chiliedogg

@chiliedogg@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"The trolley made me fear for my life"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Matthew 25:31-46 ("Judgement of the Nations) is when Jesus lays out the standards by which people will be judged. I don’t think MAGA would rate highly by Jesus’s standards, since it’s based entirely on the treatment of the poor, the sick, foreigners, and the imprisoned.

  ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?” And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Then he will say to those at his left hand, “You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.” Then they also will answer, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?” Then he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.” And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Deus Ex Human Revolution’s initial release was the worst about this. A bunch of people who took the skills and inventory for non-lethal/stralth/hacking gameplay found themselves at boss fights that were straight-up gunfights. If you were kitted out and skilled properly to face-tank while using explosives and big guns, you were just screwed and couldn’t progress.

  In subsequent releases, they added additional options in the arenas that allowed you to kill them using stealth and hacking skills.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the champagne of champagne?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I prefer beer that’s beer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the year of the linux desktop⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Lots of jurisdictions are blocking the site now, necessitating VPNs to access the site.

  There’s probably a higher percentage of Linux adoption among VPN users.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this even a question?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know if it’s still tru, but they used to be the number one steak restaurant in the country because their streaks were so cheap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  When the butchers at a single Walmart successfully formed a tiny union, Walmart responded by firing every butcher in every store in the company and switching to pre-packaged meats only.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Internet picture of a monkey⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And Reaganism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ai will surely save us all⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If I understand my preacher right, saplings and seeds are trees even before they’ve been planted, and anyone who says otherwise works for satan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Add a third, larger bar for "knowing the right people" skills⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t actually had to make an application in years now. I’ve been approached directly for my last 2 jobs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Add a third, larger bar for "knowing the right people" skills⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s my issue. I’ve been offered every job I’ve ever interviewed for, but getting the interview is the hard part.

  And in the end, the jobs I’ve had have come through that third “who you know” column that got me to the interview.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"i can hear the difference"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The one good use of Monster cables I saw was a buddy who played guitar and was pretty energetic in his sets and not disciplined enough to take proper care of his cables.

  Monster cables really were pretty tough compared to the cheap stuff, but the bigger deal was the lifetime free replacements. He bought 2 Monster cables for 1/4 cable to his amp, and when one broke he’d swap to the backup while waiting on the replacement in the mail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an endgame to Trump he is trying to obtain? Or is he making it up along the way at the cost of Americans?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I want that too, but I’ll gladly accept a toilet aneurysm today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an endgame to Trump he is trying to obtain? Or is he making it up along the way at the cost of Americans?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I might be very okay with that last part, conditional on timing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some people prefer corn for some ungodly reason ⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I brought God into an argument. Your rational questions have no power here!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some people prefer corn for some ungodly reason ⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  42 years old, and I still thank onions should be left in the dirt. God buried them for a reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Someone has a LOT of dusty computers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am indeed a very boring person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Someone has a LOT of dusty computers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s also electric air blowers now that are prett6 great. My wolfbox blower is shockingly powerful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Word.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The way it should be handled is to just let me rotate a single fucking page. It’s 2025 and there is zero excuse for that bullshit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Word.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Want to edit the header just on page 6? Or feel like being sexy and having a single page in landscape or a different size?

  Easy! Just make a bunch of separate documents, export them as PDFs, and merge them in Adobe Acrobat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Construction magic⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You could definitely kill others.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨too soon?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The US President doesn’t typically give out medals to Australians.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bow your heads⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re super cheap, but also they serve a purpose. B-movies are a great start for upcoming directors, videographers, production designers, etc. You may have an assistant director from biger projects you want to promote, but since they’ve only worked under others you don’t want to let them potentially fuck up on a big production. Give them a disposable Christmas TV movie to test their ability to run a set on their own.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone in tech confirm?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually, that cabin may be cheaper. Property is way more expensive in dense areas.

  A major reason lots of people move to the country in retirement is because the land is cheaper and.they end up with a bigger house and more land for less than they were paying before because it’s cheaper land with lower property tax.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s like ebay in 2001.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just learned 37% of Americans fear vaccinating their dog will cause the dog to develop autism. 😐⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fun fact: Rabies is pretty much the most-lethal disease ever. A diagnosis is an absolute death sentence, followed by an agonizing death.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a fan of GabeN⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam refused to issue refunds for a long, long time. In the end they started allowing refunds for everyone because governments started requiring it and it was easier to just allow them for everyone than having to do the legal footwork to have different policies based on geography.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's nothing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah - I just knew I was gonna die a few months back, and it was a panic attack. Which is weird because I’ve historically been low-stress. But between work being crazy and the world being what it is right now, things apparently got to me subconsciously.

  My chest got tight, my breathing was labored, my arm went numb. It was terrifying.

  And thinking you’re having a heart attack doesn’t help with the panic attack. But it was amazing how as soon as the EKG showed normal, everything started feeling better quickly. Just the knowledge that it was panic helped so much.

  But you should still go to the ER in those cases, because if you assume it’s a panic attack and dont go, but turn out to be wrong…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shut up science!!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Small rant, but people saying they believe in science is a pet peeve of mine. Belief has no place olin science.

  You can’t “believe” in science any more than you can “know” in your religion.

  Belief and faith are the realm of the unknowable. Knowledge and fact are the realm of science.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Absolutely nothing⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was fully prepared to hate the remake.

  I played all the FF games I could growing up. I played the original when it came out, and I played IV and VI (as II and III in the US) on my SNES.

  I got a PS1 instead of an N64 because I knew FFIV (didn’t know it was gonna be called VII yet) was gonna be on Playstation. I saved up my money for months to buy the PS1, and a few months later my mom (angel of a woman) went to Sears on the release day for FFVII while I was in 8th grade football practice and picked it up for me with my remaining savings.

  I devoured the game. It was truly special. When a certain character left the party at the end of disc 1, I was devastated. I was and still am an unapologetic die-hard superfan of FFVII.

  When I heard about the remake I was skeptical. When I found out they were taking away the ATB system and making it an action-RPG and bloating the opening chapter of Midgar into the entirety of the game I wrote it off.

  But I still bought it, of course, and I have never been happier to eat crow.

  The remake is fantastic. It’s an entry point to the story for newcomers that’s somehow both a retelling and a sequel that will keep old fans interested. The expanded Midgar section makes the events of the early game much more impactful as you really get to know the Avalanche crew, and everything about the production design is top-tier. The gameplay is a great balance between action and strategy that does its own thing instead of just copying what had already been done with the first game. It’s a love letter to the original while being an amazing game in its own right.

  I still haven’t played the sequel, as I don’t have a PS5, but I understand it’s also excellent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨eat the rich and go to libraries⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. I think most of them have a lifespan of like 20-30 uses per license.