The US Economy after the inevitable, next global depression:

I’d be more curious to see what percentage of game sales were for 2025 titles versus older.

I think that would paint a truer picture of player behaviour, and whether there are any fundamental shifts in trends.

After a recent rewatch, I would have to put forward Better Off Ted as top of my list of worst cancellations. Truly underrated when it ran, the writing was witty and sharp, aligning with the humour of Scrubs and Community.

Speaking of, re-watching Community slowly peter-out over the seasons (despite my excitement for the movie!), does preclude me from putting it at the top of the list.

Lastly, for my wasted potential award, I would say Westworld was cancelled just as it sat on the edge of redemption. Season one was a masterpiece, while season two felt like a big retread. Seasons 3&4 were controversial due to the drastic shift in setting to the real (future) world, however the ending of S4 leading back into the Wild West setting was so promising!

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone; we already knew Americans were full of shit!

Ba-dum, pssh!

I don’t think that’s implants - it’s even worse; it’s a liquid they inject called “synthol”.

Definitely on some form of birth control, even if it’s just cycling out women as they approach their fertility window?

Given Lakshmi is one of the immune and her son isn’t, I don’t think that inheriting immunity is a major risk.

I stopped watching after the second season (I think?), when they abruptly switched streaming services here in Australia to Paramount+ (because fuck that noise, I wasn’t paying for another service just to watch one show).

But I remember that first season being quite good, and a great entry into the franchise for newcomers like myself who’s only other exposure to Trek was through the JJ Abrams films.

I’m assuming this view would be considered heresy amongst the wider Trek fanbase?

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Three Stories - House, MD.

You need to remember that the groups that push for this pro-car culture don’t represent the drivers, but the manufacturers.

They don’t care about the actual experience of driving - they only want to shit out as many new vehicles onto the road as possible.

Oh, I understood - your comment g actually triggered a curiosity in me as to why we don’t combine the two methods (boiling and falling) to “double-dip” on electricity production.

I’m sure there are plenty of practical reasons why not, but I genuinely don’t know.

Now here’s an idea - we boil the water to turn turbines, and then have the steam collect and pool in an upper chamber before running through another turbine into the first boiling chamber below?

I am assuming that’s a GTX 480 and not an RX 480; if so - kudos for not having that thing melt the solder off the heatsink by now! 😅

Honestly, if you don’t mind gaming at 1080p, and keeping graphical settings reasonable in order to maintain a playable frame rate - you could be OK for a couple more years.

Otherwise if the upgrade itch just becomes too much, the Steam Machine could very well be a suitable entry point - provided that RAM model prices don’t continue to skyrocket.

I truly cannot wait for the day that the current AI bubble bursts.

Pre-COVID, when the Ethereum mining went crazy… so around the time of the RTX 2000 series? Which honestly was pretty lacklustre compared to the GTX 1000 series…

So yeah, it’s been a while!

Season 2 is a bit of a “sophomore slump”, IMO.

Seasons 3 & 4 are much better comparatively, though probably not as good as S1 - S4 definitely comes close, and does a great job of raising the stakes ahead of the S5 conclusion.

I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series.

The answer is right there, from the same paragraph. Call it nostalgia, if it helps clarify - but there is a sentimental feeling to shows that helped shape my sense of humour while growing up.

I care about WB the company only in-so-far as they are the rights holders to that media, and therefore their ownership will determine whether/how I will be able to continue to enjoy them, new entries (such as Coyote vs. ACME), and introduce them to to my children.

I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animanted Series. Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul, let alone them trying to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie!

I absolutely do not want to see these companies further consolidate - which is why I decide Lina Khan’s absence from the FTC; these media conglomerates should be further broken up in order to foster competition.

But in the current Trump-led media circus - I am fully of the belief that the best bad option would likely be an Apple-led buyout.

That’d be fine also, you can just create an iTunes account wherever, you just won’t get the interconnectivity of the Apple ecosystem (AirPlay, AirDrop, handover etc.).

If you’re in the Android ecosystem a Google TV might be a better option, as it’d allow you to Cast media from your phone.

Either option is honestly fine, and significantly better than the slow, spyware-riddled garbage that gets packaged with the TVs themselves!

No, no, fuck no.

Where is Lina Khan when you need her? (Rhetorical question, I know she’s assisting the Mamdani transition team).

If another corporate behemoth must buy out Warner Bros; could it at least please be Apple? They seem like the only ones who wouldn’t further tarnish the WB legacy.