“Sir, you can’t bring stone slabs to the table and play them as if they were cards. Also, where did these glass shards come from?”

have some passerby take the picutres, you dummdumm

I remember when the Google launcher just worked fine. Suddenly, one update later, there’s now ads for shows on services I don’t even use taking up the entire top 2/3rds of the home screen. WTF google.

also, it would have been great if Epic linked the appropriate archive.org pages. OldUnreal only hosts windows installers that grab the files off of archive.org

If that is even true: Silence, brand.

As stupid as this sounds, I have come to enjoy the “Train Sim World” series of games over the last few years. A bit relaxing, lots of details and there’s often cheap humble bundles with tons of DLC - Most of which carries over from the previous games to the next (i.e. no need to repurchase).

EDIT: Gameplay is similar to Densha-De-Go in the sense that you are driving a train in both. But I guess TSW is less of a game, more of a simulation. On the other hand, it’s more accessible because it is not only available in japanese.

I thought they changed their name? Isn’t it called “Fugging” now?

Were proud of you. We might put that quote on the fridge.

We use paper ballots in Germany as well. It’s a good method to keep elections transparent - paper ballots can theoretically be counted and evaluated by anyone.

Voting machines are a black box that you have to trust the manufacturer presents accurate results.

The fact that people being assholes with their real names on Facebook tells me, anonymity has nothing to do with it.

I remember an email I sent to Randall Munroe once, asking where I can buy his ebook “What if” without DRM.

He emailed me back that unfortunately there is no place to buy it without DRM, because of the publisher, but he also linked this comic in his email:

https://xkcd.com/488/

FH4 is only 4 dollars

What country do you live in? For me it’s currently $/€14 in the regular version, 20 for the deluxe ultimate edition.

Also note that the game will be getting delisted in december, so now might be the last chance to get it at a discount.

Favourite racing game is always highly dependent on what I am looking for.

Forza Motorsport 4 (Not Horizon) was one of the best racing simcades i’ve enjoyed playing, it has solid sim-ish racing and it is very satisfying to build up a garage and take a car for a spin on some of the gorgeous original or real life racetracks. Unfortunately, it’s an xbox 360 exclusive and not backwards compatible on xbox one or series x, so not really playable on current systems. I am stll looking for a similar experience on a modern pc.

I also enjoy “Project Cars” and it’s sequel “Project Cars 2”. I can easily play the games on my current PC or the Steam Deck, but the game can be challenging on a gamepad - not impossible, but managable. It does lack some beautiful original tracks as it only features real life circuits and it does lack the satisfaction of having to “earn” and build up a collection of cars and making them your own. Unfortunately, both games have been delisted on storefronts and can no longer officially be purchased, but if you can get your hands on a PC Key, you can still enjoy the games on a modern system.

If I want to enjoy some sim racing, I’ll go with Assetto Corsa or Assetto Corsa Competizione. Great fun with a steering wheel, not really my thing with a gamepad. Modding possibilities for AC are basically endless on PC, but again, lacking some sort of progression system that will allow you to build up a car collection.

Forza Horizon 3 with its Hot-Wheels Expansion was probably my favourite open-world arcade racer, unfortunately it’s also delisted, and while I still have the physical xbox one version, that means I can’t play it on PC. Forza Horizon 4 (with the Lego expansion) is the next best thing (still far better than FH5) and is still available on PC, but will also be delisted in december (grab FH4 while you still can!)

I have also spent a lot of time playing Burnout Paradise, but I still prefer Burnout Revenge over it’s younger open-world brother.

Wreckfest is a great spiritual succesor to the already great Flatout 1/2 and certainly the best banger racer you can currently get. The damage model is very convicing and it’s good fun to wreck some CPU racers.

BLUR - an underrated battle racer, with a really fun 4 player splitscreen. Calling it “Mario Kart with real cars” is, imho a bit too simple, but it does get the point across quite well.

Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2005) - early 2000s yellow/brown tinted aesthetics aside, the game still looks good today and police chases can go on forever. Great fun.

Not a racing game, but a honorable mention: American/Euro Truck Simulator 2, bought it as a joke back then, but it does feel cathartic at times.

Or just click the link and get in a few hours of a cyber security seminar. It can be a chance from your regular job.

as a tire enthusiast, I can certainly see the intended joke, but it falls flat on it’s face as it should be quite obvious to anyone that this thread pattern is not from a Goodyear tire, but quite clearly Pirelli. 🤓

where blockchain?

depends on who’s asking. Are you a cop?

and with an attitude like that, I’m gonna cut pay in half from now on. What kind of customer service is that?

Don’t you dare do me dirty like that.