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- Comment on Vanguard takes screenshots of your PC every time you play a game 1 week ago:
I thought it was weird when my investment portfolio started investing heavily into Bad Dragon. I’m remember to close those tabs next time I log in.
- Comment on epidemiology 1 week ago:
You time travel and are suddenly both very hungry and a little more bald, haha.
- Comment on epidemiology 1 week ago:
Now that I think of it, if you can teleport or time travel and only you go but not the things on you (as is the case with pickier stories)… losing your clothes would be the least of your worries if the countless organisms didn’t also go with you on the trip.
Goodbye, gut biome!
- Comment on EPIC personality test. Which personality are you?!? 2 weeks ago:
I mean, some people like BuzzFeed quizzes, but it’s easy to tell that it’s for entertainment, knowing they’re not scientific. When it’s an documented personality test with a long history, it’s easy to assume it’s scientific. But social sciences weren’t all that scientific until the last few decades, anyway.
- Comment on EPIC personality test. Which personality are you?!? 2 weeks ago:
Might vary from school to school. The bigger thing is upbringing, many first gen kids don’t have that going into college so it’s more a task to teach critical thinking to them. More privileged kids get that out the gate, especially if they’re coming from private schools that encourage critical thinking and not following orders / memorization.
I teach at a place with mostly first gens, so thats how it is.
- Comment on EPIC personality test. Which personality are you?!? 2 weeks ago:
Middle Managers and 2nd rate psych students. But, having surveyed my undergraduate classes in the past, about 50% of them believe in astrology so it’s no wonder the Myers-Briggs speaks to them.
- Comment on Long time 3 weeks ago:
A Moon 69 involves butt stuff, unfortunately.
- Comment on Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy? 3 weeks ago:
If it makes you feel better, I don’t particularly hate an outgroup (like reddit) and I’m not really here for that reason (although I like the app options here too). Maybe that’s a minority view, but hate is just too emotionally draining for me. Maybe I stick around because those Trek and Linux nerds won me over, haha.
But yeah, maybe if you like hearing folks over at Lemmygrad (or even… Hexbear?!) federation is still your best bet because you’ll never get that on the more mainstream sources. If it’s a bad experience, maybe you need to tweak your approach. Just brainstorming though, I really don’t know the ideal platform for open discourse.
- Comment on Games that still need more patience: what games released a year ago (or older) are you waiting for a sale on? Or that need another patch? 3 weeks ago:
Oh yes, good point. It can, a friend did it when I ran concurrently with him. It’s not perfect, but it works. I think in terms of importance, it’s lowest on the list (or 2D mode, if that’s not your cup of tea). The additional story is… OK.
But again, you haven’t lived until Serena and Rab both decide to shy pox on the same turn and the boss decides to go ham on the MC, resulting in game over cause you have all the hard stuff turned on.
- Comment on Games that still need more patience: what games released a year ago (or older) are you waiting for a sale on? Or that need another patch? 3 weeks ago:
Ah… I remember that too. RIP us.
- Comment on Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy? 3 weeks ago:
I’m not sure of better alternatives, only different. Mastodon or even Threads might be your solution. I also took a look at the comment history to get a sense of what you mean and I think I get it since I also get a fair share of negative interactions.
I think it’s actually because of Lemmy’s size that you get some pretty fringe views on here. Heck, if anything, the diversity you seek might mostly be all the views in-between that get drown out by the loudest fringe views. I’m sure there plenty of us lurking, since it’s so exhausting engaging with lemmings at times. I’m by no means a moderate, but simply trying to defend a news source as legitimate can feel like a disheartening chore.
Anyway, I don’t really know where to go for that and if you find out, I’d love to know. I don’t necessarily agree with you on your views, whatever they may be, but I certainly can agree that we need a little wider range of views (and perhaps a bit more civility when someone expresses a different perspective).
- Comment on Games that still need more patience: what games released a year ago (or older) are you waiting for a sale on? Or that need another patch? 3 weeks ago:
To me DQ11 is such a treasure I’d probably get it full price, just to let SE know there’s still love for that series (not that they’d listen). But, the S version doesn’t add a ton, though… In fact, you get better music and a little more content (and a 2D mode) but technically a graphical downgrade because it’s the switch version. It might get a half off eventually, though.
Having a full party with Shypox, though… Now that makes S worthwhile, haha.
- Comment on Games that still need more patience: what games released a year ago (or older) are you waiting for a sale on? Or that need another patch? 3 weeks ago:
Ugh I hate to admit it, but I haven’t got Disgaea 6 Complete and will eventually, probably. I enjoyed 5, I heard 6 is worse, but they make lovely Deck games.
