Ontario didn’t have to cut energy off, but they could have added extra fees to the delivery charges. We had leverage, and never made use of it.

You’re right, but in the age group 18-29 the majority isn’t a PC gamer.

For sure, but we’re still talking millions of young people with at least a PC (for gaming).

Also in college more and more people only use a tablet. I feel also a growing number of not young people are switching to a tablet or have a laptop laying around somewhere for that one time you need it.

Interestingly enough, the EU reports (as late as 2023) that desktop use to access the internet has gone down over the years, but so has tablet use. Laptop, phones, and smart devices (i.e. smart TVs) went up.

But I didn’t see a breakdown of the age groups there, and it doesn’t expand on gaming/non-gaming habits, just “devices used to access the internet”.

I went through a phase where I did everything on Android tablets, then a Windows tablet, then back to a laptop. LOL I still have a desktop PC, but my laptop is my daily driver.

Are there any accurate figures for stramdeck users? I don’t know anyone who has one, but plenty who have gaming PCs.

We can do minimal trade, and only when absolutely necessary, with Blue states.

Everything is 2 weeks Friday for this guy.

He waits until the last possible moment before the weekend to drop his bi-polar outbursts on social media…

Assuming he gets to Friday. Shit changes every few hours with him.

There seems to be some benefit to having a formal deal in place.

Yes, but the “in place” part is what’s in question. You can sign a deal, and the next day Trump can say it was a bad deal and it’s off the table… again.

Much of the stuff he’s bickering about now are things HE negotiated during his first term! He’ll never be happy, and we have to stop wasting time on this baboon and seek partnerships with leaders who aren’t complete assholes.

He already flip-flopped on energy going to the states, and that was months ago. Maybe if he kept his word, we wouldn’t still be playing this game.

What’s the point? Even if we reach a deal, it’s not like Trump is stable or trustworthy enough to honour it.

We MUST keep our threats in place for at least 30 days after Trump’s last threat, or else this off-and-on bullshit will just continue indefinitely. And we should extend that delay every time Trump plays his games.

Fuck ticks, but nature has a sense of humour with this meat allergy. LOL

Doug will change his mind in 3…2…1…

Bravo! But also, shame on those of you who purchased wine making up the $3 million.

Also, to hell with grocery stores for continuing to feature American produce in their flyer and stores.

Donald was featured on episode 98 of The War On Cars podcast, and it’s worth a listen.

And the concept of “free parking” during holidays is awful, and I love the idea of still charging for parking on holidays, but using the revenue to help the homeless or other disadvantaged local groups in the community.

Young people no longer own computers.

The PC gaming industry disagrees, though. Half the user base on Steam is < 29 years of age and younger (and they don’t count ages younger than 18).

Even still, gaming on Linux has exploded, and Xbox has been enshittified beyond recognition, so M$ is losing on all fronts.

Mobile is the key here.

Wait, does Microsoft still have a mobile OS??

I’m a single user, but switched over four PCs in my home to Linux 🤗

When you start as a good person, you likely end up a good politician (with ethics and values that benefit your people).

Most politicians start as bad people, and just become worse.

Hey! No walking over 2km/h! 🚫

Trying to ban a celebration of love. 🤡🤡🤡

These politicians should have become comedians, or floormats, or anything useful.

I believe it’s only done to blame others, if there’ll be a democratic government in the next decade they’ll point and jeer “Look at how many pandemic, medical and environmental deaths there are now, while under maga we had none!”

It’s more insidious than that. Imagine the next democratic government inheriting this mess. They re-open science, education, and oversight departments, who discover shock that things are really bad. MAGA will say, “See, things are bad under YOUR leadership! Can’t blame us!”.

I think you misspelled “politicians” and “domestic terrorists”.

Foreign terrorists don’t have to do anything, not even on social media.