Trying to stop crypto miners is akin to stopping pirates. Nvidia might be able to put some speed bumps in the way, but the miners will find a way around them pretty quickly.

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I disagree with the headline. The Smach Z was never promising. Sure, the developers made a lot of promises, but I was never under the impression that they would be able to deliver.

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Love that it's made in the USA... but come on, bro, I need my keypad!

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Quoting: no_information_hereI already know how to win:

1) Live below your means
2) Save
3) Invest in a total world index ETF (such as Vanguard)
4) Keep saving

That is about it, other than understanding your taxes.

https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Path-Wealth-financial-independence/dp/1533667926 [External Link]

Most financial mistakes come when you try to force things to happen faster than is required.
-- Morgan Housel

Pretty much. If you're up to your eyeballs in dept and one paycheck away from bankruptcy, then you've already lost.

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Quoting: Mountain ManOf course this lawsuit is meritless like similar lawsuits before it. If a developer doesn't like Valve taking a 30% cut and not allowing the developer to undercut Valve on another platform, then they are free to sell through another store. If an indie developer wants better sales then they need to take it on themselves to do some marketing rather than thinking all they have to do is dump their game on Steam.

That's not the whole story of the lawsuit though. It's not just about a 30% cut, it's also about if you want to sell on Steam and another store, then Valve are (allegedly) forcing certain conditions related to using the other store. That puts a different perspective on the matter - it is (allegedly) using the market share of Steam to keep other stores from offering better prices.

I need to read more on it to form my own opinion on right or wrong, but the lawsuit is about it not being a simple matter of being free to sell through another store.

Again, Valve simply says upfront that if you want to use their platform to sell your product, then you agree not to then take your product to a competitor and undercut Valve. In other words, Valve doesn't want a developer using them as a promotional tool to gain exposure and then the developer driving business to a competitor by offering the competitor a lower price, and that's perfectly reasonable. If a developer doesn't like those terms then they are free to sell elsewhere.

Now if a competitor wants to sell at a lower price -- in other words, dip into their own profit margin -- then that's their business, and Valve can't do a damn thing about it. But the developer can't initiate it per his agreement with Valve.

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Of course this lawsuit is meritless like similar lawsuits before it. If a developer doesn't like Valve taking a 30% cut and not allowing the developer to undercut Valve on another platform, then they are free to sell through another store. If an indie developer wants better sales then they need to take it on themselves to do some marketing rather than thinking all they have to do is dump their game on Steam.

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$5 a month seems pricy.

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Will definitely give this a look. I love the graphics, but the driving physics in previous versions was terrible with the cars having no grip and bouncing out of control after hitting the slightest bump.

Edit: The developers are getting there, but they still have some work to do. Cars seem to stick to the road a little better, so at least you can properly power slide, but they're still too light and prone to bouncing wildly out of control. They also have an absurdly wide turn radius making it nearly impossible to take tight corners without slowing to a crawl.

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I would like one (1) free key, please.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeAnd I know at least for me, if there is some weird gimmick in a controller, I'll probably end up buying it, as I like oddball controllers!

The PS5 controller is certainly a sharp looking piece of gear and attractively priced. The only thing I don't like about it is the placement of the sticks. I think Nintendo and Microsoft got it right with offset joystick placement.

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