As veils drop we should expect to see a whole lot more mental gymnastics by those who have been sitting in the back for a loooong time

That’s just a by-product of how Steam works. Playtime is counted as long as the Play button says “Stop”.

For games without DRM (e.g. KSP), you can launch it from the Steam install folder without Steam running. Everything works perfectly but your playtime won’t be counted for the same reason.

Mom looks in the mood

Dad pulls out the beans

“Ooooh” she says, eyeing the can

Dad opens the beans and caresses their surfaces

Mom starts to move slowly back and forth

She looks him straight in the eye, regaining composure.

“Beanboozle me.”

Should not have been there in the first place. Still, happy it has been removed. Let’s hope other publishers follow suit.

I wish AI would start with a list of its many shortcomings and social faux-pas

Absolute idiocy.

If it were me, I’d first be looking at used Thinkpads (with the caveat to make sure the specific Thinkpad has hardware which is generally supported). I’d also look into Linux-friendly manufacturers, like frame.work or System76.

Bro, I’m sure that NFT will gain value over time

One of us

We have been shifting right for decades now. When we’re up against actual fascism and extremely moderate, right-leaning folks are regularly labeled as radical leftists, I would have hoped that someone at least resembling a journalist would have a spine.