jacksilver
@jacksilver@lemmy.world
- Comment on I don't want a lot for Christmas.... 4 hours ago:
They look like cheap versions of the Flash.
- Comment on Why does the Music Industry allow Spotify/Apple to profit off of them? 1 week ago:
Effectively a stacked bar chart/area chart, but with “pizzaz” that makes it less readable.
- Comment on If billionaires and CEOs feel like they need to start paying for large security details, would that be an example of trickle down economics? 1 week ago:
The only caveat would be is if they were going to hoard that money anyways it might not make it into anyones hands.
“Trickle” would definitely be the key word though.
- Comment on Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match? 2 weeks ago:
I mean with most CCTV feeds facial recognition is just a best guess, you can’t just rely on it.
- Comment on Under Trump will anything happen to my brothers Social Security Disability? He is 42 and draws it for mental illness. 3 weeks ago:
Just to clarify “doge” isn’t a real thing and has no real power. They can propose cuts, but it would be the senate and the house that would have to pass changes to social security. They may take up initiatives “doge” proposes, but it’ll be your representatives that make the actual choice.
- Comment on US citizens, what are your favourite Thanksgiving movies? 3 weeks ago:
Definitely more Halloween than Thanksgiving, but definitely very autumnal.
If we’re doing TV shows, “Bob’s burgers” has a lot of great Thanksgiving episodes.
- Comment on "I never asked for this" 4 weeks ago:
What a weird game/premise.
!That the arm was his wife was such a odd twist!<
- Comment on Yakuza creator Nagoshi says the era of game size being most important is coming to an end 5 weeks ago:
I’ve been saying this since it released. Cool mechanics, but boring world and gameplay. I’m still a bit salty about the loss of real dungeons, nothing in BOTW or TOTK feel as memorable as the previous games.
- Comment on On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food? 1 month ago:
Another thing I haven’t seen mentioned is its one of the last places open late anymore. I live close to a city, but if I need to grab something late (9:30+) fast food is about the only place open.
- Comment on Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy Infintiy 1 month ago:
This is the same type of criticism the paper made. The real intent behind the saying is given random output (where all outputs have nonzero probability) eventually you will create anything/everything.
Its a thought experiment around infinity, probability, and art.
- Comment on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Disbanded After Critically Lauded Platformer Fails to Meet Expectations - Report 1 month ago:
That’s a shame to hear, I recently played this game and it’s one of the best Metroidvanias I’ve ever played.
- Comment on Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you' 2 months ago:
I mean I’ve always had an issue that digital goods could always be revoked/taken back. That’s why I didn’t buy things on steam until it became basically the only way (as consoles have less physical media). This is just a great reminder for the public that we’re consistently loosing control over our digital lives.
I’ve been an advocate for forcing companies to change the wording for digital goofs to “lease” rather than “buy”. Cause at the end of the day, no one owns their steam library.
- Comment on Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age 2 months ago:
It seems that people seems to confuse continuous babbling as being coherent. He’s been relatively incoherent/nonsensical since at least 2016. Although it’s definitely only been getting worse.
- Comment on Until Dawn Remake Is Being Criticized For Looking "Way Worse" Than The Original 2 months ago:
Not a demake or a game, but there is a “Mummy Demastered”, which is a Metroidvania demake of the Tom Cruise mummy movie. It’s actually decent and considered better than the movie.
- Comment on I love diablo-likes, but they're also really annoying. 2 months ago:
If you played and liked any game like dead cells or rouge legacy, then Hades should be worth it.
Its basically an action rpg rougelite with a lot of unlock ables, story directly tied to the die/repeat cycle, and lots of interesting challenges.
- Comment on I love diablo-likes, but they're also really annoying. 2 months ago:
If you like rougelikes then you’ll get your money out of it. Honestly it’s worth more than that, but it does go on sale occasionally and they’ve already released (in early access) a sequel Hades 2.
- Comment on [Tom Warren] The PS5 Pro still hasn’t sold out in the US or UK. Looks like the $700 price point will mean this console will be readily available this holiday 2 months ago:
It’s been a really sad console generation. It could be because I got a steam deck, but only Nintendo seems to be putting out 1st party games that are any good (and even then it’s been hit or miss).
- Comment on When you inhale helium from a balloon, do you weigh less? 2 months ago:
Isn’t that just the difference between weight and mass?
- Comment on What else is there 2 months ago:
I assume because it all does tie back to math terms. There is a lot of computer science in which arrays/lists are used for vector arithmetic (graphics, ML, generic math). I suspect only later in the field did arrays mutate into generic lists that you see in R and Python.
- Comment on What GPU is inside Mall Cop Robots? 2 months ago:
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Just need to throw some foil on it and you’ve got a very expensive new buddy.
- Comment on Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th. 2 months ago:
Anyone have a high level breakdown of what this update contains?
- Comment on Never ask 2 months ago:
This is why I hate the way the media and people talk about these issues. Here you say Lebanon, but the title is talking about Hezbollah. But honestly I’m sure Israel looks at it as Hezboollah is just a part of Lebanon. Why isn’t Israel allowed to defend itself from missiles being launched from Lebanon.
I mean it’s a legitimate political group in Lebanon that’s firing missiles at Israel. Why is that considered okay, what is Israel supposed to do?
- Comment on Sony announces the PS5 Pro with a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI upscaling 3 months ago:
That’s actually why I went with the Xbox this cycle. I got a series x for the large TV and a $200 (on sale) series S for the smaller one (although we usually just use a computer monitor and play side by side on the couch).
- Comment on Sony Increases PS5 Controller Prices in US, Europe, and More 3 months ago:
I mean the counter arguement to that is the joy cons joysticks break all the time by just using them.
- Comment on Kotaku being Kotaku 3 months ago:
Hahaha fair point
- Comment on Kotaku being Kotaku 3 months ago:
Oh yeah, I don’t disagree it has had a large following since it released. I was just highlighting that even if a majority of the player base was 5-15 on release, they’d be 20-30 now. So why target just kids.
- Comment on Kotaku being Kotaku 3 months ago:
What’s also weird is Minecraft is 15 years old at this point. That means you’ve basically got a huge age range (kids to adults) within the target audience. Why isn’t it targeted at the entire fanbase?
- Comment on Any good games that break the mold 3 months ago:
Forgotten City is another interesting game, that like Outer Wilds, has you piecing together a mystery. Hadn’t seen it mentioned yet.
For an older classic in the mystery/no coddling space there is the Myst series. I’ve only played the first, but they’re challenging puzzles/mystery point-and-click games.
- Comment on Any good games that break the mold 3 months ago:
I watched a fascinating video describing Tunic, Outer Wilds, and Sekiro as knowledge based rougelikes. Where in playing the game you learn information (or enemy patterns in Sekiro’s case) that make additional playthroughs vastly different.
If you haven’t, watch some Tunic speed runs, as once you know where certain things are you can almost break the game without actually breaking it.
- Comment on Any good games that break the mold 3 months ago:
Not sure if it aligns with the original ask, but it is a great game. Definitely feels like a more compact morrwind (and I think it’s better for it). The world building and lore is fascinating and definitely worth a play for any fantasy rpg fans.