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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • I’ve seen a few YouTubers buy AliExpress 3ds consoles, and all of those have been refurbished, often with after market shells which, while often not terrible, aren’t Nintendo quality. If the console shows up, it’ll probably be fine, but you’re still not necessarily getting an amazing deal. I got my New 3ds LL (Japanese version) in excellent condition from a seller on eBay based in Japan for about $25 less and I got one with an upper IPS screen - but mine is in black. If you really want a special 3ds and you’re okay with a decent reshell, buying through AliExpress might be an alright option.



  • I’m the one who posted the Lynn Conway article in Technology and, as a trans person, the pronoun use in the article immediately stuck out to me as archaic, but at the time of posting there were few other news articles about her passing available. I was hoping that by acknowledging that the pronoun use in the article (for at least somewhat justifiable reasons in this case) not being in line with modern reporting that we could move past that and keep the comments more on topic for the community it was posted in. No luck. But, of the comments I saw, even the ones that had bad takes, none seemed actively transphobic - they just lacked an understanding of how respectful and not confusing reporting on trans people could be done.

    It’s the Lia Thomas discussions that turned into a dumpster fire and in some cases had to be locked. :/





  • ACNH was my first animal crossing game, but when I got a 3ds I picked up wild world and new leaf. I dropped wild world after a few weeks (likely because I set the clock correctly rather than offset and I’m a vampire), but I did genuinely enjoy the sass from some of the villagers. I’m still playing New Leaf daily and the villager dialogue is definitely better than NH (the villager dialogue doesn’t feel repetitive yet although I’m kinda sick of Timmy and Tommy, there’s not a “Maglev Mike” line yet) but the villagers largely lack the sass of WW, and that’s disappointing.