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2024 is about 75% done. Let's recommend the best games of 2024, but with a twist: only the ones with no paid DLC!
  • The game was a lot of fun. The only issue I had with it was how the endings branch out. I won't go into too much detail but let's say I didn't expect a seemingly benign choice leading me to become such an asshole.

  • 2,189 Miles, 40 Days, and 3 Showers: How Tara Dower Destroyed the Appalachian Trail Speed Record
  • Maybe a nice friendly salute from a respectful distance.

  • End nuclear fusion!
  • The alternative is to use extremely limited quantities of gas crucial for MRIs, chip making, metallurgy, and a few other high tech applications. But hey, pretty balloons.

  • Never forget.
  • They're not a foot long. They're a Footlong^TM .

  • Man charged with allegedly assaulting mail carrier delivering 'Harris for President' mailer
  • Doesn't this count as a hate crime if the guy was saying heinous shit right before the assault?

  • Man charged with allegedly assaulting mail carrier delivering 'Harris for President' mailer
  • It's a means for the news source to cover its ass. They can't outright say it as a fact otherwise they run the risk of getting sued if the courts find the man innocent.

  • Smart TVs Are Watching You | Feisty Duck
  • I've always wondered if smart TVs have some other way to phone home with your info in lieu of a WiFi connection like SIM cards or LoRa solutions.

  • Venn diagram
  • Makes sense if you squint knowing the context. It looks like a brown glob at first glance.

  • Exclusive: US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say
  • The prohibitions in question would include vehicles with certain bluetooth, satellite and wireless features as well as highly autonomous vehicles that could operate without a driver behind the wheel.

    Chinese vehicles sold in the US would have the same internet connectivity as a base 2007 Honda Civic. Surveillance by the Chinese would be practically impossible with those limitations. You know who gets a pass on installing everything from internet connected cabin-facing cameras, accelerometers, microphones, and GPS tracking? US-based auto manufacturers!

    That's right, they can and will take all the data they have about you and sell them to data brokers. Enjoy paying a higher insurance premium because you braked too hard one time. Did your shiny new GM's shitty drivetrain give out on you because their engineering is garbage and you want to claim the warranty for repairs? Too bad, you accelerated a little too hard that one time to get out of the way of a speeding truck and now they claim it was your bad driving that broke it.

    I get you hate the CCP, most of us do (except the tankies here but they're a special case) but until we rein in the lazy and corrupt domestic vehicle industry it's gonna be a hard fight to get rid of Chinese vehicles encroaching on the market even with 100% tariffs.

  • Comedian John Mulaney brutally roasts SF techies at Dreamforce
  • Does anyone have a video of his roast?

  • I mean, let's not underestimate social phobias, but...
  • Water, oil, arable land, people due to declining birth rates, good quality air to name a few.

  • Reddit is upset about YouTube pause button ads.
  • I'm gonna try out tilvids. At least they're trying.

  • Lingering damage
  • Life should have these splash screens whenever you fall asleep.

  • God of War Ragnarok PC port suffers review bombing on Steam due to PlayStation Network account requirement
  • I was one of those people flipping out about the Rockstar Social Club and Ubisoft Connect crap. There's zero need to force additional DRM on paying customers. We might not have all been vocal but we were around.

  • Exclusive: US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say
  • Nice to know Chinese EVs will be the choice for privacy-minded individuals in the US soon. Being cheaper than western brands is a nice big fat cherry on top.

  • SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever
  • Someone had to have signed off on a mission assurance spec waiver if they're leaking a lot of EMI. If they didn't check with the FCC on this they might be in big trouble. Who am I kidding? This was probably done with their blessing.

  • They never go for the Ice guys
  • It's way easier than dragging a palantir everywhere.

  • Is ice cream becoming too soft?

    I decided to purchase store bought ice cream after years of just buying from places like Cold Stone. It seems to me most ice cream manufacturers have very soft ice cream now despite storing it in a freezer for a week straight. I could easily drop a spoon in the tub and watch it cut straight through to the bottom. The consistency is now kind of disgusting because it feels like I'm eating whipped cream instead of something that should be semi solid. So far I've tried Tillamook, Dryer's, and Target's in house brand and they all have that same mushy texture.

    Before anyone suggests it's my freezer, I've kept it relatively uncluttered and everything else stays frozen just fine. I also make sure not to purchase those tubs of "Frozen Dairy Dessert". What happened? Is this some cost cutting measure or are customer's preferences really going to extremely soft textures?

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    If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?

    It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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    If billionaires could suddenly gain immortality, would the world's governments finally act against climate change?

    I'm pretty sure they would. It's not like they'd like to see their seaside properties go underwater within their lifetimes.

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    Installing CH340 drivers in Linux Mint running 5.15.0-88 kernel

    Hi all, I've recently switched over to Linux Mint from Windows 10 and I'm having trouble installing a CH340 driver from Sparkfun. I've managed to unzip the contents and have it in this location: /home/user/Downloads/CH341SER_LINUX. I've tried running the files using the ./ command for both the ch34x.c and Makefile but ran into a bash issue which I'm stuck trying to figure out. Could someone please tell me how to make it work? I've already looked up a couple of different videos on Youtube but they kind of skip the explanation of how to install this driver on Linux in favor of Windows and MacOS.

    Please see the attached image for the response I get in the terminal.

    UPDATE: It turns out I had a bad micro USB cable. Most of the ones I was using to connect to an ESP32 board were charge only. Mint apparently had the driver for this all along. Thanks for the help everyone.

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