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The GOUT edition might be what you’re looking for, George’s Original Unaltered Trilogy

“In 2006, Lucasfilm released a limited edition DVD of the trilogy. Hidden as a “bonus” on the second disc was the original 1977 theatrical cut. This master was sourced from the 1993 “Definitive Collection” LaserDiscs.”

As someone chronically behind CGNAT, you have my condolences

If you liked Brave New World and 1984, try We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. First published in 1924, it predates Brave New World by several years. Written by a Russian naval architect who had become disillusioned with the Soviet government, it’s fairly grim and somewhat bizarre, but very interesting nontheless.

Yes

You see what they want you to see

Same as Australia, mostly

I do indeed use linux, on an unused laptop hidden away in my tv cabinet. I’m fairly confident it’s not spying on me… but you never know. Unfortunately you are correct, most people do just use whatever is on the TV, ignorant to the accompanying issues this causes for both themselves and society at large.

Just use a hdmi input?

Good lord, how much does electricity cost where you are? Combined with the air conditioning to keep the space livable, that would be prohibitively expensive for me

Oh man, I played that Gorillaz Geep game so much in '07, time to revisit it methinks