Only the ones with holes big enough to fit a dick

It depends - if it was enjoyable but I found that it was a carbon copy afterwards, I’d feel betrayed, but only if the original company was wholesome would I be upset, and I’d probably buy the original. If it was kind of copied, but mostly in spirit or inspiration, or it was revitalising an archaic game, then no harm no foul. If it were a dime-a-hundred game like those fort building MMOs or three-lane infinite runners on mobile, very insignificant. If the original company was a greedy anti-consumer corporation like Nintendo I’d gladly pay the knockoff company to help fund their legal fees.

I’ve always been an ethical thief - steal from the rich and the evil, support the small and well-meaning.

The setting doesn’t matter for me - I determine a severe letdown initially by how many game breaking bugs it has. If the intended path cannot be followed. If the game cannot be completed. Then I look at the gameplay, mechanics, engaging systems - if it is all repetitive or the solution is too simple, e.g. for a puzzle pick up A, slot it in B, press C, repeat; for combat stand still and spam A to win - then there is little engagement and no catharsis for completion.

Sometimes a pretty landscape is all that’s needed for catharsis - there may be shit mechanics, but breathers in between sections and cool distance art will probably be all it takes to please me

Trans men are okay then? Sick, as long as the freaks don’t see them they’re safe

I was more a 00’s kid into consoles, so this was introduced to me via Fallout 3, then Dark Souls

I hate to break this to you but they’ve had it for decades. fb.com rewrites to facebook.com

Back in 2008 I got a guide for Black Ops 2 from PrimaGames. If you remember trustworthy sources you don’t need a search engine, just the websites.

You know, I have purchased around 200 games. I have no idea how many of those can be mine because they’re linked to a store, maintained (usually) by a corporation hellbent on optimised profits, subject to mandatory updates so I have no choice but to play the way they want me to, and I don’t have the space to store them all. I don’t feel like any of them are really owned by me (and I know this is true but I reject that notion), not until they’re transferred to an offline machine.

Ty. For what it’s worth I agree with Gemini; I believe it’s the existence of multiple ethically horrible events that cause someone to feel like this is the worst timeline. It was able to find and summarise all large-scale current events that have been reported internationally, and formulate it into a better response than I could’ve in under an hour. I would’ve missed something, or undervalued another thing.

Seeking help isn’t contempt; providing some information is useful.

• Gemini

For games released in the last 24 months:

For those released in 2025:

I go to F-Droid to check this out and before I even search I have another useful tool -

AI Overview
People might have Googled “Worst timeline” from July to September 2025 due to a combination of severe and compounding global crises, including major humanitarian crises, a series of devastating natural disasters, significant geopolitical instability, and widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the internet and search engines.

Humanitarian and Conflict Crises

• Gaza War Escalation: The humanitarian situation in Gaza reached catastrophic levels, with reports from the UN and aid agencies in July and September confirming widespread starvation and mounting evidence of famine, leading to significant global outrage and diplomatic shifts. A UN report in September went on to state that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
• Worsening Global Conflicts: The Sudanese civil war, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a gang war in Haiti, which saw gangs take control of over 90% of the capital, all continued or escalated during this period, causing immense suffering and instability.
• Mass Casualties in Pakistan and Iraq: A fire in an Iraqi hypermarket killed at least 61 people in July, and monsoons killed at least 63 in Punjab, Pakistan. A building collapse in Karachi later that month killed 27.

Natural Disasters and Climate Events

• Extreme Weather Events: A deadly heatwave hit Europe in early July, and flash floods in Central Texas killed over 100 people. Severe monsoon rains and landslides also caused numerous deaths and widespread damage in India and South Korea throughout July and September.
• Devastating Earthquakes: In September, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan killed at least 2,200 people, with a second strong quake the following day interrupting rescue efforts.

Geopolitical and Societal Instability

• Political Turmoil: Donald Trump’s administration faced numerous domestic and international challenges, including an unproven claim linking autism to a common pain killer, the indefinite suspension of air defense and weapon shipments to Ukraine, and a controversial increase in military presence and a subsequent military strike near Venezuela, which drew international condemnation.
• Global Diplomatic Shifts: Several Western countries, including Belgium, Australia, Britain, Canada, and Portugal, announced their support for Palestinian statehood, leading to strong reactions from Israel and heightened diplomatic tensions.
• Internet and Technology Frustrations: Many users found Google search results to be significantly worse in 2025, saturated with AI-generated content, aggressive ads, and clickbait, making it harder to find reliable information. Google also rolled out two significant, messy algorithm and spam updates during this time, frustrating website owners.

These interconnected events created a pervasive sense of global crisis and unpredictability, making the search query “Worst timeline” a likely expression of public sentiment.

