You don’t have to have nostalgia for the game to appreciate how wonderfully crafted and expansive it is. It has one of the best soundtracks of any game, period, and its art is highly detailed and numerous. It has a ton of secrets (including one MAJOR secret) and a couple of extra game modes that enhance the replayability.

I would say the game seems to get better every time I play it. Is that nostalgia or something else? There are a lot of games I played before I had ever seen SOTN, yet I don’t feel the same desire to keep replaying them. I think it’s like a piece of classical music or a great movie. The more you replay it, the more details you come to appreciate. The original Deus Ex is like that for me as well.

Learn how to stir fry. It’s the ultimate vibe cooking technique. You can stir fry pretty much any protein, veggie, or carb (or any combo) and create awesome meals easily and cheaply!

Wow! I’ve been using the internet since 1995 and I’ve never heard of this site. Thanks! I’m actually interested in learning about mixing drinks!

Do you have an example of some games that use small neural networks for their NPC AIs? I was under the impression that most video game AIs used expert systems, at least for built-in ones.

All models are wrong. Some are useful.

— George Box

If you want lowest possible cost then canned stuff is out. Buy beans and rice in 20 lb bags. Hard to beat that!

What is this? An argument to bring back capital punishment?!

I think it’s susceptible to the same problems we have now. Elites gonna form and do their thing. Whether they’re in the party or on the board of directors, the effect is the same.

I think we’re just way too naive about systems. We expect them to work for us without putting in any effort. We should stop focusing so much on systems and start focusing on communities and cultures.

The best societies have tight-knit communities and a culture of cooperation. You can’t achieve that by passing laws or writing a new constitution or whatever. You have to get buy-in from everyone.

If you like this you’ll love Chinese! A language where books were printed with literal blocks of wood!

Yes, and the language works this way too:

电 (diàn) : lightning

脑 (nǎo) : brain

电脑 : computer

Anyone else find that praying hands emoji very condescending when used like that? I would destroy the backend DB if they tried to send me that!

Yep! And people have different sized feet, so measuring distance in feet is silly and arbitrary!

This is why I stopped buying games. I still have a massive backlog (like everyone else) but it’s a list, not a Steam library.

Don’t get sucked in by Steam sales. You’re not saving money by buying games you’re never going to play!

This one is it for me. The game really does so much with so little. The reality of the game is that it is a roughly linear sequence of closed levels (with some hub levels thrown in) that feels like a cohesive, connected world. It’s absolutely incredible!

I’m really hoping they have a gigantic pencil sharpener somewhere!

Wouldn’t the guy see his chat history with his mom and be suspicious?

I used to use electric toothbrushes religiously. Then I had one appointment with a hygienist who specializes in brushing technique (seriously). She used a dye to show where plaque was being left behind on my teeth and gums and taught me correct brushing technique to remove it all.

Now I use a very soft manual brush that I replace regularly (brushes always get stiff over time due to calcium deposits on the bristles). I have no issues with plaque or tartar buildup and no cavities in years. One 4-pack of manual brushes costs about the same as a single replacement brush head from my old electrics.

Yep. That’s because they don’t actually remove the lactose. They add lactase which cleaves the lactose into simpler sugars, increasing the sweetness.

People other than Chinese restaurant owners buy fortune cookies?

Straight white dude here and not afraid of being perceived as gay! Long hair to boot.

My wardrobe could best be described as “lazy Saturday afternoon.” I just want to wear comfortable clothes in muted colours. I don’t like drawing attention to myself.

No. The comic is talking about airspeed: speed relative to the wind.