100 times this.

I think I have a solid grasp of C++ and its manual memory management, but give me a build error and I'll have zero clue how to fix it.

The interesting thing is that although I've almost never spent money on a gacha system and haven't played much gacha systems recently, my brain subconsciously craved for more but in a safer way.

That's why I created the JavaScript weighted playlist for myself: A random selection of songs from my music library where some songs play (much) more than others. Getting a super rare song is akin to getting a top tier drop. Additionally, the playback rate is randomized to a normal distribution, giving the tiny chance that a rare song can play with a wild playback rate. And if that wasn't enough, some Geometry Dash related songs can randomly skip to the next song, simulating watching someone try to beat some demon level.

I've created a skinner box for my brain that sometimes causes me to waste hours just clicking on the "next song" button to see what shows up next. My wallet was not harmed in the process (although it might soon be because I want it to work on a portable device, but that money would go to some niche open source hardware thing rather than a greedy gacha publisher).

No joke, I'm tempted to buy a Steam Deck (or true Linux phone) because... It can run a local HTML/CSS/JS app on a browser with filesystem access and audio support. This is the power of having an OS that is not locked down.

Speaking of which, what would you recommend for me to run a local HTML/CSS/JS app on a browser with filesystem access and audio support? (No, Android is too locked down to meet that spec) Other required specs:

• Portable: Can fit in a pocket
• 16GB or more usable storage
• Bluetooth support
• Ideally low-cost

How does the environmental impact of LNG compare to CNG?

I'm surprised this wasn't a thing before. This is a common sense change.

Don't forget the benefit of being able to spite Google!

Perhaps some components of the game can be open-sourced, especially regarding modding APIs and whatnot. Still allows them to keep some things closed for a while, but could expand the mods and optimization even further.

One thing to add is that you should factor in the costs of the games and other console BS. If you want to use a physical cartridge, you have to pay another $80. Then, most games are $70. There is a subscription for online content. These costs can easily go over $1000 in total, and remember a PC can be used for more than just gaming. In some cases, it can be fair to compare a $1000-$1200 PC to this $700 console.

It won't do 4k 60fps HDR, but it can play 40 years worth of games, and also do office and productivity work while being portable to take it outside of your home.

Update: I got node.js to do a simple program. Now, I want it to run a much larger program involving playing audio.

Update 2: I can't get node.js to play any audio, and I cannot install the non dependencies for some reason.

Installing it isn't the problem. Getting it to run without randomly quitting is the problem.

Thank you, I'll look into this! Unfortunately, since my phone is Android 13, it doesn't look like Termux would function properly, and the rest of the answers are very old and seem to require lots and lots of setup. What is the easiest way?

How much Google controls the software experience and locks it down.

Currently I wish I could run a local HTML/CSS/JS App on my browser (like you can easily do in any desktop OS) but I can't.

Specifically, this is what the yearly road tax should be. It should scale faster than linear, and be agonistic to gasoline or electric powertrains (since road tax is already part of the price of gasoline).

Never heard of the former, and you don't need to use porn to fap. Porn addiction is absolutely a real thing though.

Yep. Although it's hard to abuse fapping because you run out of sperm lol. It can be a big time waster though.

It's not even nofap, it's no nut November. The former is a philosophy, the latter is a challenge.

I think people downvote nofap here because it makes some arguments that really stretch the truth and feed into bigger lies. In reality, there's nothing wrong with not fapping, but there's also nothing wrong with fapping.

NNN communities also get downvote brigaded, even though the famous Internet challenge is largely apolitical.

Seems like an extreme version of libertarianism.

Paying for software is okay, except when it keeps trying to milk you even after paying for it, especially if it's a subscription. This can come in the form of ads, the sale of personal information, or some other crap (such as binding arbitration).

It says "125" on it though. It seems like a 125cc bike made to look like a faster bike. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I once read that the license should be smaller than your code. Gives me a good baseline:

• Permissive license for small projects and little tests

• Copyleft license for big projects

I feel like a HUD is only in expensive cars because it's a very useful feature people actually want.

I get the thrill of going fast on a slow bike like the GZ250. I have dragged pegs and asked it to do ridiculous highway trips (once 80mi of highway in one go, on a bike that can barely do the speed limit), and I even tried offroading the poor thing. (I dropped it a couple times lol)

The Street Triple is a whole different beast. One that tempts me to go way too fast. Luckily, I can (usually) resist those temptations and just cruise along.

