stealth_cookies

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite 1000+ hour games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes it is a subscription to access the servers. But you also get a ton of access to other content forever (all the past campaigns and TOTD tracks released) so the value is still pretty damn good. Considering I’ve got 2000 hours in the game since release and it has in total cost me about the same as a normal game I’m not going to complain about it being a subscription.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite 1000+ hour games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Trackmania 2020. Great example of a game that is simple in concept but super deep in skills that you can both play super casually at your own pace or super competitively. Plus there is a great community and endless content to play.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Looking forward to see the 3D prints made to fix this “feature”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Im picturing them sending “cash” with the amount written in comic sans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess space is technically out of the environment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hi-Rez Studios announces February 17th shutdown for Realm Royale and Divine Knockout⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hi-Rez and shutting down games, name me a more iconic pairing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As much as I think the cybertruck is a stupid vehicle and agree that teslas are built like shit, from what I understand this isn’t an atypical amount of recalls for a new vehicle platform.

  Without even paying much attention the two I know of, the gas pedal and the singer slicer are unacceptable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The humble Anet A8 isn't actually that bad if you just take some insipiration from the Ship of Theseus⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, 3D printing as a hobby actually involves printing things. What you are describing is 3D Printers being the hobby. That is fine too, but too many people can’t seem to make the distinction that they never actually make anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon's Monopoly of the tech industry is ruining the US economy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking about this recently after a frustrating trip to a brick and mortar store that was missing the specific item I wanted to purchase which should have been easily available.

  Has it always been this bad and we just accepted it until Amazon came around and carried most everything, or have stores significantly reduced the inventory they carry to the point where they have become practically useless except as a showroom? It extends to things I only want to purchase in store. Why do clothing and shoe stores never have my size in stock of the item I want? Clothing has become so poor in quality (even expensive stuff) and I’m hard enough to fit that unless it is an item I already have and need to replace I only want to buy stuff I can try on first.

  As much as I’d like to avoid Amazon, the lack of inventory at other retailers really pushes me towards them. Why would I pay more for slow shipping from the East coast because the local store doesn’t carry anything when Amazon delivers in 1-2 days for free?

  I’ve also been really struggling recently when trying to buy items that are less than $15. Amazon often charges double what it should cost for the items, but at the same time, local stores don’t carry what I’m looking for. I can find it for the right price online, but then the shipping cost makes it more expensive than Amazon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you see the video there is no way a battery behaves like that, even if you drive a nail into them they more rocket flames than explode (I used to work in a battery lab).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Does Gen Z actually have a tech savvy reputation? I was under the impression that the last few generations aren’t that great with computers as they more grew up with mature technology. It is the Gen X and Millennials that are more digital native while having used computers where advanced skills were required.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord lowers free upload limit to 10MB: “Storage management is expensive”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That makes no sense. The 24MP RAW files from my camera at 25MB, no way a PNG or JPEG of a 4K (8MP) monitor are anywhere close to that big.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games popularized certain mechanics?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That was Oblivion believe it or not. Ahh, the good ol’ days where everyone got up in arms over even cosmetic DLC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That is half the reason I have it disabled on my desktop. The other half being that the BIOS updates never fixed the fTPM stuttering issues for my computer (both using the 3700X and 5800X) so the computer is unusable with it turned on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean it is shitty still, but people with an old device and an account already are unaffected, plus the old devices like the one I have is completely operable offline. I’ve not connected it to WiFi except when I first got it to check the app out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X ordered to pay $600K to fired employee who didn’t click 'yes' on email ultimatum⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t even acknowledge the current name of the site, just keep calling it Twitter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google’s Pixel 9 lineup is a Pro show⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just when I think the phone industry can’t get any more boring and frustrating, now new phone releases only add more AI bullshit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The way I interpret what he is suggesting is that they are planning on going after Patreon type websites that provide a private paid for space for a creator’s supporters. It’s unlikely, but they could also pretty easily go after OF to keep that traffic on site.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  QD-OLED was what finally got me to upgrade from my old Plasma TV a couple years ago. My only regret was not waiting a few months longer to get the really good sales on the S95B. I’m now buying a QD-OLED monitor for my computer because I like the TV so much.

  My space is pretty bright (floor to ceiling west facing windows to the side of my TV) and it is mostly fine, even in the afternoon when I get direct sunlight with only some lighly diffusing blinds. You are better off blocking as much light as possible no matter the TV you have though as dark areas will reflect the surroundings on every glossy TV.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have created a simple laptop stand⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t like this at all. All the force of typing going into bending the front edge of the laptop. I know from my Framework that holding it by the front corner causes enough deflection that the touchpad no longer can be clicked so even more force causes concerns about damage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Humble Games Situation Gets Messier With Claims Of Lies And Damage Control⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Humble Bundle was cool when it was an occasional event focused on charity. Once it became something that was going pretty much all the time it quickly lost any interest I had.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lithium metal battery with over 500 Wh/kg developed⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone that worked in a battery lab for a short period of time I agree. These are exactly the types of questions that need to be asked for any battery related technology article (not just China, other institutions around the world do this as well)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I liked Fusion 360, I like Onshape - but I'd rather like something that I won't lose over the whims of one company. So, what?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  PTC doesn’t care about being a counterbalance to fusion360 or they would have a less restrictive free version. They only care about making money from subscriptions from corporate customers. They amen way more money from Creo and Windchill than they do with Onshape.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uncovering Every Lie in MKBHD's Softball Interview; a scathing critique of 'brand safe' influencers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  major tech companies are pretty good about giving reviewer samples to anyone with a large enough audience

  That isn’t true, for example LTT doesn’t get seeded Apple products anymore because of what they have said about Apple. NVidia has also been caught revoking early access to products to some outlets because they were unhappy about reporting as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uncovering Every Lie in MKBHD's Softball Interview; a scathing critique of 'brand safe' influencers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had called out the bullshit about devices being less durable if you make them more repairable on MKBHDs video, but of course it got lost in the comments. Apple just refuses to make the compromises that would allow for durable and repairable devices. Not to mention that a repair being difficult shouldn’t be used for justification for blocking repair or making it impossible/not worth it to get parts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨McDonald’s Gives Up On ‘AI’ After Comedy Of Errors, Including Putting Bacon On Ice Cream⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A local sandwich shop used to have maple bacon ice cream sandwiches during the summer and they were epic. Your buddy definitely did something wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lenovo should be out just by virtue of being a Chinese company. You should not trust critical security devices to Chinese companies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One major downside of hybrid working really is that if you are having a meeting where even a single person is not there, then the entire meeting may as well be a video call. If you are on a video call, then why do you need to be in the office for it?

  At my job we work with physical objects, so being in office is a requirement at least part of the time, but if I’m just going to be in meetings for most of the day, there is no way I’m going into the office just to sit on video calls all day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Considering that HP is the other choice that most businesses consider, I’d take the Dell 100% of the time. HP’s laptops are complete and utter trash.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trackmania 20th Anniversary: Desert Update Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry I should have said 2003, it came out in November of that year and this is supposed to be a yearlong celebration of Trackmania. The earliest game most people have experience with was TMNF/TMUF which came out in 2008 and United does include all the old cars so maybe that is your reference date?