no. but i try to forgive myself for not taking the opportunity. imo, it is a skill that forms through a lot of interactions. a form of rizz. and to me, it doesn't come as natural.

yes. but to so as not cause miscommunication problems, maybe keep it to close people who are in the know of what you mean.

these combos:

• survival, crafting, roguelike: imagine building a sandcastle in a beach and watching the waves eat it all up. again. and again. and again.

• cinematic, puzzle: aka eye-candy for first minutes, stuck/backseat forever.

• horror, without action: i feel main char is just dumb putting themselves in a compromising situation in the first place.

• sports, managerial: some ai implementations suck. also these are "babysitter" games. be a professional backseater and all that.

having any of these:

• multiplayer: selling a game experience that's dominantly influenced mostly by other players is not my cup of tea.

• lifestyle: unless that lifestyle is a detective solving mysterious cases, nope.

• jump-and-run: walking simulators, let's goooo

• "always online": makes me think it is a phone game. online trackers and data privacy, oh my.

• "escort mission": technically not a genre, but i haven't seen one where i finished a stage and i feel proud of myself.

this reminded me of the clock girls story, "radium girls", I think.

but since bioluminescence is powered differently, it's a way better approach than artificial splashes of paint.

go, go product dangers!

...Mighty morphin' product dangers~

I have to agree it only caters to a specific age range and then quickly falls to cringevalley.

It may be the same for you, but I got rid of my laptop's bios logo by updating it with a white-gloved version of the bios. if luck is on your side, the mobo used there would use one of ami, phoenix or american megatrends bios kits.

also disclaimer since bios updates can brick things.

oh. anyways.

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you have a good point with "use" as a differentiator.

this is similar to buying non-potable water vs potable, with pretty much the potable water being more expensive.

I think it's within reasonable bounds because the extra cost comes from the added iodine or the minute minerals in maldon to add the extra taste.

Thanks for the input on the salt, I'll try it again and see what I am missing on the cavey sensation.

You have a good point with electric sources being a differentiator. This is like with watered bottles saying their water comes from a natural spring in a mountain.

Here's another viewpoint to that, if you will: maybe you are paying a mark up for the source (or the assurance of such source, depending on the marketing) and the pure commodity itself doesn't have to be marked up for it.

As for internet, I think quality happens because businesses tier it to be. And, of course, with pure internet you have to pay for what amount you have used. I still don't think you need to go full bells and whistles as it is more reasonable to just pay what you used. I understand though that some areas don't have much choice on this.

• salt

  table salt, iodized salt, himalayan... they're all the same for me. I don't think my taste buds are adapted to the subtle differences so cheaper ones are better.

• show-off jewelry, wallet, purses

  showing off jewelry is an invitation to be mugged (again, imo. ymmv) so the cheaper ones are the better options.

• coffee

  if only you're fine with cheaper ways to wake yourself.

• wax-based lip balm

  anything beeswax is good. then again ymmv since people can be allergic

• pure or as-is things like land, electricity, internet, water, oxygen cans, gas/ heating, alcohol (disinfectant)

ads will be considered as individuals and cancelling ads is analogous to manslaughter at the least.

what a great time to be alive~!