saigot

@saigot@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Close enough⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think any canadian politicians are implicated in the epstein files. The Ontario premier dealt drugs with/to his crack smoking mayor brother though so lump us in with the nacrotrafficers I guess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Innovation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Genuinely neat idea but you’d need it to be flexible, maybe a glove with a flexible display and the power at the wrist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Xbox gamepass

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's already running⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  By default windows does block unverified binaries. It’s pretty annoying. You have to click more info and then run anyway: Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Case Against Gameplay Loops⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So first off, you can’t have a game without a gameloop, I don’t think the author is using the term correctly. What the author means I think is that they don’t like repetitive gameloops, particularly in narrative focused games.

  I think there are lots of games that a lot of different game loops, “It Takes Two” and it’s sister game “Split fiction” would be exactly what the author is asking for I think.

  Most open world games fit to some extent too (do you spend your time fishing, or playing the board game in the game, or hunting, or fighting bad guys, or climbing things or racing etc etc etc) but usually fighting is tied to the main stories of the games. These days many games have a “story mode” difficulty to skip past this combat however.

  But there is a cost to this, it’s either your budget blows up or your mechanics have to be very simple. It Takes Two has very basic mechanics because they have to support so many. Big open world games are only really possible for largest and most expensive of projects. I don’t think this is really what the author wants.

  I think there is a spectrum to gaming between games as Art and games as sport. Chess and esports are all the way on the sport section, it is about growing your brain or your reflexes, it isn’t trying to tell a story or impart meaning. That’s not to say there is not beauty in sport to be clear or that one is superior to the other. What the author calls repetition is rarely just that (in good games at least!), first they make you use a mechanic to beat an enemu, then they make you use a mechanic while doing another mechanic and now they make you do the mechanic to beat 10 enemies at once. This is a test of consistently and of whether you have mastered the mechanic.

  Then there are games as Art, games who main goal is to tell an interactive story. And I do think that for a time games were afraid to go too narrative while other games keep the mechanics and mechanics too separate. I definitely think there are games that should just be a movie or where the story harms the experience more than helps. But I also think it’s pretty silly to say we don’t have games that are primarily narrative today or games that merge the mechanics and story well. Most games are somewhere in the middle.

  Celeste is an interesting example to me. The game has a story that deeply resonates with a lot of people but it is also considered one of the best designed platformers of all time as well. Each level is very intentionally design to teach and then test a particular mechanic within the game. The end of the story is in a lot of ways just the end of the tutorial mechanically. To remove any level would be to completely destroy the mechanics of the game. I think there is a conversation to be had about whether this could have been two games, one a purely mechanical test and the other a narrative game with minimal interaction but I think that that misses exposing the joy of the other to a new audience. I know of many people who resonated with the lore and story of Celeste but didn’t really like platformers (or sometimes games at all!) who learnt how to play platformers and really got into the genre as a result of the game. On the flip side I have heard many stories about people going into this game for the platforming and coming out of the game realizing new things about themselves (in particular their gender) because of the story. I think that has a lot of value, and personally I think they are stronger packaged together than separate.

  Another example not from the article is the fire emblem, the most recent 3 houses in particular, but I think most of the series has similar moments. I engaged with the this game primarily for it’s mechanics, I personally didn’t really care about the story of this particular game. I had a lot of fun going through all the optional battles and challenges. As I progressed through the story a character betrays you and becomes unavailable. This happened to also be my favorite unit for fighting, I was devastated, and the story I was only half paying attention to suddenly became incredibly interesting and personal to me. My choice to focus on that character made a really big impact on the story and it’s only because I grinded so many missions. Had I only played the mandatory missions or focused on different characters I would have had a completely different experience of the story.

  It seems like the author just doesn’t like and cannot engage with games that aren’t all the way on the art side of things and are extremely dismissive of the other side of things as a result. They also seem to just believe that this is a universal experience, in particular I really hate the author’s use of “we” as someone who generally only DNFs games that I strongly dislike and enjoys games at both a mechanical and artistic level.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A true ally⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you are a random stranger then probably best not to. If you have built a rapport like in the post above then you should know how they will react and do it if you think it won’t cause offence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The script is mysterious and important.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  IDK he might be, he certainly is a dick. but also you don’t usually get to read the whole script (definitely not the final script) before choosing to accept a role, they may only get a scene, maybe just an elevator pitch etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A new quest appears...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here is a link to the tool that video uses. This isn’t a case of someone compromising an existing smart bulb to do sketchy things, but rather someone installing this bulb covertly in your house and using it for penetration testing. the same could be accomplished by an arduino in the bushes or a guy with a white van out front.

