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- Comment on What's the point in getting married? 4 days ago:
The point is the legal benefits and publicly declaring your love and commitment, if you care about that.
You can spend as little as you want, if you only care about the legal status. But since you are probably asking about the usual big wedding - it’s really just throwing a party to celebrate the act. It’s not mandatory. Invite people you want to party with and celebrate life in a way you want.
What can suck about it is the peer pressure from parents and other people to do it the way they want, to do it “properly”.
- Comment on What's a cancelled game you really miss? 1 week ago:
Thattruly is a story I didnot see coming. I’m interested in where it will go
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 2 weeks ago:
Obviously I don’t just use blinkers and go without looking. I would’ve thought that goes without saying
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 2 weeks ago:
Always. Driveway? Blinkers. Parking? Blinkers. On an empty road with no one in sight? Believe it or not, blinkers.
It’s a muscle memory. When you get used to using them, you just do. If you have exceptions, you might forget it when it matters.
- Comment on How do you answer the question "What's new with you?" when nothing happens in your life? 3 weeks ago:
That’s quite ingenious actually
- Comment on Silksong announced for 2025 on the Nintendo Direct 3 weeks ago:
I believe that’s what I was thinking of, thanks
- Comment on Silksong announced for 2025 on the Nintendo Direct 3 weeks ago:
Wasn’t it among the games shown somewhere where they staded all games shown will be “releasing within a year” well over a year ago?
- Comment on Do animals think we're cute? 4 weeks ago:
Maybe she just wants to lick away the beard?
- Comment on Aged like milk 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, no civilization can get rid of bad people. It just gives them camuflage
- Comment on Why Titles Are Written Like This? 4 weeks ago:
In my native language just the first word gets capitalized in a title. I don’t think anyone ever explained to me why English capitalizes (almost) every word.
- Comment on Why Titles Are Written Like This? 4 weeks ago:
It’s kinda weird that this makes perfect sense.
- Comment on how is it to work everyday but Wednesdays and Thursdays? 5 weeks ago:
Pros: you have a weekend when other people don’t. So wherever you want to go, there will likely be less people there (thoug do account for morning and evening workday traffic). Some places you may need to go to may be closed on weekends, but you won’t face this issue.
Coms: you have weekend when other people don’t. If you want to do something with other people, you will likely be limited to evenings.
It’s nice if you have a close person who can have similar week schedule like you, or if you just want to do stuff by yourself. I did use work like that (though I didn’t have fixed days) and it had its perks for sure. Split days off may be manageable sometimes, but it is a terrible idea longterm. Might work forbyou, we are all different - but I’d advise against it. Go for it sometimes if you need to change shifts with someone (especially if you could get a 3 day “weekend” out of it), but I’d advise against having it fixed like that.
- Comment on Harry and Ron were always bored in class because Rowling's magic system is boring as hell 1 month ago:
Not any more than your average school kid I’d say. There are many subjects that are or can be interesting that are thought in schools. Doesn’t mean you have to live doing homework on them. One thing is doing something because you enjoy it - another is doing something because you are told so.
There are also other subjects not related to practicing magic directly. And the homework is usually essays too
- Comment on In a thousand years, will historians regard today as the digital dark ages? 1 month ago:
I’ve seen “post factual” thrown around the most
- Comment on After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad 2 months ago:
That’s my understanding, yes
- Comment on After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad 2 months ago:
The age of Notepad having a paywall has arrived, with the simple writing software now prompting users to sign into a Microsoft account to access new tools such as Rewrite, a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to rewrite highlighted text.
It should be noted that you can still use Notepad without a Microsoft account, and users can go as far as removing the Rewrite icon completely from Notepad.
- Comment on is it wrong/selfish to cut contact with my trump-supporting father? 2 months ago:
By definition it is selfish I’d say. BUT! Huge “but” here, like you wouldn’t believe - sometimes it is alright to be selfish. Sometimes you just need to put yourself first. This is most definitely one of those times.
