SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on YSK: You can disable scores (upvotes and downvotes) in lemmy, and I think it's great! 1 day ago:
Anybody know if you can do this on boost?
- Comment on YSK: You can disable scores (upvotes and downvotes) in lemmy, and I think it's great! 1 day ago:
I like it because I’m less likely to vote just because others have upvoted it. I’m more honest with what I actually like and dislike
- Comment on What games did you get down with over the holiday weekend? 6 days ago:
They do a lot of optimization for modern hardware like supporting wide screen resolutions. They fixed game ruining bugs and added a lot of mod like options in the settings.
For example it’s a turn based game so your guys do everything based on “time units”. In the base game it can be a big risk to peek around a corner, see an enemy and not have time to fire or even retreat back to safety. OpenXcom can show you how many time units you’ll have left and in colors if you have enough time to shoot when you get there. Cool stuff!
The AI seems pretty true to vanilla but they put in a rule that you have at least one turn to get out of your drop ship without being fragged or rocketed by aliens. There are third party mods that make the aliens work as a group to sneak up or flank you. Those scare me so I haven’t tried it yet lol
- Comment on What games did you get down with over the holiday weekend? 6 days ago:
I played some X-COM via OpenXcom. Having fun trying to keep from getting massacred assaulting an alien base!
- Comment on what language would be best for me to learn? 1 week ago:
It it was my choice I would try to learn the language of the culture I’m most interested in
- Comment on YSK how to unclog a toilet 1 week ago:
If you flush once and it doesn’t go down no problem, if you (or someone you know) tries to flush again no water leaves but the toilet valve tries to fill the bowl more.
So step one is to stop a flood of nasty water from overflowing to the floor
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- Comment on Besides money/capitalism, why are tech companies trying to push AI text generators over search engines? 2 weeks ago:
It seems like everyone wants to get on board and try it in case it takes off.
If it works they want to be the first to get really good at it and if it doesn’t the normal search engines are still there to fall back on.
At the moment it feels like the 3D tv hype. A lot of cool technologies that were expensive and ultimately not worth it. Maybe that will change as time goes on.
- Comment on Playing multiplayer titles is the best way to involuntarily become a Patient Gamer 2 weeks ago:
Multiplayer relies on other people so they are more likely to have people buy it early on to play with their friends and a high player count.
The downside is you’re paying full price for a game that still has issues to sort out and eventually the game dies off when everyone else moves on.
Single player games are cool because in many ways the value goes up over time. You pay a lot less to get a full more polished game, some with an awesome mod community making even more stuff.
But to get back on track with this post yeah you can totally balance it. Play the best multiplayer games while new single player games release, get fixed and get less expensive
- Comment on How do children address a non-binary parent? 3 weeks ago:
So that’s where madam comes from
- Comment on Is Catholic dating culture often mistaken for incel-style pessimistic desperation? 4 weeks ago:
High risk high reward I guess
In theory you’re not supposed to have pre-marital sex (it happens all the time) and dating would tend to be more serious than casual. Going steady vs hooking up. So yeah I imagine having a relationship not work out carries more weight
But once you get past that you get a long lasting marriage, a family and all the positives that come with that
- Comment on I have a shamefully dark question for firefighters. I'm sorry but I'm just too curious to not ask... It's about the smell and how that affects life. 4 weeks ago:
This guy knows what he’s talking about
- Comment on I have a shamefully dark question for firefighters. I'm sorry but I'm just too curious to not ask... It's about the smell and how that affects life. 4 weeks ago:
Personally I get more of a reaction from smelling diesel exhaust and smoke at the same time
I’ve never associated dead people smells with food though.
- Comment on I am playing Far Cry 5 do you think it would be possible for the cultists in game to start their own massive movement in todays America? 4 weeks ago:
Say what you want about their morals but the music is a vibe
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Most cell towers have generators but only about 48 hours of fuel. So you might have ways to charge your phone but it might not have a network to connect to
You don’t need a cell signal for GPS signal to work so having some offline maps like OrganicMaps or OSMand can still be useful
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 weeks ago:
After doing a bit of dabbling I started doing a serious, play to win run of XCom UFO Defense with OpenXCom. The game can seem daunting but really it’s pretty fun.
