That would be the ultimate evolution of der blinkenlichten

Yeah, CDs or even ripped MP3s are far superior to anything on tape or even vinyl, if you care at all about sound quality. But this isn't about that. It's about the thrill of inconvenience, seen through the eyes of someone who never lived it. In reality, tapes sucked, but at least they were portable--provided you didn't move too much. Vinyl was even worse. CDs were the perfect physical medium. I wish there was a successful DVD audio standard, but by that time we had the golden age of MP3s where you could get all you could want for free and keep it forever. Too bad it took so long to monetize, or we would've had some decent SD-card-based albums with virtually unlimited playtimes, tiny size, no vulnerability to skipping... but fear of copying that music that you could already download for free prevented that. The only way forward was to sell convenience. We live in interesting times.

"Thank you for taking Johnnycab. Hope you enjoyed the ride."

There's no good will here. If you want to change your email address, you either create a new account and abandon the old one, or create a throwaway account and forward all mail to your old one. Either way they lose that precious tracking profile on you and potential ad revenue. Now they're just plugging that hole so they can keep tracking you while you go by whatever you want.

I feel like I'm alone in that I review and track every single expense in my household. It seems most people are content to just let their money flow in one hole and out the other. So do these people want AI spending their money for them...? Sure, why the hell not. Maybe it will result in some positive customer interactions.

Who gives a shit!

That's interesting, didn't know about the distinction between a 10-bit panel and an 8-bit panel. This explains why I'm seeing annoying artifacts with HDR enabled, like posterization in really bright scenes. Thanks.

Yes I've played them. There's no way they make money off this. It's kind of a test market, at best. There are a few decent titles, but they pad out the catalog with a lot of mediocre casual games.

I assume the market segment they're hoping to capture is the budget casual market, like kids or non-gamer adults, as an excuse not to cancel their Netflix subscription.

I think it's one of those things that Apple started doing with Apple Arcade, so now everyone wants to do it too but isn't sure why.

YouTube has games too, they're some of the worst I've ever seen. Clear shovelware. But they can say they have it so it looks like they're trying to compete with Apple. It's just a checkbox.

I bought a new TV this year--just a cheap direct-lit model LCD panel--and the backlight is so eye-searingly bright that I ended up turning it down to 30%, and then turning off HDR as well. I don't need the headache.

Besides, I'm not convinced HDR is anything more than a software gimmick unless you have an OLED display.

You said you wanted to live in a world without zinc, Jimmy! Now your bean salad is contaminated with lead!

Reminds me of a lot of the themes from Jurassic Park that are glossed over in the movie version.

"Let's be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven't got the power to destroy the planet - or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves."
-- Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

This is why I only watch Kurzgesagt

Here's your problem--someone set this thing to "Evil"!

They aren't streaming games. Netflix has a bunch of low-quality games that run on the device, with simple controls so you can use a remote or pair your phone to use as a controller. It's not a brilliant experience. Think of it as the sort of thing you'd want to do only if you were trapped in a hotel room.

They also have mobile games that run on your phone but require a Netflix login to play. These are usually older games that still have some clout, so Netflix paid for the rights and ported them to mobile... for example Red Dead Redemption.

That's what this probably is, a mobile game. They already have Football Manager Mobile that you download on your phone and play with a Netflix login, if you're into that sort of thing.

It done gotten more short-like