ryathal
@ryathal@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 1 day ago:
US IP rights are only a good example of a bad example.
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 1 day ago:
He’s been dead for 80 years, that’s plenty long enough for anyone’s feelings to not matter.
- Comment on Screw your zodiac sign, tell me.. 1 day ago:
One of my grandparents had 7, I even took them to college
- Comment on Native Americans? 2 days ago:
Generations are exponential, you have 32 5th generation ancestors and 62 total. You’re less than 5% of your 5th generation ancestors.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 2 days ago:
The EU is working it’s way towards digital ownership. Gdpr and dma are steps in reducing corporate power and granting ownership over identity.
- Comment on Native Americans? 2 days ago:
That’s probably only true if you accept essentially irrelevant amounts of ancestry. If you take 5 generations, there’s likely at least one person 50% or more native in that family, but that would be <5% of their ancestry.
- Comment on Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders 2 days ago:
A product sold at a loss to attract customers who hopefully buy other products with higher margins that result in a net profit for the retailer.
- Comment on Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders 2 days ago:
I think comparing it to a console is the wrong mindset. It’s a computer first that can also be a console. It’s also a pre built Linux based computer you can have a higher degree of confidence that things just work even after updates. It’s a legitimate competitor for a new windows PC as much as it is a console competitor.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 days ago:
Digital ownership is probably going to happen, but it’s going to take a generation of politicians to die off. Once we get more people that understand computers and digital goods aren’t magic, there can be change.
- Comment on Steam Machine is huge for indie development 4 days ago:
The big difference is the compatibility is actually there now. Also, controller support is a lot more common for PC games now.
- Comment on Lymey Lizards 4 days ago:
It’s not even the first lizard based medicine. There was also Byetta, which was based on gila monster saliva. It’s a diabetes drug that was one of the first to also be useful for weight loss.
- Comment on I hate it when people use pictures showing the condiments only on top of a hot dog. 6 days ago:
You deep throat that thing like God intended.
- Comment on Game marketing company takes down blog post bragging about how good it is at astroturfing Reddit after Reddit finds the post 1 week ago:
The big subs were full of bots, but for some it didn’t really matter. It a post was a bit but it was still funny on memes or funny then it’s fine. I don’t care if karma farming bots were the majority of posts so long as it’s still good content. The content does seem to be significantly worse now though.
- Comment on What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype? 1 week ago:
It’s absolutely a generic open world game, bit that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The formula is fun if it’s done well, which I think it is for Horizon Zero Dawn. The combat style is also uncommon and provides a satisfying loop of stealth and bullet time mechanics.
- Comment on what in the actual fuck 1 week ago:
The dinosaur with the most horns still has the most horns. Present tense is acceptable in reference to the record.
- Comment on waiting for steamdeck to install my non-steam game 1 week ago:
Steam tends to be a lot faster download than other platforms. It’s been a while, but GoG is roughly half the speed of steam, and Microsoft is basically dial up speeds.
- Comment on Which year was the most stacked for game releases? 1 week ago:
It think it has to be 2007 just because there are games that didn’t crack the top 10 that year that would be goty in other years. It’s also a huge year for multiple platforms, pratically every major franchise had a good release that year.
- Comment on Billionaire opinion is not news 1 week ago:
It’s a bit shit since it only covered some of the papers. All of them are owned by billionaires.
- Comment on How does one learn or start to manage thair life better? 1 week ago:
Do you happen to have ADHD? That sounds like some pretty severe executive disfunction, which is common with ADHD. You might need more than random Internet advice.
- Comment on Why do each gaming fraction (pc, consoles, mobile) hating each other? 2 weeks ago:
People like to support their choices. It’s not a ton different than sports. There have been periods where console and PC have had the advantage over the years, but it’s now become more of a choice of what you want your computer to look like. Mobile is generally universally hated because of the effects it had on the industry as a whole by accelerating the rise of micro transactions and loot boxes to an industry standard.
- Comment on Michael 2 weeks ago:
So is gaming at the extremely high level. A best of 5 or 7 in SC2 is 45 minutes to an hour and a half of focus with multiple periods of extreme focus and reaction. In both cases actions are happening faster than average humans can observe.
- Comment on Michael 2 weeks ago:
There’s a lot of grey area in that distinction though. There’s a handful of Olympic sports that showcase fine motor control in ways that aren’t that different from esports. Fencing and shooting are in the same realm as an RTS or FPS.
- Comment on card game shop 2 weeks ago:
That’s not a sign that just gets put up. That’s a response to a problem.
- Comment on Evangelicals in the US vs Protestants ib Europe? 2 weeks ago:
I can’t really speak for what it is like in Europe, but there’s basically three big buckets that US Christian religion falls into.
- Catholic, was (might still be) the plurality of Christians in the US. Not terribly different than the European version. Some may focus a bit more on different points, but the high level is the same. Gay is a sin, no birth control, male priests only, drinking is acceptable, forgiveness tends to be prominent.
- Protestant, this would be the Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc. The only thing they really have in common is that they are Catholic BUT one or two major differences. It depends on the specific organization, some take more hard line approaches, some are far more accepting. National bodies are a bit more loose than Catholicism, but still consistent. There’s a mix of reasonable and crazy people in this bucket.
- Evangelicals are the totally unhinged group. Churches in this group are non-denominational, though some may have started as a Protestant sect. They may have loose ties to other churches, or be a mega church. While there is variation here as well, it tends in the more extreme direction. Biblical interpretation tends towards the more literal and cherry picked stories instead of the relative interpretation that traditional branches have reformed to use. Grift is super common in this section. Condemnation of non followers is also common instead of outreach and forgiveness. Young earth creationism is a common belief. This group started growing rapidly with the advent of televangelism in the 70s.
- Comment on 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames 3 weeks ago:
No it’s like praising a dealer that will buy back some drugs as well as sell them.
- Comment on 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames 3 weeks ago:
The casino is honest about what they do compared to say Genshin Impact.
- Comment on 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames 3 weeks ago:
Valve has one for the few lootbox systems that you can actually get value back out of outside the game. While they deserve all the same criticism of every lootbox game, they probably also deserve some praise for that.
- Comment on Why would a company force you to use a rental car instead of your own for a drive to the office/Christmas party? 3 weeks ago:
They could have deals with rental companies that make the rental cheaper to them. It could be a way to save money as people won’t bother with the rental and since it’s violating company procedure, they don’t have to pay mileage reimbursement. It could be a way to funnel money to a rental company rather than directly reimbursing employees.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
GoG doesn’t have a lot of new games for one. It’s still copyright violation to distribute the game to others as well. It’s generally easier to just buy the game from GoG than find a link to download the game. You could get the files from a friend and that could work for a few games, but paying gets more convenient if your library is bigger than your hard drive.
- Comment on Anon watches Lord of the Rings 5 weeks ago:
It’s not just Internet nerds. That’s a basic rule of literary analysis asa whole.