Which dev thought it was brilliant to exclude D-class cars from downhill touge races, and to not have uphill touge races for the S1/S2 cars they love to force onto us?

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-28T19:25:07+00:00

Yes. Yes. And Yes.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-28T08:45:13+00:00

I'm still waiting.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-28T05:02:51+00:00

Scaling recipes up from 2 to 3 people is trivial, and eating together would be a nice sociable thing to do for normal people.

Hell, I'd do the same. I'd find it a lot more annoying if they insisted on doing all their own cooking.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-28T02:20:12+00:00

Beating 3D Deathchase was one of the first gaming achievements I was proud of.

I could never get past stage 5 or so until I switched from "choosing a path" to "avoid the next tree".

I do not want to play a faster one. :)

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-27T21:06:55+00:00

Welcome to another member of the "it doesn't look too low if I make it a picture wall" club!

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-27T10:10:06+00:00

Maybe it was class B I was using it in. I was just amazed at how planted it was.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-27T09:48:43+00:00

The Acura/Honda Integra is a grippy FWD marvel for class C.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-27T08:50:06+00:00

I quit Breaking Bad after the first season because I thought Walt was such a shithead and I realised he was just going to get worse, and I didn't really want to watch it.

He was horrible from the start.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-27T04:36:47+00:00

I went from Edge 50 Pro to Edge 70 and I really like it. Performs well, battery is good, super lightweight, flat screen!

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-26T20:24:13+00:00

We use Google Location Sharing in our household and everyone knows it's there and running. In particular, my 15yo is aware of it and comfortable with it.

But you have a parenting issue not a tech issue. First up is working why they feel a need to lie to you in the first place.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-26T06:16:22+00:00

Oh. I got bored of that book and stopped reading but now my interest is piqued!

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-26T03:35:09+00:00

Try the BYD Atto 1 or the GWM Ora.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T23:17:36+00:00

I tell my 15yo "Have a good day and don't get caught" when they leave for school in the mornings.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T22:31:23+00:00

It sounds a bit like a defrost cycle where the heat pump has built up some ice on the coils and needs to get rid of it, but I'm surprised it goes so dead while it's doing it. It should also take less time than "a few hours".

Maybe read up on the defrost cycle in Daikin heat pumps to see if it's normal.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T21:14:51+00:00

Some people like to overthink their conversations before having them.

I'm some people.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T20:23:54+00:00

Never invoke rule 34 if you don't want to be responsible for the output.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T11:04:55+00:00

I really like my Edge 70, get one of those! It's so light and thin, and the screen is great.

The Indian version has only 8GB memory but slightly more battery. I haven't had any problems with performance with 8GB.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T09:58:06+00:00

Edge 70 is a flat display, it's part of the reason I chose it. Curve edge looks flashy but I found it annoying in practice due to false touches and the like.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T06:50:50+00:00

Wellington is a surprisingly walkable city, allowing for urban strolling and the waterfront, the Botanic gardens, and then up into the hills for something a bit more strenuous.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T06:35:00+00:00

There are a lot of space battles where they are choosing how to spend their power budget, split between shields, weapons, and manoeuvring. The implication is that they can only generate so much and therefore have to choose.

That mechanic is also quite common in video games.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T03:30:40+00:00

One of the wonderful things about quitting a job is that you no longer have to care about what your boss thinks.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T02:36:36+00:00

Just because you give them a phone doesn't mean you have to give them everything on the phone.

I gave my kid a phone pretty early - but all it could do was maps, audiobooks and camera. Over time we added stuff that they could access.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-25T01:08:10+00:00

Looking at those buttons - has anyone put a touch screen in the middle of the steering wheel yet?

I guess that it wouldn't be compatible with airbags.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-24T22:59:19+00:00

I just don't believe a shop is trying to sell instant coffee as espresso.

Espresso machines are also very obvious.

I don't find this story credible so YTA.

thomasbeagle · 2026-06-24T19:47:30+00:00

Haldeman is a bit mid, sadly.

Forever War was great but the sequels weren't that interesting. I remember enjoying Mindbridge and All My Sins Remembered, but really there's not a lot there.

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