Technically, it started with the first Tomb Raider, and that was first and foremost a PC title, the demo on PC was playable long before the console versions came out. iirc Sony got the exclusive rights for it for some time too back then, but it already looked way better on 3D cards on PC than it did on the…

A fewer older versions of Photoshop have started to have problems installing them, apparently the activation servers won’t be up forever.
So... they might be pulling the plug on quite a few older versions soon-ish.
Autodesk had similar issues with 3DS Max, they had to update the security on their activation servers, but…

You are underestimating how complex a software like Photoshop is and how many people make a living developing and updating this program and its siblings.
These people need to be paid, there has to be money coming in to make the software better.

Granted, the only reason why about every major software company went with…

Here in Germany, basically every police officer is held responsible if he has to fire his weapon and the result is severe harm or the death of another person. They get put on trial by the government, and if the usage of firearms was justified, they have nothing to fear. It is a standard practice, so it is mostly not…

No, I just laugh at people who say that a) driving a manual is in any way complicated (needing to take the eyes off the road?) or b) think that driving a manual and driving a car to its full potential cannot possibly be any kind of fun.
Since you are constantly nagging against people doing stuff that might be…

I think I can now understand why you are defending the automatic transmission. You seem to be someone who does not know any joy or interest in driving whatsoever and sees it as a chore to just get from a to b.
Therefore you are not interested in and engaging, spirited driving style and therefore a soulless, boring…

The old transmission was somehow like a turn based strategy game. You had to plan in advance when you would have to downshift or upshift and press the corresponding button a good few seconds beforehand. If you mastered this technique, then you were able to accelerate surprisingly quick.
If they would’ve ever offered…

Actually yes, that is what these components are made for. Engine braking isn’t harmful to an engine at all, and besides, if anything gets any wear it is the clutch which is dead cheap (50€ for a Miata p.ex. in parts)

When an automatic car changes up a gear in stop-and-go traffic, it just caused unnecessary wear-and-tear, because I want to to keep the revs high for engine braking and now I have to use the friction brakes instead.

If you need to take your attention away from the road to shift then you are not able to drive a manual. Shifting becomes second nature, like riding a bike, or do you have to look at your feet to do that?
Took my GF 2 hours practice, then she didn’t have to take her eyes off the road at all anymore. Even when later…

Every car should have a manual transmission.

he wasn’t going too far on the curb, so he stayed safe. Trains are usually found quite close to their tracks, so you know what to look for if you want to avoid them.

“Am I a terrible person for saying that I don’t think Princess Bride is as good as people think it is?”

You do not think that this is one of the best movies ever made?
INCONCEIVABLE!

Eh, the Vikings hat chattel slavery, so did the slavs, the Moors had white slaves treated as property and sold and bought in auctions during their time in spain (after the collapse of the roman empire, for several hundrer years nonetheless) - there are actually quite a few civilizations north of rome that had this…

Get a Porsche 996. They cannot depreciate any further, maintenance costs are reasonable (even when the engine blows, they are still cheaper than comparable sports cars), and they provide lots of fun AND practicality as a daily driver.

The Romans had Slaves, regardless of color or origin. Sometimes a slave had privileges that let them live a better life than peasants, still they were not free to go and do as they please.
Almost every culture that followed in Europe had slaves too, including but not limited to the Vikings (which also reached US soil…

That is an explanation that I can get. But on the other hand, I would still say that it is bad manners to speak out like that and doesn’t help calm down any differences there might be between people of different origin or colour.
Sometimes some minorities go like “we have been treated like shit for oh-that-long, now it…

Do like I did: Get a well-kept 996. They are still cheap, though not as cheap as two years ago, and - despite what people say - they are real 911s. If you buy a Turbo, you even have the old Mezger engine, just slightly updated to accomodate water cooling.
The 996 still has a wonderful hefty steering, a heavy clutch but…

Really? My co-worker had one, and when I parked my NB next to it, the NC was definitely wider, longer and higher. And my NB wasn’t lowered, it was factory-stock.
Also, the NCs bonnet and shoulder line was higher, giving it more bulk overall. The inside was also larger, as my co-worker was a, well, bit on the heavy…

Well concerning Safety, I am always reminded of TVR. When all european car manufacturers had to include Airbags and ABS as standard - they just didn’t. Something about “nah, we didn’t get that memo”.
The concern about missing airbags and safety features from Jeremy Clarson got a simple response “Well, don’t crash…