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Comment on Humble Choice - March 2025 in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentSorry for the late reply! I mean that when I'm getting in wars I don't usually want to spend time micromanaging all my cities - so having towns which just kinda run on their own is a convenient...Sorry for the late reply!
I mean that when I'm getting in wars I don't usually want to spend time micromanaging all my cities - so having towns which just kinda run on their own is a convenient change to the formula for me.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentI actually really enjoyed the shift away from workers - instead of having to focus on managing the city, the units, and the workers, I can just focus on growing the city as much as possible or...I actually really enjoyed the shift away from workers - instead of having to focus on managing the city, the units, and the workers, I can just focus on growing the city as much as possible or running it all for productivity and let its growth establish how I build it up.
They also split it between towns and cities - you have a settlement cap, but towns exclusively generate GPT instead of building anything. You buy improvements as the town grows, and you can pay to turn it into a city that generates production like you'd normally expect.
At first that seems kind of silly, but the extra GPT really comes in handy, and being able to slow down on city management if you're in the middle of a war or something is actually pretty nice in my experience.
There's actually a bunch of other changes, overall I really enjoyed the flow of it, but I do want to see some updates because it was pretty rough to actually get through a game without having to restart so UI/UX worked.
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Comment on US voters were right about the economy. The data was wrong. in ~finance
AAA1374 Link ParentAs someone under 30 I've seen a transition in my lifetime. When I was a kid, pre-2009, I remember thinking, "When I get older, I'll get married and buy a house and have a nice simple job." As a...As someone under 30 I've seen a transition in my lifetime.
When I was a kid, pre-2009, I remember thinking, "When I get older, I'll get married and buy a house and have a nice simple job."
As a teenager it became, "I'll have to get through college and get a great job, but I could buy a house and maybe have a kid."
I realized at about 21 that I was going to lose out on that dream entirely. I lived in an area undergoing rapid housing inflation, and it was obvious to me that prices were only going to increase with mortgage rates while wages struggled to even stagnate.
Now I'm nearing 30. People around me, especially older generations, went from, "You'll be able to get a house! It might not be as easy, but you can!" to blatantly accepting the reality that I'm not going to own property without substantial luck or massive sacrifice.
Life isn't bad, but it isn't what I hoped for. My American dream is dead, and capitalists killed it.
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Comment on Facing egg shortage, some Americans turn to backyard chickens in ~food
AAA1374 Link ParentI've had a long standing policy that if I'm going to eat meat, I have to be willing to kill and process the animal I'm eating. To that end, I've since done it with deer, chicken, cow, pigs, and...I've had a long standing policy that if I'm going to eat meat, I have to be willing to kill and process the animal I'm eating. To that end, I've since done it with deer, chicken, cow, pigs, and ducks, plus a variety of fish.
I hate doing it but I do feel better knowing that I'm willing to engage with the bad part of it for the part I want. It weirdly makes me feel absolved of the moral problems associated with eating animals - climate impact aside.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
AAA1374 Link ParentOh shit you're, right, I guess we need to bring out all the left wing pedophiles to start molesting the children since we're arguing against the best welfare of children. Ignoring the fact that...Oh shit you're, right, I guess we need to bring out all the left wing pedophiles to start molesting the children since we're arguing against the best welfare of children.
Ignoring the fact that substance prohibition is a very different thing from content censorship, I'm kind of sick of the argument of hiding things from children because you're worried they might not be mature enough to fully comprehend the nuance of the real world.
Kids are smarter than people give them credit for, and educating them on the real world is far more important than pretending it just doesn't exist. Healthy, honest discussions about what they encounter is how we raise the next generation to engage with the world they're going to inherit.
I'm not saying five year olds need to watch porn, but I'm not gonna be annoyed if they start looking up girls kissing on YouTube. It's natural, and we can just substitute paranoia with parenting.
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Comment on Exposing the Honey influencer scam in ~tech
AAA1374 Link ParentI briefly used it back when it first came out and before much of the advertising happened. It didn't work once for me at that time, so I just uninstalled it and never touched it again. This video...I briefly used it back when it first came out and before much of the advertising happened.
It didn't work once for me at that time, so I just uninstalled it and never touched it again. This video came as a slight surprise to me because I didn't expect people to be so surprised.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentSee, it has the total opposite effect for me. It absolutely got me and I detest deck builders. But part of that is the imposed self challenge of only using the default deck and just hoping for...See, it has the total opposite effect for me. It absolutely got me and I detest deck builders. But part of that is the imposed self challenge of only using the default deck and just hoping for good hands and jokers.
