binarytobis
@binarytobis@lemmy.world
- Comment on GoldenEye 007: The Accidental Masterpiece Trapped in Licensing Limbo 20 hours ago:
I’m mot convinced this isn’t an elaborate attempt at gaslighting me to think this game existed.
- Comment on Day 599 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 day ago:
Every time I played a Pokemon game throughout the years, I thought “This time I’m going to fill the dex!” But there was always some you just couldn’t reasonably get so I always gave up. Big disappointment, it’s really the reason I didn’t play the last few.
It’s impressive you managed it in Gen 6.
- Comment on Paging SpaceCowboy 3 days ago:
If they thought it was an honor, why kidnap them? Surely they would come willingly?
- Comment on Paging SpaceCowboy 3 days ago:
I just feel like if they were acting honorably, they would have invited the victors instead of kidnapping them via what I assume was a cowardly ambush (based off the fact they have no memory of it), and freezing them until their loved ones were dead.
- Comment on Paging SpaceCowboy 3 days ago:
I watched the animated Predator movie the other day, and was miffed that
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they would kidnap people who won against their hunters, freeze them for who knows how many years (thereby effectively ending their lives as they know it) and bring them across the galaxy to fight for their lives again. Respect that the winner won you sore losers. Absolutely no honor.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
Never start a land war in Asia?
- Comment on Major airline bans ‘barebeaters’ across all 24 daily flights from UK airports 4 days ago:
Is the main image above this article AI generated? It feels like it but I can’t pin down exactly why.
- Comment on Dear Faith VIII 4 days ago:
I was also wondering why I kept seeing the same “Faith” email pop up over and over again. Makes sense if it’s a series, though I feel they should link to each other if so.
- Comment on Contractual trap on remote working job offer 4 days ago:
I read stuff like this and think “I would never supply my sensitive documents to an LLM!” But, like usual, I’m sure I’ll find myself without any other option in the near future.
- Comment on Make sure you know what your kid is getting themselves into 6 days ago:
Tbh, if I saw my dad absolutely fucked up after hitting my cape pen as a teenager, it would probably have rattled me enough to make me stop for a few years at least.
- Comment on Real Height 📏 1 week ago:
If a chihuahua kicked my ass I would tell that story at every party.
- Comment on Is spreading. 1 week ago:
- Comment on Stereotyping is wrong. 1 week ago:
Sometimes I think about dating again after so long, and I imagine my girlfriend wanting to wiretap our place with an Alexa in the kitchen.
- Comment on Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras 2 weeks ago:
I realized recently that every other apartment in my building has those ring cameras on their front doors, meaning I’m being put in some database every time I leave my place. Why do they even need that? It’s not like strangers can get into the building, and packages all go to a special room.
Not really flock related, but still.
- Comment on Always there, just waiting. 2 weeks ago:
I bought a couple a friends some really nice cloaks once, but I don’t know if they actually wear them ever. Too afraid to ask.
- Comment on What was your social media path? 2 weeks ago:
When I was in school back in the early days, I tried typing a random “wherearemypants.com” and it led to this forum run by some random guy in Texas for him and his friends. I made an account and just insinuated myself into this group of adults, and honestly, it was the golden age of social media for me. Absolutely nothing was monetized, just people sharing links and chatting about stuff.
Eventually he shut it down and I ended up on myspace>facebook>reddit>lemmy.
- Comment on L shows off his investigative prowess 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
The worst is when you’re still at work half an hour later than normal, and someone walking by sees you and thinks it’s a good opener to chat. “Oh wow you’re still here, huh? It’s usually just me etc etc.” I’ve had people stop to chat for 45 minutes and I’m just thinking “Do you think I’m still here because I don’t want to be at home?!”
- Comment on Anon is all smiles 3 weeks ago:
Also, when I smile, people frown and yell back
One time I was cashiering at a grocery store on Thanksgiving, only one to show up. There was a huge line of people buying a lot of stuff each, so even though I was the fastest cashier, it was a losing battle. Still, I kept my smile on and engaged each customer while working my hardest.
Then some asshole ten customers away started yelling things like “This is ridiculous, why aren’t there more cashiers? Hey! I’m talking to you! Answer me!” Like I had any pull on the people who didn’t show. He should have been yelling at my manager who was hiding in the back.
