u/Thunderbird4

I was considering the same strategy, but I don’t know how it would work having a device that was bought on another account. I’m sure the other person would have to pay from their own account, and that they could still ship to a different address, but what about support later on? Or what about the accessory kits that are only available for Frame owners, like the ergonomic kit or the upcoming enthusiast kit? Still trying to figure out if it’s worth it to ask friends to join me in the lottery.

Depends on your region and the model you selected. I get the impression that they went heavy on the 512+controller SKU and that waitlist seems like it moves the quickest in most regions.

That’s kind of the disadvantage of them siloing the waitlists the way they did. You’ve got people getting full kits after just a few weeks while people have been waiting for just the controller for months.

Steam Controller and Steam Machine were both released on Mondays. Most people are expecting the same for Frame.

I guess that depends on what you mean by “rolled best.” It was random for each SKU you selected. If you got on the reservation queue for more than one, then you got to keep the queue position for the most expensive model and your queue position for the less expensive model was discarded, regardless of which queue you were closer to the front of. If you didn’t get reservation queue for any, then you got the shortest waitlist of your selected options.

Edit: so cool getting downvoted for a factually correct statement. Read the policy yourselves

I would be surprised if your PC blocks enough signal to warrant getting an extender, but if you do find that you need one, make sure it’s at least a true USB 3.0. Plugging a 2.0 extender into your 3.0 port effectively turns it into a 2.0 port.

In your post, you asked

>if the back usb port causes issue can the frame be used on a usb 2.0?

Almost certainly it can’t. USB 3.0 has about 10x the data transfer speed of 2.0, so if they specify 3.0 it probably needs it.

Their “priced below the Valve Index” comment had me ready for a $900 to $1,000 price initially, but after the Steam Deck price hikes, I’m worried it will be $1,200 or more. I’m really excited for it, but I will have to draw the line somewhere, price wise.

And not because his company has a specific need for it, but specifically as a market denial tactic. It turns out, if you have no meaningful way to make your product useful, but also have more money than god, you can just disrupt global supply chains until your competitors can’t compete and your unwilling market is captured.

I always wondered about that gif. Thanks!

I think it’s really dangerous to keep dismissing the Greenland talk as a distraction. We have learned the lesson dozens of times before not to dismiss anything he says because it’s just “crazy talk.”

Taking control of Greenland and Canada would give a US-Russian alliance complete control over the Arctic circle, which has been a tactical goal of Putin’s for decades.

The day could come very soon when the US will take military action against Europe on behalf of Russian interests, and the rest of the world should take it seriously and prepare.

Yep, but the states with sales tax get tired of getting cheated out of their tax revenue. The specific example where I saw this was a major hardware store chain in Oregon (no sales tax) right near the border of Washington (6.5% sales tax). They asked everyone “Washington or Oregon” at the register and checked ID for anyone who said Oregon.

Quick search says that Washington considers it a “sales and use” tax, so anything purchased out of state, but intended for use in Washington is supposed to be taxed. Kinda messed up, really.

In some cases like that, where you’re in a state that has no sales tax, but near the border of one that does, they’ll actually check ID and charge you sales tax if you’re from the sales tax state.