CptBluebear's recent activity
-
Comment on Boomer hate in ~society
-
Comment on Boomer hate in ~society
CptBluebear Link ParentI simply don't have the receipts to back my arguments without spending a day looking for those, as such I'm only softly pushing back, yet I did so for a reason. I know absolutely nobody that wants...I simply don't have the receipts to back my arguments without spending a day looking for those, as such I'm only softly pushing back, yet I did so for a reason. I know absolutely nobody that wants to rent, it's always a stopgap between student/social housing into home ownership.
Here, the Netherlands, owning a home is the logical next step after renting. Financial security may include renting, independence does not.This is, as far as I know, true for most of western Europe. Though from what I can tell (without being able to prove it at the moment) Canada, Australia, and New Zealand fit this bill too.
I'll concede that the US is the single largest of the bunch.. but I'm not so sure that we don't see the same in other countries if you adjust for population.
-
Comment on Boomer hate in ~society
CptBluebear Link ParentI'd like to push back a little on that "almost entirely within the US" statement and just say that housing prices across multiple continents have been driving people into economic hardship.I'd like to push back a little on that "almost entirely within the US" statement and just say that housing prices across multiple continents have been driving people into economic hardship.
-
Comment on Suggest media in which the antagonist is an idea or an abstract concept rather than a person or intelligent entity in ~talk
CptBluebear Link ParentAh yes, the show I wanted to not want to watch twice and therefore did anyway. If that makes sense. It's a harrowing but beautiful story about inner demons. At times heartfelt, heartbreaking, and...Ah yes, the show I wanted to not want to watch twice and therefore did anyway. If that makes sense.
It's a harrowing but beautiful story about inner demons. At times heartfelt, heartbreaking, and downright difficult to watch. Also masterfully written and incredibly funny.
I agree with @sparksbet that it may not entirely fit this specific thread, yet is a great suggestion regardless.
The themes explored in this show may be rough to face for some, so I can only recommend taking it slow and maybe take breaks if you start to spiral and feel it dragging you down.
-
Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentGood correction, thanks. Call it flippancy from my end more than anything, but for the sake of accuracy I'll give it the ol' edit.Good correction, thanks. Call it flippancy from my end more than anything, but for the sake of accuracy I'll give it the ol' edit.
-
Comment on Denuvo DRM has been cirmumvented using hypervisor based bypass in ~games
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentI don't know the specific reason for Doom Dark Ages. Most Denuvo protections are time limited anyway. Because it's so expensive to keep licensed you often see games drop Denuvo protection a couple...I don't know the specific reason for Doom Dark Ages. Most Denuvo protections are time limited anyway. Because it's so expensive to keep licensed you often see games drop Denuvo protection a couple of weeks after launch. They figure sales are highest in the first week, so let's protect that the most.
But at this point this hypervisor workaround means almost all Denuvo games have been circumvented, and as far as I can tell the only games still on the list aren't all that interesting anyway.
Fitgirl specifically left a message last week that only about 60 games were left, so they're saying they're actively working on it.
-
Comment on Getting permission from your significant other in ~life
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentThis is just about what I would say. You do need permission from an equal partner. My wife asks me for permission if she wants to go out with friends because that means I'm going to be staying...This is just about what I would say.
You do need permission from an equal partner. My wife asks me for permission if she wants to go out with friends because that means I'm going to be staying home to make sure my three year old stays sleeping. Conversely, I also ask permission to go bail on my duties to go for a run on Sunday. She's going to be watching and entertaining the kid while I'm off doing my thing.
Both is fine, non malicious, and necessary if you want to stay equal.
Of course, to frame your partner as your boss is in jest at best and actively disparaging or damaging at worst. It's almost always closer to the latter than the former.
Edit to add: @balooga is right too. It's less permission permission and more "let's check if the calendars and duties align" permission.
If my wife asks me for something the default is "yes, let's see if that's possible". -
Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space
CptBluebear Link ParentPeople speculated that the booster separation cut away was due to risk and/or to protect proprietary tech? I don't know whether either of those are valid concerns. But yeah it was bad. The one...People speculated that the booster separation cut away was due to risk and/or to protect proprietary tech? I don't know whether either of those are valid concerns.
But yeah it was bad. The one shot from the fin was great... For five seconds.
-
Comment on Why the US Navy won't open Hormuz in ~society
CptBluebear Link ParentI'm not entirely sure of that anymore. The paradigm of war shifted that the US isn't yet equipped to handle. Countering drone warfare has proven to be incredibly difficult. Risking your...I'm not entirely sure of that anymore. The paradigm of war shifted that the US isn't yet equipped to handle.
Countering drone warfare has proven to be incredibly difficult. Risking your multibillion dollar ships to fire from a drone workshopped in an alley is just a bad value proposition whichever way you slice it.
-
Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentThis made it clear. And while I didn't think soap was involved, washing implied more laborious work. Just a rinse makes sense.This made it clear. And while I didn't think soap was involved, washing implied more laborious work.
