I think the hate for Andromeda was a little overblown. I enjoyed the heck out of the game, regardless of any weird facial expressions! It of course was never going to live up to the original trilogy but it stood out on its own in a lot of positive ways

I’m interested in this. I want to host my own Lemmy, Bookwyrm, Matrix, etc. servers but I find that not having access to appropriate password resetting is a deal breaker for not only me but for anyone I would like to join. I looked in to some email services but couldn’t find one that wasn’t charging more than it would cost to run the actual website

With a Lifetime plan, at least it’s a one time purchase and I don’t have to have yet another subscription eating away at my bank account

How do you like the service so far? Any issues with emails being marked as spam or being undeliverable?

We do somewhere between 72 and 76. But at night in the peak of summer we’ll bump it down to 70. Our bedroom is on the top floor and can often be several degrees hotter than the lower floor where the thermostat is, so for a few weeks in the summer we have to really crank it.

I’m told we should look into a vent fan to help distribute the air better but I haven’t taken the time to put in the effort yet, I’m sad to say

Python calculations run in the Microsoft Cloud, with the results returned into an Excel worksheet.

Weird choice, so it has to be due to wanting to Paywall it (they mention that at the bottom of the article). Otherwise I’d rather have the option to install python locally and speed up my queries when working on large data sets

In the United States here and I haven’t had non-streaming television since I moved out of my parent’s house.

Toyed with things like Sling and YouTube TV once, but they just aren’t worth it.

There’s a scene from the OT that kills me. When they’re on Endor in the evening and Leia and Han are being “romantic” and it is some of the most soap opera dialogue in the whole series.

Its arguably not terrible when you read it, but watching it I was rolling my eyes. People love to hate on the Padme+Anakin romance but the Han+Luke+Leia love triangle is equally as hard to watch, in my opinion. If we’re going to give one a hard time we can’t ignore the other. Lucas just isn’t the best at dialogue

https://youtu.be/MDYX_PgorRY

Leia holds back her tears as Luke slowly lets her go and moves away. He disappears onto the walkway that leads out of the village. Leia, bathed in moonlight, watches him go as Han comes out of the Chief’s hut and comes over to her. Leia is crying, her body trembling. He realizes only now that she is crying.

HAN Hey, what’s goin’ on?

Leia attempts to stifle her sobs and wipes her eyes.

LEIA Nothing. I - just want to be alone for a little while.

HAN (angry) Nothing? Come on, tell me. What’s goin’ on?

She looks up at him, struggling to control herself.

LEIA I…I can’t tell you.

HAN (loses his temper) Did you tell Luke? Is that who you could tell?

LEIA I…

HAN Ahhh…

He starts to walk away, exasperated, then stops and walks back to her.

HAN I’m sorry.

LEIA Hold me.

Han gathers her tightly in his protective embrace.

Pragmatic Programmer is OK, there’s not any code that I can remember and it’s just general purpose, helpful ideas for programmers to follow

Yeah that’s a jinx if I’ve ever heard one. Better buy two just in case…

I find they WORK too well. I have a Yeti one and the damn liquid is still undrinkable eight hours later…

You can take the lid off to let it cool but it’s too easy to forget and miss the sweet spot

Bonus points if it also includes jumper cables with that battery. Having a portable jumper when your batter dies is insanely useful.

However, the model I have doesn’t hold a charge forever, so I find that I have to recharge it every couple months or else it will be dead the next time I actually need it. An unfortunate flaw so I’d look for reviews that mention whether that’s the case for any you look to purchase

100%! It’s wild to me that the majority of Americans are just OK with not using one. Reddit introduced me to the concept and I have never looked back. You can get a super cheap introductory one on Amazon, but I would personally recommend the one by the Squatty Potty company, it’s superb quality.

While you’re on the website for Squatty Potty, their namesake is another must have under $100. It revolutionized how I use the bathroom, and I have one in every bathroom in my house. If I use the bathroom at work, I end up sitting there missing my stool and bidet. It’s hard to go back once you’ve gotten closer towards perfection

Project Farm did a comparison video thay may be handy when you’re in the market for a new stud finder

https://youtu.be/sWMJhfMPWn4

Anything else of note so far? How big is the “Fuck spez” section relative to the whole canvas?

Also how long until admins “fix” it, I wonder…

Inflation is a fickle bitch.

Can you give an example of websites not supporting Firefox?

From a personal use perspective, I have rarely encountered sites that do not work on Firefox, especially in recent years. Two years ago I may have needed to keep a Chromium browser around but recently I have had no issues.

And from a professional perspective, dropping support for Firefox would be asinine. Most modern web frameworks handle browser compatibility for you, and you essentially get it for free these days. It is almost no extra effort to be compatible to all modern browsers, so why stop? Firefox is has great browser support in general and is far better than the current state of Safari

I agree that they don’t have a device which they can use to force or promote their browser like other companies can. Which is a shame and is why they should perhaps try to advertise more aggressively. However, it’s a free, open source browser, I don’t really want them to advertise or be profit driven

Flipboard is a little more customizable but not sure if it meets all your requirements.

You could also give Pocket a try, it has a “Discover” mode that could be what you’re looking for. Made by Mozilla so (hopefully) that comes with a little more privacy built in. It’d be my personal choice, but I’m not sure what features you need

Do you know whether or not the gameplay and system updates will be free, or will it require purchasing the DLC?

I just started playing it last night, and I guess I’d so far wish I’d been told just two simple things.

1. It’s still pretty stiff and janky. The post on Reddit a while back that said they “fixed” it was being generous
2. There won’t be an overarching plot for at least an hour into the game, maybe more, so be patient (?)

Point (1) isn’t that it’s unplayable at all, it’s running pretty decently. But there have been times where I’ve completely lost my immersion because the NPC does something absolutely physics breaking. The most comical example was where my friend (forgot his name) walked through a series of lockers and caused them to explode open and dump their contents into the room! Took me out of the moment but was still somewhat hilarious

For point (2), I’m still waiting to see what my motivation is. I’ve done the intro and the tutorials, and the first mission, and I still don’t see where the game is going. What is my end goal? What am I building up towards? Or will I just perform contract jobs the rest of the game and that’s the whole loop.

Saw a movie at the museum about some projects Jane Goodell knows of that keeps her optimistic about the state of the world and the ecosystem. Really uplifting and motivating, made me want to start volunteering and trying to make a difference

They truly are some of the greatest disappointments of our cinematic era. So much hype for nothing. The Hobbit and Game of Thrones will outlive most movies and shows culturally just based on how badly they were received