I’m pretty good at blocking out a lot of advertisements, as in never load/watch content without them, but still feel like my attention span has been zapped since I was younger.

To me it definitely feels like phones in general are the big issue. Something you can quickly pick up for a little dopamine hit whenever you want.

Damn, that looks good!

That’s one of the tools that’s been referred for years, but never really works that well. It can sharpen things, but won’t improve a video/image that’s poor quality.

I’m not even sure I’d qualify that as a scam as much as it is outright theft. Almost like if your bank just started taking money from you. While the scammers weren’t from the ISP, if they were sent the info there is no real way to differentiate.

How does the second compare to the first. I gotta bored with the first one surprisingly quick even though I liked the overall premise.

I like how this sounds kinda like a bratty response, but is legitamte advice.

If you’re not aware, there is the concept of “negative prompts” with image generation where you basically tell it not to draw something ugly or wrong, but also can try to supress certain things too like three arms.

Crash 4 was pretty good. Maybe not quite on par with the first three (some hidden secrets were a little too hidden in my opinion), but definitely felt like crash.

Prediction markets are just “sparkling” insider trading.

Do you like the tactial RPG gameplay, or the story and elements around maintaining and building up your clan?

For example Final Fantasy Tactics has you building up a team as you progress through a story with tactial rpg combat, but not as much about management decisons about keeping your party alive.

There are also games like This war is mine, which has no tactical RPG elements, but is about making hard decisions trying to keep a group of people alive during war.

At first I thought you were talking about this game - Forgive Me Father

Not if the economy crashing causes increased inflation and interest rates, then you’d wish you had assets that hold value rather than currency which will lose its value.

Although, given the numbers most Americans live paycheck to paycheck and don’t have a wealth of assets or cash.

I’m not going to say the US is great at public transit, but the DC metro transit system is one of the best in the country. This stop is a bit of a cherrypicked example as many of the stops for the DC metro are in heavy urban areas surrounded by apartment buildings.

If you look at Philly, Denver, Chicago you’ll see that the average stop in DC is better utilized than in other places.

I would argue they’re pretty dumb when it comes to economics, but they’re good at enriching themselves. None of them see that the long term leads to a destitute America, which means most of them end up being dragged down too. A prosperous America benefits everyone, a destitute one “helps” a very select few, which will not include all of them.

S(preadsheet)aaS does not sound like a good replacement for excel. I’m all for alternatives, but giving up even more control is the wrong direction.

And yes there is a self-hosted option, but that’s not the main pitch on their website.

After you turn 65 there is no penalty for using your HSA for non-medical purchases, you just have to pay income tax on withdrawls. This effectively turns an HSA into an IRA after you turn 65. So you can contribute pre-tax, it grows tax-free, then you can withdraw without any penalty - making it effectively just another retirement account.

https://ourtaxpartner.com/hsa-distribution-rules-after-age-65-medicare-premiums/

They’re both tax advantaged accounts - meaning you don’t have to pay taxes on them in most situations.

HSA is supposed to be a Health Savings Account, but has turned into more of a retirement account. 401k is Americas sad replacement for pensions as workers need to contribute to it and so it largely only helps wealthier people.

The more general advice would be - make sure to save and invest money (preferably in ways that avoid taxes if possible).

I’m afraid that Nintendo is basically just creating open world game with different skins at this point.

Locking the battery behind a screw has been a thing forever. For the switch though, you have to pull the casing apart, which is a little more involves than most people are used to. Additionally it’s a corded connection, not just slotting a battery in, I don’t think that’s a big deal, but probably not something most people have worked with.

Its really only Africa that bucks the trend if you Iook region by region.

I’ll admit it seems easier to access the battery, but that is not what I would call replaceable for the average user. I definitely thought it would be externally replaceable when this was announced.

Edit: You still need to take a part the shell and access the switches internals to swap the battery. The big changes seem to be removing the need to remove some adhesive parts and the heat shield doesn’t cover the battery anymore.