Google admitted at least internally that they were going to be actively political against Republicans and trump after he won in 2016. That still hasn’t changed.

Inflation was tweaked to mean any increase in prices instead of a measure of the loss in value of a currency.

Economics just redefines terms as needed for the moment. Recession is really a label that can’t really be applied until after you’re in it anyway.

Inflation has also gotten watered down to be less meaningful once it started being a problem.

Fixing the level system so you aren’t punished for using major skills regularly is a really good change to the system. Managing a spreadsheet to level efficiently was always a huge negative.

It makes sense for things to level in an open world game where someone could encounter an area at level 1 or 10. In order to provide a reasonable challenge for the player coming to that area. What oblivion did wrong is it was far too global and there weren’t sensible caps and floors on areas.

Streaming is also a great place for seeing if something really was as bad as people said it was.

Each game has their own little quirks and focuses. From what I remember sc3000 is best to start in a corner. You only get half the pollution from buildings on the edge, which is pretty big in the early game. You also get easier access to trade partners which is a good source of income later. Public transportation is also important, and very expensive, so you need to aggressively maintain a strong budget surplus to keep expanding.

There’s also some magic numbers to know as you get more familiar with the game. Airports, farms, ports, and subways all have sizes you need to keep in mind when planning.

To me the theater is now a place for collective enjoyment. The home viewing experience is good enough if I want to watch something in silence, not that I have even a modest set up. The theater is now about having that energy and cheering because it’s all that’s really left.

The crowd and reactions are one of the biggest parts of the theater experience that’s actually positive.

It probably will. Given the modest spec bump and the high even for Nintendo hostility to switch emulation, it’s probably trivial to support switch 2 as well.

Is she getting worse or are more people aware she’s always been bad?

All companies are tech companies, those that aren’t will be replaced by those that are. It’s been a common theme for a decade. I don’t really care that some venture capitalists lost their easy button to decide where to throw money for massive returns. Investing is supposed to require diligence.

It’s my second store, but it’s still a distant second to steam.

Diablo, dragon age, dynasty warriors/Hyrule warriors, monster hunter, the older lord of the rings games, vermintide 2.

4 was already incoherent and awkward. A 5th feels like an intervention is in order for anyone wanting it.

The problem is a second launcher or library is a pain in the ass for a user. I already avoid GoG unless it’s massively cheaper, and there’s the no drm benefits there. I’m not even interested in free games on epic.

Epic is the latest example that’s trying. EA gave up that fight years ago, and probably had better shot than Epic ever will.

Most the article makes no sense, but the Mac stuff is really weird. This 18 year old YouTube video is still accurate about the Mac part. https://youtu.be/2B-ekl_cEWk

An article that could have discussed some actual problems with steam, but instead focused on non-issues like epic having a garbage store.

Retreating to PC makes sense, because PC won the console war.