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I’m not defending the pyramid overall, only commenting on the peas.

Peas have a decent amount of protein (not high protein, but decent) and a good amount of fiber. They are generally pretty good and probably a better choice than things people might eat instead. They are basically beans after all. They are certainly not empty starch and are pretty easy to add to many dishes.

That all makes sense though. By definition, popular games are liked by many people. Popular games are talked about more. People expect popular games to be listed. Many people will doubt these publications if they fail to list several of the most popular games.

I’m sure there is some money changing hands too, but that can only do so much (maybe move a game a little higher on these lists).

Popular and good (for you) are not the same thing. Games can either, both, or neither of those things. It is only when we think about large numbers of people that popular and “good” become correlated.

I think Steam already presents a large enough market to be enticing for indie devs.

A quick check shows that Steam likely has more monthly active users than Xbox, PS5, or Nintendo. I’m sure a large portion of those groups overlap too. So indie devs are likely to develop for PC first.

While I’m excited for what they just announced, I don’t think it will significantly change these numbers.

Yes, you have to trust the company storing the passwords.

A good company can store passwords in ways that are secure to most hacking attempts. It isn’t impossible to break the encryption typically used, but it is difficult enough that most thieves will not have the resources or time to make use of the data. They want the low effort password databases, not the difficult and expensive ones.

That sounds great, but also isn’t a solution for most people.

It is not portable in the sense that you need bitwarden installed on the device you are trying to connect from.

Passwords can be plain text, which means I can copy, paste, and dictate them to a device that does not have additional software installed.

Not at all the same. I can type or dictate my passwords on any device with a keyboard. I am not reliant on an individual device continuing to work. In fact I could get all new devices tomorrow, with no access to any previous device, and log into all my accounts within minutes.

Passkeys do not allow, and specifically prevent, that.

They were surpassed by password managers and 2fa.

Oops, meant passkey manager, fixed it.

Sounds like a password manager would make that way easier. Changing your password would involve a few extra clicks. Also, you might want to check with your IT folks. Asking people to constantly change their password is a good way to weaken password strength. I don’t use docusign, but there is probably a setting that they can change.

Sure, they probably work great when you have your *passkey manager on the device, but that’s not when I need to have backup routes into my accounts. When using a new device, or someone else’s, having even a complicated password that can be typed or copied-pasted has way more functionality.

As far a I can tell, using passkeys would only risk locking me out of my accounts. Everyone else is already effectively locked out.

While the lock-in issue is annoying and a good reason not to adopt these, the device failure issue is a tech killer. Especially when I can use a password manager. This means I can remember two passwords (email and password manager), make them secure, and then always recover all my accounts.

Passkeys are a technology that were surpassed 10 years before their introduction and I believe the only reason they are being pushed is because security people think they are cool and tech companies would be delighted to lock you into their system.

What about Jefferson and Washington? Franklin and Paine?

Are we yay or nay on them being Americans?

Thanks, looks interesting, added to the list.

Return of the Obra Dinn and the golden idol games would probably work. I think you could do everything with mouse clicks or hitting a few keys with your good hand, nothing is time based. Other puzzle based games might work too (lorelai and the laser eye, Blue Prince?)

Mostly 2D factory games, like Factorio could also be doable. Would be a little annoying, but it would work.

Can’t think of any like you’re saying, probably because if that were to happen then there are no more antagonists in the story, so it would be kind of boring.

There are of course stories where you think someone is the antagonist, but it turns out they aren’t. They usually end up joining the protagonist, so that doesn’t really fit your requirements.

Other than being north Korean and using a fake identity, this sounds like the Key and Peele sketch when their plan to rob a bank involves getting jobs at the bank and collecting a salary, and then doing that for years. Full stop.

Learning how to do remote IT work seems like a good living for anyone with a decent internet connection.

Sandwiches, BLTs, tuna salad, chicken salad, egg salad, homemade dips (combine with greek yogurt or sour cream and other seasonings, maybe some lemon juice, vinegar, or mirin to thin it out a little).

In a functioning government, that is not a structure that we would want because then judges would not be a neutral 3rd party (at least as intended).

There may be merit in the idea of moving the Inspector Generals under the Judicial branch however the but even that would require rewriting the constitution.

In reality, congress is supposed to have this responsibility, but our current congress is broken for a number of reasons.

Probably the cheese (depending on the recipe). Parmesan has aroma compounds also found in other less desirable substances.