Turns out: Pokemon.

I tend to only play a Pokemon game every decade or so because the formula has been basically the same since the original: you catch pokemans and then cock fight them. And I just only have so much bandwidth for that.

But over here in Pokopia I’m building habitats for them and we are all hanging out, and it’s awesome. Yes, I will build you a little house, Bulbasaur.

Even the “big map” thing is done better by other companies at this point.

There’s basically one loading screen in KCD2 (besides pure fast travel) and it’s between the two giant maps in the game. Otherwise, you can walk Henry’s silly ass from one end of the map to the other and go into any number of buildings and never see a loading screen.

And most games do this type of asset streaming now, so when Bethesda rolls up with a “open world” RPG with loading screens all over the place it’s like “what is this?”

I feel like Bethesda had their moment in the sun with Skyrim and Fallout 3, but since those days they really haven’t made a big RPG that’s felt good.

And as I enter hour 120+ in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, still happily playing DLC and side quests, I can’t imagine wanting to go back to play a Bethesda RPG. They’ve been lapped, in my opinion, at this point.

Here’s another article about it

https://www.ms.now/news/former-staffer-accuses-rep-eric-swalwell-of-sexual-assault-report-says

MS NOW spoke with the woman at the center of the allegations, a former Swalwell staff member, who confirmed that she made the sexual assault allegations first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and later by CNN, which cited three other women alleging various kinds of sexual misconduct by Swalwell.

Because over-the-air is free?

Like free-free.

I just Bezos wasn’t invested in the company. I’d hate to give that fucker any more money if I can help it.

Had the dumbshit U.S. president not shit out a bunch of tariffs along with every AI company buying up future stock of computer parts, I really don’t think Sony would have increased the price of these consoles.

They know it’s a bad look to do so. Microsoft also had to raise prices on their consoles last year.

Windows 10 kept throwing up full screen ads for whatever bullshit they were trying to get me to sign up for while also telling me my computer wasn’t good enough for Windows 11.

And that’s how I ended up with Mint on my desktop and laptop a couple months ago.

I have to use Windows for work, but my personal machines are Linux and macOS at this point, and I have zero intention of buying another windows license.

Exactly.

No one needs to worship Steam. Gabe will never let you on one of his 50 yachts.

Deport those ungrateful native Americans back to…America???

I can see why they are upset, she’s out of focus there on the left.

So, Apple and other companies that charge 30% to host apps: BAD

Steam changes 30% to host games: GOOD

I’m not saying this is your argument, necessarily, but it’s funny to hear that “30% is good actually!” in the tech space because the last few years it’s been “Apple and others who charge 30% are taking too much! All they do is host and manage the traffic for apps!”

And I’m not trying to say Apple is good or anything. It’s just funny.

You talkin’ 'bout Blewskee?

The snowflakes were the fascists we made along the way.

Helpful page:

Download all of your GitHub data

Update: Downloaded all my repos using instructions from that link and deleted my GitHub account. Fuck 'em.

Yep. Just don’t connect it. Or connect it once a year to get some firmware updates if one wants (or better yet use a USB stick).

I have a good Samsung TV, but when I had it connected to the internet the UI would be painfully slow every time I needed to switch inputs (I have most things running through my receiver, but my PC was straight into the TV). Turning off all internet functions vastly improved my experience with this TV.

[x] Doubt

I feel like that’s any retailer now. Most places online offer free shipping if you hit some threshold.

Yep. That has happened to me, too.

Easy solution: don’t use Amazon.

You lived without it before. You can do it again.