MimicJar
@MimicJar@lemmy.world
- Comment on I dunno 3 days ago:
RPN or Reverse Polish Notation is a notation for calculators to be less ambiguous. The last numbers use the operator to their right, repeat.
- 2 5 8 5 - × +
- (8 - 5 = 3)
- 2 5 3 × +
- (5 × 3 = 15)
- 15 2 +
- (15 + 2 = 17)
- 17
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 week ago:
To add, give me some way of tracking these collectables.
If I’ve collected all of the trinkets in a given area, mark that area in some way. If there are 100 trinkets, number them and give me a list. Give me a map, hints, thing that beeps, something.
I don’t need any of the above to be unlocked from the start. You can add it in the post game or after I’ve collected some percentage of them or make it a side quest.
It’s annoying going online and someone has posted “I found 99 of 100 things, where else to look?” and basically no one can help them. It’s annoying being that person, to be so close and yet so far.
- Comment on Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January 1 week ago:
In order to receive full congressional pension benefits you need to be a member for 5 years. January is her 5 years. (She isn’t old enough yet to retire and collect those benefits, in her case that happens at 62, or about 11 years from now.)
- Comment on What is your favorite Metroidvania? 1 week ago:
Just so it’s not forgotten to time I want to recommend AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake). It’s basically what if Metroid 2 was made in the Super Metroid engine.
I’d recommend any of the 2D Metroids, but if you’re going to play Metroid 2, that’s the version to play.
- Comment on 🚣 🚣 1 week ago:
No, the man in the rowboat is on his way to fix door hinges so it’s basically the same thing.
- Comment on challenge 1 week ago:
A new house! Just think of all the new doors with hinges that need adjusting.
- Comment on challenge 1 week ago:
Yes. I can spend those two hours watching door hinge repair videos on YouTube, I was going to do that anyway.
- Comment on Had to look this up 1 week ago:
I know this is just a meme but isn’t this scene of Seamus Finnigan a movie only scene?
There are plenty of reasons to shit on JK Rowling, but shouldn’t this one be on the director? (Assuming it was done on purpose.)
- Comment on [Technology Connections] I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it [41:26] 3 weeks ago:
A 40 minute video about dishwasher soap is either,
- A, Incredibly boring and will put her to sleep.
- B, Incredibly exciting and meant to shared.
Win. Win.
Tap for spoiler
Also it’s B. Great video.
- Comment on TrekMovie.com - Rick Berman And Brannon Braga Defend The Controversial ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Series Finale 3 weeks ago:
I mean it is a cool idea. It’s not a cool idea for a last minute series finale, but it’s a cool idea.
- Comment on Why did Thanos, with the power of all the infinity stones, never think to try doubling the amount of resources in the world? 5 weeks ago:
The psychological scarring is an interesting point, but that only works if you know why the snap happened.
By the end of Infinity War most of Thanos’s army and underlings have been defeated. Thanos then (within a few days/weeks) goes into retirement. So he’s not spreading word of his accomplishments or reasoning.
Carol mentions at the start of Endgame that a lot of other worlds need her help. So she could spread some information on what happened, but I’m not sure it’s going to really stick. You need the trauma of Thanos actually showing up (or his underlings and then the Avengers filling in the gaps).
- Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | The Silent Cartographer Trailer 5 weeks ago:
Yes, but that was lazy remake, this one they put effort into, probably.
FWIW I did enjoy this remake, but it did have some janky looking cutscenes.
- Comment on Great Depression: Part Deux 5 weeks ago:
It’s not “real cheese” it’s “Real Cheese™”, it really tastes like cheese.
- Comment on American public transit 5 weeks ago:
Define “walkable”. The side of the road is considered “walkable”.
- Comment on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025) 1 month ago:
True. And Holly Hunter will probably be a great captain. But Picardo is who brings me to the table.
- Comment on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025) 1 month ago:
I’m just here for Robert Picardo.
The show dies look that great based on the trailer. However of our characters start of terrible and grow, this could work out well. I’m just not sure that’s the show we’re getting.
- Comment on Mary Wiseman’s Tilly Will Be In ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,’ But Not As Much As Expected 1 month ago:
Weird. I assumed this was going to be her spinoff show. I thought it was a weird choice, but I was willing to see what they wanted to put together.
I hope whatever this is now is something good.
- Comment on Is Star Trek Discovery that bad? 2 months ago:
I think if you’re looking for a recommendation, both Strange New Worlds and Enterprise are better than Discovery.
If you were ok with Picard season 1, at worst you’ll be ok with Discovery.
