I’m gonna add my plug for emulation. Any older laptop can run SNES, etc. emulation just fine and there are MOUNTAINS of great games there that people reading this probably haven’t played. I was running SNES and GBA emulation back in the early aughts on my parents’ old heap and it worked great. Right now I’m working my…

“Pessimism” is the wrong word, which is what’s triggering everyone. I’d say “managing expectations” is a more apt term. Or, perhaps, “recognize reality.”

I picked up this game in high school not really knowing what it was. I got into it a ways and for whatever reason was dissatisfied. I tried to return it not knowing that returning/exchanging games wasn’t really a thing back then. Glad that’s how it went, though, because I gave it another shot and was enthralled. I…

It’s interesting how something out of left field, a la Espers in FFVI or the time travel in Chrono Trigger, is totally acceptable specifically because it’s so far from reality. But then when science is involved we start to pick it apart because it isn’t close ENOUGH to reality.

I travel frequently for work and I’ve had five out of those seven vehicles as rental cars. I can confirm/commiserate with each one. You’d think Jeep, who pretty much popularized the SUV, could get it right but I’ve been frequently disappointed in the acceleration and fuel economy of every Jeep I’ve rented. I was…

So you’re confused as to why a show about busty, booty-waving, scantily-clad women is gaining traction among the geek culture in the states? I think you’re giving the public too much credit. This show seems to be catered to the unfortunately real class of people who consider their tastes in pornography as something…

In my job I routinely have to explain the difference between “WiFi” and “Internet.”

What is the middle ground between “waiting for all the facts” and believing every rape accusation made? On both extremes a life is ruined, either by the woman being raped and not believed or by a man being falsely accused. So what’s the proper response to a rape allegation?

Thank you. I try hard.

Obviously not for me in particular because I’m honestly repulsed by the eyebrows people spend too much time on. But let’s not pretend these women are going to all that trouble just for their own enjoyment.

Agreed. Looking nice is... well, nice! Trying too hard, though, is a never-ending trap, IMO.

I just thought I’d put the idea out there. I’m not making any demands, just stating my opinion.

Really? So do girls having a movie night at home with their friends still get dolled up like they’re going to the club?

Can I put in a plug for not caring so much about your eyebrow shape? Yeah, pluck the strays and keep the unibrow under control, but as a guy I generally only ever notice eyebrows when they’ve done too much and it looks unnatural. Following tutorials about your eyebrows is, IMO, setting you on the track to doing just…

Oh my word. Grow up, guy. Is it impossible to disagree with someone/something and NOT bellyache about it? What did he think was going to happen? This sort of short-sighted action is one of the most annoying things about humanity.

When will the griping stop? I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but for crying out loud let’s just be adults here. Sometimes, as an adult who gets paid money to do a thing, you have to do things you’d rather not do. If you don’t, then you’ll no longer get paid to do that thing. I myself recently had to offer my…

I’ve applied this principle in my own life. My religious beliefs lead me to avoid alcohol and tobacco, among a few other things. Thinking of it as “I can’t drink” or “I can’t smoke” made my beliefs feel like chains. Acknowledging, however, that I can but I don’t is very empowering and more properly frames those…

I see it as “can’t” comes from external sources. “I can’t come in for overtime on Saturday” is like pushing the blame onto your family, friends, etc. “I don’t choose work over personal life” is you making a decision to keep your priorities straight. I think that’s why “don’t” is so empowering, because YOU are the…

I believe it. To a kid everything is so new that the novelty takes a long time to wear off. Their brains are being stimulated in new ways that feel great so they chase that feeling until, FINALLY, they lose interest. It’s wonderful, though, to experience things through their eyes like an aquarium, a park, a dog, a car…

I recently sent my 3 1/2-year-old into a 30-minute laughing fit. We were getting ready for bed and to get him to end his current activity and follow me I told him “I’m going to count to 20, then we’re going to go brush our teeth.” I counted up to “17, 18, 19, ELEPHANT! Uh, er, I mean 20!” For the next half-hour he…