Lutris uses separate prefixes and doesn't do any deduplication. You will need a separate tool for that or just use a filesystem like btrfs that supports deduplication.

I've never used bottles, so I don't know how it handles deduplication.

No, you can copy wine prefixes around all you want. You may have to adjust the graphics settings in the games though.

X11 isn’t secure and it can’t be fixed apparently

Which is why so much work has been going into Wayland, which will replace X11.

I've never had any issues with the speed or storage capacity of the SIM card in any of my phones.

What benefit will the average user see from a faster SIM card?

It doesn't let me select more than 1 file to add.

It's easier to type a command than it is to add files to Handbrake one at a time. I can also run multiple encodes simultaneously. It takes 2-4 to max out my CPU depending on the codec and resolution.

Handbrake is good for a few files, but I still prefer ffmpeg when doing a large batch.

They need to mandate that the laptop USB C connectors be located on a user replaceable daughterboard. They are easy to break and hard to replace. Sending a motherboard to the landfill because of a broken charge connector should be unacceptable.

You can use the --download-sections parameter to specify a time range. --download-sections "*0-600" would download the first 600 seconds to the nearest keyframe. To make it exact, you would have to re-encode the video after downloading it.

For making the thumbnail square, you will probably have to write a script to extract it, crop it, and re-insert it.

It looks like they are trying to compete with fedex on how much damage they can do to your package.

With Wayland, programs still can't restore their window position or size. It sure would be nice if they could get basic functionality working.

I would only recommend using it if a native package is not available or you need a newer version than what's available.

Half the time I will just compile from source when I see how much space a flatpak and its dependencies will take up though.