DupaCycki

@DupaCycki@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"US Person": is a red flag for financial institutions in Europe⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like you’re right, thanks for the link! Even though most of these countries only tax non-resident citizens if specific conditions aren’t met, there still appear to be more than two that do it more or less unconditionally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"US Person": is a red flag for financial institutions in Europe⁩ ⁨⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s because the us government is one of the few ones that wants to tax stuff that their citizens earned in other countries

  One of exactly two.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The losses on the American/Israeli side are so low they need to censor any publicly available information. Truly nothing to see here. In fact, they’re doing you a favour by saving the time you would have wasted looking for damage done by Iran that clearly doesn’t exist!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

  You mean lobbies the government to ban Chinese EVs, because they have no means of competing whatsoever? Free market for me, but not for thee.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nothing & no one is safe from this plague⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course. Any issue is only serious for you if it impacts you and/or if you care about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nothing & no one is safe from this plague⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This sounds funny, but is actually a very serious issue. The main factor separating sermons by priests from sermons by any other people, e.g., homeless drug addicts, is that God is supposedly speaking through priests.

  So whenever they give a speech, it’s treated as a speech from God. Clearly, AI has nothing to do with God if one exists, which means anyone attending such a sermon is being blatantly scammed. The Pope shouldn’t ‘ask’ anyone to stop using AI. He should immediately remove all of them from clerical service for defrauding people on the Church’s behalf.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  ethical hackers

  Now all we need is for some unethical ones to hack them into bankruptcy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We got more games and better games when there was less money being made in the industry.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t say it’s quite as simple as that. It wasn’t always a linear downward trend. First couple of generations of video games were pretty terrible from a game development perspective. No disrespect to the developers or anything. Of course, they were amazing programs that took a lot of clever engineering to work, but still not very good games.

  The really good games started coming out somewhere in the late '90s, I think? Then reached the peak in either 2000s or 2010s. From there, it’s been pretty much a downward trend. Most games in 2026 are so basic and shallow mechanically. AAA games are essentially semi-interactive tech demos.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For all the hate we’ve given Creation Engine over the years… I think we can all agree it’s still infinitely better than Unreal will ever be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saying that hardware price increase is good cause it forces the devs to optimize is not as good as it seems.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course it’s possible. Just not financially viable, according to corporate logic. It’s not about profit. It’s about ever increasing profit. So what do you do when the sales have reached their peak and stopped increasing? Lower the production costs and/or increase prices.

  I’ve worked in the video game industry for a few years, both at and with large corporations as well as smaller studios. Game optimization has rarely, if ever, been a concern for anyone. Usually, as long as the fps only occasionally drop to 25 on high-end systems - it’s good enough.

  To be clear, smaller game studios care significantly more about optimization/accessibility. There’s no denying that. However, with their limited resources, sometimes there’s not a whole lot they can do.

  What you’re asking for is completely reasonable and would be great. But it’s just not gonna happen. Most studios prefer Unreal, because it lets them outsource a lot of work to India, and potentially cuts the development time ever so slightly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saying that hardware price increase is good cause it forces the devs to optimize is not as good as it seems.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of people say that the price increases will force developers to optimize and to work with what hardware they have to make good games and stop using AI gen and DLSS tech as an excuse for poor optimization.

  The main problem with this is simply that it won’t happen. Every company would have to spend more on their games for no monetary gain, while their competition likely won’t do the same.

  Not to mention, big game companies already have insanely powerful hardware, so it doesn’t impede the development in the slightest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can definitely see why you’d like it so much. Honestly, it could release today with more modern graphics and I think it’d fit right in. It barely feels like an ancient game.

  I’m enjoying the game much more than I initially expected. I like that you need to constantly be careful, because you cannot heal easily. Looking forward to learning the lore and playing next games!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s been a lot of fun so far. Very impressive for a 2008 handheld game. The plot isn’t amazing, but still better than I expected. The distortion world was crazy and I totally didn’t see anything like that coming.

  However, as a newcomer to Pokémon, at times I felt a little overwhelmed with the various mechanics (e.g., underground, contests) and skipped them for the most part. Of course, being an NDS game, it’s a little clunky, but that didn’t really bother me.

  I probably should have started with an even earlier game, but at the same time I didn’t want to go as far back as GBA, since even without those all the games will take me a long while to complete. Now that I’m approaching the end, or at least I think I do, I’m definitely going to go back and properly try everything.

  Can’t wait to see what other Pokémon games are like. I’ve read that HeartGold/SoulSilver is often considered the best game. I’m also hyped for X and other 3DS ones, even if they’re not that good, because I’m loving the 3D effect.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just recently got a 3DS for the first time. Currently playing through some NDS and GBA games before I get to their 3DS sequels. Almost done with Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Pokémon Platinum (which will also be my first finished Pokémon game).

