Well unfortunately the first part is starting to be proven right, the Ukrainians are starting to give in to the sheer pressure of the infinite manpower of the Russian army.
I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds
So, I learned in physics class at school in the UK that the value of acceleration due to gravity is a constant called g and that it was 9.81m/s^2. I knew that this value is not a true constant as it is affected by terrain and location. However I didn’t know that it can be so significantly different as to be 9.776 m/s^2 in...
If signal gets the new username feature, this just might be what i do, so fricking tired of people just blindly giving random apps and websites their contact permissions and they get my contact as well, and there’s nothing i can do about it
To help contribute, here’s the only meme I’ve ever done, which I did in response to news that Abrams was working on a new ST movie. And after seeing how well the franchise is going with SNW and LD, I feel it’s even more appropriate.
What I mean is… sometimes people are very loyal to a videogame franchise or a company because they loved a game they released years ago (Silent Hill/Konami with Silent Hill 2, Blizzard/Bethesda with their respective golden eras, some could argue this happens too with Pokémon and Final Fantasy, etc). Ethical/consumer reasons...
… il n’est que 7 heures du matin. Je me suis réveillé comme s’il était 8h mais il y a le changement d’horaire. J’ai préparé le petit déjeuner pour ma femme mais le café va être froid.
We got new information today, looks like Battletech 2 was p pitched to Paradox but they declined because they didn’t want to pay for the license, so it’s all Paradox’s fault.
Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don’t get much from my choices....
The video game industry is currently facing a big wave of layoffs, and even contract developers at PlayStation first-party studio Naughty Dog aren’t immune. Kotaku has learned that the maker of hits like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Last of Us Part II has begun cutting contracts short for dozens of workers....
For the uninitiated, generally NSFW is for sexual contents and NSFL is for gory contents. People may want to see one but not see the other at any time for any reason. I have seen this feature requested over the years in Reddit but it never happens. Maybe now some instance can finally implement it?
France to quit making cigarettes as last factory prepares to close The last remaining factory making cigarettes in France is set to close by the end of 2023, the site’s owner told its employees this week....
Vatnik historybuff copium (holy shit) (sh.itjust.works)
What is your unpopular flim opinion
I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds
Dune: Part 2 | Official Trailer 3 (youtu.be)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/17771460
How many stinkers did you play this year?
How many and which bad games did you play this year?
What Film Are You Surprised Didn't Get A Sequel?
Ah, Kirk, my old friend... (lemmy.world)
Does everyone learn the same gravity in school or is it different everywhere?
So, I learned in physics class at school in the UK that the value of acceleration due to gravity is a constant called g and that it was 9.81m/s^2. I knew that this value is not a true constant as it is affected by terrain and location. However I didn’t know that it can be so significantly different as to be 9.776 m/s^2 in...
Anyone else feels like they want to destroy their old sim and never give their contact to anyone ever again?
If signal gets the new username feature, this just might be what i do, so fricking tired of people just blindly giving random apps and websites their contact permissions and they get my contact as well, and there’s nothing i can do about it
Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc?
Basically the title
Who is the cruelest fictional villain?
I’m not just talking cruelty in terms of their goals, but also how they went about achieving their goals
The space armament treaty says: no nuclear, biological or laser weapons in space. but kinetics... (sh.itjust.works)
One thing the fandoms can agree on. (lemmy.world)
To help contribute, here’s the only meme I’ve ever done, which I did in response to news that Abrams was working on a new ST movie. And after seeing how well the franchise is going with SNW and LD, I feel it’s even more appropriate.
The Bible but DnD (startrek.website)
Bored ape NFT event attendees get their faces burned by event lighting (www.theverge.com)
Who’d have thought BoredApe NFTs would be such an actual eyesore?
Why Cities: Skylines 2 performs poorly (blog.paavo.me)
NASA Plus Streaming: "our new ad-free, no cost, family-friendly streaming service unlocks our Emmy award-winning live coverage, embeds you into our missions through new original video series" (www.nasa.gov)
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What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises?
What I mean is… sometimes people are very loyal to a videogame franchise or a company because they loved a game they released years ago (Silent Hill/Konami with Silent Hill 2, Blizzard/Bethesda with their respective golden eras, some could argue this happens too with Pokémon and Final Fantasy, etc). Ethical/consumer reasons...
Ah merde....
… il n’est que 7 heures du matin. Je me suis réveillé comme s’il était 8h mais il y a le changement d’horaire. J’ai préparé le petit déjeuner pour ma femme mais le café va être froid.
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after trying to stop engines mid-flight (www.nbcnews.com)
Love Burnout (lemmy.world)
Halo Infinite has hit 18,000 concurrent players on steam, this is it's highest peak since the launch of Season 2, 17 months ago. It is currently in the Top 50 on steam right now (twitter.com)
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Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments announce layoffs and "organisational review" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Oh cool, a sword of detect evil (startrek.website)
Paradox says The Lamplighters League sales were 'a big disappointment,' confirms recent layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes (www.pcgamer.com)
For those not in the know... (startrek.website)
The Lamplighters League a 'Big Disappointment' for Paradox as It Confirms $22 Million Write-Down (www.ign.com)
Goodbye Youtube and thanks for all the fish (infosec.pub)
Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they don’t get much from my choices....
Payday 2 has three times the Payday 3 players right now (www.pcgamesn.com)
How would a solarpunk society deal with sociopaths, psychopaths, and malicious people?
It’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president says (www.politico.eu)
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core - Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers (kotaku.com)
The video game industry is currently facing a big wave of layoffs, and even contract developers at PlayStation first-party studio Naughty Dog aren’t immune. Kotaku has learned that the maker of hits like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Last of Us Part II has begun cutting contracts short for dozens of workers....
Anon breaks his chains (sh.itjust.works)
Now that we're finally out of reddit, can we finally get different tag for NSFW and NSFL?
For the uninitiated, generally NSFW is for sexual contents and NSFL is for gory contents. People may want to see one but not see the other at any time for any reason. I have seen this feature requested over the years in Reddit but it never happens. Maybe now some instance can finally implement it?
France to quit making cigarettes as last factory prepares to close (www.rfi.fr)
France to quit making cigarettes as last factory prepares to close The last remaining factory making cigarettes in France is set to close by the end of 2023, the site’s owner told its employees this week....
Open Critic: PAYDAY 3 Reviews 67% Top Critic Average, 47% Critics Recommend (opencritic.com)
Found this antique prediction from around 2012. How did it pan out? (startrek.website)
Mullvad Annouce Removal Of All Disk Infrastructure - Now RAM Only (mullvad.net)
Today we announce that we have completely removed all traces of disks being used by our VPN infrastructure!