jacksilver
@jacksilver@lemmy.world
- Comment on Who discovered/"invented" fire? 1 day ago:
Yeah probably while making a tool/smashing something. Knocking two rocks together, create a spark on accident, boom fire.
- Comment on In Canada, Nintendo is increasing the price of the original Nintendo Switch. 1 day ago:
You’d probably be better served by a retro handheld. A lot of them run android so you can play android games, but the built in controllers make emulating actually enjoyable.
Major issue is that the ones cheaper than a switch struggle with 3D games.
If you have the money, steamdeck is definitely one of the best bang for buck, but it’ll probably be more expensive than a switch (unless you can find a deal on a used/refurbished one).
- Comment on In Canada, Nintendo is increasing the price of the original Nintendo Switch. 1 day ago:
There is also dead cells, slay the spire, monster train, disable immortal, etc.
However, those are also all playable on switch too. Technically you can emulate the switch on android, but I think this brings up the biggest flaw in gaming on android; you’re either emulating or streaming for most good games.
- Comment on A secret, never-mentioned fact is that the people who voted for Zohran are also taxpayers. 6 days ago:
You’re right, but people over a certain tax bracket are also pretty good at not paying taxes.
- Comment on My T-shirt size is L 1 week ago:
Yeah, but sizing is user dependent. So unless it’s based on the users purchasing history it’s useless what the average person does.
If it said “L is your recommended size based on your purchase habits and customer data”, then sure. But it just says we recommend L because that’s what other people said/ordered, which makes no sense.
- Comment on My T-shirt size is L 1 week ago:
Wouldn’t it then update to recommending a M if he picked large?
If it’s really that the sizing runs large it should just say that, but that message is very ambiguous.
- Comment on Odds of rolling a 7 with a weighted die 1 week ago:
Just want to expand on this as it’s the most direct explanation.
With two die there are 6 ways to you can roll a seven (each side has one way to add up to seven), and 36 total combinations (6 sides * 6 sides). So the odds are 6 times out of 36 or 6/36.
With one weighted die, you have a set value (say 3 for example). There is only one side on the other die that will equal 7 (4 in our example). So you have 1 out of 6 possibilities, or 1/6 chance.
However, this is only true for 7. If you were targeting 2 for example, the odds can change substantially. Normally you have one way to get 2 (1 and 1) so you’d have 1 out of 36 possible rolls or 1/36. If the weighted die was weighted to 6 though, you’d never be able to get 2, so your odds would be 0.
- Comment on What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market? 1 week ago:
It’s really great software, and the android app is great (given it supports offline mode). I just wish the folder structure was simpler/flexible. Makes me tempted to try to make a pull request, but haven’t done something like that in ages.
- Comment on What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market? 1 week ago:
I saw Boox called out, but not the Boox Palma². I just got it and it’s been pretty nice. The major draw is the form factor though as it’s phone sized making it pretty portable.
It runs android and I’ve set it up to work with AudioBookshelf and Komga
AudioBookshelf, while designed for audiobooks, allows you to download books for offline reading and seemed the best all in one for books self hosting. It also has a native android app.
Komga seems pretty amazing for manga and comic books (haven’t settled on an app, just using the browser now). The e-ink display isn’t the best for reading this medium, but it’s not terrible for black and white comics.
Since both of those are self-hosted solutions they could integrate with readarr pretty easily (although audiobookshelf’s folder structure can be frustrating).
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 2 weeks ago:
I didn’t know this one wasn’t well received until just now. To me it’s one of the few good 3D sonics. The plot, stage design, intersecting stories with varied play styles. All of that made it feel like playing in a full world.
That being said, I’m hit or miss on sonic in general, so maybe I like it for not being a traditional sonic game.
- Comment on A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"? 2 weeks ago:
Personally the movement mechanics and the tropical overworld were amazing in this game.
While the water jetpack may seem like a gimmick, I thought it really changed the platforming in a good way.
Additionally, I’m a sucker for a good overworld and the amount of things you can unlock or discover in delphino plaza turns it into its own sort of level.
There is definitely some jank and padding (blue coins) in the game, but it holds up better than Mario 64 in my opinion (just due to the camera issues IN Mario 64).
- Comment on Minimum Wage Needed to Meet Cost of Living in US States (OC) 2 weeks ago:
It’s still considered to be the most populous city in the US at around 7.9 million.
- Comment on Minimum Wage Needed to Meet Cost of Living in US States (OC) 2 weeks ago:
How are you accounting for cities pulling up the averages for each state? For example New York has some dirt cheap places to live, but it’s clearly being dragged up by New York City.
- Comment on What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion? 2 weeks ago:
Maybe it’s not a bad tutorial, but it is long and slow.
- Comment on Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind? 3 weeks ago:
Ah my bad, that’s definitely a good point.
- Comment on Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind? 3 weeks ago:
My opinion is that in the game you should have collected rooms over time, but be able to build the house with whatever tiles you have.
