I started getting into F1 a bit more in the past couple of years.

I remember thinking it might be a cool idea to try and go along to a race at Silverstone. Seemed like it would be a good day out.

Took one look at the prices and resigned myself to probably never going to an F1 race in my life, unless I suddenly come into vast amounts.of sustained wealth.

Oh really? I figured a wallet had to be one of the ones that folds?

I’m one of the younger millennials (I think?).

I never carry cash unless I have to (for some reason dependent on where I’m going). I primarily use my phone to make payments, and I don’t have a traditional wallet, but I do have a slim card-holder that carries my debit card, driving licence and one or two other important cards.

Take that for what you will, I guess!

Control starts strong, but I got about two thirds of the way through and still felt like I hadn’t progressed the story in any meaningful way, at which point the stylised visuals and combat just wasn’t enough to keep me engaged.

I dunno. Maybe I gave up right before things were due to start picking up, but for all the hours I’d sunk into it, I didn’t feel like much more than a glorified maintenance woman, with most quests consisting of “go there, flip a switch, come back”

Still, at this price, it’s easily worth a punt for anyone with interest.

Also it’s 100% “SCP: the game” 😅

Yeah, I don’t get it either.

There’s plenty of stories to explore in the world of Arda. Why do studios keep coming back to Gollum? Where are these people who are crying out for more and more Gollum?

Do the Silmarillion you cowards.

This has been a thing for years. Binface got like, 10K votes when he ran for mayor of London once.

I think people have broadly become tired with the joke now, though. The state of politics has become too depressing to see the humour anymore.

Thanks for this. Can’t say I’m interested in much more than the new Datko album though 😅

Don’t remember this particular character, but the anime was fantastic. Hilarious and heartwarming.

God damn that takes me back.

Now I need to go watch Metal Gear Awesome or something.

Might be tricky because of there being less quality-of-life stuff, but you should absolutely pay Persona 4 Golden. Consider going back for P3 too.

All good options.

Never tried the American cheese one, but I’ll have to give it a shot now!

Glamming up cheap ramen is a joy.

I like to add butter, a slug of soy sauce and chilli sauce, spring onion and sliced chillies.

It’s not gonna win me any awards, but it’s bloody tasty.

I vaguely remember playing that game and not enjoying it.

Something about a dead guy possessing his squad mates? And demons and stuff?

I seem to recall really struggling and ultimately relying on a single character and funneling all enemies into a single choke point where I could take them on one by one.

This was a long time ago and really is hazy at best on my mind. I’d be morbidly curious to give it another shot today just to see what was up.

Bass Cannon*

House of Leaves

Ah really? I could put it on the hard drive, but the whole point of the SSD was for it to take the OS… Will have to think on that.

They generally don’t do more than browse the web so I’m not anticipating any major issues. I used to game on it, but it’s so old now I’ve stopped using it for games.

Maybe I’ll put it on a usb for a while instead of dual booting.

I see Linux in my future, as I just don’t have the cash for a new rig.

I have to be careful though, as it’s my family PC, and the rest of my family aren’t going to tolerate much of a learning curve. It really needs to just work out of the box.

Considering Zorin OS. Hopefully I can get it on my SSD next to Windows so I can dual-boot for a while to test the water…

To be fair, the referee is officiating a professional sport where you really need to be able to clearly distinguish between the legs of two people lunging quickly for the same ball with their feet.

Probably sounds silly, but when that’s what 95% of the sport revolves around, you can understand them being picky on a detail like this.

I own a pair of Porta Pros as daily drivers. I also have a pair of Ananda’s that I run through a BTR7 (not super flashy but more than your average person’s setup).

I would say the average person doesn’t need more than a pair of Porta Pros. They’re absolutely fine 😅

It’s very good, and you don’t have to have ever touched DnD to enjoy it.

It’s got some DnD stuff for the people who know, but otherwise they’re just using the setting to make a really fun adventure flick.

Highly recommended.