Xanis

@Xanis@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does it seem most people, mainly conservatives, against Trans people? Unless I am wrong I never heard of one shooting up a school church or whatever. The ones I have met have been pretty cool.⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It is also exceedingly important to note that plenty on the Right don’t explicitly hate Trans people. That’s a rhetoric. They may be worried about some of the news “reports” and “”“stories”“”, had to triple quote that one, and yes the radical Right and MAGA do buy in hard and hate due to racial and superiority bullshit. What so many on the Right who are on the fence about these things are truly scared of…

  Is having an opinion that deviates from the people around them who they’ve known probably all their lives. Unlike us on the Left who hiss and spit at one another every time one of us has a family gathering, many on the Right fear alienating their social circles.

  If you ever want to change the mind of someone on the Right you really just need to soothe their rabid, horrid, twisted by those around them, frothing soul of an angry jackass and make them feel as if they can actually believe something else could be the truth.

  But by GOD can it be tiring.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  It should be noted that through all this people fought for those rights. So don’t fall asleep, dear America, because organizing even within small communities will make a difference.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calculatable⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless it’s Dark Souls 2 wherein you mash a couple buttons after being knocked down or rolling and manage to queue up your binoculars perfectly. This, in turn, allows you to get a really splendid look at your enemy’s grimacing face as he shoves a rather vicious and often seriously pointy metal object up your ass. All the while you’re frantically trying to roll away and accidentally toss back a flask. This manages to save you from an untimely demise until you notice that you backed up a little too much and that dude waiting to ambush took one last drag from his cigarette, flicked it away, and proceeded to club your head like he was Babe Ruth after a particularly hearty breakfast.

  Then on the way back to your souls some asshole named “Forsworn” gets in your way. God only knows what his problem is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The grand prize⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless there is some clause talking about time to receive or “only the participant”, then I would sell this thing at a fraction of the price and frolic into the sunset. Let someone else deal with the logistics, I just made an easy Mil.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Freak has been allegedly hacked, with source codes for Pokemon games reportedly leaked⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I promise you that isn’t the point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ex developer at Bethesda quit his job after 14 years and made this heavy metal horror game as a solo dev with no publisher⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but…that sounds like effort. Much easier to slap a stabby bit on the end of a stick and only occasionally accidentally kill a random goat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ex developer at Bethesda quit his job after 14 years and made this heavy metal horror game as a solo dev with no publisher⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There were other ways to successfully play base Skyrim??

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I... Do court? I didn't realize my license was expired and got pulled over. Now I have court tomorrow.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Two final things: If you do accidentally speak over the judge apologize and admit your mistake.

  On that same vein, be honest, especially with simple responses. We hear mostly about the bad judges in the system. Reality is most are fine and will treat you fairly, if you treat them and the court with respect.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a collector⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Used to move a LOT. Had a gallon bucket of various rocks and rock-like oddities I had collected from various places, about 3/4 full. Mom dumped it during one move.

  I still miss my old collection.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨every damn morning⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  ADHD would like a word.

  Just watch me insert caffeine straight into my veins and also take a nap within 10 minutes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon shares his dating preferences⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is an actualized response. In the moment a lot of people can’t pull this off, it does take practice. You’re right, of course, this is better…I just wish people would more commonly be willing to ask a clarifying question or two before pulling out the butcher’s knife.

  Some folks just aren’t good with their words and may otherwise be great people. In this situation, true or not, they were talking for some time. I think that level of interaction is worth some benefit of the doubt and the tiniest bit of patience. Instead, despite hitting it off and having a great conversation, shallow lady over there judges him by a single moment amongst probably a dozen leading up to it.

  …but that is how it goes. That’s the game. It’s all just a bit silly though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨👣👣👣⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m fine with internal preselected individuals getting positions and promotions. What is universally disliked is us also getting interviews only to find out later they were a waste of time for this exact reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That is shit, but also just a little funny.

  Then again I love Dark Souls so this may just be the ptsd talking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Good point.

  What’s the alternative?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Melts our frozen-solid hearts': Frostpunk 2 devs celebrate 350,000 copies sold—covering the production and marketing costs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What this post doesn’t tell you, dear reader, is how Frostpunk will kick you in the dick repeatedly and you’ll learn to like it. It is a fascinating and difficult game, and not one to take lightly if you struggle separating digital game characters from real life empathy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon goes to dinner with coworkers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So what you’re saying is this dude’s coworker threw him an impossibly unfair underhand in order to hide, even if by accident, behind their nationality or beliefs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do all there former Republican leaders endorsing Harris do her any good?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And who, pray tell, are the “Pigs” in your comment?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do all there former Republican leaders endorsing Harris do her any good?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And yet, us ahem “Blue Maga” are also the ones who fight for abortion rights. We want justice, not just equality. We hate wars, and dislike people who lie selfishly for gain at the expense of others. We also recognize that not everything can be fixed by anger and good intentions, that there will be setbacks and total failures. Many of us also still have hope and will fight for the rights of even those who view us somehow as their enemy. This is why you see so much less anger directed at you or even at actual MAGA supporters.

