Not surprised they're large, mostly because the asset sizes are dictated by what screen resolution people play (yeah, 1440p fomo) and how big their monitors are (27" or bust), and how often they stream or make screenshots.

Fuck you Pichai you fucking banchode.

If anything domestic/local tourism is very strong, as middle and even lower-class Filipinos are not only using air travel to get anywhere but also motorcycles affording them to reach even distant corners of the country, and they're also being boosted by social media's influence, mainly the fear of missing out of a unique experience and/or personal discovery.

30 years ago?

When the Internet used to be something almost equal to a library, the excitement of and the privilege of going online (about $3 an hour in my country back then) and discovering some more knowledge to be had, and was then constantly growing with new information being put online. Yes, and if you have to make contact, you make the effort of writing an email after reading all you have to do to follow "netiquette". Or introducing oneself at a newsgroup.

BTW, in some places with limited options for which to make computers work, you had to DIY, like making your own Laplink cable so that you could transfer files.

The games... Yes, the games were becoming exciting as we were then enjoy watching the intense competition between the largest console makers, and there was no greater excitement than waiting for the newsstands putting out the latest copy of EGM, can't wait reading where video games are heading to next. And nearly all the devs were then really sincere about their personal idealism about video games.

It was also a time when the fringers were then really in the outer fringes, conspiracy theories also made for entertaining long barroom tales we even laugh at between sips of beer, rather than accepted as, uh, "truth". Way before some techbro rolled out a certain "TheFacebook".

On the other hand... 17" monitors were fucking heavy already, what more with bigger ones made for CAD jobs? Plus, around that same time a lot of those mechanical IBM AT keyboards were being pulled out from offices and stacked on top of another, destined for recyclers... now those same keyboards you have a hard time finding intact, or even still in their boxes.

Until 15 years ago there were insane lots of them to be had even in thrift shops.

I don't miss them. Felt like handling a bomb whenever I try carrying them around.

lmao NY Post getting pissy over what they call barbarians not leaving tips.

Ignoring the reality the unwritten rule of tipping for exceptional service was taken over by the restaurants and turned the gesture into a formality serving the owners, and the waiters now get gypped below minimum wage.

Merely seeing the name stops me from trying to take a peek. Yeah, never feed the trolls.

Have to add that we have one of the strictest firearm laws in the world. Nonetheless there are violent rampage incidents in the past, but mostly limited to knives and bolos.

Unfortunately this will be classified as a copycat crime, in that it's been reported that the suspects are allegedly wearing clothing and other symbols associated with violent reprisal and edgelordism.

Whatever. Fuck you Pichai.

I don't know. He reminds me more of Emma Goldman -- an idealist and an anarchist.

If anything the world has become a far harsher place than it was more than a decade ago, what with dictators doubling down in trying to put down dissent, as whatever he divulged didn't seem to stop those monsters, regardless of what flag they wrap around themselves.

They don't want to be bothered learning something new, they'll just stick to what works for them.

There is a difference between reminiscence and comparison.

However both of them were reviled by what you call mainstream society and media, while the radicals consider them anti-establishment heroes.

16%? They're called grifters and robber barons.

In almost 20 years that studio went from just making games to looking for some ways to make a quick buck, often at the expense of the consumers' expectations, and at that same period a very high turnover of tech workers while the suits are mostly unaffected.

just cruising or walking around outdoors etc

Hiking clubs, cycling groups, and other hobby clubs. Even potluck dinners. Yeah, some older people will try to find ways to get free time and touch base.

肏你祖宗十八代!

I hate being hinted and asked to click on the link, so I save you a click:

It’s the end of an era: the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher — Kevin Barry — has stepped away from the development of the iconic custom launcher. This essentially marks the end of the road for the launcher, as it is unlikely to receive updates or new features. For years now, Nova Launcher has been the go-to launcher for power Android users, standing out for its plethora of customization options and features.

Now that Nova is in literal limbo, if not allegedly in the hands of some data miner, there should be talk about substitutes.

• This app may share these data types with third parties
• This app may collect these data types

Fucking Peter literally creating the very monster he claims to hate.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Yet another chapter in the fucking AI craze started up by them fucking techbros.

Also, someone forgot that in some places in the world, people have to use older PCs with SATA drives. That, until their discontinuation announcements, Crucial and Samsung SATA drives were several tiers better than, say, those cheapo Ramsta drives.