chiliedogg
@chiliedogg@lemmy.world
- Comment on It's nothing 1 day 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!! 1 day 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 2 days 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 week ago:
Yeah. I think most of them have a lifespan of like 20-30 uses per license.
- Comment on I've always said this 1 week ago:
And it’s really about what you stock in a store.
If a bunch of customers want to buy an ugly hat, you should keep that hat in inventory.
- Comment on Scientific Exposure 1 week ago:
I got lucky in that my publication was through a journal that doesn’t charge money for access or submissions. It’s part of our professional organization and our annual membership fees cover the journal’s expenses.
- Comment on Forever young 1 week ago:
Last time I was really good at competitive shooters was in my 20s playing MW2, Left 4 Dead, and Battlefield 3. Battlefield 4 and Black Ops 1 were when I felt it shifting, and now I just don’t play online shooters anymore.
I feel like multiplayer games need a special chill lobby for verified players over 30. One where you can step aside and deal with the kids without causing issues. A space where you can call it a night without spoiling the fun because it’s 8:15 and you really need to get ready for bed.
- Comment on This comic is missing a chunk of asbestos. 1 week ago:
Reminds me of this:
- Comment on Hi, Jeffrey! 2 weeks ago:
Saudi Crown Prince. Trump defended his murder and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
- Comment on Game library 2 weeks ago:
The Spire sleeps, may ass.
- Comment on True romance, despite everything. 2 weeks ago:
It’s not about homosexuality being wrong. It’s about the hypocrisy of the Trump’s treatment of sexual minorities.
And let’s not forget that it was Clinton who signed an order to eject non-closeted homosexuals from the military.
- Comment on What is your favorite Metroidvania? 2 weeks ago:
if you haven’t played Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night you really, really should. It’s made by the creators behind the Castevania games and is REALLY good.
- Comment on What is your favorite Metroidvania? 2 weeks ago:
The Tomb Raider survivor trilogy comes pretty close.
- Comment on Calling all Dickheads! 2 weeks ago:
Has anyone here actually read the book?
It’s not exactly a page-turner.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 2 weeks ago:
That’s not accurate. A tax write-off isn’t “taxes you don’t pay”. It’s “lost income that isn’t taxed”.
The US corporate income tax is nominally 21%. If a company writes off 100 of loss (or charitible donations, or expenses, or anything else), their earnings are reduced by 100 dollars, saving them 21 bucks. There’s no way to “profit” off of failure through write-offs.
- Comment on FOX BREAKING NEWS ALERT! 2 weeks ago:
Taco Bell is kinda its own genre of food. I’ve never wanted Mexican food and decided “close enough” with Taco Bell.
But I’ve absolutely bought Taco Bell because I was in the mood for Taco Bell.
- Comment on Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders 2 weeks ago:
They can’t sell them at a loss without a locked-down ecosystem. Sony learned that the hard way with the OtherOS support for the PS3 that lead to a ton of them being purchased to build cheap supercomputer ls and never spending a dime on games or software to cover the loss.
- Comment on gabe³ half-life 3 confirmed 3 weeks ago:
But you still have to know about it.
Whereas the Steam Maclhine - like a Playstation, Xbox, or Nintendo - just plugs into the TV and works.
Plug in the power, run the HDMI cable to the and log into the wifi after powering it on.
- Comment on gabe³ half-life 3 confirmed 3 weeks ago:
It may not he for you, but there’s a huge potential audience. Somebody who is used to the console experience and wants that simplicity for playing on the couch, but wants access to PC gaming platforms like Steam.
I like tinkering with my PC, but a lot of people don’t. They like consoles because they can pick up the controller, push a button, and it powers on and works, and they never have to worry if a game will run. If it’s released on the console, it should work.
Yeah, there’s 1001 ways to get a PC running on the TV, but none of them are as dumb-simple as turning on an Xbox. This device solves that issue.
- Comment on They were well informed. 3 weeks ago:
I always thought of her as a treasure hunter more than an archeologist.
- Comment on So much... 3 weeks ago:
Municipal development guy here.
You’d be amazed how many contractors and architects have issues with stair math.
- Comment on Rockstar Games Employee Calls Out Studio For Spreading “Disinformation and Lies”, Union Busting 4 weeks ago:
Lazlow, Dan Houser, and the rest of the old creative team at Rockstar are no longer with the company.
GTA6 is gonna sell like mad regardless, but unlike the last several Rockstar blockbusters I’m waiting to see if it’s good before giving them any money.
- Comment on newbie player 4 weeks ago:
Seems like as good a place as any to say I did a photoshoot of an underwater poker game a few years back for the Underwater Photography class I teach at a local university.
All the really good shots had students in them, so I can’t share. I’ll check the PC later to see if I have any decent shots without people.
- Comment on Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps 4 weeks ago:
Did they file the same suit in Texas?
No?
Fuck 'em
- Comment on The Last Truly Custom Nintendo: A 3DS Retrospective 4 weeks ago:
I actually also have a Razr+. My employer pays me a stipend to have a second phone so thay when I eventually leave I don’t have a bunch of contractors calling my personal number.
- Comment on The Last Truly Custom Nintendo: A 3DS Retrospective 4 weeks ago:
I just realized my Z-fold with controller case could make a truly excellent DS emulator.
Anyone know if there’s an emulator out there that supports folding phones in landscape mode as a DS, similar to the way YouTube will split the video and the controls when partway folded in landscape more?
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 5 weeks ago:
Gaming on Linux is like gaming on Windows 20 years ago when you spent more time just trying to get the fucking game to run than actually playing the game.
I got an error trying to launch a BF2 expansion that told me to contact the nearest rendering deceloper.
- Comment on Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” 5 weeks ago:
Not software development. Municipal development.
I work in the planning/building department. We review and permit developments.
The developers aren’t my staff, they’re applicants who want to build something and we have to review it for drainage, engineering, building code, lighting, environmental impact, septic/sewer, etc.
- Comment on Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” 5 weeks ago:
Not software development. Municipal development.
I work in the planning/ building department. We review and permit developments.
- Comment on Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” 5 weeks ago:
In my case, I work for a municipality and I legitimately do need to be in the office to meet with citizens, attend public hearings, etc. abut I think they could come up with a schedule where I work remote on Mondays and Fridays or something. It would also make those days “no meeting days” so I could catch up on my actual job.
We get raked over the coals for how long development review takes, but then every developer wants to meet with us for an hour every week, so instead of reviewing plans we’re attending meetings 25 hours a week where they’re bitching at us for how long it takes us to review their plans.
