olafurp

@olafurp@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite games for killing nazis?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Hearts of Iron 4 is also fun. You can take on the entire third reictb

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To simplify, assume the cow is spherical⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not entirely. You get a lot of air resistance from vortex shredding which pulls the object back because of turbulent air flow at high speeds behind the object. You also have collision with air molecules when they are compressed in front of the object.

  Friction on the other hand is more dominant when pushing an object along a surface.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Got any must-play games for strategy fans?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Medieval 2 Total War. It’s the best Total War game and one of the oldest. It has a basic campaign map where you create and manage armies which you then use to go into a real time battle with thousands of units. There is nothing as satisfying as routing the enemy with a massive cavalry charge into the rear when they’re in hand to hand infantry combat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I realistically get out of the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Student exchange programs - > job - > permanent residence is one of the easiest ways to migrate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I realistically get out of the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  50 euro tuitions are heavily subsidised, usually the price is a lot higher without subsidies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I realistically get out of the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  80% of startups fail as a benchmark. It’s pretty tricky to create a company.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam has the best UI⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s the other side of maintenence that you don’t have to worry about messing other parts up if you change that one drop down menu since it’s the only place it’s used. It sometimes takes less time to do it this way.

  I still think that the dropdowns should be unified, one view for desktop and one for mobile.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon watches the news with his mom⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Swiggety swooty coming for the 2008 mortgage booty

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I assumed you meant electricity since solar only makes that type of energy efficiently (and sub 100C)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t forget industrial heat. If we had infinite electricity for free everywhere there would still be fossil fuels burned for industrial heat. We need more technology to finish it like plasma torches.

  No need to despair, the technology is being actively developed and a lot of the sub 600 Celsius temps have an electric solution now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age of Empires designer believes RTS games need to finally evolve after decades of stagnation⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why RTS shouldn’t focus on the PvP portion of the game. A good campaign and arcade is what Blizzard did and it worked. The greatest thing Blizzard ever ever did was to add in the custom map creator which was fully featured.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If we eat three meals a day, why do we poop only once?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe me works both morning and night shits

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A landlord special.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He didn’t want to put the connector on the outside of the mirror with a cover covering the cut? So close for a proper looking outlet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not enough people buying Premium, eh?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s the world’s medium length video platform. If there’s an indie creator that’s good he’s there. Of course we like the whole world’s content that’s fed to us by an incredibly sophisticated algorithm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there people without handedness?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think those people would be labelled as clumsy or lacking motor skills. The brain is pretty good though so with experience it can almost always figure stuff out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If investing in the S&P 500 is such a surefire way to make money, then why isn't everyone doing it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If there was a way to gain more than the S&P then in theory the market would find that gain and reduce it to being the same as S&P. If investing in all stocks would be better then Vanguard all stocks index would be better.

  Hedge funds and managed funds for “serious investors” try to get better than the S&P and some succeed but most fall below. Is general not everyone is doing it but by the way things are now everyone really should. It’s a surefire way to get 4% + inflation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you sunk the most time into?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
  • Counter Strike
  • Factorio
  • Elden Ring
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Any relations experts?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, it’s usually just a compliment. Some things that implied I was gay were having gay friends, smiling, being friendly and not always having sex-seeking behavior with girls. Probably also that I don’t have traditionally male hobbies like football and I’m also a good listener. Then there’s the fact that I grew up in an all female household and I’m up for listening to matters of the heart.

  Rest I’m pretty much a stereotype guy, I go to the gym, mediocre hygiene and dress like I have no sense of style. I’ve had some girls even say “I first thought you were gay but in reality you’re really straight”. Probably my love of having sex with girls gave it away finally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Any relations experts?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So many people have thought I was gay I went into introspection. Turns out I’m very straight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have to fly back home. My brother was forcebullay taken to the hospital for thirty days do to a mental attack. My quest is I have not carry on's or anything beside the ticket. Will the TSA target me⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Arresting a person for resisting arrest is some next level bullshit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Make it heavy so it doesn’t sink. Make it make sense

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t play new games a lot because I don’t want a Ubisofted ARPG game where you’re just riding an open world rail with grinding sessions in between or a generic AAA shooter with crazy system requirements. Horizon Zero dawn was pleasant play though even though it had the Ubisoft formula because.

  Elden Ring was great though and I’ve heard good things of Black Myth Wukong.

  I just want to have fun and experience some new fun game mechanics or with some fun exploration element or with a gripping story. Indie games satisfy my itch very well.

  I’ll play the next GTA since those are genuinely just a marvel of modern technology with a story and exploration elements.

  I’m now always looking for a game that’s doesn’t require 30h of filler grinding to complete. It’s crazy but Magic Archery is free on Steam and I had more fun with it than some AAA games albeit very short.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need a new Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Seconded that. Aliexpress is Amazon with longer shipping and worse return policy. They also have better reviews since they’re not mostly AI garbage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Triangle out of metal will sink without a ballast because it’ll capsize

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Like Elon Musk, 1 in 3 bosses admit they are pushing RTO because they're so upset about wasting money on all those empty desks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, too bad that a condo refit of a building is super expensive and needs some deep pockets to actually do it. Still worth the consideration if the building is a good candidate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how do I become the dullest, most boring coworker so this needy man leaves me alone?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems like you tried all the regular tricks in the book. Try telling your manager or HR and see if they can do something about it. You want to work and the company does alse but this guy clearly doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The four horsemen of unmet financial expectations⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So we have kernel level anti cheat so won’t they start flagging each other?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As a human, here is my human take on unions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’d still be a bargain. Many unions in Iceland pay 75% of psychological help, glasses and exercise subscriptions by doing some collective bargaining magic. They also provide “time shares” type of vacation bungalows and more.

  All on top of higher salaries, better working hours and working conditions and will provide legal assistance in case of wage theft which my sister had to use one time.

  Basically a quality of life upgrade that pays you money even though it may not say so on the pay slip.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As a human, here is my human take on unions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Union payments in Iceland are like $20 per month. I’m pretty sure union workers get at least 20 cents more per hour than non union workers to break even.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a bit more nuanced. Buying the stock increases the stock price which makes issuing stock a better deal for the company in case they want to expand operations. It also makes stock buybacks less likely.

  So if they issue stock OP is indirectly funding the company. If OP prevented a buyback and the money went into investments such as a new prison OP has an different effect. Otherwise there’s no effect.