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This has been the first time I've gone for relics (I only started playing before endwalker release) and I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad. Definitely has been easy getting them all for all classes but I imagine it's quite different from what I've heard of the grinds of the past.

This is quite the in-depth article on the topic, I might have to read through it a few times to digest it all.

One thing I was going to point out was I definitely see benefit to working on software changes where possible to save the cost of needing specialized equipment. The article does cover this

Holden cites Sea of Thieves’ addition of 'single stick' controls, where any swashbuckling and/or plundering can be performed using a single thumbstick

I was going to mention PSO2: NGS which has a single button to cast any spells based on what might be best for that situation (maybe one of the few things I liked about that game...). Definitely would like to see more of that. I also play FF14 and read a theory that the devs there consider button bloat a game feature, so whenever they simplify one skill (by making it a single button) they have to split another skill by making it multiple instead, which I find really unfortunate, I have a disabled friend who has trouble playing much due to the mass amount of skills.

And yea, definitely a good idea to donate to charity. SpecialEffect is listed which has been in the Yogscast Jingle Jam charity event at the end of the year. Assuming they have one this year and are taking part, might be a good idea to send some money their way or to other relevant charities for people who can do so

Maybe it's a focal length difference? Example

I found this which has registrations and posts for mastodon / fediverse over hour / day / week / month but it breaks it out by instances so can be a bit difficult to tell overall. Here's mastodon in the last 7 days for example.

Wait, what? I need more information. You probably mean loose leaf but I guess you could just cut open a used bag? But surely that's like, one bag a month or something. I drink like 6 cups of tea a day, how long does it take before you can add more? (I had this problem with composting when I learned I could add like a small peel per week and I was like... I generate 10x that per day.)

The article does a good job of summarizing everything they changed and improvements, but I feel like pcgamer's headline is sort of leaving off a "... after reducing scope". For instance, the multiplayer mode that had been announced before launch. I also think I read they planned on multiple DLCs but they reduced that down to just this one? Regardless all my friends seem to enjoy the game so I'm sure it's a fun game to play

Progression and loot reduced by 30%, level capped at 40, and can't join guilds. Doesn't really feel like they made it a viable option to play the game. Though I can't say for sure how bad those handicaps are, I never got the game due to the forced PvP and the militant community.

This is what gets me. If they were forced to have load bearing pillars there, I could at least try to understand making use of the space. What is even the point of these walls?!

One thing I've been told in the past is that with public voting records you at least get an idea of if brigading is happening, where it's coming from etc. Though maybe that's just a giant list of randomly generated usernames but if it's coming from a single instance there are at least actions to take from that.

• Paradise Killer
• River City Girls 1
• River City Girls 2
• Enderal (the entire soundtrack is good but maybe not bangers, just good story)

Wait the suggestion of Jet Set Radio made me think

• Gran Turismo
• Twisted Metal
• Cool boarders

Now those are some classics, time to break out the PS2

This is a nice piece. I don't have much to add, but I spoke to a French friend I have that's super into art. He said he had heard of this painter from Le matador (looks like that's the header of the series link you posted). But he was more familiar with Pierre Soulages who apparently is also known as "the painter of black" according to wikipedia. With this painter being "the painter of blue" I'm wondering if there's a whole palette of painters out there.

Definitely curious to see if we experience waves similar to how mastodon does every time elon says something stupid. I'm not sure we will, though. With the entire reddit gold thing I was expecting people to throw their arms up about the reversal of stuff people paid money for but it seems like they just accepted it and moved on. Perhaps the people that remain will stay there no matter what. Regardless I think how things are going here are still promising.