SquirtleHermit
@SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world
- Comment on I benchmarked 6 different metal USB sticks 3 weeks ago:
Caring about these bench marks is how you find one to last another 12 years.
- Comment on Eat lead 4 weeks ago:
So we should start telling our family and friends good stories about being able to change your mind based on evidence and facts
- Comment on God of War Ragnarok PC port suffers review bombing on Steam due to PlayStation Network account requirement 1 month ago:
How much of a problem it is will vary by how much it impacts and upsets a customer. For you, sounds like it’s not that big of an issue. But
the fact that they pulled out the “review bombing” exscuse means that it qualifies as a problem to a significant percentage of customers.
- Comment on Is your writing skibidi? 1 month ago:
I dunno, I think it’s a bit more clever and less desperate than that. The teacher knows the kids are saying it a lot. Getting them to even lightly associate it with their learning objectives will help at least some kids academically. Mnemonics are stronger when they are memorable and repeatable after all.
There is no way the teacher thinks this will make learning “cool”, and fact that co-opting it speeds up the process that skibidi will become “uncool” is probably just a fringe benefit to the teacher. Really, it’s a masterclass in psychology, a win-win.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
So if a cheater wins hard enough, it can be called “fair and square”? Not sure what specifics could get me on board with that.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Perhaps, but with all of the voter suppression and election rigging that has been done by the Republicans, can you really say he won “fair and square” at this point?
- Comment on It only took 20 years to come true. 4 months ago:
You ask for civility, but you compare Alfred “Motherfucking” Pennysworth to Biden!? Alfred is a god damned certified bad ass! Of all the terrible comparisons! You sir, are obviously trying to be inflammatory!
- Comment on Neighborhood watch? Sign me updog 4 months ago:
What’s updog?
- Comment on What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet 6 months ago:
I don’t see anything that they said about TikTok or ByteDance
Smfh, so then you didn’t read what they said, since they specifically said.
I acknowledge that TikTok is a problem.
And given that Whataboutism is a tactic to discredit the severity of an accusation by pointing to similar or worse behaviors by others, this not only isn’t “textbook Whataboutism”, it’s not Whataboutism at all. Their point was that the scope of the issue exceeds TikTok, and as such, attempts to solve the issue by focusing on TikTok are either misguided or of suspect intent.
In no way did they try to make the point that what TikTok does is okay, nor did they claim that TikTok wasn’t censoring content. I’d accuse you of trying to strawman their argument, but you just flat made up a different argument and pretended that was theirs instead.
They are saying the forest is on fire, and you are accusing them of Whataboutism because they aren’t focusing on your favorite tree.
- Comment on What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet 6 months ago:
Fuck dude… Really??? Did you even read what they said?
- Comment on The Fallout Bible: a collection of lore documents compiled for use in the development of the original (cancelled) Fallout 3 7 months ago:
I guess my point is that you have no argument.
I think you are mistaking me for t0fr. While I do think you had a terrible take, and did ask how it was relevant to what t0fr said about Bethesda’s Fallouts being known for having worse writing, I never argued that Bethesda’s games weren’t the most well known in the series. So, again I fail to see how what you are saying has any relevance to what was asked…
But, for the sake of argument, the StarWars sequel trilogy had the highest combined box office of any of the trilogy’s by far. Does that mean the Sequel trilogy is the best of the three? Does that mean that long time fans shouldn’t get an opinion when stories that they loved get steamrolled over?
Dont get me wrong, I’m enjoying the Fallout show, and I like the Bethesda games. But sales numbers and ownership aren’t the be all end all of what makes good fiction. And pretending like it is largely plays a roll in why we get so much high budget schlock.
- Comment on The Fallout Bible: a collection of lore documents compiled for use in the development of the original (cancelled) Fallout 3 7 months ago:
Okay, disregarding how terrible of a take that was, which part of your rant was relevant to the fact that Bethesda has serious writing issues?
