Now this brings back memories. I remember playing this and appreciating the soundtrack.

I worked with a guy who had worked on the Apollo programs (I have a boring job, this was just a happy bit of circumstance) who told me about working 80-100 hour weeks to materially contribute to one of the great technological achievements in human history. Included a very 1960s anecdote about dropping his wife off at…

“in 2017 she had the same TV she had when I left for college some 10 years previous”

I so rarely use discs or the power button that I just guessed everytime I needed to eject one.

I understood and appreciated your joke, even if a bunch of other people felt the need to lecture you on the terms used.

Yes, I believe the comment is out of date by several years for most quality modern electronics, and I believe Nintendo specifically has commented that it's ok to leave it docked essentially indefinitely. When your phone, Switch, whatever, says it's at 100% it's lying to you to prevent exactly the problem they're…

I would have loved if Microsoft marketed and released Flight Simulator as-is, but slowly morphed it into a secret horror game with a world being messed up with the laws of physics being torn asunder, until kaiju and giant flying aliens begin appearing.

If you share the xbox with roommates or family then that sounds super useful.

I replied to the other person that I wonder if it's a 2000 series driver issue - system reboots would definitely fall into that.

Hm, I’ve got a lowly 1080ti and 16 gb and I haven’t had any problems, which makes me wonder if there is a problem with the 2000 series drivers. The other guy who responded has a 2080 too. It wouldn’t surprise me if they didn’t test much with those for this game, or interface much with Nvidia (was there a game ready…

I haven’t had any issues, I’m guessing because my pc is way overqualified for this, but that sounds odd given the game is pretty much a static map. It’s a grand strategy game, I’m not expecting powerhouse graphics and animations, but I was a little disappointed there aren’t even seasonal effects. I lose track of the…

Yes, internet speed, or lack thereof, is one of the major talking points with these services. The other is pricing and ownership. You’re basically paying a flat fee to rent the hardware, and in stadia’s case you ALSO have to pay for the game, a game that will never run on your own hardware, and I know there were some…

I’m outside the edit window but hannibal crossed the Alps in 218 BC, so actually over a thousand years prior. Whoops, bad math!

“You can do the same and eat smaller armies and pick battles where only you will win.”

That was hard for me to believe but you're right. UO was 1997, and WC4 was 96.

Much like the famous creator of another well known sci fi franchise (also involving Mark Hamill!) I think Chris Roberts worked a lot better within the harsh constraints of technology and budget (and with more editorial oversight).

another one, Elon Musk ia closer in wealth to you and me than to Jeff Bezos.

I would argue looking the part is secondary. Even then, the Atreides, if I recall, are described as olive skinned.

Wii U is where you have to get a degree from to figure out which is which

Right? I’m pretty sure people of average height can easily drown in 8-10 feet of water! Since most aren't world class athletes they're probably more likely!