I get the desire. It was hard to fight myself. I might have ended up caving in if I hadn't managed to get an XSX, even though I really wanted PS5 first... I have my new toy and frankly haven't given XBox much of a chance in the last years, so now I can see what Gamepass and such have been up to on the console side (been using it on PC here and there).
The situation sucks. You shouldn't have had to pay extra. Scalpers shouldn't be taking advantage. Suppliers should be doing a better job with demand.. at the very least, of communicating wtf is going on there. Like, I'm hearing rumors Sony is building up stock for a huge 2nd 'shipment' wave early December. Is it true? Well, they aren't gonna say, and that makes it really hard for everyone who has gotten super-excited about the launch.
I get it. RIP the extra money. Hopefully if there's a next time in 7 years, it will be at least a bit less fucked.
I think the big launch wave is over, didin't consider popping in here before hand... in NL, I managed to snag a XSX from Microsoft Store by following a thread on tweakers.net and almost got a PS5 to ship next week from Amazon today but wasn't quick enough... however caught an order from a smaller store shipping in December, so I have both systems ordered at least.
It took me quite a while to find a local community keeping on top of all this in NL, so hope maybe this can help someone--probably also can help for DE and BE.
Like, my biggest fear is that we actually DO pack the courts and people think the problem is solved and switch back to being angry that the politician they wanted to win didn't so "nothing fucking changes". And we'll be right back where we started with a Republican controlled house/senate stopping any and all forms of progress and biding their time until they can really push some horrible stuff.
We have a long road ahead of us and there is a good chance we fail and things will get REALLY bad. But there is no way to succeed without trying and fighting to not be a country of hate and incompetence. Electing Democrats this cycle is just one step on that road. Keeping an eye on those Democrats and making them stick to their promises is the next. And doing all of this during the midterms is going to be required to not backstep. And so forth
Yeah, with you on that. I hope this is the low-point, but there's a pretty good chance it's not. We could crest a hill just to fall into a much deeper chasm.
I'm a philosopher focused on new and emerging tech. For my master's about 4 years ago, almost half of it was about existential risk--especially climate change. We're years past the point-of-no-return to skate through the rest of the century without major consequences... but there's plenty of time for things to get way, way, way worse.
Of course: a philosopher is not an empirical scientist. I focus on the ideas to try to navigate possible futures, honestly knowing not that much about the specificities and details driving many of the changes I speculate about. Hopefully everything will work out much better than the nasty predictions I see all over my field. Time will tell.
Humans tend to be pretty damn terrible at scoping out the best choices for long-term survival... so I'm not terribly optimistic. But I'll try doing my part, and doing my best not to worry too much about all the pieces that are fully beyond my (or, in many cases, anyone's) control.
@cubbielover: I have been on (partial) sick leave for my PhD since April because I'm really struggling to juggle: COVID, US politics, and living in Europe while everyone in my family is in the States and there isn't a realistic way to see them until some time next year.
It sucks.
I really, really, really hope it at least starts to get a little better in ~9 or 10 days or so.
Been playing Cook? Serve. Delicious!!! 3 on PS4. It streamlines a few elements from 2 (mainly: no chores, and you can flick the right stick to serve all dishes that are ready and don't require further prep), and it allows for more choice on every level. Each level has a theme that limits the foods you can pick, and sometimes forces a minimum point total, where more complex dishes are higher points, but at least in the early game the themes allow you to pick a dish "liadout" you're comfortable with to get the gold fairly easily or try some new things to improve your skills.
Also there's a lot of game here. Almost 400 levels going by the medal count. It will take a long time to complete.
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