Maybe it depends on what I want to happen when that load spike comes.

I don’t know what they wanted to happen, but at my old place the load spike overloaded the UPS units.

Me: “we really shouldn’t be running these at 85 90 95%.”

Brass: “That’s not 100. Find room to ingest this company we bought when the CEO made a friend at a circlejerk.”

Overnight server update check: blip

UPS: Bypass mode, bitches!

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yeah, imagine my shock and disappointment when encountering such limitations signing up for credit monitoring (by one of the big 3). It’s not enough that my employer has a breach, no. But also finding out that one of the big players has some ridiculous 12 character alphanumeric password restriction. Absolute dogshit.

I’m not a huge fan of the Warriors format, but I had a good enough time with AoC. Some of the cut scenes gave me chills. I’m a little fuzzy about the DLC. I got it, and enjoyed it (don’t think I finished all of it), but I’m not sure I’d call it crucial. It’s just more game. It’s gone on sale a handful of times for the patient gamers out there. I’d wait until you’re done with the core game before trying to decide. If you’re still flowing, go for it. If you’ve had enough, let it be.

Been kinda wanting to pick it back up since Age of Imprisonment was revealed.

I love the fact that the channel evolved from dunking on the uninformed public to full blown documentaries.

To be fair, about 8 LA remakes would fit inside the original LA cartridge.

The Walkman is long gone, like 30+ years ago. Still have Optimus’s foot, though.

Thanks for the replacement tip. I’m not sure much is going to change moving forward though. Nonstandard screw heads are used to keep bored people (especially kids) out. Only the invisible sky wizard knows how much stuff was saved from my preteen curiosity by not being a Philips or flathead. (RIP my old Walkman, sorry I never figured out how to put you back together properly.) Do you know how tempting those clips on the top of NES carts were to me as a kid? I poked at them even knowing the security screws were there. Had those been anything I could undo with my dad’s tools, you bet your ass I’d have them disassembled, inspected, running back and forth across the carpeted floor (which also served as the work table) to get more carts, seeing if game boards could fit in another case to prank my brother, the whole nine yards.

If one of those ~$50 games ended up not working (whether by carpet-fueled ESD or a literal misstep or whatever), best case scenario is that I would have been out of a game if my parents didn’t find out. (Worst case, my mom wouldn’t be able to play Tetris anymore and I may not have survived third grade.) Because they certainly weren’t going to buy “it just stopped working” from the kid that disassembled Optimus Prime. I can see other parents buying the sob story though, making a big scene at the store or on the phone (and these days, online), demanding a refund/replacement regardless of warranty status.

Of course none of that impacts hobbyists - we just get the right tool and go to town. But nonstandard screw heads work well enough at keeping out kids (and idiots) that they’re likely here to stay.

And we both know the answer to the fastener quality issue: if you can shave a penny off of a part that’ll be used hundreds of millions of times, well, that’s what you’re gonna do. There’s precious little in the way of (regular) user-serviceable parts in anything anymore. The manufacturers don’t want us in there. Is that going to stop us? No.

We can hope for better, but IMO “this makes a great replacement part” is awesome info on its own.

Thanks for reading my very long-winded “thank you.” ^_^;

This comm has an absurd amount of downvote fairies. I’m not sure which is more pathetic: setting up a downvote bot, or being terminally online enough to constantly refresh all/new and reflexively downvote anything you don’t like.

Look at you with your fancy PowerPC model. We had to make do with a 68040 and we liked it!

goes outside to yell at the clouds to get off of his lawn

Who says you can’t hear a thumbnail?

I’m getting a headache just thinking about it.

I have fond memories of Hexen. But most of those are overridden by it being the unfortunate game where I finally realized that first person games make me motion sick.

“Oof, I don’t feel so hot. Let me keep playing to keep my mind off of it. Maybe a bite to eat. Back to the game, I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m…” running to the bathroom and honking up everything I just ate and then some until I’m dry-heaving. I didn’t eat hot dogs for a good five years after that.

Because it’s not like these measures have been 100% accurate in the past.

This is the part that really frustrates me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of the wording here. Account ban? Sure, against TOS, etc. But affecting the device is a whole other story. Especially when prior account bans have come under dubious circumstances.

This is the only reason I preordered one. The manbaby in the orange house can throw a tantrum at any time. If it happens before release, I’ll just cancel.

Yeah I think the PS2 is out of reach. Unless they slash Switch 1 prices and keep software support going I don’t think there’s going to be a long tail. Pretty much everyone that wants a switch has one at this point.

The joycons are an ergonomic disaster for most people regardless. I can’t play handheld without a grip. I imagine the mouse aspect will be similar, and I’m expecting shells/grips or 3rd party more traditional mice to fill in for shooters etc.

I’m kind of scratching my head. For years, people clamored for more Switch, just better/faster/etc. That’s exactly what’s being offered. I don’t consider anything a must-buy at launch. Switch 1 didn’t launch with much, either. But over the past 8 years it’s been my primary gaming machine. I don’t see staying the course as a bad thing.

Congrats on being one of today’s lucky 10,000. 🤝

How can I get to the internet without AOL?

Previously:

You have a Nintendo account. Under your account is your primary device. You buy a game under your Nintendo account. You can then play on any device that you’re signed into. Or any account on your primary device can play the game. (Xbox had this same setup for years.) Working example: you buy Mario Kart. Your friend comes over. You sign in on your friend’s Switch, and hand them your switch and they use any other account on the device (including local). You then can both play the same copy/license of Mario Kart.

Now there are two options: virtual game cards, and online licensing. VGC is what all of the noise/confusion is about. Online licensing is very similar to the old method, but they closed the loophole I outlined above.