Thanks, I hate it.

100%

Lack of communication options also exacerbates things for the more casual player, as it makes it much more difficult for established players to clearly and quickly assist (in lieu of an actual smooth start).

Gamepass means options, and boy will people not hesitate to move on to the next one.

Up here, it's rental motorhomes in the summer. If caught directly behind one, it's a demoralizing one-two punch of losing momentum and also being deprived of the (typically lovely) forward view.

I'm a big fan of this type of materials experimentation. Porsche has used some similar linen based weaves on the 718 Cayman they ran at Nürburgring 24 Hours a few years ago, and in boutique builds from outfits like Tuthill (911K intake plenum) and Kalmar.

Very cool stuff!

It seems like such a straightforward Remedy, too, and a concern raised long prior to release. That said, I am glad they've taken active steps to make new player onboarding faster.

The customer definitely isn't always right; that doesn't mean they're always wrong, though!

One fun thing about the DDG browser (and web site search form!) are the options that they've added behind exclamation point modifiers - to run a search bar query through Google, for example, you can use "!g PCWorld Thinkpad Review".

Makes it easier to tune results.

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For entertainment's sake, these should be benchmarked against Micron's 9100 Pro SSD.

Did someone get an XOC BIOS for their 5090 Astral? 👀

What a great photo, although I believe they're in the parking lot behind the mall, not on the roof. :)