This would still require multiple playthroughs, as you need to rebuild the house for different puzzles, but also removes some of the RNG by tying it to finding new rooms rather than at every door.
- Comment on Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind? 3 weeks ago:
I’m not sure if I agree on the “full price” comment, it’s not much different in quality than Myst or Outer Wilds.
Outside of that I agree, the real deciding factor is how much RNG annoys you. I loved the puzzles and gameplay, but gave up after the “first” ending because there were a ton of puzzles I knew how to solve, but couldn’t get back to or get the right resources for them. Some might argue the RNG is part of the puzzle, but for me it felt more punishing than it should be.
- Comment on Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind? 3 weeks ago:
I love rougelites/likes, but for me the issue was the RNG. When you have the knowledge to solve a puzzle, but can’t get the resources or rooms to line up right it just feels stupid.
The game wouldnt be half the length if I could just define the layout myself each day.
- Comment on Invincible VS | Official Reveal Trailer 3 weeks ago:
It’s a 3v3 tag team game and they only showed 6 characters?
- Comment on Lies of P: Overture - Launch Trailer 3 weeks ago:
It is a hard game, but hopefully the new settings help. Also, I didn’t find it too hard to farm resources to level up. Compared to dark souls I think it’s a bit more forgiving.
- Comment on Bait or r*ta*d*ti*n. Call it. 3 weeks ago:
I mean, yeah he had a lot of advantage, but he did have to do something right to become the richest man. But making some good gambles doesn’t make you a good person nor does it mean you’re great at everything.
Maybe he was good at finding companies at the right time to invest, but that means jack about any economic or political acumen. Same reason why we don’t want businessmen in politics, being good at one thing does not mean you’re good at everything.
- Comment on Why is having a lawyer present during police interviews "opt in" rather than "opt out"? 3 weeks ago:
Im not sure I’d call cops expert interrogators, it’s more like they’re playing with a stacked deck.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, but my point is that it’s apparent from scene 1 when “Simon” wakes up the first time. Just cause he doesn’t get it doesn’t mean the player doesn’t have to deal with the same concept getting rehashed over and over.
There was no build up of the concept or iteration on the idea. It’s just the same arc from the first 10-15 minutes of the gameplay playing out again and again. Except they swap it up at the end to try to make it hit harder, but to me it just felt played out.
I get why people like it, but it just didn’t have the pay off for me.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 4 weeks ago:
The setting was definitely interesting. However the main story was a bit too much of a one trick pony - who is the real you.
!Additionally they kinda cheat in the story telling around who lives on. It’s not random chance, each time they replicate their memories it just makes a clone. The original was never going to make it to the end.!<
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 4 weeks ago:
I never got around to it when it came out. Does it hold up well?
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 4 weeks ago:
Chronicles of Riddick. Not sure it’s considered a “bad” movie, but I definitely like it more than most. Just a crazy entertaining world and system they build in a short 2 hour long movie.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
While it isn’t apparent from looking at recent events, senators are actually some of the most powerful people in US politics. That’s because they are the smaller chamber of the US legislative branch.
Why I say they are powerful is that they (along with the house) dictate laws and the budget for the US. While the house, the larger chamber of the legislative, performs a similar role the house has 435 people vs the senate’s 100 (meaning the power of the senate is less diluted).
While looking at the current affairs in the US might seem to imply Trump is all powerful. Right now he is only able to do what he is doing becuase Republicans effectively control all three branches of the US federal government (legislative - makes laws, executive - executes laws, judicial - evaluates/interprets laws).
If they wanted to, the senate could stop a lot of what Trump is doing. If they had support of the house, they could literally kick him out of office. While the judiciary also has a lot of power, it’s more reactive rather than proactive when compared to the legislative.
So In summary a senator is one of the top law makers (as in literally defines the law) in the US. And if senate and house work together, they are the most powerful branch of the US government. The main issue is getting 635 people to agree on anything, which is why over the past couple decades the executive had been able to exert power power/influence in the US.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 4 weeks ago:
I don’t disagree, but my opinion is gameplay (or the interactive nature) of games is what sets them apart from other mediums so would be a deciding factor in a masterpiece game.
But I guess it largely just boils down to the fact Soma just didn’t do much for me.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 4 weeks ago:
I think a masterpiece game has to offer more than just story. Additionally I think something like Firewatch does a much better job at telling a compelling story for a walking simulator. But clearly this is why “objective” masterpiece is hard to define, as nothing is really objective in these opinions.
Other games I’d consider better in the walking simulator category:
- Unfinished Swan
- Firewatch
- Gone Home
- Stanley Parable
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 4 weeks ago:
It’s probably me being pedantic, but for an “objective masterpiece” the game needs to stand on its own and not on its legacy. I just don’t think Ocarina of Time holds up to later zelda games in many aspects (although I do think the story and soundtrack do).
Generally I think the ps1 and N64 era just suffer from the transition to 3D. Graphically and gameplay wise many games suffered for being the first foray into 3D gaming and those challenges wouldn’t really be settled until the next generation.