All investing is speculation.

Certainly an option, but not the most profitable.

It’s great, just learn how to use options.

It also means there will never be another F2P game. They have to make their money upfront from every user. They can’t just turn it off when the profit slows and/or stops.

Not easily at the moment. I’ll probably come back and give you some answers if I remember.

Were you interacting with the Fae by any chance?

I don’t, personally. I’m of the mindset that it’s interchangeable with the mainstream social media, and I use them the same way.

Even though things aren’t going as they should, I wouldn’t be likely to leave. I don’t agree with a lot of what’s happening here, but there’s no nation I know that supports more of my beliefs and lifestyle than the USA. Plus, my family, my friends, and my loved ones are all here. Leaving would mean losing them, and that’s totally unacceptable.

Yes, this has been a problem with FOSS. Linux is only getting popular because the UX has advanced beyond “developer UX”, and Windows has declined into corp uselessness, and Mac doesn’t do what’s actually needed for half of the people. That’s how this works because users are normal people. Either you adapt or you gatekeep. Both approaches are valid, but you don’t get to complain about your choice.

The Fediverse will see mass adoption when it matches the actual features people want. Think about this: Foursquare was a great local social media. But the moment their big feature - the check-in - got added into Facebook and Nextdoor, usage dropped like a rock. People go where the most features are presented most conveniently. Privacy is a “nice-to-have”. If I’m already sharing pictures of myself from a phone, I want it to automatically read the EXIF data and pick up the geolocation and other stuff. I expect filters that are doing the intense work on the server rather than my device (and for free [as in beer]). I want easy sharing and tagging, and a way to put myself in front of my friends and especially in front of my rivals.

If the platform you’re pushing doesn’t have those features, it’s not fit for purpose. Remember - iStock, Pexels, Imgur, Flickr, DeviantArt, Pixiv, Pinterest, Instagram, and Snapchat all have different purposes, even though they all perform the same basic function: hosting and serving pictures. It’s the feature set that matters, not the core function. Don’t ask yourself “what does this thing basically do?”, but rather, “what will people want to do with this thing?”.

I mean, both. Frivolous personal spending is bad. Inflation is bad. These two things are both bad, but not in scale. It’s possible to say “Uber Eats is a waste of money”, “Uber is a greedy corporation extracting money without value”, “Corporate taxation has affected prices in a way that’s negative to the consumer”, and “Inflation and trade instability have made it harder to have the lifestyle we expect”.

None of those are contradictory. Some can be changed on a personal level. Some need greater influence involved.

Well, that makes Fedora a distro I can marginally trust for now.

Warren Zevon - “Life’ll Kill Ya” & “My Ride’s Here”

My father’s death doesn’t hit me in my day-to-day life much. But there are moments it hits me. Dad and Warren weren’t close, exactly, but they were fellow-travelers and Dad worked the concerts at the Capital.

I mean… Xena, Calypso, and Gabrielle confirmed I’m straight. But at least Joxer taught me the kind of guy to find as a best friend?

Oh, and always keep any women I care about away from Autolycus.

Mamoru needs to be there. Because when Usagi is in a rough place, it’s his job to save her.

*Hustle.

Yes, but are you surprised at SJG not being the top RPG? The media push after GURPS Cyberpunk has faded fully. If they’d stuck with Fallout, maybe it could change.

You know what? Gyromite and Stack-Up, the games made to be played with R.O.B. You play the robot. I don’t know many co-op multiplayer games on the NES. Maybe Chip & Dale, or Mario Bros. (not Super, the arcade game - though in 2025, I suggest Kaetekitta(sp?) Mario Bros., the rerelease). Bomberman might have cartoon violence, but I don’t think it’s going to scar a kid.

On SNES, there’s Secret of Mana if you want to try for depth. I forget if any of the sports games let you go co-op. Pocky & Rocky (and other cute 'em ups) might be fun too.

Actually, general suggestion, cute 'em ups. Cotton, Twinbee, Fantasy Zone, Air Zonk, and many of the Parodius incarnations (obviously Sexy Parodius notwithstanding).

With that avatar, I wonder why you might suggest that ;-)

So, is this going to be a wedge, along with Massie?

Yep.