Our loft got so hot during the day it set off the heat alarm up there. Absolutely nuts.

the second 15-year-old had an IQ in the “bottom 1% of his contemporaries”

‘My client is too stupid to go to prison, your honour.’

Idiots misinterpret thing.

This isn’t news; it’s barely-disguised rage bait designed to make you angry.

… and now I’m angry about it, so I guess it works on multiple levels.

But the internet taught me that being cynical is cool! It’s all I know!

Did you actually read the article or are you just kneejerk griping based on the title?

It’s a quote from an individual developer - an audio designer - talking about their experiences during Bungie’s layoffs, hence the reference to ‘unrealistic constraints’, but for some reason you seem to be taking it as an opportunity to air your grievances with the overall creative direction?

Maybe you didn’t mean it that way, but I can’t stand it when ‘fans’ lash out at developers as if they’ve been personally wronged. Remember the human.

Two reasons:

• Active multiplayer: Yes this is kind of a chicken and egg situation, but people who play online multiplayer want to play the version of the game with the largest community of active players.
• Roster updates: If you’re a fan of a sports team, you probably want to play using their current active roster. Yes, fan updates are sometimes available for older titles but the latest release will have updated face scans etc.

Article is paywalled.

I don’t know how or why, but something about doing the school run either creates or attracts some of the worst drivers I’ve ever seen in my life. Literally zero awareness or concern for others, including sudden stops, driving in slippers, mounting the pavement, blocking access, failing to indicate, and a general disregard for safety.

If you regularly have to drive during commuting hours, there’s a genuine and striking difference between term time and school holidays.

IMO if you live within a certain distance of the school or a suitable public transport route, driving your kids to school should attract a fine.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak an international emergency, with the DR Congo’s health ministry reporting around 350 suspected cases and 91 deaths.

And yet half a dozen Americans are apparently important enough to warrant the entire headline?

Yes, I is intersex.

There are a few variants that add or replace various letters; sometimes it’s a personal preference, sometimes it’s an age thing, sometimes it’s a deliberate exclusion.

The generally accepted ‘catch-all’ is LGBTQIA+, but ultimately it comes down to the individual. One person can never speak for such a broad community.

Whether you consider queer a slur or not is also a personal matter. Anecdotally, I see a lot of people happy to use it to self-identify, but it does have a hurtful history that others can’t separate it from.

Nintendo has always been litigious. I don’t understand this myth that they used to be wholesome and friendly in the good old days.

They sued Atari for making NES games. They sued Galoob for making the Game Genie. They sued Blockbuster for renting their games.

Kirby the character is literally named after Nintendo’s lawyer John Kirby.

I would actually assume the opposite. Transferring apps is relatively easy: get a list of installed apps, check the Play Store for the equivalent Android version, and download it.

Transferring app settings is potentially much harder because it depends on how each app handles settings. Could be a minefield of incompatibilities.