Dirk_Darkly

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Dirk_Darkly,

It’s a bit wild how petty Bethesda comes off as. It’s like they’d rather spend a bunch of money to convince people their games are still good instead of, you know, trying to make good games.

Dirk_Darkly,

It’s hard to do that officially when a big chunk of users are minors. Neither Twitch nor the streamers of this content want to admit that they make money serving softcore porn to kids. Cause that’d be weird.

Dirk_Darkly,

Seems like the conclusion of the article ends up admitting luck plays a large role. From the article you linked: “It is important to note that this research can not explain why a particular individual does well or poorly financially. Luck, timing, parents, choice of spouse and many other factors play important roles in shaping an individual’s circumstances.”

Dirk_Darkly,

Oh no, the buffoons who mismanaged the company so badly that scores of people are laid off have to be fired! Now who will fuck things up while making off with tons of cash?

Dirk_Darkly,

This time we’ll get FOUR options at the end.

Dirk_Darkly,

If you wanna put things in perspective give Dead Money a whirl.

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    Dirk_Darkly,

    I’m choosing to hope this is facetious.

    Dirk_Darkly, (edited )

    In this same vein I actually want Starfield to be even more immersive. When I take off in search of a new planet, I want to leave my computer on for 700 years while my ship travels through space.

    What do you mean that’s stupid and boring? It’s real.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Asking the question here allows a conversation to happen, informs others that SearXNG is a thing and provides additional context.

    If everyone just looked everything up on their own, there wouldn’t be much of a forum here for you to go and wag your finger at people asking questions.

    If you want more reasons about why allowing people to ask questions is beneficial for the health of a community, you can go google it.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    How is it that video games are causing dyslexia? That seems like a stretch.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    While this is a reasonable take, it ignores the fact that many modern video games (unlike the other things you listed) are specifically designed to be incredibly addictive while the marketing and PR does everything to belie this fact.

    Both things can be true.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    My absolute favorite bit is that an in-game LFG is incredibly complex, while pretty much every other multiplayer game has this figured out. How totally fucked is their codebase that seemingly every feature is some gargantuan project they can’t figure out?

    Classic Bungie.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Nothing quite like an article going on about unconfirmed rumors spread solely by a notorious clickbaiter.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    How much is HBO paying this guy to get into petty Twitter arguments?

    Dirk_Darkly,

    No no, it makes more sense to hope that Bethesda charges us to finish their broken system.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Microsoft has been shitty for a long loooooong time. This is pretty gentle next to other stuff they’ve done.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    On 4chan? That’s crazy.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    No, you love it.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    It would be less awkward to pull out a phone, take a picture of someone and pull up their info, adding their biometric data to some random company’s servers (possibly against their wishes) instead of just asking what their name is? Seems way less awkaward and more reasonable to just say she has facial ephasia than do all that.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Where did corps get the idea that we want our software to be incredibly condescending?

    Dirk_Darkly,

    They’ll release information on JFK and aliens, but this Tupac shit has to stay buried forever.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    It’s a pretty common scam. Legit employers do not communicate through those services.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    WhatsApp is a bit different since many countries use that instead of SMS. Suppose it depends on the culture of where you’re applying. Always pays to use caution though.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    No, but I have sat in a traffic jam caused by a human driver who caused a multiple car pile up because they wanted to be slightly ahead.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    After playing their games for many years, I’m not convinced their tools are working.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Not to mention the attacks were a result of the US meddling in foreign affairs.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    This is a nice sentiment, but it falls apart when you realize that a lot of the exploration is procedurally generated POI that eventually copies not just assets, but layouts and granular details. That tends to detract from a sense of wonder and mystery.

    Which is fine, if they would just embrace that instead of trying to change how people perceive their work.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Imagine it in five years when the modding scene has popped off though. It could truly be something spectacular. Which is frankly the only saving grace of Bethesda games. They’re a solid sandbox/framework for others to fill in.

    15 hours in, I'm loving it!

    It’s a Bethesda RPG in space. If you’re looking for No Man’s Sky, it isn’t that. If you’re looking for Elite Dangerous, it isn’t that. But it is a BSG RPG, just like I’ve been playing since Morrowind, and it really scratches that itch. I like the characters I’ve met, I’ve enjoyed exploring, and I’m starting...

