SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 2 days ago:
Oh man this made me dust off an old memory
There was a PS2 game my dad had called Dirt to Daytona. You’re supposed to play the career mode going from a driving dirt track junkers to modified, truck to finally be a pro nascar racer. You can tweak the cars, paint them, and try to get sponsors to fund you
All I did was play the quick race mode. And I turned off all the caution flags and played it as a crash and pit manuver simulator
- Comment on Too soon? 4 days ago:
The train of thought he talked about right when he said that was that in the past politicians said they feel your pain, even if they are an opponent. Now politicians try to make the case that people aren’t in pain.
In that comparison I linked one of the differences is sympathy is feeling pain as your own and another is acknowledging pain without feeling it at all.
I’m not saying I agree with his take, but it went from thinking “this guy doesn’t care about others at all” to “grammar police sidenote where he wants people to say sympathy more”
Context is important and I never heard or watched him at all so I wanted to share for people who were interested like I was.
- Comment on Too soon? 4 days ago:
- Comment on it's time 1 week ago:
“No mosquitos!”
“Ever?”
“…”
- Comment on THEY'RE EVOLVING 2 weeks ago:
That reminds me there’s a game called Shadows of Doubt where you are a detective in a dystopian cyber noir world where corporations run everything.
Anyway they just added a mode to have the damned snail always after you while you’re trying to take on jobs and solve crimes
- Comment on What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur? 2 weeks ago:
I love ones that make it seems like you’re talking down to a kid
Flapjack, pipsqueak, piece (as in “you piece”), dingodile, jackwagon etc.
- Comment on How long can someone physically walk for? 2 weeks ago:
Yes you are both correct, I’ll fix myself
- Comment on How long can someone physically walk for? 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, but have you seen some of our distopian level parking lots?
- Comment on How long can someone physically walk for? 2 weeks ago:
There was a pilrimage/challenge a friend of mine went on. It was walking 20 miles (96.5 km) each day for 3 days. That was in upstate NY where there are plenty of hills to keep it interesting
Blisters, chafing and fatigue is common but many people do that every year
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 2 weeks ago:
My great grandparents immigrated from Eastern Europe to the US. My Grandma told us about the time one of their relatives came to visit them. She remembers that he almost never took off his shoes, even when sleeping. They asked him about it and he said it was to run out the back door if the secret police came. He was amazed that nobody else in the family did the same, and then even more amazed to learn that nobody HAD to
- Comment on Do all American stores have greeters? 3 weeks ago:
c/AskUSA
- Comment on kalmodo dragon 4 weeks ago:
This reminds me of metal gear solid 3
- Comment on how do school shooters know how to use guns? 4 weeks ago:
Learning the manual of arms (procedure of loading, firing, unloading a type of firearm) is a YouTube video away and isn’t hard. If you can use a drill or a stapler you can make a gun go bang.
The difficult part is technique that makes the bullets go where you want them to. Shooting fast is easy, just mag dump in a general direction and you’ll eventually hit something. Shooting slowly and accurately is way more effective. Basic marksmanship takes a bit of time to hone but anyone can do it, including you reading this.
But shooting fast AND accurate is a skill that takes consistent practice to hone. That’s what makes competitons like USPSA so challenging and the acting in movies like John Wick so impressive
- Comment on what can I do at my workplace during downtime? 4 weeks ago:
Reading is always good, and waay better than scrolling. Audiobooks/podcasts are also cool and if you can’t fully commit yourself to writing maybe just jot down an outline to flesh out later
- Comment on Know your place 4 weeks ago:
It was made for the colonists
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Here’s the source
- Comment on Too soon? 4 weeks ago:
This is the full context of the quote for anyone curious like I was
- Comment on Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing? 5 weeks ago:
I listened to a 99% Invisible episode on how EMS got started.
For a while (60s-70s) there was a stigma that early Paramedics couldn’t provide adequate care because they were not doctors and nurses though in reality they spent lots of time training in hospitals working with them.
You can even see this in tv shows like Emergency. Any time they have a medical situation they radio a hospital to get medical direction from a doctor. It also gives a realistic reason to explain what they are doing to the viewing audience
- Comment on This is how you get ants. 5 weeks ago:
EDF! EDF!
- Comment on They didn't stop to think if they should 1 month ago:
ChatGPT chats have the blurb on the bottom that says “ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.”
I like CharacterAI’s a lot better. It says “This is an AI chatbot and not a real person. Treat everything it says as fiction. What is said should not be relied on as fact or advice”
- Comment on Is it realistic to hope that lemmy grows to the size of the bigger social media platforms? 1 month ago:
Yes and no. It’s more I want the big socials to have competition and shrink
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 months ago:
Running with Rifles and Mass Effect 2
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 months ago:
<< Now we’re talking >>
- Comment on we must protect them from exotics 2 months ago:
People: Why are bees and fireflies dying in droves?
Also People: Better hose my yard with chemicals until it looks like a PGA course
- Comment on Solar powered personal umbrella with battery? 2 months ago:
Beach umbrellas are mostly used on sunny days so I can see that.
- Comment on Let's get Physical 2 months ago:
It’s pretty deep for a bible verse
“The wicked flee when none persueth, but the riteous go bold as a lion” or something like that
- Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea? 2 months ago:
Nukes. We know they have them and missiles to deliver them. Any situation where a wildcard like North Korea uses nukes in any offensive capacity is terrifying. “Nuclear War: A Scenario” is a great modern book on how things could go to hell if one single North Korean nuclear missile is launched towards the United States.
Artillery. In any case of open war on North Korea anyone within artillery range of the NK border will be bombarded with heavy shelling. Even if it lasted for just an hour or two before the batteries were eliminated the civilian casualties and destruction would be like a large natural disaster. Now imagine if chemical shells were added to the mix, because they have those too.
China has the most leverage to help North Korea on a humanitarian and diplomatic level, so if it could be done the best chance is through them.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
True and say what you want about American wars, they don’t take territory for themselves. Russia on the other hand
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Ukraine was invaded, twice, with Russia as the aggressor. That isn’t Ukraine’s fault and they have every right to kick Russian ass as long as it takes for Russia to pull out or negotiate. Both will be politically painful so the war goes on.
And if you’re in a shooting war with Russia, who better to ask for weapons than the US? Even old outdated US equipment was designed to take on Soviet equipment so yeah you want them as friends to give your nation a fighting chance and prove to Russia and the international community that they won’t be pushovers.
And look at NATO. They are bumping defense GDP to 5%. Finland, Poland, Estonia and others are withdrawing from agreements that forbid the placement of anti-personnel mines. Even if this war ends tomorrow, nobody seems to think Russia will be satisfied for long
- Comment on Why is the progress pride flag so poorly designed (especially the intersex progress pride flag)? Will it be redesigned? 3 months ago: