MeekerThanBeaker
@MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world
- Comment on Vermintide 2 is currently free on Steam 1 week ago:
Must be free again because I own it. Never played it, definitely didn’t pay for it, but it’s already in my account.
- Comment on What is your favorite Metroidvania? 1 week ago:
I haven’t seen Shadow Complex on here yet.
It’s an older title (2009) and even the remastered version is from 2016.
Still one of my favorite Metroidvania type games.
- Comment on If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save? 1 week ago:
I’m sure you’ve played The 11th Hour, but have you played The 13th Doll or The 7th Guest VR? Not as good as the OG, but worthy sequels.
- Comment on ‘No One Lives Forever’ Turns 25 & You Still Can’t Buy It Legitimately 2 weeks ago:
Such a great series that I wish continued.
Thief was also a fantastic series around that time. Hopefully, the VR version coming out soon will do it justice, but have my doubts.
- Comment on Breakthrough gel can regenerate tooth enamel within weeks 3 weeks ago:
I’ve heard of stuff like this for well over a decade. Seems like there’s a new article about teeth regrowth every month, either enamel or full teeth. Still waiting on real results.
- Comment on Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco 3 weeks ago:
I meant that the Waymo didn’t see it, neither did the passengers, so the cat could’ve been difficult to detect.
- Comment on Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco 3 weeks ago:
“While our vehicle was stopped to pick up passengers, a nearby cat darted under our vehicle as it was pulling away”
I mean, it sucks, but it could’ve happened with a human driver as well… and likely has happened.
I have rode in a Waymo and it shows you all the things it detects on a screen… which includes humans and small animals. It’s not a perfect machine, but it probably is a better driver than a lot of people already and it’s learning every day.
I suppose this incident could get Waymo to put cameras/sensors beneath the car… something that regular car makers won’t think about.
But yeah, it should’ve detected the cat beforehand and waited for it to leave before driving off. Then again, the human passengers didn’t see it either.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Oh, I’m sure my wife will love the combination of two games that I played way too much.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Mine is over that. They won’t.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
It’s old enough to buy alcohol.
- Comment on Xbox ditching hardware and exclusive games "makes sense," former Microsoft exec and Blizzard boss says, as "only a moron would continue" making consoles as games go third party 5 weeks ago:
I would love it if I could play all my Xbox games on any PC that has the correct specs.
If I have to keep game pass to play the games I purchased then we’ll have a problem.
- Comment on Fans Left Speechless as Capcom Locks Street Fighter 6 Finals Behind Paywall 1 month ago:
They should’ve stuck with making endless Street Fighter II variants. I prefer those anyway.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
MONEY is all they care about. So it matters.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
- Comment on Day 426 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 2 months ago:
I never played Galaxy 2. I liked the first, but I actually preferred Sunshine. Galaxy just seemed smaller to me. I liked that it was different, and maybe part 2 would’ve improved on the engine, but I just thought the first was almost like a gimmick.
Sunshine was gimmicky too, but it felt more complete overall. But yeah, not sure 1+2 is worth $70. I get that Microsoft and Sony have other things to fall back on, but Nintendo is asking too much this time for 15-18 year old games. $50 is more like it.
- Comment on Big Surprise—Nobody Wants 8K TVs 2 months ago:
I don’t want 8K. I want my current 4K streaming to have less pixilation. I want my sound to be less compressed. Make them closer to Ultra BluRay disc quality before forcing 8K down our throats… unless doing that gives us better 4K overall.
- Comment on Roku launches Howdy, a $2.99 ad-free streaming service 3 months ago:
$2.99, then $4.99, then $6.99, then $9.99, then $9.99 with commercials and $14.99 without.
Howdy ho!
- Comment on It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots 3 months ago:
I refuse to participate in this. I love all robots.
And that’s totally not because AI will read every comment on the Internet someday to determine who lives and who does not in future robotic society.
- Comment on How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday? 3 months ago:
I thought it was weird when my parents bought me a Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar when I was around that age. So… yah… that’s not normal.
- Comment on Hertz' AI System That Scans for "Damage" on Rental Cars Is Turning Into an Epic Disaster 3 months ago:
I used Avis in a different state for a short car rental and they sent me a hefty bill for some kind of damage below the vehicle a couple months after returning it.
I refused to pay and will refuse to use them ever again. Your mileage may vary.
- Comment on Microsoft suddenly kills its movies and TV store on Xbox and Windows 4 months ago:
I liked Zune. Microsoft is the real killer of their own demise. They have great products/ideas, but they just torch them before they take root.
- Comment on Microsoft suddenly kills its movies and TV store on Xbox and Windows 4 months ago:
They did. It was so awful with hardly any updates. I bought some things on it but usually when it was on major discount and connected to Movies Anywhere so I could watch it elsewhere.
I don’t know why they had the same movie for sale… one with bonus features, one without… for the same price. Every other platform includes the bonus features automatically. Why separate them? Is there someone out there thinking, hmm… I like this movie, but I don’t want the bonus features.
It was doomed to fail.
- Comment on ROG Xbox Ally Is $700 And Xbox Ally X Is $1050 4 months ago:
From what I’ve read, it will have the new AMD Ryzen Z2 chipset which could lead to better battery life, also… better grips, impulse triggers, and slightly better RAM.
- Comment on Senate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fi 4 months ago:
I kinda meant for like future products when AR and VR combine with IoT products, but if those can work on lower ranges with those 6 Ghz devices, then great… but VR and AR will definitely need 6 GHz to be more useful.
- Comment on Senate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fi 4 months ago:
So if I’m reading this right… wired Internet providers are against this due to home Wi-Fi Internet speeds and phone providers are for this for mobile speeds/bandwidth?
I don’t know how I feel about this as I currently have T-Mobile home Internet and it’s not the best experience… but it mostly works and it’s cheaper than my previous cable provider. However, home Wi-Fi really needs 6 GHz for future IoT devices.
But I am definitely against it because Ted Cruz is for it. He obviously is getting paid/bribed by the telecoms… and he sucks.
- Comment on Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features 5 months ago:
Or just doppelgangers.
- Comment on Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone 5 months ago:
I mean, my phone doesn’t have that.
- Comment on Salt Lake City, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year 5 months ago:
It says for non-emergency calls.
It might actually help with real emergency calls getting through faster.
- Comment on The Switch 2: Is it worth buying? 5 months ago:
I have owned every Nintendo console, but skipped on the first Switch because I was a bit upset with how they treated the Wii U. I get why they let it go so early – lower sales numbers – but was still disappointed. I’m a gamer. I had Xbox, PlayStation, and PC to play with… so I wasn’t worried about lack of games.
I was thinking about getting the OLED Switch when that model came out, but figured I waited this long, might as well wait a bit longer for the next system. Glad I did because with the Switch 2, I now have a back catalog of games to pick from instead of the small amount of launch titles… with faster speeds and visual enhancements.
Not sure if original Switch owners need to buy the 2 right away, however. They could probably wait a year or so when more titles come out.
- Comment on The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread! 5 months ago:
I’ve been addicted to Balatro. And Balatro is addicted to me.
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