FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS

I will bulk purchase grey-market bootleg toner from shady overseas websites before I go back to a inkjet…

If you can’t make your point without moving the goalposts over the horizon, you don’t have an actual point.

I made my point, twice even. That final example is what’s know as hyperbole, trying to make the point get across to you by over exaggerating. You ignored two examples (stalkers and burglars), to focus that. Moving the goalposts is an entire different thing.

hyperbole

1. Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.

People passing by and getting a temporary snapshot with their eyes? No problem

A tech monopoly putting photos online, for anyone anywhere at any time to see, and constantly updating the photos? Thats a problem.

Without even thinking hard I can imagine several malicious uses like stalkers finding their victims home, or burglars casing neighborhoods for gates or cameras.

You naïveté does not define the norm for everyone else. Would you livestream video on the internet of your front door online, 24/7? Of course not.

Weight based encumbrance with slots, but you’ll generally cap out weight before slots. Depending on your wold seed and/or base building tolerance level, it’s either a contestant struggle or not bad to deal with - juggling stamina and food is the bigger grind imo.

Tbh as a busy adult, there’s a select few quality of life mods that make it less tedious but still keeps the reward:challenge payoff. Some of the much more useful items can’t be taken through portals, and I’d highly recommend modding that OUT for sanity/time sink reasons.

As Will Be Seen on TV

An even darker joke was missed here by the creator instead of the analog > digital gag

Cheese grits are good. Plain grits are a blank canvas for butter and pepper, and I’d rather have mashed potatoes or veg for that tbh

1. The peas honestly need to be Marrowfat peas, it makes a difference
2. Add lard or beef drippings
3. Avoid the premade trash most pubs (and restaurants) serve.

But even so, it’s still pretty mid imo. Just like grits in the southern US; yes I will eat it if served as such, no I won’t pay for it.

• Mirror’s Edge: wholly unique, meh story but fun gameplay. More accessible than Kreedzmod but similar vibe of first person platforming and emphasis on ‘flow’ like you’d perform irl in parkour. Get it on sale, under $10/€10 it’s worth it
• Knights of the Old Republic: D20 based RPG set in pre-BBY Star Wars universe. Excellent story and characterization, great gameplay and progression - I’ve replayed it at least six times. If you like Mass Effect at all you should enjoy this. The sequel is worthy but not the same gem that moved the genre, but a worthy title
• Deus Ex 1: Unmissable. Accept the inventory management jank, it’s a product of its time. Absolutely worth buying
• Fallout 1 (and 2): Revolutionized the top down RPGs of the time, but will feel dated in retrospect. Make sure you save manually and make choices carefully, you can dead-end your play through or loose hours of progress because there’s no auto save
• STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl: Diceroll on this title, you’ll either hate it or love it if you enjoyed Fallout 3, 4, NV, etc. Great mood and atmosphere, solid progression once you get out of the starter areas, and understand the monster’s behavior. Dont you dare join Duty tho
• Freespace 2: Personal recommendation but nieche. “Flight sim space combat” is too simplistic yet accurate, but has excellent gameplay and story tone. Technically Descent 1 & 2 were the revolutionary games, but those have zero plot beyond arcade shooter ‘kill aliens for highscore’. Went open source years ago, and has a dedicated mod team keeping it alive and adding features.
• Command and Conquer Red Alert: The daddy of almost all RTS games, but you’ll have more fun with Red Alert 2 imo. Story is meh, but if you go online be ready to get smurfed hard by veterans.

I will never gripe about mixed DD/MM and MM/DD datasets ever again, it’s sooo bad

Check Number

The check number refers to the accuracy in the date as compared to time on Terra, with 0 being the most accurate and 9 being the least.

• A 0 means that the event occurred on Terra.
• A 1 means that the event occurred within the Sol system.
• A 2 means that the event occurred while someone present for the event was in direct psychic contact with Terra or the Sol system.
• A 3 means that an individual or organization present was in psychic contact with a 2 source while the event occurred.
• A 4 means that the individual or organization was in contact with a 3 OR 2 source.
• A 5 means that the individual or organization was in contact with a 4 source.
• A 6 means that the individual or organization was in contact with a 5 source.
• A 7 means that the event in question occurred within 10 years of the date listed in the rest of the Imperial date.
• An 8 means that the event occurred within 20 years of the date. A 9-class source is an approximated date, and is usually used when recording a date within Warp travel or while on a planet that does not use the Imperial system.