carl_dungeon

@carl_dungeon@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon's previous VP of Prime Gaming said they "tried everything" to disrupt Steam⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  To disrupt stream, you’d need to be better than Steam. Also, what am I gonna do with my existing 1000 games in steam? I DON’T WANT 5 GAME MANAGERS.

  All these companies think people want 10 streaming services, 5 steams, 7 spotifys. WE DONT. We just want 1 that does everything we want.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can Doge access critical government infrastructure and fire people if it isn't even a real department?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good question, as an American, I’m all for these fucks being the first against the wall.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Take-Two CEO believes AI will actually increase employment and productivity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So they’re hiring?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you like the smell of bookstores?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I love that smell. Libraries too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the Nintendo Switch 2 the end of innovative consoles?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll reserve judgement until I have one, but here’s my $.02:

  The Wii U was wildly innovative and a giant flop. In the end, it was a big clumsy prototype for the switch IMO. The switch was the perfect evolution of some of the ideas the U had, like bringing the stationary console into your hands rather than just a tiny pocket console.

  The GameCube didn’t do anything really that wildly innovative after the n64, it just had discs and a more comfy controller.

  The Wii was pretty fresh, but in the end, relied a bit too heavily on gimmicks, the key parts of which I think were successfully captured by future motion controllers like the joycons.

  The DS was super cool, and I love mine, but most games ended up primarily using a single screen, and the other screen just kinda sat there or acted as a map. Switch has a larger touchscreen which makes up for loss of stylus in a lot of ways.

  The 3DS was cool for a minute too, but the effect was eye strain inducing and had limited value IMO.

  I think it’s great to come up with something totally new now and then, but changing for change’s sake probably isn’t good, and axing a form factor that has been so wildly successful sounds risky.

  Nintendo has always operated on a tick-tock pattern (gameboy -> pocket -> color -> advance -> ds -> ds lite & 3ds). Plenty of evolutions between form changes.

  Phones, computers, tablets, and now consoles are all reaching their inevitable optimized form- large screens with good I/O. While boring to look at, at the end of the day it’s about the experience of using the device, not how wacky the console looks/works.

  I don’t doubt that Nintendo will have more wild ideas in future systems, but I personally dont want a dual screen switch with an attached printer and a VR headset- I want a bulletproof hand held that does what it does very well and provides value. The entire switch concept is so well executed and seamless- don’t take that away! Make it better- battery, heat, graphics power, ergonomics, charge speed, Bluetooth, build quality, etc. make all those things as good as they can be. The switch 2 looks like it improves on many of those things without taking anything away, so I’m pumped to get my hands on one!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand & lifesaving⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s because he’s a dick head

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton CEO was already showing us 8 years ago⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Could we not fuck up everyone’s morning by show this motherfucker’s dumb face?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Free" Speech Absolutist™⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why the fuck is anyone still using Twitter

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There was a time when everyone had common sense⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah and the last generation keeps sending money to the prince of Nigeria.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Improve your Wi-Fi with this one trick⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah- you make good points. I think what I was upset about was that we started with a given (they obviously work in space) and then half the class argued they didn’t for a while.

  A better question would have been “how can they work since space has no air in space?” which leads to great q & a I think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Improve your Wi-Fi with this one trick⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah yeah, I know. I was mostly just kidding. Everything is magic if you’re ignorant and we shouldn’t shit on people for not knowing something and props to them for asking and seeking knowledge and all that.

  But it’s really sad that very basic science like radio waves which are introduced in 5th or 6th grade could be some completely misunderstood.

