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Hey! Syrsly here! This is my blog!

I post monthly news recaps and talk regularly about games and
virtual reality!

WTF Happened December 2024

Jimmy Carter is dead. Long live the republic! Also, VR news!

To begin, I'd like to remind everyone that the United States of America is going through enshittification... and we're about to start Trump presidency part 2. Trump's first term wasn't pretty, so buckle up, people! We're in for a wild ride. Again.

The month of December is always a fun time for me, and I assume it's a fun time for most American families. It is the month of Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Eve. If you have birthdays to celebrate, the month is basically booked solid with family and friends. It's the month of gift giving and...


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SBC Hardware Review: SJGAM M17 SBC Handheld

It's a good low budget option, but it's very limited.

The M17 is a low budget single board computer (SBC) handheld commonly sold on AliExpress for ~$30. It features up to 128GB of storage space via a micro SD card. It also has all the basic controls needed to play all games up to the PS1 and PSP era except for the dual screens and capacitive touch screens of the DS and 3DS and PS Vita. The screen is of moderate size, and the colors are vivid and brights are bright... but dark colors get a bit muddy and washed out when playing in a brightly lit room or outside in the sunlight.

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VR Is So Fun It's Sickening!

VR comfort settings ruin some experiences.

Jamie proposes that the storefronts and reviewers should be picking up the tab, and I honestly agree with him a bit on this subject. We should curate more. We should guide new users more. However, I would like to focus on what the VR industry already does and what can be done and why not to do it. At the end of this article, I'll give two ways I personally can help with the issue.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 20th Anniversary

Happy BDay Thunderbird!

On December 7, 2004, Thunderbird 1.0 was released. 20 years later, we're on version 128.4.1! That's a lot of releases!


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