mirshafie

@mirshafie@europe.pub

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG is Getting Acquired By Its Original Co- Founder: What It Means For You⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I prefer GOG over Steam for the simple reason that I’m not forced to use a launcher if I don’t want to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free to claim on epic games for the next 24h⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s more than that. The way the game criticizes legal institutions, religion and the union is clearly informed by a revolutionary perspective. I don’t think Disco Elysium is subtle or coy about its politics, it just doesn’t pretend like achieving its goals will be easy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I deal with the outside world when I have germaphobia and don't really like outside?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey, sounds like you really recognized how to balance a real need for sanitation with keeping sane in a world that is often indifferent.

  This is just common sense in the end. I’m kind of grossed out that people don’t wash their hands before eating with their hands in Europe. Compared to the Middle East where the dustiest falafel shack has a sink with soap right by the entrance, I’d say it’s a weird cultural quirk.

  Same goes for the kitchen of the vast majority of people where I live. Why no soap by the sink? Some actually wash their hands with dish soap which is really bad for your skin, but most just use water only. I try to politely ask if I can gift them some soap when I visit. Helps keep me sane.

  Your hands are made to interface with the world. They will get dirty, and that’s fine. You just need to get the gunk off them before touching your face or vagina.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How customer service jobs be⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If it makes you feel any better, McDonald’s genuinely feels like the safest space when you’re rock bottom. It’s safer than church.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you sleep at night? Please respond with a number⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re polar opposites. I’m in northern Europe and sleep with an open window, thin blanket, and rocking 20.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Karl Bushby: Made a bet in 1998 that he could walk from Chile to England. 27 Years later, Still walking. Survived Darién Gap, 57 days in a Russian prison, Traversing the Bering Strait on shifting ice⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s on him. He’s not the first person to walk or bicycle across West Asia, Iran included.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport called football: ‘We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would be so fucking funny if this is the last straw for Americans and they finally rise up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy users who say that Lemmy users are smarter than Reddit users⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m new here but this reminds me a lot of what reddit was like around 2008. I and lots of people came from slashdot, to be able to talk about things other than computers. So everyone is a nerd that cares about data and wants to have a genuine conversation, and I think that makes my experience more intelligent because it becomes less about winning by drowning interesting topics with the same rehashed jokes or tropes, and more about formulating your own thoughts as best you can.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve dev counters calls to scrap Steam AI disclosures, says it's a "technology relying on cultural laundering, IP infringement, and slopification"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’mnot even opposed to AI in games. I’d love to see more granulated disclosures, but Steam-style disclosure should be the bare minimum.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FACTS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Are we positive this isn’t satire? Like this dude might just be a real life Borat and we’re to dumb to stop giving him attention so he just keeps raising the bar?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Insulin⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Nils Bejerot was a total hack. He tried to ban comic books, and later transcribed that same energy in a war on drugs that has resulted in some of the worst health outcomes for drug users in Europe. Unfortunately his ability to be confidently incorrect swayed a lot of gullible rubes, and his legacy still casts a shadow over Sweden to this day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brazil President Bolsonaro has been arrested. Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting 11 years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t want to insult you. You’re verry pretty petty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another angle of this modern art installation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This can be fixed by the drivers paying extra attention in front of them when entering a roundabout.

  When you enter a roundabout you need to be clear from the left, that’s normally all you need to worry about. In this case because the buses are so long, the bus that locks them is in front of them when they enter, and there’s another bus to the right. This should be clearly visible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another angle of this modern art installation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly I’ve never heard about a roundabout traffic jam before seeing the picture of the Norwegian four-way bus lock a couple of days ago, followed by this example right here.

  I think Cities Skylines is either badly programmed or propaganda for Big Intersection.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Today's meeting where Trump fell in love with Mamdani, this is MAGA tomorrow morning.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think what Trump loves the most is to hold power over people. In a weird turn of events, protecting Mamdani really put his circle of sycophants in their place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The Sands of Time series and Beyond Good and Evil are incredible, and they’re on gog. I’m thinking of getting them, but I have no desire whatsoever for anything that Ubisoft, EA or Activision makes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truth is way more fucked up than fiction⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not nearly enough skin, I think we may need to ready the machetes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Truth is way more fucked up than fiction⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s wild the things they accuse Russia of. My favorite is when everyone was convinced that Putin blew up Nord Stream 2, and now everyone thinks it was genius statecraft from Ukraine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valves first title with a 3 in it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Please no I’m trying to live a normal, happy life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Answer May Surprise You⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I was under the impression that the real costs are associated with training the models, in the belief that they’ll arrive at a self-improving AI that will explode in functionality and basically become the most valuable asset on the planet, especially for governments and armies. In the meantime, you offer services to users at a loss, in order to gather unique data that isn’t open to your competitors.

  That’s what excuses this level of investment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you beat post-work floppiness?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is pretty much always the case when you start a new job. It takes time adjusting to the environment, the people and everything else. It’s going to get better, it always does.

  However, skipping proper food and exercise is counter-productive, so do make an effort to cover those needs.