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
While the specific context and criteria may differ between the “No True Scotsman” and “No True Christian” fallacies, the underlying logical error remains the same: attempting to maintain a generalization or stereotype by selectively redefining the category to exclude inconvenient counterexamples. There is no meaningful difference. (In a somewhat ironic twist, you’ve essentially applied the “No True Scotsman” fallacy to the concept itself.)
I didn’t argue that China isn’t Communist because of trivial reasons like using sugar in their coffee; rather, my point was centered on their significant presence of a private sector. Just as you emphasize that democracy necessitates “free and democratic elections,” I similarly emphasize that Communism entails certain defining characteristics. The absence of private industry serves as a clear benchmark, not a moving target or an impossible standard, but a fixed criterion. Despite whatever label the controlling party in China holds, they fall short of meeting this criterion.
In essence, you’re basing your argument on a false premise. Your definition of Communism holds as much weight as North Korea’s definition of Democracy. While you allow Democracy to define itself based on its ideology, you insist on defining Communism based on the actions of its deceitful actors.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
Not at all. My statement simply pointed out a common mistake many people make when misusing the “No True Scotsman” or “appeal to purity” fallacy, as you did. This fallacy occurs when there is no clear, objective definition available, or when someone dismisses a valid counterexample.
That’s why, since you have a clear definition in mind of what a Democratic Republic is, you immediately recognized the misuse of the term in North Korea’s case, and thus wouldn’t argue that stating it isn’t truly a Democratic Republic constitutes a “No True Scotsman” fallacy. The same reasoning applies to China and Communism.
Communism is a political, social, and economic ideology advocating for the replacement of private ownership and profit-based economies with a classless system of communal ownership. However, China has actively promoted private entrepreneurship and foreign investment, fostering the growth of a private sector. Therefore, China cannot be considered Communist.
The definition of Communism can be tested and evaluated. China’s policies diverge from this definable concept, thus it doesn’t fall under the “No True Scotsman” fallacy.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
I hear ya man. It really gets my goat when people say Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea isn’t a Democratic Republic. Like, it’s right there in the name.
- Comment on Mario Sunshine’s Mysterious Text 9 months ago:
And now I do too! Thanks for the recommendation!
- Comment on What game fits this? 9 months ago:
Your comment got me curious, so I did some digging. Unfortunately Steam caps out filtering reviews at “above 100”, so I couldn’t find a way to get data on the difference between 100-200 hour players vs 500-1000 hour players for example. But I broke it down by 0-24 hours, 25-49 hours, 50-99 hours, and 100+ hours to see the results.
Unsurprisingly, folks who played it for less than 25 hours liked it the least, with an average of 50% positive reviews. This is also the largest sample size by far, accounting for 51,686 of the 93.542 reviews (only counting people who purchased it through Steam, they don’t share data for copies obtained by a key).
More surprisingly however, for the next three data sets (25-49, 50-99, and 100+), order themselves naturally from “most positive sentiment to least”. Essentially, the longer you play it after 25 hours, the more likely you are to rate it negatively.
Breaking it down: 0-25 hours: 50% positive reviews out of 51,686 players. 25-49 hours: 69% positive reviews out of 34.644 players 50-99 hours: 64% positive reviews out of 30,775 players 100+ hours: 61% positive reviews out of 22,800 players.
Oh, and because I just reread your comment, I check out the 1-10 hour players as well, and your guess there was accurate. 40% positive reviews out of the 27,316 players in that range.
While this is far from a “definitive scientific test”, the data on Steam seems to indicate that among people who liked the game enough to put significant time into it, the more they played, the less the were to like it.
- Comment on Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer 9 months ago:
A definite maybe. Game play is dated and combat is pretty terrible. Pretty standard for RPGs of it’s time. But if you like classic CRPG story telling, it’s hands down one of the GOATs. Make sure to grab the unofficial patch (which the GOG version just comes with).
