The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for May 25, 2023:

• Comedy superstars perform “Hans & Franz: The Girlyman Dilemma”: The Podcast — I’m going to watch this, because it’s either going to be very funny, or so awful that it amuses me.
• More and more Americans are skipping medical care due to money woes — This isn’t a surprise. Duh.
• Halo and Destiny developer Bungie reboots classic FPS franchise Marathon — Bungie hasn’t done anything I enjoyed since Halo 3, so this doesn’t mean much to me. But the old school Mac people are pissed… Marathon was a Mac-first game, but the new version doesn’t even have a Mac version on the roadmap.
• The perfect gift for Father’s Day? A $199 sex toy, according to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop — Silly Gwyneth. A girl’s tongue is free.
• An Android app started secretly recording users almost a year after it was listed on Google Play — Apple is better at policing this stuff, but they’re still imperfect… as a rule, you shouldn’t install anything on your phone that you’re not going to use regularly. If you need some free piece of crap for a specific purpose, just install it, use it, and uninstall.

• American Born Chinese is very different from the book, and that’s great
• Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti and AMD’s RX 7600 highlight one thing: Intel’s $200 Arc A750 GPU is the best budget GPU by far — It’s been a long time since anyone recommended a $200 card for anything, so Intel is clearly on to something. Now let’s see if they can keep it up.
• Bill Lee, Jazz Bassist and Father of Spike Lee, Dead at 94
• All Hail the Side Chick, the Unsung Hero Finally Getting Her Due — You’re an afterthought to him, baby, but Twitter cares about you.
• No One Captured Beatlemania Like Paul McCartney

• Assassin’s Creed Mirage gameplay trailer delivers pole vaulting, finger-blades, and an October release date — Despite their objective beauty, I haven’t liked the settings of any of the recent AC games… but this one could be interesting.
• Paralyzed 40-year-old man walks again after doctors gave him brain and spine implants
• Georgia GOP Chair Goes Full Flat-Earth, Says Globes Are Part of a Conspiracy — Sweet fucking fuck. It’s not that this bitch is too stupid to be in a political leadership position… she’s too stupid to be allowed near sharp objects or dull children.
• How NASA plans to melt the Moon—and build on Mars
• Windows 11 is getting a force quit option to close apps without the Task Manager — Yet another “that took long enough” moment.

• Witcher Showrunner Says Show Could’ve Ended or Moved on Without Geralt After Henry Cavill Departure — “We’re all excited about Liam coming in…” You, madam, are a stone-cold liar. The only way anyone will be in any way excited about Liam Hemsworth is if Miley snaps, hunts him like an animal, and then cooks him over a spit during a Backyard Session.
• If you’re not using ChatGPT for your writing, you’re probably making a mistake — If your writing is mind-numbingly corporate or academic, they’re probably right.
• ‘The Talos Principle 2’ brings mind-bending puzzles to a new generation — The original was a pleasant distraction as a “pancake game”, and a bit more engaging in VR. I’m not anxious for more, but who knows…?
• DeSantis’s Twitter campaign launch suffers rapid unscheduled disassembly — RUD is officially the only thing Elon has given the world that I actually appreciate.