tehmics
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- Comment on Fatekeeper looks like a spiritual successor to Dark Messiah, but where's the kick? 4 days ago:
I adored Dark Messiah, but at least half of that was due to source engine specifically
- Comment on Is it okay to cover the outside of a microwave in aluminum to prevent or lessen microwave WiFi interference? 1 week ago:
Switch to 5ghz WiFi, microwaves wreak havoc on 2.4ghz
- Comment on I may have a chance to see GWAR later this year; what should I know before going? 2 weeks ago:
Eh, I went to dinner after a show at a local spot and they were completely unphased. The fake blood wasn’t sticky, it just stains everything. Bring an extra shirt if you’re really concerned, and/or a towel for your car seat if you drive.
- Comment on What is this shit? I have to be signed in to watch any video now? 3 weeks ago:
Can’t imagine it’s a rate limit in my case, it happens the very first time I try to load a video with the in-app browser
- Comment on What is this shit? I have to be signed in to watch any video now? 3 weeks ago:
I’m getting it constantly in my old reddit app. Seems if it doesn’t recognize your browser fingerprint it will call you a bot.
- Comment on Monster Hunter Wilds game reviews hit "Overwhelmingly Negative" on Steam — can Capcom turn it around? 1 month ago:
So we’re calling legitimate criticism review bombing now?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Yes with an emulator. Look up dolphin for the gamecube version or torzu for switch. Dolphin + gamecube will be easier to run if your laptop isn’t very powerful
- Comment on What can I do with this laptop keyboard? 1 month ago:
Put it in a laptop
- Comment on If we replace most plastic with a non plastic alternative and would that really be better? 1 month ago:
I’d have switched years ago if I could get the economy of scale that a restaurant does
- Comment on Do you care about up/down votes? 1 month ago:
Downvoting for “they’re, there, their” gore, mark it NSFL next time sheesh
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Moral members of society have an inherent obligation to be activists, for as long as marginalized groups exist.
- Comment on Anon reflects on a conundrum 2 months ago:
I knew this, I just disagree completely. Flipping the image doesn’t help, but changing the focal length does. It’s not the mirrored image, it’s the lens distortion
- Comment on Batman Forever– The Schumacher Cut finally released: Why this darker version could rewrite DC history 2 months ago:
Okay, where’s it at?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
People type their credit cards into online stores all the time.
Sure, under the assumption that it’s not being stored without permission, or securely with permission. People are and should be very cautious about what sites you directly submit your card info to, and for less popular sites people are more and more opting to use a third party payment processor like apple, amazon, PayPal, etc.
In the US, most restaurants still take your card out of eyesight to be processed, although processing devices at the table is becoming more popular.
One of the most common ways cards get skimmed in person. You should absolutely be wary of this especially if it takes an unusually long time. I’ve been at group dinners where this was commented on. Seems pretty common sense.
I don’t think most people even think about it most of the time in the US because the credit card companies take care of disputes. Europe is definitely way ahead of us on secure payments!
I disagree. This is a common point of concern in my experience with customer facing roles, and anecdotally in my social life. When I worked for a major cell provider, for example, we sent a digital form to the customer so that we didn’t have to collect card info over the phone at all. In the event that we did as a fallback, customers were very wary of this across the board.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
I’ve only seen those in movies, and I haven’t even had an embossed card in years. but most people (rightfully so) would refuse having their card info written anywhere these days. Things have really changed
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
When I worked in a restaurant we still had paper bills in the office we could write up if our system was down. If you wanted to pay with card, we would offer to write down your card info and charge it later, or accept cash only. We’d always inform new customers of this before taking their order.
If someone already ordered and was unable to pay we’d just take the loss on good faith that they’d return to pay, no holding ID or anything like that. It’s a relatively small loss for the restaurant to maintain a good reputation. Orders get comped all the time for more trivial reasons, and food cost is already a major part of a restaurant’s overhead.
But if power is out, then that generally means the kitchen isn’t functioning either unless the restaurant has generators
- Comment on Are PC handhelds like Steam Deck really competitors for Switch 2? 3 months ago:
They’re cheaper which is insane. We could see a boom if third party manufacturers hop on steamOS now
- Comment on PirateSoftware's Take On $80 Games 4 months ago:
Another shill take from the rat, what a surprise
- Comment on Roku TV requires internet connection to EDIT THE HOMEPAGE 4 months ago:
The early days with roku channels like rev3 were great. They took a while to go down hill
- Comment on I have been thinking and am curious what are the worst qualities of authoritarianism that make it so unbreably bad for populations? Why do rulers come to turn towards authoritarianism in tough times? 4 months ago:
Just wanted to say thanks for posting a legitimate answer. This is how we can fight authoritarianism. Through information and education. Not by strong-arm removing posts.
It doesn’t even matter to me if he is trolling everywhere. We are presented an opportunity to battle this with knowledge and it appears that the moderation here has succumbed to the very thing they’re claiming to prevent.
- Comment on Anon fixes their games 4 months ago:
No.
Depth of field is when backgroud/foreground objects get blurred depending on where you’re looking, to simulate eyes focusing on something.
You’re thinking of draw distance, which is where objects far away aren’t rendered. Or possibly level of detail (LoD) where distant objects will be changed to a lower detailed model as they get further away.
- Comment on Anon, the All-Knowing 4 months ago:
Yeah and if he can kill a gods, and you’re trying to use him to kill the gods you can’t, and you’re not even a god yourself?
Goodluck
- Comment on Anon tries to learn Japanese 6 months ago:
Sup brah I’m trying to learn this shit you got a blog or something
- Comment on Would you do Onlyfans if needed the money? 6 months ago:
The percentage seems to be padded out by inactive accounts or something, even the worst only fans profiles I’ve seen are showing ‘top 1%’ banners
- Comment on Would you do Onlyfans if needed the money? 6 months ago:
I volunteer as tribute
- Comment on The Last Of Us Part II will require a PSN account to play on PC, making it unplayable in over 100 countries 6 months ago:
Maybe you’re thinking of Empress
- Comment on Resume help 6 months ago:
Yeah the OP is the opposite of my experience with ADHD. I’m fucking terrible at moving from one task to another, that’s literally the hardest part about it. I just studied Japanese for 12 hours straight yesterday instead of working or writing any code, just because I got the sudden urge. I haven’t actively studied Japanese since 2020 so I’m just reviewing shit I already learned years ago. I’ll do this for a couple days until I either burn myself out or find a new thing to fixate on.
If I’m in burnout, I’ll start rapidly changing between tasks, playing 10 minutes of every game I own chasing any shred of dopamine I can find, or scrolling through short form video content for hours until I find something that catches my attention and then I’ll be fixated on that for anywhere between 1 full day, to about a week.
Like I have coping techniques and medication, but they only go so far and sometimes I just can’t seem to reign it in. Sometimes I can fixate on work or study tasks, (e.g. Japanese) but usually it takes a Herculean amount of effort, determination and discipline to actually control my focus to what I need it on. When I manage to direct my focus to the important stuff it feels like a superpower to fixate on it, but those moments are few and far between.
- Comment on SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck 6 months ago:
I’m not shy about Linux but my eyes glazed over reading that flow chart. Don’t pretend this is okay for typical users switching from Windows
- Comment on Latest photo of assassin suspect released by NYPD 8 months ago:
I don’t think he’s the one having issues