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China announces rules to reduce spending on video games
  • When I saw the title, I was concerned.
    Upon reading the article, I was really happy to see this.
    Now that I actually think about it though, I DO play a gacha game and it would simply be impossible to exist if not for the gacha business style it utilizes. I’m very happy that so many people sink real money into it, as I simply am unable to do so myself.

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    Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC
  • I looked at a few Lenovo and MS laptops to see what they are charging to jumps from 8 to 16 GB.
    They are very close to what Apple charges.
    So, they are ALL ripping us off!

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    Pfizer Spikes Paxlovid Prices to 100 Times Cost of Production
  • I personally liked the working of “spikes” into the headline.
    I also personally don’t like the price jump.
    I’d love to know what their R&D cost that went into it was though.

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    Kids Shouldn’t Have to Pay for School Lunches
  • Super pumped to live in a state that decided to bring back free lunches (and breakfast) for all gradeschool kids.
    The quality could be better, but you have to start somewhere!

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    PSA: Reddit is Forcing Users to Accept Personalized Ads
  • Reddit was unique - at least in my experience - in that it expanded my horizons and allowed me to grow in many ways.
    Before Reddit I just searched out sites / forums about my interests.
    Reddit allowed me to organically gain new interests through daily interactions.

    I’ve left it since they killed Apollo but I will admit that there were various good communities that I do miss!

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    Resident Evil 4 Mobile Will Cost $60
  • Yeah, the confusion by everyone around this pricing is really counterintuitive.
    The product is exactly the same as its console / PC counterpart.
    How well it runs on Apple products remains to be seen.
    I for sure would not opt for it since I have a high end gaming PC.
    Also, especially considering how Apple pulls products from their stores w/o refund…

    I do hope that this sells somewhat well and opens the door for more developers to release their games on iOS / Mac.
    I still think that Apple could build a proper gaming rig / console, but are in the chicken / egg situation still.

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    Elon Musk demanded a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 while wielding a 200 year old gun: "I was armed but not dangerous"
  • Words have meanings and their acceptance by society changes over time.
    I’m middle of the road on the topic.
    To me though, “dick” and “cunt” are perfectly effective words that I employ as needed.

    Also, relevant link…

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disability-related_terms_with_negative_connotations

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    So today a squirrel asked for help
  • Reading this makes me recall when I weaned a baby squirrel back to health in my younger years. When the day came for us to part ways, he kept looking back at me for an assurance and finally ended up climbing a tree.
    In just a short week (or so) he had almost been completely tamed.

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    Nvidia will stop price gouging you for their cards and features when you stop buying them.
  • I jumped to team red this build.
    I have been very happy with my 7900XTX.
    4K max settings / FPS on every game I’ve thrown at it.
    I don’t play the latest games, so I guess I could hit a wall if I play the recent AAA releases, but many times they simply don’t interest me.

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    The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes: The most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.
  • I’ve found when I watch low rated movies that they are typically worthy of their low rating.
    Sometimes I do find that high rated games / movies aren’t as great for me (BOTW is one example) as the majority sees them.
    One example is the zombie genre.
    I watch a ton of them and I have yet to come across one where the aggregate review score is much different than what I felt about the film / show.
    For sure I disagree with the hatred / burn out that people had with TWD as I iked it to the end.

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    Not counting games that were unfun because of bugs, what’s the most unfun video game that you’ve played and what made it unfun?
  • Thank you for sharing… but this doesn’t inspire confidence.
    Better? Maybe. Good? Not really.
    I’m sure I’ll eventually make my way to it, but I’m in no hurry to play it.
    Maybe when the Switch 2 comes out?!

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    What to know about COVID as hospitalizations go up and some places bring back masks
  • I slipped into the darkest time of my life.
    I had really disturbing thoughts that I’d rather not even type out.
    Mine took 3+ weeks to come back, and coffee happened to come back “wrong” which lasted some extra weeks before resolving.
    Like you, I’d be dealt a huge life blow if my taste were permanently gone / impacted.

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    Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
  • Seriously… I’ve never once strayed from Firefox since its release.
    I’m forced to use chrome for work and it is crap.

    I guess that using safari on iOS devices is one exception, and it isn’t too bad.

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    What to know about COVID as hospitalizations go up and some places bring back masks
  • I wish they could just drop the new vaccine this weekend. Hell, I’ll play guinea pig!
    I had full anosmia in the past and have no desire to give this disease any advantages to making it permanent if / when next I get it.

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