It indeed is, but it is still better than places like Japan.

Boy these avatars have sunken deep into the uncanny valley. I wouldn’t want to use this just because they look so creepy.

Wow! NFTs and lootboxes together in one convenient package?! Those are gamers two favorite things! Who wouldn’t want this? What a brilliant idea!

This video, while lengthy, is a very good summary of the numerous problems with NFTs:

Speaking for me personally, sure, I realize that the higher ups are mainly making these games for the money, but most of the on-the-ground devs are working because they love making games. There isn’t really a reason to work in the industry otherwise considering the low pay and often bad work conditions (I would prefer…

“Whataboutism” is a rhetorical fallacy where you dodge a question, accusation, or topic of discussion by attempting to shift the subject to discussing a comparable example that has nothing directly to do directly with the current point at hand other than some parallels, often indirectly accusing the person you’re…

After watching Dan Olsen’s video on the subject, I realized that the behavior of NFT true-believers actually does resemble the behavior of literal cults. The parallels are honestly disturbing.

So, I’ve never really gotten into the mainline games, but I loved Coliseum and XD as a kid. I really get into games for the stories, and story is especially important for RPGs for me, so the lack of much of an interesting story in the mainline games that I’ve tried has made it so that I never really could get into…

Yes! Tails!

Not disagreeing, I just thought it was a funny story. Wasn’t trying to make any sort of broader point with it.

He’s trademarking it as a band name. It would just stop other musical acts from using Doomscroll as a band name. Everyone would still be allowed to use the term in other contexts.

There actually is a restaurant named McDonalds that has no affiliation with the chain, and their name predates the fast food chain itself. They did get sued by McDonald’s, but they won against the fast food chain since they showed that they had been using the name long before the fast food chain even existed.

Not to mention that the phoenix tears are not any sort of out of nowhere deus ex machina (Fawkes himself showing up at all kind of is, but not his healing powers themselves). It’s not emphasized or lingered on, but Dumbledore mentions that phoenix tears have powerful healing properties when he speaks with Harry in his…

Here’s the ad in question. It is atrociously offensive:

I’d be completely down for more furry representation in congress. For too long have we been an oppressed minority, but we shall be so no longer!

I’ve always considered Half-Blood Prince to be by far the worst movie of the franchise. It cut out anything remotely fun or interesting from the book, but kept all of the angsty teen romantic drama as the film’s main focus, which is just an interminable slog to get through. Combine that with the miserable color…

That last one sounds like a pretty good Onion article, honestly.

Wait, there are more important questions? Blasphemy, there is no more important question!