SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Why do people love Ukraine so much? 2 minutes ago:
And you couldn’t beat them
- Comment on i took an iq test and it was nice and i took my time doing it but the answer was 86, is that bad?? 1 day ago:
The only people I’ve encountered that unironically cared about IQ were the most insufferable assholes
- Comment on What would the realistic ramifications be, if some (EU) country leader told Trump to his face that he's stupid? 2 days ago:
nothing, maybe some trade shit? It would make the leader in question look worse for stooping to his level
- Comment on Recommend me a steam deck game 6 days ago:
Shadows of doubt feels similar to old school Deus Ex. $30 normal price, so wait for a sale.
Run around a dark rainy city as an ex cop turned freelance detective. Take up side jobs, break into buildings, hack computers, sneak into bloody crime scenes to gather clues, make a conspiracy board, drink stolen alcohol and stagger down alleys, accuse the wrong people. And maybe…just maybe…retire to literally anywhere else
- Comment on Recommend me a steam deck game 6 days ago:
I was very impressed with KCD on my friend’s steam deck. Very smooth for a mobile system
- Comment on Is there really nothing the EU or NATO can do to stop Russian vessels cutting energy and communication cables at the Baltic sea? 1 week ago:
We should just track all the boats! Easy!
- Comment on Why hasn't the deep state stopped trump? 1 week ago:
Deep state (is generally agreed to be) non-elected officials who have the ability to sway govt functions. It’s more about making things not happen.
The “resist” movement from the first admin could be seen as an example of deep state. If an elected person wants to do something that they have the power to do but the lower levels of govt disagree (ie it isn’t in someone else’s best interest) suddenly there will be things to stop it from happening or make it so slow, painful and costly that the elected would rather do something else instead.
Errors in paperwork, extra “random” inspections, key people in the process calling sick, insisting on following all procedure step by step no matter what.
- Comment on Some examples of video games with an UI layout ripped off of another game? 1 week ago:
Yup goes for controls too! I remember PS1/PS2 games having WILDLY different control schemes even between games in a series. COD pretty much standardized shooter controls to the point that playing any shooter that broke that mold was a real struggle at first
- Comment on Would you consider me a “dry texter”? 1 week ago:
Bare minimim add some punctuation if you are really going to stick with one word replies
“Good!” comes off happy or excited “Good?” is confused and unsure “Good.” is just a touch more serious than no punctuation
I’m not fantastic at conversations but adding just a little something is fundemental to keep the ball rolling. It gives them something to go off of.
“No I didn’t do much, you?”
- Comment on Would you consider me a “dry texter”? 1 week ago:
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 2 weeks ago:
The inflation reduction act was in 2022, everything but amazon was built and operational prior but I get what you mean. I should have phrased it better.
Yes the federal govt likely had some role in getting favorable conditons for factories to be built. For people living there the following years and years of company cash flow caused a lot of the actual second and third order effects, not federal programs aimed at the region specifically. That is what I mean by “the fed govt had little to do with it (from the residents’ pov)”
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 2 weeks ago:
I guess it’s storytime! The rural area I grew up in was full of unionized industry jobs that shut down in the 80s, and then the auto industry followed in the 2000s. Many moved and for those that stayed life had sucked for a long while.
But the local mall stayed relevant (there’s not a whole lot else to do) and is now being filled with all kinds of new restauraunts and stores where old dead ones were. This was to meet demand since electric vehicle factories were built as well as amazon warehouses and other stuff. Then the taxes led to libraries and schools being built and upgraded.
Now it’s not all sunshine and rainbows of course but for the people there the world seemed cold and uncaring for decades. Now in their eyes it’s starting to come back and the federal government had little to do with it. I guess what I’m saying is that it’s all pretty subjective
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 2 weeks ago:
It gets said over and over but the country is huge and your experience can vary greatly. If you are a govt employee work is likely more chaotic, some more than others. Telework people coming back to the office, looming layoffs, people resigning/staying, big organizational shifts etc.
If you know a person deported of who may be deported you probably are concerned for them and the world feels turned upside down.
