ahal

@ahal@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve has created a Steam Bluesky account⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Bluesky has 20x the user base (and the gap is growing wider every day).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Think of it like your house. You can ask people to leave if they say something you find offensive. That is not infringing on their free speech.

  If the owner of a shopping mall wants to ban the word banana, they can ask anyone who says it to leave. That is also not infringing on their free speech. That’s because shopping malls are not owned and operated by the government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Random Screenshots of my Games #45 - Subnautica⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My tip is: Beacons, beacons everywhere </Buzz meme>

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Being an already decided voter in a swing state is swell⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a very low bar ><

  Also because of first past the post, most people’s votes don’t in fact matter. So personally I like to aim a bit higher.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Balatro - Friends of Jimbo (Pack 2) | Reveal Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m debating getting this on mobile or steam deck, is it largely the same experience?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My wacky indie game has reached 6000 wishlists, I made this meme to explain how it feels⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But only if the refund window has passed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suddenly firefox on ios shows ads on homescreen⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with the sentiment, but in this case Mozilla is a non-profit.

  And before someone jumps in… Yes, Mozilla Corporation is technically for profit, but it’s 100% owned by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games would you recommend others to just play on easy difficulty⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that’s my main complaint with the game. Once you find a way to beat the boss, you just go for that build every time. It’s so punishing and the path to get there is so long, that it’s a massive disincentive to try new things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is Open Source developed paid?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Firefox example is actually the reverse, Firefox funds the Mozilla Foundation. This is a case of an open source project successfully monetising through search referrals (mostly from Google).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendation engine: Downvote any game you've heard of before⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rabbit and Steel - Cross between a bullet hell and roguelite with raid style gameplay. Requires very close co-ordination with your team to survive (up to 4 player co-op). Punishing but rewarding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To be fair, I also put most of the hot dogs I buy across the street in the fridge too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Check the facts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Aww, lay off Johnathan. He’s a pioneer for gay rights, which is much more than can be said for any of you lot.

  Due to his advanced age, Jonathan spends his days doing almost everything with his mate, including eating, sleeping and mating… The sex of Frederica, … his companion since 1991, was cast into doubt in 2017 when island veterinarian Catherine Man indicated that due to a deformity of its plastron its sex could not be verified,[4] and is now known to be male, being renamed Frederik.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is Firefox supposed to do?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the best take I’ve seen on the whole kerfuffle so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah screw that… don’t buy early access games if you don’t think it’s worth it in it’s current state.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale - Top Deals⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance - $8.29 CAD

  Probably my favourite ARPG. You play as a peasant with no skill, and that actually translates in game. If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at games where you effortless smash waves upon waves of enemies, this game is for you. Beating even the lowliest grunt can be quite challenging, forcing you to play in ways other than “beat everything up”.

  The neat thing is the story is not only based on real life events, but all the towns exist (still to this day in the Czech Republic), the geography is super accurate (relative distnace, rivers, ridges, etc) and even the buildings are modelled off the real things (some are still standing, or you can still see their ruins).

  This game ticked so many boxes for me, and is a steal at $8

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Summer Sale is live now!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I get the principled reason to do this. But most people aren’t set up to pirate. And even if they were, it’s inconvenient to have games not attached to their steam library. I don’t think anyone should deprive themselves of this masterpiece.

  If the prospect of pirating is holding you back, just buy it. The game is too good to miss out

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m experienced enough to know that out of my mobile carrier and ISP, I am the least trustworthy operator.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fallout Show, so bad that no one will remember it in 3 months⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One of us! One of us!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fallout Show, so bad that no one will remember it in 3 months⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The show is not high art. No one will be winning an Emmy for acting. It certainly doesn’t warrant the high rating on RT. But it’s entertaining, engaging, visually stimulating and a fantastic adaptation of the games.

  If you’re expecting a Last of Us calibre deep dive into society and the human condition coping with an apocalypse, you’ll be disappointed. If you’re expecting a fun romp through the wastelands with body parts gratuitously exploding into red mist, then look no farther!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Quizzle – Can you guess the word in fewer than twenty questions?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not wrong, there exists a dog that a microwave is bigger than

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fell asleep while wife was driving home last night, she went above and beyond by remembering how important this was to me...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Am I the only one who came to Lemmy for more of that shit?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But my WiFi is just fine!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Those are the way.

  I bought a bulk bag of the shitty kind. Worst purchase of my life. I was too stubborn to throw them out and it took a decade+ to get through them all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please Consider Defederating from rammy.site⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Those aren’t ideas coming out of there. Ideas require conscious thought.