  I remember my 6th grade science class having a lively 15 minute discussion about whether or not rockets can work in space since there’s no air…. We’re looking at videos of rockets working in space and then debating whether or not they do. 🙄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Improve your Wi-Fi with this one trick⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are some stupid questions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon's first time⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/vm113 . Fish Herpes, he had fish herpes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Two different colored backpacks too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I ignore epic totally

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Stupidity, cult mentality, “my sports team” mentality, religion, and single issue voters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Found this while going through old stuff. I'm terrible at chess, but I would play expecting to lose just to watch the animations.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That was my first computer! I wanted this game so bad back then, never had it. I’ll have to spin it up on my os-9’ed g4 Mac mini, hopefully it still runs in 9, most things I’ve tried do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is a Quest 3 really worth it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is Gen Z so Poor?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Guess you’ve never heard of inflation. Minimum wage in the 1950s would be something like $27 today- and that’s just simple annual inflation not accounting for buying power of the dollar. Factor that in and it’s more like $35. That’s a far fucking cry from $7.50. Plus, that guy in the 50s had only high school education, a stay at home wife, two kids, and a house.

  Single family homes in my area start at $650k and go well over a million regularly. Town houses can be a 500k easy. Rent for a small apartment can be $1500+ a month plus utilities. People struggle on $70k salary here, which is about $35 an hour. Now imagine making under $10.

  Another example, public school teachers start work making less than $60k. Imagine starting work with $50k-70k in student loans, some of them predatory private loans, spending nearly 50% of your post tax income on rent and then still having to pay for food, gas, car payment, insurance, and making those minimum loan payments basically forever. You’re pretty much financially crippled for life unless you marry someone that makes money or switch careers. That’s fucked up- someone that works as hard as our teachers, with their master’s level educations and endless night and weekend work should have to have 3 room mates for 20 years just trying to survive.

  If the only thing we had was proper minimum wage adjustment and nothing else, society would be in a much better place. If we also had subsidized child care for working families, healthcare, non predatory education and insurance than imagine how much better off we’d all be.

  But naw dawg, let’s just make some lazy Starbucks drinking kids get 4 fucking jobs to try and keep your old ass in social security.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After India, Brazil becomes second major BRICS country not to join China's Belt and Road Initiative, citing Brasilia's desire to maintain strategic autonomy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a whole lot of shitty people in one picture.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have one and my kids share it with me, but considering a second. They support profiles. My son plays it on the couch while my daughter watches her shows, and then they’ll put it on the tv and play Mario kart together.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump’s Crowds Are Dwindling as His Campaign Winds Down | The former president likes to talk about the attendance at his rallies, but empty seats and early exits have grown more common.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I bet his rallies are boring as shit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a good gift for a 2-year old?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A toy that makes a lot of sound- like a truck with siren noises or a little electric piano, or spaceship with explosion sounds. There are these great plastic dinos that roar when you play with them. As a parent, I’m telling you, their parents will thank you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?: Crash Course Religions⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re the same picture!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨(Religious) What would i be labeled?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Atheism is the belief (ironically) that there is no divinity.

  I don’t think that’s strictly true. The lack of belief in something isn’t a belief. By that logic, everyone would be a believer in the infinite things that don’t exist, which is silly.

  Believing god is blue with 10 arms or an old white man, or a moon beam is a belief. Having no belief in any of those things isn’t an alternate belief system the same way an empty pie tin isn’t another form of pie.

  Do some take the extra step and say something like “it’s impossible for there to be a god!”? Sure, but I think most atheists instead find 0 evidence of god, and therefore find it very unlikely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How would I find my phone if I didn't have a phone to find my phone with?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use my watch

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Donald Trump was black, would he have made it this far in politics?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think the klan votes black.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When and why did democrats begin supporting fracking?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Many don’t. I don’t. I’m not gonna vote trump over it though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Elder Scrolls 6 doomed to fail? I can't see how it will work⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fallout 4 wasn’t bad, it was a lot of fun for a few playthroughs. You can make some valid arguments about steps backwards from new Vegas, but it did a lot of things well too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to decide what kind of controller one should purchase?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ps5 controller is Bluetooth, works for me without any special drivers. Has native support in some games for the haptic triggers and touch pad. It’s a fantastic general purpose unit. The Nintendo switch classic NES controllers are awesome for retro emulation too- also Bluetooth. They make NES/SNES/N64 variants- but really the ps5 will handle all those use cases and feel just fine for any modern gaming.