[Do you let your kids play your video games?]

I don't have kids, but I do believe in exposing them to educational computer games that might teach them core concepts from computer science and computer coding and logic.  It would need to be structured and set time limit

[Bungie wins against cheat site]

Bungie has won its court battle against cheat and mod site, AimJunkies.

As reported by journalist Stephen Totilo, AimJunkies, aka Phoenix Digital, was instructed to pay the Destiny 2 developer $63,210 in damages – that's the revenue the company is thought to have earned selling the cheats – setting a new precedent in what's thought to be the first lawsuit wherein a jury has ruled on a game-cheating case.

https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-wins-court-battle-against-destiny-cheat-site-aimjunkies

Wow, do you think this might stop players from using cheat sites??  

[Anyone feel they are a worse-than-average gamer?]

I definitely am way worse than the average player in shooter games, since I usually play simulation games.  But there are so many great games now on Steam that you can always find something that you love and enjoy 🙂  

[Navigating Tough Decisions: What's Your Strategy?]

There are a couple of different kinds of 'tough' decisions.  Is this a 'tough' decision because I've never encountered the scenario before?  Or is it a 'tough' decision because I just don't like what I should do, even though I ought to do it?  

[Remember Burning CDs?]

I used to have a whole stack of CD's in high school that I would burn off of Netflix (in the days when they still did mailer CDs).... good times

[$200 discount or 30% discount on everything?]

There are very, very few things that I actually buy that are over $6000 when it would make sense for the 30% discount to save me more money.  

I know up to $200 doesn't sound like a lot, but when the vast majority of your day to day purchases are $6000 or less, you might be better off with the $200 discount

[Bath or Shower? Let's Debate!]

Okay, my first thought was totally off ... at first I thought you were asking if we were into a team group in a shower, and I'm like, hmmmm is this a NSFW section of the forum that I just discovered??  LOL  

[Steam Addresses the Possibility of Passing on One's Library Through a Will]

4 hours ago, Shagger said:

 

 

I disagree. A Steam library is a collection, and collections get left in wills all the time.  Over time as a collection grows, it can be worth a significant amount of money.  I personally don't see a Steam account, or any digital game library, as being any different. As a digital game library grows it could easily contain thousands of dollars worth of games, additional content and software after just a few years.  Ownership rights of digital media is certainly a problem that needs to be resolved.

Well, you don't actually OWN the collection - that's what my understanding of Steam is, at least.  You just own a license to PLAY the game, you don't OWN the game.  

So you never own the collection, you just own a collection of things that you (and apparently only you) can play.  

[Recognizing the Signs: When to Call It Quits in a Relationship?]

There are a lot of red flags in a relationship.  One of the recent ones I came across is Love Bombing, where you rush into a relationship too quickly, often with grand gestures and signs of emotional manipulation

[What is or was your best subject in school?]

I was pretty good in math.  Did some math clubs after school in high school and we won a regional meet!  

[How do you think the digital age has influenced political discourse?]

Definitely agree with @Dismal_Bliss that everything is more polarized

You have fractionalized platforms, like Truth Social, where people of the same beliefs hang out with each other so it becomes an echo chamber. They feed into the hysterics of each other.  

[Mobile Phone Bills: What's Your Monthly Spending?]

Okya, some of your phone bills make me totally jealous, I'm at like $90 / month LOL 

[Are you getting a pet any time soon?]

I have two kitty cats, and would love to get another one!  They're so fun and cute and fuzzy 

[Describe Your Dream House in Detail]

5 hours ago, The Blackangel said:

Deep forest. Seclusion, isolation, silence, and solitude are what I crave the most. The sea shore wouldn't be particularly bad if it wasn't for the fact that it's out in the open where people will be around all the time. So if you can set me up with this cabin deep in the woods, a mile from the nearest road, I'm in hog heaven.

Oooh I'm getting some amazing deep forest vibes from this ... totally distanced from society, just the quiet buzz of nature

[Strange Antiquities Game Reveal Trailer]

 

Did any of you like the PC casual game Strange Horticulture?  I love its low key vibe

A follow-up to Strange Horticulture has been announced today.

Trade in your flowerpots and watering can for a monkey's paw and a skull talisman, because in Strange Antiquities you're running a cozy little curio shop. Check out the all-too-brief teaser above.

"Strange Antiquities is a brand-new adventure set in the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where you’ll become the owner of a store dealing in occult antiquities," reads the announcement from developer Bad Viking and publisher Iceberg Interactive. "Use your maps to explore the town, find and identify arcane artefacts, and use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems."