New, programmable analog chips that perform basic sound processing aren’t retro. The article is worth reading.

Poor Pepe didn’t deserve to be turned into a hate symbol. Now all my rare Pepes are worthless.

I’ve been using the same Logitech 502 mouse for around 7 years now, with a lot of hours of FPS games. It wasn’t cheap, could this be a case where the inexpensive thing becomes more expensive in the long run?

The market is finally coming around. Soon all these Cabbage Patch Kids I have will skyrocket in value!

G on it’s own can do hard or soft sounds. P needs the H to do the F.

Tillamook County Smoker is distinct from Tillamook dairy. Don’t go to the Oregon coast and share those feelings if you like not being tarred and feathered.

Very true. The last decade and a half have just been switching between round and square corners with mild spec bumps. VR was supposed to be it I think, but it just isn’t useful enough.

My elderly mother gets bruises like that from bumping into things.

Flock drops the dime on our immigrant neighbors, causes human suffering and increases food prices. Thanks surveillance, I didn’t want any fresh lettuce anyway.

The Hunt for More Money

DB9 is still used on for MIDI on electronic instruments, though some manufacturers are moving to doing it with a TRS 3.5mm plug since it only uses 3 pins.

I had a mouse that plugged into the serial port, but my first computer was a Commodore 64.

Resurrection works as a black comedy. I mean the newborn at the end does puppydog eyes and coos at Call.

I can’t agree with you about 3. I just rewatched it and it just didn’t do it for me. It bothers me that 2/3rds of the survivors from Aliens get iced in the opening scene, but I do really like the scene where she bring Bishop online.

There are more than a few stinkers when you go down the line Alien sequels, especially if you count the Alien VS Predator films.

Jumped over to Voyager. It’s fine.

No one has heard from LJDawson in quite some time. He’s done this before, but this time has been longer. Don’t expect any help, Sync is likely dead.

The book really messed up my class.

If you think you’re depressed, please go see a doctor. Therapy does work and modern antidepressants aren’t anywhere near the nightmare of side effects they used to be. Seriously, you can feel better all the time and it is way easier than you might think.

Tame Impala nailed it.

When we were living in squalor

Wasn’t it heaven?

Back when we used to get on it

Four out of seven

Now even though that was a time I

Hated from day one

Eventually terrible memories

Turn into great ones

Go get some buspar, you don’t have to live like that.

I charge it at home, but years ago I got a credit card to build credit so I could get a mortgage so that might not work for you.