Vodulas
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- Comment on Absolum is a beautiful, slow-progressing, arcade-ass Roguelite | Rogue 4 days ago:
In this case the article references specific arcade beat-em-ups that the game reminds them of, so I don’t think it is off base.
- Comment on ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says 1 week ago:
This has been going around lately, but the arbitration clause has been in the ToS for at least a year, but probably since the beginning. Not saying it is a good thing, but it is already far too late. The new update just added “resources” for arbitration. You know, arbitrators that are paid by Discord
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 1 week ago:
For sure if you are already planning a hardware change, but but with the state of the world, using what you have is the only option for a lot of folks.
One of the great things about Linux is choice. I try not to discourage options, even if it is not my preference
- Comment on Ghost of Yotei | Review Thread 1 week ago:
Oh, not real co-op. She made decisions and I just controlled Jin
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 1 week ago:
I’m guessing it’s like MacOS where if it’s a game not on Steam then you’re shit out of luck if there isn’t a Linux specific version?
In addition to the options hamsterkill said, I run a lot of non-Steam games through Steam without issue. I’ve even run non-game software through it.
- Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account 1 week ago:
I disagree with colournoun. Nvidia is not complex, you just have to find distros that work better with it. I us pop_OS with a 2080 and have had zero issues. They have an Nvidia specific install option and it is super easy to install and use.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 5th 1 week ago:
I bounced hard of the first two Witcher games and to a lesser extent the third. The controls in the first are especially bad though
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 5th 1 week ago:
I paid for Nightingale on Steam, and I still give it a recommended. For sure shows it’s early access bones, but the crafting is deeeep. Hard sell for some folks though, since it doesn’t tutorialize well.
- Comment on 📚 Ruminating on eReaders: Rambling thoughts and memories of my first two eReaders, the Kindle Keyboard and Kindle Voyage 1 week ago:
Your initial comment was why do they need to exist, not just that you don’t need one. That’s great you like your setup and it works for you. olive_tips point was that they exist because other people like them and use them.
On a personal note, I have had my Kindle for years and don’t want or need a tablet. The battery still lasts weeks, and it is jail broken so I can easily transfer DRM free books from calibre. I have not held an iPad mini, but it is lighter than any other device I have held, and fits in my pocket.
- Comment on Ghost of Yotei | Review Thread 2 weeks ago:
I played the first one “co-op” with my partner, and that helped dampen some of the repetitive elements. She made all the decisions and I controlled the game Will probably do the same with this, but much farther down the road when it is cheaper
- Comment on Logitech’s new light-powered keyboard doesn’t even need the sun 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, I can see this being good for media center PCs, but would not be my everyday keyboard. Also if it requires specific software that is a no go
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 21st 3 weeks ago:
100% agree on the flying enemies. My big thing was the downward attack stages. Without the crest that changes that, it was terrible
- Comment on Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses powered by AI 3 weeks ago:
It did, and it was so funny. Tried to blame the WiFi at one point
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 21st 3 weeks ago:
Curious at which segments you disliked in Silksong. I am only getting to Act 2, but have had some spots that were anti-fun.
- Comment on Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC 3 weeks ago:
Brilliant move. Not enough people buying your thing? Raise prices!
- Comment on Valve apologizes for ruining a Steam game's launch 3 weeks ago:
They meant the issue with steam, not game bugs.
- Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges 3 weeks ago:
Had to go fridge shopping recently, and looked at them in the stores. The only feature I’ve seen that is semi-useful is seeing what is inside without opening the door. 100% not worth the cost or ads. Plus the more complicated the extras, the more things that can go wrong. Wound up with a fridge that doesn’t even have an in door water dispenser and it is great
- Comment on Elon Musk is trying to silence Microsoft employees who criticize Charlie Kirk 4 weeks ago:
You don’t understand why people would celebrate the death of someone that wanted them dead?
- Comment on have some standards 5 weeks ago:
This isn’t always the case obviously, but this can be a neurodivergent coping mechanism. As someone with high social anxiety, having something I can focus on outside the social aspect for a small period can do wonders
- Comment on I Hate My Friend: The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. 5 weeks ago:
No, that comment is pointless regardless. Of course people can do things I don’t like. That was never in question. That does not mean they are free from consequences or societal repercussions.
- Comment on I Hate My Friend: The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. 5 weeks ago:
OK? Again the comment of “Don’t use it” is even more pointless if you live in a single party consent state.
- Comment on I Hate My Friend: The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. 5 weeks ago:
Then your original comment means nothing. Also, two-party consent is pretty common
- Comment on I Hate My Friend: The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. 5 weeks ago:
Can’t really say that when it is an always listening device. Can’t really not use it if someone around you has one
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 31st 1 month ago:
The new survival crafting one (Dragonwilds I think) or the MMO?
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 31st 1 month ago:
If you don’t mind third person view, Dune Awakening has good base building. It is more survival than FPS, but I quite like it.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 31st 1 month ago:
Been sick with COVID for 2 weeks, so been playing comfort games. Lots of Satisfactory and Dark Souls 3
- Comment on To the dismay of sweaty 'movement kids,' Battlefield 6 is nerfing Call of Duty sliding and jumping to maintain a 'traditional Battlefield experience' 1 month ago:
No, it means the other. It is typically used in competitive games. The unshowered gamer is kind of an outdated trope at this point.
- Comment on How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World [404 Media] 1 month ago:
The Archive link is right below the description
- Comment on AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day 2 months ago:
According to the census data cited, about 265,000 people in the US have dial-up as their only internet service. Rural areas tend to not have broadband access
- Comment on How many r are there in strawberry? 2 months ago:
Ah cool, you’ve resorted to being a jerk. Have fun wasting water and electricity overthinking wrong answers from chatbots.