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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The funny thing is that they’ve actually improved the graphics of the game a lot over the years. Not just things like water animation, but in improving the resolution of bitmaps for characters, landscapes, etc. they’ve even totally overhauled the graphics for some races (e.g. gnomes, which for a while in beta led to nightmarish animations of their eyes bulging through their eyelids when they blinked).

  But to your point: yes, they’ve deliberately left the characters having a goofy, disproportionate cartoonist feel. Because it’s such an integral signature of the game, always has been, and always will be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I just got back from taking one of my kids trick or treating with his friends. It was great. My wife and I got to walk and chat with the other parents while all of our kids knocked on doors and shouted “trick or treat!”. Lots of friendly, generous, nice people. And lots of shouted reminders from us for the kids to not walk on people’s front lawns, to say thank you, to be careful crossing the quiet roads. There were so many other kids out too. It was pretty crazy, but in a good way. About half of the houses were giving out candy in some way or other, with only about a quarter having an un-monitored bowl.

  Then on the way home we drove past a church that was having a ‘trunk or treat’ in their parking lot. That just looked sad. There was no excitement for going up to the really cool houses that were decked out in amazing props and decorations. There was no need to hone analytical skills to determine which houses were giving out candy and which ones probably weren’t. Just going very short distances from one car to the next getting candy. My kid asked why they do that. I said it’s probably because they are a closed community who don’t really want to associate with ‘outsiders’. Give me the conventional experience over that all day every day!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I or should I not use/bother with using Linux? (READ THE WHOLE POST)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I know where you’re coming from on this. Linux is very cool in a lot of ways, and it is very flexible and fun to play with. But it does require an investment of learning and time to get more familiar with it. And that can be frustrating/overwhelming to face. And like you, I find the whole cult-like vibe around it annoying.

  I first got familiar with Linux many years ago, mostly out of curiosity. But also because I liked the ideas of using it and the idea of having another OS option other than Windows/MacOS. While I am still not a Linux expert, I feel like I can get around the OS competently. And in hindsight I think it was worth the time I spent getting familiar with it.

  Also, like you in not a pursuit when it comes to terminal use in Linux. Give me a nice UI option any day if the week. And to be fair, many Linux distro have come a long way with their UIs in the last 20 of so years.

  If you just want to tinker with a solid distro that has a decent UI, I recommend either Ubuntu or Zorin. Also, I recommend trying to pace yourself with learning it. Only pick the parts that interest you, and take your time learning about them. There’s no rush. Good luck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thieves caught stealing political yard signs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  At least the kid half-heatedly apologized when he was called out (after trying to nitpick about costs and the law and then realizing he was out of his depth). The mother pitching a tantrum and throwing the signs at the couple who were investigating & filming was utterly pathetic.

  You have to be an especially sad person with no life to drive around stealing signs of the ‘other team’ from other people’s property. And no amount of “lolz I saw it on tiktok and it looked funny” bullshit can excuse it. That family needs to get a life.

  I hope that couple press charges, and they probably will. But given where it was and how politically bias many cops are, I doubt it will go anywhere. Hopefully I’m wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can someone give me an overview on the Jill Stein situation?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Here are some of the common complaints about Jill Stein:

  As the Green Party candidate she will pull in more third party votes than most (if not all) of the other parties. While those views are usually trivial in number in the grand scheme of things, they can have a big impact in let seeing states.

  She has not gone out of her way to criticize Trump, and has instead treated both Trump and Harris as being equally bad, even though Trump is arguably much more anti-environmental than Harris.

  This isn’t her first time coming in as what’s seen as a Democrat vote-spoiler candidate.

  From the perspective of some, she pops up every four years to try to take votes off the Democrat candidate and then seemingly disappears for another four years.

  She has a bit of a cult of personality thing going on - arguably moreso than either Harris or Biden.

  She’s in her mid-70s, and so no spring chicken. This has become more of a concern this cycle because a) she’s for years older than she was in 2020 (obviously), b) age has become more of a point of concern given how both Biden and Trump have apparently seen marked cognitive decline at less than 10 years her seniors.

  There’s some evidence to suggest she is cozy with Putin, who is clearly does not have America’s best interests in mind. For example, she was photographed at a fancy dinner sitting at the same table as him and several of his ‘crew’ (among others). The common excuse for this is “she didn’t choose her seating!” But equally there’s no reason she couldn’t have got up and moved or left the event.

  Photo of the dinner in question, with labels:

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  I’m sure there are other points I’m missing. But those are the ones that spring to mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did the concept of 9-5 included a 30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually had an argument with a former employer quite a few years ago about that ‘computer operator’ / ~36k limit thing.

  My scummy boss at that time was telling me that because of those stipulations I wasn’t eligible for any overtime and they could demand I work as many hours as they want - even though I was hourly. When I said that didn’t sound right he dared me to look up our state’s employment laws.

  So I did (side note: I’m in one of the most employee-friendly states), and it very clearly said that my boss was profoundly wrong. So I sent him the URL to that page. And he and the piece of shit HR person shut right up about it. Me and all of my colleague never heard that ridiculous argument again.

  My last couple of jobs, including my current one, have been much more reasonable and accommodating. Even though I’m now salary, they aren’t exploitative of me or my colleagues.

