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I don't deny that Old Prey was an innovative game. But stating that everything that wasn't Doom was stripped out while implying that nothing else was added in feels a bit disingenuous.

What aspects of the newer Prey make it more like Doom than the older Prey? To me, that's kinda like saying, "System Shock was just Wolfenstein 3D 🎶 in space 🎶"

Pretty cool. I wonder if you could use a SE case on an iPhone 8.

Oh, yeah. Absolutely. No ethical consumption under capitalism, amirite?

People wanna buy phones though.

It depends on whether you're using apps that require Play Integrity attestation, like some banking apps do.

If that's the case, consider the humble iPhone!

Were you not looking for advice? To me it read like you didn't want to just vent, but everybody makes mistakes I guess?

Income tax doesn't do anything to the 1%. You have unrealized gains, and borrow against your assets? You owe zero tax.

A wealth tax, or income tax on yet unrealized gains, would be better. Of course, that comes with its own set of issues. But, I don't think they are insurmountable.

It really looks like Microsoft made the worst call with their Series S compatibility mandate. Now games come out so late that as an Xbox owner, you're automatically a Patient Gamer, without the upsides. That is, if a port is released at all.

These days you can play games like Death Stranding more than half a year earlier on your iPhone.

Can I ask where the material difference is to a game that requires a Day 1 patch download to work? With a Game Key Card, that patch is simply very large. You can still sell the game, just like a standard cartridge. And the Switch cartridges never had infinite shelf life to begin with, so they're not suitable for archival either.

I went to the HSBC Main Building, rode up the escalator to the retail banking department, and, after some waiting time, asked one exceptionally well dressed clerk for a simple checking account. Mostly, I wanted one because it makes paying for things easier in some specific corner cases. (Fortunately, 95% of the time you'll be fine with just your Octopus card and any old contactless credit or debit card from wherever you're from.)

After clarifying I wouldn't be drawing a HK salary or taking profits from investments in HK securities, the very polite agent let me know that her company wasn't terribly interested in accommodating me.

I think that's fair, because there's like at least half a dozen reasons this business relationship could go bad, and not a lot of upside for the bank. I wasn't devastated or anything; I was pretty much just curious if it was possible at all, and under which circumstances.

When I went to ICBC in China a week later, I walked out of there with an account and a debit card in my name. Chinese banks just have a lot less abuse to deal with, I'd imagine.

Cool. But, how much better is this than just getting an IC card and pay-as-you-go?

This was me at HSBC in Hong Kong.

Granted, I neither live nor pay taxes there, so… fair