MajorasMaskForever

@MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We've done it, boys⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In all seriousness going to LEO gets the job done the vast majority of the time, medium and high earth orbit have very few use cases with the exception of geostationary which SpaceX has gone to.

  Going to the moon is very energy intensive and you don’t get a ton of benefit for it so there’s no real point to going there. Apollo was a jobs program and a dick waving contest with Soviet Russia to prove who could put the biggest nuke anywhere on Earth. Going to the moon has very little scientific/practical value outside of political stunts which Apollo and Artemis programs definitely are

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My theory and point was that by thinking about that computer as a console, in the average consumer mindset it should be priced like a console.

  Valve is thinking about it as a computer, and has stated they intend to price it like one and not like a traditional console

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the problem is Valve lost control of the messaging, which led to bad expectations.

  At least in the US, a computer hooked up to a TV to play games means it’s a “console” and not a computer. Maybe we can blame Nintendo back in the 80s for going out of their way to avoid calling the NES a computer (despite it’s name in Japan being Famicom, Family Computer), but the distinction exists today despite technologically no real difference. You know this, I know this, Valve knows this. So Valve wants to make a computer you hook up to your TV so they can get you to use their money printing machine Steam in the living room too.

  If you read Valve’s marketing material on the Steam Machine, they don’t use the word “console” once. It’s always either by name or the terms PC, computer, or system. They likely don’t mention the word “console” because to date, video game consoles follow a different business model, one where the model subsidizes the shit out of the hardware and then make money on the back end with game sales/licensing.

  Current “console” hardware starts in the <$500 price bracket, and with so much third party media marketing calling the Steam Machine a console, that got people’s mind set on pricing expectations of that market.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't Americans use electric kettles?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Uhhhhhh did you watch the video?

  He goes to great lengths to point out that it isn’t an efficiency problem, and despite US residential standard outlets being 120VAC dedicated electric kettles are still the fastest way to boil water given other appliances (though induction cooktops are closing the gap).

  The biggest reason dedicated electric kettles are not popular in the US is because we’re either boiling water for cooking some meal (pot is already on the stove so why bother with another appliance) or we’re making coffee. And the vast majority of coffee makers over here have the exact same circuitry and heating elements as an electric kettle. It’s just not standalone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You've got to stick up for the little guy⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why there’s a Minecraft port on the Switch and the new Donkey Kong game has you blasting through rocks with your virtual monkey hands

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forbidden Tech⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Reaction time

  In the US, using a cord like this will either be harmless or create effectively a dead short. Typical breakers will catch the latter but it will take tenths of a second for a breaker to react in which time the electricity could kill someone.

  Depending on circuit conditions a GFCI might intervene as well, they’re typically faster at reacting (needing a few milliseconds) but for a cable designed to handle full residential power, it’s still enough to kill a person in that small window of time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite "gotta go in blind" games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Partially agree. The series as a whole fully agree, game by game is iffy

  XC1 can absolutely stand alone and really needs you to go in blind

  XCFC doesn’t make sense without having played XC1

  XC2 again can stand alone but you’ll catch some story stuff sooner if you’d played XC1

  XCTTGC makes no sense without XC2

  XC3 is this bizzaro mess I’m still not sure what the fuck happened but I think it does need XC1 and 2 background knowledge

  XCFR retains XC3 heavy reliance on the previous games, but cranked up to levels that makes the Star Wars sequels seem almost reasonable

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some video game quotes that is stuck in your head?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  How dare you, you forgot the Ardanian soldier. He was very specific and clear

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries programming in Java⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  As embedded dev, the stack trace alone scares me. It would be funny to watch the Java runtime blow the 8 frame deep stack on a PIC18 tho

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek Is Showing More Love To Scott Bakula’s Enterprise⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  They were doing the breast they can 😒

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Flat Earth is so yesterday⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not really feeling it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Star Trek Mannerism or Phrase Do You Often Use⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m a big fan of “Find him and kill him!” along with “Death to the opposition”.

  So many great Worf quotes from DS9