Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/t3otBjVZzT0

You lunge for it, but the room spins nauseatingly away. The floor gives you a light tap on the forehead.

Good start to the day.
Pity it’s going to be the worst one of your life. The light is now on.

Bedroom, in the bed

The bedroom is a mess. It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone. There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed) There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)

You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you can’t.

It is pitch black.

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/interactive/embed/container.html?url=//downloads.bbc.co.uk/interactive/h2g2/main.js&height=577px&width=944px&path=//downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio/games/h2g2/

Looks like a 1959 Oldsmobile 98:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-oldsmobile-1959-oldsmobile-98-holiday-2-door/

The key is the triple headlights. '58 and '60 were doubles, not triples like that.

Slackware.

I wish WD would get on the stick and make a 2TB expansion card.

I mean, there haven’t been THAT many Spider-Man games.

When I was a kid…

https://youtu.be/hZzGaFiyezY

List of games here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_featuring_Spider-Man

You gotta watch that Brother Alvin though…

Nah.

I did not, but now that you mention it…

The CONTROLLERS though…

Do people still care about Dragon Age?

I played 1, was underwhelmed. People made lame excuses for it like “Oh, but it wasn’t developed by Bioware’s a-list team…”

Then 2 stunk up the joint.

I don’t even REMEMBER 3.

Or… just spitballin here… OR you might not know how taxes work for single vs. married.

https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-planning-2/5-reasons-its-great-to-be-single-at-tax-time-33348/

"What are some disadvantages of single people’s taxes?

Why do single people sometimes pay more taxes? While singles may love the independence afforded by their relationship status, many single taxpayers face drawbacks in the form of:

Fewer tax breaks

Higher household expenses

Bigger rent payments

Other single-people tax disadvantages

You might end up in a higher tax bracket

Single people often face higher income tax rates than married couples filing together. Of course, this depends on your specific income level, but the respective tax brackets have much wider income ranges for married filers than singles.

For example, single filers who make between $0 and $11,000 have a tax rate of 10%. That same rate applies to married people filing together who make up to $22,000. Single people who make $22,000 would have all income over that $11,000 threshold taxed at 12%.

You’ll have a lower standard deduction

The standard deduction is a specific dollar amount that reduces the amount of income you’re taxed.

For 2023, the standard deduction for those married filing jointly was $27,700, while for single filers, it was $13,850 for single filers. Note that the standard deduction is typically adjusted for inflation each year."

Not only that, you get actively PUNISHED for being single.

I did the math when I was single, I was paying about 30% more in taxes as a single person than if I were married.

Because parasites aren’t bacteria or viruses?

Not only doesn’t tell the whole story, but there are parts of it that just aren’t understood at all.

Two particles split by the wing reach the end of the wing at the same time, but the one on top of the wing is going faster? 🤔

What generates the low pressure zone on top of the wing? 🤔

Smarter people than me have been trying to figure it all out and while there are some good answers, they’re competing answers. LOL.

For 5th gen, check out Loaded and Re-Loaded on the Playstation. Diablo-ish.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_(video_game)

For 4th gen, Gain Ground on the Sega Genesis.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gain_Ground

Nope. Read the link, it’s fascinating and complicated.

There’s lots of stuff textbooks get wrong simply because there’s no easy way to explain how it ACTUALLY works at an appropriate grade level.

For example, wings and lift. We’re told that the curved surface of a wing causes air to move faster on one side of the wing than the other and this generates lift.

No, that’s not how it works, but you can be forgiven for thinking that since that’s all most people are taught.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/

It’s a good little game! Worth checking out!