OP is talking about a laptop.
Unless you are suggesting they find a way to remove the battery, "removing the power cord and turning it on without actually turning it on" isn't something they can try.
And the fact that WiFi works on another distro suggests this isn't a weird bug-state that the card needs to be snapped out of with power-cycling tricks.
And they shouldn't.
The story of Alan Wake is about the specific reality-altering AWE that is Cauldron Lake. The FBC deals with many such events.
Control 2 could see the FBC tackle anything, and that anything isn't necessarily related to Cauldron Lake in any way.
The Hiss wasn't. Why should the next game be?
Hardware related stuff like this typically comes down to the kernel version, or what kernel modules the distro ships. The linux kernel comes with a ton a drivers for different hardware, each of which implement support for hundreds/thousands of pieces of hardware. The wi-fi driver shipped with Mint isn't new enough to include an implementation for your specific wi-fi hardware.
Mint seems to be on an LTS 5.X kernel, while Pop is shipping newer 6.X kernels (makes sense, as they like to keep up with gaming-related improvements).
As an example, I had to jump to a newer version on Manjaro, when the LTS kernel used by default was just one digit behind the version that was new enough to have support for the PS DualSense5 controller.
Hopping to a newer kernel version can be tricky depending on the distro, but it looks like Mint has a tool for this. You can find it in the Update Manager: View --> Linux Kernels. There you should be able to switch to running a 6.X kernel version.
Both of those games charging for their NG+ content would be like charging for on-disc "DLC".
Nier especially, if the base game only came with the first run, that would be like a paid demo of the real game.
You don't say. Everyone does it.
But it's a shit source of income that nets mere cents per user, and should be made illegal as soon as political will allows.
Hence, a good service should not rely on collecting user data as a sole revenue source.
That's a very bad analogy.
That logic would lead to defect-defect scenarios in all but the rarest of cases.
By all means, defect when warranted, but if a bad company changing course doesn't net rewards, why would corps ever do anything other than the worst possible, taking as many users down with them as they can snare?
Then I hope YT gets legally enshrined and archived in some way.
Like it or not, it is the sole complete repository of a lot of video and audio records for recent human history.
It's become something that should not be under corporate control. Something which should be treated with care and reverence.
Yet it is, and isn't.
What fucking "uncanny resemblance"?
Literally the only common aspect between the logos is the letter "R". What, is rockstar/take two claiming they have dibs on a letter?
If they have a problem with Remedy's new logo, then they should have had one with the old one.
Haha yea, shame on them for trying to transition to a business model that's actually a great value for the customer compared to other music and video playforms, no longer relies on datamining customers to maximize ad-effectiveness, and brings in more income for creators than ads ever did...
It's a totally stupid idea, YT should just eat the costs and be subsidized by Google search revenue forever.
Why can't we just keep taking from the platform while its expenses are covered by some shrinking group of shmucks who don't know about ad-blockers yet, drowning in commercials?
/S
I don't understand this outlook. Like, sure, you can use adblock. One person stealing a mars bar isn't gonna hurt Walmart... But if literally everyone just took their shopping cart home, never once paying, Walmart would just... Cease to exist.
What makes people think that math is any different for online services?
Bidet users:
Don't think so
AWE is decent DLC.
It's nowhere near critical to enjoy Alan Wake. Neither is Control in its entirety.
And I think playing Alan Wake 2 first and then Control, would be just as cool because unlike other interlinked things, they are separate stories with references in both directions.
Which games you play or in what order, doesn't matter.