Trainguyrom @ Trainguyrom @reddthat.com

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2. My area had upgraded to DTMF exchanges too soon for me to use a rotary phone, and my parents were to cheap to own an encyclopedia when you could just go to the library to read one, although we did have a few of those encyclopedias on CDs over the years

I literally just wrote a check today to pay for a vehicle inspection. And a couple recently to pay some contractors for some house repairs

That's just so typical that the AAR is refusing to take any action to correct something except when absolutely forced to

Good catch! Something something mobile formatting

But it only offers that at I think 20 V, which my phone can’t take

This is actually a big part of many of the high speed charging standards that phones use, is it will actually charge at a higher voltage to lower the amperage. I don't know off the top of my head if USB-PD does this on phones but I know the old Qualcomm Quick Charge standard did it a lot. I think it went as high as 24V if I remember correctly

Then of course for a while lots of phones supported competing standards of quick charging and nobody allowed anyone else to use the same branding so identifying compatible chargers for your phone's specific type of quick charge was a royal pain in the butt

I'm looking forwards to when my in-laws upgrade their phones and no longer get to use their "superior" lightning ports

I've got a chinesium rechargable battery/tire inflator which only charges when plugged into some chargers because it clearly doesn't support USB-PD

Wireless charging is nice for when you're using your phone infrequently, such as at your desk while you're working on something else. It sits there charging, you grab it to respond to a message then set it back down. No tail to worry about, it's not getting tangled on other wires when you dare to move your phone, etc.

It's really a feature I never cared about until I got a wireless charger as a gift

Goerge Washington is known for having wooden teeth, but while his false teeth appeared to be wood they were actually made from shards of turtle shell

The Pokescape rom hack is pretty cool. It's a heavy modification of Pokemon Red but with music, maps, Pokemon and characters all based on RuneScape

Naaah it's more fast typing and not correcting. The only abbreviation I see is shorting "have" to "hv" which honestly could also be a typo

Project Rene was literally the biggest news in the Sims space a couple of years ago, it's not hard to find info about it.

But you know what is hard to find? Anything supporting the wild story you spun to dunk on people who are trying to be decent to their fellow human

That's what I was trying to say is they have everything they need mechanics-wise built into these game development environments. The difference between AAA and indie is more on the scope of how much artwork, sound design, writing, voice acting, Foley work, etc. goes into the game

A solo independent developer can pretty easily recreate the mechanics of GTA V in Unreal for example, but they can't realistically recreate a selectively compressed representation of the entire LA and San Bernardino counties plus a 14 hour (or however long it is) single player campaign

To be fair, an indie dev just tossing stuff together on the weekends and evenings has everything needed in these accessible game engines to build a AAA title of 15+ years ago.

Do you have a source for any of that rage bait so we can laugh at it?

I think the saddest part was observing a clear wind down of Sims 4 then last second "lol JK we're not releasing another sims game" and the entire player base seemed to release a collective sigh that some of the structural problems that have plagued TS4 are here to stay

When reducing unhealthy food in your diet, having less-bad alternatives to the unhealthy thing you're craving can be a big help as your metabolism adjusts to the new diet.

For a personal example I've been greatly reducing sugar in my diet and sometimes I just crave something sweet. I've found ice cream to be the least sugary option, and I consume less sugar by having a bowl of ice cream than I would by having a few chocolates. My wife has a significant soda drinking habit and when she really craves a soda she's been turning to the Poppi and Olipop sodas as less-bad alternatives

This is actually a project on my to-do list for my kids. Sucks that each seat can't share a framebuffer (otherwise multiple GPUs would be entirely optional) but to get 2 decent gaming experiences out of a cheap used PC plus an extra GPU is pretty sweet

GOD FORBID MEN HAVE HOBBIES

Before I had kids I would've been right there with you, but I am in a completely different mindspace anytime I'm caring for my kids than when I'm not.

When I'm in "dad mode" there's a significant portion of my attention that's constantly running through "Are the kids getting into trouble? When did I last see them? When were they last fed/watered/potty breaks? Are we about to pass something that they'll see and decide they need to go to and therefore cost more time/money than I've budgeted for this trip and should I be taking a different route to avoid it? When did I last observe the kids alive, has it been more than 60 seconds I need to check on them again..." And the only way to break out of dad mode is if somebody else has taken over active care/monitoring of the kids or if the kids are both asleep in their beds. It's a biological state that I seriously did not know was possible, and I simply can't turn it off.

So when I say I can't forget my kids in the car, this is what I mean, I'm so actively aware of my kids location and status at all times that I'm the primary caretaker that they can't even try to wander off in a park or store without my noticing

The sun never sets on the British empire!