The game play loop is the same, but the tech between III and IV is radically different, Euphoria is something special.

A little bit more is a giant understatement.

The Rage 9 game engine is a giant leap forward in many underlying video game systems.

Rage 8, which powers Red Dead Redemption 2 was basically just a prototype test bed for GTA VI.

Obviously we’ll have to wait and see what all actually works and got integrated in VI, but consistently the numbered releases of GTA since III have redefined what is possible in gaming and game engines.

Coffee and a bagel w cream cheese

I have a very specific skill set so my experience may not apply, but I’ve had the best results going through technical head hunters.

Tempt to perm positions lasting six months to a year, then they decide if they want to hire you.

Yes spam away, it’s not like your credit score is getting dinged each time you send one.

My only caution to this approach is that you want to be sure to research the company before any interview, don’t show up and be like “Well, ya’ll were the only one of the 500 I sent out to reply, what do you do?”

I’ve bounced off this game twice, the early PS4 disaster and another attempt admittedly before all the fixes.

I have a PS5 now, so maybe it’s finally time to give it another try

I have no idea why this is posted in science, but it made me smile.

Insanity by Oingo Boingo

Echos, Live at Pompeii by Pink Floyd

I started playing bass guitar on Rocksmith about 5 years ago. I’m in the top ten on most songs on the medium difficulty, and have almost 1000 hours in the game.

I’ve never actually played bass in front of anyone other than my ex, and I’ve never really tried to play without the game.

At first I thought I wanted to get good enough to join a band, or at least play along with my family, all musicians, when they get together, but it turns out I just really enjoy spending a Friday night with a half pint of whiskey and jamming alone with headphones.

This was used to great effect in UHF with Weird Al.

When YouTube flips to a loud ad and I’m too slow to the mute button, I for sure tell the TV to fuck off and give it the finger.

For sure a few times a week.

$300 something for the system, $60 for the game, not sure how much a pair of pro controllers cost, but I walked out spending close enough to $500 for the point to stand.

US dollars, don’t remember what year I bought it. I’m guessing around 2018, it was shortly after breath of the wild released.

Something around that, I don’t remember exactly

I bought a Switch, which for a long time I call “My $500 Zelda machine”, as I really only played Breath of the Wild on it.

Now with Factorio and the classic N64 library, I feel better about buying it.

There isn’t anything technically speaking about the Switch 2 I want, as I just got a PS5 and it blows that out of the water.

Shame this isn’t on switch, I’d have liked to play it

Depending on the bike, you may need to rev it a bit to warm it up and keep from stalling.

My monster Harley is loud as hell, which is why I bought the Suzuki. Harley is for long trips, and the Suzuki, which is far quieter than the neighbors kids, is for riding to work or the corner store.

Being out of reach is a joy I don’t think the current generation understands.

Thinking about it now, some of my favorite hobbies, playing bass, snowboarding, skateboarding, riding motorcycles, all require that I be out of reach.

Nothing unusual about it. As others suggested, take time to make the place feel yours, through decorating, routine, etc.

This is just something that takes a bit of time, especially since it is your first time in a new home without your family.

My first living away from home was a college dorm, and it did take a few weeks for it to feel like mine.

Even now at 50 moving into a new place feels odd for a bit.

As a 50 year old skater with a broken wrist, you will for sure break something.

Still skate a few times a week, though far more mellow than in my teens and twenties. Mostly just carving the park or some mini ramp.

I always wanted to get into wake boarding, but there was never a boat around etc.

Now with my knee injuries it’s too late to learn something new.

However, I’m pretty sure I could handle surfing.

The electric one wheel boards are a lot of fun, and are easier than a skateboard, but pad up and helmet for sure.

I’ve been skateboarding since '85 and snowboarding since about '90.

Now that I’m old and broken, I love nothing more than a mellow day at the park teaching people new tricks or helping them improve the ones they know.

My bag of tricks gets smaller with age, but seeing someone land a trick for the first time never gets old.

It was two occasions about eight years apart. One was Mom calling to tell me Dad died, the other was my brother calling me about Mom.

I really like Phoenix Point, but I don’t start a game on a low enough level to be successful, and then quit part way through in frustration and play something else.

I need to accept that it’s hard, I’m learning, and play on the easiest setting.