I am familiar with the phrase. And I was correct assuming you were referring to chromium as the culprit.

In case anyone didn’t know, you actually can polish a turd.

https://youtu.be/yiJ9fy1qSFI

How would you say it’s a turd? I assume because it’s still chromium based, but I don’t want to put words in your mouth.

It’s my browser of choice for my work computer but I do run Firefox at home and on mobile.

It didn’t last one afternoon on my work laptop. I went to save an attachment from a vendor and couldn’t pick the folder it saved to. They literally got rid of SAVE AS.

Fuck Microsoft.

I’m guessing because onyx doesn’t have a book store to subsidize the price with like Amazon.

I tried the “New Outlook” a few months ago. There was no longer a Save As option for attachments. All attachments were downloaded to the default downloads directory.

I immediately uninstalled and didn’t look back.

I’ve been wishing for play pause since audio books and podcasts came into the world. It’s ridiculous that nobody has this button in 2024

That was the day I cancelled.

Going to need the band of that novel/series please and thank you.

So many layers in this one!! I’m laughing at my desk and getting looks

Once upon a time it was worth it for me too. But since every service is running up the rates, I had to decide which, if any, deserved my money. Google didn’t make the cut. I have a feeling nobody will by the end of year

Photos as an online photo gallery is their implementation yes but they bought up Picasa the desktop gallery early on. That software included tagging and I believe face recognition by the end.

Dental plan

Finally got around to reading this today. 7th guest holds a special place in my heart as a gaming core memory. The game was very out there for me at 12 years old but the puzzles were great. I remember being at school, ignoring class, drawing chess boards and trying to fit all 8 queens on there. I had no idea about the drama that went on behind the scenes for Trilobyte. I always thought a realtime free movement version like the treatment RealMyst got, would be a lot of fun for revisiting this game but I suppose you’d lose the FMV charm in the process.

You can leave in the illegal move. You only have to include the correct one also.

For those like me who hadn’t seen this before, this time lapse gif was recorded in 2014. The Rosetta spacecraft had a fascinating, 12 year long mission to get this imagery.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)

I’ve revisited a lot of childhood games over the years thanks to mods but I don’t think I’ve ever thought about seeing where JPT ended up. Thanks for the suggestion. I think I have my weekend rabbit hole.

The good thing about GOG is basically everything retro doesn’t need that launcher if you don’t like it. 8 myself, haven’t had any problems with it though.

I have so many fond memories of Jurassic Park Trespasser. I remember my dad picked it up for me right around launch time. I had read the previews in PC Gamer magazine and was fully into the hype.

The game was really attempting VR before we had VR. There was no HUD. Your lifebar was a heart tattoo on your chest that emptied as you took damage. There was no ammo counter for your guns. Your character would say things like, “feels full” or “feels a little light” to give you an estimate of ammo remaining.

The biggest flaw, apart from the broken AI for dinosaurs, was just like VR, you had to aim manually. You could turn and twist your gun freely which meant you had to aim down the sights. In VR, in 2023, with motion controllers, this is amazing. But in 1998, with a mouse and keyboard, it was really awkward. It’s a game I never finished.; Probably never even got close to finishing. But I was still in awe of the world they built and freedom offered in 1998.

While I agree with the sentiment, doesn’t your own article state that immediately after the incident, multiple countries launched a group search and rescue mission which saved a lot of the victims?

The story about the millionaires, at least to me, is less about the fact that they’re millionaires, and more about the fact that we have tourist visits to the remains of the Titanic. At this point I don’t know who was on that tiny submersible but I’m intrigued with the tech and what could have gone wrong.

Wow!!! I had completely forgotten about this site. What a fantastic resource. Does anyone remember, was this page started by the Penny Arcade guys or did they just plug it in the beginning?