purplemonkeymad

@purplemonkeymad@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some cool/decent PC games that are not on Steam?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought it on steam and it was worth the money for the game. If I was willing to pay what I did for it then I don’t have any issues with the costs elsewhere. There is also the convenience of it auto updating.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some cool/decent PC games that are not on Steam?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It was a decent 4th installment. Still have it on steam, but not tried it on modern machines.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve told people that it’s a percentage but they have a hard time understanding that and insisted on doing it from the serving size still.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If it was only 1500 then I think it would have rounded to one calorie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it safe to connect a Windows XP machine to my wi-fi network?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would avoid giving it internet access. You could probably get away with network access, but id still mainly restrict it to a disconnected network and just download anything you need for it from a modern machine. (Probably a shared nas for transfer.) If you’ve got a good router (ie not a isp or home router) you could give it access to specific items on a whitelisting basis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Anon the asshole?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  At this point machines that can run windows 7 and those that run windows 11 don’t overlap. So yea, would be annoying to install something that won’t run at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Banksy works cost public almost £150,000⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  35k for trying to hide a small section of wall is crazy. I feel that someone is pocketing money there. Might have been cheaper for them to just charge entrance to see it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Local Walmart just installed cameras in the aisles…⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing the cameras track your gaze, and they use that to decide what people are most interested in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the smartest non boss enemy in a video game⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Presses F.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can't argue with his logic⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That just sounds noone should get baptised either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Indie Dev Says Game Refunded 55,000 Times Via Steam Loophole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I spent less than a quid for a game that only took 15 minutes. I never considered that I needed to refund it. If it was fun, it was worth the money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox wanted 77M Game Pass subscribers by 2026 — today it has less than half that⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There is really only a couple of games I decided would have been better as a buy. If you like to play a game for 2-3 weeks then move on it was good. You could also try stuff that didn’t have demos etc and decide if it was worth your time. After a year I’d seen most of the catalogue I was interested in and it was really only new releases that I kept it for, soon after I stopped it and now play my backlog.

  Although you needed the disk space and bandwidth to be able use it like that.

  I wouldn’t sign up again, but I got what I wanted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Can you imagine if video game prices were affected by the memory shortages?

  But is this not how switch1 games were, just read only sdcards with the game on them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA 6 Reveals $80 Price Tag And Ultimate Edition Bonuses⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  GTA 5 burned me on them, my 20 quid will still depend on reviews and if they are doing anything shitty at the time. I expect them to change the deal after the first 6 months at this point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No, you don't escape this one Microsoft!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s fine, you can always add a new @outlook.com address if you need to remove it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No, you don't escape this one Microsoft!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you ever get that personal or work or school prompt again. Login to the personal account, go into account settings and remove the work email. It will fix like 40% of login issues.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welcome to New York City⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At that point it’s just a subscription product.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SBA #119 maths⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well implicit multiplication would be done before the other operators anyway, but after exponents. Pemdas is incomplete.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming didnt exist in 1970⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I almost forgot about the winamp video streams. I do still remember the 24/7 red Vs blue stream that was on it though!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ray is basic.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The species has existed for longer than Pleiades

  Now that blows my mind. I often think of astrological timescales to be so much longer than anything on earth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like those platform ideas came initially from people who wanted to build something cool. Something people would use. The ads were a side effect of being part of the tech company.

  Now I feel they are built because it’s a way to show ads or harvest data.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is crazy. Why don't you just take their car ?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t necessarily disagree with your point. But:

  Is the state going to provide shuttles to get these people groceries and to and from work? Who pays for that?

  Typically most places call these buses.

  I think that most of your point could be alleviated with more and better public transport. Then removal can be a realistic punishment without preventing people from living.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third - IGN⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t often see people making the mistake that way around. I mostly saw people not realising that the outer wilds was a different game to the outer worlds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube sponsorship starter pack⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Only seen meundies on two channels so far. Not come across helix yet. Yt is large enough for you to be able to just completely miss a sponsor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Daft Hands - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a blast from the early days of YouTube.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games then vs now⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Was there not a option to turn off the hints on some of them? So she wouldn’t tell you the solution. (I may also be thinking of another game.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actual theft ⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yea, have they changed the shape of her face?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's the Lord's problem now.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just hoping the front doesn’t fall off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Busted box inside of a pristine Amazon box⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I find a cafeteria even less work for basically the same. Just don’t use boiling water, either cool it off or use one set to 80c.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People in the UK Watching the The world using the internet⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not convinced this is the reason for the Imgur block. They were asked by the UK about how they processed the data for minors at the start of the year. They refused to provide it, and were then fined. When the age check was implemented I think they used that as an excuse to block the UK, so they “weren’t operating in it” and didn’t need to answer the questions.

  The UK gov disagrees with that and is planning more legal action iirc.

  If they had done the block without that law, people would be asking why they were not revealing how they process data of minors.