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-# Console tierlist
-
-![](https://computer.glamour.ovh/blog/posts/tierlist.png)
-
-## A few words of explanation
-
-In the future, I plan to write a post about my favorite retro games,
-because list that is at bottom of this post mainly concerns games that are relatively new
-(released in the 6th generation of consoles and/or later), and these are
-generations of games in which diamonds (such as FEZ or The Witcher 3)
-are rather exceptions to the rule, and games that, at least for me, are
-interesting and give me a good dose of fun are a rarity in the new
-generations of consoles and PC games. Therefore, these ratings are about
-the games that I considered worth mentioning, but for contrast, I also
-mentioned a few games that I thought would be good (because, for
-example, I played previous iterations of a given brand) and turned out
-to be a total failure. The table format also forces me to write a
-maximum of 2-3 sentences per game. Perhaps I will write a more extensive
-review of my favorite platforms when it comes to retro games.
-
-I also omitted competitive games such as LoL, TF2, CS:GO, Fortnite, etc.
-from this list. Why? Mainly because these games are not closed
-compositions, and if I wanted to evaluate them, I would have to evaluate
-a specific season in a given game, for example. Secondly, because I am
-not a fan of such games (I had a moment in my life when I tried to play
-TF2), I don\'t like them. Thirdly, from an ethical point of view, I
-disagree with what these games represent or have in their content: microtransactions,
-buying and trading skins, many anti-cheat systems do not work on Linux 
-and not because it is technically impossible, but because many of the
-companies responsible for these games have decided to exclude the entire
-Linux system because it is by definition incompatible with anti-cheat
-systems. Most games of this type fall under
-at least these two accusations.
-
-| Games      | 1: Seasons | 2: Skins | 3: Anticheat on Linux |
-|------------|------------|----------|------------------------|
-| LoL        | ✔️         | ✔️       | ❌                     |
-| TF2        | ❌         | ✔️       | ✔️ (VAC)               |
-| CS:GO      | ✔️         | ✔️       | ✔️ (VAC)               |
-| Fortnite   | ✔️         | ✔️       | ❌                     |
-
-
-This post would be far too long if I wanted to explain and describe in
-detail why I think these three points work against players. However, to
-sum up, if a game meets at least two of these points, I don't think it
-makes sense for me to spend the time needed to write a blog post about
-it or rate it on my list.
-
-## Console Generation Tierlist
-
-### S Tier
-
-GameBoy Advance and Nintendo DS
-
-In my opinion, these are the two best consoles ever released. I could
-also add the 3DS here, but I don\'t think it has as diverse a game
-library as the GBA and NDS.
-
-Why this choice?
-
-Some of my favorite game series were released on the GBA. In my opinion,
-the best remake in the Pokemon series is Pokemon FireRed. There are also
-very good iterations of the Zelda series, and great strategy games such
-as Advance Wars and Fire Emblem. Nothing more, nothing less. Admittedly,
-the display on the original GBA wasn\'t the best, but nowadays most
-people play these games on emulators or Linux handheld consoles.
-
-As for the Nintendo DS, it is one of the consoles with the most diverse
-game library. Great RPGs, great puzzle games, great platformers, and
-even rhythm games. When it comes to this console, in my opinion, playing
-these games on an emulator is a bit pointless. The console itself
-suffers from broken hinges, but that doesn\'t change the fact that some
-of the best Pokémon and Mario games were released on this platform.
-
-### A Tier
-
-Nintendo 3DS, Classic GameBoy and Gameboy Color, PlayStation 1, Sega
-Dreamcast, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, Playstation Portable PSP.
-
-Nintendo 3DS. The best portable console released to date, it can play
-NDS games and, with emulators, games from other consoles. It does not
-have as many different games as the NDS, but it is still a console worth
-considering for any video game fan. In a way, it is the console that the
-NDS aspired to be but failed to become. Despite this, it still sold
-better than its competitors\' portable consoles.
-
-Classic GameBoy and Gameboy Color. No backlight, poor graphics even for
-its time, and yet it\'s in Tier A. This is the console that started one
-of my favorite series, Pokemon, which is mainly why it\'s in this spot.
-Besides, many other great games were released for this console, some of
-my favorites being: Tetris, TLoZ: Links\'s Awakening, Mario Picross.
