I used to work as an intern in a PC repair shop and we had a guy come in saying his new self build computer doesn’t work. Turns out he cut a huge part off the mainboard so it fits into the case.

It’s the same with any device, smart or dumb, if you don’t do your research, they will sell you shit products. This is how these false narratives spread that smart homes are unreliable and stop working when the internet is gone. It’s only the shitty ones that do.

On iOS I have no problem paying 20 euros once or 10 per year for an app I like. Sometimes more if it’s really useful and/or the desktop app is included. Monthly is a harder sell though.

I payed 7 euros for Collections Database and goddamn I wish it had cost more or the developer would add a tip jar.

The EU is not a big enough market to justify a whole new, free iOS browser with a different engine that doesn’t work elsewhere. Which is why this EU policy was effectively useless.

CORS has always been a problem. I keep having to remind the backend team to send proper headers. They say it works in curl so why not in the browser. It’s not very intuitive.

I strongly recommend V-Racer Hoverbike

That way you teach them that

• you are somehow a magician
• they can ask for any stupid thing and you will do it right away for them because what else should you be doing
• it doesn’t matter if this feature even fits into your plans because all you want to do is grant every wish
• a new feature is written and will appear instantly at the users computer. Who cares about testing or of this breaks other features as long as this guy is happy

They are beginner devs, so they should learn to understand how things work.

More people still watch it for the trailers than they do for the ceremony itself. I think trailers are fine, but if they want to be the “Oscars of gaming”, they should just do it like the Oscars themselves and keep all new trailers relegated to simple ad buys that play during a commercial break between segments.

The trailers are the only reason the show exists. It is not about celebrating games or anything, it’s about making as much cash as possible.

„I thought you were here to visit family? HANG HIM!“

“Why did you reset your iPad? Were you hiding secret Antifa plans in it? Off to Guantanamo Bay!”

If I travel to the US next time to visit family, I’m thinking of getting a burner phone and also leave my iPad at home. It will be a boring flight but I don’t feel safe otherwise. Shit country.

As for comparisons to gasoline, I’d be leaving the tank empty so that’s not a concern for me.

You would carry around a whole combustion engine just to leave it empty?? Wtf that’s even more waistful and inefficient. Get an older EV with a small battery if you’re so allergic to it.

Battery fires are not catastrophic, it just takes a different approach to deal with it and we already know how.

For fucks sake Garry!

OK if you say so.

Here are some suggestions for your next password https://www.comparitech.com/news/minecraft-qwerty-and-india123-among-2025s-most-common-passwords-report/

With this logic you could say the chance to hit the lottery jackpot is the same as if the numbers are just 3 digits long. It’s not trying all the possible combinations all at once.

The chance to get lucky and pick a long, random password is still ridiculously small. The chance to pick admin123 is ridiculously large. You see the difference?

3D level design where you can get stuck on elements when you just want to move past them. Especially frustrating in racing games or sections where you have to move fast. Controls are just not precise enough to deal with this under stress.

Visible polygons and interactable polygons are not the same thing. Play Banjo Kazooie and Yookah Laylee (including the remake) to see the difference. The latter has you constantly bump into things because the environment is not smoothed out.

On the other hand some studios take it to the other extreme and make you walk almost on rails, childproofing every corner. A good middle ground is needed.

Congratulations! I’m happy when I finish two games in a year.

I guess you weren’t looking then https://www.metacritic.com/game/silent-hill-f/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5

(I personally don’t care for this game)

Valve will have a good enough overview on the situation and if they think it will hurt sales they can simply make a statement. They can handle it.

It’s interesting to discuss about the price but being upset about „idiots“ who have wrong ideas and playing hero for a multi billion dollar corporation is something I’m confused about.