I always say that my only ask is that the first section of pipe coming off of the platform is straight, so that I don't get thrown off the pipe when riding it in. Otherwise, I don't really care what people do most of the time.

At those price points, it would make no sense to get the 64... get the 512. Unless you already have alternate storage sitting around ready to install.

If you got the 64 with a 512 micro SD card, you'd be in for about the same money, give or take no more than $10. You may as well have the faster SSD instead.

Exactly. Read the OP's question in the title and immediately thought the answer is "Literally any other restaurant."

I especially like that the duck has built in leg compartments (as dude's leg/foot should be popping out from under the wing instead of not being visible). The legs get tucked into the duck for comfort and style.

I'm going to be exceedingly gracious and assume that the one person who downvoted your comment (as of the time I'm typing this) accidentally hit the wrong button and didn't realize it.

Are you on Windows 11?

Regardless of how your touch typing improvement project goes, be sure to get a good mic. Voice typing has come a long way, if you work in circumstances where you can speak aloud. It's usually faster than my touch typing most of the time (not that I'm a blazing fast typist, but still).

Ah, yes. Siork. My absolute favorite brand of canned mac and cheese.

Approaching 50 as well. Definitely need to get more active, I just have some physical issues from old injuries and conditions. I know I can find something to increase my activity though. Biking, swimming, something out there is doable.

Ah, yes, just an average Tuesday in Florida.

I love mine so much that I didn't bother replacing my old laptop after it died, I just bought a dock, pulled an old Bluetooth mouse and keyboard out of storage, and the Deck is my daily driver now.

I have fantastic experiences playing mine. I recently upgraded to the OLED and gave the old LCD to a friend, and now he's addicted to PC gaming as well. We play stuff every weekend, opening Steam voice calls is built right into the UI and it's a fantastic experience. If you are thinking about getting into gaming, or gifting one to a gamer, I can't recommend it enough.

This is the image you use if you are attempting to have Disney and Nintendo lawyers trample each other in their mad dash to the courthouse to sue you.

I trained in Tang Soo Do for almost 5 years in my 30s, before I hurt myself (an injury not related to martial arts training). I've been wanting to get back into it in the years since, but haven't been able to for various reasons.

I really enjoyed the training. I kept in good shape, and became very close with the people in my school.... I still talk to them occasionally today despite having moved out of the area some years back. I enjoyed practicing the various techniques, pushing myself to my limits... I would highly recommend structured martial arts training to anyone.

That being said: martial arts are a LAST defense... they are NOT the go-to defense.

If you're attacked, especially by multiple assailants, RUNNING is what you're looking to do. Your self-defense skills are primarily there to CREATE an opportunity to flee, if you don't have one immediately available.

Life is not a 1960's kung-fu movie, and you risk a lot by trying to stand your ground when you don't have to, so fight is rarely the correct answer when presented with a fight-or-flight scenario. It's better to not be in that mindset.

Ah yes, I know that when I invite my horse friends to a beach party, I frequently forget to bring the magical pachinko machine full of spaghetti... but not this guy, he's a pro.

Exactly. It's not like you'd be playing a ton of stuff on the Deck at 1200p if you had this screen... but it'd be nice to have the option for older games that don't need a ton of power at that resolution. And this screen barely costs more than the 800p LCD replacement screen.

"I said make way for Willie, ya bloated gasbag!"

Thanks, I'd forgotten about this one. Our AC will be out for a few days. I've already started loading water bottles into the freezer.

I've used it before when playing non-docked (otherwise I have a Blue yeti condenser mic hooked up into my docking hub).

The people I was playing with said I sounded good and clear. I've used it both with Discord and with Steam voice chat and I've never had an issue.

EDIT: I saw your post about issues with it when using wired headphones. That very well may be, but I can tell you it works fine with Bluetooth headphones (I alternate on a couple of pairs of BT bone conduction headphones).

Being aware of your own shortcomings and that you don't like them is a gargantuan milestone, OP.

Most people are in extreme denial about who they are, and what their shortcomings are, and it leaves them very poor in regards to the potential to grow.

If you're aware of and acknowledging things you don't like about yourself: that's actually a huge and powerful thing. You know what the things are about yourself that you want to improve.

Always remember, you don't have to change completely overnight or anything, like you're freaking Ebenezer Scrooge being visited by ghosts.

You can start by picking any one opportunity you see about yourself. "I don't like that I (negative trait/action), so today I'm going to focus on (doing something positive regarding that trait/action)." Focus on that for a while... find joy when you succeed in being better. Don't beat yourself up when you fail... just look at it as more opportunity to grow. Over time as you're establishing positive habits, you can add new things to work on.

Your knowledge that you are on a journey of improvement and your determination are your superpowers.

I will say that if you decide that you want to grow for the better, definitely check in with the pros if you can, and not just random folks like me on the internet. But my point is, your self-acknowledgement is HUGE, and can be a tool you use to chisel your way to a better you. Don't dwell on the past and keep beating yourself up about it... instead use it as your base to climb from. You've got this if you want it.

I said it elsewhere, but it's almost like they looked at the market research showing Steam PC gamers would buy a gazillion Steam Controller 2s or Steam Deck Controllers if they made and sold either one, or both.

And then they decided to make something that was neither one of those things. It's totally bizarre.

He doesn't have to, but he probably should, if he wants future value from you as a non-dead worker.