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I stumbled on the Pi due to my love of NES games. It just kinda went from there. Along the way to figuring that out, I found a ridiculous amount of documentation on every project and use imaginable. That's the beauty of the internet. There's information out there for every possible thing...

I haven't had too much experience with an Arduino. Mostly I play around with the Raspberry Pi. I have had a bit of fun with them though. Arduino boards are good for "if this, then that" operations. For instance, "if someone walks into the room, then turn on the light" or "if the RFID dog...

This is the big problem. Gamers as a whole just can't help themselves. For every one person that uses their brain and decides not to buy, there are 100 people believing the hype and throwing money at them. The general population will never succeed in regulating them and corporations will...

This is absolutely applicable to the current issues in the industry. I remember scrounging together spare change and paper route money to buy a $50 NES game in the 80's. It was really expensive. Especially when you consider that I paid $100 for the console with Super Mario Bros. Now compare...

So it's come to this. EA is planting their feet in defense of predatory microtransactions. Bioware is fully invested into the "less is more" mentality in their games. Activision is... well, it's doing what activision does best (and hemorrhaging money for it). The list goes on and on. It...

Unfortunately, I live in the "city". It's illegal to discharge a firearm in the city limits. Out in the valley (Mat-Su Valley), yea. It's a different story and that video's actually not far from the truth. Quite a lot of ammo will be spent out there tonight.

o7 We're actually going to be watching all of those again today. It seemed appropriate to marathon them on their day. Everything in it's place and all that. Like Die Hard on Christmas. Unfortunately, we won't be able to crown that marathon with fireworks. Our state is on fire, so our local...

I dipped my toe in it a couple times, but never really jumped in with both feet. I've heard from quite a few people that it is really good, growing, and solid. I'd be ok with giving it another try. It's not like there's any big MMO's in the near future. I think the biggest thing this year is...

Awesome! Thanks for the link. The part that really sticks out for me is that they are actively trying to separate griefing from pvp. I don't think I have ever seen a developer that has placed this much care on these mechanics. It really gives me hope.

If you're not building it yourself, desks can be ridiculously expensive. If you're into it though, there are tons of great options if you can get them shipped. I personally prefer a simple open desk style with a secondary monitor mount (vesa mounts are my preference). A search through amazon...

This is absolutely true. Just look at gambling sites. They use RNG algorithms to simulate card odds. This has been the subject of a huge amount of suspicion and accusation. The accusations include increasing odds for "all in" hands, giving higher odds to new players, giving better odds to...

It doesn't matter what spin is placed on lootboxes. It doesn't matter what justification people place on them. The bottom line is they aren't healthy. With the exception of caffeine, all potentially addictive substances and activities are regulated, restricted, or completely illegal. They...

Have you ever seen soccer (or football depending on your nationality) players faking injuries? That's what this reminds me of. It's just a small group of people just waiting to misunderstand, misrepresent, take out of context, and generally twist the narrative to suit their offended status...

I nominate Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover. I'm a sucker for a good anti-hero story. This one is both sci fi and fantasy. The story is set in a future where actors are teleported(?) to a different world where magic exists. There they have adventures that people can watch from a first...

Syfy did a miniseries in 2000. It wasn't bad. Unfortunately, it wasn't really good either. I actually liked both the original and the miniseries but in the same way I like many mediocre movies. I can appreciate a crappy but entertaining movie.

It's currently listed at November 2020.

One of my all time favorite sci fi books is back in hollywood. Now I'm not saying that the movies so far have been bad. They just never really lived up to the book. It's one of the first space operas and honestly, I don't know if any movie can stuff that much story into a 2 hour package...

What I want to know, is how did we end up here? How did certain groups find a way to turn perceived offense into actionable transgression? I thought people wanted more awareness of transgender? Now simply using an image of transgender person in a fictional world is offensive? I can't keep...

I saw the preview and I gotta say, I wasn't too excited. Maybe I missed something, but it looked like the only thing it had in common with the original was the name. That doesn't change my nostalgia though. That's why I now own them through steam. Thanks for the heads up. It is an old...

This has been a huge point of controversy in any game that has these mechanics. Whether they are called pirates or not, any game that allows players to kill other players for profit has this issue. The problem is economic balance vs abuse of the system. It is undeniable that "pirate" gameplay...