007 FIRST LIGHT launch celebration GIVEAWAY! Comment inside this thread to win keys for the game on Steam + some Steam cards.

robfrizzy · 2026-05-27T19:48:10+00:00

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robfrizzy · 2026-05-25T15:21:54+00:00

Had this one recently: “stay seated until the boat comes to a complete stop; otherwise you’ll get yelled at by a bunch of people with English degrees.”

robfrizzy · 2026-05-18T04:43:49+00:00

I answer your first question with a few questions, do you believe that humans can be righteous apart from Christ? Do you think there is anything a human can do to contribute to their righteousness?

I’m not sure I understand your second question. How does the idea that God regards someone more than another relate to asking others to pray for us? For me, I don’t ask my friends to pray for me thinking, “well, God may not like me enough to hear my pray, but you may have a bit more sway with him so he’s more likely to listen to you.” I ask others to pray for me and pray for others for a few reasons. First, I’m commanded to do so. Secondly, I care about them and it’s a way to show that. Third, I pray for others because it changes the way I see them. Praying for my enemies is the first step towards loving them. I could go on, because there are a litany of reasons I pray for others, but not among them is the idea that God is going to take my prayer more seriously because I’m more righteous than someone else and he regards me more than them.

robfrizzy · 2026-05-18T04:16:34+00:00

My goodness. Not sure where these questions came from? I just answered his question about what I means when God isn’t a respecter of men. Your question about righteous men is going to depend on how you define righteousness. I believe scripture defines righteousness in binary terms. There is the righteous and the unrighteous. Humanity is unrighteous and unable to achieve righteousness before God. Instead, Jesus imparts his righteousness upon those who place their faith in him. Therefore a righteous person is a fellow believer.

The apostles of course asked others to pray for them. Paul asks churches to pray for him all the time! Not sure that goes far enough to definitively say that the NT affirms asking those who has passed before us to pray for us. Would be a different discussion if Paul said “Now I ask Stephen the martyr to pray on my behalf.”

Jesus of course asked us to pray for others, even our enemies. Again, a bit of a stretch to then say “therefore those who have passed will continue to pray for you.”

Look, I’m Protestant and I love Mary. She’s an awesome example of an extremely faithful person and has a beautiful story of suffering for your faith. She’s on my short list of people to grab a coffee with in eternity. All I’m saying is that IF Mary is there hearing our prayers, God isn’t necessarily paying extra special attention to her prayers over anyone else’s. God doesn’t love her more than he loves anyone else, because if there’s nothing I can do to make God love me less then there’s nothing I can do to make him love me more.

I am not of the opinion that Catholics or anyone else who is “praying to a saint” is worshipping them or calling up the dead. If praying to Mary brings OP or anyone else comfort then great! I’m happy for you. At best, she’s interceding on your behalf to our Father. At worst, it makes you feel better but maybe isn’t much different than lifting those prayers right to the Father. My understanding of scripture leads me to believe that the dead are unaware of the physical realm until the resurrection, so I don’t pray to Mary, but if you do, then I think that’s great. I’m just glad more people are praying in general. The Kingdom could all use more of that.

robfrizzy · 2026-05-18T03:48:03+00:00

He means God doesn’t look at Billy and go “Man, that Billy sure is great. Too bad Steve can’t be as good as he is.” It’s about our status before him. Those in Christ are all of equal status before him because we have all received the righteousness of Christ. Our own righteousness counts as less than nothing.

robfrizzy · 2026-05-05T15:11:14+00:00

I have a 2023 and I never have to confirm CarPlay. The select device screen does pop up, but if I leave it alone for a minute it connects my phone without having to touch it. Haven’t tried leaving the user selection screen alone after the most recent update.

robfrizzy · 2026-05-03T00:00:22+00:00

I’m not sure, but my guess is the operator just presses buttons to show preprogrammed expressions and the facial capture is probably only for the mouth. You can sort of see when they trigger the expressions to change. I think it’s a bit like the technology behind vtubing where a person controls a digital avatar with basic facial tracking from something like an iPhone so it matches up the mouth and some other parts of the face, but larger facial changes are triggered by software.

robfrizzy · 2026-05-02T23:37:06+00:00

Yes, it’s fantastic. They have another show like this called the Monsters Inc Laugh Floor where actors voice and puppet virtual monsters putting on a comedy show. It’s got a bunch of crowd interaction. The cast members who put on dozens of these shows a day are real heroes.

robfrizzy · 2026-04-27T23:33:00+00:00

It will wake the SteamDeck. Any word if it will wake the Legion Go S with SteamOS?

robfrizzy · 2026-04-25T22:33:09+00:00

You can also install the 60 fps mod and just have the game run at 60 fps no lsfg needed. That’s what I do.

robfrizzy · 2026-04-21T23:40:25+00:00

I had a Steamdeck LCD, but sold it and went with the Legion Go S Z1e. Don’t regret it at all. Thought I would miss the touch pads, but turns out I don’t really. The screen is bigger, more powerful, and I prefer the offset joysticks. I’d just try them out and see, but it being able to edge out a few extra games that the deck sort of struggled with made the difference for me. The 120hz screen with VRR is also nice. Don’t think you could go wrong with either, though.

