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New comment by crims0n in "Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200"

crims0n — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:21:31 +0000

I think they meant Taiwan.

New comment by crims0n in "Valve raises Steam Deck prices"

crims0n — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:46:05 +0000

That was my first thought, there is no way they are going to hit that console price point anytime soon... so they can either release now at a price that reflects the reality of the market, or hold on even longer hoping for a near-term miracle. If they wait too long, they risk not being a good value due to aged hardware.

New comment by crims0n in "US employers spend more than $1.5B a year to fight labor unions, report finds"

crims0n — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:11:54 +0000

Considering the annual revenue of Fortune 500 companies is near 20 Trillion, that is a much smaller amount than expected.

New comment by crims0n in "MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble"

crims0n — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:07:15 +0000

You can still get plenty of use out of them if you adjust expectations accordingly. I don't expect my 2013 iMac to do everything a brand new one can, but I do expect it to sit on my bench and function as a control station for my 3d printer... which it does fine, and will likely continue to do in perpetuity.

New comment by crims0n in "Wi is Fi: Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7/8 (802.11 n/AC/ax/be/bn)"

crims0n — Fri, 08 May 2026 23:50:01 +0000

Surely some of that was need. When G was dominant from around 2004-2009 the theoretical maximum was 54mbps… most people were still on DSL or cable at the time, often capping out way below that.

New comment by crims0n in "Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer 2024"

crims0n — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:39 +0000

Yeah print… reading anything from a few months to a year. Not bad for how cheap the ribbons are.

New comment by crims0n in "Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer 2024"

crims0n — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:20:47 +0000

Been thinking of doing something similar, I have an Apple ImageWriter and Atari 1025 sitting in my basement. Does anyone know how long dot matrix ink ribbons last new?

New comment by crims0n in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

crims0n — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:15:50 +0000

Granted I have a big ol' head, but I like the metal frame in all its heft - they feel ultra durable and I don't worry about throwing them in a bag.

New comment by crims0n in "Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore"

crims0n — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:37:24 +0000

> Earlier this week, Amazon notified its customers via email that, starting May 20, it will end support for Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 or earlier.

14 years of support really isn't bad at all.

New comment by crims0n in "EFF is leaving X"

crims0n — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:51:03 +0000

Going against the network effect out of principal doesn't seem to be a winning strategy when the goal is to raise awareness about issues.

New comment by crims0n in "EFF is leaving X"

crims0n — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:48:38 +0000

Yes: https://www.eff.org/rss/updates.xml

New comment by crims0n in "EFF is leaving X"

crims0n — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:41:06 +0000

I don't understand, does it cost them something to copy/paste their posts to X?

New comment by crims0n in "Introduction to Nintendo DS Programming"

crims0n — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:48:41 +0000

Man this brings back memories. The homebrew scene around the DS and PSP was so lively circa 2005/2006, and it solidified my burgeoning interest in programming.

New comment by crims0n in "Student beauty and grades under in-person and remote teaching"

crims0n — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:19:43 +0000

> When education is in-person, attractive students receive higher grades in non-quantitative subjects, in which teachers tend to interact more with students compared to quantitative courses.

I wonder how much of this is less about attraction and more about social skills. Granted, higher attraction affords more opportunity to develop those skills, but I have met plenty of charming people who were not conventionally attractive.

New comment by crims0n in "Nintendo's not-AI, not-a-game toy"

crims0n — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:33:02 +0000

One of the things I love about Nintendo is their (estimated) 1.5 trillion yen cash reserve allows them to just... do whatever they want. It frees them up to take risks and ignore market trends. More times than not, their zany ideas have worked out for them.

New comment by crims0n in "Chuck Norris has died"

crims0n — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:45:34 +0000

> What is wrong with you?

My mother denied me the teat.

New comment by crims0n in "Chuck Norris has died"

crims0n — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:50:06 +0000

Just some intellectual sparring mate, no ill will intended.

New comment by crims0n in "Chuck Norris has died"

crims0n — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:48:11 +0000

Like when I made a comment on general etiquette and someone else shifted the conversation to one of the worst moments of the civil rights movement?

New comment by crims0n in "Chuck Norris has died"

crims0n — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:14:49 +0000

You don’t need me to validate it for you, search “never discuss politics or religion in polite company” - it was a common maxim.

New comment by crims0n in "Chuck Norris has died"

crims0n — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:09:43 +0000

Was pretty common with my grandparents generation so… mid 20th century? I know it can be hard to believe post-internet.