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Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld

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  • It’s definitely not as comfortable as something like the Steam Deck, but I played so much Switch while commuting on the train since it came out. It’s been a real joy to have. It’s also WAY smaller than any of the current-gen handhelds.

    What do you mean by “cart games being downloaded in full to the system?”

    • Hades II - Sign Up for the HADES II Technical Test - Steam News

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  • I might be in the minority, but I generally prefer to wait and avoid early access, beta, etc. Whenever I participate, I get burned out before the final game releases, so I don’t get to enjoy the complete artistic vision.

    • High risk of animal-to-human diseases developing in some China fur farms, animal protection group says

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  • People don't want to admit it, but going vegan/vegetarian is a HUGE way to avoid zoonotic diseases in the future. Anywhere that groups of humans and groups of animals closely co-mingle is a risk factor.

    • James Webb telescope confirms there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe

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  • It makes sense — we just don’t understand it yet 😀

    • Open world games, need recommendations

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  • I played all of Horizon Zero Dawn on a Steam Deck, so it might work for you. You can get it for like $10 on key resell websites

    • Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game

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  • That only works if you’re using something Linux + Jellyfin, though. Any set top box like a Fire Stick or Chromecast will sell your data too.

    • Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game

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  • There was a really interesting interview on The Verge with the CEO of Telly. Basically, TVs are so cheap now because they make all of their profit selling your data. His pitch is "why pay for a TV and then also have your data mined. They should at least give you the TV for free."

    It's frustrating because even if we buy a "premium" devices like an LG C3 or one of the nice Samsung TVs, they're still going to spy on us. (PiHole FTW).

    • NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law

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  • We’re cursed in NYC to always have crackpot mayors

    • Nearly 30 Percent Of The Top 100 Steam Deck Games Aren’t Verified

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  • I did not own a PC for a while. I played BG3 exclusively with my Steam Deck hooked up to a monitor and M+KB. It was honestly great.

    • Consumer first; Citizen second

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  • I can agree with this. Or pirating old games that aren't available through GOG, Steam, etc. Like if I want to play Battletoads, I don't have many options…

    • Consumer first; Citizen second

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  • I feel like the "pirate everything" mindset focuses on shitty corporations but ignores that paying for media also helps the creators pay their rent.

    • Japan hit a record low for the eighth consecutive year in 2023

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  • The fact that our economic system requires never-ending growth to remain solvent is so crazy to me. And somehow many of the serious economists don't see an issue with this.

    • Regulators sue to block merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons

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  • You love to see it. If I could wave my magic wand, I would say, "No mergers for 10 years. This shit is getting out of hand."

    • Hoping to chip away at Biden’s Black vote, conservative group to test menthol cigarette message in South Carolina primary

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  • Back in 2009, we banned all flavored cigarettes, but there was a specific exception for menthol.

    Source, no paywall

    • China’s Population Shrink Doesn't Assure a ‘Bigger Pie for Fewer People’

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  • Even better: let’s create an economic system that doesn’t require endless population growth

    • Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict, UN says

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  • Obviously not trying to downplay this HUGE humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but why does media/politics always frame these things like adult men aren’t victims also?

    • With Nintendo Switch Online having emulators like gba and 64 etc. Would you play those versions or would you continue to emulate those games on another device?

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  • I'm in a similar boat. Before I had my Steam Deck, I played retro Nintendo games on the Switch. However now I prefer to move between my Steam Deck, PSPi6, and Anbernic handhelds (depending on what I want to emulate). It's annoying that you can't get the save files off the Switch, though. I have some games that I got pretty far into, and I would like to move those over.

    • Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air

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  • Hopefully it’s not a deeper issue with the plane design, but Boeing really can’t catch a break with this model.

    • Live updates: Shooting at Perry High School in Iowa

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  • Nowhere to be found on the New York Times homepage, but they have plenty of space to discuss the inane Claudine Gay happenings.

    • TC on open source evangelists

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  • Clearly they do care though. Look at all of the earnest replies to his posts! If folks didn't care, they would say as much.