fishy

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Human experimentation, one way or the other.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  Listen pal, nobody is going to sift through a dozen research articles you dump without any citation.

  But just a cursory scan of the first article says .78/1000000 cases have the mentioned side effect and 1.2/1000000 have the other side effect. COVID mortality rate is something like 350x higher lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sam Altman Thanks Programmers for Their Effort, Says Their Time Is Over⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  People with actual reasoning and intellect will see these numskulls for what they are. Unfortunately the average person has very little reasoning or intellect. The amount of my peers who haven’t opened a book since school ended is too damned high.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  100% accurate. I ran a family owned grocery and the owners never shut up about payroll. As soon as I started managing a department it was “you’re overstaffed” every flipping week. I explained my plan to use the extra hours to have the employees trained on how to make more prepared food instead of buying the premade junk. They complained and complained until the end of the second month when my numbers for prepared food in that single month grossed enough to pay for the extra staff need for over half the year.

  They still complained I was overstaffed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Guess it’s just personal preference. I’m generally gaming on the train ride into work so I’ve got a solid 30 minute block to play and have space in my bag for a larger device. I’m also not usually looking to tinker with devices much post initial setup but can understand why someone would enjoy doing so. Thanks for answering, glhf.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I love a good handheld but am struggling to wrap my brain around when this device would be desirable to use or have around. I can’t think of a time I wouldn’t prefer something the size of an r36s especially with it’s far larger library of games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is testing dynamic pricing: one game - different prices on the PlayStation Store⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It absolutely will be used in the most shitty predatory way. They’re not going to simply delete the data and most digital marketplaces are excited at the prospect of dynamic pricing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's all SO simple!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like you’ve got no idea what you’re talking about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨$1,000 car loan payments are on the rise, stressing household budgets⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Here in America we have big cars and tiny rail networks. We should have tiny cars and big rail networks.

  My fellow Americans, being pedal to the floor in a lightweight five speed shitbox is infinitely more fun than restraining yourself constantly in a giant top heavy rollover machine. You feel like you’re doing 120mph but you’re going 120kph, it’s glorious. Taking the train is fucking great! I get to play video games and not stress about traffic, if I go to a happy hour and drink too much I’ve already got a DD!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox 148 introduces the promised AI kill switch for people who aren't into LLMs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Having tried a game with AI NPCs, they’re fucking awful. I don’t want to sit there and have a conversation with irrelevant individuals. Give me that concise “here’s your mission and reward.”

  An AI companion who can converse, comment and learn may be cool, but I definitely don’t want anything like what I’ve seen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Your sister is dumb. I live outside of a major city, it’s faster and cheaper for me to ride my scooter to the train and ride the train downtown. I also don’t need to pay attention the whole ride so there’s some uninterrupted gaming time as well. As a bonus my employer pays for 80% of the train fare too.

  My car mostly just sits there waiting for the weekend.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox’s leadership shift proves it: the gamer era is over, AI runs the show now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Would it even matter to a FIFA player though? The game’s mechanics are not that different from generation to generation and I think AI could decently simulate player stats and likeness. They’ll probably lap the slop up and ask for more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘I think the franchise is dead’: Saints Row design director says IP owner ‘ghosted’ his prequel pitch | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Three was enjoyable, definitely had some shit moments but overall a fun game with absurd over the top moments left and right. Four on the other hand felt like it should’ve been a dlc for three, and was pretty awful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, if enough people switch to graphene big G will fuck them over. Exiting entirely is the only long term solution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 day⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam decks are expensive and relatively bulky when compared to a phone. I don’t think it’s really a practical solution for most of us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s genres of games that are supposed to be relationship sims and nothing else. The relationships and characters are still hollow and would only draw in the loneliest people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can poison your personal data to fight against surveillance capitalism.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol the algorithms are lost on me. I don’t even do much to avoid it, I’m just weird as fuck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Wheel That Went to Court (or, did you know Pixar sued DMA Design - who ended up becoming Rockstar North - because they made a game about a unicycle?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed, I played it on my retro handheld a couple weeks ago and it still holds up alright. They manage to convey a lot of emotion through those little unicycles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mentioned dropping discord in my gaming group chat. Five non political normies and myself. Literally nobody is fighting to stay on discord. We’ll try a few alternatives and even if I’ve gotta fork over a few bucks a month, I will. Any site that requires id is dead to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Performance enhancement⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Often when I’m stoned I enter the flow state easier. I can also get way more into my own head and not be able to get into the flow at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK TikTok Is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale. We know this because we obtained messages from TikTok engineers and executives⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, nobody is immune or above being harmed by the algorithms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Start-up idea⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is true for some products but absolutely the opposite for many others. You can go buy a $500 jacket that will outlive you but good luck finding a car or fridge that won’t break, especially the high end models with all the bells and whistles. Samsung will happily sell you a $5k fridge that has dozens of features that will break and require servicing far more frequently than the $500 white apartment fridge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game. ⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’m with you. There’s tons of games I’ve paid a lot more than $16 for that I would absolutely tell past me to buy again instantly. Most recently Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. $40 with all dlc and I’m over 100 hours in, enjoying every minute. Over 100 hours of entertainment from something that cost me less than an hour of labor, in what world is that not worth it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game. ⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I got like 40 hours of playtime from Peak before taking a break. For $8 I’m very satisfied.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Some countries have huge taxes on entertainment while others have nearly none. I’d guess he moved to a county with a higher tax rate and Valve can’t just have people using a VPN to circumvent their local taxes. Valve is left without a way to determine where you were when you’d purchased the game so they geo lock the titles to where you purchased them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought it deserved the spotlight⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I am totally done with live service games. 1200+ hours in Warframe and another 300 in helldivers. I have no interest in grinding out the same mission repeatedly to get that new armor again. It was fun the first time less so the second and I would rather play something new.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, some games actually have the data to install the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[meme] choochoo⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in the Seattle area and while this stuff isn’t free it’s under $10 to park and ride both ways. Trains run every 7 minutes and the train will take you maybe five minutes extra if there’s no traffic. If you’re coming or going from the stadiums it’s faster and cheaper than driving to one of the lots close to them. Trains are pretty clean too, it’s a pretty great rail line

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ARC Raiders - anyone else looting in their sleep?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I played for about 5 hours and was totally bored, the whole game is just the endgame.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video Game Websites in the early 00s⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just look at those sites, they’re hard to navigate, there’s no consistency between them, where are the ads?

  I’d still gladly have them over the bland, hard to navigate, soulless crap we get now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Chuck Schumer still have a job?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yet here we are, with some people believing vaccines cause autism and the far right extremists to boot. I personally would’ve taken more idiots harming themselves with their new age junk than what we got.

  Don’t misunderstand, I agree it absolutely wouldn’t have been a catch all and even in its time it lacked the teeth to do much but at least it was something. It combined with a stronger education system could’ve prevented a lot of what we’re dealing with now.