{"id":46269,"date":"2019-03-18T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46269"},"modified":"2019-03-18T06:51:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:51:50","slug":"diecast-248-car-talk-no-mans-sky-warframe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46269","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #248: Car Talk, No Man’s Sky, Warframe"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a bit of a weird one this week, I’m afraid. Paul and I both bought vehicles and the resulting conversation ate a third of the show. On the other hand, we’re giving away a free copy of a game, so maybe that makes up for all the car talk. Details at the end of the show \/ show notes.<\/p>\n


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\nHosts: Paul<\/a>, Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Show notes:
\n00:00 Shopping for Vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n

The thing I forgot to mention is that the new car has about double the fuel economy. Our poor minivan was a bit of a lush, and keeping it fueled was enormously expensive. By my rough estimate, the new car will save us about $1,000 a year on fuel alone.<\/p>\n

17:52 Broken Peripherals<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m too lazy to take photos of the new keyboard in situ, but here is one lifted from the store page:<\/p>\n

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Given how much of my day I spend typing, getting a new keyboard is a pretty big deal for me.\u00a0I’m still in the early phase of keyboard adoption where I’m making a lot of mistakes.<\/p>\n

The new KB is just different enough from the old that it’s taking some time to adapt. I’m used to a double-height return key. The backslash isn’t where I expect it. I’m used to a gap of empty space between the function keys and everything else. The new keyboard has a new (to me) key that seems to behave like a right-click, and that’s a little weird to my way of thinking. This extra key means the space bar is a little narrower, and I’m not crazy about that. The right control doesn’t work unless you also hold down FN, and I have no idea what that’s all about.<\/p>\n

Instead of a user manual, it came with a piece of paper directing me to the website. That’s fine, inasmuch as I’m into saving trees and it’s not worth printing a full manual for a simple keyboard. Except, the website is long goneThe scrap of paper indicates this unit was made in 2014.<\/span> and there’s a domain namewww.eagletech.com<\/span> squatter on it now. So that’s disappointing. I’ll probably never know why the right Ctrl key behaves this way.<\/p>\n

This is the first time since the early 90s that I’ve had a keyboard with clicky-clack mechanical keys. I forgot how loud these things were. It’s really nice for typing, but it’s obnoxious for gaming. The loud clicking is really distracting when you’re trying to immerse yourself in a game.<\/p>\n

Also, I forgot how nice it is to have a keyboard with some weight<\/strong>. My last keyboard was a bit light and could gradually migrate to the left during a vigorous gaming session, but this new one is rock solid.<\/p>\n

26:40 No Man’s Sky<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who are new to the site, here is my take on No Man’s Sky a year after release<\/a> and here is what I thought about it last summer after the NEXT update<\/a>.<\/p>\n

45:47 Satisfactory<\/strong><\/p>\n