Reminds me of the screens on the Enterprise-D

They are focusing on the dry part of the term. Using a liquid during the process goes against the dry part.

No, the bridge is too well-guarded.

Malaphor

https://www.thoughtco.com/malaphor-word-play-1691298

That is a common urban myth.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/147902/is-the-alleged-original-meaning-of-the-phrase-blood-is-thicker-than-water-real

But is space (and its resources) truly infinite?

Obviously, the blue part is land.

I think they mean that the “Wobblies” and the “Pinkertons” just sound like a bunch of cartoon characters or something.

“Games as a service” are by design never really finished, right? If you are cool with that, go for it. I have never personally tried one.

As an illustration, grab an endgame save from 1.0 and open it up in a modern version of the game. The moment you step out of the door, you will be greeted with a series of cutscenes/dialogs explaining several of the various game mechanics that were added in the versions since 1.0. These are game mechanics that, if they had been part of the game from the start, would have greatly altered how one would have chosen to play and reach endgame. One may have prioritized different crops, events, upgrades, relationships, decorations, etc.

Stardew Valley is absolutely worth the money, and the content updates definitely make it even more of a bargain. But calling the transition from 1.0 to 1.6+ “minor adjustments to gameplay” is disingenuous.

I just miss the days when games were already finished upon release.

What would you call it? Live service does not really fit

My issue with Stardew Valley content updates is that they change how the game works. It is not just adding extra postgame missions or something. The content updates tend to fundamentally change how some things work. Your possible/preferred routes to reach endgame today are much different than they were in 2016. It makes it feel like perpetual Early Access.

Game changing updates like this every so often that make you feel like it is an unfinished game still in early access. You may as well just wait until it is finished to actually start playing.

https://www.stardewvalleywiki.com/Version_History

EDIT: Sorry, that is far from “high level”

That makes more sense! I agree that my explanation is a viable scam, but not the one depicted in the episode. I updated the OP. Thanks!

There is one issue with this explanation, though: Dee’s lines “We’re sticking it to those corporate bastards, aren’t we? […] Just turn a blind eye while I rob this place stupid” make it sound like it is the bar that is being cheated, not the customer. Is my explanation incorrect, or does Dee just not understand who the actual victim is?

This post itself does not contain a joke at all. Just illustrating the details of a scheme that was not explained very well in the episode.

But you should rewatch anyway. For reasons.

Wow, that is the opposite of my experience. I have only had problems with the power button fingerprint readers. My last three phones have used in-display readers, and that has been so much more reliable for me.

I do still use my Pixel Tablet, which uses a power button fingerprint reader for some reason, and I am constantly fighting with it.

!= == ≠

On a US VPN, it shows as $33.99 + $20 shipping for me