NotNotMike @ notnotmike @programming.dev

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He mentions in the video that they stopped advertising that when the BBB brought it up with them.

I think for this story, the timeline is paramount. What Honey used to be compared to what it became are worlds apart. Claims they made when they were just a coupon aggregator should be considered in a different light than claims once they started partnering with vendors

Weird to discover I'm in the minority for trusting the verification check marks. Sure, I've played games without a check on Deck, but I usually use the check to determine how smooth and enjoyable the experience will be.

I've realized I just prefer mouse and keyboard so much that I don't find the deck as enjoyable as others. I still love it, but the number of games I'm interested in playing on it are very limited. So the check is helpful to know how comfy the game will be.

I don't want to waste any time setting a game up or fixing issues on Deck. It's just not what I bought the device for.

That being said, any recommendations for smooth, out-of-the-box games on the Deck that didn't appear in the top 10?

• on the original D.K. game. It was fun as a kid and it's fun to see the origins of the characters

These are "smart" channels that are mostly for entertainment but still teach you at least something:

• Stuff Made Here - fun engineering challenge videos
• Veritasium- math and physics explanations
• Mark Rober - kid friendly engineering challenges
• Technology Connections - everyday object explanations
• Steve Mould - science explanation of random concepts
• Outdoor Boys - outdoor survival
• Woodsbound Outdoors - outdoor survival
• Fireship - shorter, technology explanations
• Internet Shaquille - food and cooking explanations
• ElectroBOOM - comedic electrical engineering
• Company Man - light analysis of failed or successful companies
• Atrioc - comedic current events, marketing explanations

The outdoor survival ones are new to me, but for some reason I'm really into them.

I'd rather they not, but:

If game companies are going to do this, then they should just sell their content to Netflix or Microsoft and cash in on that licensing revenue while not having to do any of the work.

I do not understand why companies are choosing to make their own streaming services when they are just money pits that provide minimal benefit.

But what's the other 53% 👀

No more bugs than RDR2 at this point. Characters will still do silly animations once in a while but that's pretty much unavoidable in big games, I feel.

Definitely play it. It was one of my top games of 2023 when I played it. I didn't want it to end once I'd beaten it

Hilariously, you only need to go back in time two days to when they minted the Luigi Mangioni coin and buy it right away (and sell at the peak). It ballooned something ridiculous like 37k% so that should set you up nicely

This is something I think about a lot.

Part of me would love to go back and redo high school.or college and just be a better student, learn more, and flirt with girls more (although now that you mention it the age thing would make it weird, you're right). But I end up at the same conclusion - it wouldn't be worth not meeting and marrying my wife.

It'd be so difficult to meet her again (we met on Tinder) and to make it so she's interested in dating me. And then the relationship would be so one sided because I'd know every intimate detail of her past and she'd know nothing of mine.

So, I eventually come to the conclusion that nothing I could do in the past is worth risking her.

I would say it's reasonably difficult. I haven't beaten the 100 levels yet, I've only gotten up to 50, but it may be that the developer expects you to unlock more permanent unlocks before you can fully beat the game

But there are times when a boss gives you quite the bullet storm so it may be difficult if you aren't coordinated

Similar boat. We aren't even seeing my wife's family because her mom is getting back together with her MAGA ex-husband and my wife just doesn't want to be a part of that

If you haven't already seen it, watch The Brainwashing of My Dad. It is a short documentary about this kind of experience that's worth the quick watch

Nah, I'm in the U.S. and also have minimal interest in betting. I have more interest in how people bet because it's so interesting

My boss asked me what the odds were on the Tyson v Paul fight were and this is the best way I knew how to look

Update: told my wife and she said "oh I already watched the trailer" before I could even finish describing the movie. So we're all in

Yeah, for me part of the fun of Yu-Gi-Oh was having really cool cards in your deck that was a big moment when you summoned them (I was a kid, times were simple)

But now newer decks summon and tribute like 8 monsters in a single turn, it's outrageous, and if you don't know every card by heart you'll just be stun locked trying to figure out why you got destroyed

That's why I prefer to play legacy decks if at all

https://youtu.be/u15HmEMp2Qc?si=XOrVXy0Qu8Jn9ghA (Piped)

I guess there are trucks in World of Warcraft

My wife and I have a winter tradition to watch a Christmas movie every weekend morning, so we may have to add this to the list

Although I have no idea where one even watches a Hallmark movie specifically... We usually just look in the "free" section of our smart TV or my Plex server

How is Borderlands selling so well? I got the impression it was a flop

Oh nice! I've kept the Xbox game bar running so that I can make these clips so it will be nice to ditch that bloated mess - no need for two overlays