Godort
@Godort@lemmy.ca
- Comment on We will never know the name of a human that lived 50,000 years ago 2 days ago:
Khaal took Armegeddon out of his commander deck.
- Comment on Games you really want to play, but can't or won't? 5 days ago:
Silksong was great, but it really has an issue with approachability.
Most of the quality of my life upgrades come after challenges that prove you don’t need them. I didn’t really feel at home with what the game was asking of me until I fought the cogwork dancers. I totally understand why people bounce off the game when they encounter Last Judge.
- Comment on Games you really want to play, but can't or won't? 5 days ago:
Outer Wilds.
I very much want to play this game. It’s everything I want from a detective puzzle game, but actually playing it gives me motion sickness.
- Comment on Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead 6 days ago:
Valve got to where they are by simply being the option that offered the most convenience to end users.
All the things this lawsuit is challenging are true. Valve does have a defacto monopoly on PC games distribution, they do not let you buy DLC on other platforms for games you own on steam, and they do take a 30% cut of sales.
Having these be limited by government regulation is a good thing. It would increase interoperability and increase competition in the space.
If those things get changed, people will still continue to use Steam because they continue to offer a service that “just works”. Every other storefront that has attempted to compete seems to either trip over itself by trying some anti-consumer behavior to increase short term profit(EGS, Uplay), lack discoverability features(itch), or not offer enough benefit to endure cost of change(GoG)
- Comment on Bri'ish Cuisine 1 week ago:
The chicken itself is probably fine. It would taste like any sauced chicken you get at an American Chinese restaurant.
That rice was heinous though.
- Comment on Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch 2 weeks ago:
Not unless you’re a sysadmin or a power user, no, not really.
- Comment on Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch 2 weeks ago:
I get what you’re saying, but it’s not really true.
If the only program you run is a web browser, then you’re probably right, but only because Linux expects you to know how to use your computer and install updates yourself.
Linux has achieved a very stable OS that offers a very granular experience, which is great if you know what you’re doing, but if you don’t, it’s pretty arcane. The ability to configure everything on your system exactly how you want it to run is a double edged sword.
If you want anything beyond what is offered out of the box, you’ll need to interact with the terminal at some point, which is a pretty steep learning curve for the average user.
- Comment on AI Is Scheming, and Stopping It Won’t Be Easy, OpenAI Study Finds 3 weeks ago:
“slop peddler declares that slop is here to stay and can’t be stopped”
- Comment on YSK: listening to audiobooks and reading books both activate the same language related areas of the brain 3 weeks ago:
I really like audiobooks because it means that I can read while driving, or while doing dishes, or in the shower.
- Comment on GOG's new owner says Steam is winning due to ease of use, not quality, while criticizing the platform for releasing hundreds of games daily that are "not super high quality" 3 weeks ago:
That’s specifically what he’s aiming to do.
GOG has a new owner and CEO and he’s read the room in gaming journalism. He needs to make sure people understand that this isnt some Embracer Group buyout situation, and he’s doing that by specifically targeting Valve’s shortcomings:
- DRM and questions of ownership
- Contracts starting at 70/30 split
- Censorship of adult content
This is exactly what competing with Valve looks like. They just need to stick the landing.
- Comment on Zootopia 4 weeks ago:
If it does, you’ll be pleased(horrified?) to learn that there are over 39,000 posts tagged judy_hops on e621.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
“I am in favor of not letting congress know on the likely chance that they prevent us from doing a warcrime”
- Comment on How do you feel about the removal of tokens from arcades ? 5 weeks ago:
Sure, but you also aren’t paying super close attention to the DDR cab either if you’re in line. You’re looking at things around the arcade and maybe pacing around a bit so that you aren’t just hovering over the other people playing.
Not only that, but losing a toonie is absolutely not the same as losing $50 on a card.
Also, where were you that the machine took toonies? Every arcade I’ve been in was loonies until they switched to the cards.
- Comment on Ska ftw 5 weeks ago:
It’s not the best ska song by a country mile, but it’s definitely the most ska song. At least as far as third wave goes.
- Comment on I have an idea ☝️ 1 month ago:
Why not both? Just make them the same generation
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 1 month ago:
Nah, I think Vriska/Tavros is a much better pair
- Comment on What's the SHORTEST anime episode of all time? 1 month ago:
Petting a dog is pretty short, but I don’t think it’s sub 20s
- Comment on A swing and a miss 1 month ago:
Reading comprehension test:
Why did the author compare cops and proud boys to Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana?
What conclusions can you draw about the author based on this comparison?
- Comment on WHO STOLE MY FUCKING BARS? 1 month ago:
I realize this is also unverifiable, but it’s just a return to non-existentence.
You already experienced that for most of human history, and then for a comparatively breif period, things were different, and then it’s back to non-existence.
- Comment on Thank Goodness You're Here - most absurd & hilarious game what did I just play? 1 month ago:
Peans. Not quite peas, not quite beans, but something special, in betweens
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It’s gotta be one of the early ones, before they figured out how to balance things. Something like Avernum, Geneforge, Wizardry, or Wasteland
- Comment on It will be great, they said... 1 month ago:
How do you handle backups?
The other side of email is that it has become the default identity provider for the Internet. If that VM becomes unrecoverable somehow, how would you get access to your past emails?
- Comment on RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components 1 month ago:
It still is if you’re willing to jump through enough hoops
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 1 month ago:
A club with fans? Some kind of fan clu…ohhh
Hell yeah
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
This was a pretty good series on the subject. He goes into what “currency” is right at the beginning
- Comment on Of all the "Christmas Carol" movies this is the best version 2 months ago:
Respectfully, I disagree
- Comment on The Xbox 360 came out 20 years ago 2 months ago:
most of the games are available on pc with only a few exclusives
Let me play Lost Odyssey on PC you cowards
- Comment on What's the coolest organic compound, chat? 2 months ago:
Remember Benzene? It’s back!
- Comment on What are your favourite ps2 multiplayer games? 2 months ago:
Timesplitters 2 is a masterpiece
- Comment on Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing 2 months ago:
Generally, they know you’re using a VPN because of where your traffic is coming from.
They probably block Digital Ocean’s IP pool as a whole as it’s often a hub for cybercrime and it would only affect a fraction of users.
