lemmyng
@lemmyng@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Why are tornado sirens only for tornadoes and not other severe storm events? 4 days ago:
Other kinds of severe weather are predictable, whereas there’s a big difference between “this pattern could develop into a tornado over the next half hour, batten down the hatches” and “A TORNADO HAS TOUCHED DOWN NEAR YOU, GET TO A SHELTER WITHIN THE NEXT MINUTE OR YOU’LL DIE!”
- Comment on Some examples of video games with an UI layout ripped off of another game? 4 days ago:
Icewind Dale did the same with Baldur’s Gate. Not just the UI, they blatantly reused a lot of the assets too!
- Comment on Potsy Ponciroli to write The Goonies sequel 6 days ago:
Based on other films that had late sequels: they’re the parents now, all boring and business like. Their kids are the ones who get into hijinks, but the parents need to reignite their sense of wonder and adventure to rescue the kids.
I think that covers about 80% of the required sequel tropes.
- Comment on Are there any better mechanical keyboards that don't break the bank? 2 weeks ago:
Keychron keyboards are solid and maintainable, and available in Canada. Pick a model that supports swapping switches, and start with brown switches perhaps - they’re on the more quiet end of the spectrum, but common so you won’t break the bank. Then over time you can customize it as your budget allows - different switches if browns are not the right fit for you, keycaps of your preferred colour, etc.
- Comment on The ridiculous Steam Brick just makes me want a proper Steam Machine 3 weeks ago:
- Get one of those mini PCs with a recent Ryzen G CPU.
- Install Bazzite on it.
- Enjoy your Steam Machine.
- Comment on Is there a better sequel than Terminator 2? 3 weeks ago:
Empire Strikes Back.
And if you’re into “it’s so bad it wraps around and becomes hilarious” films, Troll 2.
- Comment on UNTIL DAWN – Film First Look 5 weeks ago:
groundhog day style horror movie
You should watch Happy Death Day
- Comment on Help me out: which looks better for the Duck - the neck tie or the bow tie? 5 weeks ago:
I’m on the fence. Visually the bowtie seems more flattering because it draws attention to the head, but I also get the argument about the necktie filling empty space and being able to flap around. Opinions in this post seem somewhat polarized too, so depending on the effort required to implement it I might suggest giving the player the option to choose either.
- Comment on I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital 1 month ago:
My not-so-funny story is: about a decade or so ago I had an Xbox with a blu-ray drive. I wanted to watch one of my discs on it, but couldn’t because the Microsoft DRM servers were down.
The end.
- Comment on I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital 1 month ago:
Physical media without DRM is better than streaming.
- Comment on Should you bother with... mini PCs? 1 month ago:
I bought one and put Bazzite on it. It’s now my kids’ gaming console. Integrated GPUs are perfectly cromulent for most casual games.
- Comment on Well, they finally got around to me 1 month ago:
Might want to think twice. The liberal party (current party in power) is falling apart, and the populist conservatives are looking like they’ll win the next election with a majority unless something changes significantly.
Provincially things are not much better either: Ontario is being run by a drug pushing grifter, the prairies took a hard right into ultra conservatism, the eastern provinces are essentially majority owned by a few rich families…
- Comment on Relevant advertising 🤪 2 months ago:
He stopped worrying.
- Comment on Amazon starts selling Hyundai cars, more brands next year 2 months ago:
Are they going to be binning those too?
- Comment on UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder sparks online outrage at health insurance industry 2 months ago:
“sparks”… the outrage has been there for a long time, festering. The only difference is that now the media thinks it’s worth talking about.
- Comment on feral naming 2 months ago:
I’ll accept carpet shrimp.
- Comment on Heads up, don't link to the Guardian on 5/6 December 2 months ago:
Less links = less ad impressions, less impressions = less money.
- Comment on I've had the same laptop for seven years. Don't know much about them besides buy a Toshiba. Is this Hp Essential Laptop a good deal? 2 months ago:
A used corporate surplus laptop would be far better.
This is a good opportunity to shamelessly plug refurb.io - I’ve bought machines for my family there. If you can stand the occasional appearance blemish it’s a very reliable site.
- Comment on Is it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"? 2 months ago:
It’s essentially a practical application of the paradox of tolerance. And like with that one, the paradox goes away when the offending party breaks the social contract.
- Comment on not the mama!! 2 months ago:
That ending though…
- Comment on Lilo & Stitch (2025, dir Dean Fleischer Camp) 2 months ago:
Money.
- Comment on Weekends were a mistake says Infosys co-founder Murthy 2 months ago:
Narayama Murthy is a mistake.
- Comment on Left. It wouldnt know how big the pants should be on the right 2 months ago:
The one on the right, but each branch wears its own pants like a JNCO Matryoshka doll.
- Comment on Going splendidly 3 months ago:
You get the snoot AND the boots? I call that an absolute win!
- Comment on Top 10 metal moments in classical music 3 months ago:
Vivaldi would have definitively enjoyed speed metal.
- Comment on Someone make an app 3 months ago:
Fun fact, pollution makes sunset colors more vibrant.
- Comment on Explains a lot... 4 months ago:
A great adventure is waiting for you ahead. Hurry onward beetle, or you will soon be dead. The journey before you may be long and filled with woe. But you must escape the frog’s ass, or your tale can’t be told.
- Comment on A 100 year storm, you say... 4 months ago:
- Comment on Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me? 4 months ago:
Don’t skip the dialogue, even if you use subtitles and are a fast reader. It sometimes switches from one sentence at a time to whole chunks of dialogue and action getting skipped. Plus, the voice acting is superb, and the physical reactions of characters can convey a lot of emotion.
Apart from White Orchard, you shouldn’t need to complete all side quests in your area before moving on. Particularly with witcher gear, it’s sometimes expected to need to come back at a later time when you’re more powerful.
Others may disagree, but I don’t bother dismantling gear and weapons. I find it simpler to just sell things and buy materials I need from vendors.
- Comment on Minecraft is getting a new biome and The Creaking, a creepy mob that only moves when you look away 4 months ago:
Since the mob is immune to damage as long as the heart is safe it could also work as bait for mobs that are hostile to it.
