jacksilver

@jacksilver@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bella Ramsey Says ‘It’s Important’ to Keep Gendered Awards for Best Actor and Actress: ‘Recognition for Women in the Industry’ Must Be ‘Preserved’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I think they were trying to call out that women are still underrepresented in a lot of different ways. Removing gendered based awards reduces the opportunities for women to be recognized, if you believe they are underrepresented.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite indie game?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like blufire never got the recognition it deserved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, if you look at most electronics, appliances, etc. you’ll see where purchasing power has increased. Just not sure why food is one of the things that seems to be going crazy lately with inflation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The US was on its way to that, until Trump and Republicans decided to trash the entire world economy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft says new accounts will be passwordless by default⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The whole idea is about moving to passkeys, which are like super passwords unique to a device. The face/finger/pin is the second Auth to use the passkey.

  Not saying this is good or bad, but msoft does have an faq about passkeys

  The major thing I still don’t understand is, without a password, how do you authenticate people who lost access to their device/passkey.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hopefully that means it was worth it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doom: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 2 | Available May 15, 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same, it took an hour or two to click, but once it did it was a lot of fun.

  I initially hated eternal, but stuck with it because of how good 2016 was. Glad I did because it’s a blast once you get the flow of things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steven Soderbergh Says It’s “Frustrating” When Mid-Budget Films Like ‘Black Bag’ Underperform At Box Office: “Not A Good Thing For Movies”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know why everyone is ganging up on you. Movies and fast food have both skyrocketed in prices recently. It feels like for two people to see a movie shouldn’t be $100, but maybe I’m the old man yelling at clouds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like that’s a hard thing to do. Most of the gatcha games I’ve interacted with hide core game mechanics behind gatcha pay walls.

  The real issue in gatcha is that many games require money to make actual progress.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I appreciate the trust!

  Honestly it’s kinda ruined other sudoku puzzles for me. Some of the harder ones could take me an hourish to complete.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AMD’s Lisa Su Breaks Silence on US Chips, TSMC Hikes Pricing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tariffs can work, but they should be targeted and executed in a planned way. Completely decoupling China and US is more likely to break things than fix them.

  If you look at Biden maintaining tariffs, export controls on chips, and the Chips act you see a very coordinated and purposeful policy to keep the US at the center of chip design and manufacturing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While I’m all for glfree sudoku “Studio Goya” and their series of sudoku apps are more than worth the cost, especially Miracle Sudoku

  I know this is a thread about Foss, but they really put some crazy thought into these puzzles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a cancelled game you really miss?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for this, I was confused cause I thought it was still being released.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the worst instance of plot armour on characters you've seen in TV?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s really just supposed to be more of a narrative device. The purely logical AI with the almost robotic human drawn together by luck of the draw.

  In the books, they definitely lean a bit more into him “making” his own luck. There is a whole bit with him predicting coin flips and it’s presented in a way that implies he knows how to twist the odds in his favor (whether purposefully or unconsciously).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s such a shame that game didn’t get lore attention. It’s one of the best metroidvanias I’ve ever played and has amazing combat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mario Kart Should Cost More - YouTube⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  His videos have been pretty weak for a while. Happy that he’s been branching out into publishing games though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly, the only real first party game was BOTW (and that also released on the Wii u).

  There were some smaller games, like 12 switch/snipperclips/fast rmx, but the switch on release (and most of its life) was struggling for games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be account- or console-locked⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah, real physical games are better, no arguement from me.

  Just calling out that it could be even worse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only reason they sold any was because the console released with like one game, which seems to be the same strategy this time around too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be account- or console-locked⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean with this setup you can still sell the game and it keeps a used game market. I don’t like not actually “possessing” the game cause we know everything online shuts down eventually, but it’s much better than the “physical games” that actually just have a download code.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kenan Thompson On ‘SNL’ Future: “It Would Be Cool If I Never Left The Show”⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I personally think he’s been the weakest member of the cast the entire time he’s been on snl. He’s got like one role he plays and he can’t even stay in character.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are Nintendo's $80 online game prices a result of tariffs or is Nintendo just using them as an excuse to price gouge as corporations do?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you don’t play on PC at all, a steamdeck will open you up to a whole new world of opportunity with games that are really cheap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What open-world games on Steam have satisfying movement, like Arkham Knight or Spider-Man?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure if it counts as open world, but a souls-like platformer with some great movement is Blue Fire

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 mouse mode (such potential)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just like the camera!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch-2⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It has been a long time, about 20 years. That being said, jumping $20 in price overnight is bound to cause some fervor.

  I also think that Mario kart world will probably justify the price, but Nintendo puts out a lot of junk that won’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch-2⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that thing is going to be around for a year and then just vanish, much like the kinect or eye toy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch-2⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only think I’m salty about is the pricing and move away from physical games.

  I think the console, game sharing, games and more all look great.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some say they own or have bought something that they technically haven't (e.g. domain names, expensive things, etc.)?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean technically you own the house and the bank owns your loan (with house as collateral), but I do get your point about taxes. However, if the bank had to pay the taxes, they’d just wind up incorporated into the loan. And if the bank actually owned the home, you’d need their approval for any changes.

  As for mortgage insurance, you can avoid that with a large enough down payment (20%).

  As for the full cost of the loan, I thought that is part of the standard paperwork? If not, sounds like you might have had a bad realtor. You can also look up that info online with any mortgage calculator.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given the switch2 is going to cost more, definitely.

  Also games are going to be $80 apparently :(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cutting Off NPR and PBS⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That means your calls/emails can actually have an impact! Republicans right now are very afraid they’re pissing off their constituents, so every call/email/protest in red states hits harder.