-Nowadays, I recommend playing classic GB games on the Super Gameboy
-emulator, which is an emulator of the SGB add-on for the SNES console.
-It has additional frames and colors for games, which makes them look
-less crude than on the original.
-
-Playstation 1. I\'m not a big Sony gamer, but the PS1 had such a diverse
-game library that I also found something for myself: Crash Bandicoot,
-Final Fantasy.
-
-Sega Dreamcast. One of the most underrated consoles of all time. The
-first in its generation with such graphics. The first with online
-features. With a good game library, yet remembered in history as strange
-and forgotten.
-
-Nintendo Wii. The console that started the motion gaming trend, backward
-compatible with GameCube, is in fact an extension of GameCube with
-several great games (e.g., Mario Galaxy) and motion features. It outsold
-all other consoles of its generation.
-
-PlayStation 2. As I mentioned earlier, I am far from being a Sony fan,
-but in order for this subjective assessment not to be too subjective, I
-couldn\'t give the best-selling console in history a rating lower than
-tier A.
-
-PSP. I remember this console mainly for a few cool games (Lemmings,
-LocoRoco, Patapon, etc.) and for the fact that it had real 3D graphics
-in games, rather than a voxel engine with overlaid textures like the
-NDS.
-
-### B Tier
-
-Nintendo GameCube, Sega GameGear, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Entertainment
-System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch. GameCube.
-The first Nintendo console to compete with the PS1, it was
-technologically much better than the PS1, but unfortunately, due to a
-few bad decisions, it has been somewhat forgotten. Although I still
-think it is much better to have a small library of games, but with only
-gems in it, than to have a million games, half of which no one will play
-after 20 years. GC games have proven their timelessness, as some of them
-are still being released as remakes for subsequent Nintendo platforms.
-
-GameGear. A competitor to the Gameboy, better than it in every way,
-although the game library is a little more meager. But I think it
-deserves a mention. Nintendo 64. In terms of its market position and
-game library, this console was similar to the GC, except that in this
-case the limitation was the hardware rather than management decisions.
-The design was very strange to still use cartridges for gaming instead
-of discs. Nevertheless, several games were released for it, thanks to
-which series such as Mario and Zelda became video game legends.
-
-NES SNES. I put them in one category because, in my opinion, they should
-be evaluated in this way. These are consoles that have aged poorly, and
-it is difficult to play some games from these platforms nowadays. In my
-opinion, SNES performs much better in this respect, as there are several
-timeless gems that are worth playing even today. Nintendo Switch. Many
-people will ask why it ranks so low. My answer is this: it is a console
-that started the form factor of a tablet combined with a gamepad (no,
-Steam Deck wasn\'t the first), you can still see remnants of the Wii\'s
-motion controller, but it\'s not the same level of innovation as in the
-days of the DS and 3DS. The management\'s decisions regarding consumer
-treatment also leave much to be desired, and it is one of the first
-consoles to introduce a policy of remote console blocking and remote
-game deletion.
-
-### C Tier
-
-Nintendo Wii U, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Xbox 360,
-Xbox Classic, Playstation 3
-
-Nintendo Wii U. The games for this console were great, with lots of
-remakes from GC in higher resolution and with better assets, as well as
-many original titles, including Zelda Breath of The Wild. However, the
-console had too small a game library and was not innovative enough to
-gain widespread popularity. If this assessment were even more
-subjective, this console would be in tier A or at least B.
-
-Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox Classic. Not many exclusive games for these
-platforms. The devices themselves are not particularly innovative. The
-first Xbox is actually the same as the latest one, the only difference
-being the processing power . In its heyday, I had an X360, the Kinect
-games were terrible, and I only played a few titles that I could just as
-easily have played on my computer. PlayStation 3 and Vita. Two consoles
-that had a very difficult start at launch, and in fact, publishers were
-very reluctant to release games for them. It was only when modders got
-their hands on these consoles (Vita) or at the end of their life cycle
-(PS3) that they came back to life. I haven\'t played much on these
-consoles; I\'ve held a PS Vita a few times in my life and played Gran
-Turismo on PS3 a few times. However, this does not change the fact that
-I do not have a good opinion of these consoles. PS4. A console that
-fixed the problems of its older brothers, Sony withdrew from the mobile
-market and introduced a real console with real network features and a
-good game library. So why so low? Because it\'s not a console I\'m
-familiar with, it doesn\'t have a series of games I\'d like to play,
-it\'s a kind of console that has disappeared somewhere between the weak
-PS3 and the new PS5 console.
