owenfromcanada
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Self-Driving Tesla Fails School Bus Test, Hitting Child-Size Dummies… Meanwhile, Robo-Taxis Hit the Road in 2 Weeks. 11 hours ago:
Truly autonomous driving (on general purpose roads) is a lot further off than the hordes of venture capitalists want you to believe. Not sure which state is letting them loose, but I can’t imagine it’ll end well.
- Comment on Anon misses the classic design 2 days ago:
Ah, then why not throw them with a sling? All the extra leverage with none of the extra weight, and it’s more or less silent. Imagine a barrage of grenades coming in from 200 yards at 60mph.
- Comment on Realistically 2 days ago:
- Comment on Delicious 2 days ago:
Weird looks: +200%
Strangers attempting to lick ears: +3000%
- Comment on Let's discuss: Donkey Kong 3 days ago:
Yeah, the water levels in DKC1 are pretty slick as well (Charles Cornell talks about that one too).
- Comment on Let's discuss: Donkey Kong 3 days ago:
The DKC series also had some amazing music (especially DKC2). Overall some of my favorite games from my childhood.
Even DK64 was okay for me, though it came out at probably the best time for me to enjoy it (I think I was 11 or 12 and had lots of time to burn).
Here’s a great musical analysis on Stickerbush Symphony, for anyone interested.
- Comment on Microsoft wants to apply Windows Update to all PC software 4 days ago:
Well it’s good that they’re building on a platform that has such a good reputation among users. I know I get all sorts of warm and fuzzy feelings when I hear the words “Windows Update.”
- Comment on Why do people care so much that their friend or family member’s partner is attractive and not just loving? 4 days ago:
People notice things that they are self-conscious about. Not even that they’re necessarily insecure about it, but when you think about something a lot, you tend to notice it in other people as well.
So I’d say it’s because your friends and family think a lot about their own appearances. Likely because they’re insecure about their own appearances.
- Comment on What games are just objective master pieces? 5 days ago:
Undertale
- Comment on TIL Nearly 84% of Telangana women who participated in a survey agree with domestic violence perpetrated against them. 5 days ago:
The brain does what it must to survive. We normalize things that are insane to keep us from going insane. It’s… weird.
- Comment on Bat 1 week ago:
Strong 7 over here
- Comment on bestie 1 week ago:
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 2 weeks ago:
Chaotic stupid: bread is stapled to various trees
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 2 weeks ago:
I feel like this alignment chart doesn’t consider how evil you could get. Leaving the bag open seems pretty tame for CE. I suggest the following:
- Lawful Good: bread box w/ the bag
- Neutral Good: bag clip
- Chaotic Good: twist and tuck
- Lawful Neutral: bread box w/o the bag
- True Neutral: original bread clip
- Chaotic Neutral: twist or tuck, not both
- Lawful Evil: bag is tied shut
- Neutral Evil: bag is left open
- Chaotic Evil: bag is torn open in the middle
- Comment on Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way? 2 weeks ago:
Also worth noting: a bread box generally isn’t sealed that well, I would still recommend keeping the bread in a bag (depending on what type it is and how quickly you plan to eat it).
- Comment on hey 2 weeks ago:
HELL YEAH BROTHER
- Comment on Lemmy when it finds out the beans aren't ready yet 2 weeks ago:
I came here to eat jeans and wear beans
and I’m all out of jeans
- Comment on Tea ☕ is leaf juice. While, coffee ☕ is bean juice. 2 weeks ago:
The two most popular flavors of ice cream are both bean flavored.
- Comment on hey 2 weeks ago:
The motorcycle.
- Comment on I'm looking for the Holy Grail of multiplayer gaming 3 weeks ago:
The obvious answers are the games we endlessly replayed historically: Mario Kart, Goldeneye (VS mode), Halo (VS), Smash Bros.
If you specifically want ones on PC, I’d suggest Starcraft, Age of Empires, and probably Counter Strike (I wasn’t into that one, but it had a huge following).
Many board games fit the bill as well. Codenames (physical or online at horsepaste.com) comes to mind, and another commenter also mentioned chess.
Basically any games that were made before endlessly grinding became a thing (yep, that’s only been a thing for a decade or two).
- Comment on Game design question : how to make a "trapped" player character? 4 weeks ago:
What kind of gameplay do you have in mind? I’m guessing a puzzle-type game (like a room escape), but you could honestly do a number of different things (tower defense? Platformer?).
I think the answer to your original question largely depends on this. Did you have anything else in mind about the experience?
- Comment on What is the best place to search for actual news about a keyword and get results that are actually timely and date order descending? 5 weeks ago:
A search engine from 2012? Not sure these days.
- Comment on GREAT WHALE PEE FUNNEL 5 weeks ago:
“Seriously guys, I’m a doctor! I have a PhD!”
“Sure buddy, what was your dissertation about again?”
“Uh… the beneficial effects of marine mammal urine on–”
“Whale piss! Enjoy your pee-hD, weirdo.”
- Comment on What's the point in getting married? 5 weeks ago:
Some rights can be similar, but you’ll always have to declare the other person as your legal whatever. Marriage says to the state that this person is my default for pretty much everything–power of attorney, medical stuff, property ownership, etc. So if I get in an accident and fall unconscious, my wife doesn’t have to fight the hospital staff to see me.
Depending on your country, there are other bonds that have the same legal binding as marriage.
In addition, if we’re honest, there are some “soft” benefits as well. My wife changed her name when we got married, and having the same last name (and our kids having the same last name) avoids a lot of complexity with things like traveling (especially because our daughter is a different skin color than the rest of us). Marriage didn’t explicitly grant us that privilege, but there are a lot of societal norms that come with it that have proven beneficial.
I’m not trying to claim that any of this is how it should be necessarily, but if you’re asking about practical reasons why, those are some of them. If you want the practical benefits without the cost, it’s (relatively) cheap to go to the courthouse or Vegas. Hell, you can get a friend to perform the ceremony for free, all you pay is for the marriage license. But if you’re otherwise not interested in marriage and those benefits don’t appeal (or whatever other reason), just stay dating.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I live a few miles from the border and cross at least weekly. You could generally get away with this for a handful of things, especially if you’re smart about it (dispose of all packaging and tags, have an otherwise legit reason for a short visit, etc).
But if they question you, and they determine you’re intentionally lying about it, you can expect to pay additional fines and lose several hours of your life.
- Comment on PSA: I want a law for PC games to be offered in physical versions again 1 month ago:
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