Godort
@Godort@lemmy.ca
- Comment on 22 hours ago:
Yes
- Comment on Expecto patronum my ass! 3 days ago:
I really like the way that The Dresden Files handles it.
Magic tends to fuck with precision mechanics and electrical systems, which means that modern weapons are much more likely to jam when in the presence of magic auras.
As a result, the main character, who is a wizard tends to use a .44 revolver as his sidearm because anything more precise is going to be unreliable.
- Comment on The creator of systemd wants your entire system validated by SecureBoot 6 days ago:
If the end user can arbitrarily sign code themselves that is bootable then it kind of defeats the purpose of secure boot.
The whole idea is that it makes it impossible to start if the chain of trust is broken.
- Comment on I wish I could do executive orders 🤔 1 week ago:
Authentication
Audit
Access
The ability for the correct people to access the information is just as important as the steps to secure it or review who accessed what and when.
- Comment on Wicked hangover 1 week ago:
I mean, If I were to try that at my age, the feeling the next day would not be dissimilar from a hangover
- Comment on We will never know the name of a human that lived 50,000 years ago 3 weeks ago:
Khaal took Armegeddon out of his commander deck.
- Comment on Games you really want to play, but can't or won't? 3 weeks 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? 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 5 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 5 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 1 month 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 1 month 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" 1 month 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 1 month 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] 1 month 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 ? 1 month 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 1 month 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? 2 months ago:
Nah, I think Vriska/Tavros is a much better pair
- Comment on What's the SHORTEST anime episode of all time? 2 months ago:
Petting a dog is pretty short, but I don’t think it’s sub 20s
- Comment on A swing and a miss 2 months 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? 2 months 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? 2 months ago:
Peans. Not quite peas, not quite beans, but something special, in betweens
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months 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... 2 months 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 2 months ago:
It still is if you’re willing to jump through enough hoops
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 2 months 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