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I was under the impression the DS was ok with DS games but not 3DS. I didn’t mind that so much, but I didn’t realise it was even worse.

06.03.2026 19:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Absolutely. These clubs have been at the top so long that it's easy to think they belong there. But it's the relegation/promotion system that makes football a more compelling season-long watch than, say, the NBA. Or, MLS, for that matter.

06.03.2026 14:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, I can get behind that. Anything that reduces our reliance on US-based servers has to be a good thing right now.

06.03.2026 13:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OK, so if I put another order through, Amazon reckons it'll come tonight before 22:00. I think I might have to do it just out of sheer curiosity.

And, let's be honest, that original order's gone walkabout never to be seen again.

🤔

06.03.2026 13:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

God damnit Lex, I was already jonesing for one of these things and you aren't helping.

"I'm fine emulating on the Steam Deck. I'm fine emulating on the Steam Deck."

Oh, who am I kidding?

06.03.2026 13:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ordered something from Amazon last night with pre-1 pm delivery. It now says it'll be here ..... by March 11.

Guess I can just write that one off and put another order in, then. 🙄

Amazon deliveries are normally so rock solid, but they really shit the bed when something does go wrong 😆

06.03.2026 13:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'm going to have to take a gander at that, I think. Curious what made you jump over, if you care to share.

06.03.2026 13:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Does anyone have a BlueSky Mac app that they like?

06.03.2026 10:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

People are losing their mind over the MacBook Neo having an iPhone chip and, dear reader, there's no such thing as an iPhone or a Mac chip these days.

It's all just Apple silicon.

05.03.2026 18:38 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

As someone who barely reads books, Project Hail Mary is one of the few that I have, and I'm unreasonably excited for the movie. I *really* hope it's good. The trailers seem to hit the spot.

05.03.2026 17:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The MacBook Neo gets even better when you look at the sea of battleship gray Windows laptop at the sub-$600 price point.

05.03.2026 17:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Looking forward to it. I do enjoy reading people who agree with me 😂

04.03.2026 19:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I don’t think so. There were questions over whether an A-series chip could manage macOS and “real” apps, but Apple just blew that out of the water.

Imagine if you could grab the display on the Neo and rip it off. It could switch to iPadOS and be done. This is what universal apps were made for.

04.03.2026 18:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A MacBook running on an honest-to-god iPhone chip just makes me madder that there's still no iPad that can run macOS when docked.

04.03.2026 18:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wait until you get 80% of the way through Pragmata and it pivots to you shooting zombies in space. You'll be begging to get the old canon back 😆

04.03.2026 18:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Subscribe, like, follow, retweet, do all the things.

04.03.2026 17:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

MacBook Neo, huh? Yeah, I'm going to need someone to explain where that name came from.

04.03.2026 17:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Guys, I don’t want to jinx it, but are Capcom and Konami back at the very same time?

I think they might be.

03.03.2026 21:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Capcom seems to have stumbled on something with that engine. The Pragmata demo runs incredibly well, too.

03.03.2026 21:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I rarely finish games these days so I’ll probably be ok then 😂

03.03.2026 19:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This might finally be the nudge I've needed to pick this up. I've yet to hear a bad word said about it.

03.03.2026 17:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I've had Ooo wishlisted on Steam for what feels like forever and have never quite pulled the trigger. Maybe I'll finally play it with this release 🤔

03.03.2026 16:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes 😆 I've struggled finding an in for both for some reason

03.03.2026 15:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Do you have a good press contact by any chance? I’ve had more luck getting hold of the pope.

03.03.2026 13:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The shells in Mario Kart are purple. I will die on that hill and I will not be taking any questions at this time.

Thank you for your attention on this matter.

03.03.2026 08:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Always seemed to be one of those that people seemed to follow because he was Gruber's mate more than anything.

02.03.2026 15:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There's time yet, it's only Monday :)

02.03.2026 14:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Don't threaten me with a good time!

02.03.2026 14:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is there some way to download en masse that I'm missing?

02.03.2026 13:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If there’s one thing I know about Modern day Apple, it’s that Cook would have someone’s head for overpaying on components like this.

Which, as you say, suggests it very much isn’t. And that’s terrifying.

01.03.2026 19:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0