-
-### D Tier
-
-VirtualBoy
-
-It was a ridiculous console built on the wave of what was then very
-early VR. It was no more innovative than the GameBoy, it was very
-unergonomic, and as a result it is very rare and collectible nowadays,
-and therefore also expensive. It was a ridiculous console built on the
-wave of what was then very early VR. It was no more innovative than the
-GameBoy, it was very unergonomic, and as a result it is very rare and
-collectible nowadays, and therefore also expensive.
-
-### Games Tierlist
-
-Wanna read what do i think about games themselves?
-
-[press here](https://computer.glamour.ovh/blog/video_games.php)

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-# First blog post
-
-I will post there anything that interests me at the moment. I will maybe explain in the second blog post how this blog is made and how it works. But for now i just wanted to throw in some markdown test file and see if everything works properly. 
-
-And from what i can see yeah it works well.
-
-## List
-
-Functionalities implemented in this blog.
-
-- Posts are markdown files
-- Embeed images
-- Render and parse tables
-- Embeed code blocks
-
-## Table
-
-| Name | Role |
-|------|------|
-| glamour | Dev |
-| PHP | ❤️ |
-
-## Image
-![Alt text](https://picsum.photos/600/300)
-
-## Code
-```php
-echo "Hello Markdown!";
-```

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-# How I do my computing
-
-In this blog post i will describe how i use computers X3. What distro what software do i use. How i use internet and other productivity tasks and software.
-
-## GNU/Linux distro
-
-As i have described in my about me section i am using Linux mint. Some people asked me why this why not something more customizable. So i decided to write a small blog post about that.
-
-I am using Linux since 2015 i switched to it when Microsoft released windows 10 and people were very unhappy with the new changes hardware requirements and other junk. I used it as my main operating system for web browsing, coding, experiments etc. I still kept windows laptop for gaming. 
-
-In those days 2015-2016 i have used different Ubuntu flavors i was hopping between classic Ubuntu with Unity desktop (that was a good desktop none of this Gnome stuff :3) and Xfce flavor called Xubuntu. I liked them they worked were easy to use and the desktop environment was not getting in my way while i was doing things. In those days my computer was mostly used to watch youtube videos occasionally doing some homework in high school and stuff like that, not a huge computing need at all.
-
-From 2016 until 2018 roughly i was in the phase of using custom Arch Linux installs and Gentoo. I do not remember much from those days, my mindset about computing has changed so much that i hardly even remember how to compile a program for Gentoo. But i remember one thing that liked very much from those days, i have used for some time a customized Xubuntu install where instead of default window manager used in Xubuntu i replaced it with i3, but everything else was left untouched so i had this Frankenstein of a desktop where everything was like in xfce but windows were tiled by default instead of stacked. I liked this setup.
-
-Since 2018 there is proton so i didn't needed that windows laptop for gaming anymore. So i switched fully into linux (yeah i had a short break to try win11 but it went pretty badly). First distro that i used after making the full "switch" was MXlinux i used it for roughly 2-3 years, and back in those days MXlinux didn't have anything like dist-upgrade so it was mandatory to backup your files copy list of installed packages and re do it after re install. I hated that, another issue i had was that MXlinux had problems with supporting sleep and lock screen on my dell laptop. So after getting fed up with all of it i thought okay let's return to the roots, my first thought was let's use Xubuntu, but i just didn't felt like it and i wanted to try something new. Finally i decided to install Linux Mint. After whole 10 year journey into the linux world i have returned back to a simple just works distro. After using it for 3 years roughly, I am happy i don't need anything else from it, lack of customization is kinda good for me, nothing to customize nothing to break :3
-
-## My computer
-
-As of 2026 I mainly use two computers, one as my workstation at home, and other one as a mobile device. Both of them are running Linux Mint. 
-
-### Mobile device
-
-[Dell Vostro 5590](https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Vostro-15-5590-i5-10210U.450559.0.html)
-
-Upgraded it to 16 GB of ram and i added second SSD for synchronizing my commonly used directories with files. Throughout it's life i replaced battery once. 
