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Cake day: February 9th, 2025

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  • DS and DSi were basically one console.

    3DS and its variants were the second gen. 2DS was a 3DS with no 3D and no hinge, made for kids. 3DS XL was just a larger version. “New” 3DS was a power upgrade plus a new right stick for games that were a little too much for the base console.

    It was a glorious line of handhelds, and I wish the Switch had never been invented, leaving the portable 3DS line still valid. I would love a new one.




  • I tried to use it for help in Fallout 3 recently. I didn’t want spoilers, so I didn’t want to just use a walkthrough or wiki that often just tells you the answer and stuff you didn’t want to be told. I thought it would be clever if the bot could tell me little clues to questions like, “Is the key I need even in this building?”

    It made up such insane things! Like, “The NPC who carries the key is a ghoul mamed Chlamydia Jane. She’s located at such and such.”

    Chlamydia. Jane.

    Some robot had the key. He was in a small room I missed.










  • Every fountain drink machine uses “actual syrup”. They’re all mixed in the machine in real time. But yes, many places fuck up the ratio and don’t bother correcting it, and don’t check it regularly.

    McDonalds routinely checks the ratio. They also use an amount of syrup such that if some (all?) of the ice melts, you still have full strength soda. So it’s extra flavor before any ice melts. I don’t have a citation for that, but a friend once posted a citation explaining it, and I read it. Seems legit. McDonalds Diet Coke has more flavor that a can of Diet Coke, even.