@sun@why@Vril_Oreilly It doesn't change that Colbert is still a suckup, "haha, our guy can be a bit cringe sometimes" is a lame, tame ribbing to try and avoid the real, obvious, but too damaging humor that could be made actually criticizing Biden. I mean, all the potential jokes that could be made regarding Biden's obvious mental fog are less relevant and funny than this shit?
@sun It's a fun little gadget. I use it as a NFC/RFID keyring, and I used it to demonstrate to a client why their electronic locks are not a great security measure (but that they should ensure the camera pointed at the door is set up to do something useful).
@lain@piggo I don't like those it because I have to warm the milk another way. I got one of these automatic frothers that heat and froth with a magnetic whisk, it's not big enough that I'd call it an "appliance" and it works well.
@why@kirby Any attempt at making a new pocket friendly console will end up chafing against "The Smartphone Problem". Which is to say, why would I carry an extra device in my pockets to play games that's weaker than the one I'm already carrying?
There's a lot of devices that I enjoy using more than a smartphone. Recently I got out of storage an old Palm Pilot and put in some effort to get it to sync with modern computers and services. It's enjoyable to use, it's well designed. I would even call it delightful. I also feel fucking stupid when I pull it out instead of my smartphone. It doesn't have online capability, it only syncs at my computer. The screen is dim. As pleasant and tactile the writing system on it is, it's still slower than my phone's touch keyboard.
I wish I could carry a PDA, a DS/Gameboy, a Minidisc player/recorder. They spark joy. But I feel like a dumb poser hipster when I do. Sure, controls do matter for games, but do they matter 300$ + another big bulging device in my pockets? If they mattered that much I could just carry a small bluetooth controller.