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Alex Manuel
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Northernlion once called me a skunk live on stream.
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Hey everyone! I'll be posting about video games, F1, technology and other random tidbits. Glad to be here!
"This is the standard diagnosis for why video games have gotten less social. These arenas are rife with disruptive hate that can be difficult to moderate, so players have responded by turning inward"

It's sad to see, but I've experienced it too, being a millennial and seeing the other side of this.
It Used to Be One of the Main Ways Men Talked to Each Other. Then Everyone Went Silent.
I met some of my closest friends through multiplayer games. Then a strange happening turned everyone (literally) speechless.
slate.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:03 AM
If you had asked me ten years ago if hardware as a service would be a thing in the near future, I would've laughed at you.

Yet here we are 🤦‍♂️
Gamers Nexus claims NZXT’s Flex PC rental program is a ‘scam’
Got an hour to spare?
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:01 AM
This will always be one of the strangest end of career stints in F1 for me. Something clearly changed this year, and we will probably never now exactly what. But Sergio Perez should not be remembered for what could be his last year, but as one of the best midfield drivers F1 has seen in a long time.
Sources: Sergio Pérez set to leave Red Bull
Sergio Pérez's Red Bull future looks increasingly in doubt beyond the end of this season after team principal Christian Horner said the driver is "old enough and wise enough to know what the situation...
www.espn.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:55 AM
This was an insane take at the time, having two more seats will help talent that would normally never a get shot at proving themselves is immensely valuable.

Also, adding an American team when the sport is still growing over here is a no-brainer for sponsorships and viewership as well.
Not just a win for Cadillac: Why FOM dropped its opposition to an 11th F1 team
Why did Formula One Management drop their obstruction to a new team joining the grid in 2026?
www.racefans.net
November 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Having a newborn and playing Metaphor: ReFantazio for the first 4 weeks of his life has warped my sense of time and reality completely.

I'm not sure which of the two calendars I'm currently living life in right now 💀.
November 28, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Wait, hear me out... I might actually get this simply on the basis that: 1. It doesn't have any "smart" features and 2. It looks dope as hell.
Casio’s ring watch is coming to the US for $120.
Through a new listing on the company’s US site, Casio has revealed that its 50th anniversary ring watch isn’t going to be exclusive to Japan. You can’t preorder it yet, but the site says the finger-wo...
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Balatro was the first game in years that made believe that there are still creative pockets in videogame design that have yet to be explored. It really renewed my faith in the future of video games.

You are probably tired of hearing this, but if you haven't played it, please do so!
The Balatro Takeover Has Only Just Begun
2024's most compulsive card game is about to get way more popular
kotaku.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Hey everyone! I'll be posting about video games, F1, technology and other random tidbits. Glad to be here!
November 28, 2024 at 8:14 PM