  Also most smart bulbs use zigbee or zwave not wifi. The hub could be hacked i guess, but I have mine setup to only be accessible on the local network.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imagine looking at the first picture and thinking thats something to be proud of , lol, its mental illness⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Only cause you don’t go to your city council meetings.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Buttcoin⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  it only continues to work, if money enters the game continually.

  If i invest in a company, they take that money and at least theoretically make something other people want and turn your money into more money. Periodically all the investors vote on whether they put that money back into the business and try to make MORE money or to split it up and give everyone some cash (dividends). The thought of that potential dividend payout makes people excited and makes the value of having access to that payout go up, and so people that no longer want to wait can sell their shares, making money and leave the system. In this way everyone can win, and everyone can continue with the same belief in the stocks future. the customer get something in exchange for their money, the company gets to grow, the cashing out investor gets money and the new investor gets an opportunity for eventually dividends or to cash out themselves.

  Bitcoin doesn’t work like this, there are no dividends at the end of day. OC got 8k from people who believed the market would go up. If both parties agreed with bitcoins trajectory then a transaction would not take place. In this case OC lost and the other investors won, but if OC and everyone like him had known bitcoin would go up then paradoxically bitcoins value would go down since no one could realize its value. Bitcoin will always yoyo forever siphoning money from those with less market knowledge to those with more market knowledge (or ability to manipulate it) until there aren’t enough people in it anymore. They aren’t making money, just moving it around.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨post modernism⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Its what you wear on cloudy days. The sun is not out so the guns do not need to be out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can still smell them⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So is it basically the inside of a Christmas cracker?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨that is crazy!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s skipper not tux!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh bother...⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  🎵Put that kid back where it came from or so help me🎶

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ska ftw⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Streetlight manifesto is probably one of the more popular ska bands: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOqenYis1iQ

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kiribati ⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In Ontario we have the poor man’s eurotrip Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wireless EV charging hits 90% efficiency in Swiss real-world trials⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course it’ll be awhile before anything like that, this is just one engineering problem solved. But self driving within a confined space like a parking lot (especially a parking lot that doesn’t normally allow humans) is a lot easier to solve than the general case. I think you’d see adoption happen first with fleets of cars or buses, before it would become common place for just regular stuff.

  Physical connections are really rough, they require millimeter precision, Tesla has been trying to do this for ages

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wireless EV charging hits 90% efficiency in Swiss real-world trials⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not having a cable unlocks some interesting potential. Right now an inconvenience of driving an EV is that the chargers may be full and inconsiderate people may leave their car plugged in for longer than needed. Take away the need to plug in and add some self driving and you could have your car automatically charge then move itself to a regular spot once it’s done. Could make a setup like this a lot more simple.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah that’s a deal breaker for me too. But the flexible and non-full time hours could make it an attractive side hustle or student job. Good luck getting anyone senor though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Libraries are cool⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah someone could potentially pick up the book and read steal it. The proper way to respectfully buy a book is to burn the book itself and stick the empty sleeve on display to give the publisher the ad they deserve.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🔥🔥🔥⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah if a women blew clinton people wouldn’t mene about it at all, it would barely even be a news story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop stressing my GPU and start hiring artists⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  These aren’t mutually exclusive

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Interesting looking ring. Wonder what it means?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you nose you nose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I Thought I Knew You⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Technically it would be boiling or sublimating

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Got Banned for Fixing Roku — The Paul Blart Mod Chronicles⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The right place would be !yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 still has secrets fans haven't found, says director⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I strongly disagree, I don’t think act 2’s reveal would hit nearly as hard without all the build up. ::: spoiler full game spoilers Act 1 is how the player is allowed to empathize with maelle, letting you love the gestrals and npcs is what makes the final choice of the game interesting and gives the whole 3rd act stakes. :::

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tabletop convection oven ⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My oven already heats up in 2minutes? What is the problem with trays?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tabletop convection oven ⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Otoh tho 2 uses of the airfyer is almost certainly worse than a bigger single session with an oven. Personally I find meal prepping to be important way of saving time and energy alike.

  also in winter both waste no energy since whatever energy is not used for cooking ends up warming your house.

  I dint want to yuck anyone’s yum, but I dont have a lot of use for a tool that only has a benefit half the year when doing small batches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Makes It Very Clear They’re Going To Turn TikTok Into A Right Wing Propaganda Machine⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some may use some work around to use the international version which will be free of us control.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People who want to run businesses through social media, Etsy sellers, artists for hire, youtubers, subreddits as a customer service avenue.