I’ll forget he exists once he stops existing.

Sometimes that last half inch is the most important.

Well only because the machine is always broken at McDonald’s.

Or Star Trek movies.

Pretty basic, I’d assume.

This is an update video from Tom Scott, for those who don’t see a thumbnail.

Guys, this is another one of that dude’s humiliation-kink accounts. He keeps making new posts with new accounts, it’s all the same guy. You may remember him having small feet, or an engorged stomach. Don’t engage with him.

Well… yeah. That’s not what LLMs do. That’s like saying “A leafblower got absolutely wrecked by 1998 Dodge Viper in beginner’s drag race”. It’s only impressive if you don’t understand what a leafblower is.

I’m not sure about the Switch 2, but with the Switch 1, hardware bricking was very possible. There’s a chip on the Switch 1 with a series of fuses, which intentionally burn out after after certain firmware updates. There’s a finite number of fuses (500+, I believe), based on the update schedule Nintendo had planned for the console, and the number of burnt fuses needs to match the firmware version you’re on, otherwise you can’t downgrade the firmware. If Nintendo wanted to, they could target a device to receive several “dummy” updates to burn the remaining fuses, effectively blocking any further firmware updates.

I ended up digging up my old Switch 1 box after reading this story, and it’s packaged very similarly. It was screen-up, with nothing covering it but a plastic baggie and the cardboard layer of the box. Though it was slightly more recessed, there wasn’t much stopping anything that would’ve punctured the box from damaging the screen on that model, either.

I think the lack of any major packaging issues from the Switch 1, and that there aren’t reports of other mass damages on the Switch 2 outside of this particular store, should tell us that the packaging is fine. Not ideal (clearly), but fine for 99.999% of units shipped. I can’t imagine that they didn’t do stress-testing on the packaging designs before shipping and accounted for being kicked around in a FedEx truck, but I doubt they accounted for somebody deliberately puncturing the packaging.

How is the way Nintendo boxed them “weird”? If anything, stapling the receipt to the box is weird, that’s so unnecessary. No other store is doing that.

Update 6/5/2025 12:42 p.m. ET: A customer who was impacted by the stapling issue says they were told that replacement units are on there way from a neighboring store. How did the staples become a thing to begin with? According to what they were told, the store’s air conditioner was broken and it had gotten hot enough in the store that the receipts weren’t staying taped to the boxes. To avoid mixed up paper work they were stapled on instead.

It was too hot for tape? That’s bullshit, it was only 85 fahrenheit in Staten Island today, what kind of tape are they using that stops working at 85 degrees? WHY DID YOU NEED TO TAPE THE RECEIPTS, THEN??? JUST PUT IT IN THE BAG. WHY ARE YOU OVER-COMPLICATING THIS???

Nintendo makes a lot of dumb decisions. But stapling a receipt to the box wasn’t one of them. Don’t blame Nintendo for this, blame the morons working at the Staten Island GameStop.

Having dealt with similar situations before, that definitely sounds like schizophrenia. Unfortunately, short of just moving, there won’t be much that you can do directly, as ultimately getting any real solution for anybody involved is going to require professional intervention. You very likely won’t be able to convince him out of whatever incorrect beliefs he’s dug his heels into.

I would try seeing if he has any family you could reach out to. It’s likely not safe for him to be living alone anymore, and he needs somebody to help care for him. If not family, it may be worth putting in a call to whatever social services you have in your area.

Mental disorders like this generally don’t get better on their own. Especially not at his age. He needs help before he hurts himself or somebody else.

This sucks. I use Catbox quite heavily. I’ll probably buy a sub to help support them, but I hope they’re able to recoup enough to stay afloat. It’s been really great having access to a non-enshittified, login-free host for video files and I’d hate to lose it.

I’m just surprised that there are still people using Tinder.

How do you?

They’re attracted to the heat your devices put off. If possible, keep them powered off when not in use, instead of in sleep/rest modes as those can still keep some systems running warm enough to be inviting to pests. Keeping things elevated also helps, so if your PC sits on the floor, you should consider clearing some space on your desk, instead.

If possible, nothing that’s plugged into a wall should rest on your floors. Elevate everything you can; your computers, your TV, your game consoles, your router, the brick for your laptop charger… Keep it all on a desk or shelf or something, if possible. If you have the resources, use an IR camera to scout for hotspots on your floors, as a lot of devices will put off more heat than you may assume.

Now?

Yeah. I mean, they even put wheels on it.

Sounds like insurance fraud to me. They keep the fucking shampoo under tighter lockdown. They’re low-key encouraging somebody to steal these.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

-Arthur C Clarke