I'm the anomaly. I've done one tough mudder, and have nearly considered doing another on multiple occasions. After reading this article summary though, I'm much less likely to in the future.

We still self-host Jira and Confluence onsite where I work and everything has continued to run smoothly through this debacle. I hope more customers demand they bring that model back as an option.

Sorry, not sorry.

The original AOE 2 was released for Mac. It still works great on my old clamshell iBook. You might be able to find and play this version via a PPC mac emulator such as SheepShaver or QEMU.

I have been using the beta of this service for quite awhile now (on cable internet from Charter Spectrum). I haven't seen any image degradation and the input lag has been, at most times, imperceptible. The frame rate has been maintained at the promised 60fps, and the graphics settings have always been at Ultra/Maximum (something I couldn't accomplish on my own hardware without some costly upgrades). It may not be 4k, like Google's offering, but it has been more smooth and reliable by several magnitudes (I've tested that services as well). I don't know what wizardry nVidia has done to get it to work so well, but it's like magic. Also, not having to re-purchase my games on another platform just to stream them is much more appealing than the economics of Stadia.

We obviously don't have Doom Eternal yet to test this but it's id Tech 6-based predecessor, Doom, runs smoothly and looks great on the service so I have high hopes.

In answer to the question of who this product is for? I'm a Mac user who also built a PC just for gaming. Lately, I've been finding myself loading up GeForce NOW on my Mac more and more, rather than dealing with the slight hassle of switching my monitor source and input devices over to the PC just to do some gaming (even though its basically just three button presses away). I have spent hours trying to set up and optimize the various LAN-based game streaming features via Steam and GeForce Experience to try and stream games from my PC to the Mac sitting right next to it over gigabit ethernet, and even that somehow doesn't seem to work as seamlessly as GeForce NOW. Until Apple and nVidia settle their beef and I'm able to just install a proper high-end graphics card in my Mac, I'm sure I'll be willing to settle on this solution. Heck, even if/when that comes to pass I'm sure I'll still find myself using the free tier to do some gaming when I'm not at home.

Guess what... there is a free option so you can try it out and find out definitively if they do!

I don't usually carry much cash for convenience reasons (maybe $20 at most unless I'm anticipating needing cash in the immediate future). I have been robbed at gunpoint before while with a friend. My friend had a couple hundred dollars in cash and I had none. We both handed over our wallets. When the robber looked in mine and saw no cash, he threw it back to me with all of my cards still in it. When he looked at what my friend had, he pocketed the whole thing and ran off in a hurry. I got to resume life as usual while my friend had to begin cancelling and replacing all of his cards and worrying about the cash that was gone forever. I doubt this is a good indication of how other thieves would behave, but that day I was at least somewhat grateful I hadn't been carrying any cash and very grateful no one was shot. I have also had my debit card skimmed/hacked a few times (I live in Glendale, CA and it's known to happen here a lot at local businesses). Fortunately my banks have always made the process of getting the money put back into my account and investigating any fraudulent charges very quick and painless so in the end cost/benefits fall in favor of not carrying cash around or carrying very little.