Decide to ignore him since no good would come of it. Then I hear “Stop smiling!”, which was so abrasive it literally stunned me. I looked at the line to see who was going to tell him to calm the hell down, and every person there was nodding along like “Yeah, I can’t believe this cashier has the gall to smile when we want to make him feel small.”
And just like that, suddenly I was in no hurry. Slowed down to about 1/4 speed and just glared at each person with no conversation whatsoever. Rude guy gets up there and starts in on some nonsense and I tell him “I’m a highschooler. I don’t have to pay rent. One more word out of you and I walk out on this job right now. No one else is here to check you out, but security is still here to keep you from leaving with anything today.” Still clearly upset, but he shut up.
- Comment on send pics 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on The man who drove his car into 100 people should be able to drive again, Judge rules. 5 weeks ago:
Roughly agree.
Loosely related, I’ve been thinking recently that we really need to make it harder to get and keep a license. I’ve noticed a lot of absolutely terrible drivers don’t even realize they are driving badly. If they had to, say, pass a driving test every 3-5 years then someone would tell them exactly what they are doing wrong, and keep them from the streets until they fix it.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 director agrees with No Rest for the Wicked lead that Early Access is "a positive thing" for games like their two RPGs – when it works 5 weeks ago:
Early access doesn’t really work for me. I’ll pick it up, play at half-baked game until I run out of content, then never touch it again. I’m sure Valheim and 7 Days to Die are really good now, but my initial pass wasn’t good enough for me to ever say “Ah, let’s spend more time on another playthrough!”
Maybe other people get something out of it.
- Comment on Bri'ish Cuisine 5 weeks ago:
I’ve never put chicken stock in a rice cooker, but I kind of need to know.
I did steam some nachos in there one time. They came out perfect. When I excitedly told a few friends, they all universally gave me concerned looks. I decided to retire the recipe while I still had people around me who weren’t ashamed to be near me.
- Comment on Seconded 5 weeks ago:
I was going to say this is AI, but if you keep in mind that bottom-right is the first picture, left is #2, and top-right is #3, it tracks. It looks like they remade the frog between 1 and 2 and added sprinkles.
- Comment on New He-Man Movie 1 month ago:
Focus groups were unable to stop wanting to have sex with Skeletor when any other actor played him.
- Comment on Grinch 1 month ago:
As if the grinch would get his dog anywhere but out of the trash.
- Comment on We must remember the simple wisdom of nature 1 month ago:
Reminds me of the story of the girl who worked at subway, and she would greet everyone with huge smiles except for That One Rude Guy, who got a completely neutral expression and no chat. After a few weeks of noticing his effect on her, he apologized profusely and promised to change his attitude.
- Comment on Chomp! 1 month ago:
You’re mostly right. They’re trendy with an app. Although their overpriced cookies aren’t great, they are fresh and therefore better than any you’d likely find on the internet.
- Comment on We must remember the simple wisdom of nature 1 month ago:
When I was a teenager, I watched this hacking 101 show made by that Kevin guy from Tech TV and hosted on his own site. The first episode was about social engineering, no computers involved.
He demonstrated how to get free pizza. First, he awkwardly followed a family in and stood nearby as they ordered, then left with them after hearing what they got. Next he called in and was like “This sausage on the pizza we just ordered is too hard, might chip my teeth. Make me a new one.” Went in and grabbed the free pizza, then strutted out like dark spider-man.
I thought this was so smart. Told everyone who would listen to me about it. This was important! The world was my oyster.
Thought about it again a few years later “Wait, everyone knows you can get free food by being a dick to employees. Hell, the manager who gave it to him probably knew he was lying and thought making a pizza was less hassle than dealing with it. The reason not to do it all the time is because humans usually* have some sense of shame.”
*I say usually because some people simply don’t have any shame at all. I once invited someone from work out to lunch with me and my friends, and they left one small slice of pizza uneaten, asked for a box, and when it came they put their thick ass restaurant plate inside and stole it. While all of us stared on in horrified fascination.
- Comment on Spong Berb Adventures #2 1 month ago:
Cigar bar and a haberdasher?
