Psythik

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA is shutting down BioWare and the next Mass Effect has been canceled⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
So I guess this means that we’ll never get that KotOR remake then…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA 6 Digital Preorders Already Topped 6 Million and $594 Million, With PlayStation Accounting for 74%, Sensor Tower Estimates⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah I’ll just wait for the inevitable PC recompilation + multiplayer, and then enjoy GTA Online for free. (And then pirate the PC version when it comes up as a double fuck you to Rockstar.)
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bloodborne is now on PC natively with online features like massages, bloodstains and co-op⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Why do you have such little faith in the scene? Anytime a torrent contains something nasty in it, the community lets everyone know about it almost immediately. I’ve been downloading cracks, hacks, keygens, and repacks since the 90s, and I’ve never had an issue with a virus/trojan/crypto miner/etc. Use common sense and you have nothing to worry about.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is losing exclusives as their games get ported to PC with AI⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
You know, I always assumed that we’d get a PS4 emulator eventually, thanks to the console running on a PC architecture. I just never thought to consider that we don’t actually need a PS4 emulator, because we can just make the games run natively on PC instead, thanks to the console running on a PC architecture.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fandom won’t allow adblockers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Since you’re into YouTube extensions, also consider adding Enhancer for YouTube and DeArrow. The former adds more features to the player (my favorite is the ability to fine-tune playback speed with the scroll wheel), and the latter removes the clickbait thumbnails and returns to the old method of auto-generating the thumbnail (taking a screenshot of an interesting segment of the video and using that as the thumbnail, just like the old days). That way the content has to actually be interesting before I consider clicking on it.

And on Android the only thing you need is YouTube Morphe, which is a modded version of the YT app that includes an adblocker, SponsorBlock, DeArrow, Enhancer, an AI slop filter—and so much more—built right into the app. It’s a must-have for any Android user who watches YouTube.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fandom won’t allow adblockers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Don’t take career advice from Joe Piscopo
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Well just because you don’t utilize all the features of USB-C, that doesn’t make them unnecessary.

For example: my PC refuses to POST after replacing the CMOS battery and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. So in the meantime I’ve been using a USB-C dock for my phone which breaks out the port into full-sized DisplayPorts and USB-A ports, that way I can use my phone as a desktop PC until I can figure out what the hell is wrong with my actual PC. I’m extremely grateful that USB-C has all these standards built-in, otherwise I’d be completely without a computer. The built-in desktop experience on Android works well enough for most tasks.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fandom won’t allow adblockers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Firefox with Ublock Origin doesn’t have this issue. (Or whatever Firefox derivative you prefer.)
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Beat me to it. A lot of times, things lasted longer simply because they were less complicated. A phone cord is two wires. A USB-C cable has up to 16, and there is a lot more bandwidth being sent though them. Not to mention all the fancy handshakes that have to be performed in order for all the various standards the cable supports to actually work as intended. Along with high speed data, you’ve got things like ethernet, HDMI/DP, Thunderbolt, etc. all going down a single cable. A phone cord only has to send analog voice. Honestly it’s a miracle to me that USB-C even works at all, let alone semi-reliably.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fandom won’t allow adblockers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
CEO is a bigot
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EVERY CHANNEL IS OWNED BY ONE MAN NOW⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah but broadcast television is dead, so while this is bad, it’s not as bad as it could be if everyone wasn’t already streaming everything.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skate has been de-live serviced by ReSkate, a modding platform downloaded 350,000 times—devs say they will comply if EA's lawyers come knocking⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
$20 says most people will give it a week and then realize there’s no substance to this game and quit.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skate has been de-live serviced by ReSkate, a modding platform downloaded 350,000 times—devs say they will comply if EA's lawyers come knocking⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
If Tony Hawk is your only skating game experience, you’re going to be disappointed. The controls are completely different; instead of hitting buttons to do tricks, you move the right joystick. It’s intended to simulate real life skating. You’re not going to pull off a Triple Impossible in this game.

Also, unless you mean microtransactions, there’s nothing to buy. The game is F2P so go ahead and grab it from Steam and then see for yourself if you like it or not.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skate has been de-live serviced by ReSkate, a modding platform downloaded 350,000 times—devs say they will comply if EA's lawyers come knocking⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
How is that supposed to work, when the entire premise of the game is to skate with others? You’re just going to be alone in that giant city? Sounds boring.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As it lays off developers and closes studios, Xbox gets into the movie business⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yes that’s the problem! Nintendo only has a handheld option available at the moment; where’s their home console?

