Underlying kernel aside, I think that the Steamdeck’s SteamOS is an excellent example of how “easy to use” != “smaller feature-set”. I’ve heard countless times from apple dudes that the reason that their stuff allegedly “just works” is because of the lack of some functionally that if present would overwhelm the user. You know, as if ios and android don’t share fundamentally the same user interface principles. But they do have a point, a green user can be overwhelmed when presented with a huge feature set all at once. Yet, despite SteamOS literally having a full-blown desktop environment, the UI frankly is way less confusing than my Xbox. It just goes to show that it’s not about the number of features, it’s about how they’re presented. Power users don’t mind digging into a (well designed) settings menu to enable some advanced functionality, and keeping those advanced features and settings (with reasonable defaults) hidden around the corner behind an unlocked door helps the newbie get started with confidence.

Steal this album

Depends on the client too I think

I’m the same way with Kazakhstan and Saskatchewan

Very well said

There is no good local takeaway in my current area. I briefly lived in an area that had a decent place (not even great, just a notch above the chains) and it ruined crappy pizzas for me enough to take up pizza making. I mean don’t get me wrong I’ll still do little Caesars from time to time if I need cheap calories, but if I want real pizza I’ll make it myself.

I’m with you on Skullcandy headphones. It’s not just that they’re cheap, there’s better ones for the same or less. Anker soundcore are my go to - pretty good and very affordable. Mpow honestly weren’t bad, I’d get them before Skullcandy. My low-mid range Sony’s have been great and shockingly durable.

But my skullcandies all sounded like listening through a pair of socks, and the controls were awful when they did work, which wasn’t very long.

That makes sense and that’s fair

There’s a difference between goofy and dumb. Goofy is fun, I’m all over that. Actually dumb is exhausting and awkward, it’s just not fun

I just had an Amazon package delayed for a week it says. It doesn’t name names but…

A small number of deliveries may arrive a day later than anticipated due to a third-party technology outage.

For me when I’m daydreaming it’s like watching a movie, my eyes might be open but I don’t see shit, my brain’s doing other things. Or when I’m visualizing something it’s like free and organic AR. But yeah, no dialogue necessary, it’s like a hallucination that I control.

Edit: I misread the comment chain. I’ll just leave mine though

Always picking the most rewarding next step is called a greedy algorithm, so mathematically it might be good but not usually optimal because you might be sacrificing long-term success for short-term gains. Somet

Knights tale

I’m upvoting because this is the first actual hot take I found after minutes of scrolling

Because they did in 2023

I was taught that resume’s are experience-focused and cv’s are education-focused. Obviously there’s a lot of overlap but the latter is used more in academia, and by recent graduates with little work experience.

I used to struggle with picking seasonings too, but here’s a strategy that I picked up from the internet somewhere:

1. Decide which basic flavor(s) you need
2. Pick an ingredient that will satisfy one or more of those flavors.

Here’s a baseline “basic flavors” that should always land you a flavorful meal:

• heat (eg peppers, wasabe)
• acid (fruit, vinegar)
• salt (table salt, soy sauce)
• fat (butter, bacon grease)

But there’s a few others that might come in handy, like:

• sweet (sugar, honey, fruit, many veggies)
• mint (thyme, rosemary, basil, black pepper)
• bitter (grapefruit, many veggies)
• savory (soy sauce, meats)
• whatever flavor alliums have (onions, garlic)

Of course, figuring out which basic flavors you need is still a skill to develop, but this two-stage process helped me a lot. Plus, if you’re trying to stay traditional, then the second stage where you pick the ingredient may already be chosen for you. Mexican food needs acid? Lime. Italian needs heat? Red pepper flakes. Asian needs salt? Soy sauce.

TL;DR: Don’t go straight to choosing ingredients you need, instead choose a basic flavor you need then pick ingredients that will satisfy that flavor.

I wish so bad I was better at telling stories. Not that I have many, but still

What does damage is short circuiting the electronics, which water can do.

And corrosion, which water can catalyze, which is why your suggested steps should be done ASAP. Great write up though

This song didn’t click with me until I caught it on the radio driving late at night. I dunno what it is, but for some reason those slow bluesy led Zeppelin songs just hit different when night driving.