  Great use of a 3DS, I know. But I like to explore game series from the beginning, or reasonably close to the beginning. Also getting an R36S for a more accurate Game Boy experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BASED?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wrong. Men make money to become women.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sending someone LLM output in response to a question they ask is the intellectual equivalent of sending an unsolicited dick pic.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I’d prefer an unsolicited dick pick.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you know your boss is an insane moron⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  (…) we need to make sure we’re being fair to the rest of the team (…)

  Let everyone go early then, fucker

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some hacker in thigh-high striped socks should take one for the team and release the Epstein Files⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You do it. My new thigh highs are being delivered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been gaming pretty much exclusively on Linux (and Steam Deck) for the last few years. No issues so far. What problems did you run into?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah yes, USA - the country with the most strict anti-piracy laws, also responsible for forcing them onto the EU. I’m sure it’ll happily defend piracy from supposed attacks on free speech.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar still hasn't offered a convincing reason for firing over 30 GTA 6 developers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally I was never interested in GTA 6 to begin with, but this cemented my decision not to buy it under any circumstances.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook, says the company must be dismantled⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To have another reason to dream about bombing Facebook’s HQ.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK the Venezuelans community in the US is not representative of Venezuelans as a whole.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know about this. He’s gotta know that it’s incredibly unlikely that he’ll live to see any profits from Venezuelan oil. It’ll take way longer than he’s got left to actually make a sizable amount of money from it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China calls for Maduro’s immediate release, accuses US of breaching international law⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You are perfectly free to dislike any country, including China. But to say it’s ‘no better than the USA’ is pure delusion.

  How many countries has the American Empire invaded, completely unprovoked? How many millions of civilians has it slaughtered for no apparent reason? How many elections has it influenced and how many potentially revolutionary alliances ruined?

  Sure, China isn’t perfect. Perhaps it’s far from it. But there’s absolutely no comparison to be made between it and the USA. America is currently the single major obstacle standing in the way of world peace. There are others of course, but with the current USA either gone or radically transformed, they’d be relatively minor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's it going to take to truly stop the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My best guess is mass riots/civil war. The main reasons why it’s not happening yet are because Trump still has a good number of supporters and because Americans are - rightfully - afraid of their police (or soldiers) killing them.

  Trump is steadily losing his supporters every week, and the number of people at risk of dying due to lack of food or healthcare is increasing. If your life is at serious risk anyway, might as well get a shot at a revolution. And the more people willing to do it with you, the better the chances.

  However, I’m not sure how realistic this scenario is. I’m concerned that a change of government for a slightly better one may be enough for most Americans to calm down. After all, they’re very much used to being abused by their elites, whether they realize it or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The most common (and pretty much the only) tests don’t test any specific type of intelligence, since it’s considerably more difficult. For that kind of more in-depth examination you probably need to visit a psychologist, like you did.

  As for the test you took itself, I can’t really say too much about it. It might have been personalized for you. So someone with worse access to education may receive an entirely different test. I think this is what should happen, after a reasonably thorough interview.

  Hard to say precisely, and this may be beyond the scope of my current knowledge. I took psychology classes and read some books, both of which covered IQ basics in great detail, but didn’t go into specialized tests. What you’re saying is quite interesting, so I may read up on that or ask my psychiatrist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of what you’re describing isn’t related to IQ or IQ tests. What I think you may be referring to are some IQ test scams from facebook. Not exactly sure.

  First of all, while I personally can’t definitely judge whether IQ is a perfectly accurate measure of intelligence or not, it is one of the best documented and fundamental parts of psychology. It’s covered in great detail in any psychology textbook or class.

  There are different types of intelligence, meaning five people with the exact same IQ score may or may not have similar capabilities. Some are great at ‘logic puzzles’, while others excel at more literary puzzles such as debates. Fundamentally pretty much the same concept, but for one reason or another there’s a divide there. It does not appear to be directly influenced by personal background or upbringing.

  (at least the tests that have no cultural bits, the ones that include cultures also have some testing of your memory based largely on your country’s school curriculum. more on why that’s a problem later)

  IQ tests are supposed to be designed in a way that is accessible to everyone, regardless of ethnicity or culture. That’s why they usually consist of very simple concepts, such as general shapes. A square is a square, whether you’re from Europe or Africa, and doesn’t require any significant knowledge to be distinguished from a circle. If a test relies on any outside knowledge (e.g., you need to know what a cat is vs what a dog is) - it’s not an IQ test, or it’s a very poor one.

  what happens when during their schooling years they have to focus on surviving, instead of learning and nurturing their skills? well, they score lower, of course.

  The core issue here is not about ‘nurturing skills’, because as countless studies have shown, it does not appear at all possible to raise your IQ (i.e. become more intelligent). All attempts at training people to get more intelligent either brought no results, or turned out to be false.

  What’s happening in the situation you described is mostly access to healthy food, healthcare, etc. The biggest predictors of IQ are general health and nourishment. This is basically why poor people score lower. A brain can only utilize all of its capabilities when it’s supplied with sufficient nutrients and is not significantly impaired by sickness.

  Of course, as many different traits, IQ can and is being used for eugenics. Basically what you said about poorer groups. It’s nothing inherently to do with IQ itself, but the result is the same.

  Also, as already mentioned by some commenters, Mensa is just a degenerate group of soft, wannabe Nazis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I feel like half the neighbourhood is on fire and everyone is carrying on like everything is normal⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s nearly a 0% chance this ends with Trump dying/leaving office. It’s been going on for far too long and the country is rotten to the core.

  To realistically fix it, you’d need several consecutive good, pro-people governments. And even then it would still be less than likely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Will soon begin? My brother in Christ, it’s begun at least 20 years ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grindr CEO Says App Will Be “AI-First” and “Not in the Business of Politics”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  ‘AI First’ means AI comes before the users, which can be true for any service. It was never an app for you. Just an app that you happened to use.