rustydrd
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- Comment on Day 376 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 day ago:
Yeah, the vibe is different, but both are excellent in their own way. Part 2 is a more complex piece of story telling , and it does some things I had not expected from a game and that make it more (emotionally) challenging but also unique in terms of the experience. I personally found it really impressive.
- Comment on Day 376 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 days ago:
Your journey through Part 1 was really fun to read along. Do you plan on playing Part 2?
- Comment on Idibiks Oiho 5 days ago:
TIL burnt-down-then-scrapped-for-pennies-by-the-poor brick buildings are the stone-washed jeans of the architectural world.
- Comment on How Coldplay actually sounds 1 week ago:
“Fine doesn’t mean fine. The scale goes: great, good, okay, not okay, I hate you, fine.” ~ Max Black (2 Broke Girls)
- Comment on 13 skeletons 1 week ago:
Fun fact: For a group of 13 skeletons attacking the same target, the probability that at least one of them crits is about 49%.
- Comment on YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat 3 weeks ago:
Just seems ridiculous that the message is “everyone should give up their creature comforts and live as simply and tediously as possible so that billionaires don’t have to change”.
I never said that. On the contrary: All of it will have to change if life on this planet is supposed to remain livable, and it’s gonna involve quite a bit more than giving up red meat. I also think that having broad public support for that change, built on many individuals who choose to implement it, will make it easier to impose the same demands (e.g., through policy) on corporations and the wealthy. Given that billionaires are not exactly known for being selfless, waiting for them to do the right thing seems like a losing strategy to me.
- Comment on YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat 3 weeks ago:
I used “systemic” with regards to policy. I don’t think corporations change much by themselves without a strong monetary incentive (e.g., shifts in customer preferences) or external pressure (e.g., policy). Changes in individuals are helpful for both of these.
- Comment on YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat 3 weeks ago:
I agree that systemic change is important, too, but 6% of global emissions attributable to a single factor is HUGE. Plus, it’s not one or the other. Changes by individuals supports change at a systemic level.
- Comment on Really?! 3 weeks ago:
Dude, for real. Half of what people call “efficiency” is just routine and winging stuff you know you don’t really need to prepare.
- Comment on Time to redraw America's borders in a way that finally makes sense. 4 weeks ago:
Utucky
No u.
- Comment on Fun Lunch Fridays 4 weeks ago:
Baked beans slices?
- Comment on 🐇 🐇 🐇 5 weeks ago:
Probably Python and R for statistical analysis, which is common nowadays in most empirical sciences.
- Comment on I'm talking to the fucking Garfield 5 weeks ago:
Yes, I simply don’t think this one is particularly good.
- Comment on I'm talking to the fucking Garfield 5 weeks ago:
I get that, but the parody essentially just replicates the original humor in my opinion.
- Comment on I'm talking to the fucking Garfield 5 weeks ago:
Fine line between mirroring and holding up the mirror. This feels more like the former.
- Comment on I'm talking to the fucking Garfield 5 weeks ago:
Comedian: My wife won’t fuck me on command.
Boomers: Funniest shit ever.
- Comment on It's that time of the decade where we can bring out this meme 1 month ago:
He’s being deployed there.
- Comment on It's where you put the shit posts 1 month ago:
Me: Teams, can I please add this file to this folder?
Teams: Sure, just click “Add file” and navigate to the file you want to add.
Me: Can you let me just drag and drop?
Teams: No, fuck you. Click “Add file”.
- Comment on It's a mysteria 1 month ago:
I think the concern initially was that cold brew may be more prone to bacterial contamination than normal coffee, because it has lower acidity and the water used to make it is not boiled. But like the study you linked found, it seems to be safe at least when refrigerated.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 2 months ago:
God of War has two big strengths that make it a great game in my opinion. The first is the story with its great characters, presentation, and voice acting. The second is the overall “feel” of the game, which can be a bit “game-y” at times but is really tight overall with only a handful of core mechanics that are exceptionally well implemented.
- Comment on science never ends 2 months ago:
Eh, IMO it’s more like four methods stacked on top of each other wearing a trench coat.
- Comment on gotta be sure... 2 months ago:
Using the power of AI, you too could send your boss emails that read like the following, completely hassle-free:
“Certainly, here is a version of your email without slurs or aggressive phrasing.
Dear Fred,
…”
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 2 months ago:
Assuming that “masterpiece” refers to how the games worked in their time (not how well they aged) some of my picks would be:
- Baldur’s Gate 2 + ToB
- Morrowind
- Read Dead Redemption 2
- The Witcher 3
- The Last of Us 1+2
- God of War
- The Legend of Zelda: BOTW
- Mass Effect 1+2
- Half Life 2
- BioShock 1
- Diablo 2
- Comment on Unfortunately, this is science too. 2 months ago:
Actually, this is Stannis Baratheon from The Witcher.
- Comment on Unfortunately, this is science too. 2 months ago:
Null results are still results!
- Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success caused the dev team to reconsider how it should approach future DLC 2 months ago:
Never said it was undeserved. The devs did a lot of things right, and they deserve all the positive feedback they get. It just didn’t click with me personally in a way that I felt like I needed to add to the hype.
- Comment on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success caused the dev team to reconsider how it should approach future DLC 2 months ago:
It’s pretty good, although I think the hype is a bit over the top. The game is well done, enjoyable, and plays a lot like a modern JRPG (think Persona 5 and others).
- Comment on Least anticipated game in history 2 months ago:
Reviewer 2 didn’t read my paper and makes it my problem. Trump didn’t read a book in his life and makes it the world’s problem.
- Comment on Purrrrsonality disorder 2 months ago:
My cat was already a batshit weirdo when we met him at the shelter. But that was partly the reason we ended up adopting him. He fits in, and we love him.
- Comment on Don't ask for more pixels 2 months ago:
The spectrum in question:
