NOT_RICK
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
My name’s not Rick.
- Comment on World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles 6 days ago:
It’s 2025 sales numbers are about 4 million, half that of 2024, and that’s with half the year with no successor console. Maybe it’ll beat it, but I don’t feel it’s a foregone conclusion
- Comment on World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles 6 days ago:
Probably not, unless Nintendo releases a surprise last iteration of the console which I also don’t see as that may cannibalize Switch 2 sales. A Switch Micro would be cool though
- Comment on New Year's broadcasts behind paywalls 1 week ago:
Yarr? Yarr!
- Comment on Lost in the Sauce Etymology 1 week ago:
He may not have coined the term, but Gucci’s full quote is an all-timer
If a man does not have sauce, then he is lost. But the same man can get lost in the sauce.
While I don’t think he’s a good rapper in the technical sense, there’s something I absolutely love about Gucci. I play his East Atlanta Santa Christmas songs this time of the year, every year.
- Comment on Dying Light 1 week ago:
I’ve been playing Metroid Prime 4. It’s ok, only more of what I expected, nothing incredible like Dread was for me. You can definitely feel how it’s cobbled together after being in development hell.
I finally picked up Dave the Diver on sale, looking forward to digging into that soon.
- Comment on Anon tries to understand credit scores 1 week ago:
Yeah paying back early doesn’t affect it as far as I can tell. Lenders just want to know if you’ll leave them in the lurch or not. If you pay back early that just means they can reinvest the cash sooner.
- Comment on Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash 2 weeks ago:
It was so damn good. One of those games where I paid for all the DLC just because I wanted more of it and I know how EA operates. Too bad Apex seemed to kill off that hope.
RIP Vince, you made an indelible mark on the industry and will forever be remembered.
- Comment on Anon remembers 3 weeks ago:
Haha, you and me both.
- Comment on Anon remembers 3 weeks ago:
Oof, sorry to hear about the TBI, that definitely doesn’t help with symptoms. It sounds like you recognize some of the red flags in your behavior. I don’t know you, but isn’t it possible he’s worried about you and frustrated? It’s mentally and physically exhausting caring for and getting help for loved ones (my dad has dementia, it’s tough). Just be careful with yourself. Manic states quiet the analytical centers of the brain and limit meta cognition. My friend didn’t realize how illogical and destructive he was behaving until he came down, it may be the same for you. I’ll just reiterate my urge to be honest with your doctors and seek treatment.
Just like with physics, “what goes up, must come down”. I’d hate for you to be ill prepared for that moment.
- Comment on Anon remembers 3 weeks ago:
My concern with that is you may be experiencing the high of a manic episode. I’m no doctor, but when my buddy was manic it ultimately led him to doing some self-destructive things. He got himself fired from a job by calling his boss some horrible things in front of the entire staff, he’d burn his money on nonsensical get rich quick schemes, and ultimately he got nabbed for driving intoxicated and attempting to flee from the scene.
I think he’d be in a worse spot if he just told the doctors what he thought they wanted to hear rather than advocating for himself and working with them to get himself to a point where he’s on meds to guard him from burning himself out on a manic tear while also not so heavily medicated he’s a zombie. It can be done! Good luck, stranger
- Comment on Anon remembers 3 weeks ago:
My buddy had a serious manic episode years ago; it was really scary and got him into some legal trouble. Along with some of his friends and family, I came down to attempt him to convince him to enter treatment. It took HOURS, and just as we were losing hope of getting through to him, a switch flipped in his head and he said “alright let’s do this!” And we got him to an inpatient treatment center.
They had him on lithium for a while. I hated it (internally, I didn’t want to fuck up his treatment) because he was so robotic and lethargic whenever we chatted. He told me how he didn’t like how it was making him feel at all. It felt like he went from one extreme to the other. That said, he was honest with his doctors and as he continued to do well, they adjusted his meds. It’s been years now. He’s back to the guy I remember from college. He’s stayed out of trouble, met and married a great women, and found a career.
Most people don’t become doctors for malicious reasons. Sure some do it for status or money, but they’re still a profession centered around helping people. They take an oath. I’d encourage you to find a doctor you can trust and follow their guidance and treatment. My friend’s doctors gave him his life back when he was on a path to destruction.
- Comment on Who Thought Bob Odenkirk would become action hero 3 weeks ago:
Well that’s disappointing to hear!
