This title format is gonna be great in six releases’ time

To be fair, Europe gets a bit overrepresented in that regard because it can send loads of athletes as separate countries. To take the men’s mass start speed skating final as an example, ten of the sixteen competitors were from the EU, but it would only be allowed to send two as a single country

On the other hand, Norway alone beat everyone of course, and European countries are eight of the top ten on the medal table

I haven’t played this (and hadn’t heard of it), but since I’m a craft-beer-loving European I think the devs might prefer it that way. I enjoyed your rant, OP

If we find a way around the laws of physics then we haven’t found a way around them, we’ve found out more about them

Not to mention that a huge segment of the public that does already own at least one house actually doesn’t want them to get cheaper

It’s not that I think there is an easy way, it’s just that I don’t think that his position in the line of succession is a meaningful response to whether or not he is in it in this context

No, I don’t think there is. I was only saying that in response to the claim that he’s now 8th in line - yes, he is, but not because of any actual intention from the monarchy

Fair enough, thanks! I’ll edit my initial comment

I did. I found the 30th October 2025 statement from the royal family saying they had “initiated a formal process” to do so, and Andrew’s corresponding one agreeing not to publically use the titles, but nothing since. So what am I missing?

When did that actually happen? Last I saw, he was just agreeing not to use them publically

He was born 2nd in line, now he’s about 8th in line

So still in line for the throne. He’s 8th because other people were born ahead of him in the succession, not because the monarchy demoted him or something

Here’s the police statement https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/february/16-02-25/thames-valley-police-open-investigation-into-misconduct-in-public-office/

Major UK news outlets like the BBC and Guardian are reporting it

I do wish that the news would stop calling him ex-Prince or ex-Duke until he actually is one. He just agreed to stop using the titles, he still has them. < Edit: Andrew actually was stripped of said titles in November 2025, though remains in line for the throne. > He’s still in line for the fucking throne. Don’t pretend that the monarchy has done more than it actually has here.

Also, though, good

I also quite enjoyed the Guardian article’s picture of this policeman having a really good day at work

To be honest it seems like they’re so paranoid about The Woke™ that it would be almost useless. It would just be a recommendation for every single game that has a plot and wasn’t made by dickheads

Is 30 fps not playable?

There’s also this in the last paragraph:

The most recent video on Look Mum No Computer’s YouTube channel is a clip from a concert, where he attempts to piece together a Blur song on the fly, all by himself, on a bank of ancient electronic instruments.

The link goes to Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz. The title says Gorillaz too. I mean, sure, Damon Albarn is in both of them, but if he knew that in order to make the Blur connection then it only makes it weirder to mix them up

Oh shit, we’re doing something cool this year? Assuming the whole event doesn’t collapse over Israel

That’s fair, it is slow and often clunky. I am personally totally fine with the pace of it, but I get why it wouldn’t be for everyone.

To me, the ship navigation stuff was there to make the setting feel bigger and lend weight to the plot rather than the puzzles. I personally enjoyed stopping off at unexpected things I found along the way, or figuring out how to get to some of the less-accessible worlds (the marketplace at the very top left of the map stands out to me here). I’m okay with it not being a tightly-focussed puzzles-only sort of thing

Edit: possibly relevant, apparently the game had some pretty bad bugs with the navigations on launch. I played it after those got patched, so my experience may have been different to yours

The Gobi is in China (and Mongolia, it covers most of the border between them). It’s actually quite possible that the documentary was about the same project as this article, though. The Taklamakan is either next to the Gobi or just the western part of the Gobi depending on who you ask

That’s fair, I can definitely see why it would be an acquired taste