-
-Not a huge fan of the build quality of this laptop if you are looking for a laptop yourself i do not recommend this one. Some of those laptops had a factory problem with hinges where after two years of usage they just break completely and are unable to keep the lid open.
-
-### Home workstation
-
-As my home workstation I wanted something on a budget, something small yet powerful enough. So I decided to buy one of those mini pc. I wanted 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD and if possible a decent CPU that can handle some casual gaming with a gamepad on a couch :3. 
-
- [T-Bao Mini PC MN58U](https://www.techradar.com/pro/t-bao-mini-pc-mn58u-review)
-
-Yeah Chinese, isn't like everything manufactured there anyway. I bought for a good price in 2022. I love the form factor, small you can easily throw it into your backpack, then connect it to a TV in the hotel room and enjoy some couch gaming. Selection of ports is decent, it can handle two monitors easily. 
-
-### Other computers
-
-I own other computers that are for some special occasions, or are doing some specialized tasks. Maybe that would be a good topic for the next blog post.
-
-## What i do on my computer
-
-Mostly boring stuff, but if you are really interested here is a short description of what I do. 
-
-### Everyday stuffs
-
-I mostly use graphical user environment, mainly because i am lazy and i find GUI works better for me. It doesn't mean that i don't use terminal, but my terminal is mostly connected to some linux server doing admin work. Most of the documents i edit on my computer are in some formatting language either Markdown, LaTeX or HTML. I hate all of the WYSIWYG editors like Microsoft Word or Libre Office. I am not a power user when it comes to LaTeX i use pretty much all of the basic functions, maybe i will draw a simple graph here and there with pgfplot.
-
-### Office type tasks
-
-I work a lot with emails and calendar appointments, so i use Thunderbird a lot. I have OpenPGP configured in it, and i synchronize my calendar to my selfhosted CalDAV server. For note taking, documentation and other personal geeky stuff i use my selfhosted DokuWiki instance. I also use DB browser with SQLite if need to handle a little bigger amount of structured data, I hardly ever use excel and similar programs. Nothing interesting here. 
-
-### Coding
-
-When it comes to coding most of the coding I do is either Python, PHP or some shell scripting. I do not use any fancy IDE with any of those fancy color schemes. For Python I use pure IDLE, and for others Xed which is a built in Linux Mint text editor works fine. Please note that i am not a full time programmer and coding is mostly done by me in my free time or sometimes for work but coding is like max 10% of my time at work. 
-
-### Internet
-
-Internet is where i spend most of my time on computer. Either engaging in online communities, doing some research for work, chatting with friends, experimenting with some selfhosting or writing and managing my webpages. I spend a lot of time fine tuning my hosting setup, writing tutorials or documenting what i have recently found on the web :3.
-
-#### How I use internet
-
-So, when i connect from somewhere where i do not know ... what devices are between me and the Internet, I will use VPN to direct all of my traffic back home, and then i go out into the internet there. I do not run javascript on websites i do not know, or i haven't checked what kind of java script is there, for some websites i use TOR only. Web browser that i use is firefox. For chatting use mostly XMPP, most people i know either already used it, or were tech savvy enough to transfer them over to it. I send emails with PGP encryption. I do not use any of the google services  nor microsoft services. I run my own proxy search engine, i run my own file sync software and i run my own calendar and i use OVH as mail hosting provider. 
-
-Extensions in Firefox that i use are:
-
-- FoxyProxy
-  - awesome extension if you need to switch beetween multiple different proxies.
-- Privacy badger
-  - stops trackers and is recommended and developed by EEF
-- No script
-  - I am the one in charge, and i decide what code i wanna run on my computer :3
-- Ghostery
-  - privacy repecting adblock that is mostly on permissive free software licenses, i think i found it though EFF website
-
-I buy media online whenever i can, i try to buy them without a DRM, there are still a lot of artist that sell MP3 online for you to legally buy. When it comes to movies i mostly rip them from disks, or i just borrow from friends. 
-
-### How this site is maintained 
-
-I just map my VPS as network drive in linux mint, and i open HTML and Markdown files with text editor in Linux Mint and edit them with my bare hands. Yeah that simple ... you can tell that i am a minimalist when it comes to that :3
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-# Key Principles of Web Design according to me 
-
-
-A set of rules and tips on how to create good websites that focus on content rather than appearance. These guidelines have been discussed with several online communities I know, and the consensus is that the tips below are absolutely essential for beginner web developers creating their first websites.
