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Part of why I switched to Linux was this: https://youtu.be/JI-ye1oa4N8
Not that it's particularly pretty or usable, but like, the fact you can was just amazing. You can really do whatever you want with Linux.
Compiz won over so many new users back then. Wobbly windows and desktop cubes may not have been super practical, but they sure looked impressive.
The amount of times I've tabbed in and out of WoW in front of my friends just to flex that not only it doesn't crash, but it's fancy too. Or just give the game a little shake and wobble to mess around while it's loading.
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https://piped.video/JI-ye1oa4N8
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What the actual fu... oh its 2009