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- Comment on We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one 18 hours ago:
If you’ve played one, you want to play another. There’s not a ton of gameplay differences between them, but that’s not what I play them for, I like the silly take on the story, the puzzles can be fun and satisfying, and the collectibles are fun to find.
LEGO games are the comfort food of games IMO, you know exactly what you’re getting and it’s satisfying.
- Comment on We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one 18 hours ago:
If you’ve played one, you want to play another. There’s not a ton of gameplay differences between them, but that’s not what I play them for, I like the silly take on the story, the puzzles can be fun and satisfying, and the collectibles are fun to find.
- Comment on We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one 23 hours ago:
Nah, all of the one’s I’ve played are fun. I’m sure there are duds, but here are my favorites:
- Marvel Superheroes
- both Harry Potter games
- Jurassic Park
- Lego Movie
- The Hobbit
- Comment on We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one 23 hours ago:
And Arkham City.
- Comment on We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one 23 hours ago:
Like the Batman Arkham series.
- Comment on anon has figured it out 1 day ago:
Or a permanent solution, it’s all about perspective.
- Comment on Anon does well in school 2 days ago:
Eh, my kids are the smartest in their class, and the only real option is to put them a year ahead, where they’re likely the “dumbest”. They’re still in elementary school, so I would really rather they spend their time enjoying their childhood instead of trying to catch up in school.
I was the same way as a kid. I did all the extras, was in “honors” classes, did “AP” (college credit) classes, and even went to the local community college while in high school and got a 2-year degree simultaneously with my high school diploma. I’m not some savant or anything, and if I skipped a grade at the wrong moment, I might have merely graduated a year early and not gotten that 2-year degree. My friend group also would’ve been impacted since I’d be a year different from everyone my age.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 3 days ago:
I have you beat by a few years.
- Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever 3 days ago:
Hit and miss since those tend to not have actual standards and generally do their own thing. If it’s popular, there’s a decent chance someone has reverse engineered it and there’s at least partial support (mostly applies to simpler things like steering wheels), but there will be concessions to make until device manufacturers officially support Linux.
If you’re willing to replace equipment, there’s something that works for most of those categories, if not all.
- Comment on 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames 4 days ago:
What you need is a system where everyone is required by law to behave in a way that benefits the society.
That’s not feasible, but it’s probably feasible to require everyone to act in a way that doesn’t hurt society, and make restitution when they do hurt society.
For example, I’m okay with gambling in games being legal, but there needs to be rules:
- no kids
- pay into a fund to help those with addiction
- odds of winning are clearly posted in a way that’s accessible and understandable, and the odds are verified independently
- there should be a way to buy something instead of gambling for it
- must have a way to set spending limits to protect drunk gamblers
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 4 days ago:
I was about to rebut the “visit the US” thing, but people really should wait until immigration no longer looks at peoples’ phones or social media. I think I can still refuse as a citizen on 4th amendment grounds, but until that’s extended to visitors, I recommend holding off.
- Comment on Over 47% of Stop Killing Games Signatures Have Already Been Verified 5 days ago:
Extra points if you bring some munchies to share.
- Comment on Over 47% of Stop Killing Games Signatures Have Already Been Verified 5 days ago:
Exactly! Some examples:
- right to repair - actually owning games is similar to actually owning laptops and phones
- ads in cars, apps, etc that you’ve bought - do you really own it if it’s littered with ads you don’t control?
Set the precedent, then gradually expand scope.
- Comment on Over 47% of Stop Killing Games Signatures Have Already Been Verified 5 days ago:
Exactly. And once people sign a petition and see it actually get implemented increases the chance that they’ll get involved next time.