But for most people the gas prices are about the same, groceries are about the same and their life is about the same. If it wasn’t for the news/internet most people probably couldn’t tell the difference. It takes a big event you can’t easily ignore (Covid 19, hurricane helene, LA fires) for SOME of the country to notice and take any action at all.
- Comment on Unresponsive/Slow post submissions and upvotes leading to errors and duplicate posts 2 weeks ago:
It’s been working fine for me. I use the app Boost
- Comment on Speaking honestly, what has to happen for you personally to take to the street in protest of the current administration. 2 weeks ago:
You think him not being mentioned is a coincidence? I think it’s mainstream media doing damage control
- Comment on anyone else LOVE how their sleeping s/o looks? (Obv not in a creepy way) 2 weeks ago:
Idk anything about roombas, but aside from those basic algorithms I assume there’s a ton of telemetry going back to corporate
- Comment on YSK, that on most smartphones, if you press the power button 5 (or more) times in quick succession, you can quickly call emergency services. 2 weeks ago:
My dad was a dispatcher and if your center is anything like his you guys are overworked and overlooked way too often. Thanks for all you do!
- Comment on YSK, that on most smartphones, if you press the power button 5 (or more) times in quick succession, you can quickly call emergency services. 2 weeks ago:
Tell them it was a mistake, not an accident lol
I had a friend of mine bump the emergency assistance button in a rental car, and when he told them it was an accident they were like “how bad is anybody hurt?” and all that
- Comment on people who drink, how long do your hangovers last? 2 weeks ago:
Pedialite is great for rehydrating
- Comment on When will we have auto turrets mounted on plane engines to stop birdstrikes? 2 weeks ago:
The pilots would be evading hard so the center is moving around a lot too
- Comment on When will we have auto turrets mounted on plane engines to stop birdstrikes? 3 weeks ago:
On the other hand fuck pigeons and seagulls
- Comment on When will we have auto turrets mounted on plane engines to stop birdstrikes? 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on When will we have auto turrets mounted on plane engines to stop birdstrikes? 3 weeks ago:
Spoken like a real shareholder
- Comment on Why was Hitler so mean and hateful toward one group or another? I find it hard to believe he woke up one day and said you and you suck but these people over here are good. Taking it so far as killing? 3 weeks ago:
If you have some time check out the Hardcore History Addendum episode “Superhumanly Inhuman” that delves into the nazis and the Holocaust. I just started it a few days ago
- Comment on YSK: The CIA's Simple Sabotage Field Manual Is Publicly Available 3 weeks ago:
The OSS has a similar manual. They may even be just a rebranding of the same thing. Essentially how to be a super shitty employee
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 3 weeks ago:
It depends on the definition
- Comment on As Kingdom Come Deliverance II releases, what are your memories of the first title? 3 weeks ago:
The combat was solid for 1v1 but the game put you in so many 1 vs many situations and switching targets on the fly was not smooth or quick enough.
Bow and arrow didn’t have that and it was so satisfying
- Comment on As Kingdom Come Deliverance II releases, what are your memories of the first title? 4 weeks ago:
Being absolute trash with a sword, then suddenly getting to a level that I can win a fight without a ton of luck
- Comment on Can you see yourself cutting off by a generation of gaming? 1 month ago:
I’m a single player/casual coop guy for sure. I enjoy some multiplayer but not if it’s crazy competitive. I’m not going to enjoy getting stomped by kids screaming into voip.
So yeah I know what I’m most likely to enjoy but I’ll always keep an eye out for new stuff. And indie games seem to leverage older design principles. And it looks like true remakes are becoming more common
- Comment on Favourite games to play around Christmas time? 2 months ago:
Army Men Sarge’s Heroes has two Christmas levels, but the last one is the final boss where you fight a dreaded poodle. It’s flawed but I usually dust it off and give it a play
I was super stoked when Rising Storm 2 had their christmas event come out in 2018. It was a great mix serious and fun gameplay with the army men concept done with a level of polish I’ve never seen. Before the gsme died out I had a ton of fun for several christmasses!
I have a fond memory of being a radioman following the green faction commander around. We got pinned down behind some legos. The game mode keeps all the base game sound effects so when the commander peeked out and took a hit I got to listen to this long agonising stretch of gurgles and choking breaths while fighting for a kid’s craft table lol
