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Forget Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077's free 2.0 patch is a staggering upgrade on its own
  • Can you acquire a gun that shoots more guns?

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    Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 3 Release Date Confirmed Alongside Full Support on Mac - IGN
  • Yesss!!

    Fantastic news. Now Whoopi Goldberg can play.

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    Why is this not checkmate?
  • en passant got me from 1000 rating -> 2800. buy my book.

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  • Dingo massage / doggy massage

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  • Agreed. It feels like a bunch of people broadcasting to the void with megaphones. Threaded forums are 100x better

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    Several months' worth of rain are forecast from Sunday through Monday in SoCal
  • I was watching Weather West on YouTube, who said coastal Southern California hadn’t seen a tropical storm landing since 1939

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    Love automation? Come join us!
  • Yes, I love Factorio

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    First heat death reported in Portland’s 100-degree weather
  • I’m from the area. Another “fun” fact I saw on KGW News this morning:

    The six hottest August overnight lows have all been in 2021-2023. Last night’s tied the 73 record for the day. The hottest low ever was during the 2021 heat dome where it only got down to 75 overnight (in June)

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    When you run out of newer TV shows and movies to watch, what are old favorites you go back to?
  • Battlestar Galactica (the reboot

    Thanks for reminding me. I need to re-watch that sometime.

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    BlueJeans, Verizon’s Google Meet competitor you’ve never heard of, is shutting down
  • Good. I remember it being shitty when I was forced to use it at a company a couple years ago

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    Why I assume “fixes” meant to prevent collapse won’t work
  • “ human civilization will achieve a steady-state economy one way or another. Either we will plan for it and execute a plan that takes us as a global society on average down to a fraction of what we consume today. Or, nature will take its course and we will collapse down to a steady-state level of consumption”

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    Posting my favorite memes
  • BTD6?

    That game is so addicting...

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    Posting my favorite memes
  • This isn't unique to video games*. It can happen with anything that you spend a ton of time on, and either burn out on or start to develop more refined taste in. I've had it happen with:

    • novels
    • board games
    • movies
    • people

    You start to see patterns, tropes, or just plain get burnt out on something. It's a sign you either need to take a break, or that your tastes have simply become refined enough that you require a higher bar to find something interesting.

    I'm in my 40s and definitely don't play games as much as I used to. But there are still times I get sucked in and have a great time. Most recent example: Cosmoteer, a spaceship building game with loads of freedom and creativity. I'm also looking forward to the Factorio DLC and the Dyson Sphere Program combat update.

    Edit: case in point that I can still get excited about games: I finally tried Shadows of Doubt and, wow, what an interesting game. It's like a Deus Ex shadowy sneak-around world with detailed voxel simulation.

    * though the enshittification phenomenon is a real thing, and why people should play more indie games

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    The profound loneliness of being collapse-aware
  • That was a moving piece. Thank you for sharing

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    The profound loneliness of being collapse-aware
  • That was a moving piece. Thank you for sharing

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    Patient Posters
  • Hopefully one of the DLCs adds land vehicles 🤞🏻

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