- Comment on I beat Sonic the Hedgehog on Sonic Origins Plus without getting any Chaos Emeralds. Does that count too? 10 months ago:
Did you have fun? That’s all that ever counts
- Comment on A tale of 2 casino ransomware attacks: One paid out, one did not - What can be learned from MGM's and Caesars' infosec moves 10 months ago:
Shit, I’ll jump on the band wagon.
Why do the Control Panel, Device Manager, and Properties windows stay bright white when I turn on Dark Mode?
oh… you weren’t suggesting we actually do that… my bad. I’ll see myself out.
- Comment on Steam keeps on winning 10 months ago:
Has that lawsuit gone anywhere? I’ve seen games published on origin and GoG for cheaper then they are on Steam. And Steam will honor developer provided game keys (hence why places like Humble and Green Man can sell games so cheaply). And after trying to research the claims, all I found was reports about the lawsuit existing. It seems like if that was real, there would be more than reports of a lawsuit and contradictory evidence by way of literally being able to buy games for cheaper on other platforms.
Not saying it’s total bullshit, just seems kind of suspect all things considered.
- Comment on Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content 10 months ago:
What about my friend No-Arms Norman? All he can do is kick a Nazi in the ass!
- Comment on Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros 11 months ago:
I can’t get Spiderman 2 or Ghost of Tsushima to run on Windows. What am I doing wrong?
- Comment on Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros 11 months ago:
About the same as Spiderman 2 or Ghost of Tsushima on Windows.
- Comment on Reddit updates look after rough 6 months and ahead of reported IPO 11 months ago:
TIL not supporting businesses you don’t agree with = being on copium.
Guess I better go buy Nestle products again.
- Comment on Average Lemmy Active Users by Month 11 months ago:
As an entry level tech worker, I feel both seen and attacked. Fair play to ya.
- Comment on Bethesda Is Responding to Negative Reviews of Starfield on Steam 11 months ago:
Man, feels like we played totally different games regarding Morrowind and Starfield. Most of Morrowind’s dungeons are the smallest of any Bethesda game, and honestly it had the least amount of quests that even sent you to dungeons. Still, if you found them tedious you found them tedious. Still, I think the story is by far Bethesda’s magnum opus.
And while I find exploration in Starfield to be extremely tedious, I will say they employed a “Skyrim/FO4” style sensibility where each dungeon should roughly take 10-20 minutes, making for nice bite sized chunks of gameplay.
I completely agree that NV had stellar use of dungeons that almost never overstayed their welcome.
Though if you want real tedium, in both winding dungeons and exploration, give Daggerfall unity a try. Great game, but my god does it go on and on and on.
- Comment on Bethesda Is Responding to Negative Reviews of Starfield on Steam 11 months ago:
Assuming you haven’t already, you should give Morrowind a shot. If you can get past the dated graphics and mechanics, the story is by far Bethesda’s best work imho.
- Comment on Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste 11 months ago:
While the headphone issue is problematic, it’s a single issue amidst a deluge of ethical and sustainable practices by the company. Including, but not limited to:
Fairphone carefully sources the components in every device, and the workers who put them together have safe and healthy working conditions. Where possible, Fairphone uses recycled materials (plastic, tin solder paste, steel, and nickel alloy), sources Fairtrade gold, and buys cobalt and silver credits to support the improvement of working conditions for miners.
The factories that make the Fairphone pay a living wage to workers. It also employs 100 percent renewable energy. Fairphone invests in projects to reduce CO2 emissions, and to balance bringing a new phone into the world, Fairphone recycles the equivalent amount of e-waste. It has a B Corp certification, which means its claims have been independently vetted, and Fairphone regularly releases impact reports. (As reported by wired.com)
Absolutely they should get push back on the headphone situation. But calling it “greenwashibg marking bs” is textbook “letting perfect be the enemy of good”. Simply put, almost no other companies even compete with Fairphone in the field of ethical phone manufacturing.
