MurrayL
@MurrayL@lemmy.world
- Comment on Jamaican man who has lived in UK for 26 years facing deportation 3 days ago:
Seems like a bot
- Comment on Fingies 5 days ago:
Testicular torsion might be a closer comparison. Sometimes it just happens.
- Comment on Bob Vylan to sue BBC for defamation over Glastonbury coverage 1 week ago:
It’s possible to support the BBC as a cultural institution without agreeing with every decision made by its current leadership. Those aren’t conflicting values. In fact I’d argue that holding both those thoughts simultaneously is the only way to seek institutional change, as opposed to the nuance-hating ‘burn it all down’ crowd.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
A rare inverse example of Poe’s law in action!
- Comment on How are you liking the Star Fox 64 remake? 1 week ago:
So far I’ve played the first level and not gone back yet. Not the game’s fault; it’s just been a stressful couple of weeks at work and I’ve not been in the mood to get into something new.
Not a particularly useful perspective, but there we are.
- Comment on GTA 6 Price Finally Confirmed, Features a 'Single-Player Experience' at Launch 2 weeks ago:
Sadly, I predict a repeat of this classic:
- Comment on GTA 6 Price Finally Confirmed, Features a 'Single-Player Experience' at Launch 2 weeks ago:
To play devil’s advocate: physical disc releases are a security nightmare.
Pirate groups pay big money to get access to disc images before release so they can have a crack ready on day 1, and leakers would love to get early access so they can drip feed information for social media cred. The bounty for an early iso of GTA VI would be astronomical.
I do however agree that releasing a ‘physical edition’ that’s just a code in a box is a waste of everyone’s time and money, not to mention materials destined for landfill.
- Comment on GTA 6 Price Finally Confirmed, Features a 'Single-Player Experience' at Launch 2 weeks ago:
They found out with GTA V and RDR2…
Not to be pedantic, but Rockstar have always staggered their PC ports all the way back to GTA III. Their strategy is literally 25+ years old at this point and I don’t see it changing.
- Comment on Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. 3 weeks ago:
Well yeah, sort of. Phil Spencer got replaced.
- Comment on Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. 3 weeks ago:
If they close Double Fine I’ll… well, I won’t be surprised, but I’ll be sad.
- Comment on [Demo] Star Trek: Warp on Steam 3 weeks ago:
A card battler? What is this, 2016?
(FWIW I think it’s good to take more swings with the IP, but I don’t think this will pan out.)
- Comment on A&E patients with non-urgent ailments may be told to come back later under NHS plans 4 weeks ago:
Good! If it’s not urgent why are they clogging up A&E?
- Comment on Xbox pulls Gears video featuring a PS5 logo, 24 hours after announcing it as an exclusive 4 weeks ago:
A devkit with that version is absolutely gonna show up on eBay at some point in the next 20 years.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
What if I told you that remasters aren’t solely or even mainly targeted at existing fans of the game who, yes, may be familiar with community mods and source ports?
They’re also - perhaps primarily - for people who are otherwise interested in playing the game but don’t want to piss about with extra downloads, patches, and config files. Especially on console.
- Comment on Fable is delayed to Feb 2027 | via Wario64 5 weeks ago:
And sometimes they lay off all the developers, too!
- Comment on UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day 1 month ago:
Our loft got so hot during the day it set off the heat alarm up there. Absolutely nuts.
- Comment on Enterprise being able to terraforming planets. 1 month ago:
TOS used a completely different warp scale with no upper maximum, hence the higher numbers in use.
When they made TNG they redesigned the scale to be exponential, with warp 10 being the upper limit because at that point the object has infinite velocity and exists everywhere simultaneously.
- Comment on If you managed to create batteries that can last for a century, will charging be redundant? 1 month ago:
I did not! I actually had one back in the day and never had battery issues, but pretty funny to hear it was a common complaint.
(Still, I think the broader point stands.)
- Comment on If you managed to create batteries that can last for a century, will charging be redundant? 1 month ago:
Given the pace of technological progress, I doubt a phone bought today will be all that useful (except as a retro novelty) in 25 years time, let alone 100.
- Comment on UK judge’s decision not to jail boys for rape like a ‘rock in my face’, says victim, 16 1 month ago:
the second 15-year-old had an IQ in the “bottom 1% of his contemporaries”
‘My client is too stupid to go to prison, your honour.’
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Idiots misinterpret thing.
This isn’t news; it’s barely-disguised rage bait designed to make you angry.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Did you actually read the article or are you just kneejerk griping based on the title?
It’s a quote from an individual developer talking about their experiences during Bungie’s layoffs, hence the reference to ‘unrealistic constraints’, but for some reason you seem to be taking it as an opportunity to air your grievances with the overall creative direction?
- Comment on What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ? 1 month ago:
Two reasons:
- Active multiplayer: Yes this is kind of a chicken and egg situation, but people who play online multiplayer want to play the version of the game with the largest community of active players.
- Roster updates: If you’re a fan of a sports team, you probably want to play using their current active roster. Yes, fan updates are sometimes available for older titles but the latest release will have everything included with face scans etc.
- Comment on UK Government told to 'urgently intervene' as flotilla activists kidnapped by Israel 1 month ago:
Article is paywalled.
- Comment on Sorry, bit of a UK-related rant, following this post I saw on Re**it 1 month ago:
I don’t know the specifics, but something about doing the school run either creates or attracts some of the worst drivers I’ve ever seen in my life. Literally zero awareness or concern for others, including sudden stops, driving in slippers, mounting the pavement, blocking access, failing to indicate, and a general disregard for safety.
If you regularly have to drive during commuting hours, there’s a genuine and striking difference between term time and school holidays.
- Comment on UK Ranked Second-Worst Place in Western Europe for LGBTI+ Rights 1 month ago:
Yes, I is intersex.
There are a few variants that add or replace various letters; sometimes it’s a personal preference, sometimes it’s an age thing, sometimes it’s a deliberate exclusion.
The generally accepted ‘catch-all’ is LGBTQIA+, but ultimately it comes down to the individual. One person can never speak for such a broad community.
Whether you consider queer a slur or not is also a personal matter. Anecdotally, I see a lot of people happy to use it to self-identify, but it does have a hurtful history that others can’t separate it from.
- Comment on I would like to play a calm game 1 month ago:
Yes to all except Outer Wilds.
I love OW but it is not a game to recommend to someone who explicitly says they don’t want a game with time pressure.
- Comment on Can travel anywhere in late June, not sure where. Anecdotes/advice? 1 month ago:
Split in Croatia sounds like it’d fulfill basically all of your criteria.
- Comment on What gaming console you owned disappointed you the most and why ? 1 month ago:
Nintendo has always been litigious. I don’t understand this myth that they used to be wholesome and friendly in the good old days.
They sued Atari for making NES games. They sued Galoob for making the Game Genie. They sued Blockbuster for renting their games.
Kirby the character is literally named after Nintendo’s lawyer John Kirby.
- Comment on Forza Horizon 6 Leaks And Is Being Pirated On PC More Than A Week Before Release 1 month ago:
Absolutely! I saw a talk at Develop last year from some of the Farming Simulator team, and they said a huge chunk of their audience are farmers.
Tons of pilots play flight simulators. I believe the same also applies to Euro/American Truck Simulator, based on the community discussions I’ve seen. I’d be surprised if the same went true for train sims too.
