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- Comment on "Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer 5 hours ago:
Also it is a lot easier for investors/leadership to see graphics at any point in the process compared to gameplay, which can change all the way up to release and takes time to work. Throwing money at something that can be seen is easy!
- Comment on Viking afterlife open-world survival game Valheim 1.0 is finally here 2 days ago:
You can accidentally set your buildings on fire now, so that’s a plus!
I have a ton of hours but just enjoy building in the first five or so biomes. Mistlands sucks to explore, haven’t done the rest.
- Comment on Valheim 1.0 Launches After 5 Years in Early Access 3 days ago:
They have consistently added new content to all of the biomes over the years and worth giving it another go if you had even somewhat fond memories.
Combat is till janky though.
- Comment on RIP Tim Curry 2 weeks ago:
Died doing what he loved.
Obstructing.
- Comment on August 24th 79 AD is the believed date that the City of Pompeii was covered in meters of volcanic ash, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Thanks to Giuseppe Fiorelli we can see some of their last… 2 weeks ago:
I honestly thought the ash filled in the gaps when the bodies burned away and solidified kind of like fossilization but way faster. This is the first I’ve heard about plaster casts.
- Comment on WW2 was a strange time for ethical standards 3 weeks ago:
“The only just genocide is my genocide!”
-Axis countries
- Comment on Romanian here.We have streets named after him. 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Romanian here.We have streets named after him. 3 weeks ago:
My US hometown had an elementary school named after him.
- Comment on Bad math our taking advantage? How do you tip? 4 weeks ago:
Why is the tipping even based on the money spent when that has no bearing on the effort the waiter spends serving? The whole system is stupid and makes no sense.
- Comment on Bad math our taking advantage? How do you tip? 4 weeks ago:
I tip 20% of whatever the total is after tax because for the most part I don’t eat at expensive places where a few percent is more than a dollar difference to care about what the ‘right way’ to tip is.
- Comment on You're the crew of the world's worst airline in Dear Passengers and it looks hilarious 1 month ago:
Oh so it is slop in the same way that Primus sucks.
- Comment on You're the crew of the world's worst airline in Dear Passengers and it looks hilarious 1 month ago:
Dear Passengers could be the next huge "friendslop" hit, one where you and friends become the crew of the world’s worst airline.
What the fuck does friendslop even mean?
- Comment on Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 looks explosive in the new footage 1 month ago:
Awwww yeah!
Reminds me of the first 40k Dawn of War with mods to increase map and the sixe of forces, but on an even grander scale! The Winter Assult expansion was my favorite.
The guard and other mass troops were what I dug about the game so the sequels being more hero and elite unit focused weren’t as appealing. Total War is likely to be right up my alley.
- Comment on Helldivers 2 is getting a new anti-cheater policy to stop you feeling bummed out and help the in-game economy 2 months ago:
Yeah, I knew there were exploits all along and never cared. Just had fun getting them by playing or occasionally farming by clearing maps on higher drop worlds with optimal drop ratios.
Apparently there was a recent exploit that put all prior exploits to shame, but hopefully identifying whe did the ridiculous one didn’t take much of their time because while it is good PR to squash cheaters in general, super credit exploits isn’t one of my priorities for fixes.
- Comment on LLM on Nintendo DS Lite 2 months ago:
Pretty sure people don’t like the misleading title.
- Comment on Medieval legal experts inventing the ultimate loophole 2 months ago:
Yes.
- Comment on Catholic irony 2 months ago:
From the top of one ear to the top of the other!
- Comment on Catholic irony 2 months ago:
Mormons too
- Comment on Valve dropped that Steam Machine Companion Cube case down the legal incinerator after its makers neglected to get their permission 2 months ago:
From the reddit thread linked in the article:
Image text:
Degenerate_Media posted “you guys are fucking stupid, you know that?”
dbrand replied: “yes”
- Comment on Valve's Steam Machine gets competition in the "Stim Machine", a cheeky French PC box that's already reportedly been re-named 2 months ago:
might not be as ideal a bit of kit to fit seamlessly into your living room
So not comparable. Ok.
- Comment on Valve quietly tweaked the Steam Machine details removing "4K gaming at 60 FPS" 2 months ago:
Marketing the new Steam Machine for 4K at 60FPS was a bit silly really - because there’s very few titles it’s likely to ever be able to hit with the specifications.
The vast majority of titles on steam that are 5+ years old should hit that easily, if they have a 4k option I guess. It will be the newer AAA titles with higher settings that won’t. The new wording is more accurate, although I hate ‘up to’ in any kind of marketing because it was abused so much.
Another change recently - the order emails. We were expecting Valve to send out emails on June 25th which is what they said in the original announcement, to confirm if you have a reservation or if you’re on a waiting list. That didn’t happen.
When I joined the list I did so because it said emails would go out starting on June 29th, which gave me time to have funds available if I was lucky enough to be first in line. The 25th was the sign ip closing date.
- Comment on Wendy’s to close hundreds of restaurants as struggling customers cut back on dining out 9 months ago:
In a few cases where you are making something once it can be more expensive because you can't buy one teaspoon of a spice or have to buy more than you need. Initially there is cookware to purchase and upkeep, and things like that.
But if you make more than one meal from the same prep, or serve multiple people, eating at home is almost always cheaper in the long run as nearly everything in the kitchen lasts for years at a minimum and often a lifetime. Especially if you plan long term and get staples in bulk when it makes sense and buy more expensive things when they are on sale.
- Comment on Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” 10 months ago:
I like my boss and colleagues, but we have an option to work hybrid and working from home 3 days a week is awesome because there aren't any office distractions and I get to do the in person thing for those that need it twice a week. Some people do go into the office every day because that works better for them, and the flexible arrangement works really well for everyone overall.
- Comment on Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” 10 months ago:
Those studies have already been done, this is yet another study with the same outcomes. People are happier and more productive working hybrid and WFH.
Two studies in early 2022 validated the views of remote/hybrid work advocates. Research from Owl Labs found that remote and hybrid employees were 22% happier than workers in an onsite office environment and stayed in their jobs longer. Plus, remote workers had less stress, more focus and were more productive than when they toiled in the office. Working from home led to better work/life balance and was more beneficial for the physical and mental well-being of employees.
Now the actual results will vary from person to person and some jobs require some level of in person interaction for a variety of reasons including personal preferences for communication.