People are easier to control when they’re uneducated.

It didn’t before?

You specifically, probably wouldn’t. But this opens up avenues for people who do not (or cannot) buy a console for whatever reason but have a smartphone.

Windows has been alternating between good and crap for decades. ME, crap. XP, good. Vista, crap. 7, good. 8/8.1, crap. 10, good…ish. 11, steaming feces. 12 will probably be at least half decent.

After a year away from Reddit, scrolling through the comments there is a dumpster fire. Let it burn.

Perhaps Albion Online for a similar kind of game?

Not sure but it’s by B00merang-Project. Check their site.

Linux Mint. Cinnamon. With a Windows Vista theme. It confuses and/or irritates everyone who sees it.

Interesting. I just started Metformin and it sucks ass. The results are noticeable as early as day two but the side effects are harsh.

What pills do that for type 2?

Turns out people don’t wanna pay console/PC prices to play games on their mobile devices. Who knew.

Care to explain?

Our table always drinks coffee during a session regardless of time of day. As for snacks, whatever looks appealing from the local dollar store.

That is, if you’re still using Google search…

What’s a viable alternative? Bing seems to be just as rah rah AI as Google, DDG gives me oranges if I search for apples… if there is an actually useful search engine out there that isn’t actively in the process of becoming enshittified, I would absolutely love to know.

Pretty much. But publicly MSG still has that “ooo scary and harmful” stigma to it. It’s no more harmful than salt or sugar, but some weird racism against Chinese immigrants in the 40s created that stigma.

My solution to making home cooking taste better than fast food was buying a fat sack of MSG and using it in everything. Truly it’s the king of flavor.

When Conker’s Bad Fur Day is available with unlocked resolution and widescreen, let me know.

Good thing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS comes out tomorrow. I’ll be doing a reinstall on my machine and sticking with it until the next LTS release in two years.

The Game Boy line of handheld consoles revolutionized the gaming industry and were fascinating devices, even if they had some absolutely bizarre models and accessories at times. Did you know there existed (but was never used) a Game Boy Color accessory used to anesthetize children before surgery? True story.

Ah - it’s $1000 CAD. That’s where I was mistaken. USD it would be about $200 cheaper like you mentioned.