    Dirk_Darkly,

    The performance is really something they need to figure out. Granted it’s not Fallout 4 with unavoidable micro stuttering, but it’s absurd that I get better performance in something like Cyberpunk with ray tracing and high/ultra settings.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    You can add Windscribe to that list. They’ve been shown to respect customers and offer port forwarding.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    You might want to add the proper context that the servers were siezed by authorities (so not stolen) and they were very transparent about the fact that it was a legacy system. They also followed with a plan to rectify, including third part audits. Every organization makes mistakes, it’s how they respond that matters.

    If you’re looking for a VPN provider that hasn’t had issues ever in their history, good luck. You’ll just end up with the ones who lie and cover up incidents.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    I tried following the link to redeem and it just took me to my Anet account. Doesn’t seem to actually do anything.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    What flavor eagle was it?

    Dirk_Darkly,

    I will sing the praises of Windscribe until the day I die. Privacy respecting, affordable and great customer service. And yes, they offer port forwarding as well.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Only a gay baby would feel actual love towards a parent, especially if it’s their mom.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    I’m not sure what world you’re living in, but the average person has been using the internet since dial-up was publicly available. It’s not the 70’s where the idea of a computer is some fringe hardware. Shit, my rural redneck parents had a computer with an internet connection in the mid 90’s.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Of course it’s “Anglocentric”. The internet was invented in the US, with help from other western nations, and many of the globally spanning services are provided by US companies.

    It’d be like if I told a European that only wealthy vacationers ride trains because it’s incredibly expensive and there’s barely any routes. Meanwhile many other countries have highly developed and affordable public transportation systems. It’s not really valuable for me to make sweeping comments about it when my country is not involved in the innovation or execution of that market.

    It’s just a matter of perspective.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    “gogle”

    If you’re gonna be excessively snarky, it pays to double check your spelling.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    MMA should really just update the rules to allow kissing at this point. Uh, I mean they should allow mouth grapples.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    You can download an old version of Filebot from the Github and it’ll still work. Used it about a week ago without issue.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Anything involving pirating is scammy, that’s just the nature of things. It’s expected one knows how to do research and take calculated risks.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Very true, but this community isn’t called “Letting things go”.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    I love KISS. Anyone picking up my phone would just see a blank screen with seemingly no function unless you know to swipe.

    Now that mullvad has ended support for port forwarding, where should one go for P2P ?

    I wanted to do some soulseek, but just as I began moving towards that this happened. What VPN should I use for this ? I don’t want to use any of those over advertised shady VPNs like nordvpn (who was a spamming machine on my PC back when I used it) or surfshark or others if not necessary…

    Dirk_Darkly,

    I’ve been an avid user of Windscribe for years. Works great and has great customer support. From what I can tell they also respect your privacy.

    Exercises and Stretches to Counteract the Negative Effects of Prolonged Sitting?

    I recently came across a YouTube video that shed light on the detrimental effects of sitting for long hours and provided exercises and stretches to combat them. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find that video now. I have a few tools at my disposal, including dumbbells, a pull-up bar, an elastic band, and a yoga mat. I was...

    Dirk_Darkly,

    A really simple and effective solution is walking. It can not be overstated how helpful a couple short walks a day can help. You’ll get the added bonus of fresh air, vitamin D and an opportunity to reset your brain. Quick and easy.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    I have confidence it’ll get there someday. Remember that YouTube started out as a small, unknown service in the days before ubiquitous cloud computing and storage providers. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    Perhaps, or perhaps it will be like Lemmy/kbin where people are reinvigorated to create simply for the pleasure of creating, whereas they only preciously scrolled anonymously. You may not remember, but there was a time where YouTube was new, you were not making any money from your videos and yet people made all sorts of things. There was also Newgrounds and eBaum’s World and I’m sure a few others I forgot.

    Sure, if they gained traction, they’d make a business out of it, but there was no algorithm to worry about or analytics to monitor. The current corporate options are far from the only possible solution and it will fade in time just like everything else has.

    Dirk_Darkly,

    What’s better than feeling like the creep just watching while two people make out?

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