No, since the game launched they were using GameGuard. Today's patch replaced it with EAC
Half-Life: Alyx and it's not even close. I know VR isn't for everyone, but for me, playing that game felt like I was transported to Valve's best version of a Disney World ride or something, and no game has made me feel that way before. Although I'm sure it helped that I was already a big Half-Life fan. It's a shame the next-best VR games are things like Beat Saber, Minigolf, etc... fun games, but gimicky in comparison. Now that the Frame has released without a launch title, I'm not sure anything will ever live up to the bar that Alyx set.
According to this Guardian article:
the UN general assembly officially retired the 16th-century Mercator projection in favour of one based on the more accurate 2018 Equal Earth design
UN resolutions are non-enforceable, so I'm sure countries will implement it in different ways (some may not implement it at all). France has already said they will be using Eckert IV which is close to Equal Earth:

Yes, coffee is toxic for cats. Although oddly, the oldest cat ever recorded was regularly given coffee with cream, along with some other very odd diet choices (still, don't do this).
If you're picking to win, this is an excellent write-up: https://www.mayerowitz.io/blog/mario-meets-pareto
On one hand, the Valve Index launched for $1000 in 2019. Adjusted for inflation, that is $1306.25. And you needed a powerful PC to be able to use it, where this can be used standalone. Only effectively costing an extra $194 for standalone processing is pretty impressive.
On the other hand, it is difficult to justify this price considering cheaper headsets on the market, like a $600 Meta Quest 3. Unless you dislike Facebook that strongly (justified).
You don't have to use Gnome on Cachy or Fedora. Fedora has spins for nearly every DE, and Cachy also has an option for nearly every DE on install.
No. This company actually had a legal dispute with Meta when they rebranded from Facebook: https://www.the-sun.com/tech/3983498/facebook-meta-name-trademark-battle/
Not owned by Meta. This company actually had a legal dispute with Meta when they rebranded from Facebook: https://www.the-sun.com/tech/3983498/facebook-meta-name-trademark-battle/
Looks like it goes on sale for $10 every 1-2 months: https://steamdb.info/app/489830/
It will probably be on sale during the summer sale, which starts on the 25th of this month. Up to you on if waiting 11 days is worth saving $30 per copy.
It's from the 2006 movie Monster House. In the movie, the guy just finished helping a kid, and then decided to steal the kid's snack and eat it right there in front of him. I think the face in the meme was originally supposed to be a kind of "what are you gonna do about it?" face, but people now use it for disappointment / dread / concern.
The version we see here is "AI enhanced" so it's somewhat deviated from the original.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/reginald-skulinski-eating-disappointed-monster-house
If you put any stock in IMDb ratings, this may be useful to evaluate each season: https://seriesgraph.com/show/1399-game-of-thrones