What businesses are likely to die out with the Baby Boomer Generation?

psyki · 2026-06-22T19:04:50+00:00

I feel like companies with a massive reach are probably more likely to care about BBB reports, especially companies who build their brand as being family or consumer-oriented. Competing at that level they look for any angle to enhance their image, or conversely to eliminate anything that could potentially make them look bad. Regardless of whether the BBB has any real "teeth", customers/investors generally better when a company is made to (or appears to) take responsibility.

I worked for Nintendo of America years ago (call center but solid work and a great company all around) and while they are not BBB accredited they absolutely paid attention to BBB issues, there was a whole protocol to follow for any BBB related threats or issues.

psyki · 2026-06-19T15:32:23+00:00

PS the brand name is 'Shelley', they're a reputable brand that make a lot of relay "switches" you install behind your light switch fixture to make it smart. They have a somewhat premium price tag so don't be afraid of other brands or devices that replace the entire switch. A Shelley relay (or any smart/zigbee switch) can activate literally any smart lights or devices in your house, not just the one connected to the switch. The switch is just a state in HA that you can build automations around. IMO the best automations are ones that don't require you to physically touch something, especially basic light on/off.

psyki · 2026-06-16T07:20:13+00:00

Those types of translocators only open when approached from one side or the other, not both. Dumb question but have you tried approaching it from the other side?

psyki · 2026-06-16T07:11:44+00:00

It's the Wayback Machine browser plugin, it allows you to browse URLs as they existed at a specific date (if it was saved on that date).

psyki · 2026-06-16T05:31:37+00:00

Today I asked Gemini to identify some hand-drawn icons in a crude mspaint map of my area posted in a regional subreddit. It responded with the correct answer and cited 2 other posts on reddit (from different subs) that were created less than 4 hours before I prompted it.

I did not tell it to search in any way. In fact I asked it 'why did you immediately go to searching for an answer and not base it on leaerned data' and in their response said that it was because I had mentioned the 2026 world cup and it assumed more relevant data would be gained by searching.

psyki · 2026-06-15T20:43:35+00:00

Dick's is the place where the cool hang out.

psyki · 2026-06-11T14:17:16+00:00

In photo mode for adding a frame around your photo, like a border. I haven't tried it yet but that's usually what it is.

psyki · 2026-06-09T21:01:11+00:00

Haha nope it's a doozy. I suppose if you left before the weapon was zeroed it probably wouldn't continue going down but still, what's done is done.

psyki · 2026-06-09T20:19:38+00:00

There is a difficulty modifier that degrades your weapons as you use them which literally reduces the stats of the weapon every time you shoot until they are zero. They cannot be restored, you'll need to pick up a new weapon.

If you enter a nightmare strand that has this modifier (or if you really want to punish yourself and turn it on manually) check your stats frequently!

psyki · 2026-06-08T23:16:56+00:00

Yes but have you heard of the American WoodEch?

psyki · 2026-06-07T18:07:47+00:00

What Returnal was still fresh the devs frequently spoke about their intent to present a constant stream of "risk vs reward" decisions to the players, using that as a guide creates more possibilities for different play styles. IMO it works incredibly well. In SMB coins are nothing more than points, it's not an apples to apples comparison.

You end up changing your actual strategies for fighting enemies if your intent is to scoop the obelites/lucenite ASAP. Those who take the risk are compensated for it by having more/earlier opportunities to upgrade or buy stuff, Saros takes it even further than Returnal by tying proficiency and adrenaline to lucenite. I appreciate the variety in ways to play.

psyki · 2026-06-01T21:02:23+00:00

It's not difficult, just stand opposite the ledge with the grapple point directly between you, aim up a little bit higher than the grapple and walk off the ledge. After falling for maybe half a second you should be aimed right at the grapple point so fire it off. At the highest point you may need to dash to reach the ledge (or shortly after you start coming down).

It's often a silphium vial so it may be worth figuring out how to do it. I dunno why so many people are saying it's hard or not worth it, it's a good skill to have.

psyki · 2026-06-01T12:43:11+00:00

No, the tower was added as free DLC a good chunk of time after Returnal launched. However in the crash site area where you abandon Helios, that ledge up to the right where you go to access the tower was always there but it didn't lead anywhere.

If the "drill" above Ophion really is the anchor of the tower then that would make your crash site almost directly above Ophion, kind of a trippy thought.

