For sure, I’m not saying that bugs aren’t important to the ecosystem. The way the article was presenting the information, it seemed like they’ve become much more numerous starting around 2022. To me, that indicates that the ecosystem there is out of balance (unsurprisingly, given that climate change seems to be the catalyst for this).

As a side note, I have a friend who lives in New Orleans. When she was telling us about the annual termite swarms, we were legitimately aghast, lol.

Did you see the pictures in the article? They’re blanket everything so thoroughly that the dude was able able to scoop up piles with a shovel. Feels like that is a genuine nuisance, as I can imagine they’d be clogging vents and other things with how intense the swarming is in some areas.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the most creative game I’ve played in years and years. Amazing story, amazing characters, amazing art and world design, all topped off with a beautiful soundtrack. The gameplay was of course good-- not perfect–but, very satisfying when it hit its stride.

All that to say: Yes, I want more weird and creative games of that caliber. I haven’t played Death Stranding 2 yet, but I definitely plan to at some point.

Oh I’m sorry, the Iranian government hasn’t violently put down any female civil rights movements there?

Yes, I pointed that out in an earlier response.

Again, you’re ignoring that the IAEA’s entire purpose is non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Why deny compliance to third-party inspectors? If their endeavors were truly so innocent, then they had no reason to be uncooperative.

Sorry, I will not feel pity towards the Iranian government. I sympathize for their people, but their government can shove off.

I’m not arguing Israel’s or the US’s intent to destroy the Iranian government (and, for the record, the Iranian government is definitely shitty, even a notable portion of their population loathes it as well). That Israel–and the current US administration–has been wanting to attack Iran for any reason, even if the reason is dubious, is not in question.

What I’m arguing is that you said this was all to prevent Iran to have nuclear energy, which is untrue since Iran already has that. And it is also undeniable that Iran has not been complying with the IAEA’s inspectors since 2019. Why would the IAEA report that Iran is enriching uranium beyond what is needed for energy? Why is Iran not complying with their inspectors?

Those are questions worth asking and seeking the answers to. I do not agree they should be outright attacked over such things, but to pretend like Iran is completely innocent is ridiculous. It’s unfortunate that genocidal war criminals are running Israel and a corrupt group of fascists is running the US at the moment, but it is unsurprising that they are not seeking to resolve these issues peacefully.

What? Iran already has a nuclear power plant with a 2nd one beginning construction in 2019 and a 3rd one planned. And the International Atomic Energy Agency had reported that Iran was not complying with their inspectors on numerous occasions: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164291

So wtf are you talking about?

I’m not saying they have/had nukes, but your story is just completely made up.

All fair points. I can definitely see the appeal of wanting the same functionality that the Deck controller brings, as I myself really enjoy the extra flexibility the trackpads and back buttons provide. But the ergonomics in this example just looks awful and feels really reminiscent of the original Xbox controller.

Yeah, this looks awful to use. It’s okay on the Deck because that’s a mobile device and has a lot of functions it needs to satisfy on the go. For a dedicated controller? Why the hell would you prefer this over the better ergonomically designed SC 1 or literally any other console controller?

The fact they’re deferring to AI for targeting despite a significant error margin is horrifying, a fact made even worse considering the collateral damage of other innocent bystanders.

Atlus has zero shame with milking the hell out of the Persona IP. I truly don’t get it.

Goo Gone is what I’ve used for years. It’s quite effective at the getting rid of the super stubborn ones.

Certainly, but overpopulation in a small area that isn’t able to support it is also true.

Something that had practically been eliminated from developed countries… The disinformation wars have gotten beyond out of hand, I can’t imagine how bad it’ll get before it gets better.

Something that had practically been eliminated from developed countries… The disinformation wars have gotten beyond out of hand, I can’t imagine how bad it’ll get before it gets better.

Oh for sure, and I did enjoy some of the side content and thought some of the optional quest stories were good. When I say smaller scale, I think a game like Expedition 33 nailed the balance of having plenty of side/extra content that’s fun to do while also ensuring that completionists don’t go mad from trying to hunt down everything.

Regardless, I agree with you on everything you said; it all boils down to preferences :)

I thought the core of GW: Tokyo was pretty good, but it suffered from far too much open world bloat. I’d love to see them revisit that world, but it’d be great if they made it focused on a smaller scale. Just my two cents, anyway.

*Be a school music teacher that has a YouTube channel dedicated to help kids learn words, colors, being kind to others, how to speak, etc.

*See an atrocious genocide going on where children are being mass murdered.

*Speak against this horrible violence against innocent children

*Get labeled as a terrorist for defending said children

And people not being allowed to shake hands and breath in my neck.

Not sure I’ve ever breathed on someone’s neck when shaking their hand. I can’t believe I’ve been failing proper etiquette this whole time, how embarrassing… I’ll have to start doing this at work from now on before meetings.