Xanis
@Xanis@lemmy.world
- Comment on Always happens 1 week ago:
Ugg think so too! Ugg and female at fire and fire follow Ugg only! Female hit Ugg with stick.
- Comment on "PSN isn't supported in my country. What do I do?" Arrowhead CEO: "I don't know" 2 weeks ago:
This is the situation we’re in, even if you don’t like it. Yes, communities can take care of a lot. Yet for so many people the creation process and love of a product is why they create, not the money. I cannot blame the devs for wanting their game to reach as many people as possible. Nor can I blame Sony for wanting to make money, without that desire we wouldn’t have as many opportunities to play amazing titles as we do, though we can absolutely blame the way that money is made.
So perhaps you may have gone a different route. Maybe it would have worked, maybe not. Maybe many of us only recognize John Deere, and maybe people in the industry know of alternatives. Point is, I am hesitant to blame devs for nearly anything nowadays. Because this isn’t 1999, these titles aren’t for the PS1, Dreamcast, or even PS2 or original Xbox. It’s 2024 my dude and they had to make a choice: Get the resources, finagle some barely working alternative, or get help. I think many of us would have done the same.
Go shit on the big companies who are almost always the problem. Everyone else, man… they’re just making the shit they want because many of them love the process. We’re lucky we see so many projects reach the light of day, especially when for every successfully finished one I’d bet there are a 100 which are scrapped part way through.
- Comment on party poopers 2 weeks ago:
I grabbed a hot beaker stand in 8th grade. To this day I wonder if the resulting shock gave me the ability to fuck with something internally at will. When I try it feels a bit like when I had electricity running through me.
- Comment on Checks out to me. 2 weeks ago:
Somewhere out in the infinitely expanding Universe is a Psychlo very disappointed by what he just read.
- Comment on Just got texted a job offer. You guys think it's legit? 3 weeks ago:
Kind of a fun one though. Has all the typical flags, though hides them well enough I’d bet they get above average hits. Even the haste part is hiding behind a static number of 50 positions.
I’ve definitely seen worse.
- Comment on Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets 5 weeks ago:
They’re almost all small. You’re a bit off center too.
- Comment on The Steam Spring Sale is now in full swing 2 months ago:
Sounds like those just weren’t your type of game. Chances are I could toss a rock at work and hit someone who thinks COD is the best franchise on the planet. Not saying you’re wrong, your opinion is valid, just that to people who lean even a little more towards that kind of experience, to them these games are gold.
- Comment on California sheriff releases bodycam video of killing of boy, 15, holding gardening tool 2 months ago:
The question I’m asking is:
Why is there no time for a taser or pepper spray? Those should release just as quickly and easily as a firearm. Moreover, I’m rather confident I could take someone coming at me with a gardening tool, and I’m no police officer. Sure, don’t risk a physical altercation, though at what point did that situation warrant the use of a firearm?
And a taser holds little real risk for the officer firing it. Hell, even a gun can have issues.
- Comment on Lol 3 months ago:
I treat customer service reps with patience, friendliness, and a little bit of awkward humor. Had to activate a phone awhile back and was struggling. Had an issue with one of the steps just not working. It was due to their poorly worded online guide. Customer rep confirmed that this issue does happen, etc etc. Told her “It’s okay. Small issue, we’ll figure it out. You’re not the one responsible, though I really appreciate your help.”
Rep, "Oh no you’ve been really patient and kind! I am happy to help "
And she did help. Probably more than she needed to since she wasn’t in the service department at all. I had been transferred to Sales without realizing. So huge props to her on that one.
- Comment on Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypse 3 months ago:
Literally the only thing I still “use” Reddit for is [insert niche issue here]
Google: Reddit [what the fuck is happening??]
Usually get a decent starting line.
- Comment on HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies 3 months ago:
Not gonna lie, though that said “inventors” and I was like, “I’d watch that.”
- Comment on That Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator says 4 months ago:
Legal teams. Not there to be cool, there to shut things down. Chances are that team bypassed the folks that make the cool decisions. So there is a chance this could be changed when the right person catches wind.
This wouldn’t be the first time. I have dim memories of this sort of thing happening before. Just not quite sure on the details.
- Comment on A literal child taking orders in a fast food restaurant in the US 4 months ago:
Oh my fucking god it’s a kid working behind a register in full work clothes, in broad daylight, surrounded by people. There is absolutely nothing about this that suggests predatory behavior except possibly some Capitalist tossing on a shiny wrapper for a reason this happens at all. Which, btw, this image circulates periodically. You can find explanations even in this comment thread.
