stringere
@stringere@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on The bizarre, dismal page you see if you open YouTube without an account. 11 hours ago:
Lovely
- Comment on Duolingo CEO on going AI-first: ‘I did not expect the blowback’ 2 weeks ago:
Try Language Transfer. It’s a very different approach from rote memorization.
- Comment on Meta is now a defense contractor 2 weeks ago:
As another person replied, sounds like the Faro Plague from Horizon Zero Dawn.
- Comment on Meta is now a defense contractor 2 weeks ago:
That thing which runs Tesla seems like just the megalomaniac that would let that happen. I have a dark future prediction that he’ll repurpose the gigafactories for drone production. Unless something stops him I don’t see a future where one of his businesses isn’t rededicated to war manufacturing in some way.
Also: I felt thick as hell when I connected Faro and Pharoh.
- Comment on Guess I'm on the right track 😌 2 weeks ago:
The moniker Tankie is a reference to the Tiananmen Square Massacre because of their minimalizing or outright denials regarding the incident.
- Comment on Meta is now a defense contractor 3 weeks ago:
Autonomous warplanes “that fly missions alongside human pilots”.
I’m sure they’ll keep the humams involved. No way they’re trying to build a drone army that won’t question orders.
It’s not hyperbole to say they’re working toward a terrestrial version of Equilibrium. At least, until they can build it in space.
- Comment on why does alcohol stop my back pain but medicine doesn't? 3 weeks ago:
GIBoard
You got me looking at these. Then I started looking around. Is there a reason to get one of the ~200 USD balance boards over a 20 USD wobble board? Other than durability, I guess.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Thanks for giving me inspiration to come back to it this weekend.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Drop Duchy 18.0 hrs last two weeks / 33.5 hrs on record
Deckbuilder, Tetris style-puzzle, and rogue-lite game. Gameplay is like Tetris but you get building cards which translate into tiles. When placed the tiles provide resources, armies, or somehow affect the tiles around them. Between rounds you can upgrade cards to improve or change their functions. There are achievement milestones which reward progression points that can be spent to unlock new cards, new decks, or otherwise provide boosts to make future runs more successful.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 weeks ago:
How was Magnolia? I loved Lillies.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 weeks ago:
Drop Duchy Roguelike Tetris/card/city builder. 13 hours in and it’s solid./L Description from the Steam page does a good job of explaining an unconventional roguelike.
Drop Duchy - Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
Webbed This deceptively simple metroidvania is based around using spiderwebs as the main mechanic for puzzle solving. You have two web modes: swinging or pulling yourself to a surface or creating persistent webs. The webs stay when you leave the current screen/room so when you spend time making yourself a ramp to get somewhere you don’t need to redo it again when you return to an area.
I also thought it was a cool touch that they made it accurate to nature in that the male spider is a riot of color and the female is grey/browns. I think they’re based on peacock spiders and the protagonist is the female.
- Comment on After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger' 5 weeks ago:
I loved the Ori games and No Rest for the Wicked was shaping up to be a great game. Hoping my refund request to Steam wallet goes through; 67 hours played. I included in my refund request that I want to take that money and use it to support a studio that isn’t run by an asshole (but worded gooder).
- Comment on After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger' 5 weeks ago:
Well that sucks. I was really liking this game but I’m not supporting trash people with my money. Sucks for the developers working there. Refund requested and review with reasoning posted.
I was unaware that Thomas Mahler was such a goon, bad boss, and puts out misleading press to bolster sales. I have requested a refund and will not be supporting anything he is involved in going forward.
After saying negative reviews ‘might just cause our death’ and ‘we’ve got a few months left in the oven’, No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in ‘immediate financial danger’ - pcgamer.com/…/after-saying-negative-reviews-might…
Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back - kotaku.com/ori-moon-studios-no-rest-for-the-wicke…
Moon Studios Creative Director Thomas Mahler Criticizes Cancel Culture and Media Bias - noisypixel.net/thomas-mahler-cancel-culture-woke-…
Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive’ place to work - venturebeat.com/…/despite-its-beautiful-ori-games… Posted May 15.
- Comment on Stop Internet Searching and Start Asking on Fediverse? 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Stop Internet Searching and Start Asking on Fediverse? 5 weeks ago:
Kagi search has a function to specifically search the fediverse.
- Comment on AI Could Be the Most Effective Tool for Dismantling Democracy Ever Invented 5 weeks ago:
They’re trying to burn the library of Alexandria, again.
- Comment on What is your favorite indie game? 1 month ago:
I’m still stuck in Horace! Such a great game.
- Comment on What is your favorite indie game? 1 month ago:
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an excellent followup to Blind Forest.
- Comment on Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same? 2 months ago:
W Just what are you doing, mighty keyboard warrior?
- Comment on Why Are Micro Center Flash Drives So Slow? 2 months ago:
Paul is that you?
- Comment on Why Are Micro Center Flash Drives So Slow? 2 months ago:
There are three flowers in a vase. The third flower is green.
- Comment on Why Are Micro Center Flash Drives So Slow? 2 months ago:
Technically complex wardrobes require careful removal.
- Comment on Filing: DOGE broke Treasury policy with unencrypted email 3 months ago:
50501 was the first time there have been simultaneous protests in every state capital in the US, ever. There were more than 100 people on the capital steps in my backwater state of Missouri.
Could we do better? Hell yes, but to say we’re not doing anything is disingenuous when major media outlets are owned by opponents of the protests and therefore under-reporting, obfuscating, omitting or lying about protests happening.
- Comment on “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen 3 months ago:
I’m looking into alternatives. So far Kodi is the front runner for my use. I have not decided on whether to replace roku units with raspberri pi running kodi or try the jailbreaking roku route.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 months ago:
Great game! I had a lot of fun with it. Was it early access at some point? I seem to remember it not being complete when I played it. Or maybe I was left wanting more? Guess I’ll reinstall and find out. Thanks for the reminder!
- Comment on Recommend me a steam deck game 3 months ago:
- Comment on Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias 3 months ago:
How timely a comment.
I just got pop_os up and running to replace windows 11 on my alienware aurora. Still working on a sound issue in Helldivers 2 but overall has been a smooth transition.
- Comment on Why We Love to Get Lost in Games: The Enduring Appeal of Metroidvanias 3 months ago:
Ori and the Will o’ the Wisps is an amazing sequel, just as beautiful and just as smooth to play.
Moon Studios also has a new project, No Rest for the Wicked. It is very different from the Ori games but just as well crafted.
- Comment on Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks. 3 months ago:
Roger
- Comment on Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks. 3 months ago:
some FAA handbooks
Just light reading…
