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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Wtf. Of a physical copy? You got screwed more than most people in the comment section.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You make some really good points. The game I’m referring to is Osiris Reborn from The Expanse series, my favorite book series of all time.

  It’s not exactly an unheard of IP and the developer is what I could consider midsized. That’s why I was leaning towards not doing it at all.

  My only motivation is how passionate I am about this series and wanting to see more games, books, shows, movies, etc set in that world. I want to be proactive in spending my money thoughtfully to encourage development in places I support.

  Obviously, one preorder isn’t going to change that for this game and a preorder would likely do more harm to me than it would be to the series if I don’t preorder.

  I’m usually pretty staunchly again preorders since I think it’s bad for players as a whole (and often for devs too), but, if I’m being honest with you, I would probably have done it if my favorite series was being done by a small indie dev team so they could have as much money upfront to make the game as good as it can be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  For a moment, I thought this video was about the game I was debating on, 12 years too early! (The Expanse Osiris Reborn.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for specifying how you decide. I know most people don’t preorder at all and there is some skepticism toward Early Access. I expected most comments to just say that, which is why I really appreciate the detail you added.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The game I was considering does have a collector’s addition but it’s $300 for some physical collector’s items that I don’t think are worth the price.

  I don’t think I’m going to preorder at all, but the whole thing got me thinking about it the subject.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  He was a very, very humble person

  ….proceeds to crash Ferrari while racing and showing off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  At the reverse-Pornhub.

  Instead of giving you time to make sure the sound is off, it plays the porn ad first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Christmas beetles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They always fly in my hair. My dog likes to eat them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sea Level⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a few reasons but I kind of think it boils down to biodiversity. Seasonal changes, tides, light exposure, and varying temperatures would affect the balance of diverse life.

  For example, Earth didn’t always have oxygen. 2.4 billion years ago there was a bunch of microbial photosynthesis happening. Seasons and the tides affect ocean currents which moved nutrients around, allowing the bacteria to thrive and grow.

  Ozone’s formula is O~3~, so the Ozone layer wouldn’t have formed either.

  There are also other issues like how the seasons affect biological migration or how the moon slows the Earth’s rotation to about 24 hours/day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sea Level⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh for sure. The universe is too big for it to not have happened elsewhere. I’m not saying it’s unique, just rare.

  For me, it was the fact that the Earth is tilted at just the right angle that sort of blew my mind. Too much one way or another, we wouldn’t have seasons or day/night cycles.

  From under, other planets have been identified with the potential for life, but don’t have the tilt or the moon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I kinda feel like Clair Obscur is sort of stretching the definition of indie game.

  I guess _technically _ it is.

  I’m not saying every game needs to be made in someone’s garage and take 12 years to make, but it sounds like this game was completely funded by Kepler and parts of the game were outsourced to other companies. Sandfall is made up of experienced developers from places like Ubisoft. Kinda feels like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise made their own movie with funding from a lesser known subdivision of Warner Bros, outsourced SFX to 300 animators, and called it indie because they filmed it with 10 people.

  I do think Clair Obscur is a fantastic game and deserves to be Game of the Year (aside from the AI use). Sandfall and Kepler did a great job with a reported budget of $10M(!) and I especially appreciate what Kepler is doing to support the gaming industry.

  I guess I see the point of the award to inspire people to believe they shouldn’t give up on their dreams by recognizing small teams making games outside of the traditional industry. I just don’t feel like Sandfall qualifies.

  In the end, it’s not my award and they can give it to whoever they want!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sea Level⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t recall what I was reading, but I once read about a lot of things lined up perfectly for evolution on Earth.

  • In Sol’s habitable zone
  • Has a moon
  • Rotates on tilted axis
  • Stable rotation and orbit
  • Has magnetic field
  • Has Ozone Layer
  • Big planet (Jupiter) close enough to catch random asteroids, but not close enough to harm Earth

  It’s bonkers that it all worked out that way so that I could be here, right now, reading your post and responding. It really boggles the mind and I don’t want to waste my time.

  Welp, guess I’m gonna go look up random curse words in the dictionary. ಠᴗಠ

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon's neighbors have chickens⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are some great chicken webcams in YouTube. One of them has a way to feed the chickens popcorn remotely for $1 and it’s awesome.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Have YOU ever done this?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a remote work job. Sometimes,I don’t talk to another human for many days. It doesn’t bother me too much:

  I talk to my dogs. Honestly, my dogs have probably kept me alive and well as much as I keep them alive and well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Warbussy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I gave these calendars as Christmas gifts last year and I bought a bunch of stickers. It’s the only thing I’ve ever bought after seeing it on TikTok and it’s worth every penny.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not everything on Amazon ships in two days. In the picture, the dates vary quite a bit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazon is just a drop shipping marketplace where everything comes direct from the exact same warehouse in China.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just learned 37% of Americans fear vaccinating their dog will cause the dog to develop autism. 😐⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People don’t want to give their dog heart worm/flea protection because they are worried it leads to seizures.

  I had to explain why they should continue to do it so many times on Facebook. The benefits out way the risk by such a great magnitude that it should be a no-brainer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can't imagine a more beautiful thing.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anytime I see a kid go viral I feel bad kinda bad because I know that happens.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk’s Optimus Robot shuts down after reproducing the gesture of its human operator removing their headset⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The robots are supposed to be autonomous, not driven by an operator, but no one can make robots except Boston Dynamics and even they have struggled.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Black Ops 7's weaker launch, Call of Duty will no longer do back-to-back releases in the same series⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I tried to play it on GamePass and got bored immediately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's finally here!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Grood. I mean great and good. Grood.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk’s Optimus Robot shuts down after reproducing the gesture of its human operator removing their headset⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why I know Elon won’t get that ridiculous bonus. He has to sell a million of these robots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with Quentin Tarantino?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I read that he confronted Weinstein after his girlfriend told him of something Weinstein did to her but accepted his apology. Supposedly Weinstein was also banned from being around Uma Thurman on his set.

  Idk man. He choked multiple actresses on set. He says he had their permission but it sounds shady.

  I might be biased though because I just watched the episode of Bojack Horseman where he chokes his co-star on set. I watched it a few days ago so that’s fresh in my mind.

  I kinda like his movies, but QT kinda seems like the kind of dude who feels the need mansplain “real cinema” to women because they “just don’t get it.” I bet we all know someone like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with Quentin Tarantino?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I get the feeling he’s always been a bit of an asshole. This is just the latest example. He’s been talking shit on peers for 30 years.

  He defended Roman Polanski after Polanski taped a child by saying the girl “wanted it”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hey look, a giant sign telling you to find a different job⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you pay people enough, you don’t have to write emails like this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are people buying refurb pcs just to strip out the DDR 4 ram with the current price hikes on new ram?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought DDR4 ram a year or two ago for $30 bucks. It’s $70 for the same RAM now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are people buying refurb pcs just to strip out the DDR 4 ram with the current price hikes on new ram?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I did check Facebook marketplace for a used PC to see if RAM would be cheaper.