FinalDasa

Really wish to be the fly in the room when someone who has dedicated years and years of his life to VR like Carmack discusses the Quest with anyone else at Facebook/Meta.

Quest and Meta just don't have clear visions. Everything is a concept and all their concepts are selling me...VR chat? PS Home?

At least Carmack is thinking about usability issues and getting more people into headsets more routinely.

I didn't drive for a while either and as someone with an unhealthy dose of anxiety here are a few things I did that have helped.

1. Look up your route ahead of time. Whether it's a routine trip to a grocery store or a long drive to someplace new, I used to use Google maps to plan my route ahead of time. From which streets I'd be turning onto, to how many lights along the way, to turning on the satellite view to see which lanes I needed to be in. This gave me some peace when I knew I was already in the correct lane and just needed to maintain my speed until my next turn.

2. Practice. Small trips make the habit of driving easier. Small things like checking your mirrors, looking behind you when you reverse, and getting used to the area directly around where you live can really help.

3. Don't be afraid to avoid busier areas at first. For a while, and still to this day, I'll just skip interstates or major highways if I can without too much of an inconvenience. I see no reason to battle it out with people going 20 over the speed limit to make it somewhere 5 minutes quicker. Trekking over familiar roads makes some trips more routine and less scary.

Overall you can do this. I know a lot of people who are scared of driving. But over time the anxiety will lessen and you'll be hopping in the car like it's nothing.

Both. It depends.

It depends on the game and depends on what's been happening. I like to think that I play games for fun and to experience new things but sometimes I find myself clinging to a game or two to get through the day.

I have to imagine this would get reversed. Cartoon Network is such a recognizable name for parents and kids. Changing that name for...whatever reason is just one of those big corporation unforced mistakes.

Change for change's sake because it makes it look like you're actually doing something.

Give them a bit to return from New York and enjoy the weekend. I'd expect it sometime this week.

Candy corn is terrible. Not a question just an outright truth.

I hope Dunkey and Dr. D getting into game development opens their eyes to how difficult game development and publishing actually are. There's a difference between being critical and openly hostile toward the people who make games they supposedly love.

@paulwgraham: I mean the truth is more than welcome.

Please keep wild speculation and conspiracy theories to a minimum. I've already seem them in other places and they really don't help anything.

@daavpuke: a lengthy live stream usually promoting premium stuff