I am familiar with the phrase. And I was correct assuming you were referring to chromium as the culprit.

In case anyone didn’t know, you actually can polish a turd.

https://youtu.be/yiJ9fy1qSFI

How would you say it’s a turd? I assume because it’s still chromium based, but I don’t want to put words in your mouth.

It’s my browser of choice for my work computer but I do run Firefox at home and on mobile.

Anyolduser: You’re all a bunch of pussies for being afraid to get shot in a country without reasonable gun laws and increasing political unrest.

Also Anyolduser: People are disagreeing with me?!? “This place is a fucking hole”

That’s the one!

For a while, there was a patent on it, at least in he US. I remember having to root a Sony phone to enable the fingerprint reader on the power button about 10 years ago.

Just like the sub on reddit, the data in DataIsBeautiful apparently doesn’t actually have to be beautiful.

Dude, as you probably know, this last weekend was daylight savings time. However, I think you’ve forgotten that it is also a leap year which means you have to set your calendar forward 73 years.

Don’t worry, it happens to us all and besides we get those years back in November.

I tried the “New Outlook” a few months ago. There was no longer a Save As option for attachments. All attachments were downloaded to the default downloads directory.

I immediately uninstalled and didn’t look back.

Congrats on the new Subaru. I also happily paid for the app using the introduction 3 year plan. Hit me up when you hit year 4 and see the REAL price tag they charge.

Truth. That OA cancellation still hurts though.

I watched Fringe when it came out and loved it but for whatever reason never saw the final season. Last year I finally went back and finished it. I will concede the ending was a bit rushed but also I’m grateful it did get an ending. A lot of great shows get axed and don’t get to wrap up anything. So while not perfect, I’m going to say it was decent enough and does wrap everything up.

It’s a great ride along the way too.

Updoots for Fringe. Season 1 is very monster of the week but it’s laying groundwork for everything that’s coming. It’s a fun ride all the way through and it got a decent conclusion. Watch it if you haven’t already.

That was the day I cancelled.

I really thought I would love the new tile card for the thermostat but in reality, it’s been 24 hours since I updated and I’ve accidently fucked my temperature setting up at least 5 times already.

I access my dashboard through my phone and it’s way too easy to grab the temperature handles while trying to scroll the dashboard. I’m not sure how I’m going to fix this yet.

Photos as an online photo gallery is their implementation yes but they bought up Picasa the desktop gallery early on. That software included tagging and I believe face recognition by the end.

Finally got around to reading this today. 7th guest holds a special place in my heart as a gaming core memory. The game was very out there for me at 12 years old but the puzzles were great. I remember being at school, ignoring class, drawing chess boards and trying to fit all 8 queens on there. I had no idea about the drama that went on behind the scenes for Trilobyte. I always thought a realtime free movement version like the treatment RealMyst got, would be a lot of fun for revisiting this game but I suppose you’d lose the FMV charm in the process.

I had your same mindset for years but the cost of premium went up this year and when looking at the new price vs other streaming services, it didn’t make sense for my family any more. If their AdBlock thing starts screwing with my account, I just might be done with all Google products.

I have so many fond memories of Jurassic Park Trespasser. I remember my dad picked it up for me right around launch time. I had read the previews in PC Gamer magazine and was fully into the hype.

The game was really attempting VR before we had VR. There was no HUD. Your lifebar was a heart tattoo on your chest that emptied as you took damage. There was no ammo counter for your guns. Your character would say things like, “feels full” or “feels a little light” to give you an estimate of ammo remaining.

The biggest flaw, apart from the broken AI for dinosaurs, was just like VR, you had to aim manually. You could turn and twist your gun freely which meant you had to aim down the sights. In VR, in 2023, with motion controllers, this is amazing. But in 1998, with a mouse and keyboard, it was really awkward. It’s a game I never finished.; Probably never even got close to finishing. But I was still in awe of the world they built and freedom offered in 1998.