I played Warframe for about 3 years before I realized it was my favorite game ever. As in I was 12 when I started playing, and at the time, it was just what I had. It wasn’t until I got my first personal gaming laptop and began playing on there that I realized how much I liked it, and started engaging in the community more.

JoeAAverage, if you’re out there: Thanks, man. It may have seemed like a small gift at the time—especially for an already 3-year player—but now, 11 years in, I still can’t be certain that I would’ve realized how cool of a game I had in my hands had you not gifted me that Limbo set. Limbo may be forgotten by DE, and I may not play him much anymore, but he will always be my favorite frame.

Starfield only reinforced my aversion to pre-ordering.

I had about $100 set aside to pre-order the deluxe edition of Starfield when orders went available, but around that same time, a similarly priced, new limited-time premium cosmetic pack was announced for Warframe, and they did one of those things where “and it’s out RIGHT NOW!” (we typically know at least a couple months in advance before something drops), so I, without hesitation, redirected those funds to the Warframe item and did not order Starfield.

Still one of the best decisions I’ve made. Starfield, even had it delivered on all its promises, was just not the game I was looking for. I pledged for a Star Citizen ship two months later.

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Do whatever the hell you want at home, but

1. I’m not visiting your house.
2. I’m not eating anything you cook.
3. I’m cutting off anyone from my personal life who does this beyond their own walls.

DuckDuckGo.

Like others have said, there’s really no getting around that Google has the best search engine from a functional standpoint. So I use DuckDuckGo for my personal reasons, but if I’m dissatisfied with the results, I will open up a “private” browser and do a Google search.

Edit: I’ll add that this doesn’t happen very often. The last time I had to do this was maybe a month and some change ago.

I dreamt of Titanfall the night before it was announced.

More precisely, I dreamt of Halo, but you piloted humanoid mech suits.

Did I just dream of slightly altered Halo 4? NO. DON’T RUIN THIS FOR ME.

Significantly less than I did right after the Great Migration.

What’s your takeaway from this lizard?

Yeah, I was alright with it in the 60s.

For people still in their working days, I’d agree with you. Every 30 year old really should know how to use a computer at an at least basic level.

My grandparents, however, have had a life full of working for a world that wanted to give them as little as possible. My grandmother wants to relax, and my grandfather wants to keep busy how he wants to work. I think they’ve earned however they want to live, whether that’s with or without learning how to use a computer well. It’s really not harming anyone.

I will give my grandma credit, though. She’s not resistant to learning how to use her phone—she just doesn’t need all of it, and she’s not gonna fully understand that which she doesn’t need. My grandfather is pretty resistant, though. That’s just how he is. The phone is the least of our worries.

To put it plainly, I couldn’t muster a single shit if Facebook ceased to exist.

Actually, I’d celebrate. The web can survive without being commercialized. It’d look much different, for sure. That’s the point.

Edit: I’m not saying this isn’t a super idealized fantasy that will never happen. I’m just saying I’d partake in that fantasy.

Define “they,” and you might answer your own concerns.

“Mental illness creates great art.”

Haven’t picked back up consistently learning Japanese in like 8 years, but it’s a joy to feel the progress of learning such a vastly different language. I know enough Spanish that it’d be a waste to spend this gift on it.

I guess the most tactical option for me that’s still interesting would be Arabic, because while I love the idea of knowing it, I don’t think I’ll ever give myself the time to learn it.

In real life, it would go:

Nancy: Of course! We need to-

Nancy and Steve: dfoi intd foruotm thhoe…

*awkward pause

Nancy and Steve: Go ahea-

*another awkward pause

Nancy and Steve: No, you go ahe-

For me, Will: It’s when… Dustin: The characters in every scene… Max: Talk like… Steve: This.

There are too many characters, and the only way your audience can remember that half of them still exist is… Nancy: For them to start sharing lines.

Small world-view moment

Widespread application compatibility is there for Windows devices. Whatever they feel like they need to install at any point in the future, there’s an unequivocally higher chance that they’ll be able to get it if they’re using a Windows device.

If they’re specifically looking to get a PC, I’m assuming they’re wanting more capability than what their phone can give them. So whatever that thing is, they will more than likely have more options using a Windows machine.

Without more information, I’m not recommending a Linux system in an absolute manner. I’m glad things worked out in your anecdote.

I’m all for a less voracious term by which to refer to ourselves, but it’d help if it were a little neater than “United Statesian.”

Definitely a regional thing.

Most notably, the region of the United States in the Americas.