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May your blueberries thrive and prosper!

Plenty of normal people don’t have time for a single live service game

Aliyev is clearly on the defensive, a little nervous and frankly pathetic imho. The biblical argument of the planet as an all you can eat buffet has long been moot. Furthermore the fact that oil is still used does not mean the transition is not taking place.

I take heart at the petrostates' flailing anger. They're clearly annoyed and making a poor job at clinging to an unjustifiable status quo.

There's this theory that if an infinite amount of Bored Apes make games for an infinite amount of time at one point they'll make a decent one. I don't buy it.

I didn’t realize the new Steam family sharing was so detrimental to close ones away from each other. Their Guide & FAQ is clear with their intentions:

While we know that families come in many shapes and sizes, Steam Families is intended for a household of up to 6 close family members.

To that end, we expect the requirements for participating in a Steam Family to change over time as we monitor its usage and add requirements to keep usage in line with this intent.

Last line is pretty brutal. Apparently even family members living in the same country & different household might be in for a surprise eventually. That’s really saddening because at first glance this overhaul sounded amazing considering a single game was locked by play instead of the whole library.

For peripherals (screens, audio) rtings is pretty cool. They take testing seriously with a scientific/engineering approach.

Ugh, those teenagers and their duck face selfies.

This is fucking revolting. I'm so full of bile this morning and I'm trying hard not to smear it all over the place. I'm sincerely worried for all of the people this presidency of sick fucks threatens. I wish I could cram all of you in my small apartment north of the border and cook the biggest batch of oatmeal cookies ever. I might have to avoid news for a while to find my footing again. What's the point of being informed if I can't cope.

It's a safe bet.

Pick GDP, manufacturing output or whatever metric and look it up: Russia is not even close to the US. China is the one playing in the same league as the Americans.

As for open source being dominated by the US, the stats for Linux development don't give that portrait at all.

I have the utmost respect for ConcernedApe’s Stardew Valley, I’m happy it’s a success and I’ve played it plenty. I have to say though, there’s something in the game that leads some of us straight into a minmaxing management race-against-the-clock frenzy. I think I could play it casually, but I’d need an unwavering discipline… and that’s the problem.