Presumably “turn off” means “not inform you of the results, because we’re going to totally keep doing this for our internal processes.”

It happens to every device eventually. My Nexus 9 tablet topped out at the last version of Android 7; my Nexus 6p phone got to 8.1 and I think will get security updates for a while yet, but I’m going to need to replace both of them within a year or so.

Remember before the internet when games had to be like fully tested and bug-free before they were released?

The next expansion brings the Horde and Alliance back into direct conflict, and some key game locations are reportedly changing hands. I could see a Warcraft 4 happening set at the height of the conflict, perhaps with a storyline mode that will give players a chance to play through the big world changing events that…

Update, 1:35 p.m. EST: Nolan Bushnell has issued a statement apologizing “if my personal actions or the actions of anyone who ever worked with me offended or caused pain,” and said that he “applaud[s] the GDC for ensuring that their institution reflects what is right, specially with regards to how people should be…

It’s not the predominant use of whitewash now. Whitewash has been used for a long time to represent washing away inconvenient history regardless of the skin color of those involved, and originated as the name of a wall treatment that removed or obscured existing marks, leaving a blank white wall.

Hearthstone has added the ability to turn decks into hash codes. To use it, you copy the code, and then in the Hearthstone app click the “new deck” button. If it detects a deck code in your copy buffer, it asks if you want to create a new deck using the code. It will add all the cards you own that are in the deck, and…

The project I pledged for (over 5 years ago!) did not include a the ability to go straight from piloting to FPS ground combat in a persistent world. I pledged for an updated Wing Commander with a good story. The initial stretch goals of “and we’ll add this, and this!” have gotten in the way of what was originally…

Because the guy who would do it, Chris Roberts, couldn’t get a studio to back him, kickstarted Star Citizen instead, and then instead of delivering anything close to on time, decided to create the platonic ideal of “scope creep”. When your alpha is at version 3.0, something has gone very wrong.

I want to know what happens on her driver’s test to get a real license.

Most of them are gluten and MSG free too.

While I originally tried not to, I had to put nanny software on the kid’s phone because she was using it for things she wasn’t supposed to be doing, usually when she was supposed to be doing something else.

He had control of the ball (pulled it in towards his body, then changed direction and reached forward with it, with both hands on the ball the whole time) and then reached towards the line. Maybe there are other angles, but the one above certainly makes it look like the ball broke the plane before his elbow hit the…

Not quite true. There are 3.3 million registered voters in Alabama, so only about a third of the voting population felt motivated enough to turn out.

The first time I had to drive out to the “new” airport (this was almost 20 years ago, now) I was given directions out 104th. “You’ll start to think I’m crazy,” she said, “but keep going. Around the third time you think I’m crazy, you’ll get to the end of 104th.” She was right on schedule.

Honestly, its the salt that saves yer bacon there. Come out west to a state that doesn’t use salt (and only minimally mag chloride) and you’ll find patches of roadway in town that stay icy almost all winter.

And if you don’t get a tetanus shot, you might not step on a nail and die. You’ve just got to wait, see and hope. 

Which is funny, because Blizzard shot Starcraft II in the foot, if not higher, to come up with a game that’s struggling to compete in the space.

“How to Secure Your PC With Windows Hello’s Facial Recognition” 

It was $37 earlier, and while I was waffling about buying it, the price jumped. So I’d assume Amazon ran out of their inventory.

It was $37 earlier, and while I was waffling about buying it, the price jumped. So I’d assume Amazon ran out of…