Yes, you started out with a very mature “Sony is dumb and trash controller looks dumb, lolzorz” and I really brought down the level of discourse.

Thanks, I’ll look it up. I do enjoy the Pythons’ smartly stupid absurdism.

*sigh* I never suggested that the two were comparable in any way. I was pointing out that waving away bad behavior by saying “it was a different time” is a flawed argument. A flawed argument that you just pulled out to decry something I didn’t even say.

“attributing Roberts’ ultimate failure to break into the A-list to a toxic combination of his cocaine addiction and a disfiguring car crash”

I thought it perfected the movie-watching experience because you could use it to beat people who use their phone in a theater. But it’s just a GearVR with a hood. No thanks.

That’s what YOU do, maybe. Believe it or not, some of us can go a couple of hours without grabbing for our phones. I actually pay attention when I’m watching a movie.

Yeah, the recommendation algorithms I hear are so sophisticated sure don’t work very well. “you liked Pacific Rim, so wouldn’t you like Transformers 8: Mindless Bullshit?”

Bullshit. I’m just pointing out how flimsy your “different times” apologism is. If you are willing to look past Lovecraft’s racism and enjoy his writing, that’s your choice. I still enjoy art by some problematic artists, but I don’t try to wave away those problems, either.

The context you provided was putting the 1st-party and 3rd-party controllers next to each other. Like the image in the article you’re replying to.

Goddamn it, I’m going to have to Godwin this because its such an easy example:

The DS4 in the side-by-side shot is not stock. I can still easily pick out which one is the Sony pad—its the symmetrical one with a usable d-pad.

“We might be pissing off gamers with all our stupid BS, but we’re still getting your dollars, so suck it.”

The Japanese think of everything!

But if you’re parking on the street the registration has to be current, and for that they need to be insured. Insurance isn’t cheap.

Fox “News” is a special kind of evil. Anyone who works there has to be willing to be a shiftless propagandist.

I always hear that noise as “dumb-da-da-dumbdumb dumb. I’m dumb-da-dumbdumb.”

My phone gives me enough advantages that I choose to carry it (with location, wi-fi, and BT off unless in use and cameras covered). I don’t see any real advantages to the home assistant thing... I can walk the 4 steps to my thermostat and change it. I have conveniently-placed switches on the wall to control lights.…

Yep, I make my mac & cheese from scratch! (Meaning I boil water and open the Kraft box...)

Yeah, Edge seemed genuinely confused at the accusation, and when he admitted to it later it seemed like he was just ready to say anything Lena wanted to save his life.

It seems that any memories related to her Reign identity are blocked when she’s Sam. She’s also apparently human when the Sam personality is active, and superhuman when Reign is out.