I am being safe. I keep any slightly naughty things away from traffic, and I am ATGATT. It's weird how unsafe some riders are, just today a bald man on a cruiser passed me on the highway with no helmet.

Nobody is mentioning heads-up displays? That's peak tech. The info is right there without having to move your eyes off the road.

My first bike was a 2006 Suzuki GZ250, a little beginner cruiser bike with just enough power to keep up on the highway with it pinned in top gear. Comfortable and fun, especially around town.

After 3500 miles on the GZ, I made quite the jump to a 2012 Triumph Street Triple R. I wanted something sportier but still fairly comfortable (vs something like an R6, where there were plenty available near me). I didn't want something heavy or something that I would grow out of soon. I've only had it for about a month but so far I'm loving it! It's incredibly fast (to me ofc; can't even imagine what a literbike feels like), I really need to be careful with it lol

So far it's just been the battery not being screwed in tight enough, and me not having the correct tools to screw it in tightly. Other than that it hasn't had a problem in the 300 miles since I got it (recently). I'm such a noob at mechanic stuff.

I thought I was crazy with a beginner bike into a fast naked bike within 12 months lol. What are they?

My Triumph Street Triple R (when it works).

After taxes, insurance, and service it cost me $5000, but when I twist that throttle and hear that screaming inline-3 at 11000rpm pulling harder than a V8 mustang, its intoxicating and I forget my worries, if only for a moment.

I know people IRL who start on 600s, and they are usually fine (although survivorship bias plays a role there). If you have a good grasp on how to ride motorcycles now, you're good, but it's risky for a noob to start on such a powerful fast bike.

I wouldn't recommend anyone starting on a 600 supersport of they haven't ever ridden a motorcycle before. Too much power, too aggressive ergonomics. 400s are still plenty fast to 60mph. My recommendation is 300cc-500cc for a sport or naked bike, or up to 800cc for cruisers (where you really gotta watch out more for high weight than high power)

This is true even if you take politics out of the equation. See: V-rod, Live wire, etc.

P.S. I'm salty about them killing the V-rod, it's the best looking Harley imo especially when bobbed out, and it's super fast as well

A Rebel 300 or 500 makes a great beginner bike!

Also, don't be afraid to look at the used market for other metric cruiser bikes, they're plentiful and cheap. The 4 main companies are Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki. Heck, I started on a metric cruiser, the Suzuki GZ250. It was kinda slow though, I'd recommend something with a bit more power than that.

Yeah, although naked bikes usually look a bit more like sportbikes (they were originally sportbikes without fairings, hence the term naked bike) than cruisers.

Honda also makes the Rebel cruiser bike, but they look less like a "sons of anarchy" kind of bike than the Shadow or the Fury, although I wouldn't recommend starting on a bike as big as the Fury.

Honda has been making all sorts of bikes for many decades now, and they generally are inexpensive and reliable, if slightly boring compared to competitors. The Shadow is a great option for a classically styled cruiser bike.

The Honda Shadow 750 looks and sounds quite like a Harley while avoiding Harley's high prices and gaining Honda's great reliability.

If you want both fun and comfort, try a naked bike! You get fairly upright ergonomics, but sporty street performance. Good beginner bikes would include the Yamaha MT-03 and Kawasaki Z400.

If you like crotch rockets, a beginner sport bike is a great choice. They're even sportier but still not very uncomfortable like the 600s. The Yamaha R3 and Kawasaki Ninja 400, or one of the older Ninja EX500's are my beginner recommendations.

If you like the big cruiser V-twins (that's Harley's thing) instead, something like a Honda Shadow 750 or Suzuki Boulevard C50 gets you that experience without paying Harley prices.

Speaking of prices, I highly suggest you buy a used bike as your first, because you may drop it while getting the hang of things and you avoid most of the depreciation of a new bike. Then, you can see what kind of riding you really want to do and upgrade from there!

Sounds nice until you have to commute every day in it, same as driving a car.

It's still 5 hours stuck in a loud metal tube every day, with no freedom to get out without landing somewhere.

The crazy thing is that when I try to put myself in their shoes, it would be hell to commute to an office by a plane, even if it had all the luxuries in the world, 5 days a week. That's like 5 hours wasted every weekday. If I had private jet money I'd just work from home or if that's not possible, buy a house a walking distance from the office.