Still haven’t played this one through, just downloaded it for like the third time.

I don’t know why it hasn’t hooked me, it’s just the sort of game I should enjoy.

I so want this game to be a worthy sequel. Having the original team back is hopefully a step in that direction.

I do work that I love and find rewarding, I continue to create systems I am very proud of, and I work for a company I have high respect for that makes products I believe in.

I can’t think of any work I’d do for free, those are called hobbies.

Have been working on moving what I can to a VM, but the systems I develop require physical access, and when I’ve asked, I’ve been told there is no way to give a VM access to the laptops ports.

Many of the systems / devices are on physically isolated networks, use RS-232 or USB for access, etc.

If there are netsec approved ways of passing physical ports to the VM that would solve a ton of my issues.

I think a lot of it comes down to the build team.

We have a very strict build, and while there is bloatware I could do without, they’ve always been great about handing out new machines, so we generally stay ahead of it.

The issue I run into is that at our company, I’m very much “That guy”, who needs all the exceptions and special software.

While they’ve created some AD groups for me that provide most of what I need, transferring to a new laptop is a major procedure as I never know what new restrictions have been put in place that I’ll need exceptions for. It’s a constant battle between security and having the tools I need to do the job. I always have at least three laptops, one that I’m using, one I’m working on setting up, and the old one I can’t let go of.

All that being said, yes, win 11 is an absolute pig compared to other options, once my machine is dialed in, I really don’t mind the environment.

Course, it helps that my lab shares space with the end user IT support team, so all I have to do is call over my shoulder to have something fixed.

They can have one bit. I’m ok with one bit.

As soon as they ask for a byte, they are gathering too much information about me.

I can accept that this is a significant issue, and if knowing that I’m an adult is required for certain online activities, I’ll go along, but we all know damned well this will creep.

What ever elements need to verify who I am stay private client side, and they can have a single flag that verifies I’m what I claim to be.

Manual transmission, manual knobs, decent power, and AWD in a small to medium sized wagon is all I want, and as far as I know, short of a pre 2018 Volvo I don’t think such a thing exists.

Burt’s in Morton Grove Il is still my favorite.

Burt passed a few years ago, but some locals bought it and reopened. It’s as good as ever.

2014 Subaru Impreza outback

What I want to drive is a hatch back Subaru WRX but they don’t make them anymore.

Guessing my next car will be either a Forester or STI.

Black flag is not a very good Assassins creed game. It is however my absolute favorite pirate game

Absolutely second the don’t have kids. Best decision I made in life.

So wait, if my start up does a human written “Hello World” and the rest is piled on AI slop it can’t be stripped of copyright? Or is “Hello World” too generic to hold a copyright at all?

Granted, as you said this all has to be defined and tested in court, I’m just trying to understand where the line as you see it is.

Hudson Hawk is one of my all time favorites, I quote it regularly and no one knows what I’m talking about.

I just upgraded from an over 10 year old Samsung S8 to a pixel 10.

I prefer the old phone. There are maybe two features on the pixel that are an improvement, otherwise, I’d rather have the S8.

A quest for fire or enter the void

Been playing Bass on Rocksmith 2014 for about 5 years.

I just recently bought my first “real” Bass, and am in top 10 on most easy and medium versions of the songs. #1 on more than a few.

Never play without the game so while I feel like I can jam, I don’t consider myself a musician.

Is this going to get rid of leveled enemies and weapons? No? Then Ubi remains on my do not buy list.

Well, I’ve heard if you spin it backwards you can hear satanic messages

So specific uncommon words like “wordage”

AI bot! We have an AI bot over here!

Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time …