Sorry, friend. That sounds very toxic. I hope they stop soon

I can only assume your friend is the one who downvoted you

Also, I say "irregardless" when I want to sound like the mobster from It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia

Fights in Tight Places looks pretty fun. I'm a big deckbuilder fan, so always enjoy a new one. but that does make me wonder how Tainted Grail: Conquest runs because I really found that one to be a lot of fun. And also reminds me that before I buy a new deckbuilder I should probably play that Balatro game everyone talks about...

Weird to discover I'm in the minority for trusting the verification check marks. Sure, I've played games without a check on Deck, but I usually use the check to determine how smooth and enjoyable the experience will be.

I've realized I just prefer mouse and keyboard so much that I don't find the deck as enjoyable as others. I still love it, but the number of games I'm interested in playing on it are very limited. So the check is helpful to know how comfy the game will be.

I don't want to waste any time setting a game up or fixing issues on Deck. It's just not what I bought the device for.

That being said, any recommendations for smooth, out-of-the-box games on the Deck that didn't appear in the top 10?

• on the original D.K. game. It was fun as a kid and it's fun to see the origins of the characters

These are "smart" channels that are mostly for entertainment but still teach you at least something:

• Stuff Made Here - fun engineering challenge videos
• Veritasium- math and physics explanations
• Mark Rober - kid friendly engineering challenges
• Technology Connections - everyday object explanations
• Steve Mould - science explanation of random concepts
• Outdoor Boys - outdoor survival
• Woodsbound Outdoors - outdoor survival
• Fireship - shorter, technology explanations
• Internet Shaquille - food and cooking explanations
• ElectroBOOM - comedic electrical engineering
• Company Man - light analysis of failed or successful companies
• Atrioc - comedic current events, marketing explanations

The outdoor survival ones are new to me, but for some reason I'm really into them.

I'd rather they not, but:

If game companies are going to do this, then they should just sell their content to Netflix or Microsoft and cash in on that licensing revenue while not having to do any of the work.

I do not understand why companies are choosing to make their own streaming services when they are just money pits that provide minimal benefit.

What in the world? You are in a relationship with them. You can't live with, sleep in the same bed with, be best friends with, and do sexual stuff with someone and not be in a relationship! What do you think a relationship is?!

You say you don't want a relationship with them but what on Earth would you change if you entered into a "relationship" with them? Just your perspective and a label from the sounds of it.

I feel as though you need to reassess where you're actually at in this. Think about what a relationship means to you and why this person cannot fit that role for you.

And above all, you need to talk to them about this and ask if they think you're in a relationship. Because you might need to "break up" with them regardless of how you feel about it

I mean, I'm not much of a tinfoil hat, but this article feels extremely conveniently timed for Intel, who is currently going through a massive ordeal with their chips. Especially considering that the vulnerability is so extremely difficult to exploit that there's borderline no story here for 99% of people but the headline will still drive clicks and drama.

I was looking for resources for a custom LLM and noticed they had a ton of copyrighted books and wondered to myself how the heck that was legal

I guess this answers that

Well the latter have more "meat" on them, whereas bugs are mostly just "shells" once they die. You aren't eating the shells of crustaceans, you're eating the innards

I wanted to chime in, since I'm in the unique situation of not being a "Swiftie" but still having an above-average knowledge of Taylor Swift due to being married to a Swiftie.

For starters, her songs are very relatable for women. Especially in women around her age, she was routinely writing songs that spoke to the emotions during each periods of their lives. My wife, for example, was in middle/high school when Taylor was releasing her romantic country songs, and met me right around when Taylor released Lover. This is all because Taylor is extremely autobiographical with her lyrics and was writing about what she was experiencing at the time. She wrote lovesongs in Speak Now because she was in high school and early college when she produced the album. She wrote Lover because she had met a man who, at the time, she perceived to be a man she could spend the rest of her life with. Since Red, very few of her songs are about hypothetical situations. Almost all of them are about her real experiences as a person and as a woman, with the exception of folklore and Evermore, and that speaks to women in a very strong way. Her lyrics and reasons behinds songs are deep, much deeper than most give her credit for.

Additionally, she is extremely good at marketing. Many of her songs and albums have Easter eggs in them that only true fans will be able to find. She also drops a lot of cryptic hints, which her fans love to dissect and interpret to try and predict major releases or announcements. It's just good fun for them, and it increases the hype significantly. Also, her concerts are not just live music, they're a whole show. The Eras concert is 3 hours long, and she is singing and running the entire time. She rarely lip-syncs - I say rarely because I've heard claims that she does but I have never seen it - and gives it her all every single concert. Her band and many of her dancers and support staff have been with her for a decade or more now, and they have continued to routinely put on shows to the best of their abilities without fail.

Finally, she is, most Swifties believe, a genuinely good person. The worst thing I've ever heard of her doing is loaning her private jet out to her friends and families which caused her to break the news because her jet was causing a lot of emissions. Beyond that, she seems to be a grounded woman who genuinely loves her fans and the people around her.

If you take nothing else away from this post, this is the most important fact: She is relatable to women. She sings about her lived experiences, many of which are relatable to her fans.