This petition is great because it’s:
- actionable - it’s easy to see what the expectation out of a suggested policy is
- non-specific - there are a bunch of laws around this, and having a specific petition that happens to be illegal is a great way to get it killed
- broadly relevant - almost everyone who plays games cares, and gamers tend to complain more than act, so this is a baby step to get those people invested in action; even people who don’t care about games could care, such as right to repair people, since this lays a framework to get similar policies enacted
Something like homeless doesn’t have as clear of direction on solutions. Likewise ads, since that runs afoul of how tons of businesses make money, but this could be leveraged to reduce/eliminate ads in games that you pay for.
If this petition actually goes somewhere, I sincerely believe we’ll see more petitions from people who otherwise wouldn’t speak out. Ross was one of those people, and if he sees success, he’ll inspire a bunch of other people like him to act. I think it’s fantastic.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
I’ve never heard of a curve being used to adjust scores downward, only to adjust them upward.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Dang, that sucks. At the end of the day, it’s up to the professor how to assign grades.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Right. I meant “choice” as in professors can work it out with the dean. If the professor doesn’t like the answer from the dean, they can shop around for another university.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Username checks out.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Do you have more details? Because I’ve never heard of a curve being used to hurt students in a class, only to help make up for a bad exam.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Yup. Some have research-only professors, and some expect all professors to teach classes. It really depends on the university.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
I’ve never seen or heard of that being a case.
The closest is test scores for admissions where the score is irrelevant and only the top X get in. But that’s made apparent at the outset, whereas a curve is done after the fact if people do poorly.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
No, you don’t. That’s not how a curve works, the curve merely improves scores. If a curve would lower scores, it’s not used.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
That’s a pretty jaded way of thinking about it.
Universities don’t exist to train you for a job, they exist to teach you how to learn. That’s why you take a bunch of seemingly irrelevant classes, such as history, science, and English before you get into your specialization. Basically, half your education is unrelated to your specialty, and much of the rest is theoretical since you’re expected to learn what you actually need in the field.
At the end of the day, most jobs don’t require formal education and they’re happy with practical experience. But most companies won’t hire you wlfornyour first job without some indication you know what you’re doing, and companies trust university degrees as that form of evidence. After your first couple jobs, they really don’t care as much about your formal education.
There are other ways to get that experience, they’re just a lot harder than going through formal education. I’ve hired self taught people that have been fantastic, it’s just a lot harder to prove yourself.
That said, I wish there was a better way to tell kids what other options are. Everyone seems so focused on traditional university education that they don’t consider alternatives.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
How does it harm students? A curve is only used if the grade distribution is below expectations. All it does is cover for a bad test or something.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Usually if everyone gets high scores, a curve isn’t used. The curve is only used if most people score poorly to make up for a bad exam or something.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Grades in the US are on a 4 point scale, with decimal values between:
- 3.5-4.0 - A
- 3.0-3.5 - B
- 2.5-3.0 - C
- 2.0-2.5 - D
- 1.0-2.0 - F
A “good” grade in a class is 3.5 or better, and 2.0 is usually barely passing. Letter grades are used through high school, and high school and college use the 4 point scale on transcripts, and people translate to the letter grades for talking with friends.
In assignments, you get a percent rating, with 60% being barely passing. There’s a lot of granularity there.
Grading on a curve means the professor expects a certain distribution of scores, so of everyone scores poorly, the test is bad, so the scores are readjusted according to that expected curve. If people outperform, then there’s no curve and you get the score you get.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Each college does it differently. Some allow professors to choose research vs teaching, some require a fixed balance.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Add to this that exams need to be different each year to prevent cheating and you can easily get a few bad questions.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
Eh, I had a physics class like this and the test questions had so many moving pieces that missing one would give you the wrong answer, even if you remembered all the formulas and otherwise did the problem correctly. So getting 1/4 right was actually pretty good in the stressful environment of the testing center. And there were only like 4 problems anyway, and you’d get partial credit, so a 30-40% meant you probably got one right and had the right approach on the others. You also don’t get full credit unless you show all your work, so even a savant probably wouldn’t get 100%.
- Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry 6 days ago:
That’s pretty common for math heavy classes, the tests are ridiculous and they grade on a curve.