Huh, good to know, thanks. I guess it’s more feasible than I’d thought!

That’s interesting - your friend is running the game on the cloud, not locally, and streaming to their device? Like google stadia used to do? I would have thought that would take much more bandwidth.

That might work when everyone has fast internet. There’s a significant amount of infrastructure needs improving before that happens though.

A pet. My dog died a few years ago. I’d love to get another, maybe adopt, but I couldn’t afford the healthcare now. It got pretty expensive towards the end of her life and I just couldn’t do that now. I also can’t afford the time that a dog deserves - I’m working more overtime and still feel like I have less money.

Odd, tinned fish is still pretty cheap here in the UK. I guess that’s tariffs again? Though I thought the US did a lot of its own fishing? Mind you, when I say ‘pretty cheap’ it very much depends on the type of fish, the quality, and the sustainability of the fishery.

Second hand shoes are fine, just put them through the washing machine and you’ll feel much better about them!

Yeah pearl barley can’t be beaten in a stew or even a curry. And I’ve started eating beyond burgers instead of meaty ones - I’m not a veggie, I enjoy meat. But I’m not comfortable with the ethical issues, and it’s full of saturated fats. They cost about the same, are less unhealthy, and they’re tasty. A soon as the alternatives industry can come up with more products like this that I can afford, I’m out.