I never even considered that. Learning one’s blind spots is always a benefit 😊

I’m not even sure if “blindspot” could be construed as an ableist term.

The 80’s and 90’s were my formative years, so “my dudes” has taken on a gender-agnostic meaning in my view (anecdotal evidence alert), so much so that I address whoever I’ve got in my team for a given day:

• A team full of guys? “Good morning my dudes”;

• A team of mostly guys and some women? “Good morning my dudes”;

• A team of mostly girls and one or two guys? “Good morning my dudes”;

• A team full of girls? “Good morning my dudes” (maybe “dudettes” but then I feel I’m making an exception based on gender which seems demeaning, so dudes is safer);

• A team of a guy, a girl, a rabbit in a hat, and a dog? “Good morning my dudes”;

• A team full of Avril Lavignes? “hey hey you you I don’t like your girlfriend”;

• A team full of people I don’t know because it’s dark? “Good morning my dudes”.

I am a simple person.

In fairness, I think you can do the same at home with slightly fewer details and significantly less debt.

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yeah, we’re gonna score

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You get fucking wankpuppets in every nation unfortunately.

I’m just fuming he’s stolen my title.

I’m going to preface this by stating that it’s my assumption and not fact:

O’Leary isn’t daft. I don’t like him and I don’t like Ryanair, but he’s done well with the brand from a financial perspective, in an industry that’s all about the fine margins.

I’m quite sure your view is correct, it’s probably only about the numbers - for better or worse. If Starlink was a cheaper alternative to most in the market, and their projected connectivity sales outweigh the operating and capital costs, there’d be Starlink all over Ryanair planes. As it happens, the numbers probably look a deep red on the spreadsheet so it’s in the “fuck right off” box.

I’ve no love for either of them but it’s still nice to see Elon getting a poke in the eye.

Jesus wept, that AI summary is ass

❤️ “bore da motherfucker”

This incident has been reported.

Amazing.

Bad Apple to displays is what Doom is to sand with electricity running through it.

Well it’s not an exclusive OR, so yes if you also have coin.

banger

Absolute lad. I’m going to knock this degree course shit on the head (hopefully) in a few months, and I’ve always fancied a bass guitar.

Might invest in some entry level Squire love and a cheap amp and start annoying the neighbours.

At the end of the day, it’s their fault if they don’t like Fleetwood Mac isn’t it.

Which was your last?

House rules: Enemy Territory doesn’t count; but Doom II Map31/32 absolutely does.

In fairness, it’s a bit myopic to bring Mechahitler, the Super mutant, or even the Angel of Death into it as it’s the earliest one-and-a-half games in the series.

RtCW dealt with the resistance fight in more detail, and the Machinegames Wolfy games went full anti-Nazi in the best possible way.

I still haven’t a fucking clue what story Wolfenstein 2009 was trying to tell though, but I still enjoyed it.

I’ll be honest, I used Windows XP fairly extensively then switched to Lubuntu while learning about Windows 7. My workplace moved from NT4 to Windows 7, and then to Windows 10 which is the only versions I’ve had serious exposure to.

My only real experience of Vista and 8 has been installing it on folk’s devices, patching them to a current state, and Ninite-ing them full of handy applications.

Nah I agree, but if every incremental release was included then you’d need a 55" monitor in portrait orientation to see them all!

I’ve not really thought about the Star Trek films. I enjoyed them all (even Nemesis!) with the exception of ST4: The Voyage Home.

I’m afraid I can’t speak authoritatively on the subject, however taking a step back - MS do have a record for driving hardware uptake with their system releases.

In theory it’s not a bad thing - Unreal and Quake II (among many) requiring 3D accelerator hardware largely drove PC gaming into the lead for cutting edge graphics - but the type of hardware MS have been requiring has always been a bit of a clusterfuck - a prime recent example being the supposed requirement of a TPM board in a Win11 computer.

My anecdotal experience is that Vista - while pretty - is a bit of a bloatfest regardless of what hardware you run it on.