It's very pleasant to just sit there and semi-absent-mindedly roll through a run or two. Totally get how it doesn't click for everyone but I enjoy it a lot.
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Comment on Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard a doubt for Sunday's North London derby after suffering an ankle injury on international duty for Norway in ~sports.football
AAA1374 LinkBeen thinking about how we'd get on without him for a while and I'm not excited to see it honestly. The NLD was never going to be a simple fixture as it was and this doesn't help nerves - but I...Been thinking about how we'd get on without him for a while and I'm not excited to see it honestly.
The NLD was never going to be a simple fixture as it was and this doesn't help nerves - but I trust Arteta and the boys.
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Comment on Help on deciding whether to stay with a low cost simple life, or to "live life to the fullest" in ~life
AAA1374 LinkI'm actually on the other side of this where I'd like to live close to work and just sell my car to drop the extra cost and baggage. If I could manage to simply cut the costs by just owning my...I'm actually on the other side of this where I'd like to live close to work and just sell my car to drop the extra cost and baggage.
If I could manage to simply cut the costs by just owning my vehicle outright and going for absolutely minimal insurance I'd be cool with keeping it - unfortunately I don't have that freedom in my budget, and while I need it for work I can't justify cuts. That's honestly the biggest thing for me - I like the freedom it provides, I just hate the cost.
That being said, if you can find a cheaper but reliable vehicle that's probably a valid expense if you have space for it.
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Comment on Steam updates user reviews with a new helpfulness system in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentYou may be on a beta, I frequently find that I'm having the same experience with steam features and it's because I signed up for betas way back.You may be on a beta, I frequently find that I'm having the same experience with steam features and it's because I signed up for betas way back.
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Comment on Has there ever been a time before where so much social change was occuring in quick succession of each other? in ~humanities.history
AAA1374 Link Parent1900-1920: modernization, electrification, industrialization, pandemic, first world war 1920-1940: great depression, prohibition, beginning of WW2 1940-1960: end of WW2, nuclear proliferation,...1900-1920: modernization, electrification, industrialization, pandemic, first world war
1920-1940: great depression, prohibition, beginning of WW2
1940-1960: end of WW2, nuclear proliferation, cold war, shifting of American political parties, beginning of Korean war and other proxy wars
1960-1980: Vietnam, hippie movement, birth of computing and 'modern' technology and music, recessions and gas shortage, various drug crises, civil rights, widespread movement of sexuality
1980-2000: "end" of cold war, birth of the Internet (and the preamble to the information age), rise of terror attacks, beginning of 24 hour news cycle, operations desert storm and shield, AIDS crisis, various drug crises
2000-2024 (shut up I'm not doing one for 4 years): 9/11 and the war(s) on terror, rise of the information age, widespread movement of sexuality, various drug crises, pandemic
I'm missing so much, but generally every generation feels like this. It's normal to have way too much going on for any one person to accept or understand. Some things feel so big until we zoom out. We're living in turbulent and terrifying times, sure, but just like your grandparents complain about you being young and knowing nothing, Plato complained about the beardless youths not knowing anything as well.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentI absolutely adored Tunic and 100%ed it way back - it's so much fun and I never got tired of the moment when I'd leave an area just to be right back somewhere I was in early game and just didn't...I absolutely adored Tunic and 100%ed it way back - it's so much fun and I never got tired of the moment when I'd leave an area just to be right back somewhere I was in early game and just didn't see the exit of.
I thought the game was reasonable in difficulty once I got used to spamming "bombs" and the combat in general. One of the early bosses drummed it into me about a dozen times over and after that I just didn't struggle anymore - it just got fun.
Enjoy the rest of it!
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Comment on Why did Google Maps have a big black smudge in the South Pacific before 2012? And why did it disappear? And what does it have to do with Captain Cook? And what is a phantom island? | Map Men in ~humanities.history
AAA1374 LinkAs always, it's so fascinating and entertaining to see Mark and Jay give such a storied glimpse into something most people would never know (or think) about. I recommend pausing to read the diary...As always, it's so fascinating and entertaining to see Mark and Jay give such a storied glimpse into something most people would never know (or think) about.
I recommend pausing to read the diary at about 3 minutes in just to appreciate the extra work that had no need to be in there but really adds that extra level I've come to expect from Jay Foreman.