  We’re angry that they’ve allowed themselves to get duped so badly. We’re angry that malicious and evil idealism has even managed to take hold. We’re angry at the generations who sat on their hands. We’re angry, just a little, at one another for never coming to agreements. While you’re busy hyperventilating, take a moment between gasps to consider your position. Why did we go to Iraq? Who continued pushing for wars? Who benefits the most? Which party fights so hard to stop Veteran care?

  Be angry, just make sure to point it at the correct people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do all there former Republican leaders endorsing Harris do her any good?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At this point the dumbest thing we can do is assume someone else isn’t going to do the dumb thing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do lesbians like boobs as much as straight guys?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yes absolutely, I agree that environmental factors play a role, and that role varies in intensity and direction. Looking at what limited historical evidence I know offhand it appears that the female form has been more consistently sought after. Of course, this could be due to the fact that my historical context are the Romans, Greek, parts of indo-asia, and a sprinkling of Japan. So a rather wide swath of places like South America and Africa aren’t really known.

  I don’t have enough knowledge. It just seems from what I do know that there is some significant focus on this, or maybe just less focus on males in general.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do lesbians like boobs as much as straight guys?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is interesting. Bear with me, it’s 2am, I’m overtired, and this is purely for discussion. I wonder if it has some basis on how sexuality is represented in the brain in gay men vs gay women. I’m reasoning this because, well…

  1. Lesbians: Like the boobas and butts of other women. According to reports women also tend to swing more loosely with their sexuality.

  2. Straight Women: Even women who identify as straight can be attracted to other women sexually, just not intimately. They like to also look.

  3. Gay Men: From my experience in life, on Reddit, and here on Lemmy, gay men tend to lack similar appreciation for women. Predictably they find other men to be all the rage. There seems to be a more stringent sexual and intimate preference.

  4. Straight Men: Yet while straight men like the ladies, we also now know a larger population of males tend toward bisexual curiosity. We are also aware of the sexual repression still prevalent, though arguably less so than ever before.

  So what am I getting to? Well, I believe that either gender has a genetic disposition towards the feminine form. On the same tree, both genders tend to enjoy the male form on the same level less. Could this be linked to some ancient survival mechanism a la reproduction? Why does it appear that the woman body is more popular with three of the four major categories and yet to gay men more often completely unremarkable?

  I dunno, my brain is yelling at me to sleep. Could anyone add anything? I’m mostly curious and promise I’m not attempting to head in some unknown terrible conclusion someone is bound to try and rope it all into.

  You can tell I’ve had some interesting responses from people on some subjects.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Concord servers are now offline. Thank you to all the freegunners who have joined us in the Concord galaxy"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel it’s rather fair to give them a pass on this one. Games with a player base and longer than a passing fart of time in the market? Sure. This was a failed product. They issued refunds. This is a situation where pushing your luck just backs someone into a corner.

  We can hope they’ll flip the assets and remodel into another title.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Who dreams this crap up?’: Kevin O'Leary slams new rule that allows employees to ignore their bosses after hours⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They agree. 100%. They’re aware it’s super important.

  Paying someone to deal with it when vague threats exist?

  Naaaahhh!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Things Have Gone From Bad To Worse For Borderlands At The Box Office - Lots of people are going to lose lots of money on Borderlands⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s this content creator, Joltzdude139. Does everything Borderlands, with a special focus on the BL2. Super wholesome. Engaging to listen to. Lots of knowledge. Basically a superfan.

  Gearbox gave him free tickets.

  He FLEW out to see the premiere.

  He dropped a review, first half of video no spoilers, and summarized the experience in a couple sentences, which I’ll paraphrase:

  “It had some good parts! The Claptrap humor was totally on point! I’m probably never going to watch it again though. I was so excited.”

  That alone told me all I needed to know.

  Video Link. Spoiler Free until 13:04.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Sam Vimes boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Speaking of Tay, my Youtube feed recently dropped me a RayWilliamJohnson video. What a rebrand, holy.

  It was almost a culture shock.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to be ethical⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What businesses want are unethical people, but only towards everyone else. To them you must always be the pretty prim diamond unicorn princess who shit’s rainbows and profit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to be ethical⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Yeah, and judging by how you immediately put down one of your students I suspect you lied to get it.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon rides a bike⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Be American Living paycheck to paycheck Need job Good worker Work overtime when needed Trying to pay off car Smug biker does a driveby near open car window Rethink my life Realize U.S. infrastructure often requires vehicles In middle of daily 40min commute, one way Realize the same distance on bike would be two hours Depresso

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On Bears⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of me wonders if the gunshot helps whether it would be worth the trouble to carry an air horn.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do we put up with this crap?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  HA. So look, I do agree. Problem is businesses don’t care, even if we do. If you figure out a way to stop management across way too many professions from holding hour long meetings to talk about some data point that has so significance to what is actually happening, and those “leaders” who call meetings early to get the team together, when the whole damn thing could be in an email…yeah man, when you solve that, I’ll work with you to solve the rest.