough already). However, if you fail, your day will be brighened up by having to create his headstone. Oh, and his middle name, too. He won't be alive to care what it is.

Greg looked like this, before becoming nothing:

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Six strikes, you realise. A letter bank below. Letters only--no spaces, numbers, specials or the like. You feel the possibility of a hint after three strikes. You also sense you can guess the entire phrase at once, if you're daring. A response is only heard after saying "Goodbye". Good luck, spirits.

STRIKES: 5/6

BAD LETTERS: A H I N X

HINT: Music

THE [Imaginary] GALLOWS, AND GREG BEING ASSEMBLED, DESPITE ALL LAWS OF PHYSICS:

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This is my first complete poem, ever.

I think I actually have to provide context for this one because it's too obscure.

Remainings Video

So basically, the intro goes clap clap "m", and that's it. I wish I had a better story, but it's just a stupid segment from an old video that nobody else remembers.