Depreciation is high, meaning you're mostly paying for a name—which people probably aren't going to do anymore. I was just looking at the market for used Polestar 2s last week: a 2024 AWD model with 48k miles (so someone leased it for three years and put every mile allowed onto it) can be had for $29k. This was almost identical to the pricing of a used Hyundai Ioniq 5 with AWD, and the Ioniq started about $5k cheaper.

Well, I bought Triggerheart Exclica on Xbox Live Arcade back in 2006 on an Xbox 360.

I can go download that game, right now, on my Series X, because, gasp, it's the same account.

So if I were to buy GTA VI for Series X in a few months, and type the download code into the 'redeem code' box, it ties that code to my account. See?

Yup. I remember buying Dawn of War in like 2008, and in the case was a disc with the Steam installer, and a piece of paper with a Steam code.

AI and the American dream...what a fsck'n nightmare.

Your post is riddled with errors. Luckily you can watch the German electricity market in near real time: https://www.smard.de/
During the day Germany is a net exporter of electricity, mostly thanks due to renewables. Yes, we still need more storage, which especially on large scale is not nearly enough, but newly built homes in most communities have to have PV and thanks to cheap batteries can store significant amounts of electricity for the night. This reduces for example the electricity requirements from private households.
France is already running into thermal issues with its nuclear reactors, and it's only June. No idea what it will look like in the next two months.
Germany STILL doesn't have a solution for its nuclear waste, and almost 50% of its environmental spending is consumed by nuclear waste storage (https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/kurzmeldungen-1015392). So why is it a good idea that Germany should have nuclear power again?

GoG, ITCH.IO, Zoom and other allow you to download an offline installer. Steam is the LAST place I buy a game from.

try that defense in court. It has worked for so many people before. Technically you are correct, but the courts have decided that depriving a corporation of potential profit is as good as asportation.

As of former DSO and prison guard I can say with some authority, it isn't record keeping that causes recidivism. More likely is lack of opportunity, lack of education, and a severe sense of being indoctrinated in the system. Many of these guys don't KNOW how to act on their own and without supervision they go off the rails. I don't know how you categorize a generally likeable person who makes the worst possible choices in life, frequently, other than convict.

"Try the European system of treating criminals as human beings, not as a profit making workforce.
Put efforts into rehabilitation rather than being highly punitive"
Genius Idea. For profit prisons are an abomination in any country, the US included...

They're guilty, they knew it and still pushed forwards with bad policies. They don't provide ANYTHING that can't be replicated quickly of from a competitor. Sick the dogs on them and let the lawyers feast. Maybe a class action AI is the correct method ? /s

This is the GAME that made PC gaming. I'm still running/making Doom/Doom2 wads and pk3 at 57. Just finished a new map by a 15 year old that wasn't born when the game was made. I'd say it had an impact on the WORLD. I'd be happy with the soundtrack as a requiem.

Said "Billionaires" will spend far more $$$ in political "donations" to avoid the 1 time tax. Just pay 10% on your earnings like the rest of us.

Yeah, for even two hundo, I'd be considering buying this as a fun accessory.

For five hundo? Nope.

Radar O'Reilly radioed in...He wants his Korean era military issue glasses back. He left them on your mom's nightstand.

Another over reaction based on politics and parent apathy. Rather than be involved in your kids life and supervise the online issues, we'll just block ALL online activity. Scientist have been convinced that youth brains were being "rewired" but have failed to find any proof. It's not the electronic activity that is hurting them, its' the LACK of responsible social interaction. They grow up lacking a conscience or empathy because they never see other "real" people or suffer consequences for their bad interactions.

I miss BANGG!

For the young folks...Us ancients would pack up our rigs, and drive to some shitty venue and shoot the F out of each other in the conference room. Standing up and pointing at the guy you just head shot, shouting "BOOM" is way more fun socially.

*Bay Area Network Gaming Group !