Connections #334: Today's Answer And Clues (friday, May 10, 2024)

Microtransactions (also known as MTX) have been popularized mainly by freemium games. They are optional payments that help game developers and publishers make money from games they otherwise might not have. However, microtransactions have increasingly snuck into premium, paid games. Is this trend, perhaps, justifiable?

Smart home technology improves constantly, and today, it's the best that it has ever been. But if you're just getting started with home automation, it's easy to run into snags. Here are the smart home risks you need to know aboutand how you can avoid them.

Having a hard time deciding whether to get a soundbar or an AV receiver setup? Let's talk about both setups and how they compare in terms of sound quality, convenience, and cost.

Bluetooth trackers are absolutely genius for helping you keep tabs on luggage, hardware, and other important objects, no matter where you go.

Screen burn-in is one of the biggest reasons many people shy away from OLED displays. I've owned multiple OLED TVs and monitors since 2019 without a noticeable burn-in on any of them. However, I followed these precautionary measures to get to this point.

Dear Amy: I was adopted as an infant and found my birth mom when I was in my 30s. She had gotten pregnant in high school and gave birth to me at 17. We lived in different parts of the country and after I found her, we saw each other once a year for over a decade until she died suddenly last year. After her death, her brothers and sisters, who I’d only met once before, started regularly calling, sending constant texts and inviting me to family holiday dinners and on family vacations. I don’t feel a connection to them, don’t consider them family, and find it very uncomfortable to be around them. What do I owe them?