Plus, Google can normally install apps on your phone without any permission or notification.

• Cyborgs every time a Windows update comes out

That name may be taken, depending on how you look at it! Game developer Tim Cain wrote an OS abstraction library called GNW (GNW’s not Windows). That allowed games like Fallout to be built for DOS, Windows, and Mac without major changes. I highly recommend his Youtube channel!

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Uhhh, magnets, I assume. I’ve gone through the physics courses, scrapped through intro to electrical engineering, and I still don’t get magnets. So we’ll just go with those.

I just woke up with my phone on this. My assumption is that remembering that optimal packing thing just caused me to pass out, presumably to protect myself.

It’s been reported that a lot of cuts to Xbox studios were due to losses in MS’s AI business.

I had always viewed Xbox game studios and game pass as a platform dominance thing. Like, keeping players on Windows/Xbox products and keeping a large amount of the games industry under their control.

In general, just trying to keep players on the Windows ecosystem.

Scooters definitely need more regulations. My experience as someone walking in a city with them hasn’t been very positive.

They’ve been frequently tossed on the ground after their use. It’s a rental, and people don’t care what happens to it because it’s not their problem.

They frequently block curb ramps for wheelchairs. Sometimes it’s even the company putting them there (all lined up nicely, just to block the way). Sometimes it’s just people tossing a scooter there after use.

My partner uses a wheelchair so scooters have been a pain in the ass for them.

Safety wise there are problems. The scooter app will tell you to wear a helmet and never ride on the sidewalk (to cover their asses) but no one wears a helmet on them.

A scooter rider hit my partner, then a stationary car once. At another time a scooter hit me and knocked me over (they were speeding down the sidewalk late at night).

But “stupid drivers” also applies to bikes, and cars. And the potential for harm with an F-150 is a lot greater than a scooter

The deafening “USB device connected” sound from the house bothered my neighbors.

Then I learned my house had mouse aiming when I tripped over the mouse, ripping it from its foundation and spinning it wildly.

Unfortunately, the house did not save prior to its excursion. The insurance company is really mad.

May not be it, but the shape reminds me of rat poop… It’s not clear enough for me to say for sure.

Well, they have a security advantage. I know Google moved over to requiring a USB MFA key for their employees a few years ago, and saw a reduction in successful phishing attacks.

I would imagine one of these fobs is cheaper than a USB key. It also can work without being plugged into a computer, which is good.

Authenticator apps are nice and all, but are not going to provide as much security as one of these. Apps live on people’s phones, and especially if it’s a personal phone, you may not want to trust its security. If it’s stolen or hacked, your multi-factor authentication just got less secure.

If you don’t want personal devices in a building as well, these are useful.

Lots of reasons these are still totally good today!

Ew. I hate that. I see they offer an option in settings to permanently switch out of S mode, but that seems like it’s a crappy excuse. I’m guessing most users are never going to go there, and will stay in S mode, using only Microsoft’s awful products. That’s their intention, at least.

Grab the door handle too hard and it’s totaled. I’d say my car has maybe 250 health points. That’s even counting the rust and the broken plastic clips!

It’s survived being sideswiped - 150 damage, healed by using aftermarket panels and spray paint. Permanent -5 beauty debuff though.

It does have a curse (weakness to head gasket failure) though. But that hasn’t killed it yet!

Homo Sapi3n: Sape Harder

I mean, maybe you’re in need of a second fridge or something!

I mean, NYC is known for being attacked by crazy monsters, I’ve seen the movies. It’s only a matter of time before an enormous pickle lays seige to Manhattan, and let’s face it - Mamdani doesn’t have what it takes to face that down.

Vote Sliwa for Pickle Security!

That’s what powers the high speed trains.

Now, for the rest of us? Going to the ER is a privilege for those that work hard, so if you’re overheating in that Amazon warehouse, there’s plenty of piss bottles around. Go drink your water from your privatized lead pipes.

The electric buses are pretty nice. Columbus, Ohio, USA has some from New Flyer, and they’re a lot quieter than the deafening natural gas buses. The US has virtually no competition for bus makers though, so I’d be interested to experience some of the European or Chinese ones. Never going to happen here though…

I had a lecture for an aerospace class a few years back. What the professor said is “what is a perfect gas?” - what the caption software produced is “what is a prefect ass?”

Captioning is hard, man…