Wow, this hits way too close right now. Here’s hoping it will work for me.

Happy to see a fellow Hashiwokakero enjoyer. ♥️

For free games, I would like to add Gobble (by Never Ads) to the list. Unfortunately, I cannot find it in Google Play Store right now.

For paid games, After, Inc. is pretty nice.

It runs great in LDPlayer…

The part that annoys me is that I have Do Not Track enabled in my browser and there’s one (1) website I use that respects this choice, as intended by GDPR. (geizhals.de)

All others choose to bother me about their stupid ad tracking.

GDPR wasn’t designed to prevent this. It’s a simple choice: accept tracking and get stuff for free OR pay them for stuff with no tracking.

Everything doesn’t have to be free on the Internet

Some companies got into trouble because their pop-ups weren’t clear enough as to the consumer’s rights per GDPR. So they paid the fine and fixed their wording.

When I want to read something e.g. on t-online.de, I do it in a private browsing window. Not perfect, because of fingerprinting, but better than nothing. Or I skip the article and go somewhere else.

So, quick question: what exactly does he need a ballroom for? It’s not like he’s any good at dancing, even though he is somewhat famous for his double-handed cock milker move.

What’s more, he doesn’t have any balls, either. Certainly not the kind that would require a dedicated room.

I really don’t get these brain farts of his. But hey, I’m not the one with syphilis-induced dementia here.

God, I can’t wait until you guys finally muster the courage to oust this wannabe dictator and his clique.

Unfortunately, the “people” benefiting most from less state “oppression” are corporations.

The rest of the people are still being plenty oppressed e.g. by masked goons claiming to work for the government. Shutdown or no shutdown.

Meanwhile, the government is literally letting people starve for political reasons.

As for the planes, I agree.

True, true. But also

Smart.

Hope the cat knows.

Great illustration of the issue underlying flat-earthism. 👍

But you’re sure it wasn’t the poop knife? Like, 100% positive?

To me it actually conveys what I was thinking, namely “ex cuse me?”

Like the Italian hand gesture, you know.

Depending on the era and genre, the most ubiquitous drum machine would be a Linn Drum (late 70s & early 80s pop, e.g. ABBA), Roland TR-808 (80s soft pop, e.g. Phil Collins), or Roland TR-909 (90s House/Dance/Trance, e.g. Scooter).

There are many others, of course, and even if the actual machine wasn’t used, these sounds have been sampled and reused countless times, e.g. using a Fairlight CMI.

Interestingly, the 808 is the only one of the three that does NOT use samples itself but synthesizes all of its percussion sounds, which gives it a rather distinct character. Perhaps that is what led you to believe that it is the most ubiquitous drum machine - it’s easier to recognize than the others, even in a crowded mix.

Republicans: Big whoop!

They’re taking everything but the kitchen sink.

3. I lay some extra track so the train runs over the perverts that come up with these “dilemmas” instead. Problem solved. 👍

No beards on generals? Must be the cope from having this handsome gentleman beat their asses all the way to Dixie and back!

Yep, and Lucifer an angel.

Yeah, just like JD Vance doesn’t “play” with couches. 😄

God, that reminds me of the debate on XML that I had with a developer about fifteen years ago.

Both our companies were working for a client who needed to publish product catalogues in several languages twice a year.

They had implemented a sort of Content Management System which they used with a plugin to feed data into Quark Xpress files as well as their website, IIRC. Cross-media publishing, essentially, and they had their own little set of format instructions to make words appear in bold, different colors, etc.

Since my company was tasked with translating the text into various languages, I suggested they come up with a way to store their data as XML. The standard tools in the translation industry can be easily customized to work with that, and XML would be a good way to future-proof their software. After a lot of delaying, grumbling, and ho-hum, they agreed to implement this plan.

Lo and behold, when the first meeting on the new XML format came around they showed it to me for the first time and… everything was in CDATA sections. Entire paragraphs of text with proprietary formatting instructions. 😐

When I tried to explain, very politely, and very patiently, that this was not going to work, the lead dev started insulting me. I swear to God, I’ve never been this close to punching someone in the face at a business meeting. 🤬

Thankfully, the client understood the issue and we eventually got an XML-based data exchange going. It is probably still in use today.