Saying 4WD helps offroad is the understatement of the century.

I've extensively offroaded in vehicles that aren't really built for going offroad - a Subaru Loyale 4x4 with/without a rear locker, a lifted Crown Vic, and a lifted P2 Volvo XC70. The crown vic was so much less capable than the stock Subaru Loyale or the Volvo, even with the trunk full of weight, due to it being RWD. It was all about speed and momentum to get up hills, whereas the Volvo can just crawl up stuff. The Subaru can't crawl up stuff, as it's a manual and doesn't have the low range gearbox, but as long as you stay in the power band of 1st gear it's unstoppable in places the crown vic would be totally spinning out. I always called the crown vic the hammer of offroading, since you kinda were just forced to send it up every steep hill.

My point is that 4WD is never used on pavement in pickups. Many pickups don't even have 4WD and they do just fine, they have plenty of traction on pavement. Trucks don't have 4WD due to weight distribution, they have it so people can take their trucks off the pavement. If you never intend to go off pavement, like so many pickup owners, you don't need 4WD regardless of whether you're in an ICE or EV truck. If you want to go offroad in an ICE or EV truck, you'll want 4WD.

I have taken a few physics classes, was required to get some science credits to obtain my CS degree. I'm pretty sure they didn't cover this concept as, well, duh.

That is not how disks that don't have data on them have worked in the past. The disk works as the game key, allowing you to install and play the game, even if there is no data on the disk.

I don't think this is an overreaction. As a PC gamer, this completely ruins my plans for playing the game. I was planning to buy a used console and the physical edition of the game, so I could resell both when the game came out on PC. This is another entry into "you will own nothing and be happy."

I've used it for when I remember a cool place I've been, but can't pinpoint the exact location, like a campsite or something. It's the type of thing that I rarely use, but when I need it, it's invaluable.

What's wrong with the disk being a license key? That'd work just fine for my plan of reselling the game and console when it comes out on PC.

I suppose I should clarify that I'm not advocating for it, but it'd be better than a digital key that'll be tied to your account forever.

Pickups don't need 4wd due to poor weight distribution, they need it for traction on loose surfaces.

I don't care if it's just one disk and you have to download most of the game, the important thing is being able to give the disk to someone else, allowing them to play the game.

I'd hope you can precondition your battery from within the truck as well.

I suppose I'm not the type to camp like that. I usually stay in each location two or three nights tops. Also, I don't think I'd feel comfortable relying on solar to get me home, even if I was in the same spot for a week. If the weather changes to rainy/overcast and I'm getting 100w instead of a kw, I wouldn't want to be stranded. I'm also not a fair-weather camper, and go out in all conditions, which could be considered unusual.

"Hey Jim, can you get started on dinner?"

"No, I'm busy setting up my 25 panel 5kw solar array so I can get home!"

That sounds ridicoulous, but it'd still take 14 hours of broad sunlight to charge the Rivian R1T with the 141kwh battery from 25 to 75%.

Unless all the camping you do is staying for a week in each location, or just stay in campgrounds near highways, an EV just doesn't work yet, as much as I want it to. Offroading is brutal on range in both gas and electric vehicles, and without a way to refuel quickly in rural areas, it just doesn't work. If there were as many fast chargers as there are gas stations, it probably would be viable, though you'd still run into the edge case where you want to go further between charges and can't simply bring a Jerry can with you.

Absolutely, I belive Obtainium just saves the list to a json. My mind was blown when I discovered there was no way to move devices with fdroid.

Also, definitely make it automatic, it's super easy for app stores. Obtainium updates the backup whenever you add or remove an app.

Sort of a tangent - I had to set up an automation with Tasker for Fuelio to back it up through the GUI, even though it could definitely do the same thing when you add a fillup, updating the backup.

I like fdroid but the fact that there's no way to back up my app list for transferring to a new device or in case I loose my current device means I've pretty much entirely moved to Obtainium, an app that does support exporting the app list.

I'm also glad I got the first Gen SteamDeck for launch pricing but it's in just about zero ways the same as a Steam Machine, unless you just mean they're both PCs running SteamOS, as that's about all they have in common.

Yeah, I'm definitely in the same boat. Would I love a Steam Machine? Sure. For $1050 can I continue plugging the HDMI from my desktop into the TV? Also very much yes.

Good(?) news! You can spend almost that much for the 2TB with a controller.

I don't think anyone in their right mind is tipping less or not at all due to beliefs about how dumb tipping is. Also, some servers are strong supporters of tipping so, depending on the person, it kinda is their fault.

I don't like doing pointless things myself, especially when other nations have solved the problem.

If this goes live, I'm out. YT premium is my most expensive subscription, but I watch enough YouTube that I'm OK with it, especially considering that it supports creators more than ad viewers. If I still get ads? Nah dawg. I'll divy up that money amongst patreons or whatever, and install add blockers.