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- Comment on What is a season pass in computer games? 2 months ago:
I will provide a point of view of someone who is a bit more pro “live service game” concept.
While I agree these can be scummy it depends on the game. I see them as evolution of the subscription model on which most MMORPGs functioned back in the day (and few big ones and several niche ones still do). You used to pay monthly sub to be able to play the game, now you have the opportunity to pay for the season pass. Depending on specific game you get content for free (no neex to pay the sub to access the content) and alonv with the content they will launch a season pass which gives you some goodies for playing. Gives them engagement numbers and expectable revenue stream.
In the above model, I usually decide whether I like the content that they bring and if I would realistically play it enough to get majority ofnthe rewards from the pass (because, and this isnthe worst part - once the season ends in 99% of the cases the pass goes away and its rewards are gone forever if you didn’t have time to earn them). Then there are also games like Destiny where the content is not free but tied to the pass, so you basically purchase x months of content (+the rewards from the pass).
There are many shades of season passes - some could be considered fair, some are alright, some are ignorable and some are bad. All of them are made to make money - which in a live service game is I think fair, as they need to fund the ongoing developement. It all depends on the way they want to takenyour money: can be used as a nice bonus you can purchase if you are enjoying the game - in which case I’m fine with it. It can be used so they want to manipulate you through various way to feel forced to purchase - in which case I’m very much oposed to it.
Though I think we all agree that the part when the rewards you purchased are only available temporarily is a scam and shouldn’t be a thing - and I do realize I will be called out here for sometimes purchasing them. I try to view them as simply making a voluntary payment for the content I got from the devs. And the rewards tied to it a bonus.
- Comment on Started Kingdom Come: Deliverance 1 Today 2 months ago:
It is not as bad if you approach it with open mind. I’m the person who quicksaves twice before hitting “save and exit” so it definitely took effort but the saves are not that bad. It is definitely more tedious at start, later you have enough resources to use the Saviour Shnaps (the item that lets you save whenever) more. Game also saves when you sleep so you just need to go to sleep when able and it’s alright. I don’t remember gear breaking tbh but you probably do have to do some maintenance on i to keep using it.
As OP says, it is very slow burn and can be difficult at start because the combat can be a bit janky, due to it being very different to what you may be used to - uses direcional inputs in a similar way as For Honor does, but has more directions. So you have to get used to thay but also your character is literal peasant who knows shit (you even have to learn to read) so it takes time for both you and your character to get decent at stuff. But I found it worth it.
- Comment on Anything tempting you? 3 months ago:
Jesus Christ be praised!
- Comment on Sony is working on Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2 movies 3 months ago:
Wasn’t there a Horizon show that was cancelled recently?
- Comment on Dell kills the XPS brand 3 months ago:
Which one is better, Pro or Max?
Dell Pro Max Plus, obviously.
- Comment on How does patientgamers feel about free games on Epic? 3 months ago:
You can claim directly from Heroic btw, just go to “Stores”
- Comment on Why BlueSky Isn’t the Alternative to X (Formerly Twitter) You’re Looking For — and Why Mastodon Is the Better Choice Over X, Threads, and BlueSky 5 months ago:
So you are saying Mastodon won’t take off because people need to choose a server but also because having a “default” where majority will ptobably end up is bad - but this is literally the solution to the problem you mentioned
- Comment on Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning, do you remember the original one? 5 months ago:
Never really got into it but really loved the concept.
Also RIP the MMO that should’ve been.
- Comment on Lab Assistant Jobs 5 months ago:
Just the fact you thought of this confirms your identity
- Comment on Lab Assistant Jobs 5 months ago:
Calm down Satan
- Comment on In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment? 5 months ago:
Mine is Gothic and Soul Reaver - getting both so I’m a happy camper
- Comment on Talking to dead people through AI: the business of ‘digital resurrection’ might not be helpful, ethical… or even legal. 5 months ago:
And not a “don’t do this” kind of warning. More of a “this will happen, get ready” kind of warning