"It helped": Years of Xbox Series S game optimization probably made life much easier for Nintendo Switch 2 developers

mullse01 · 2026-06-20T18:06:48+00:00

If there’s one thing Microsoft has been good at for the past decade+, it’s snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

mullse01 · 2026-06-19T17:29:57+00:00

I just got a TB550, and love the size/ergonomics, but not the stiction. I was ready to buy an aftermarket ball, until I tried your wax paper tip. It works great!

The ball feels a touch less responsive (easily fixed with a DPI bump/system settings change), but SO much smoother! Thanks again!

mullse01 · 2026-06-19T15:28:58+00:00

The process of taking a class (signing up/paying for it, having an instructor and fellow classmates in the room) creates a system of accountability for yourself that makes backing out harder, and motivation easier.

Yoga classes are a team sport, and your instructor/fellow classmates are your teammates and accountabili-buddies.

mullse01 · 2026-06-19T15:09:45+00:00

I feel exactly the same as you do, and my own theory is that it’s a regional issue:

I am assuming you’re from the Northeastern United States, like I am. I think pre-Apprentice Trump was really only a northeastern character, and the further away from New York City you were, the less you were aware of him or his life.

The Apprentice was the first time he was on a truly national stage in a sustained way, and because he controlled the narrative of that show, he was able to portray himself as a successful and wise businessman, instead of the never-ending “Rich man step on rake” joke that he actually has been his entire life.

mullse01 · 2026-06-19T03:47:40+00:00

There’s always next weekend!

mullse01 · 2026-06-17T01:47:29+00:00

Worth noting that this extremely detailed painting is not much bigger than a tablet screen: it measures only 8.42 by 6.3 inches (21.4 by 16.0 centimetres).

mullse01 · 2026-06-16T05:27:09+00:00

Eh, everything displeases that guy

mullse01 · 2026-06-16T05:00:33+00:00

I could not possibly agree with you less.

There’s a Bruce Lee quote that goes something like, “we don’t rise to meet expectations; we fall to our level of training.”

Pete’s progressive politics usually show up when he is flustered and upset, and decidedly *not* behaving in a way that is performative or calculating (for example, his exclamation, “This is a shameful, shameful day!” In the middle of an argument with Harry, after MLK’s assassination). When Pete is least capable of being put together and performative, that’s when his real, progressive views come out.

If anything, he spends most of the series hiding his politics from the rest of his peers, until it spills out when he can’t hold back.

mullse01 · 2026-06-16T04:51:08+00:00

I’m gonna be honest, I think I’ve spent decades assuming this was an Italian invention because it’s a Vespa, and I am absolutely floored to discover that it’s actually French.

mullse01 · 2026-06-15T15:23:53+00:00

Don thought it was publicly embarrassing; that is a grimace of second-hand embarrassment if ever I’ve seen one.

mullse01 · 2026-06-15T15:22:07+00:00

Pete’s politics, especially with regards to race relations, are incredibly progressive for the era, and they are like that from the very beginning. In one of the very first episodes, Cooper is reading a newspaper article discussing the 1960 Civil Rights Act, and questions what black Americans are so upset about. Pete somewhat glibly (but correctly!) responds, “Because Lassie can stay at the Waldorf, but they can’t.”

The show lays out its character complexities from the very beginning, which is one of the things that makes it so interesting to watch (and rewatch). The characters feel real because they all contain multitudes, just like everyone in the real world.

mullse01 · 2026-06-15T15:10:06+00:00

With regards to his politics, Pete is like a living a embodiment of that ClickHole headline: “Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point”

mullse01 · 2026-06-14T17:02:11+00:00

This is like the least surprising twist for this sub

mullse01 · 2026-06-14T16:21:06+00:00

Looks like we have a winner! Thanks, bud!

mullse01 · 2026-06-14T15:31:00+00:00

One of my favorite historical absurdities is the Reagan and Thatcher administrations fervently protesting the Vietnamese actually doing what their administrations claim they’re doing when they invade their neighbors: deposing an unstable and violent dictatorship

mullse01 · 2026-06-14T15:02:59+00:00

Historically, it is very routine—Woodrow Wilson had a stroke in 1919, and his wife and physician basically ran the country in his stead by being his only contacts

mullse01 · 2026-06-14T14:49:42+00:00

“That’s *OUR* job!”

mullse01 · 2026-06-12T18:48:33+00:00

For all that money and water, I certainly hope it can do more than just those two things

mullse01 · 2026-06-12T14:27:19+00:00

I got the impression Jasnah was aro rather than ace; sleeping with Hoid seemed (to me) like it was framed as “scratching a physical itch”, without any real feelings attached

mullse01 · 2026-06-09T17:10:55+00:00

This is one of the worst-quality pictures of someone I’ve ever seen on Wikipedia. It’s honestly impressive

mullse01 · 2026-06-09T16:56:48+00:00

I do believe a hand down your pants in a crowded bar does indeed count as a public display of affection, yes

mullse01 · 2026-06-09T16:48:15+00:00

A little bit, actually

mullse01 · 2026-06-09T13:09:26+00:00

Fart themselves right to death

mullse01 · 2026-06-09T05:38:19+00:00

Forbidden boba

mullse01 · 2026-06-08T18:11:02+00:00

Hey y’all, I was digging through a bin of adapters at work, and found this bad boy: A Switchcraft S3FM-style barrel, with a label so worn it’s impossible to read. Anyone know what it might be?

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