There’s a PC program called Android Debloat, gives you a list of apps on your Android with comprehensive information about what they do, and you can blitz the shit off your phone. Tip 1: Always install a keyboard before removing Gboard. Tip 2: Removing the Google app that forces the search widget also removes Gemini usability, the news sidebar, and others. I know - what a loss

I don’t have any small form factor recommendations, but I can recommend - if you’re comfortable going AliBaba/AliExpress - the Ípega brand. It’s about £10, requires an app to configure, but extremely long-life battery and switchable modes. But the best controller for the rare few mobile games that support controller input natively is an Xbox One… one, and any other made after that point

This. Why pay £6/m when, with self-hosting a Samba/NFS/NextCloud instance, I pay a fraction of the corporate cost.

Currently I’m paying ~£15/m as my server now has a GPU for better streaming and local assistant purposes. It uses ~80W. Without the GPU I was paying ~£4.50/m, which gets me:

• Network-wide traffic protection, ads, spam etc.
• Hub to remotely control, secure and automate my home
• Cloud media, frequently synced between devices
• CCTV
• Password management
• Email
• Notekeeping
• Instant messaging
• Streaming for locally stored movies, shows, music, podcasts, books, audio books and YouTube subscriptions
• Multiplayer Minecraft server
• Website/blogsite
• Remote desktop access
• Group video calling/presentation hosting
• 54TB shared storage between everything
• Network-attached storage

Imagine the cost of outsourcing all these services for unlimited access, unlimited* storage, unlimited e-mailboxes, and complete independence** from outside influence. I know I’d be paying £8/m to Google for their 2TB media storage plan alone.

*Limited by the drives you can afford
**Relying only on the developers of the software
It cost approx. £200 for the base parts, £200 for the GPU and £900 for the hard drives. A valuable investment.

I’ve worked out that I’ve had the server running for 3 years. If I take into account the money I have saved by not paying Google £8/m, I’ve saved £40/year. If I account for Netflix £25/m, I’ve completely covered the £900 I spent on storage. Disney+ £15/m takes me well over the remaining hardware costs. The media I own is far less than that offered by streamers but it’s everything I can need for the next 20 years+. I’ve counted. Every other service is just a bonus.

TL;DR: They’re a damn good choice, and I don’t know how offline they can be.

I use Proxmox, Reolink 810s, and I have AgentDVR logged into the cameras via https (443) to get info, and ONVIF (8000) for the stream. It takes a little tweaking via the camera app or web GUI if you want the onboard AI to omit large or small objects for screenshots or notifications, which I have controlled by HA. I use the AgentDVR and Reolink integrations. Here are the features I’ve got:

• AgentDVR logged in to the cameras’ admin account (definitely no Reolink account)
• Reolink cam rolling footage based on motion, on onboard MicroSD
• AgentDVR 24/7 footage saving directly to a mounted high-capacity HDD
• Reolink cam, with detection, sends a screenshot with a configured naming format via FTP directly to Home Assistant’s www folder (but this and notifications can be handled by either piece of the setup)
• Home Assistant monitors the folder with folder_watcher and an automation prepares to send my phone a notification (Fdroid - not Google) once the image has ‘closed’)
• I’ve saved my automation script in which HA does the screenshots instead of the Reolink cam. I’ve kept the clickAction to the Reolink app in there because it’s very complicated
• My cameras are connected to my home WiFi but they can also connect to an NVR or a PC for a completely isolated link (you’ll need a PoE injector, I use this for up to 4 cameras).

If you use the Reolink app, then it will use the Reolink servers via several domains. I haven’t checked traffic on the cameras yet. It can be fully offline but I choose not to for a better remote experience using the app.

I set them up a long time ago, scanning a QR code on the camera using the Reolink app. I don’t know if it can be handled another way.

Let your friend know to get Freesm Launcher. Its a fork of Prism Launcher, which is designed to give you easy control over multiple accounts (local and Microsoft) and multiple instances, and Freesm in particular was made to remove the requirement for a M$ account.

I highly recommend purchasing directly from minecraft.net at least once, because despite the bastard publisher, Mojang do deserve the profit of the sale, whatever they get after M$ and payment processors take their share.

That’s why a lot of folk - okay a tiny amount of dedicated folk - are switching to open source alts or self hosting their own to maximise privacy and actually own their digital media, while keeping some of the comforts of modern technology.

I use a basic SMB shared drive as my own ‘cloud’, and (Android) FolderSync to periodically sync my phone’s folders to it. I then back up that folder to a memory stick. But I’ve been experimenting with something that gives you the true UX of a cloud service - NextCloud. It’s good. Alternatively OwnCloud

Microsoft has been making a lot of anti-consumer moves recently, so it feels even more necessary to cut off dependency to them and the other giant megacorps.

I can understand from the perspective that I prefer to refer to myself as a woman rather than a transwoman. Human or person works too