  So my advice to other IT folk is: take the time to check up on your state’s employment laws. If you are being exploited by your employer they may be totally in the wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What Undecided Voters Look Like To Everyone Else⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  But what about the third option??? You know, the circus carnie who pops up every four years, who says she is against both the surgeon and the clown, and who tries to lure people into voting for her because she’s got sass and moxie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump advisor LOSES HIS MIND when confronted by foreign journalist⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Miller was so far out of his depth there. It was like a mini replay of the main event.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RuneScape is increasing their membership price by 50%, and Reddit is trying to censor it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh wow, that’s a huge monthly increase. Thanks for explaining the pricing system.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RuneScape is increasing their membership price by 50%, and Reddit is trying to censor it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not a big surprise on the Huffman Shitshow. A lot of subs over there are insanely toxic. But yeah, a ban for that? That’s crazy.

  I didn’t even know RuneScape had a subscription! I think I briefly played it about 15 years ago. Good game, I just don’t have the time to play it, unfortunately. I assume you play? What’s the community like over there?

  I just looked up their pricing and it makes sense for them to have an optional subscription. $14 a month is in line with other similar games (e.g. wow). Would be nice if they had a couple of tiers of subscription. Maybe a $7 and a $14. But that might complicate things. How much can you do on the free mode?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do boomers hate squirrels so much?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m a Gen-Xer who hates birds and squirrels equally. So I guess I’m your antithesis?

  Though I don’t hate any of them to the point of harming any of them. That would be too much effort.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would I get banned here for being over active? I got banned from reddit because they thought I was a bot. And don't want to repeat the same mistake here. Thank you ahead of time.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a few users who certainly seem to be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨McDonald's is getting rid of self-serve drinks and some locations may charge for refills⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no idea why anyone still goes to McDogsbreath (I’ll likely hear some reasons in responses to this comment, but I’ve heard them before and don’t buy them). Back in the day I rarely had positive experiences when I was dragged out there reluctantly. Plasticy food of subpar quality, and very uncomfortable, plastic furniture.

  And in recent years, between the prices quadrupling, the limited menu for people who don’t like burgers, the shite Wi-Fi, and now them not even being willing to lose 10c on a relatively small % of customers who get a soda refill… Why go there at all! There are so many better fast food options than that disaster of a chain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every time I drive by it, I get a little angrier...⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s some low-key trolling there.

  I like it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every time I drive by it, I get a little angrier...⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, they are just saying that to live is to short the market.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨" I think your fake eyelashes are messing up " Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett argue⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sadly, they won’t. This kind of belligerent stupidity is exactly what the majority of voters in her district love to see. The arseholes who vote for her are gleefully fucking over the entire country because they think this kind of shit equates to “OwNiNg tHe LiBs!!1!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I like this text. In which Lemmy community can I best share it ? Thanks.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, you are correct about the number of posts. But it looks like the community is only about 2 weeks old. And if they focus on quality over quantity that post count isn’t a bad thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do companies get out of rewards programs⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To add to point #3, they can also sell on the customer data they collect to marketing companies for added revenue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World of Warcraft boss says Microsoft is happy to 'let Blizzard be Blizzard,' but I'm not sure that's entirely true⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A toxic workplace, almost no customer support, and plenty of micro-transactions?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I get my suit tailored?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Where I live there are a few little mom-and-pop dry cleaning businesses that do clothing alterations for a reasonable price.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people hate TV shows like The Biggest Loser and My 600-lb Life?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So now they are The Leering Channel.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dollar General employees quit at Mineral Point, Wisconsin store⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This story reminds me of the Last Week Tonight review of dollar stores.

  Video

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plastic tea bags⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some brands now use plant or cellulose derived material for their tea bags. Though they still use plastic for the outer wrappers, which is a bit annoying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cloudflare Employee records her final meeting where HR tries to fire her⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve interacted with lots of HR employees over the years. And for quite a while my wife worked in that field, so I’ve had some ‘inside’ insight into the field. And I largely agree with you.

  Like with any field, there are good people and bad people in there. My wife (and most of her colleagues) was one of the good ones. She intervened many times at her old job to stop out of control managers from firing store employees for bullshit reasons. Yes, part of that was to avoid the company getting into legal trouble for it. But an equal part was because she wanted to help these employees, because they were clearly being mistreated by their managers. And while not to that level, I’ve been helped by other decent HR people who went above and beyond company policies to help me during things like bereavement and healthcare needs.

  I’ve also dealt with some absolute shit-heel HR people. People who would spend almost all day spying on employees using CCTV to try to catch them doing something - anything - that they could write them up for. People who would go out of their way to hide and ignore evidence of managers vindictively punishing employees who they (the managers) didn’t like. People would use their power as HR professionals to exploit vulnerable employees for sexual motives.

  It’s a mixed bag. To say all HR people are good is facile (side note: I know you weren’t doing that). And equally, to slate all HR employees is also wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The full source code for GTA 5 has been publicly leaked⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Grand Theft Video (Game)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else feel like 90% of the population is stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t necessarily say ‘stupid’. But lacking in sufficient empathy? Fearful of different people (to the point of being irrationally hostile to them)? Feel entitled? Are smug and sanctimonious about their beliefs? Get to caught up on what other people do with their lives and want you control them?..

  Then yes. Definitely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Downfall of Amazon: Dangerous Products, Fake Reviews & Vanishing Brands - Louis Rossman⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve noticed the same thing better in the US. I looked at getting some toothpaste my kids like and it was about $7 on Amazon. Got it at my local Target store via an online order for under $4.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This page in my kid’s book from school to learn how to read.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My subconscious autocorrected that the first time I read it. It was only after reading your comment and going back to look again that I realized they had not written “There are”.