Endymion_Mallorn
@Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
Just a nerd who migrated from kbin(dot)social.
- Comment on YSK: A real American Civil war will NOT be like Battlefield or COD. 11 hours ago:
We had that briefly, but it's been decreasing steadily since the 1870s.
- Comment on Ligma 22 hours ago:
Rorschach was an ass. He was basically a monster. That refusal to remain silent in the face of overwhelming horror makes him a hero.
Ozymandias should have been brought to justice for the murders he committed. He should have been publicly broken, the people he killed or caused to be killed tied to his actions, and his horrible scheme made public to everyone on Earth.
The only hero is Rorschach. He's still a horrible human being.
- Comment on YSK: A real American Civil war will NOT be like Battlefield or COD. 22 hours ago:
I doubt that America as we know it can survive, period. There needs to be a change - whether that's about wealth classes, political beliefs, or various -isms. We can't use a system that was intentionally broken to fix things. The words of slavers from 250 years ago are too weak. The way that things have developed across the regions of this massive, unwieldy, federation needs amendment.
Unfortunately, right now the pendulum is swinging hard in one direction. There's no meaningful fighters on the other side. So us little people have to cling to hope - and that hope is increasingly looking like it has to come from force, and from the barrel of a gun.
- Comment on Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud 2 days ago:
It means Multi User Dungeon. It's a networked multiplayer game, usually focused on dungeon-crawling as the name suggests. Early ones were based heavily on BD&D and AD&D, but others got more creative.
- Comment on Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud 3 days ago:
Because a MUD that isn't part of a BBS feels wrong to me.
- Comment on Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud 3 days ago:
We need to get MUDs more popular again. But that would require getting Telnet popular again.
- Comment on Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud 3 days ago:
Yeah, nope. No matter what OS, no matter what specs, I'm going to keep my PC.
- Comment on At this point, what should we do about the ICE raids? If an ICE agent breaks in without a warrant or holds you at gunpoint, what do you do? 4 days ago:
When did I say anything about whether it matters or not? Belief doesn't imply importance. It matters, because the people I care about could be hurt or worse. I just don't have a belief that it's inclined towards one path or another.
- Comment on At this point, what should we do about the ICE raids? If an ICE agent breaks in without a warrant or holds you at gunpoint, what do you do? 5 days ago:
If not surrendering, you're toast, community or not. They'll kill you for resisting before your community can mobilize. So you end up in a different list in the back of a history textbook.
Of those two, I lean toward classical nihilist; I believe nothing but what I've experienced in my own self. Pessimists believe that everything gets worse; My hope is that it change for the growth of our game.
- Comment on At this point, what should we do about the ICE raids? If an ICE agent breaks in without a warrant or holds you at gunpoint, what do you do? 5 days ago:
Surrender and recognize you might get a listing in the back of a history book someday, if they don't win. PS: They will likely win.
- Comment on US | Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines 5 days ago:
Locate the antenna based on signal strength, then trace the power and transmission lines.
- Comment on US | Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines 6 days ago:
The problem is that at the point the FCC isn't enforcing things by fine, if you do set up a broadcast antenna, the stations (or as you aptly said, the conglomerates) can sue you for blocking their signal, because they have a contract that says they "own" those bands. And they'll sue you for loss of income, because if they sell less stuff by way of ads, they get less ads in the future, and then it's all downhill.
The big challenge is, most people now watch TV either through walled-garden streaming platforms (when was the last time you watched an IPTV or IceCast stream?), cable, or satellite.
Radio might have a hope if you can get it out there, but most of that has been captured by Spotify. It's an ongoing point of contention between my fiancee and me, because I like listening to terrestrial radio and believe that shortwave and HAM are the voices of the people, plus I listen to shoutcast / icecast "stations" regularly, and she pays for Spotify. I can't think of the last time she used the radio built into the infotainment deck in her car instead of beaming her phone to it.
- Comment on US | Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines 6 days ago:
I doubt that we'll see any result that benefits the people.
- Comment on Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents' 6 days ago:
Seriously. It's genuinely making me worry about the few past interactions I had with him as the guy who created Jill of the Jungle and ZZT. Like, what might have happened if me or any of the other kids at the computer show were alone with him? What might he have done when no one was watching?
- Comment on Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents' 1 week ago:
Holy shit. I honestly can't believe people are willing to actually openly support that shit.
- Comment on Can America's patriotism be rebuilt? 1 week ago:
The challenge is that there are "Patriots" out there. There are three Americas, realistically: The South & Midwest, The North & Coasts, and the minority experience. One of those is "patriotic", with the idea that the other two need to be killed.
- Comment on Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions 1 week ago:
As others have said, Hacker News.
- Comment on Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions 1 week ago:
I mean, people who don't want their questions or answers included in an LLM won't use SO. When people want to ask a question and not be shut down or berated, they'll probably end up on HN.
- Comment on Wafrn, a fedi software that also connects with bluesky 2 weeks ago:
I actually like Wafrn. It feels like old Tumblr or LJ.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
Honestly, yes. I feel better supporting FOSS.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
How are any of those webgames? They're just FOSS.
- Comment on Today in “Google Broke Email” 2 weeks ago:
Which means they're actively backing fascists and pedos.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
I have no interest in A/AA/AAA games in the last decade or so. I also truly don't give a single crap about "legal". Copywrong should be fought and all information should be made free at all times. I mean, technically I play games that are current, like Luanti, OpenTTD, Battle for Wesnoth, Mindustry, and Endless Sky. So I'm not in the same sphere.
Hell, as I said above, in a world where eXo exists, GOG needs to do a lot more to justify financial investment.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
Good, they can help more people.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
They can build a new platform to sell current games in a DRM-free situation. Good Old Games should stick specifically to old games.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
The name of the site is Good Old Games. I have no problem with a separate marketplace for Non-DRM current games. I don't see a reason to give a large company money - especially in a world where eXoDOS and eXoWin9x exist.
- Comment on GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You 2 weeks ago:
I want it away from all megacorps. The moment the non "old" games get off the platform, I'll be inclined to give them money again.
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 3 weeks ago:
It was absolutely important to the community, and outlasted the Alliance forums. I wish we had a good place like that anymore. Has anyone opened an m/Animorphs in the fediverse yet?
- Comment on Fare thee well 3 weeks ago:
They better not have.
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 3 weeks ago:
I think I was briefly on Richard's forum, but I couldn't tell you what my username was. I was also in the official community that Scholastic ran (and because of being a helpful kid, I actually helped in the server room at Valley Cottage after a sale when there were hardware problems).