I used to love unlocking phones and flashing ROMs, but that era is basically over. I hate it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)

Honestly, what were you thinking?

I sense a plot to destroy the toilet bowl

“Just as prophecy foretold, you have come. Enter and meet your destiny!”

I like money

Correct. This isn’t an all or none situation.

I agree, but this will help pop the bubble because local models we can run on our own hardware will crash the demand for data centers

See, you’re still thinking when you ask questions

He was also on Adam Conover’s YouTube channel recently doing impressions (surprisingly well). Ed was fun to see that way. Much lighter than his newsletter

Fair

Who would want to ruin the surprise of another’s annual iPhone release? These people hate joy

I assume that retailers are worried about consumer spending, as well they should be. We’ve been squeezed so hard for so long that I expect this holiday shopping season to be grim.

IIRC, last season was fueled by credit card debt. I don’t expect people are going to do that again with the way prices have spiked over the last year.

Launched them out of a Nerf Bazooka at my cousins

It really is crazy. My grandmother lived into her 90s while smoking most of her life

Stylized games always age best

Removed by mod

The social contract between workers and owners has been broken, and the owners need a reminder of that. Unions would go a very long way to that end

Fortunately for us, we still have 50+ years of games that are still mostly available in one form or another.

I’ll be perfectly happy playing 16-bit games until I die

Mario has finally had enough