I will say that Strange New Worlds is technically a spinoff of Discovery, so a watching Discovery first makes more sense if you’re planning on watching them all eventually anyway.
Discovery has good episodes, but probably more bad episodes than good episodes. If you’re binge watching, which you can do now that it’s all been released, it won’t be so bad. If you watch a bad episode, you’ll come across a good episode soon enough. When we had to watch week to week, it was rough going bad after bad, week to week.
- Comment on The Purpose of Difficulty | GMTK Mini 2 months ago:
I think the run back is fun for some people and I think the game should deliver the best version they can for those people. For me, it’s just not fun. The reward is smaller than the frustration it causes.
- Comment on The Purpose of Difficulty | GMTK Mini 2 months ago:
It took Silksong coming out for me to identify why I wasn’t a fan of Hollow Knight, and it’s touched on in this video.
It’s the runback.
The Dark Souls series of games have the same “problem”, and it’s why I don’t enjoy them either.
I’m a huge fan of Celeste, Super Meat Boy, the Ori series. When I fail at these games, I’m right back in the action.
I’m not against having to learn boss patterns, I really enjoyed Cuphead because after I’ve failed I’m right back in the action.
And while it’s an easier game by comparison, Shovel Knight was a fun game. The checkpoints were plentifully and I could increase the difficulty by destroying them.
But when I played Hollow Knight I reached a point where I was just running to the boss and dying. Then again. And again. And again. I wasn’t getting better. And the time it took to get back just took too long and wasn’t fun. It wasn’t a rage quit. I was having fun at one point… But then the game wore me down and eventually it wasn’t.
I don’t think the game needs to change. Although I think adding difficultly modifiers would be a good idea. I played through Metroid Dread on normal difficulty and after beating it was having so much fun I immediately played it again on Hard difficulty. If there were a mode with more checkpoints in Hollow Knight and Silksong I might give them a shot.
- Comment on Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More 3 months ago:
Lol, you’re right, season 3, fixed
- Comment on Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More 3 months ago:
I haven’t seen the most recent episode yet, but so far the best episodes this season have been the silly episodes.
Strange New Worlds season 2 spoilers
- Episode 1, the second part of two parter. Neat trick to make the Gorn sleep but otherwise boring. - Episode 2, a fun Trelane/Q wedding episode. (Silly) - Episode 3, zombies I think. - Episode 4, hologram episode, the best parts of which were the over the top parts. (Half silly) - Episode 5, the best serious episode exploring the ruins and solving puzzles.
- Comment on About Star Trek Starfleet Academy blacklash 3 months ago:
Section 31 was perfectly passable as a non Star Trek thing. If it were a random sci-fi movie it had fun moments. As Star Trek? Good lord it was garbage.
- Comment on [OC] Hank Hill Catches Up on Pokémon 3 months ago:
Meanwhile, Bobby’s outside playing in the tall grass pretending to be a Rattata.
- Comment on what video game deserves to be in a museum? 3 months ago:
Assuming a single game, Minecraft. It should be a kids museum style where you can build things. You can make each room a different biome or structure.
- Comment on I ain't got no time to maintain some stupid little plastic bread clip. I got a landlord to feed. 3 months ago:
Pfft, I just eat the entire loaf in one sitting.
- Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2025 started a few hours ago 4 months ago:
I get that Doom or Sonic 2 or Goldeneye or other 90s games aren’t guaranteed a place every year
FWIW Sonic 2 was the game that kicked things off this year.
But also I think the goal should be either showing off new tricks or showing off new games. Older games are going to have fewer new tricks. Obviously sometimes a barrier is broken or a new category is put together that has interesting gameplay, but in general we probably will see fewer old games.
That isn’t to say that old games should go away completely, but if there is a bias towards newer games, it makes sense.
- Comment on The signatures are still coming and it's already making an impact 4 months ago:
But you are not buying a game, you are renting it.
I absolutely agree that companies shouldn’t be able to say they’re selling you a game. They should make it 100% clear that you are renting it.
I’m also onboard with requiring p2p/LAN functionality for multiplayer.
- Comment on The signatures are still coming and it's already making an impact 4 months ago:
When I pay to see a film in a theater, I don’t own the film. I don’t get to watch the film again after it leaves the theater.
While I pay to see a concert, a play, or a musical, I don’t own those performances. I don’t get to see them again. They generally aren’t recorded (Although that is changing in some limited cases.)
I do think a game dying is terrible and I do think games should be clearly labeled (so people can make an education decision if they want to rent the game).
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
You’re right! I’m not paying extra until they provide proof.