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- Comment on Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console 1 day ago:
It looks cool, but to me, if it’s not being offered for around $500, then it’s just a pc replacement in my eyes. From the questions he asked, it definitely seems like it’s going to cost more than $800.
Good timing though, get your system out first before the next generation starts releasing at the end of next year or 2027. From what I have seen, the first to release generally does the best.
My problem seems to be how much it talks about the ps5. It’s been 5 years, so of course, better hardware can fit into smaller space. My problem with that is generally any hardware that compacts it this much will run into heating issues a few years into owning it so I would absolutely prefer the bigger ps5 anyday which has shown no issues so far. Also, they were comparing it to the ps5 alot which is a 5 year old system. I would hope it does significantly better!
I also would like to know more about the OS. Is it just the steam deck OS slapped on this, or is it customized more? I would want/hope they deliver the things that a console offers and more that make it more convenient than just a PC.
Overall, I am interested in this, but if it really does costs as much as I think it will, I am not sure who this will ultimately be marketed to, and I could be wrong, but I doubt it will sell enough for them to say it was a success lets make more. They do have the money to throw at it though, so I guess that was enough for them to take a stab at it after the success of the steam deck.
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 1 day ago:
Honestly, I thought it is actually not allowed in a lot of states to live in your car.
- Comment on TIL there was a TV tuner attachment for the Game Gear! 1 day ago:
The best mod would be changing it from batteries to a cell phone style rechargeable battery. At least then I wouldn’t care as much of how quick it dies since im not replacing a ton of batteries every day. Even rechargeable ones, you still gotta take them out and put them back, which is annoying as well.
I miss mine as well. I remember as a kid our grandmother got me and a few cousins it for Xmas one year. I also remember breaking it the following year during a parent kid picnic at school where it got crushed. I still remember it, which says a lot because I have very few memories from way back then!
- Comment on Let a 10 year old boy make a shirt 2 days ago:
Apparently towards French people.
- Comment on Let a 10 year old boy make a shirt 2 days ago:
Miss, your shirt has a slur on it. Which one is it? Um, it’s all of them.
- Comment on Game marketing company takes down blog post bragging about how good it is at astroturfing Reddit after Reddit finds the post 2 days ago:
As someone who never saw Instagram before yesterday, I was a little shocked at just how much crap was AI generated and just useless fake content. I kept hearing how bad AI was, but until I saw just how bad I really had no idea. I imagine reddit is getting closer to this exact model soon enough.
- Comment on People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead? 2 days ago:
As someone who loves music and listens to it every chance I get, I honestly never got into using headphones and walking. It just doesn’t feel right to me. I am also very attentive to my surroundings, and if I feel like I don’t know what’s exactly going on, I really don’t like that feeling. It may also be a generational thing? Im in my 40s, and the headphone market was a bit different 20 years ago when I was younger, and none of that really appealed to me. I never even had an iPod, I owned a zune lol.
- Comment on PIGS GONNA PIG 1 week ago:
I love this guy’s videos. They get me so angry, but it’s worth it to see just how disgusting it can get. To me, the scariest part here is him telling them we track your vehicle using a camera system! This is the exact reason why everyone has fought to stop this kind of survalence. Literally abusing a system to falsely accuse an innocent citizen is disgusting.
- Comment on Bet tankies are starting to regret their aggressive propaganda. 1 week ago:
Reverse image search brings you to a reddit post 5 years ago about Hong Kong people defying police ban to attend annual Tiananmen candlelight vigil. No idea what the posts purpose is.
- Comment on Promised myself I will support them after they go stable. They kept their promise and so did I 1 week ago:
As someone who only used the stock synology app and has always wanted to try something else, what features and things does this do better? I am close to trying it out just to see. Im sure it will solve my 1 big issue where I can’t control the location of photos that default to my application storage, which is pretty small, instead of my actual storage array.
- Comment on CISA and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers 1 week ago:
Hmm, thanks for the heads up. I’m looking at our environment now. We no longer use wsus, but the way our people work, i wouldn’t be surprised if they never removed the roles even after moving off.
- Comment on What's your answer? And in the picture which news story is being reported? 2 weeks ago:
Not really sure. Only thing I can think of is it was just that big and since the internet really wasnt that big yet this was an easy way to tell everyone. It was really big news for some reason.
- Comment on If you don't understand it instantly you will never get it 2 weeks ago:
Wow, this posts comments make me feel old… I expected to see everyone getting it. Seeing only 1 comment that says it is crazy. Not only was it a huge classic rock song, but it was also featured in at least a few iconic movie scenes.
- Comment on Are you even old enough to remember number 1? 2 weeks ago:
11 because I was still super young and got my first real job at age 22, and it was still an era when cell phones weren’t requirements, and my parents absolutely weren’t paying for them yet. Felt super cool getting such a crazy phone, but the appeal rubbed off quick once I got those on call calls at 3am…
- Comment on What's your answer? And in the picture which news story is being reported? 2 weeks ago:
Although I lived through others I think I was to young to remember them or caring. So for me it was the OJ trial since they legit announced it overhead at our school which was weird thinking back on it. After that would be 911.