That said, you have to first wait for a complete version (f all that dlc noise) and then the discount. For crying out loud there’s already a 7.
There’s probably a few others but that’s the first that comes to mind.
- Comment on The darkness within 3 weeks ago:
Can we build it?!
Well, let’s get a few consultants and see if the plan is viable. Then we can get a few contactors and our board will need to approve them. So, short answer is, maybe if it’s within budget. Expect movement on this project in 18 to 36 months.
- Comment on Chicago Gang Rise Up 3 weeks ago:
Take this propaganda meme back to your English major puppet masters, everyone knows APA is the superior and only true format.
… Unless the journal I’m publishing in says otherwise.
- Comment on Getting old sucks 3 weeks ago:
"Ask your doctor if Rizz is right for you. Side effects include increased gyatt and skibidi toilet, fr fr no cap."
- Pharma Ads when Gen alpha hits 65.
- Comment on Getting old sucks 3 weeks ago:
I get the sense that you compensate for lack of gyatt by having rizz, but I suppose it can go either way. The thicc just ain’t quicc.
- Comment on Tell Borts I said "Hi" 3 weeks ago:
Humby Impson
- Comment on Tell Borts I said "Hi" 3 weeks ago:
I mean, not too far off from crazy American names Especially the one that’s like someone was Ashleigh and wanted to be “even more unique”.
I forget the source but I remember seeing a list of high schoolers in a town in one of the Dakotas. I swear Borts would be on that list.
- Comment on Whoops 3 weeks ago:
I still hand screw things and they still break even with the right size driver, haha. But yes, those titanium coated bits make quick work of aluminum screws.
- Comment on Whoops 3 weeks ago:
I think I’m with your boomer dad on that, though. Screws are increasingly cheaper and shoddier than they use to be, and probably because of the materials used are light and easy to produce. Now, the boomers blame “them dang cheap Chinese screws” but we all know it’s enshittification for the sake of profit (which I guess can and would include globalization of supply chains).
- Comment on Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu 3 weeks ago:
Some marketers believe it doesn’t matter if someone clicks as brand recognition has its own value. On the other hand, who hasn’t heard of Tiktok by now?
- Comment on Discord Shuts Down Servers for Switch Emulators Suyu & Sudachi; Disables Lead Developers Account As Well 4 weeks ago:
Side note, is there there a good open source alternative to Discord in terms of it’s exact functionality? (And I don’t mean as a forum alternative, but voice comms and streaming). After their app update, I’m kind of annoyed with them. Yet, my community is rather dependent on them despite their enshittification.
We got sucked in because you could simply link it to randos on MMOs and if they didn’t want to download an app, could still have voice comms in browser. Before that, we had ventrillo, mumble, etc, but nothing was quite as easy access for randos. But man, they kind of suck lately so… hrm. :/
- Comment on People think onlyfans is weird 4 weeks ago:
So relatable!
- Comment on This is a Test 5 weeks ago:
B, but you actually use it to get attention and yell to everyone to “calm the fuck down and be cool.” Then safely and discretely dispose of the evidence to get in good with your local gang.
- Comment on ******** has been compromised. Please ***** and ******** to ensure your continued security 5 weeks ago:
Thought it was clever to make a password that’s entirely made up of asterisks? Think again!
- Comment on Jesus, help me! - No! 5 weeks ago:
You see, you can tell it’s fake because Jesus isn’t real (and also doesn’t have a spare pair of sexy lady legs)
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Oh, this guy’s probably lying but this happened to me growing up. By law they couldn’t just evict us when the land developer wanted to turn the apartment complex into condos, but they didn’t want to buy us out either. Here’s what they did:
(1) Raised rent as much as they legally could as often as they could, and (2) Run renovation construction on the building as early as they could for as long as they could, which at it turns out, was several years of high school, and a year of college. Jackhammers, man.
Luckily, their plan backfired in large part because my dad was a functioning alcoholic in IT who was somehow able to pay for extra rent increases yet also didn’t have his shit together enough to look for a new place to live. Going back a decade and some change later, the entire block is generated with new asshole-modern condos except that one shit hole apartment building we lived in, haha.
- Comment on The real personality test 5 weeks ago:
I’m usually really nice; after all, the robots will soon take over and I want to be on their good side.
Or sometimes I just use a silly voice or say it sexy. Especially fun when they ask to speak your issue, cause that leads to a fun bit of confusion when the guy or gal on the other line picks up knowing ahead of time I’m a weirdo from a kids cartoon.
- Comment on Crypt of the NecroDancer: Hatsune Miku Character DLC Trailer 5 weeks ago:
For a sec there I was wondering if that was a April 1st joke but it’s the 4th so that seems unlikely!