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Wow, I totally missed the part where Microsoft had a gun to your head. Obviously sales go down when people don’t have to buy the game to play it.

Why does Arkane suck so much now?

I’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas!

Please never pursue politics or sociology as a career.

Awesome. I used to live in Sauble Beach (in an old family cottage on Second Ave that’s been bulldozed to make room for a mega-cottage) and the indigenous communities there have been shut down at every opportunity.

This is a huge move symbolically and I hope that they get the land and extra money on top for the trouble.

Well, it could be that their electrical design or engineering teams have a bigger budget for prototyping and R&D. It’s not just the battery that affects the charging function.

Tory Whiteman

Yeah, there are so many Japanese shows out there that only have subs because people liked them so much that they wanted to share them. It’s basically the reason that anime and manga even became relevant in the west.

Just stop a lot if you want to meet people. Make small talk, be open about your travels, ask locals where the cool spots are. Since it’s summer, you could make a point to check out some public trails, lakes, and national or provincial parks. You’ll definitely find people there.

For accommodations, unfortunately summer tourism is big business in “cottage country” and the cheap spots, even for a few days, were likely booked months ago. You may be able to park overnight at a campground for a decent price, though. But I suggest you still keep looking at B&Bs and motels just in case something pops up last minute.

Here’s a tip I heard from a person living in their car: if you can’t find a place to stay, try looking for a large parking lot (like a Walmart or something) with a big transport truck parked at the front somewhere; that often means it’s okay/low-risk to park overnight.

Is this because they can’t do the dishes between Friday night and Saturday night? Feels like a bit of a self-own. Haven’t people been Orthodox for thousands of years?

Anecdotally, I only visit PH on my phone and I use incognito mode sometimes, which I’m just guessing would count as a unique visit. Probably a lot of people are doing the same thing, and globally more people run Android than iOS.

Can you articulate why it’s fine “until it becomes a big enough issue”?

When does it become a big enough issue? Why is it okay for companies and web administrators to lose out on an unquantified portion of the revenue that you say that they are owed in exchange for their services?

Ooooh, an amicus brief! Nothing says “end fascism” like 15 pages of paper.

Even if they gave it away for free, they probably wouldn’t hit that. Absolutely going to be used to justify layoffs.

Don’t you think it’s hypocritical to say that you think people should freely give their data to companies so that they can finance their websites while also saying that me avoiding tracking and ads is a good thing?

If you want to be consistent, you can’t also support bypassing the method by which you’re contending that the internet sustains itself.

When is the last time ads on a website were completely random and not at least relevant to you?

Earlier today, because I block cookies, ads, tracking, etc.

I should have specified non commercial sites.

So you know you’re cherry-picking to justify your weirdo pro-corporate opinion, then.

Every time I look at Tuvix, I see Alien RuPaul.

Yeah, I thought I didn’t have it, either. Then my therapist did a quick informal questionnaire and I scored so high that I couldn’t really deny that I should get tested. Just food for thought.

Maybe he would play co-op games with you? Unfortunately, this is sort of a problem that you can’t really help with (not concretely). If he’s not willing to pause the game and hang out with you, you won’t be able to change that; he needs to want to change and right now it seems he doesn’t want that or is otherwise overwhelmed by or resigned to whatever’s going on.

As someone who also struggles with video game binges that often last 8-24 hours, has he ever considered he might have ADHD? I have it (inattentive type) and depression and what little you’ve mentioned reminds me of myself.

Even if he doesn’t have ADHD and is just avoiding dealing with other issues, looking into some strategies for staying present and managing unpleasant thoughts from an ADHD perspective might help if his main way to cope is distraction. I would also encourage him to see a therapist if he can afford it, but that’s a huge step for some and it might take a bit to get comfy with the idea.

I’m not really surprised. A phone can often be cheaper, can do a lot of the same tasks (and some a PC can’t do without special hardware), and generally has a better warranty program and tons of upgrade promotions. A lot of younger people have never needed to use a PC because they had tablets or phones.

I also think the concept of having to pay for an OS license is kinda stale for MS in particular because they’re money grubbers in so many other ways. Just give out the OS for free to non-enterprise users and call it a day; it’s not like they’re using the revenue to provide desktop support or add customer value.

I got the game for free in 2015 as part of a choose-your-own-bundle promo for the AMD R9 270X. Haven’t paid a cent for it and I still sorta feel ripped off.

I spent about 6 hours at Bridgehead Coffee last month when my apartment needed some maintenance work done.

It’s not quiet but it’s not loud either, no music, and I ended up reading an entire book while I was there. I also like their coffee and tea. (This was the location in Vanier, haven’t been to the others.)