I've never had stick drift either on any of my consoles. I think there are other factors that we don't take into account beyond "cheap" thumbsticks. Perhaps some people use a death grip? My hands are always dry when I game, but one of my best friends used to sweat profusely from his palms whenever he gamed.

Honestly, I think this is part of the marketing. Starbucks is considered to be pretty hip and stylish amongst some people, so they're probably banking on the possibility that Starbucks will make this type of building structure look cool.

This argument about textbooks hits close to the problem with common core math. Many of the complaints I heard from parents was that they were no longer able to assist their children with homework because they didn't understand the new methods. They had to relearn how to do math, which unfortunately was not something many parents did.

It has a 30% success rate for the hack, and the github states that it can take up to 20 minutes to boot the console. Nice proof of concept, but obviously inferior to the hardwire methods. What I can see it useful for is dumping/flashing the NAND without having to hardwire a programmer to the motherboard. Previously, you needed to solder in a custom programmer and a glitch-chip. I believe modern hacks, such as the RGH3, has removed the requirement to need a special glitch-chip. So this USB dongle removes the need for a special programmer, which means you can complete the hardware hack using only parts from Radio Shack (or whatever is the equivalent these days).

I mean, yeah, 6c/mile sounds nice, but I just did the math on my 2008 Honda Fit, and I get 9c/mile. That's with the cost of gas/oil changes. I haven't had to do any of crazy expensive maintenance that you suggest one needs every 3 months, and my oil changes are $50-60. The car has been paid off for about 8 years now. Sure, I've had to change the brakes and the tires once in a while, but those are expenses that even EVs have to deal with. So my Fit costs me roughly $2700 to get 28000. Sure, not as impressive as the Tesla, but not really the money dump of your Lexus. I think the break down for those who argue for EVs is that they typically compare luxury cars to EVs because EVs are priced similar to luxury vehicles, when in reality, most people want a car that's reliable and affordable. EVs struggle with both of these.

Two stage heat pump. Outdoor unit is vertical (sucks air in from the sides and blows it up) as they are supposedly less likely to clog in snow.

I would also prefer a console only version. I don't use mine in handheld mode, so the bigger screen/magnetic controllers aren't that interesting to me.

I have a 2008 Honda Fit that has about 270,000 miles. Other than replacing the clutch during Covid (mom-and-pop shop did it for $1400) I haven't had any major repairs beyond the regular maintenance items. It has literally been the best car I've ever owned. (I also bought it used for $10k). I suspect your Fit will last you longer than you expect.

Crohn's disease can be treated with the carnivore diet. Same with ulcerative colitis. I've read many testimonies from others about it curing these issues and have personally resolved the chronic stomach issues that I had by following the diet for 6 months. I think you should look into it.

You joke, but I saw a headline at the end of summer that was blasting our local utility because the rates were jumping in the fall. The article completely ignored the fact that our utility has always had different rates for the summer/winter seasons and this last year wasn't much different than years prior.

I have a 50s. brick home and it has no insulation. Sadly, there's only a 3/4" gap behind the plaster, so insulating worth the cost. Insulating a room, a involves removing old walls, new framing and insulation, then new drywall. That doesn't even account for having to move the hot water baseboards I have.

Hiring someone to only put in new drywall in one room is $2000-3000.

Meanwhile, my brother had his whole house retrofitted with spray foam for only $4k. So, having a brick house is not a win.

I recently had someone tell me that he didn't realize the Wii U was a separate console. He thought it was an add-on for the Wii. With that said, I just read something this morning that the Switch is close to breaking the PS2 in terms of most consoles ever sold, so you can argue their strategies if you'd like, but it seems to be successful.

I recall when the top Google phones only costs $600.

I believe Home Assistant can be run 100% local without the need to connect to the internet. However, because many IoT devices require a cloud connection, HA requires the internet to communicate with those devices.

I would start telling people I have a case of Benjamin Button syndrome. ;)