I had that CH products joystick. It was excellent for Mechwarrior 2, TIE Fighter, and 1942: The Pacific Air War.

may not be small batch anymore, but this is some of the best gin I’ve ever had:

It’s mostly that US cities don’t put together the same types of massive infrastructure packages the rest of the world does, and what they do build doesn’t line the pockets of the big multinational contruction firms that FIFA and IOC are in bed with.

I thought pretty much the same thing you did when I first went to windows phone. But the daily frustration of the app gap was worse my current android frustration.

Lucky you. I found myself switching to my android tablet or my computer constantly because Windows Phone apps sucked.

I’m familiar with Astoria et al. Might help in the short term, but it’s going to kill native development.

it doesn’t really matter whose “fault” the live tile issue is, they were a selling point that didn’t live up to the hype.

fancy new phone, same “app gap”

yup. have a tinted pair and a clear pair for my bike. Rock hits them and it’s just another 5 bucks.

sunglasses are way too easy to lose, scratch, or otherwise ruin to spend $600 on.

An estate lawyer in the late Father in law’s home state should be familiar with disposing of guns. Odds are they can be auctioned relatively easily, as spousal and parental inheritance is a frequent exception to transfer and registration laws

Here is the best all-around map app, but for traffic avoidance, Waze is still my preferred choice.

An article about men’s clothing on a sports blog, and the only reference to Big/Tall sizing is bigoted fat-shaming?

It’s amazing how unfamiliar people can be with their own currency. In the early 2000s I worked at a newly opened Target, and they had no marking pens, no training on banknote security features. A manager saw me holding a 50 up to the light to spot the watermark, and thought I’d never seen a 50 before.

Yup

not entirely true. The choke point did not exist in the original build, and it was fine for over 20 years. The track was modified in the late 80s, creating the flaw.

On the one hand, we do have allies that would presumably back us up if Russia wanted to start a shooting war in Europe.

If you’re staying in one place for a while, few places on earth have an ample supply of outlets like we do in the US. So a Universal Power Strip can be really helpful. They’re also not horribly expensive, I generally just leave them as a parting gift for the host family or vrbo/airbnb owner.

4 essentials:

It’s funny, I was over in France earlier in the summer, and these were some of the larger cars on the road, and some of the best looking. In a sea of Skodas, Peugots, Citroens, and Opels, thest stand out.