I’ve spent way more time in MMOs than I’d care to admit, but if you think FF11 didn’t have a grind you can check the millions of old posts about it on Reddit for a reminder.

Look at the RPGs people love, none focus on the grind. It’s because grinding does not benefit gameplay and only drags out playtime.

Nah, this or WoW will probably go down in history but I don’t think any game focused on intentionally dragging out gameplay to keep subscribers hooked will ever go down as marvelous examples of gameplay.

I figure if you’re the type to use it for sensitive info, you’re also the type to put a password on it.

Windows also doesn’t require a password on account so how’s that any better than steam deck?

Steam deck as a docked computer is seriously underrated. I doubt I’ll ever bother with a laptop again. I still use it portable most of the time, but the dock is awesome when I want a big screen, local multiplayer or keyboard and mouse games.

This was all via chat so much faster than the painful voice prompts. I agree those are terrible.

The kind of AI I mentioned isn’t a massive resource sink. I can run that sort of thing locally on my own computer. They don’t need supercomputers for level 1 material.

Nah, AI chatbots are at least useful for the basic repetitive things. Your modem isn’t online, is it plugged in? Want me to refresh it in the system? Comcast adding that saved me half an hour a month on the phone.

I fully believe they’re at least as good as level 1 support because those guys are checking to see if you’re the type to sniff stickers on the bottom of the pool.

That act doesn’t seem to do anything to avoid the shrugging and free year of credit monitoring we get in the US. Until companies are liable for lost data, I don’t see that changing. I bet it’d change in a heartbeat if monetary loss from identity theft could claimed against any company that lost your data in the last year. Individuals wouldn’t even have to do it, banks would automate that and HOUND those companies for payouts since they’re the ones that take the biggest hits.

What’s wrong with Safari on iOS? I prefer Firefox on my computer but on my phone all I want is better adblocking.

Yeah that’s the only reason I’ve considered it. However, things have changed a lot since the Switch 1 came out. Existing Switch emulators will likely work well on Switch 2 soon given the similar hardware and the Steam Deck massively raised the bar on what I expect out of a portable system.

Plus the controller still looks like it sucks for adult hands.

Working as a solo dev on a project you know by heart is literally the easiest work to do. If you’ve never had to work on a large old codebase you have no idea just how hard it can be to make changes.

I’ve done this sort of thing for years and I would not even give an estimate on a change for a new project without some time to look at the code base.

Can’t be done is usually shorthand for the cost massively outweighs the benefits. No different from remodeling a building. Like coding, literally anything is theoretically possible but sometimes you’d have to redo so much existing work it’s never going to be worth it.

Even the Wikipedia article points out sweet muffins are only really different in that they’re usually not frosted and I’ve seen plenty of bakeries do that too.

They may have once been different, but modern American muffins and the mixes bought in stores frequently have more sugar than cake batter while using the same ingredients. They’re just breakfast cake.

The last one is a significant concern. Huge trucks and SUVs are so prevalent and they’re so big it seems like the drivers aren’t as aware of their surroundings. I’d love to see us move to taxing based on vehicle weight/mileage since it’s the true measure of how much wear a vehicle puts on the roads. You want that insane Hummer EV? You’re paying 20x what the guy in a Civic is paying.

You’re probably right, but I hope not. Those third parties keep focusing on chips poorly optimized for a handheld and ditching touchpads.

Really depends on the region. People have done plenty of cross country trips with them, but yeah if you’re out west or Midwest there are plenty of areas where you’ve got 60+ miles between chargers.

Like I CAN plan a trip around the stops, but I’ll stick to gas for long trips until you no longer have to.

<<“Oh i forgot to plug in my EV after a long drive, guess i will have to wait some hours”.

On a lot of models its like 20 minutes to charge up to 80% and typically by businesses where I can grab groceries/food/coffee. Charging tech got good a few years ago.

The only thing I’m still leery of is long trips to national parks since something like Yellowstone has limited charging nearby. It exists, but probably more EVs looking to charge than available spots.

Yes yes yes. Pop down the MG right before the enemy charges in and go to town.

Sweet. Already had one for steam deck because of the gyro. This is a nice addition.

Just swapped mine for a Kitchenaid model that is a massive improvement over my bargain bin. I imagine most of the >700 ones are good as long as you avoid Samsung and anyone else advertising gimmicks like wifi instead of good washing and drying.

Note that you can’t always compare them across retailers since they’ll sell slightly tweaked models to each, but usually they have a common numbering system. I think both Bosch and Kitchenaid essentially tier theirs by 100. My Kitchenaid is a 604 and I could’ve gone down to a 500-series but liked that this one is where it included a larger external vent and fan to push air.