- Comment on And what car did you learn in? 2 weeks ago:
Learned it from the beginning. It was my first car. Wanna say it was a late 80s or very early 90s really basic Ford Mustang that my aunt sold to my parents for me to use for like $200 bucks. I loved it, but not even a year later on my way to high school a van flying down the road rear ended me while I was trying to make a left turn waiting for traffic to clear… I haven’t had stick shift since.
Here’s a pic of around what it looked like so you can see it was a very basic car back then or this model was super basic haha.
- Comment on PC Master Race 2 weeks ago:
I brought the ps5 around when it released. At the time, prices for pc parts were crazy. I decided to get the ps5 due to that, and it was a solid choice at the time. I was finally able to build a PC near the end of 2023 when prices dropped. I wanted a higher end one, so it still cost me around 2k. I love both of them.
As for the exclusives, there were some and even timed ones to me count a little. I played god of war, horizon, and final fantasy rebirth and 16 day one. I also enjoyed astro bot and its follow up, spider man miles, racket and clank, last of us 2, and ghosts of tsushima. Im still on tbe fence of getting ghosts of yotei, but it’s also a limited exclusive. You also have upcoming games like Marvels Wolverine, Intergalactic: the heretic project, and knights of the old republic. Its getting to be less and less, but i also think it has a lot to do with how long it takes for a game to come out on top of not forcing games as much as they used to.
- Comment on PC Master Race 2 weeks ago:
They will be the same people who say, “I only spent a little bit more than a console, but look how much better it is. What’s the point of a console anymore?”
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 2 weeks ago:
If this world wasn’t what it is today, I would absolutely be like that’s cool! But the world of ads, and spying on you and your every move that you let them get away with? Nah, sorry, im good, thanks. Just remember, if you have to put these devices on your network, be sure to isolate them and not allow them to phone home.
- Comment on I'm not saying that I agree with it, but it's understandable. 2 weeks ago:
I love my state, but I leave because it’s way cheaper to vacation somewhere else!
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Dang, I missed that. Honestly, I haven’t looked much at humble in years. If thats what they are still pushing, then I will definitely start following again. Thanks for the heads up.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I used to do humble years ago, then I remember something changed and the selections were never that good. It’s been a while since I found one worth buying. I also fo Epic every week. I have been for about 3 or 4 years now.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
These days? I dont mind it. With the offering of the 3 games a month, it’s been fine. As someone who’s gotten old and barely plays anything, it’s nice only spending the yearly subscription and getting up to 36 games a year. Sure, not all are great, but there have been plenty of big games offered that let me play the big stuff I missed and probably still wouldn’t pay $20-$30 for.
- Comment on When you do the right thing and actually get rewarded for it 2 weeks ago:
That’s Muriel from courage the cowardly dog, right?
- Comment on Top economist on the economy’s dirty truth: The only people who feel good are ‘making over $200,000’ and ‘have large stock portfolios’ 2 weeks ago:
Is that 200k per person or does per family count?
- Comment on Nivalis catches yet another delay, this time into 2026, but it sounds like it's for fair reasons 2 weeks ago:
First time seeing this, and it looks really good. Can’t wait to play it.
- Comment on #environmentalist 2 weeks ago:
Or a milkshake.
- Comment on Corcoran Group CEO says Gen Z’s housing market struggles mirror what boomers faced 30 years ago: ‘Stop buying Starbucks coffee,’ she advises 3 weeks ago:
As someone who is paying a mortgage around the $2,500 mark, I can say this is a steal compared to renting anywhere within 1-2 hours of my area. I want to sell, but I can’t afford to… if I wanted to and move elsewhere into an apartment, I can possibly get something as low as $1500 but its run down, in a bad neighborhood, and only a studio or maybe if im lucky 1 bedroom. $2000, it’s still terrible looking from what I’ve seen. $2500 or basically a mortgage gets you something ok, but at this point, why sell and get something worse??? 3k mark is the starting point to getting you semi luxery, but I can’t afford that! That’s why I want to sell to begin with! The entire system is fucked… I don’t envy anyone that is just about to start their lives and move out.
- Comment on Catch of the day 3 weeks ago:
Ahh, yeah, it can be crowded. We made that mistake the first year and went the week before school in the south starts. The last 2 we did it the week after they go back, like the 3rd week in August, and its been pretty dead. This year especially, and I have a feeling it was even less because people are cutting back as well due to the struggles.
I think things have changed. We don’t really drink when with the kids, and we really didn’t see much where it was out of control anywhere. I do agree you gotta watch the areas you go to, especially at night. Different generations, I feel like those times are over these days, haha.
- Comment on Catch of the day 3 weeks ago:
Total gas cost for round trip was 2 fills each way, so just under $200. There’s also tolls that are pretty expensive these days, but I would say they still bring the total under $300 for 4 people to travel. Of course, I should double this cost since im going twice as far if I do decide to take the plunge.
Just curious what was so bad that you hated the beach? When I grew up the only place my parents took me was Williamsburg VA like 6 years in a row. It got old but looking back i appreciate it. I also hate the beach, I never really enjoyed it and would rather do just about anything else, but the wife loves it, and the kids seem to as well, so I hold my breath, lol. It also seems like the easiest solution for smaller kids.
