I've used windows 3.11, 95, 98, me, xp, xp64, vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11. It's fine. Not perfect, none of them are, but i don't see the train wreck that gets memed all over this platform either. Maybe it helps that I avoid the home skus and stick with pro for personal use?

There are hints of a good show in there, but it’s buried under such a random pile of trash “humor” the scenes and dramatic moments can’t even develop. It was bearable even promising up to this point, but this part, which should have been a piviotable moment for the two female leads, was unwatchable.

Is it all supposed to be a comedy? Are we supposed to laugh at the character’s misfortunes and how seriously they take things? That’s the only way I can make sense of it.

Same, earlier this year. Only downside is I had to ship the whole kit even though one stick still worked.

• Re: ZERO - I feel like the amnesiac Subaru part went on a bit too long, but that just made his full return work all the better. This part is the perfect payoff for the setup from earlier. The show is very character driven and seeing each character get their moment and how well they all work together has been excellent. Each part needs the other to really work so 4/5 for this part, 5/5 for the season as a whole.
• Though I Am an Inept Villainess - Wow. I held off on this one until recently. I had a feeling it could be good, and was not disappointed. 5/5
• Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life - Surprisingly one of my favorites. Started kind of mid, but the humor grew on me and it remained well consistent and became one I looked forward to each week. 4/5
• Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her - I really enjoyed this one. Good characters, decent plot, not too long, the lack of romantic progress seemed natural... I really like how Haruki was animated. How in public she presented properly but in private was completely relaxed and how that relaxed state started blending into her public life. 4/5
• Kaiju Girl Caramelise - My favorite first episode of the season and the season generally held up. I'll never get tired of how they superimposed the girl and kaiju roars together. 4/5
• Mushoku Tensei - Just finished binging the new season. While I could still do without "certain aspects" of the series, the world building, character development, and plot progression all continue to be excellent. This cour had a good mix of call backs, send offs, and built up well to a new turning point. 4/5
• Daemons of the Shadow Realm - Paused this one for a bit then binged back to catch up. It remains solid. I'm not sure how the new faction will play out but I do like how neither of the original two factions are clearly in the right. 4/5
• Rich Girl Caretaker - This one was a lot of fun early but kind of lost some of that fun as it focused more on the harem character arcs. 4/5
• Goodbye, Lara - I appreciate the different style of the animation and the refreshed take on the little mermaid. Especially the fish out of water parts. But the ending was a let down. I was not even invested in the (non)romance. The story itself just sort of was done. The lore made no sense. nothing wrapped up cleanly. the last scene was almost completely out of context with the rest... 3/5
• Ascendance of a Bookworm - I've not read the source, but even I can tell something is off with the pacing. Plot elements seem to come from nowhere, 50 things happen all at once then it slows down for one event... etc. But somehow it still held up enough. 3/5
• Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! - A little disappointing. Some of the plot ordering was odd, and the overall animation was limited, but it was fun enough. 3/5
• Victoria of Many Faces - Short but I enjoyed it. Kind of felt like it was holding back like we never saw all of what the characters could do. But it told a story and finished at a good stopping point. 3/5
• The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me, Yet Showers Me with Adoration - I've watched about half of it. Pleasantly basic. To the point I've watched there is no major conflict, no major drama. Kind of refreshing in a way. 3/5
• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance - A fairly generic sci-fi super powered human battle series with Nanoha bolted in for some reason. It was not great but watchable, still not sure what the point of it was... 3/5
• The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne - The least bad of the generic adventure series, and the only one I did not drop. It didn't do anything to chase me away but didn't really do anything special either. 3/5
• The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power - Entirely forgettable. As in I forgot it existed multiple times though the season. Watchable but nothing special. 3/5
• Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky - Dropped. I watched one episode, looked it up to see if there was any critical discussion about how it handled blindness, saw where it was heading and dropped it immediately. Some shows seem to be designed to just wallow in sadness, and this one looked like that. 3/5
• From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage - Dropped. I expected trash but the first episode was surprisingly decent. Should have dropped it when the MC added a plot convenient slave girl to his party. Finally dropped it when there was a multi episode conflict with a grotesquely over exaggerated cartoon evil character... Then skipped forward through the last few eps. it's meh. 3/5
• The Villager of Level 999 - Dropped. First story arc was mildly interesting as the characters were introduced. Then the second arc turned into some sort of pointless gold grind to unlock the next part of the plot. 3/5
• The World's Strongest Rearguard - Dropped. another dropped adventure series. Started somewhat interesting but the harem bit was way to much and the story nonexistent. 2/5
• I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand - Dropped. Another trash adventure story. I liked it at first. The general concept (mc becomes powerful after using a cheat skill to grind a demon lord boss wave) was interesting and I liked how he was actually supported and respected by the town authorities (rare for these stories) but then the story makes a throwaway magic chicken a critical plot point... and that was just more stupid than even I can handle. 2/5
• I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day - Finally dropped... The scenario, characters, and suggested plot were fine, it just didn't do anything. About midway through, after an ocean of death flags, a side character dies, then the rest of the series is dominated by sad flashbacks. It was blatantly trying to be emotionally manipulative and failing at it. 2/5
• The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System - Dropped early. I found it literally unwatchable. To much recycled footage and panning. 1/5

