The April Fool’s joke that never ends.

Reddit, and Roblox being run into the ground.

My childhood is having Carameldansen be a popular meme, and then having that promptly taken away.

EDIT: I also witnessed the birth and the death of “Vine”.

Strains my eyes. Plus, this is a living room–couches, not desks.

Wow, that’s… crunchy.

I forgot a key factor. The Bravia’s optical audio output sucks. I like to use headphones when playing Tetris Effect. I’m telling you, playing Tetris Effect with good headphones on this 65in OLED TV while high is an unmatchable experience. No sound issues here, so that’s great.

I’d genuinely prefer to do this, but they don’t make 65in monitors.

A Samsung (good lord). If you can believe it, HDMI inputs are treated as app icons, and there’s no input switch button to speak of. They’re APPS only visible if the TV feels like recognising a device.

I should have gotten a Bravia. The screen quality is marginally better here, but Jesus Christ.

Easy? Xbox Series. Fancy? DualSense. Comfy? Switch Pro. Beeg? Duke.

Smart TVs have ruined gaming. The UI is absolute dogshit, and I can’t even simply switch HDMI inputs without this whole useless setup process EVERY FUCKING TIME

Unique case here. Qobuz sells songs. I have the Sublime tier. It’s a temporary subscription for acquiring albums for a discount while not losing access to HiFi.

Try a Henry. I’m in the US, where getting one for cheap seems quite difficult. Within Europe, though? You’ll probably have better luck. Henry’s known for reliability and longevity, while also being easy on budget. Some of the most expensive ones are just £200. They’re even on sale right now.

They’re also just cute.

Last game I played was… I forgor, but let’s just say Final Fantasy XII almost a month ago, since that’s my best guess.

The lead protagonist is a 17 year old twink with a cheese wedge for hair, and, overall… not very strong. I can confidently say I’m a little stronger. So, can I survive in Ivalice? Probably.

In fact, I could probably enjoy it. Looming threat of an empire trying to gain control over my home? Big whoop. I’m killing tomato guys. Adjusting may prove a little difficult, though. Distant past, and all… but, hey. Airships. Magic. Being Captain Basch. What am I losing here? Not much.

…I daresay this is an improvement.

…But let’s say I’m transported to Horizon. The other recent play. Spoilers.

Within the context of Horizon, it’s literally this universe in the future. This bodes well. However, giant fucking metal animals. Perhaps Aloy could turn me into an adept fighter, I don’t know. Still… giant fucking metal animals. I died a lot in the game, and, therefore, assume that’s most universes. Aloy, though, doesn’t seem like the type to brand me a curse and burn me at the stake. I live!

I exist as a very, very rare “Old One” who actually lived in the past and isn’t a psychopath… completely.

Being an Old One, I hold knowledge. Lots of knowledge. The Focus existing gives me access to a level of technology that I should have no business messing with. I’m brainrotted and need therapy. Certainly an interesting addition to the world.

I assume I drop within the latest existing point in the universe. So, Londra is dead, thank fuck. Most immediate threat, vanquished. Issue: Nemesis. I don’t even know what Nemesis is, but it sounds… cataclysmic. This is slightly stressful. However, the power of the third game existing, and definitely having an ending where you beat Nemesis, will provide peace of mind going forward into this unknown. That’s right, Sylens. Aloy was right to stay. I’m the genius, now.

I could also get down with this. Not as comfortably as FFXII, but possibly more fun. The future is yesterday! A mix of distant past and far future. Interesting.

“He’s right behind me, isn’t he?”

Run.

“The far end of the spectrum that no one should reach.”

Apple actually makes good hardware, believe it or not. The only real shortcomings of the iPhone are the software and the reparability. Say, hypothetically, you could load a custom ROM on an iPhone. It would be my favourite in that case.

We don’t live in a good world, though, so it has to go to Google. It will continue to be Google until Apple fixes their business. I dislike the buttons being on one side, I dislike the gap between display and the border, and I dislike the cameras being covered when I try to get a grip on the back–but alternative OSes exist. The software is everything. I have far more utility here than on the more expensive iPhone.

Though, I have to say that I might genuinely consider an Xperia if they had alternative OSes. Good cameras, headphone jack, nice build… it’s a shame I can’t put CalyxOS on one.

I share this issue, and I’m pretty sure I’m no psychic.

So the phone can have a thin body without compromising photo quality. Lenses are thick. Would you rather the phone body double in thickness?