Also, why did they downgrade their handhelds by replacing the 3D display with a boring 2D panel? That was the 3DS’ best feature! No one else does glasses-free 3D; why get rid of your best gimmick?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As it lays off developers and closes studios, Xbox gets into the movie business⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
As someone who has been around since the third console generation (NES, SMS), honestly I feel like we are living in one of the worst eras in gaming history, second only to the crash of '83 (but I wasn’t there for that so I can’t confirm).

It really sucks that Nintendo is winning the console wars. Between suing their fans for making their games better, and them being seemingly unable to release a console that can keep up with modern performance standards.

I mean I’m not in this fight —my last console was the 360—and I’ve been PC exclusive since, but still, we need healthy competition or things are only going to get worse for gamers.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Make Congress Earn Average American Wage.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Where can I find a job that pays that much? I’ve never passed a $40K salary in my life.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I wonder why people treat it like an Ancient Egyptian cat?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I thought we all agreed two years go to let this meme die because Steven Chowder (a well-known grifter) is the guy in the photo.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Day 811 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Wait, really? I hope you’re right because every time I fire up MCC to relive old memories I’m left disappointed because nobody is playing. I guess they all just moved onto the real PC port.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Day 811 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Damn I wish I still had friends, but the effort of maintaining friendships in my 30s is too mentally draining. Still, I miss having moments like this with the bros.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The bosses don't pay their workers. Workers pay their bosses.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Damn has there ever been a time where a working class American was paid a fair wage? Other than the brief period after WWII up until Reagan, that is.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Gates: People saying AI will create more jobs don’t understand what’s coming⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No I’m saying that I don’t have to trust it because I instructed it to put two independent sources next to every claim it makes. I just check the sources.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Gates: People saying AI will create more jobs don’t understand what’s coming⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
By writing instructions to insist that it double verifies every (non obvious) claim with a minimum of two sources. I also told mine to always assume that the initial prompt is missing crucial context, and to ask as many follow-up questions as necessary until it has enough information to provide the answer to the question I’m really asking. (For speed and efficiency you can even make it give you multiple choice options to click on.) Because sometimes the problem isn’t with the LLM, but with the user asking the wrong questions.

Using those two instructions alone, I’ve encountered considerably fewer hallucinations, and when I’m still not certain, I can simply click on the sources linked next to every single claim the AI makes.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has beef with Nickelodeon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Yikes, good point; didn’t really consider that racism might have played a role. Damn.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former NFL coach Mike Tomlin is sharing a massive Minecraft city he spent twelve years building⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You like Minecraft for all the reasons I don’t. I much prefer a game that is more like a cinematic experience, than a sandbox where you make your own story. I’m not that creative.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has beef with Nickelodeon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I was 2-years-old when Fresh Prince first aired, which explains your perspective. The show wasn’t relevant to my tastes until I saw it as a teenager in the 2000s.

I don’t know why Nick @ Nite skipped several decades of television, going straight from 50s and 60s shows in the 80s & 90s to 90s shows in the 2000s, but it worked out for my childhood enjoyment so I’m not complaining. It would also help explain why I’m not really into 70s and 80s culture at all.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon has beef with Nickelodeon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
IDK when you grew up but I saw both as a kid on Nick @ Nite. I Love Lucy in the 90s, Fresh Prince in the 2000s.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So Close And Yet So Far⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Well that’s going to be $3400 for an engine replacement including labor, likely more for the BMW. Water and pistons don’t mix.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is gender affirming care for cis people a thing?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Is this a joke question? Like others have pointed out, gender affirming care is even more popular among cis people than trans.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does all AI graphic design have the exact same style?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
IDK, I started blocking ads on every platform 20 years ago and haven’t looked back. Nothing gets through in any app on every device I own (PC, phone, watch, TV, etc.). I will go out of my way to make sure that an ad can never get to my eyeballs using every available tool at my disposal: browser extensions, alternative DNS servers, patched apks—you get the idea.

I can’t wait until we have AR glasses that can adblock billboards and other ads in public too. We’re less than 5 years away from that tech being mainstream IMO.