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS:...
I think this might be a spin off of a spinoff that's also partially a reboot? Double length opening episode was predictable, but fine. There is enough to hold my interest for now. I cannot remember the last time I watched anything in this universe, but it is weird how Nanoha does not seem to fit in the darker setting. I hope they do something with that contrast. (Bubble)

Victoria of Many Faces
Description sounds a lot like Spy x Family. It is not. Thankfully it does its own thing. At most, it is that show played straight. More of a slice of life drama than comedy. The characters are pleasant, the setup is interesting enough. (Likely to finish)

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
Honestly not sure if there is a plot here or if the whole thing is just an excuse for kissing scenes. The setting is interesting enough, but at this rate I'm likely to drop it. (Trending toward drop)

Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her
This one's been fun. I'm curious to see how the friendship turned romance works. That could make or break the series. I really love how they handle the contrast between Haruki's public and private personas. Posture, facial expressions, tone, etc. change so well and in ways that are individually more subtle than some similar shows. (Likely to finish)

Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne
Adventurer power fantasy mixed with political maneuvering and a girl added in to try and carry the show... Its watchable but I have low expectations. (Bubble)

Rich Girl Caretaker
The perfect girl is secretly a lazy mess trope has been done better before but the rich girl angle is interesting, and it has been fun so far. (Likely to finish)

The World's Strongest Rearguard
I usually enjoy the isekai adventurer trash shows, at least at first. This one doesn't seem to be anything special, but the world being composed largely if not entirely by reincarnated people could be interesting. (Bubble)

Hanori-San Still Want's to Fight in the Next Life
Seems a bit familiar... The comedy is there, but teacher+student+romance is concerning. (Bubble)

I Became a Legend after my 10 Year Long Last Stand
Adventurer power fantasy. Kind of refreshing that MC is well liked and respected by those in authority. Watchable, but somewhat forgettable. (Bubble)

From Overshadowed to Overpowered
This one looked like trash. There's a particular, subgenera where powerful characters reincarnate in a future setting and pick up two hanger on love interests that rarely holds up. So I had very low expectations, but it started a lot stronger than I was expecting. "Started"... last two episodes were more in line with my low expectations.... (Bubble)

Kaiju Girl Caramelise
Wow. That first episode was essentially perfect. Everything about how it was put together, the movement of the plot, character expressions, etc. just worked smoothly and perfectly. Second ep did not quite live up to that standard, and added a few concerns... but still this could be good. (Plan to finish)

The Villager of Level 999
Yet another fantasy power fantasy. Its fine. Watchable, nothing special. (Bubble)

Heroine? Saint? No, I'm and All_Works Maid...
The source is great. This adaptation... its ok. Could be better but could certainly be worse. There are some pacing and scene order issues, but the maid magic chaos comes through and that's what really matters. (Plan to finish)

The Exiled Heavy Knight...
The plot seemed interesting, but the massive overuse of pointless panning and spinning filler scenes, massive reuse of footage from the only other episode, grotesquely over emphasized facial expressions, beyond comically evil characters, ... No. Just no. Any of that is a problem. All at once... Dropped.