Then I looked into other open source games and got distracted big time by starting Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 for my first time EVER with OpenRCT2! I now fully understand the hype and it’s crazy that I haven’t played it sooner
- Comment on It's a sin in Christianity to consume media based on ancient mythology and folklore? 1 month ago:
Nope. Watching a movie about Thor or something is different. It only doesn’t work when you begin to worship Thor over God, which breaks the first commandment
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Yep, and all US Citizens have the same rights
Like anything else you can’t expect your political opponents to do the heavy lifting for you.
You want to protest a thing, you go protest. You want 2A you go buy a rifle and get good. From there choose the path you’re willing to follow. Nothing is stopping you but you.
- Comment on How can you oppose tariffs, while supporting a hardline against China on Taiwan? 1 month ago:
The US mil will certainly be negatively effected in the short term if China were to cut/be cut from manufacturing. This substack article is by a retired navy officer who explains it better than I can
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
And that system is AWESOME and I wish some highways in the US did the same. I fear it would devolve into a regulations nightmare after bubba in his rusted dodge rattles to peices trying to break 80mph.
Flat open highway in between cities in Kansas? Go for it!
But it’s kind of like the US and guns. It’s a cultural ability that is statistically proven to be dangerous and can be seen as too big of a risk for ordinary people to enjoy, and reckless people put the whole acrivity in question.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
That is the kind of speed it takes to get a 747 into the air on takeoff.
If you rolled down a back window of a car and stuck your head out (not recommended) you would feel wind that would max out typhoon and hurricane scales, similar to an EF4 Tornado. The skin of your face would flap like fabric, as seen here
- Comment on Since militaries are authoritarian, even in democratic countries; What would a military of a stateless/anarchist society look like? 2 months ago:
Structure doesn’t mean authoritarian by default but I see what you mean. Maybe like a reserve/volunteer fire department deal?
You have a normal life but you have some equipment you keep at home or in a car. Rifle, pistol, armor, drones, packs etc, but the heavy equipment is in a dedicated area. Simple training and maintenance is done weekly, larger more objective focused training every quarter or so.
The key would be having armed people outside of that group, not only to boost defensive capability of the community in an emergency but to provide a deterrent to misuse of the defense force. In the words of a Clint Eastwood movie “there are two types of people, those with loaded guns and those who dig”
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looking good!
- Comment on how tf do you warm up plates? 2 months ago:
You’re right the cold plate sucks out a lot of heat! I sit them in hot water and dry them off before putting the food on
- Comment on Is it better to leave a country, or stay behind to fight for it? And what about the ethics of fleeing instead of staying behind? 2 months ago:
The US is a massive place. Yes the federal govt can suck but state and local governments are where you see the real day to day effects like roads, local businesses, utilities and parks.
Sit in on a meeting (a lot of stuff is streamed thanks to covid). Get to know the people in your area and what they stand for. If you want make your voice heard however you choose and give them some perspective on how an upcoming decision effects you. You can vote wisely and build a community with them from the bottom up.
You can have a surprising level of influence just by reminding people that voters exist and care enough to give input now and then.
- Comment on How exactly are people lighting Teslas on fire? 2 months ago:
Right and I’m sure it would work but technically Tesla advises responders not to. Idk why or what their recommended alternative might be
- Comment on How exactly are people lighting Teslas on fire? 2 months ago:
I assume the same goes for most EVs
- Comment on How exactly are people lighting Teslas on fire? 2 months ago:
Has anyone actually looked at the amount of water needes to handle a tesla fire? The pdfs are available and we looked at them when I was a volunteer. It’s like 8,000 gallons to keep the battery temps under control. Our tanker holds 2,000 gallons and foam isn’t effective like for normal cars.
A single tesla on fire needs a response similar to a house fire. Most fire response is going to be very strained with multiple, especially if they are at different locations.
- Comment on YSK: That nazis Don't Actually Believe in Free Speech 2 months ago:
They like free speech that doesn’t get them immediately banned, not free speech for everyone else’s ideas
- Comment on Is it a red flag if a potential employer rushes you? 2 months ago:
maybe they just really need the help?