the transparent/translucent electronics trend of the 90s and early 2000s

I’ve been feeling nostalgic for this look lately. I really like how it emphasizes the artificial nature of the device in question and invites you to think about how it works and how it was put together - while minimalist electronics do exactly the opposite, almost as if you’re embarrassed about owning it and want to pretend that it’s not there.

I had that accessory and I definitely wasn’t rich. I remember not using it much because it made the Gameboy really unwieldy, I can’t imagine young me trying to cope with a Switch or a Steam Deck.

Should be noted that Europe had commons for hundreds and hundreds of years before they all got enclosured and they managed them just fine with local-level spontaneous democracy.

Also the “tragedy of the commons” as we know it today was invented by a malthusian in the 1960s and everybody who invokes it as an argument against socialism ignores the part of the essay where the author advocates for central planning

my sleep schedule is so fucking cooked. supposed to be snoring for the next three or four hours but I woke up because I thought I had a zoom meeting (it’s next week not today) and now I can’t get back to sleep.

human bodies were not meant to work the graveyard shift. or at the very least mine wasn’t.

the roaring knight is a punk (they can’t hear me right?)

The squirrels are on the other side of my fence, teasing my dog.

Sometimes they climb down the tree to juuuuuust outside of her reach. They know what they’re doing.

cash rules everything around me

If there’s any discounts they probably take the form of a link on a website that gets you 10% off (clicking the link installs a cookie that increases your prices on that website by 10%)

Put my dog on my back and fly around the world with her!

(then when she’s sleeping happily I start punching billionaires)

My reaction.

That said I miss the days when I could play Flash games on my phone (unless maybe the modern flash emulators have patched that in? i haven’t checked in a while). That was literally the killer feature that lead me to buy an Android over an iPhone way back when.

Yeah there are plenty of handheld games being made right now they’re just all mobile games. Dig through the slop I’m sure there’s gems in there.

It’s a good as hell solution though. My phone is already a perfectly good computer that can play up to PS1 era old games and pretty much all modern mobile ones, why should I buy another?

MGS4 if it runs, to my knowledge still a PS3 exclusive.

You should try the demo! It’s a top-5 RPG of all time IMO

Oh man, i would fukken EXPLODE. I haven’t had to do this yet (knock on wood) but i stg if anyone’s ever rude to me in my own car I’m kicking their ass out, don’t care where or when or how much money their ride’s worth.

Been feeling this way doing rideshare the past couple of weeks. So many college kids and their wealthy parents going out partying and me with my degree and years of experience driving the cab.

That chapter 3 secret boss is really pissing me off.

TIL

I’ve heard this and I want a mission: impossible style movie about it so bad.