Reincarnated as a Slime - First ep was fine. a slice of life-ish recap to start the season makes sense for a longer running show. Next three were completely pointless. Maybe it gets better after that? I don't know. This might be where I drop the series. Episodes 1-4. 2/5

Ascendance of a Bookworm - If you told me this season was based on a table of contents or AI summary of a few books, I'd believe you. Anime only and I can still tell that lots of content was missed, skipped, etc., at least I hope the source is more complete... Counting the recap, the MC jumps through three families in just the first episode. I should feel sad for her for being separated from her original family, but they are reunited (somewhat) almost immediately. In one later episode, they had to throw in a brief flashback because they apparently skipped a plot point needed for that episode to make sense. What's there is good, but rougher than it should be. 3/5

Re: Zero - What's to say. It's ReZero. It continues with the same quality and fullness of episodes as in past seasons. It does get a bit much near the end and suffers from being just the first half without any of the resolution. 4/5

_An Observation Log of My Fiance Who Calls Herself a Villainess- Maybe the biggest surprise of the season. The plot is nothing spectacular, just fine. A few twists on the usual isekei villainess tropes. But what made it stand out was the characters. Both leads develop well through the episodes and make the final payoff worth it. Good mix of humor with some later romance. 4/5

Witch Hat Atelier - It is not Freiren, but the quality and care of adaptation is certainly there. The world is beautifully animated, the fantasy setting, style, etc. all solid. I get the impression there is a lot more to the world, its lore, magic, etc. but this first part felt like barely more than an intro. 4/5

My Ribdiculous Reincarnation - The other surprise of the season. It looks like nonsense, and sort of is... but its consistent and purposeful nonsense and that makes it work in a way where many seemingly similar shows fail. 4/5

The strongest job is apparently not a hero or a sage but an appraiser - The generic, popcorn isekei of the season. Looking back, I think maybe it was aimed at younger audiences. I like that it was consistent, did not take itself too seriously, and had a sort of saturday morning cartoon feel. 3/5

Always a Catch! - I really enjoyed it at first, but have not yet finished it. 3/5

Daemons of the Shadow Realm - I'm behind on this one as well but fully intend to finish. 4/5

No. They are going to make us wait 8 weeks.

I prefer smart switches to bulbs myself, but not everyone is comfortable doing electrical work or setting up a local home automation hub.

I use them to simulate home occupancy. The lights in the rooms facing the road simply turn on and off at night so the house never looks empty.

I also setup my bedroom to simulate a sunrise with the lights turning on low and slowly getting brighter before the alarm goes off.

I was very dismissive of smart appliances but then again I have some skill in the kitchen. For people who manage to burn water in a microwave or just don't have the time, the right smart appliance could be realy helpful.

I have mixed feelings on fridge screens. The concept seems great. It's essentially free real-estate. Having a recipe visible but out of the eay, along with multiple, visible timers, could be great. But not when it comes with high costs, ads, add on expenses, lock in, etc.

Re: ZERO - I still love their commitment to maximizing the time slot. Barely flashed the title screen in the first ep. The arc is starting a bit slow, but in a way that makes sense as build up for later. Its nice to scale down to a smaller group of characters for a while and rotate a few in that haven't been active in a while. It's kind of funny, I don't recall ever really liking the first season, but at some point the world building, characters, etc. all built that into a foundation for a show that I do really enjoy. Its holding to my expectations so far.

Always a Catch! - I expected nothing, and the first episode was a bit rough until the end, but this one has been fun.

The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King - I'm not sure about this one yet. The humor and culture shock parts could be good, but the show has not fully resolved the fact that the main character is being held against her will, is being pressured into a relationship she would not have chosen otherwise, and that her homeland appears to be legitimately struggling. It seems to try to justify the situation by making everyone in her past horribly misogynistic...

*An Observation Log of My Fiancee... - I like it more after each episode. I always enjoy twists on the whole otome/villaness concept, and this one has been a lot of fun. The main character's innocent approach to being a villaness in order to safeguard the game's plot and see her prince get the good ending, just makes her more endearing, especially when she is clumsy at it and the prince is completely aware...

Snowball Earth - Binged the first three episodes which are essentially the prolog. Enjoyed it well enough, and there is something compelling about the weird way mismatch in its tone. The underlying story seems serious but the elements of the story are bonkers. The eyes and overall design and concept of "Intergalactic Kaiju" seems more at home as a theme park mascot than existential threat, till they kill people... I'm not sure how well it will hold up once the real plot kicks in.

