The narration was really cheesy. And it is a little hard to stay tuned in when he goes 'look you can run! You can jump!'.

DK's moveset looks good though - he seems like he's fun to control.

Was a great showing! I was already on board because I dig the destruction angle. I still have some minor misgivings with some of the art direction.

But overall this presentation kept hitting with feature after feature. I hope (and semi-expect) it's not a case where they've already shown most everything about the game though. Looking forward to playing next month!

Ah, I guess because it's a Microsoft thing. Inconsolata is probably supposed to be there as its alternative, does it come close?

As for what to do there - again, it's your call. Generally they have several flavors of weight machines, cardio machines, free weights, usually some kind of aerobics space.

You set your own goals and routines. In contrast with something like school, no one's going to force you to exercise. You have to want to - whether that's for the fun of it or to achieve some health result.

Gyms also tend to offer classes, or personal trainers you can hire if you want more structure.

You're absolutely correct that you can do all that at home. Will you? I find that going to a place puts me in the right state of mind to do the thing. They do have a lot of equipment available, but you can mostly replace it at low cost by running outdoors or buying a few dumbells.

Likewise for the costume - when I started going, I was very worried about making sure I had gym shorts and running shoes and a sweat wicking shirt and a gym bag. I got that stuff and it did help, just mentally put me into the place for it. But after a while I realized I could just go in casual clothes (though my gym bans jeans) and it's fine. Up to you what's more motivating - workout clothes or reducing friction by wearing what you've got.

Memory has a way of being fuzzy and inaccurate. Probably not my actual first experience of it, and I'm probably combining several different occasions...

But I remember a new desk with a computer set up in the living room. My parents or brother set me down in front of it and asked what I wanted to look for, I could search for anything. The first thing that came to mind was to look for Zelda, so I got them to type in Zelda Link's Awakening for the search engine. I ended up on a cool little fansite, and learned about the bomb arrows trick.

I always thought Regin Smidur by Týr captured exactly the kind of vibes I'd expect from Viking metal. But I've never known what the lyrics are about, and probably don't want to.

It's not that you play one game exactly. The Pokemon games are about collecting and raising monsters. Each of those monsters have some unique stats and metadata.

Each time a sequel comes out, those games usually give you a way to transfer creatures from the old game to the new game (it used to be by linking games directly, now I think they have a side app).

Even though each generation brings kind of a totally new game, in same ways they have aspects of expansion packs. You can keep using the monsters you had before and building a bigger collection.

Yeah, that's pretty understandable. It's a lot. Don't let it become a drag on the rest of your life!

Though I'd suggest you can timebox some learning activity to 15 minutes a day or something. Tiny progress every day adds up to a lot over years. It depends a lot though. If you know it'd lead you back to unhealthy situations, dropping it is for the best.

I wonder if https://lingory.net/ would be a viable option? I have no experience with the language or app, I just remember seeing it mentioned in this article.

I resisted picking up RTK for a long time too, and I don't really know why. Heisig's method is great!

If you aren't already using it, https://www.kanji.koohii.com/ is a great companion app for managing flashcards based on the book.

Probably means no general direct this summer.

But that's also what we thought when the Switch 1 direct happened right before the Switch 2 thing. Crazier stuff has happened. /shrug