AmazingAwesomator

@AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to play games from GOG and Epic Games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  lutris definitely takes the cake when it comes to customizability, but i consider it a bit hard on the UX… especially for new users.

  i always recommend Heroic first, and if there are problems then one can use lutris (or bottles in really bad situations) as a backup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  ~1,900 jobs today, even. :/

  gotta make sure phil spencer gets his bonus.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sincerely, your literally poorest europoor.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  from the poorest euro poor… who probably has free healthcare and a safety net D :

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA CEO Andrew Wilson got a nice pay bump last year, while the company's workers earned less on average⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  i also heard about this cool new thing. its blue…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What the fuck⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  its prenatal, not pre-covid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Using Signal groups for activism⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  use signal to safely organize, but remember to faraday cage your phone before you leave. no proof that you were there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Order of magnitude is a hell of a drug⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  honestly, my rust comment was mostly a joke; rust is great for it, but its readability is really bad. i’m not a huge fan of writing/reading it, just using it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Order of magnitude is a hell of a drug⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  [glares in rust]

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Order of magnitude is a hell of a drug⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  as an engineer, a lot of languages (even proprietary ones) have a built-in constant pi variable because it is so ubiquitous - its easier and more readable to use pi than 3…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good places/activities where a middle-aged man can new make friends?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  usually a band plays for ~30-45m - enjoying music time - and ~15m-1h (depending on the setup for that night) of downtime for chatting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some good places/activities where a middle-aged man can new make friends?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  as one with limited mobility, i have made friends at the local, extremely small, music venue. tickets at the door are $20, beer is cheap, and everyone is super friendly.

  because its a small place, the owner lets me take a chair with me when i am going to one of the stages that has no seating (i use a cane; its hard to stand for long periods). i usually sit next to the merch tables, and the friends of the bands usually strike up conversation.

  this is a suuuuuper small place. it has 2-3 stages (depending on the night), but they are really close together, so only one band at a time can play (two stages are outside because the building is so small). even if its not music, go to really small local places that get decent crowds - they are a lot more personable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please Don't Preorder This...⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  there isnt a limited stock; these are digital goods. there is no point in preordering.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is that the moon? Or just some light that lights this dead end street?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  that is no moon…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨who are you?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  i’m the person that understands the conflict of interest between companies and the creation of their own expiration dates.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft starts testing  ‘Hey, Copilot!’ in Windows⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  can we change its name to “why the fuck would microsoft…”

  every time i complain aloud while on my work computer i’ll get answers

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HBO Go HBO Now HBO Max Max Is Changing Its Name to HBO Max⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  thank you. i figured i couldnt be the only one calling it “HBO” without anything else strapped to it.

  names may change like the tides, but its still HBO.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  it sucks because i can feel this already. i just want some viable public transit :(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  like, i get it that this is horrible corrupt bullshit, but… i kinda want the public transit expansion this may offer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Kills Software Support For Many Nest Users, Eroding Trust In The Brand⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  i feel old when i say i prefer dumb electronics, but it seems to be a wise choice at this point in the great enshittification. not only will my thermostat work as long as i have power, but my data isnt getting sent anywhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What TV series have you watched with the oddest premise?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  SNL

  its saturday, so… TV show, i guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Diablo vs. Darkest Dungeon: RPG devs on balancing punishment and power⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  (in regards to the first paragraph) there are more than two reasons to play video games. “choose one of these pre-selected answers” is probably not the reason for most.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI is building a social network⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  a.k.a. they are tired if getting sued for stealing your data illegally, so chatgpt wants you to sign a waiver.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  i still think the “Broadband Facts” requirement was one of the top 5 things to come out of the biden presidency. i really hope that stays.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  gaming on linux is not janky. it is quite nice, and it leaves all of the MS UX nightmares at home.

  i agree theat computers can be expensive, and are getting more expensive. if its for gaming, the games will be waaaaaaay cheaper, so one will have to look at the savings in the long run (especially by not having a subscription to use the product)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  use linux. that will remove everything microsoft.

  i made the change a few years back, and my wife made the change a few months ago. #worth

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Trump’s Tariffs, Stocks Plunged but Penguin Memes Ticked Up⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  he just tarriff’d something that is FOSS :p

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Petty pedantry⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  i am glad a more liberal judge was elected to the supreme court, but she was backed by the democratic party. this is not a grassroots movement, its backed by an extremely rich party committee. this wasnt a david v goliath.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Luxury bones? In *this* economy.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  my parents were born in 1953 & 1954.

  i was born in 1984. single income household, father is blue collar worker, mother is housewife.

  when i was born, we lived in a big, two-story, full-size single family home in a high cost of living area.

  when i was 3 years old (1987), my parents decided they wanted another house, so they bought one and we moved to an even higher cost of living area. they didnt sell the first house to afford a new one, they just bought another one and we had two houses.

  what the fuck happened.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I only have a few so raise your hand if you want a Cheese Burger⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  also, Elon’s dog.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you want to learn how to work from home make sure you learn from an expert⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  i like the happy vacuum. <3