Jonathan Coulton. His songs are this perfect blend of funny, nerdy, and melancholic. Like, one song is about a self-loathing giant squid that I find myself totally identifying with.

We’re good, thanks…

Is this game worth checking out? Or does it need more time?

Eh, I don’t know if CDPR is the best role model…

Good ole Jeff Cannata!

Damn, that’s terrible… Did they not have family or someone to check in on them regularly? I guess if she was 65, they thought he was in good hands…

I don’t know how easy it is to contact hantavirus. Does it take one rat or a lot?

Yeah, that wss disappointing to read. Based off the new Diggnation episodes, I was hoping Kevin would offer something a bit more genuine and authentic–and who knows, maybe it’ll turn out to be incredible–but I’m not keeping my hopes up.

“Spore.” That video with Wil Wright showing it off was incredible. Ordered it from Amazon. CD key was no good. EA didn’t give two shits. After over a week of dealing with them via support tickets and calls, I gave up and just returned it.

Meanwhile, my friend pirated it, played through the whole thing, and said it was just ok.

Call me crazy, but typically when someone asks for reasons to not kill themselves, depression is involved. Maybe OP was just starting conversation, but given the question and the increasing rate of people struggling with depression, I thought I’d offer my thoughts. I don’t believe this answer was condescending.

Losing someone to suicide sucks. I’m willing to bet there is at least one person in your life who would be sad (or perhaps devastated) if you suddenly died. Even if it means continuing on while unhappy, don’t put that person through such an ordeal.

Depression is a temporary condition. It feels like it’ll last forever and that life can never go back to the way it was, but that’s not true. It might change you, and that change might be for the worse, but you can escape it. You can. It’s hard, but it’ll be worth once you’re on the other side.

Start by seeking professional help. There are affordable (and, depending on your area, perhaps free) options out there. Then, change how your mind thinks. Don’t let those thoughts rule you. Fight them! You can do it!

That’s why he elected him.

We will really behind you, Clinicallydepressedpoochie!

It is probably more AI slop… :-/

I’m good, thanks… ((Nervous laughter))

The only way they’d assist people suffering from homelessness.

Looks like a British Fallout. Cool!

Looking like Mass Effect is not a bad thing. ME rules. If the gameplay is just as fun and characters/story just as interesting, then I’m absolutely down. That said, the NPCs are giving me cliche, overly-talkative, super annoying vibes. Hopefully that’s just from the editing. After the utter failure of Starfield, a solid sci-fi RPG would be very welcome, even if it’s a little derivative or overly reminiscent of its predecessors.

OH HELL YES! I love these pseudo-retro beat em ups! The borgs gameplay looks really fun.

Ha! That’s a clever idea. Looks fun!

Well TIL. Thanks!