The strongest job is apparently not a hero or sage, but an appraiser - The season's popcorn isekai. Nothing really wrong with it, but nothing really to it either. Easy to watch. Easy to forget.

Ascendance of a Bookworm - I've only watched the anime but the first two episodes felt like someone just story boarded chapter titles. A summary of a summary running through what seems like they should have been bigger events. I mean from the end of the previous season through the beginning of episode 3, Myne was forced to give up her family, moved in with a noble, moved back into the church, saw her family, then moved in with another noble. Thankfully the last episode seems to be the start of a story arc and slowed down a bit.

Daemon's of the Shadow Realm - Seems solid so far. I like how it sets up the MC to learn about two worlds that were hidden from him. The modern world and the daemon handler/conspiracy stuff. Playing those off each other could work really well. I also like that there seems to be a bigger unfolding story with multiple players and hopefully meaningful motivations...

Witch Hat Atelier - For me, it lives up to the hype. Well maybe not the Frieren comparisons... The seeds are there for something good. I like the look and feel of the world, the story book fantasy elements, even the characters. All the girls are a bit annoying right now, but they are children... and they've barely been introduced. I expect them to become more nuanced overtime.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - First episode as a catchup, character refresher was fine. But beyond that the pacing issues from previous seasons continue. The show does a lot of hyping up a plotline, then filling it with fluff, before resolving it near the end of the season. Kind of makes the first halves dull.

As has become tradition, I added a bunch of shows to the watch list, watched mostly mediocre fantasy, and likely over looked some great shows.

Frieren - Excellent as always. I love how just the simple details and moments, like a banner blowing in the wind are pulled into the story and setting and never feel wasted. Many shows try to do that, few succeed. In a way the second season was stronger... the nostalgic melancholy vibe could call back to the first season and these really are now established, remembered characters. 5/5

Sentenced to Be a Hero - I'm half a season behind, mainly because I wanted to binge the arcs together. What I saw I enjoyed, and the production level is insane... 4/5 for now

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None - If I could go back in time, i'd skip this. Lot's of useless, pointless, time wasting scenes. Obvious, predictable events would be discussed in two scenes and stretched over two episodes. Pacing was awful. Season record for hitting skip. 2/5

Noble Reincarnation - I liked this one more than it probably deserves. The main character never making a mistake and constantly doing the exact right thing should have become annoying, but it never did. Maybe just being different than the average fantasy was enough. 3/5

Easygoing Territory Defense - A mixed bag. Some parts were great, and I'm still a sucker for the whole town/community building thing, but other parts seemed like filler. Still I'd welcome a season 2. 3/5

Kunon the Sorcerer Can See - Because the main character was raised wrong as a joke, he was often insufferable. Some decent humor at times. Fell flat at others. Watchable but didn't really do anything... 3/5

The Holy Grail of Eris - This started so very strong, with a fun twist on the whole otome/villaness/betrayal thing. The ghost haunting a girl while she investigates a mystery thing was fun. The characters were all fairly well constructed, but the plot... there were good ideas and good scenes, but the parts were much better than the whole. That and I'm not happy with the ending... there were 4. the first 3 brought closure in different ways, the 4th undid all that. I'll still give it 4/5, but it had the potential to be a lot better.

Roll Over and Die - I remember enjoying the source novels years ago, then made the mistake of rereading a few of them as this aired... I found it very disappointing as an adaptation. Ended up dropping it early. 2/5

An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 - Most surprising show of the season. Would you believe a show that starts with a boob obsessed adventurer adopting a young girl who turns out to be a succubus, grows into an adult during the night, oh and they share one bed in the inn... was actually very wholesome? That whole setup seems like they were just trolling the audience because none of those massive, massive red flags ever turned into anything. 4/5

Champignon Witch - Loved the start with the whole setting, storybook feel, creative creatures, slight melancholy, but once it transitioned into the actual plot with the kid it lost something. 4/5

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

Wow. Lesser anime would have stretched this into at least four plodding episodes. This was essentially perfect. Neither rushed nor lagging. Every moment felt important and impactful. Several times I tapped the screen afraid it was about to end only to have half the episode left.