Self-checkout, every time, anywhere it’s available. It’s faster and I don’t have to talk to anyone.

A group of friends in high school had a band and their final show before splitting up and going all to different colleges was the best live concert ever.

First of all, they were extremely good. I think they could have made it big if they ever took it seriously and sent demos to recording companies.

But second was how they set up the venue. They held it at another friend’s skatepark built into a barn on their property, and the band wanted everyone in the audience to crowd around them as close as possible. I was right up in the singer’s face and it was like the concert was just for me. Just so fucking awesome.

The shitty kicker is… I can not remember what they called themselves at the time. I only remember their original name before they changed it: Kill the Messenger.

DLSS5 is blending upscaling tech with GenAI to “enhance” the image by destroying the actual artistic work that made it to try and make it more “realistic.”

I do agree with older versions being used as a crutch, tho. It’s not the tech in that case, but how the majority of the industry is using it.

Just genAI. Up/downscalers, noise reducers, and other tools are also “AI,” but those are actually tools. GenAI isn’t a tool; it’s for tools.

Laziness.

They don’t use their hands. They stick the keyboard up their backend and do kegel crunches.

Most of the stuff people call out as cultural appropriation is literally not. They’re just virtue signalling white knights that think appreciating another culture is stealing said culture.

Cooking dishes from another place is not cultural appropriation. Especially if Jamie Oliver is the one cooking. Tho I do understand the fears of a British man liking your culture’s stuff and believing they want to steal it.

It’s 100% the entire contents of the box I keep physical porn and sex toys in.

I find it funny that Steam says I have over 1000 hours in CS2 despite only actually playing like 2 or 3 matches of CS2 because CSGO became CS2.

Every job I’ve ever had.

I don’t play and am not interesting in playing Rocket League anymore; but I still watch an occasional pro match.

IMO, it’s only misleading in that it doesn’t express the quantity needed to really negatively impact your health. A single candy bar ain’t gonna lead to diabetes. But eating 50 a day very well could.

If they use their money to do evil shit, like funding wars against queer people, then giving them money actively supports funding wars against queer people. That makes sense.

What doesn’t make sense is throwing away/destroying decades old media becsuse it was discovered last week that the artist who made it was, in fact, a piece of shit. That’s not hurting them nor is it sending a message. Just don’t buy any new shit from 'em.

That point is much closer to your mouth than it is the other end of the system.

Half a life time ago, I was 20 and the only thing different between then and now that really would surprise 20 year old me would be hearing I have ADHD, BPD, and am autistic since I wasn’t diagnosed until my 30s.

Shit shoveler. Nobody needs their shit shoveled anymore. Or at least, they aren’t getting their shit shoveled, even if it really oughtta be.

• Aeris’ death in FF7

• Kratos motorboating titties as the first thing you see in GoW 1 or 2 (not sure which anymore)

• Psycho Mantis reading “your mind” in MGS1

• Punching a mountain into space at the end of Jade Empire

• Suplexing a ghost train in FF6

• The entirety of Chrono Trigger

• “Together, we’ll devour the very gods!” - Rykard, Elden Ring

• Tim Curry leaving earth to go to space in Red Alert 3

I swear I had more, but the moment I started typing, my mind went completely blank and just fishing THESE back out was a struggle. 😩

What a thrill…

I stopped being “it” the same time I lost my virginity. Now she’s “it.” 😌

If the car and driving conditions are good, yeah I can keep it near perfect. The wear and tear on the vehicle can have it pull a bit to one side or the other and a slight variance is normal. You also need to account for bouncing and stuff from the road being uneven (just uneven in general, or from pot holes, speed bumps, etc).

But if you’re paying attention and have both hands on the wheel, it’s not hard to maintain your position in the lane (in a normal vehicle; 18-wheelers and busses and stuff get a little difficult in more situations).