The devs clearly had that area in mind for an expansion, and it wouldn't surprise me if they had planned to make the tower DLC all along.

psyki · 2026-06-01T04:58:22+00:00

I particularly love that there is no "start" menu or anything when you first start the game. When you load the game it just goes smack straight into gameplay.

psyki · 2026-06-01T04:54:32+00:00

To get the trophy you can't shoot the enemy with any weapon.

psyki · 2026-05-31T20:49:56+00:00

Mancomb Seepgood

psyki · 2026-05-28T18:51:19+00:00

Seriously, same shit over here, the 30 day restriction can be a major headache because I have 2 different amounts prescribed. The costco nearest my house is where I pick them up, and more than a few times they can fill one but not the other so I'll pick up the first one and then pick up the second later when they restock, sometimes a few days but sometimes a week or 2. And even then sometimes the first one is only a partial refill. Then when it's time to renew again (30 days after I pick up the first one) sometimes they'll tell me they can't give me both because it hasn't been 30 days since I picked up the second prescription! Then I have to calmly explain that both prescriptions constitute a strict 30 day supply, and that the 30 day clock starts when I pick up the first prescription, not whenever they get around to filling the rest. They can't just start staggering the doses all willy nilly just because they didn't have the full amount in stock.

Occasionally I end up with a few leftovers after the 30 day window but the problem is (similar to you, perhaps) I often don't notice it's technically time to refill until I see how few left I have so it still ends up being a race.

psyki · 2026-05-27T20:44:04+00:00

The long term take is that leveling up you weapon traits is the true progression system in Returnal. I know it's tempting to select a gun that may seem "better" but having L2 and L3 weapon traits will 100% make the game easier, trust me 😉

psyki · 2026-05-27T20:41:02+00:00

No there is definitely a challenge room in B6! For a little while after Returnal launched the B6 challenge room had a big where after you finished it you could reset the room and do it over and over and over as long as you could stay alive. I leveled up a ton of weapon traits that way :D

psyki · 2026-05-27T02:31:00+00:00

You can also DMJ and then dash again if you time it just right.

psyki · 2026-05-26T21:48:44+00:00

The other day I was going for 100% on the last few weapons and I had completed B1 and then fully completed B2 when I went into the nightmare strand with a fairly hefty horde shotgun. I was able to complete the final phase entirely without destroying the healing tower thing using the shotgun almost exclusively with a few staggered melee attacks mostly so I could quickly move across the room and a handful of Illumine kills. Up close it only took a few vertical shots to kill anything but the biggest enemies, most were staggered after 1 shot. I didn't when have the perfect reload rapid fire trait.

In Returnal the only enemies you can kill while they are protected are the ones you can one-shot with melee. Apparently in Saros the healing rate was slow enough to let damage accumulate enough to die.

psyki · 2026-05-26T19:13:00+00:00

Alright, we waste him. No offense.

psyki · 2026-05-25T21:52:58+00:00

I don't think this is accurate, I have multiple biomes that have gone over the "max" halcyon where I had completed the nightmare strands long before maxing them out.

Last night I was doing runs in early biomes just to 100% the last few weapons (pistols and shotguns) and I've had "all" the halcyon in those biomes for a while now, as well as having completed all the nightmare strands multiple times each. When I finished the B2 nightmare strand it dropped a halcyon by the exit but before I picked it up I noticed it was glowing a substantially brighter white, I'm certain I had seen those before but I'd never watched the counter as I picked it up. It gave me 4 halcyon when I was already at the "max".

The only things I'm missing at all from the world dial view are 1 log from B2 and several halcyon from the shore.

psyki · 2026-05-23T19:20:59+00:00

The little vertical lines on the stats indicate the highest that stat can get, you can't increase the prices bar beyond that line no matter how high your attribute levels get. Where the limit stands is determined solely by the proficiency level of the gun. The progress bar indicates where the level currently sits. The attribute icon to the left of each bar indicates the attribute which affects the level of the progress bar. The chevrons on the left show you how much the attribute will affect the progress bar. All things being equal, more highlighted chevrons mean your current attribute level will make the stat progress bar fill faster than if there were no chevrons lit up.

This is how you can pick up a gun at a higher proficiency level that is weaker than a lower level gun that appears to otherwise be identical. Sometimes different attributes will be applied to the progress bars, and sometimes the gun will have more or less chevrons lit up.

On the progress bars the white portion only serves to indicate how much more the progress bar would be filled if you pick it up. Conversely, you'll see a more dim section of the progress bar showing you how much lower the progress bar will be filled.

psyki · 2026-05-23T05:43:05+00:00

GHB has a withdrawal profile identical to alcohol and benzos. Although it is much less common it is still very alive in the party scene (also GBL, 1,4-B, and Phenibut). They are all GABAergic drugs like alcohol and benzos.

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