-
-
-Most of the tips below were written with the so-called internet revival movement in mind, sometimes called Web 2.0 or the indie web. This is a movement that seeks to bring back imperfectly crafted websites created out of passion by people for people.
-
-
-## Issues and doubts
-
-
-At the very beginning, we all have questions; we don’t know what to do. We don’t know how to start or where to begin. Common questions at the very beginning include:
-
-  * I have a website, but I’d like to redesign it or build it myself.
-  * I’m a beginner at web development; I need advice and guidance.
-  * How can I feel less overwhelmed by all these possibilities and all this knowledge?
-
-## Possible answers and solutions
-
-
-### First, take a moment to ask yourself a few questions
-
-
-**If you already have a website**, think about what you don’t like or what you do like about it, and consider what you want to change. Think about how you want your website to look and what kind of impression you want it to make after the changes.
-
-
-**If you don’t have a website yet**, ask yourself: What do you want to include on your website? This will give you a clear vision of what your website should really be.
-
-
-Go browse some websites, search on independent search engines (e.g., <a class="no-button" href="https://wiby.org">Wiby Search</a>) or in communities like <a class="no-button" href="https://neocities.org">Neocities</a>. Look for sites that you like or that inspire you; maybe finding a ready-made template will help.
-
-
-Personally, I think you might want to consider these few tips as well (note: highly subjective):
-
-
-  * Don’t follow trends—this is supposed to be your site that showcases you; don’t force yourself to fit into trends.
-  * It’s much easier if you already have some content—your old posts, a collection of notes, photos, artwork, projects, or anything else you’ve created in the past. Then it doesn’t take much effort or energy to turn that into posts on your site.
-  * Remember, you can have poorly formatted HTML or CSS code, but the site will still have a great vibe and atmosphere :-)
-
-### Start with small steps
-
-
-Start with a simple page, edit one page at a time, work on the details, and publish it online. Don’t try to do everything at once or rush through it. Start with simple features—don’t jump straight into adding JavaScript to your site; start with HTML and CSS first. Tutorials and guides can help here; after each one, try to build a simple page that demonstrates what you’ve learned. 
-
-
-If you’re rebuilding something that already exists, get to know the technology the site is built on in depth, or ask yourself the questions from the previous section, and consider whether your site is really so big that you need a massive CMS like WordPress ;-).
-
-
-Most importantly, remember that we all started somewhere, and no one ever built anything right away; everything takes a little time, and through trial and error, you’ll achieve the desired result.
-
-
-### Just do it
-
-
-Once you’ve learned the basics of HTML and CSS, just start creating something. These days, there are few technologies that let you start creating something right away so easily. 
-
-
-Remember, creating something is always better than doing nothing. Even if a silly idea just popped into your head, try to bring it to life. Remember, technology isn’t just a science—it’s also a way to express yourself.
-
-### Borrow Ideas
-
-
-Check out the websites you like, ask their creators how they did certain things, and use the `view-source` option in your browser. Copy the code to your own site, modify it, and see how it looks. Alternatively, download a template from the internet and customize it to suit your needs.
-
-
-My first websites were built by looking at what I liked on other sites and copying those features into my own.
-
-
-### A Sea of Possibilities
-
-
-You can do anything you want—the possibilities are endless. 
-
-
-A few observations you’ve probably already figured out yourself:
-
-
-  * There are many rules about web design—read up on them, check them out… and above all, break them ;-)
-  * Do what you feel like doing; there’s no single right way to build a website.
-  * Remember, technology is just a tool to achieve the effect you desire
-
-
-## Final Thoughts
-
-
-Don’t overwork yourself; take breaks; try not to work on the same thing constantly. I’ve been in situations where sitting on one page and tweaking details burned me out. Remember, the whole idea of the indie web is that your site should be human… and not perfect, just like people—don’t try to achieve a perfection that resembles something generated by an LLM.
-
-
-Don’t judge yourself too harshly, and don’t compare your sites to others too much. Remember, sites like mine were built over the course of years by a guy who’s a little too obsessed with what he does and has way too much free time LOL.
-
-
-And one last thing: if your website doesn't display anything without JavaScript, you know you've gone too far...