Katana314
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- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 day ago:
Everyone here was alive when the invasion started. Russia invaded Ukraine. THEN Ukraine considered entering NATO. They were happy to stay out of it as long as Russia stayed away. They didn’t. Some saw it coming, as Russia has violated just about every treaty they’ve entered.
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 day ago:
There’s a few points I maybe want to bring up on this, though.
Through Trump’s installation, many learned what USAID was for the first time. For all it does in the world, it was never tooting its own horn. Sure, its existence is a tradeoff we made to allow for the fact of having one of the strongest military presence. But I still don’t think its existence and actions up until now should’ve been taken for granted.
Plus: Other nations in Europe cannot currently claim to be beyond manipulation via far-right rhetoric and misinformation. Germany is currently dealing with those issues in its own elections, and the very identity of that country is rooted in acknowledging the evils of 1940. Vladimir Putin targeted the United States because it was their biggest singular obstacle to expansion, acknowledging that there’s no single presidency to easily “corrupt” the European Union.
I agree that much blame lies on the USA’s population for so gullibly accepting such terrible campaign lies. I just don’t think that kind of evil ignorance is uniquely American, and the rest of the world needs to stay vigilant, rather than assuming all threat will come externally.
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 day ago:
It’s erroneous to claim the judge orders blocking the executive orders have done anything.
As judge of Lemmy, I order you to stop posting. /s
^ There, that statement alone had just as much effect as the judicial orders. Fact is, DOGE still has extensive access to most of the systems that they breached, and judges have largely been ignored, or have given rulings complicit with Trump’s actions.
- Comment on EU consumers don’t trust US goods: a look into Trump’s trade deficit claims 3 days ago:
Big paragraph.
I went to Germany, and drank their beer.
It’s just. Better.
- Comment on Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating 3 days ago:
Citing Crimean election results from a nation that “keeps overwhelmingly voting Putin into office, as his opponents are too dead to run” is a bold move.
- Comment on Games franchises that need metroidvania spinoffs? 3 days ago:
Check out “Aquaria”. Not quite the same thing, but a Metroidvania playing as a mermaid with song powers. Lots of boss fights! And you can even breech the surface when you get there!
- Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps. 1 week ago:
It’s definitely a distraction tactic, but at the very least looking at Google Maps and Bing Maps makes very clear to people which megacorps are riding the oligarchy; just in case anyone held hope their favorite “techbro revolutionary” might side with them. PS: Mapquest gets it right.
- Comment on Stellar Blade is on Steam 1 week ago:
Man, I think my playthrough of N:A was absolutely ruined by the RPG mechanics. I was lategame trying to get to this rumored “amazing story”, and something about my numbers wasn’t adding up because even switching to easy mode it was taking AGES to beat the bosses.
So yeah, I’m not even generally a fan of soulslikes, but S:B’s action-based difficulty was definitely more to my tastes.
- Comment on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Announce Trailer 1 week ago:
They have a much better design than the blue shell.
In Mario, the guy in 8th place sends a bomb into the ether, and sends the guy in 1st place to 5th…while the guy in 8th stays there.
In Sonic, the guy in 8th sends a swarm of hornets, essentially a minefield. The guy in first CAN evade them skillfully, but has the most to deal with. As more people hit some, others will have fewer. The whole crowd gets slowed just a bit (and the person who threw it is unaffected when they reach them)
- Comment on Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games 1 week ago:
There’s an alternative, to make it popular with the American people. Republicans look bad to their constituents each time they vote against policies that would relieve the American people as a whole, such as net neutrality and healthcare for all.
Make some noise about it! Make it known that Democrats fight for everyone, and that a certain sect is very vocally rejecting that fight.
- Comment on Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games 1 week ago:
There’s a very good bill for achieving this result by a senator from my state, which requires companies to elect their board members through employees.
- Comment on Man, their reputation really has gone to shit 2 weeks ago:
Yeah…and they’re being threatened too.
I wonder if they’d ever consider the White House to be a foreign government to topple.
- Comment on James Bond Game by IO-Interactive 2 weeks ago:
I’ve known about this for a while, but assumed it was still deep in development.
- Comment on Former Sony Exec Believes PlayStation 6 Will Retain Optical Disc Support 2 weeks ago:
I’m curious if this is partly influenced by demographics on how many people have used their PlayStation as their only Bluray/DVD movie player.
For me it’s rare now, but I’d also rather not brick my old movie collection by discarding my only TV disc drive.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
This is very much a fair take - and ties back to the realities of the French Revolution. It wasn’t actually the poorest people on revolt, but a slightly more wealthy class that had just enough comfort in their lives to make decisions like organizing for change.
