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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • Most games aren’t fully baked at release anymore. You’re not getting the full experience unless you play it down the line, sometimes years after release.

    On top of that, you have to play games on someone else’s time, that is, their license agreement.

    If I run out of steam in the middle of persona 3 reloaded, and need to take a break before I revisit it, I don’t want to have to buy it on the subscription platform again to recover my save, or have to keep the foresight that I might not beat it before it disappears.

    It’s games. It’s a distraction, a joy. I shouldn’t have to manage anything else or have to pay anything I don’t want to.




  • Asking for a top 10 is fixing for a fight, but mostly it’s a matter of perspective. A lot of guys who watched 00s ball will say Kobe because of how electric he was, 90s Jordan, 80s Bird. Each era has their guys, and it’s hard to be objective. I’m not the guy you asked but for me:

    1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    2. Michael Jordan
    3. Lebron James
    4. Bill Russell
    5. Wilt Chamberlain
    6. Hakeem Olajuwon
    7. Magic Johnson
    8. Larry Bird
    9. Shaquille O’Neal
    10. Steph Curry, Elgin Baylor, Dr. J, Tim Duncan, Kobe, Dirk, Big O

    I have my reasons, but Kareem was a men among boys and changed the game so much, on and off the court. He, and others, pushed for black rights while still being the best in the court and dealing with the push back from the side who didn’t want that change. He’ll always have my respect. Amazing person, I think if you can’t put him as a number one for his on court he has to be up there for his off court contributions too.








  • The only thing these companies care about is money. These fines need to have teeth to actually make them change.

    Not to mention that we’ve been living in a business and economic environment where Fortune 500 companies have been getting it easy both ways. They’re able to work with impunity AND they lobby the hell out of governments to leave them alone.

    This money could actually start to swing stuff towards the consumer again, rather than this new world where regular people seem to be fighting against the rich, corporations, and governments all at the same time. Although it could be said that those three entities are one and the same.