Just a rinse makes sense.
-
Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentAha, it appears to be very regionalized to Japan though.Aha, it appears to be very regionalized to Japan though.
-
Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentWashing.. rice?? But why. Is this some US thing I'm not aware of? Edit to add: Ok there's too many responses to respond to individually, so I'll just say that I rinse it at best. Washing seems...Washing.. rice??
But why. Is this some US thing I'm not aware of?
Edit to add: Ok there's too many responses to respond to individually, so I'll just say that I rinse it at best. Washing seems excessive, but point taken. It's common enough in Asia.
-
Comment on US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust in ~society
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentWe could trust the US to act similarly to the way they have been since WW2 up until now. It undeniably provided an unprecedented level of stability, whether that was morally good or bad is up to...We could trust the US to act similarly to the way they have been since WW2 up until now. It undeniably provided an unprecedented level of stability, whether that was morally good or bad is up to personal conviction.
I could write a full post explaining what I mean or feel but there are people that can do this so much better than I ever could. I'm not opposed to being verbose and speaking my thoughts myself, but sometimes you have to defer to your superiors.
-
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentI typically don't do replays. It's never like the first time anyway. Plus, if I were to do another playthrough I could just choose the other options regardless. It just feels stifling and there's...I typically don't do replays. It's never like the first time anyway. Plus, if I were to do another playthrough I could just choose the other options regardless.
It just feels stifling and there's always a little voice saying I've made the wrong choice.
-
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentThis is in my opinion bad game design. Any game that does this gets a point subtraction from me. Like, what am I supposed to do in those cases?one of 3 options, but you cant change your mind afterwards and you wouldnt know the differences between the 3 before choosing, and 1 of them doesnt even show up as an option till later.
This is in my opinion bad game design. Any game that does this gets a point subtraction from me.
Like, what am I supposed to do in those cases?
-
Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentI've said as much in the other comment but there is a little bit of a false dichotomy going on here. It's not either/or, it's and/and. Mealed bugs do not look like bugs (though as a Western...I've said as much in the other comment but there is a little bit of a false dichotomy going on here. It's not either/or, it's and/and.
Mealed bugs do not look like bugs (though as a Western European I personally don't mind if they look like bugs either) so the only thing left is the idea that it's icky. Something people don't seem to have problems with when it comes to the wholesale slaughter of larger animals. It's the same thing, just smaller.
It's estimated that hundreds of millions to two billion people worldwide eat insects, yet North America and Europe are the only places they're made unrecognisable on purpose. This is a cultural thing, not a humankind thing, and we're very much capable of making that cultural switch a possibility.
What it enables is even more food variety and food resilience, while ostensibly also able to reduce the absurd amount of cattle currently damaging our world simply by being an alternative that exists.
but I can't imagine it being a better analogue for meat than soy chunks.
Much like vegetarians or vegans don't always need an analogue for meat, bugs don't have to be either.
-
Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
CptBluebear Link ParentYou could say that about Earth. Crickets are a good source of protein, especially in a world where cattle farming should become a little scarcer than it currently is. In my eyes it shouldn't...You could say that about Earth. Crickets are a good source of protein, especially in a world where cattle farming should become a little scarcer than it currently is.
In my eyes it shouldn't supplant anything, just as an addition to. There's no reason to let a good source of food go unused.
I've had some fried crickets in Vietnam. They taste a little like nuts.
-
Comment on This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentI figured I'd throw my own post into the translator and funnily enough it doesn't do too well with negativity. Here's the output: Imagine if it only generated those hyper-specific "work stories"...I figured I'd throw my own post into the translator and funnily enough it doesn't do too well with negativity.
Here's the output:
Imagine if it only generated those hyper-specific "work stories" that serve no purpose other than pushing a mundane political agenda or sucking up to an employer so hard it’s embarrassing. 🙄
The amount of fake, "and then everyone clapped" scenarios on LinkedIn is officially out of control. 📈
Let’s be real: the people who post unironically on this platform sound slightly unhinged, and this translator captures that "grindset" essence perfectly. 🙌✨
#LinkedInLife #CorporateCulture #Authenticity #WorkLifeBalance #ThoughtLeadership
-
Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentI agree with you, but I don't want to make people feel unwanted by doing so. For me, that choice is easy.I agree with you, but I don't want to make people feel unwanted by doing so. For me, that choice is easy.
-
Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
CptBluebear Link ParentWhile I share the frustration of a US centric internet, that has nothing to do with who you are as a person.While I share the frustration of a US centric internet, that has nothing to do with who you are as a person.
Germany is an odd duck. They actually yell at you when you cross the street with a red light when nothing is approaching for miles.
Then again, it's often said that US policy gets adopted in the Netherlands with a 10 year delay. That is by no means actually true, but there's some truth to it to the point you can find the strongest analogue between the two here.
An example is that our healthcare system resembles the US one the most.
Anyway, point is mainly that I feel there's a difference between security and independence. People that rent can feel secure in their finances, but it's difficult to build the capital into independence without ownership.