In 2002? What other major online network was popular at the time? I remember failed attempts in the PC space (TEN comes to mind), PS2 was free to play online, as was Battle.net. Sega and Nintendo didn’t have any major presence here, either.
It’s entirely fair and accurate to say Microsoft popularized online gaming subscription services. It just wasn’t a big thing before XBox Live came along.
I bought an Anbernic RG353M, installed ArkOS and I love it. It works great and is just small enough to fit in a pocket if you want to take it on the go.
People, by default, assume because he made stuff people liked that he was a sane, rational person. No matter how much talent or money someone has they’re still as prone to having batshit insane takes as anyone else you may encounter.
Here I used the Cera Kote headlight restoration kit (about $15 from Wal-Mart) and i was really surprised at how much of a difference it made on my OEM headlights. All factory from 2002, so I didn’t expect them to turn out that great, but it’s amazing what a little smoothing and sanding can do for old headlights. I wish I had...
if youre unfamiliar, its an accessibility app made by google, for controlling your phone with your voice. this is different to the “OK google” thing....
I’ve had a lukewarm experience with Google’s voice recognition. Between my phone and a few Nest Mini devices, it’s not uncommon for the device I’m speaking into to misunderstand or outright not pick up on my Hey Google cue. And when I do so I have to speak very clearly almost to the point of it being unnatural.
I hate to say it but I’ve used others’ Amazon/Apple devices and it’s not nearly as difficult.
For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.
This way it is easier to get customers into subscribed services
It’s also just flat out cheaper to remove physical buttons. Remove a handful of buttons and you might save a few dollars per vehicle once you add up the cost of each switch, connector, and associated wiring. That’s huge when you’re producing tens of even hundreds of thousands of vehicles.
They tried getting away with this crap to save a few bucks without passing on the savings but you’re seeing some pushback. VW, for instance, has stated they’ll be migrating some functions back to physical buttons soon.
Guess the Episode [Hard] (sh.itjust.works)
1 point for the episode/main plot. 1 point for the joke/scene....
halal movie night (lemmy.world)
Cats Vs Dog (lemm.ee)
Sovereign citizen is rather nonchalant about having his vehicle repossessed. (lemmy.world)
What's your favorite piece of bullshit advice?
If you swallow appleseed(s)...
Construction worker at the Hoover Dam, USA, 1931
It's wild that they get away with charging for it (startrek.website)
Melting Snowflakes! (lemmy.world)
Centrist take: If you can’t get a decent sear on a gas stove you need to learn how to cook.
Think, man, think! (lemmy.world)
The Crab Juice Loosener (lemmy.world)
At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your knickers!? (sh.itjust.works)
I know you love video games, and I asked the clerk which is the one every boy wants. (lemmy.world)
Get off your cloud and save my Todd! (lemmy.world)
Oil draining over the hot exhaust? Sounds good guys, let's sign it off and start production! (files.catbox.moe)
Seriously, couldn’t they just extend the tube a bit so it overhangs the exhaust pipe???
Mutoid Man - Call of the Void [hard rock/punk] [2023] (www.youtube.com)
Another jam (youtube.com)
Breaking: Joe Burrow just went down grabbing the calf he has in a sleeve. Hobbled his way down to the field (twitter.com)
More info from later tweets: the cart had to come pick him up, it’s a calf strain and they don’t have a timeline for recovery yet.
Retroid Pocket 2S now live. What's your preferred handheld for retro gaming? (www.goretroid.com)
You probably don’t need a masters degree to debunk this one. (lemmy.world)
Untitled by Zdzislaw Beksinski (lemmy.world)
Get yourself a headlight restoration kit, it’s worth it! (lemmy.world)
Here I used the Cera Kote headlight restoration kit (about $15 from Wal-Mart) and i was really surprised at how much of a difference it made on my OEM headlights. All factory from 2002, so I didn’t expect them to turn out that great, but it’s amazing what a little smoothing and sanding can do for old headlights. I wish I had...
[Pelissero] A source described it as a non-contact knee injury for C.J. Gardner-Johnson, one of the big free-agent additions for Detroit. (i.imgur.com)
OC Is Voice Access really this bad, or is my phone haunted?
if youre unfamiliar, its an accessibility app made by google, for controlling your phone with your voice. this is different to the “OK google” thing....
People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars (www.theverge.com)
For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.