Evening run before we are back up in Edinburgh for a long day, oh joy

8.5k, all road, dry and quiet. But coming back along the Teviot, dumbo de dug decided that he would bring a souvenir. I frequently pause here and throw a stick a few times to wind him down, but this? At least he brought it back another k and it is on the 'to be chopped' for the stove pile....

The analog sticks on the Switch [Lite] are garbage. I have classic Doom on the system, and I can play it just fine on other consoles, but the Switch makes it unplayable. I aim better playing Doom on the PSX, which uses the D-Pad. Yes, a D-Pad is better. Why do you think Nintendo sells a "Pro controller"? Only way to get decent analog control. Can't wait to not buy a Switch 2 because I don't hate myself.

Portable gaming devices should not have analog sticks at all.

Today I learned about Stick Nation....

#TIL #stickNation #Sticks

Stick nation! Why do 3 million people – including me and my kids – love stick reviews? | Walking | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/31/stick-nation-instagram-official-stick-reviews?CMP=GTUK_email

Official Stick Reviews just unveiled the winner of the first ever Stick of the Year award!

#sticks #stickNation #stickReviews

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDsgUcYyr7x/

#NIS2 "#Aufklärung", die man sich sparen kann: Wie #USB #Sticks von #Kingston künftig vor #Millionenstrafen schützen sollen: Teilweise nimmt der NIS2 Hype von Herstellern mittlerweile mehr als nur bedenkliche Züge an, die den eigentlichen Ansatz der Richtlinie, ein betriebliches Risikomanagement zur Cybersicherheit aufzubauen, völlig ad absurdum führen und damit letztlich mehr Gefahren als Lösungen für die Cybersicherheit zur Folge haben:
https://www.golem.de/news/anzeige-nis2-strenge-strafen-fuer-verstoesse-gegen-die-cybersicherheit-2410-190242.html

Appropriate song for today : Sunshine!
#Spotify #Sticks #Zonneschijn

https://open.spotify.com/track/3YNi7SUz1wRA7MK0QLKJFy?si=f6e53a1e334e4e5c

#Turkey #Gyro #Sticks #Sammich

Meme post on Lemmy a few weeks back basically asked "what's with men and sticks?"

Many enthusiastic comments and posts followed, showing off some actually quite impressive sticks.

Now there's a whole stick enthusiasts community @stick and I find myself keeping an eye out for good ones whenever I'm outside just in case.

This sort of thing is why the internet is actually great.

@jag0325 here you are, Cousin