It refers to the annexes you see growing out of the back of the house. People used to (and sometimes still do) start with a modest house, and then as time went on and money came in, build out into the yard, adding a new kitchen, toilet, shed, veranda, etc.
It has since also come to refer to things that get extended and patched up over time without a lot of coherence or forethought, like our tax codes (they just add rules, bonuses, penalties, etc. on top of the baseline instead of doing a thorough tax reform)
I remember seeing a hypothesis that ADHD would have been beneficial in Hunter-gathering, as you would more quickly move from plant to plant rather than fully depleting a resource. It was just one study where they had a sort of game/simulation to test it though, so very early days on that theory.
I've always been more into competitive games, like FPS and MOBA. But now, I'm starting to like more story-focused games that will add something to my life, or just awesome games that everyone should play at some time....
Yeah, 4 was great mechanically and in the world-building, but the main story and choices may disappoint if you're coming from New Vegas. However, Far Harbor did add a great expansion in that respect. I still very much enjoyed 4 and I'd highly recommend it
If you're getting into other types gaming, I think you can afford to wait for Skywind rather than playing the modded original. Plenty of other things to do
Plants VS Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One (www.wired.com)
Why Do So Many Mental Illnesses Overlap? (www.scientificamerican.com)
Pierre Poilievre says minors should not have access to puberty blockers (www.cbc.ca)
Hogwarts Legacy Just Broke A 14-Year Games Industry Streak – For the first time since 2008, something other than Call of Duty or a Rockstar game was the best-seller (kotaku.com)
What are some good games that have a bad reputation due to unreasonable expectations?
For consistency sake, let’s say that any game that’s >or=7/10 at what it’s trying to do while having a popular perception of being a
If AI is making the Turing test obsolete, what might be better? (arstechnica.com)
Swedish company Northvolt develops new state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery produced with locally sourced materials, entirely independent of traditional battery value chains (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5922898...
The Elder Scrolls VI will skip PS5 and isn’t coming until at least 2026 (www.theverge.com)
AMD 7700 XT & 7800 XT Review Summary Thread (kbin.social)
Rather than posting 4 million different links, it might be easier to just aggregate a few of the links about the devices....
Nintendo Switch Successor Rumored To Have Been Shown To Press/Devs At Gamescom (twistedvoxel.com)
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Fallout mods
So while we wait til the mid 2030s for the next Fallout game… does anyone have any good mod recommendations until then? (For any of the games)...
What games would you recommend for someone that only recently got into gaming?
I've always been more into competitive games, like FPS and MOBA. But now, I'm starting to like more story-focused games that will add something to my life, or just awesome games that everyone should play at some time....