My wife got me one for Christmas. I like it. My hands are big so the standard joycons feel too small. My only issue is the d-pad isn’t in the best spot. But all in all it’s a comfy grip.
I’ve been running a dnd campaign for my wife’s cousins for the past year. I took a few months due to work getting hectic. But now that things have slowed down I’m excited to get back to GMing again. We have our session zero this Friday. The players ages range from mid teens to mid 20s. And I’m trying to prevent the party from becoming a mob of murder hobos again.
Whenever I browse Beehaw I get this weird pop up of image of a keyboard on my phone. Anyone know what this is? Or why it keeps happening? Using safari on iOS.
It seems to occur randomly when I select next page on Beehah. Also yes it does still happen if I log out of my Beehah login. Just now it popped up with an image of George Santos.
Example: It might sound like an unpopular opinion, but movies make me uncomfortable. The Incredibles is a film everyone loves that I don’t despite the massive success and praise....
Same here. Sometimes in anime the fan service becomes horribly gross. Especially if the characters are portrayed to be under age. I’m a big One Piece fan, and my wife started to watch it. But every few episodes she turns to me and I’m like yeah the target demo is 14 year old boys.
I attended a Catholic high school. One of the rules was that if you did not serve detention within a week of it assigned you could face suspension. During my school’s weekly mass a friend next to me cracked a joke. And I burst out quietly laughing. The assistant principal, sitting in the pew behind me, scolded me then gave me 7 hours detention. This was a on a day before a long weekend so it was physically impossible for me to serve all 7 hours within a week. My parents were called in and the school informed them I was facing suspension. My dad ask what I did to warrant to 7 hours detention leading to the suspension. The assistant principal said well he laughed during mass. My dad looked at me then looked at the assistant principal. He sigh and said “that’s fucking stupid”. My dad then turned around and walked out of the office. Days later at school the assistant principal said they were going to show me leniency. Removing the suspension charges.
My wife likes to watch Disney +. Thus anything that comes out on Hulu / Disney + / ESPN bundle we will watch through traditional means. If I can purchase a show or movie legally and retain ownership I will watch through traditional means. On the flip side anything that was once on Hulu/ Netflix but is not anymore we are gonna pirate. Anything that airs on a streaming service that forces you watch within an app with ads we are gonna pirate. Anything that airs on Netflix after its password sharing crackdown we are gonna pirate. Any show that airs on streaming service that did not before but now has ads (I am calling you out Amazon) we are gonna pirate.
Call me skeptical, but for the price of 1 Apple Vision Pro my work could buy 2 high powered labtop. I just have a hard time seeing full scale business adoption of these head sets. Computers have changed a lot in 40 years but modern work stations still retain same old keyboard plus screen hardware.
Man what a perfect example of how not to run a campaign. $150 million spent and a 30 point margin loss to the lead. What do you expect from the team who had the idiotic idea to do an audio only announcement on Twitter. Man what was going on in that meeting. “Heya meatball Ron, you know Twitter, the social media site that ranks 4, the company that shaved off half its market cap in the past year, where a majority of workers were fired or quit, where the owner had his brother take out server back ups to a rented van, the place that could face lawsuits from regulatory bodies, and, whose owner uses a fat roll build in Elden ring cuz he equips 2 shields in his left hand slots, and whose company currently has a non-existent legal department? Yeah we want to partner with them.”
Nintendo accosting influencers who stream games is in this legal grey are. The people Vice gaming spoke about how their legal department cautioned streaming games. They said at the time there is no case law that covers this issue. And it is not known how the courts would rule.
I also bounced off Control. Really wanted to like it. 3D metrovania in a SCP inspired setting ,how cool is that. The game is a technical marvel. How Remedy got that game to run on base PS4; I will never know. However the gunplay just feels off. I don’t like how the gun recharges instead of an ammo reload system. I feel like I’m too squishy. The weapon mods feel materially pointless. Don’t get me the wrong the setting so super unique. Most of my time playing was spent glossing over all the lore bits. “Threshold Kids” is horrifically fascinating. As if it came straight from creepy pasta. I wonder if I would enjoy Control way more if it was a limited series on Apple TV.
A Senate bill that would require Canadians to verify their age online before accessing porn is moving through the House of Commons without the support of the Liberal government.
Good. Those poor families deserve justice. Alex did this to himself. When the families first pleaded with he could have stopped. He could have ended it there. Post an apology video. Say you were wrong. His viewership wouldn’t noticed. His whole stick constantly shifts the conspiracy to mold whatever story he needs. But no he doubled down. Even during the trial he 100% refused to go along with discovery. He stalled, stymied the courts. Finally the courts got tired and the judge granted him guilty verdict via summary judgment.
Well yeah of course licensing makes business sense. We are hitting peark market saturation with streamers. Too many services to carve out a sustainable model. Most consumers are already petty entrenched in the streaming services they already pay for. If most of what you watch is on Netflix why would you switch to Peacock to watch only a 1 or 2 shows. During the pandemic the Office on Netflix became one of the most watched shows. When the Office originally aired on broadcast it was only a sleeper hit ratings wise. However many NBC executives saw the high watch numbers and thought they could force the viewership to their owned Peacock. Licensing deal with Netflix ended and NBC aired the office exclusively on Peacock. Peacock even had the extended cut versions of episodes. Most Peacock ads showed “hey we got the Office!” Yet the consumers did not flock over. Most Netflix subscribers saw the office moved and then found something else to watch on Netflix.
Is the Nitro Deck worth it for the Switch?
I love my switch OLED and I choose it over the steam deck and Rog Ally....
how's your week going, Beehaw
busy as usual, currently reading Alt-America (David Neiwert)
What is this weird pop up image of a keyboard on my screen? (beehaw.org)
Whenever I browse Beehaw I get this weird pop up of image of a keyboard on my phone. Anyone know what this is? Or why it keeps happening? Using safari on iOS.
Which movies and shows make you uncomfortable?
Example: It might sound like an unpopular opinion, but movies make me uncomfortable. The Incredibles is a film everyone loves that I don’t despite the massive success and praise....
Steam Deck is the ❝Biggest Threat❞ to Xbox [Fan The Deck] (youtu.be)
Steam Deck is the biggest threat to Xbox and maybe the other way around too. Let’s explore Microsoft and Valve’s weird relationship
What is the stupidest school rule you've ever had to deal with?
Parent, student, or staff, what's the dumbest damn regulation you've personally come across at an educational institution?
What things do you refuse to pirate?
Which seas do you avoid?
The problem with standalone VR and "spatial computing" (www.spacebar.news)
Ron DeSantis drops out of presidential race and backs Trump (www.bbc.com)
'You won’t find our games on a subscription service' says the founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian, after Ubisoft forecasts a future of players 'not owning' games (www.pcgamer.com)
"Subscription models will always end up being cost/benefit analysis exercises intended to maximise profit."
What difficult games/game challenges did you give up on?
Be it a game that’s difficult in its entirety, or a particular challenge in a game that you just couldn’t complete....
Senate bill would require age verification for Canadians accessing porn sites (www.ctvnews.ca)
A Senate bill that would require Canadians to verify their age online before accessing porn is moving through the House of Commons without the support of the Liberal government.
Judge Won’t Let Alex Jones Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Sandy Hook Damages (www.nytimes.com)
“Netflix effect” is back as studios license old shows to competitors again (arstechnica.com)
50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS News (www.cbsnews.com)