merthyr1831

@merthyr1831@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A decline in arable land⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The graphic mentions that a decrease in land area on the graphs might also imply increased density of farming, less commercial farming for economic reasons

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So now I have to PAY you to NOT store files on my device that I don't want?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  the Sun would personally sell your organs if it could

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sid Meier's Civilization VII gets Windows system requirements with Linux and macOS details later⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The reason it’s windows only is because they’re using denuvo, which doesn’t work on Mac/Linux.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After 11 years, Xbox One emulators are finally coming to PC - but they're not actually using emulation at all⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  he followed through on that, but only because Xbox gave up and ported their slop over to Steam anyway

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  that makes sense lol, it’s been a long time since I’ve been in a video game store

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  did ubisoft make face masks or something wtf happened in 2020

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon explains the 2nd amendment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I guess if we’re doing hypotheticals then perhaps the US could suddenly overhaul its naval shipbuilding capacity, recruit thousands more sailors, and march through North Yemen within a week.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon explains the 2nd amendment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I never said who would be fighting the US military. But there’s more than a few groups who are more ideologically driven (and more dangerous) than the typical NRA member.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon explains the 2nd amendment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Whether you see it as brainwashing or principles is irrelevant when they’re still capable of effective military resistance against superior nation-states.

  If anything, you’re right; people who are ideologically driven for their cause are the bane of a professional army; ideology is much cheaper and much more motivating than a paycheck and promise of a cushy pension.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gacha games are out of control. Gambling shouldn't be so widespread⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  China has announced a ban on Gacha game mechanics (and lootboxes, predatory discounts, and gambling) which should hopefully ripple out to Europe and the US soon.

  A lot of these mechanics were adapted from the Chinese gaming market and I think the same will likely happen in the reverse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon explains the 2nd amendment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Vietnam was as much a modern war than an insurgency. The Chinese/Soviet govts supplied the PAVN with modern weapons including air defence, armour, and an air force. The Viet Cong were the irregular militia forces that supplemented that. At least by the time of US deployment.

  Though then again, that started with a unit of 23 people equipped with a machine gun and two revolvers. It really doesn’t take long for any militia to achieve some serious weaponry if it can get the attention of sympathetic states.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon explains the 2nd amendment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No one said you wouldn’t die lmao this ain’t call of duty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gacha games are out of control. Gambling shouldn't be so widespread⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  We had to convince my brother in law (13yo) to not spend his birthday money of £85 on Genshin impact skins. Kids are fucked by advertising man

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon explains the 2nd amendment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Every time this fucking meme is made I’m reminded that the US military is currently being embarrassed in the red sea by a non-state actor with zero air superiority, which began itself with a thousand-or-so civilians with AK47s.

  That or how Israel is currently struggling to achieve any kind of military victory against two groups of lightly-armed militias which rely on scavenged and hand-made explosives to defeat state-of-the-art tanks.

  Let’s not even remind ourselves about the Taliban.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably in relation to the Chinese govt. banning these practices too. We’ll see a lot of governments following shit soon hopefully.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony announces the PS5 Pro with a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI upscaling⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If consoles want to remain relevant in the age of the gaming PC, they have to try harder than being locked-down gaming PCs.

  Free and simple multiplayer, subsidised hardware, and physical game ownership were staples of most consoles for years but now the urge to turn every device into an “everything machine” has kneecapped the very purpose of these devices.

  At best, these are slightly less hassle and slightly more social than a gaming PC. At worst, they’re as anti-social and user-hostile without the cost benefit that once made them genuinely preferable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Maybe this is better for everyone⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lemmy dot world definitely doesn’t circlejerk, no siree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Russia takes out all the Internet cables like the news is saying. How much of that traffic can be re-routed to satellite?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re not going to take out the internet lol. At least if you’re not in Ukraine that is.