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Yeah man my first sentence was about game devs, not itch.

Like, seriously, read what you fucking posted.

You first? Bye

I empathize with the developers because unannounced interruptions to their revenue streams are not good. I don't know why itch made the initial decision to implement their changes the way they did, but my guess is they got a series of strongly worded letters out of the blue from payment processors and were given a timeline of "IMMEDIATELY OR ELSE" and had to shut off the tap and adjust or risk their own ability to receive ANY payments.

Even if they handled it badly, which maybe they did, it's a better measure of a company/person in how they address mistakes or bad moves. They aren't perfect but they seem to be trying to address concerns and be transparent, at least as transparent as they feel they can be in an uncertain situation where they have to protect themselves legally and operate from a position where every official statement they make will be blown up by media. So they need to be very, very careful how they communicate to risk further damage.

Remember, itch IS NOT the bad guy here, it's the payment processors. Do not lose sight of that.

I can absolutely understand why people who have had their livelihoods disrupted are unhappy but I empathize with the position that itch is in and I care a lot more about how they course correct and manage fallout, even if they make bad decisions when faced with requirement to take immediate action (and I can't even say whether they did or not, nobody can, because nobody but them has the facts), than I care about whether they made a bad decision in the moment.

People, good people, fuck up all the time. How they manage the mistake matters more than the mistake itself.

If they keep doing the same shit over and over it's a different story.

PS: I have no dog in this fight except I think what the payment processors are doing is wrong, but it doesn't explicitly affect me at all. I'm also not particularly educated on this except for what I read in the news, I've never used itch at all. I just don't think payment processors should be in the business of casting moral judgments on legal transactions. IMO it should be ILLEGAL for them to deny services for LEGAL goods and services.

I think the most crazy thing we could potentially encounter atomically (that we theorize about but haven't seen) is material from the possible "Island of stability" that could be (much) farther along in the periodic table from things we've created.

For the uninformed, the island of stability is a range on the periodic table with atomic numbers in the ~170's (currently the element with the highest atomic number - how many protons in the nucleus - that humans have synthesized is Oganesson, with an atomic number of 118) where it is believed that nuclei will remain (more?) stable, rather than breaking down in microseconds after we slam other elements into each other with devices such as the Large Hadron Collider.

There are SO many challenges with even getting to 118. Getting higher than that is theoretically possible but so far we haven't worked it out. A super advanced civilization might have the means and/or dedicated the resources, and be the beneficiary of whatever properties exist in the advanced/exotic matter that we know nothing about.

That being said, we would still be able to analyze the materials and understand what we're looking at, even if our WTF meters are breaking from the overload because we don't know how they managed to achieve it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability

If they did it about teeth it would still be a nod to the trans culture war. Again, that's the point - it's current event satire. The show is two guys mocking everyone in the context of a current moment in time. Early show didn't necessarily start that way but it's developed into that because they got tired of coming up with episode ideas about random things and just started taking inspiration from current events.

You don't have to like it, it's not for everyone. But if you know people who take any of the "messaging" seriously and don't agree with their views that reflects a lot more on those people just being dumb than it does the content of the show.

Anyone can get whatever they want out of any piece of media, but the POINT of South Park is satire. Offensive, outrageous satire. If people get offended or take anything seriously then they're part of the show's zeitgeist. This isn't just my interpretation, it's communicated clearly from the creators over decades of their own speech on the subject.

Also it came out right at the time when 3D movies were at their (very short lived) peak.

And it did a GREAT job using that tech. I've never seen better.

The movie is a visual masterpiece and a king of theater-watching cinema.

Sure the story is bland but ain't nobody watching that movie for the story.

They're outrage satire.

Anyone taking them seriously is literally part of the satire.

Enjoy the nonsense and don't get caught up being offended, that's literally the point of the show.

snort lol

I don't have a whole lot to add but one piece of actionable advice, I agree with several posters that you won't find answers on the internet. Looking at some of the vitriolic responses I read as I skimmed through the thread, I actually advise you to STOP reading these because some people are intentionally/unintentionally egging you into more anger and conflict, which will definitely not help. None of us understand your mother, your brother, or your family dynamics. Passing judgment is easy on the Internet but only you should be judging whether your mother is selfish, narcissistic, abusive etc, don't let faceless rabble rousers on lemmy exacerbate the situation in your mind

Anyways, the one thing I think is that if your mother actually intends to leave her money to her grandchildren (which is not wholly unreasonable even if it hurts), you should recommend that she leave it in a trust instead of just willing it directly to your brother. First of all, just willing it would leave the inheritance open to legal challenges from you or other family members (whether you intend to challenge the estate in court or not, you can, and would likely win), and second, there's no guarantee that your brother would actually use any money for college or whatever and not just blow it on a boat.

If she's serious about wanting her money to go to the grandkids she needs to work with an estate attorney and get it set up in a trust to protect her wishes. If she doesn't want to do that then it gives less credibility to what she is claiming as her intent, and you can address that accordingly as you figure out what the best way forward is.

All the rest, her living arrangements whether with you or your brother or in a home, you guys just have to figure it out. I will tell you from experience that assisted living is ridiculously expensive and in general they are NOT good places. Whatever inheritance she wants to leave for the kids might not even be there if she spends some years in a home, and quality of life will likely suffer. Just stating generalities, not trying to sway you one way or another, and I'm sure there's plenty of exceptions. My perspective is from USA if that matters.

Situation sucks. Sorry about that. You'll get it figured out and I hope it's not too painful but the reality is that it might not have a happy outcome.

What's wrong with Alaska?

I mean, the model was first developed in the 70s so maybe not that specific guy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole_cosmology

I loved the Logitech G700 (discontinued)

I loved the Logitech G602 (discontinued)

Both had the left click button start to die after a few years. Logitech is known for this being a common failure point which SUCKS because they have the best (IMO) mice that are wired/wireless, rechargeable/replaceable batteries, and accessible thumb buttons without having 20 on the side for a "gaming" mouse.

I tried the G502 but returned it because of crappy button placement. Also hate having a mouse that looks like it should be in one of the Tron movies

I just want ~4-6 buttons on the side for my thumb that I use for media controls, forward/back, etc. It's REALLY hard to find that - usually it's 2 buttons or like 30.

Right now I'm using the Redragon M811 PRO and like it. Feels a bit cheaper build quality but not fragile. It's much bigger than previous mice I've had which is actually a good thing for me, because I have big hands and didn't realize it would be more comfortable. I don't like the number of buttons on the side (a lot) but overall it's good for my needs and I won't feel like a chump if it breaks in a couple years, unlike how I feel like with the Logitech ones that are way too expensive to have such a well documented problem with switches wearing out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX0D4oZwCsA

Edit: and the original source for those that are scratching their heads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI