But this just looks like a standard work truck. Maybe the back is full of tools? Maybe he’s going camping. Camping is dope.

Sure. Two issues though.

• Small trucks like they used to build a while ago would be better at pretty much all of those use cases than the monsters that get build today
• big trucks have become the default for people that never do any of those things

So as a result, there are way more way bigger vehicles on the road endangering all road users and wasting resources for no benefit besides lining the pockets of the manufacturers.

How is the combat? I bounced off of Divinity 1+2 hard because combat seemed to be too aoe focused and save scumming required, because just going in as you'd usually do would result in one or two members of my party being killed before I could even get my first turn in.

My PC is above minimum specs and BG3 ran really poorly even on low. Maybe they got a similar issue with the s.

You don't need power storage for months, if you combine different renewable sources and have power lines connecting different areas. Wind and solar complement each other usually.

You need to be able to bridge a few weeks though, because there will be gaps, but you don't need to store solar power for half a year to make it. It is still a big issue, but no need to exaggerate.

Interesting purely mechanical design. Our first remote (that didn't have a cable connection) used sound as well, but it was battery powered and as a kid, I could hear at least some of those sounds. It had way more than just 4 buttons though, maybe the mechanical design hits a limit there at some point (or electronics just got cheaper).

Looks like a perfect space for every lazy person to push their shopping cart into.

Eyes off the road for 5secs

Nice rant, but if you do this, you really shouldn't be driving.

I get that, but the vast majority of content creators seem to make their money with sponsorships or their own ads, so most of what google is doing is content distribution, not creation. Which makes the amount of money they want for that seem ridiculous when pretty much every other streaming service that produces high profile and expensive shows themselves is way cheaper.

This feels like your supermarket requiring entrance fees in addition to you having to pay for stuff you actually buy.

And funnily, the shorts player on mobile has some of those features.

You know you can get the battery replaced, right? Not as cheap as buying a replacement yourself, but not that much compared to a 1000$ phone.

Every phone with removable I had had a pretty flimsy back cover that started to crack during the lifetime of the phone. The gaskets started to go or weren’t even there in the first place, so they weren’t even splash proof (so better avoid getting rained on or even get sweaty).

And none of my phones ever required a battery replacement during its life time. My Galaxy S4 mini ram out of support, I flashed it with a custom rom then that stopped being supported (and the hardware really couldn’t deal with later android version). My Fairphone 2 started crashing regularly which ended its life. And my iPhone 6s had a solid 5 year life with no battery issues before I retired it to get a better camera.

So for me requiring every phone to have an easily replaceable battery has pretty much zero upsides but a bunch of potential downsides.

How can you even mention factory games without pointing out Factorio.