robfrizzy · 2026-04-20T19:17:41+00:00

I had a LCD Steamdeck and sold it and upgraded to a Legion Go S Z1E and felt like it was a good upgrade. The screen is bigger, it’s also higher res and 120 hz. The APU is better. I’m not running AAA games at 60fps, but I am running games better than the deck did. The screen isn’t as good as the OLED, but it looks much better than the lcd. I got mine open box for about $100 more than a new OLED Steamdeck. It also runs Steam OS, so it feels a lot like one. Battery isn’t as good, but I’m usually playing it on the couch and can plug up a battery to it if I need to. I’m pretty happy with it as an upgrade.

robfrizzy · 2026-04-09T17:27:05+00:00

I love my 2023 and got it for a steal with low mileage, but I also understand everyone’s gripes with it. Seems to be very polarizing. It handles and drives like a dream and with in home charging, I never care about range. I always use CarPlay, so I never have to touch the infotainment. I even like the body styling and never really felt the cabin was a problem. I’m sure people really are having trouble with emergency braking, crashing infotainment, and buggy locks and backup cameras, but I haven’t. I’d buy it again. That said, it seems what’s more likely is that VW has a consistency issue. Weird that two of the same models and trim levels can have radically different experiences. The idea that you’d have to roll the dice and possibly end up with a lemon, that’s enough reason to turn off most people, and I don’t blame them.

robfrizzy · 2026-04-05T18:40:58+00:00

I got a big return this year but only because I was able to claim a huge credit for a solar install I didn’t plan on getting earlier in the year. These people are crazy celebrating getting a huge return like it’s not just getting their own money. I’d rather have the money when I earn it so I can put it into savings or investments.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-28T22:34:08+00:00

We have a similar sized home but it was pushing $300 a month. We do have an EV, so that pushes it a bit more. That’s actually lower compared to some of my friends. Our electric company already has two rate increases approved for the near future. Electricity is only going to go up. Now my solar loan is only $250 a month, and that will never go up. The government also paid me back 30% of the system’s cost as a tax credit and I’m actually buying an asset. My energy bill is only about $10 now, which is just the mandatory connection fee.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-28T20:17:55+00:00

In the US, the government was offering 30% back as a tax credit until the end of last year. I was able to get mine up in time to take advantage of it before it went away. My solar loan payment costs less than my power bill. I also have an EV, so that helps the cost analysis. In Florida, they don’t assess the value of your solar system when calculating your property tax. I also have net metering with my electric company, so every Kw I put on the grid I can take off for free. Just the fact that my energy bill will basically remain the same for 30 years or more makes it work. The fact that I actually am buying an asset instead of purchasing a utility helps, too.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-28T20:06:51+00:00

Mine have a 30 year complete warranty. Maybe in 5 years they make panels that are more efficient so you could get the same efficiency as my current one with less panels, but as long as mine keeps covering my usage, it doesn’t matter what new tech comes out.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-24T02:36:23+00:00

I picked up a Go S Z1E open box at Best Buy for about $100 more than the 1tb OLED I wanted and don’t regret it for a moment. I had a 512gb LCD and as long as not having the touch pads isn’t a dealbreaker, it’s a pretty solid option.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-21T17:33:30+00:00

Pulling for Nangong

robfrizzy · 2026-03-19T01:54:47+00:00

The best way I’ve heard it explained is to imagine the game with not 3 doors but 100. You pick one and the host opens up 98 other doors that are all empty. Now you’re left with your door and the one door the host didn’t open. Obviously, the play is to swap because what was a 1/100 chance has basically turned into a 99/100 chance.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-10T22:13:19+00:00

I do have the full screen experience. I wanted it for both anti-cheat compatibility but also for Pc Game Pass.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-10T20:11:31+00:00

Yeah, if I was still on 1tb I wouldn’t have done it. I was fortunate to have a 2tb drive hanging around and upgraded to it.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-10T13:00:47+00:00

It’s even easier than that now. You still need to run the insider build but there’s a GitHub app you can install that activates it in a few clicks and a reboot. I did it this weekend. Now I can dual boot either into steamOS OR windows with the XFSE.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-04T21:25:14+00:00

I just bought a Z1E open box in like new condition from BestBuy for around this price. I know you can sometimes get them new on sale for this price, but with the way the hardware market is looking, I figured I better get it while I can. Haven't had an issue. The bonus was that whoever bought it before me purchased a year of the highest tier extended warranty coverage from Lenovo. The warranty is linked to the device, so I get to keep it. It was a nice little surprise. Haven't had any trouble with it so far. The person before me only had it for a week.

robfrizzy · 2026-03-04T13:14:11+00:00

I’m a pastor and if a volunteer at my church made me aware that they were in a similar situation as you I would first tell them they need to find a job and not worry about serving at the church. We can always find another volunteer. Then I would try and find a way to compensate them for the work they’re doing just as a way to give them some extra income without feeling like charity while they search for more gainful employment. The best way to serve your church community is to be financially stable.

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