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Tempting. I already own it on xbox, but would be nice to have on PC. I'm even more tempted by Andromeda.

I just finished Starter Villain by John Scalzi a few hours ago. My wife has another Scalzi book checked out from the library that I'll start as soon as she finishes it, I think it might be The Kaiju Preservation Society, but I don't remember.

You can study to become a beer judge, even just for fun: https://dev.bjcp.org/education-training/exam-preparation/beer-judge-training-study-program/

One of the parts of that is to get a kit that helps you recognize "off" flavors: https://www.bjcp.org/education-training/education-resources/sensory-kits/

I tried to sign up for a 3 month trial that came with my TV. I had to create an account on my phone or PC. No problem. Then I had to validate my account somehow? It was essentially impossible to do without an Apple device. I went through tier 2 and tier 3 support, nobody could figure out how to activate my account. They wanted me to send screenshots of my error messages, but I could only submit them through my activated account.

After a few days I got an email saying my account was permanently locked. I called about that and they put in a ticket to have my account unlocked. Another few days and an email saying my ticket request was denied. I called to have them delete my account, they said I could only initiate that request by logging into my activated account. Most incompetent service I've ever encountered (not the customer service agents, the people who created such a horrible process).

I think they'll go full terminal mode on the next iteration. You'll download a 100MB launcher and then just do cloud gaming from there.

We didn't create this society, but we have to do our best to survive in it. Use the tools available to you - Reddit, LinkedIn, ChatGPT, etc. Take care of your family first.

I have a Chevy Bolt with level 2 charging and I love it. The charger was a little more expensive for me to install because I didn't have an easy wiring run, but it was totally worth it. I have a second ICE car that we use mainly if we need more space or when we need 2 cars at the same time. I don't feel any need to have an ICE option, I just don't have a good reason to replace it right now.

The way I've seen it, it appears to primarily be used by the various British and former British colonies, including the US. For these groups, anyone from outside the colonies living in "our" territory is an immigrant (who is certainly a lower class!). However, if we choose to reside in another country, we are not immigrants, we are "expats".

Not everyone uses this term, but those that do frequently congregate in English speaking enclaves and make no attempt to integrate into their new home. They often see the locals as a sort of servant class, particularly because they probably came with enough money or income to make them wealthy by local standards.

As you might imagine, people with this attitude are probably not very popular with locals.

Deus Ex. When I first played it I was amazed by the graphics and I specifically remember being impressed that your character was reflected in mirrors. I've been replaying it recently and the graphics are obviously very dated, but it also doesn't run smoothly on modern hardware. My PC gets louder and louder as I play it and eventually the game starts to stutter and I have to restart it.

I vote for same computer. Mine is definitely still a Packard Bell. Each time I replace a part, that part became part of the original and I've never done a 100% replacement in a single session. I think the longest lived original part was the 3.5" floppy drive. I only remove it because I bought a case with no slot for an externally accessible drive.

I thought the original was far better than the second and the Undead Nightmare was a surprisingly good extension of the game. The story was better, the characters were better. Obviously the graphics were worse, I don't know if the new release updates those in a meaningful way or not.

I know RDR2 was wildly popular, but I thought it really dragged. I managed to "finish" the story and then...it just kept going, so I finally quit. I don't know how much was left, but I mostly regret not having quit much earlier.

I would do a search for job listings that would be the jobs you would be applying for if you chose to leave your job or were laid off. Do the job descriptions list the certifications you are thinking about getting? If so, it might be worth pursuing, especially if you can get your current employer to pay for it.

For example, almost every project manager job lists PMP certification. If you are currently a PM and don't have it, you might want it just in case you get laid off to improve your chances of getting a new job. Otherwise, you might be up against 10 other candidates with just as much experience, but 3 of them have a cert and you don't even get a screening interview.