So they say.  Let’s just say, I know for a fact it is less than it was in some ways, and yet more in others.

Yes, when filled with water or corn syrup.

Whatever Cultural Capital is - Microsoft as a company has the opposite of it.

I get the distinct impression that Microsoft doesn’t care about consoles and wants to get themselves into a position where they don’t have to make them - that is, it feels like their endgame is to steer people in one of two directions - users who want a fuller, more robust experience will have to play on PC, and…

He only “knew” because of what the mercenaries told him. The “stolen” status of the merch actually (based on this article) doesn’t seem to actually be “stolen” in any sense of the word. The guy’s dealer obtained it lawfully, and sold it lawfully, just WoTC messed up.

Same. No issues. Solving it followed my normal process of starting with ABOUT and then trying to chase the vowels.

If a bunch of rent-a-cops showed up at my door demanding my stuff, you can bet that I would not give them anything and involve the real police ASAP.

But right now, armed conflicts are more prevalent than ever

First I’ve heard of this! I have Xecutor modchips running in a couple old consoles.

Earthworm Jim would make a great movie!

Great.

It’s hard to separate all the different conversations the right wing has about wars.

I have not played Destiny PvP in over a year. But can someone tell me if Bungie finally figured out how to ban Lag Switchers?

It’s about to get worse. It’s not just ChatGPT, it’s all the AI/ML stuff converging all at once.  I really think we’ll soon have bots indistinguishable from people.

Maybe part of it.

To be fair, fishing IRL is glorified QTE’s.

Apparently it is possible to do this

Oh, I know plenty of guys who have big issues (and say so openly) about their wife making more money than them. It’s a thing.

I work in tech (my company has billions in cash reserves), and yet I’ve seen a lot of people get laid off. Not the under-performers, the senior folks who are making good money.

When I was super into the first Destiny, I realized that one of the keys to improving my K/D was picking the right times to play PvP.