MirthfulAlembic
@MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world
- Comment on Genius 3 weeks ago:
There are certainly stories of overzealous enforcement, but the context of Loi 101 and its amendments is worth considering.
Québecois is really interesting. It has a lot of old, outdated French in it due to the colonial connection with France being severed hundreds of years ago, where it evolved distinctly and the locals made different decisions on what to change and how to adapt to new concepts.
One could argue the French government has been obsessive about policing language much longer with the académie française.
- Comment on LinkedIn’s cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you’re ‘not committed to winning’ 3 weeks ago:
Agreed. I’ve met some people who devoted their lives to work in nonprofits or public service who I would definitely not call losers. I wouldn’t want to be their spouse, but I admire them.
- Comment on Civilization 7 Outlines Crucial 1.1.1 Update as It Struggles to Compete on Steam Against Civ 6 and Even the 15-Year-Old Civ 5 4 weeks ago:
It also speeds up the games a bit. I simply do not have the time as a full adult to sink 10+ hours into a single game. I have actually finished every game of Civ 7 I’ve played so far, which has never happened with any prior Civ installments at my current playtime.
- Comment on Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks ever made over trim falling off | Electrek 5 weeks ago:
I saw a local restaurant with its branding on it the the other day. Well, there’s one restaurant I never need to try.
- Comment on Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks ever made over trim falling off | Electrek 5 weeks ago:
Yep. He wasn’t really reviewing the nuts and bolts, just the drive experience. I didn’t get the impression he got a ton of time with it and only spent an afternoon puttering around. It felt below his standard honestly for thoroughness.
- Comment on Day 231 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots 1 month ago:
There’s nothing wrong with having different preferences. It doesn’t have to be because someone has a worse or better attention span.
I personally do think the number of enemies that had to be killed should have been decreased. For me, it was mostly because it became comical sometimes that more guys kept coming out of the woodwork. After the fiftieth O’Driscoll you kill, you start to wonder if it’s a gang or a country’s military.
- Comment on Day 231 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots 1 month ago:
The gameplay is definitely way exaggerated because it would not be very engaging to get into one gunfight per chapter. I interpret these parts of many games symbolically—the amount of violence is to make a point. The game would be very short or really boring if it was realistic in that regard.
Arthur is a really complicated character who, despite being sometimes sympathetic, is ultimately not a good person. Even if you make only “good honor” choices, his story is still filled with points where he struggles to reconcile his actions with his beliefs. You wouldn’t want to live near a person like Arthur in reality, and he doesn’t like being that person.
RDR2 is ultimately a story about bad people struggling against other bad people. One group represents the lawless banditry that is dying out, while the other is the capitalist yoke that wears a nice suit. Lots of normal people get caught in the middle, and they usually suffer for it.
It succeeds for me because it still keeps the humanity in focus. Bad people are humans too. It does not absolve them, but it underscores the conditions that can manufacture them.
- Comment on Day 231 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots 1 month ago:
You spend the entire game moving from place to place because the gang keeps getting into too much trouble.
- Comment on 'Traditional unions struggle to understand tech sector' 1 month ago:
The fragmenting of teams needs more attention. My group uses a follow the sun model that has our team split up across at least seven countries, plus a decent chunk are always contracted through a vendor. Add in remote workers, and it’s very difficult to see an effective way to organize.
- Comment on Interesting Waterfall 2 months ago:
So this is what Cardi B was talking about.
- Comment on Fucking hell 2 months ago:
It was re-established after Franco.
- Comment on Zero to Hero 5 months ago:
How much parmesan did you grate over the brussel sprouts after they came out of the oven? Whatever amount it was, you didn’t do enough. Also if you forgot lemon zest, add some too.
- Comment on Kill it with fire! 5 months ago:
Never saw any before this year. I don’t get how they survive because they are the slowest, dumbest bugs I’ve ever seen. They just loudly splat onto the ground out of nowhere and flail about while I stomp them into a pulp.
- Comment on Oh fuck no 5 months ago:
Hard agree. It’s like a sweeter burger sauce but in the worst way possible. At least you get stickers.
- Comment on Only clean cars are target 5 months ago:
Cloacal kissing is the actual reproductive act between mates, and it basically works the way it sounds.
- Comment on World of Warcraft adds $90 mount to in game store 5 months ago:
I was going to say who cares if they’re selling a mount skin, but if on-the-go access to the auction house and mailbox isn’t normally accessible, this seems shitty.
- Comment on Is it normal to feel tired of technological progress? 6 months ago:
It would probably seem less daunting if we knew that these great technological innovations couldn’t be controlled and hoarded by a small group, but were instead widely available for the public to use on equal ground. And further, if we would all equally share in the efficiency benefits, rather than just a small group.
Like, if my boss told me half my job was being automated by ai, but I’d still get the same salary and only have to work 2.5 days per week, I certainly wouldn’t complain.
- Comment on OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion 6 months ago:
Maybe if you have a super low cap, high fees, and they automatically close your position at a pretty conservative point. But that’d hardly be worth any broker’s time with that risk/reward, unless they are hosing the borrower with insane fees. Though if that’s the case, putting up collateral would be cheaper (even if you have to borrow it from somewhere).
- Comment on OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion 6 months ago:
You definitely do need money. No broker is going to let you short without collateral, and you’re going to be paying interest for the duration of your short position beside any fees/commission.
- Comment on New Email Scam Includes Pictures of Your House. Don’t Fall For It. 6 months ago:
If you are a homeowner, property transaction records are public information in the US. Plenty of data brokers collate from the numerous city/county databases for those who only know your name.