- Comment on Tesla boosts pay for U.S. factory workers as UAW momentum builds 4 months ago:
I agree. Seeing currently at my job. Main location is in a State with strong unionization. My location, far from Corporate, is being hit with wave after wave of petty shit and hostility. Hiring freezes, department hours cut, no overtime, random check-ins at terrible times, etc. Been sorely tempted to drop a super quiet and anonymous letter to the union supporting employees of this organization, even if this location is outside their jurisdiction. See what happens.
For giggles.
- Comment on IT support work be like 4 months ago:
Unfortunately I’m already dealing with student loans and two degrees under my belt. So certifications and a shotgun approach to applications might be my least stressful path. I’ve always been tech support for friends and family, have built several computers, and good lord the micro Chernobyl event that was a PC I left with my parents and younger sister when I went away for several months. “Oh that? It just stopped working one day.” Did you know that back on I think Win7 you can bypass some start up errors by mashing the backspace key like you’re a triple expresso’d up Sonic? Cause that was the only way it’d even let me scoot into the actual boot process once I did what I could in safe mode.
Anyway, I digress.
- Comment on IT support work be like 4 months ago:
I’ve been dealing with hardware and software issues since my first computer years ago. Like many of us it was either do, or take the PC out back and mourn its passing. I do lack the certifications, even if the knowledge is there. It seems I have some work in front of me.
I do appreciate the words of encouragement. Barring the rare toxic frequent ticketer, most people who have issues just don’t jive with tech well and are yet forced to use it, oh and the stubborn ones. That majority who need legitimate help are the ones I like most and even more I enjoy the challenge of finding ways to explain things to them in a way that clicks. Maybe save a support ticket in the future.
- Comment on IT support work be like 4 months ago:
I actually want to get into IT. I like tech, don’t mind dumb situations, and enjoy helping people, and doubly so if it’s sarcastically helping people. Fucking shame every company wants like fourteen degrees and your first born for a level 1.
- Comment on Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades 4 months ago:
Isn’t the whole point of better technology to create newer and more efficient ways of doing things? Thus wouldn’t it be feasible to push that energy back in or back out using methods that may use the same amount of energy, though yield far greater results? I don’t know enough about this field, though it makes sense to me that modern tech, and developing tech, must be better than their counterparts two centuries past, and even 10 years ago.
I understand any system requires energy to be used. It’s the amount of energy per X unit that makes the difference.
Or am I wrong? Legitimately curious.
- Comment on Following Bobby Kotick’s exit, former ABK devs call out his toxic management and Overwatch 2 sabotage 4 months ago:
Kotick is a wad of mounted shoulder ass prancing about like he’s some god-king inspired sewer lord, sure…but what about the people who must know this and still hire his ass on to run them into the ground? I feel like a small amount of blame should be handily fired at those who enable people like him.
- Comment on Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought 4 months ago:
The $10k isn’t really the point. That’s just a number thrown out as an example of what we expect a company to do. The real issue is power. Worst case it’ll be either you go into essentially permanant debt by attempting the treatment, try traditional treatments with wildly varying success rates, or probably just die. Money isn’t even a question really, it’s using cancer and the treatment of it as a way to profit at levels far beyond reasonable.
A business should make money. Has to stay open somehow. Make surviving achievable for a good life and still make millions. We were almost universally in shock when that Bowser fellow has his wages garnished by 30% for the rest of his life. Apart from the legal aspect as a reason, how would this be any different?
This is the world we live in. It shouldn’t be though. I lost my Mom to cancer and she’s one of those people who would have attempted traditional methods due to the overwhelming cost this one promises. I doubt she’s the only one.
- Comment on ‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit 4 months ago:
I literally use Reddit to fix Google Search results when I actually need an answer. At the very least I’ll typically find the starting string. Though that’s less due to the quality of Reddit and more because of its longevity.
- Comment on A good grade at parties 4 months ago:
As a introvert, that pretending will drain my batteries SO fast.
Everyone else still going four hours in
Me, dead in a corner after hour two
- Comment on Google develops selfie scanning software ahead of porn crackdown 5 months ago:
You know all those multicolored hats finding exploits and creating botnets and such?
Boy am I interested in hearing about some obscure specializations and hacks in about 10 years. I bet Jack Rhysider is already getting excited.
- Comment on Twitch allowing more nudity after disproportionately banning female streamers | Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist. 5 months ago:
goes on Twitch
finds game
watches someone play it
At some point in there I completely ignored all the discount OnlyFans over on IRL and Just Chatting tags.
That said: An opt-in with specific categories would halt a lot of the people complaining. Been awhile since I’ve dug into websites design, though thay shouldn’t be too difficult to implement, especially as they already have tags.