Countries can take out loans to pay for things. Probably not good for their economy, but desperate times.

Can I use the one with the fuzzy collar?

That didn’t exist back in 2011. Back then you pretty much “finished” the game pretty easily in under an hour as far as getting the best gear available. Iron was more than good enough though and took even less time to get. At least once you have a bit of an idea how to play anyway.

I started using Linux as my only OS when I was like 15 or so, at the time largely playing Runescape or EVE Online.

Still feel nostalgia for runescape sometimes but then remember the grind, no thanks. EVE is similar too, remember the great times in a fleet but if I go back I then am reminded of all the dull times when not much is happening and I find PvE is so fucking boring in EVE. Even a few things that are fun for half an hour are painfully tedious after 4, and sometimes there isn’t even a fleet forming up that day. Albion online I find a similar issue with. I don’t really care about solo PvP either.

Can’t really say Linux has shaped what I play that much as I have pretty much always been using it since I was making choices of what game to play beyond being limited to the games my dad had bought CDs for.

For a game like minecraft where progression is so quick does it really matter? Oh no I lost an iron sword. That won’t take 5 minutes to replace…

That is pretty much how our lunchtimes went in the school computer room around 2011 or so.

That actually sounds like a good idea. Can you post images? Might start a twink of the week poll.

A very good metaphor for IT support

I don’t use a smartphone

IRC, matrix?

How? My PC doesn’t have a camera. Also couldn’t you just hold up a video of an older person

Fair enough, I guess they probably wanted to target one set of hardware to begin with and this is what we got with a few minor variations. As popularity grows more choices will probably come further down the line.

This happened more at school.

I wish the steam controller wasn’t discontinued, IIRC it was some patent bullshit. But you could use one of you have it or get any other controller and use it with the steam deck

Not all Christians follow American Christianity. But too many do.

I do. My ceiling almost certainly has asbestos in it. I just don’t touch it. Also uncovered a few chunks that looked kinda asbestossy when breaking up the concrete in the garden, it was only a few chunks so I assume something containing it had been dumped there many decades ago. I just disposed of it with everything else and pretended I didn’t see anything.

It was a very dusty job in the first place so I started spraying it with water to help prevent the dust getting into the air.

What about thalidomide?

Actually I am playing videogames all day at work, thank you. NHS provides free corridors to die in if I need healthcare.

Better than I would do probably

I wasn’t going to get one even if it was £20, but how? Trump set the tariffs. Obviously it’s going to cost a shitload more if there is a 145% tariff in the US.

Cider is always alcoholic in the UK unless specifically sold as low alcohol. Typically first dates are not the same place you first meet someone.