- Comment on Who Thought Bob Odenkirk would become action hero 3 weeks ago:
Liam Neeson is absolutely on this metaphorical Mt Rushmore
- Comment on The show I was watching went from "Free" to "Paid" *while I was watching it* 3 weeks ago:
Haha jellyfin goes brrrrrrr
- Comment on What are your gaming highlights of 2025? 3 weeks ago:
Metroid Dread left such an impression on me after playing earlier this year that I bought and modded an OG GBA with a better screen. It was fun and frustrating all at once! My first time soldering since I was a teen. I proceeded to beat Metroid Fusion for the first time despite having the cartridge for probably as long as it had been since my last time soldering. I’m now playing Prime 4, although I’m not yet sure if that qualifies as a highlight.
Besides that, I also got sucked into Hades 2. I didn’t get the true ending to the first game but I did roll credits on this one! What a game. Pokémon Unbound romhack was also on the list of time sinks, but I gotta get back to beating that.
- Comment on Anon lives on a budget 3 weeks ago:
Class traitors suck. People that lean into the crab in the bucket mentality is part of the reason we’re in this mess. Sorry you dealt with that.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the days when shit just...worked? 3 weeks ago:
I agree that it’s harder to find tech that doesn’t require EULA acceptance, service subscription upsells, or other modern BS, but they’re out there. I just remember how difficult getting a lot of stuff working was 20-30 years ago.
- Comment on Anon lives on a budget 3 weeks ago:
It happened to me a decade ago before I switched careers. I did substitute teaching and once I hit 29 hours for the week they’d send me home so I wouldn’t qualify for healthcare. I was regularly told I was one of the good subs, and I loved working with the staff and kids.
I tore my rotator cuff one summer and just had to grin and bear it for a year because I had no coverage and was worried about the bills. Thanks Uncle Sam!
- Comment on Whatever happened to the days when shit just...worked? 3 weeks ago:
When did shit ever work? Only reason I’m a programmer is because I had to figure out how to get janky drivers running or how port forwarding worked before I could play vidya as a kid.
- Comment on Hands-On With The Anbernic RG DS; The DSi Reimagined (my review) 4 weeks ago:
This can’t handle 3DS titles, right? Not that it matters; my N3DS XL is still going strong
- Comment on Metroid Prime 4 | Review Thread 5 weeks ago:
I was hoping for more than a cromulent 3D Metroid, but I’ll take it for what it sounds like it is.
- Comment on OMFG 5 weeks ago:
The Brits definitely not beating the allegations with this “recipe”
- Comment on Anon thinks we're being bamboo-zled 1 month ago:
I mean, it’s 4chan. It says (or at least it used to) say that only a fool would take its stories as real right on the webpage
- Comment on Former Obama Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz Melts Down Over Gaza Footage ‘Destroying’ Israel’s Narrative 1 month ago:
Yup. It’s pretty easy to build a case that the Israeli government is in the wrong and blatantly genocidal based on Ben-Gvir’s comments alone; I don’t need to point to tik tok videos of starving children. Liebensraum was wrong in the 1930’s and 40’s and it’s still wrong today.
- Comment on Former Obama Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz Melts Down Over Gaza Footage ‘Destroying’ Israel’s Narrative 1 month ago:
Now I’m interested to hear her complete her thought because as far as I’m concerned yes the weak and powerless should be protected from overwhelming force they’re unable to stop or defend themselves from. My guess is some manner of “but Hamas”
- Comment on This whole exchange 1 month ago:
“I don’t even know where to start”
Aka I don’t have a counter argument so I’m going to lean on a thought terminating cliche.
- Comment on Samus Aran drawing I made 1 month ago:
Not surprised you skipped other M. I haven’t heard a single good thing about that one
- Comment on Samus Aran drawing I made 1 month ago:
I had so much fun with dread earlier this year. It motivated me to buy and mod an original GBA so I could finally beat the copy of Fusion I’ve had since I was a kid. That really got the ball rolling on me finishing as many Metroids as I can ahead of Prime 4. I think I’ve finished 4-5 now. Still haven’t done Super Metroid, which everyone tells me is the best, but I’m a snob and I want to get a Super Nintendo controller to play it with.
- Comment on Samus Aran drawing I made 1 month ago:
Only a couple more weeks until Prime 4!
- Comment on One hour into Gears 5 and I feel its a lot better than 4 1 month ago:
Yes, there are some pretty fun weapons in the Gears sequels. I like the torque bow.