I guess that’s my biggest issue; it didn’t show any new perspective. It was very predictable and didn’t tell a new story, at least for me coming into it as a seasoned PC gamer. “Middle eastern imperialism is bad” doesn’t really hold up when compared to a game like Deus Ex that predated it by years.

I can see how it would have been great for a console gamer in that era, but it’s drastically overhyped and doesn’t compare one iota to the other games listed in the original comment. It’s a C tier game. Go back and play it today, very little holds up.

This isn’t a book, it’s a video game, and video games had meaningful choices decades before Spec Ops: The Line was released. Books also have well fleshed out characters with clear motivations. Spec Ops: The Line does not have this, IMO.

Middling gameplay, graphics, and story, low replayability, the only part that felt good was the music.

Seriously, what’s the draw here? The twist? Feels gimmicky to me. It’s a C+ game at best, and it’s listed in that comment among a solid string of A+ games.

I’m curious, what holds up? The gameplay is dated, guns don’t feel particularly good, level design isn’t anything special, graphics are merely typical for the day, and you’re railroaded on the storyline so IMO nothing feels that impactful. When the only way to progress the level is to commit a war crime, and then I’m supposed to feel bad about it as if there was an alternative, it just sucks.

I can see how in its era, for console gamers, it was unique. I was very underwhelmed when I got around to playing it a couple years ago. IMO, it didn’t really say anything new and it didn’t do it in a particularly compelling or innovative matter.

Just one person’s opinion.

Spec Ops: The Line unfortuately does not hold up in 2026 like the others you mentioned. I played it a couple years back after hearing so much about it and it’s decidedly mid.

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I work 7-4 as an IT analyst and it’s easy money. I get paid more than I did in healthcare and put in about half as much effort. Also, I get to work from home.

Owning my own business would be much, much more work. No thanks. Find a 9-5 you can exploit.

homeboy

Voyager, reminds me a bit of Apollo for Reddit and has a good webapp for desktop usage.

What the fuck kinda comment is this? Want freedom to choose? Don’t flip on the AM radio then. That is literally more freedom than not having the option.

AM radio has longer reach than FM and is how emergency information for interstate highway travel is communicated. Keeping it is a good thing.

Our dumps will be goldmines for whatever species takes the helm after we’re gone.

Not really. I am very quick to unsubscribe from those if they ever show up, which is usually after making a new account somewhere and I forgot to uncheck a box.

I’ve not received any significant amount of spam email in my main inbox in about a decade. This is across Gmail, iCloud, Protonmail, even Outlook, with my oldest email address being 20+ years old. I’d say it’s solved.

Why would you reprogram an e-scooter in Rust if the objective wasn’t to make it run faster and more efficiently?

Did it make it go faster?

At least contribute to your 401k to get the full match from your employer if offered. More if you can afford it. Time in the market is huge. Make a budget, have emergency savings. There’s little point in investing if an emergency happens and you have to withdraw your retirement at a potential loss, and that’s before penalties and tax. Take care of your body, especially joints. Be even a little bit active regularly. Figure out a decently healthy diet. These will help prevent health issues which can be expensive. Plus you might look better and feel better too.

All of this sound like too much? Pick one or two and try doing them consistently even if it’s half assed. Half assing something consistently for a long time is much, much better than putting in a ton of effort, burning out, and returning to old patterns. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Sorry I know that kinda veered into fitness but I see a lot of parallels in personal finance and fitness/nutrition. Both involve budgets and benefit from a plan and spreadsheets.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

A cheap harbor freight reciprocating saw with a good blade is all you need.

UPS does the same thing just with Louisville.

I played Deus Ex, taught me all I need to know about advanced AI agents and data centers.

This was always my interpretation, rather than the swipe down to refresh action.

“crazy refresh pull” is the latest annoying slop comment the kids are posting