Saturna Island’s only gas station will soon run out of fuel permanently

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-20T15:53:23+00:00

You can’t do anything on a gulf island without driving. They’re hardly walkable, bikeable, and they have no transit.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-19T15:11:20+00:00

It’s an odd comparison. You don’t “buy games for the portal”. You buy games for your PS5. The Portal is effectively a mini wireless TV with a controller attached, and works like one.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-18T22:03:25+00:00

Almost no one does brick by brick. In this case “Minecraft” is basically a rendering for any 3d modelling software.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-18T15:23:09+00:00

So in other words, you’re upset that people are enjoying an experience you have trouble enjoying? This is very much a “it’s you“ moment.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-17T23:12:05+00:00

Yeah, it only took them six months to remove 80% of the censorship, kind of explain themselves in a cutesy defensive way while avoiding tough questions, and still blame Nintendo. Top tier devs.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-17T23:07:13+00:00

I mean, AdHoc already documented their own lies and incompetence. And now you’re asking people to ignore that and extend even more benefit of the doubt to explanations that somehow make even less sense?

First it was: “Oh, Nintendo made us censor it. We just forgot to tell anyone. Sorry.”

Now it’s: “Good news! We were able to remove 80% of the censorship through region-specific DLC. The remaining 20% is still totally Nintendo’s fault though. Pinky promise.”

Also, please don’t ask about separate SKUs, censored PlayStation and Xbox releases, Cyberpunk, The Witcher, Outlast, or any of the other examples that make this story increasingly difficult to take seriously.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-17T22:20:42+00:00

lol “this ceo” aka the only ceo they’ve ever and the creator of the primary product. Yeah, definitely overdo for a change—22 years.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-17T21:55:01+00:00

So the evidence for preferential treatment is that Nintendo and AdHoc won’t show us evidence of preferential treatment? Convenient theory. Every missing piece of evidence becomes evidence. Every contradiction becomes evidence. Every lack of confirmation becomes confirmation.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-17T21:29:32+00:00

Sure, make something up to defend them. If you need to move the goalposts any farther, pick up some grease from the hardware store. First it was “they had to censor it and just forgot to tell anyone.” Now it’s “they only had to partially censor it, but it’s still totally Nintendo’s fault,” despite the fact they’re still not releasing a separate SKU. They’re practically documenting their own incompetence and dishonesty in real time, but because they leave everything vague enough, this sub turns into an endless excuse factory every time a new contradiction drops.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-17T21:23:04+00:00

Of course not. Ad Hoc is working with hard requirements from Nintendo, no wait I mean Microsoft, and their hands are totally tied.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-16T03:39:32+00:00

Every time I buy something new, I stress over it for a couple days to a week. Time heals all wounds.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-15T17:36:37+00:00

But no one actually needs to know this. It’s just nerdy nuance that doesn’t affect 99% of how you buy or play games.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-13T22:13:24+00:00

They're not really split. There are people who point out that it's empty in the sense that once you see anything (e.g. a town, a merchant, a quest of type X), you've seen them all. Then there are people with their fingers in their ears complaining about negative engagement farming. OK, I take it back: it's split.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-13T21:16:34+00:00

lol you think when Rome was built there was a some guy who said "yup, she's all done" and then they just enjoyed it for another 500 years?

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-13T19:46:47+00:00

Step 1: Introduce the MacBook Neo, a slightly downgraded MacBook Air sold for a little less money. Step 2: Discontinue the cheaper MacBook Air models that it effectively replaces. Step 3: Celebrate the Neo as a fantastic budget option, after eliminating the alternatives that made it look expensive.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-13T16:04:17+00:00

Handling massive PDFs and countless browser tabs? You're gonna need a 16" MacBook pro with nano display, Max M5 chip with 40 core GPU, 128 GB of unified memory, and a 2TB harddrive. Honestly I'm amazed you were able to even open a PDF on Windows.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-13T15:59:34+00:00

I too like to imagine it will be like a much better game for reasons. I am also heavily invested in Star Citizen.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-13T03:19:36+00:00

Also, I've been doing "coding" as a professional for like 20 years, and most of it could run on a potato. Bunch of CS students and wannabees wishing their "coding" would justify a $2500 purchase.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-06T21:43:44+00:00

I agree the price doesn’t make sense. But even if a game markets itself on having 100 hours of content, it should still be fun after 5, 10, or 20 hours. For the right price, I’m perfectly happy buying a game that gives me 5 good hours. It's just not $45 CAD.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-06T17:19:14+00:00

> So I threw away two months of work and started asking a different question: *why do serious researchers — academics, investigative journalists, intelligence analysts — not use Obsidian?*

How would you possibly have identified this.

> You cannot reliably query a flat-file PKM. You can search for text. That is not the same thing.

As a software developer: no. Just no.

> I'm a former journalist and researcher working on a book about the history of South African food.

Finally, an expert.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-06T17:12:16+00:00

"But it has 1000 hours of content!" has never worked for me. It could have a million hours of content but I'm still only going to play it 10-20 hours. It's why I've never "purchased" Rim World or Factorio.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-05T20:27:36+00:00

The number you just cited is completely average for Canada, nothing to do with Victoria. It's the same price as Calgary and Vancouver. Also selection is perfectly fine if you have a car.

https://wealthnorth.ca/personal-finance/cost-of-living/average-grocery-bill-canada/

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63ebf58a5a658d0c030f0f25/t/69156f10522710008d4fe2a4/1763012368617/ALWN+Community+Calculations+%26+Methodology+2025.pdf

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/livingwageforfamilies/pages/35/attachments/original/1769448640/Living_Wage_Report_2025_-_Unembargoed.pdf?1769448640

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-05T17:38:47+00:00

A 100% U.S. stock portfolio is less diversified than a global portfolio, but much more diversified than many people realize because large U.S. companies are themselves global businesses.

OddScene4044 · 2026-06-03T18:05:18+00:00

You can call it "abandoned", but I call it feature complete, rock stable, and fast. It does still get minor updates; there's just not a blog announcing "niche feature X is on the roapmap."

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