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Comment on Which food delivery app, in your opinion, is the best? in ~food
AAA1374 Link ParentFor me it was actually the opposite - when I lived in a less densely populated area I found myself using services more because it was so much work to get in my car, drive somewhere, pay, bring it...For me it was actually the opposite - when I lived in a less densely populated area I found myself using services more because it was so much work to get in my car, drive somewhere, pay, bring it back, eat, then feel like shit.
In a more populated area, I find myself willing to walk 20 minutes to a restaurant, eat, then walk back - and the pleasant thing is that I've also gotten an opportunity to walk in while doing it.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
AAA1374 LinkI'm trying to scrap together a basic plan for a documentary style video project. I want to make short form documentaries because it'll allow me to exercise so many of the creative hobbies I've...I'm trying to scrap together a basic plan for a documentary style video project. I want to make short form documentaries because it'll allow me to exercise so many of the creative hobbies I've built up my skills in over the last few years, but I'm having some slight difficulty finding a topic I'm able to start with here. Partially because I've not become super familiar with my surroundings but also just because I've been busy with a full-time job that hasn't really given me any time to rest in the last year.
Then it'll be a matter of principal research, writing, location filming, editing (for the first time in nearly a decade), mixing, and actually publishing it - then not getting discouraged when it's not a particular success. But I genuinely relish the challenge of putting it all together and pushing myself to do more than I ever have before.
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Comment on What online subscriptions do you pay for? in ~tech
AAA1374 Link ParentAs a small indie musician, I'd actually be really offended if anybody pirated my music. I'd send you a .WAV file for free if you just asked lmao. In all seriousness, I don't make anything by...As a small indie musician, I'd actually be really offended if anybody pirated my music.
I'd send you a .WAV file for free if you just asked lmao.
In all seriousness, I don't make anything by comparison to an actual job off of my music. It's my hobby, and it's one I'm so glad I have, but I'd rather have people listening to it than paying for it. I'd love to make money off of it, too, don't get me wrong - but I don't expect to. If somebody wants to hear it and doesn't want to pay, I would seriously send them the music myself just because they're interested.
That being said, I would be more upset if it was used for a large scale project, like a game, without some form of agreement between myself and that creator. Listening to my music and using it for your own profit are two totally different things though so that hardly applies in this case.
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Comment on Who's running for US president in 2024? Meet the candidates — and likely candidates — vying for your vote in ~society
AAA1374 Link Parent1800 was such a complicated and ridiculous affair that it caused the 12th amendment to be passed. My understanding is that the president and vice president election still was not a separate affair...1800 was such a complicated and ridiculous affair that it caused the 12th amendment to be passed. My understanding is that the president and vice president election still was not a separate affair until after this election.
And the Garner one is definitely a gray area but it kind of counts. It's weird, the US is weird, and it smells bad. (Source: live in the US)
Quick edit to add that it shouldn't be surprising a vice president would run against their incumbent president under the older system where both had run for the same office (1796 election to 1800). Dramatically different circumstances than the current thing to be fair though.
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Comment on Who's running for US president in 2024? Meet the candidates — and likely candidates — vying for your vote in ~society
AAA1374 Link ParentI believe at that point though you're talking prior to vice presidents being chosen as running mates - I think it was actually the election after this (1804, with the 12th amendment) that vice...I believe at that point though you're talking prior to vice presidents being chosen as running mates - I think it was actually the election after this (1804, with the 12th amendment) that vice presidents officially no longer were awarded as second place for presidential elections.
So effectively it doesn't really happen. The only other time I can think of was one of FDR's VPs (Garner?).
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Comment on Starfield - what are your thoughts? in ~games
AAA1374 Link ParentOhhhhh, yeah I get what you mean. I did notice that and it bothered me a bit too. Even if most of it was useless and empty anyway, it was always nice to have the option to open a random thing. As...Ohhhhh, yeah I get what you mean. I did notice that and it bothered me a bit too. Even if most of it was useless and empty anyway, it was always nice to have the option to open a random thing.
As far as immersion goes, I kind of agree - there are some weird things with the food and drinks but honestly I'm willing to just let it go, they did put fresh apples in ancient unopened crypts in Skyrim.
I'm pretty grossed out with the choice to include 2 EA keys this month and overall just tired of Humble's poor decisions over the last year and change. I think I'm probably gonna drop my subscription, especially since their landmark titles in these has started getting less and less intriguing to me. I used to be kind of proud of them but now they're just a shitty store you can buy a couple games at a slight discount on occasionally.