Just look at the backlash he got for comparing ad block’s impact to that of piracy.

Well yeah, because he’s objectively wrong, yet doubled and (I think) tripled down on it.

What he meant was that blocking ads eliminates his revenue (which is bad), but it’s not piracy by any definition I’ve ever heard of.

That said, I don’t think it has anything to do with how trustworthy LMG is, there are plenty of other reasons to have concerns about that (GN made a video about that). I watch them occasionally as entertainment, but rarely for actual information.

Not because they didn’t go far enough to discourage using coupon codes.

I’m not arguing that they should discourage people from using coupons, I’m arguing they should have explained why Honey is problematic and why they’re no longer taking their sponsorships. There should be no call to action, merely information that Honey isn’t great. Users can then consider other sources for coupons that may be more friendly for affiliate links, or not, the information is merely why they’re no longer working w/ Honey as a sponsor.

That describes pretty much all GTA games though. The difference with V is that it has a much bigger map, so there are a lot more areas with uninteresting details.

Same. I mentioned SA mostly because both are in Los Santos.

I’m reading the pessimists part as China taking over the world, so learning Chinese is a survival thing. Learning Russian also seems like a survival thing of Russia takes over your part of the world.

If optimism for you is Putin instead of Winnie the Pooh, you must have a pretty awful base line.

Those never made it to trial, right? My understanding is they settled, because that was cheaper than the trial.

I must have missed that promotion, any chance I could order some?

It’s the one I recommend, but honestly have never actually used. I’ve gotten a few people to successfully switch with it and got a few others away from Ubuntu (my first distro), hence why I keep recommending it.

But wouldn’t optimism be your old language making a comeback?

Then you’d be wrong. Unless you pick SQLite and that’s all you need.

Generally speaking, if a professor recommends something, it probably sucks. Their information is incredibly outdated and is usually whatever they used in their own undergrad program.

At school I learned:

• Java
• PHP
• MySQL
• C#
• C++
• Racket (Lisp)

Each of those has a better alternative, with C# being the least bad. For example:

• Java -> Kotlin
• PHP -> Python
• MySQL -> SQLite or Postgres
• C# -> Python (desktop QT GUIs) or web stack (e.g. Tauri for desktop web stack)
• C++ -> Rust (non-games) or a game engine
• Lisp -> Haskell

Formal education is for learning concepts, learn programming languages and tools on your own.

Postgres. It’s more strict by default, which leads to a lot fewer surprises.

Here’s my rule of thumb:

1. SQLite - if it’s enough
2. Postgres
3. MariaDB - if you don’t care about your data and just want the thing to work
4. MySQL - if you sold your soul to Oracle, but still can’t afford their license fee
5. Something else - you’re a hipster or have very unique requirements

Same with Darth Maul, I don’t even know where you get such a pit on a planet.

GTA V dense? I found it incredibly bare, especially coming from GTA SA.

And I really don’t like sandbox games, so I need a really good story or really compelling gameplay, and neither needs a huge map or tons of hours.

Don’t try to please everyone. A good sandbox game doesn’t need a story, a good story game doesn’t need sandbox elements, and good gameplay can be really short.

Honestly, my limit is about 80 hours, and that’s only if the store and side content is really good. An average story/RPG game should target 20-40 hours IMO.

Exactly. GTA V’s biggest selling point was the worst part for me: giant map. The only way a giant map is good is if it has a ton more fun stuff to do, and even then, I’d honestly rather have a sequel/series instead of throwing everything in one game.

In the PNW, we don’t get a lot of snow and it doesn’t get cold enough to freeze lakes, but we do get plenty of black ice. Rain + tons of shade under evergreen trees can cause a lot of issues.

Where you live, you apparently add extra letters to “donut” for no reason.

Nope, nobody jokes on the Internet. In fact, it’s illegal.

But snow isn’t particularly slippery, the only way that works properly is if there’s a layer of ice underneath. So you need a warmish day with some rain, followed by a bitter cold night, followed by a dusting of fresh snow to really lose traction in a parking lot.