I know it’s not possible for every person to join. I can only ask for those capable to think about it. For what it’s worth, the original post has suggested other ways of contributing aside from attending.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
This was the bit that I think scared me at first. It’s not suggesting “Stop working now, and stay out of work until we get 10 million members and then Congress acts and then everything’s fixed”. More like “Add your name to a list, and WHEN there’s mass agreement, take the plunge so that there’s too many people for businesses to replace.”
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I neglected to post it on Lemmy when I found out about it earlier. Key word being “earlier” - Lemmy is just one branch of where it’s been shared, so don’t assume the momentum started here.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I’m dubious of the reality of said comment, or the support it got in upvotes.
Most of us understand that protesting carries risks, and encourage others to risk what they feel okay with.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
General strikes take a pretty large mass. To build that, a very important step is making sure more people are aware of how many are committed to resistance.
It’s like being invited to a party, and the host says “Well, you’re one of the first ten people I’ve invited, but I’m encouraging others to share-” and you just reply “Nope, I’m not going unless there’s already a million people going.” Of course, in this case, the protest has been shared outside of just Lemmy, so don’t use local numbers as an indicator.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
One thing I’d recommend that I’m unsure how to easily obtain, is getting the phone number of a civil rights lawyer ready. It does kind of contradict the point about not bringing phones, I suppose. At the very least, if one is available in the vicinity after attempted arrests it can be useful.
I also feel somewhat guilty, as I will be attending in a very blue state that’s unlikely to have so much resistance, so I may skirt some of those rules myself.
- Comment on US Bill proposed to jail people who download Deepseek 2 weeks ago:
This is astounding.
I mean, not the Deepseek or jailing stuff. I mean a Senator actually proposing a law. I thought the way our government worked was, the annoying orange declares a vague uncited threat to be bad, and signs an executive order on it!
- Comment on After Musk gesture, activists project 'Heil' on Tesla plant 4 weeks ago:
Isn’t that self contradictory? If you hate Nazis, why would you hate the censoring of Nazi imagery?
- Comment on After Musk gesture, activists project 'Heil' on Tesla plant 4 weeks ago:
What kind of censorship are they following? All that comes up online is removal of hate speech and misinformation.
- Comment on Next Xbox Rumored To Launch In 2026 With New Call Of Duty 1 month ago:
At this point what would make the most sense is an “Xbox Series Z” for people that want higher-performing games. I just don’t see thousands of people buying another $600 console for like 5 games, when most will continue to support the Xbox One. (Yes, Xbox One - most games on the front page of their store still support their old console)
- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 1 month ago:
Hard to say what’s the absolute best one, but some highlights:
Finale of Ace Attorney Justice for All; when you finally have the change in circumstances needed to pin the real killer and send them into a genuine panic.
Pizza Tower, final boss third phase: When Peppino sees that Pizza Face is sending him a Boss Rush, and flips his shit, annihilating each boss at lightning speed.
Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective: The final “4 minutes before death”, and multiple last revelations
Most of these are memories of story-driven moments nailed in by very solid soundtracks, which has very much convinced me how important music is to these games.
- Comment on Playing Tunic first time 1 month ago:
I don’t remember there being any textual dialog in the game except for a few portions of the manual, so I’m not sure what you mean with the central temple. Its main activation comes from both towers, and as someone said, the first simply requires a short trip through a forest and beating a large guard; but the second requires a VERY long path.
West Tower
(Assuming north is up/left and south is down/right) You’ll be slowly working your way south down the hill of the main region (not on the first stairs you came up) to unlock more of it and find your shield. But, the path to the west tower requires you to actually travel west past the edge of the first map, out into a wetland area with thin walkways. There’s another boss before you can reach the tower itself.
- Comment on The voice actor of the GMan just posted this promising cryptic HL3 rumor 1 month ago:
Valve used to do ARGs for some of their major releases. It’ll be kinda sad if there’s just not enough energy around for people to figure out their puzzle pieces here.
- Comment on Is there any way to search through all the games on Steam for titles that don't use the word "dystopian" anywhere in the description? 1 month ago:
I’m pretty sure even if the Steam store doesn’t do it, there are tools to search Steam that can exclude tags, right?
- Comment on Hideo Kojima regarding OD and Physint: In the second half of the year, scanning and filming were suspended due to the SAG strike. 1 month ago:
Glad to see that strikes are having an effect.
- Comment on Longtime buddy of mine just got a gaming PC. What games would make up a good "welcome to PC" care package? 1 month ago:
Game bundles like from Fanatical are a good start. You can’t return them if you have issues, but they’re great if you haven’t played any of the offerings given.
A similar thing would be Xbox Game Pass, but that very much locks you into their ecosystem, and they’re clearly done investing into worthwhile games.