A rubber ducky is cheaper and not made by stealing other’s work. Also cuter.

Usenet.

I imagine it’ll be pretty ballpark after they bargain it down. You start higher than you need to in these negotiations.

And nothing of value was lost.

God I hate “screen time” discourse. Not all activity that happens on a screen is of equivalent value.

Santa has world class ICE at the North Pole. And cooling is very cheap there, so he gets a lot of extra performance out of his hardware.

Fun game, bought it years ago and really enjoyed it.

I hear Mint is great if you want something simpler.

Parasocial relationships and extremely niche content. Many girls will do specific roleplays. You want a girl to fart on a cake while calling you James Baxter? Someone will. Hell, someone probably specializes in it.

Have you heard Anamanaguchi?

I think it’s a form of clout seeking behavior. When a community is against something, extreme stands against that thing garner approval from within the community. This creates a reinforcement cycle so people keep doing it, doubling down in the sentiment. Simply defederating doesn’t elicit approval the same way talking about it does.

Thinking about doing this for my parents is giving me an anxiety attack, thanks OP.

Proton has done wonders I hear. Wonder how bad it’ll be dealing with my 3080.

There’s nothing untoward about pooping but I don’t want people to watch me do it.

That’s not what DRM is and pirating has always involved extra steps.

With all the historical windows bloat that’s not surprising lol

How did I not know about this? Thank you!

Wow, that last bit was a one sentence cyberpunk story.

China is a state capitalist regime lol.

Corporate consumer brands are crap now. If you want quality you have to buy from craftsman with janky websites they built in 1995 or sometimes on Etsy. There are still tailors and leather workers and so on doing their thing, but you won’t find them on Amazon.