KapteinB's recent activity
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Cracking down on Big Tech works. Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi surge on iOS.
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Russia awakes to biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II
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Comment on Feeeed is a reader app that goes beyond tracking RSS feeds in ~tech
KapteinB I use Readup, but you still have to use the old add-on collection trick if you want to get the Firefox extension working. They did recently set up a version of the site for e-ink devices, which...I use Readup, but you still have to use the old add-on collection trick if you want to get the Firefox extension working.
They did recently set up a version of the site for e-ink devices, which doesn't require an extension to work and should work on Android, but it's still in early development and a bit buggy.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KapteinB The extended tutorial was a huge part of it. I didn't like the starting island at all, and it was first when I got down on the ground that I started enjoying the game, several hours into it.The extended tutorial was a huge part of it. I didn't like the starting island at all, and it was first when I got down on the ground that I started enjoying the game, several hours into it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KapteinB Those fucking gloom arm monsters were one of my early frustrations. I met one less than an hour after escaping Tutorial Island, and it absolutely wrecked me. They get so much easier to defeat once...Those fucking gloom arm monsters were one of my early frustrations. I met one less than an hour after escaping Tutorial Island, and it absolutely wrecked me. They get so much easier to defeat once you get a sage or two to distract them, enough stamina to sprint away from them, and some bomb flowers to throw at them, but that first time I just had to reload my latest save point and avoid that whole area for a long time. For a while I was worried the developers had played too much Elden Ring.
The combat is twitchier
Is there really a difference in combat between the two games? I didn't really notice anything. But then again it's been years since I played BotW.
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Masters of illusion: Ukraine’s decoy makers outwit Russia
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KapteinB It is a great game, but I prefer Breath of the Wild. TotK almost lost me early on because of a lot of early game frustrations. I'm thinking of maybe writing a longer post about it here when I...It is a great game, but I prefer Breath of the Wild. TotK almost lost me early on because of a lot of early game frustrations. I'm thinking of maybe writing a longer post about it here when I eventually finish it; to sing my praises and air my frustrations.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KapteinB I've played TotK since fall, and just last week I learned that wherever there's water in the overworld, there's a wall in the underworld. And it's made exploring the underworld a lot less...I've played TotK since fall, and just last week I learned that wherever there's water in the overworld, there's a wall in the underworld. And it's made exploring the underworld a lot less frustrating.
How far into it are you? I've found all the sages and the Master Sword now, so I'm probably close to the end.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
KapteinB Huh, apparently they changed the name some time after release. It was named Backbone when I played it. Great game! Except it ended on a cliffhanger that I guess we'll now never see resolved......Huh, apparently they changed the name some time after release. It was named Backbone when I played it.
Great game! Except it ended on a cliffhanger that I guess we'll now never see resolved... There's a prequel released last year, though, that I haven't played yet. Maybe that will answer some of my questions.
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Comment on Northern Sámi, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer" – can it survive in a warmer world? in ~humanities.languages
KapteinB Reading the headline, I assumed most of those 300 would be compound words, but the examples used in the article don't look like compound words (to me at least).Reading the headline, I assumed most of those 300 would be compound words, but the examples used in the article don't look like compound words (to me at least).
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 4 in ~news
KapteinB Haley's campaign exposed cracks in Trump's GOP (ABC News / 538)Haley's campaign exposed cracks in Trump's GOP (ABC News / 538)
Her run also underscored a narrow path for women in the Republican Party.
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Comment on Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable (2024) in ~music
KapteinB I like it enough. Slick Swedish pop with cool staging. I feel like it has some interesting ideas that it doesn't really have time to explore in just 3 minutes, though. Would like to hear them make...I like it enough. Slick Swedish pop with cool staging. I feel like it has some interesting ideas that it doesn't really have time to explore in just 3 minutes, though. Would like to hear them make an extended version for radio play.
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Comment on Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable (2024) in ~music
KapteinB Helgeland represent! These kids are local heroes here.Helgeland represent! These kids are local heroes here.
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Russia is burning up its future
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Comment on Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025 in ~tech
KapteinB What Android apps are you using on Windows?What Android apps are you using on Windows?
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
KapteinB Probably both. But the older CoDs strived for realism, so watching a player jumping and bouncing around like in Quake wouldn't fly. I doubt most players knew which game engine it was built on anyway.Probably both. But the older CoDs strived for realism, so watching a player jumping and bouncing around like in Quake wouldn't fly. I doubt most players knew which game engine it was built on anyway.
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Comment on What irrational video game requirements do you have? in ~games
KapteinB Interesting! Which finger do you use for X; middle or index?Interesting! Which finger do you use for X; middle or index?
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Comment on Teya & Salena - Who the Hell Is Edgar? (2023) in ~music
KapteinB Such an earworm. It pops into my head whenever I'm exploring the underworld in Tears of the Kingdom.Such an earworm. It pops into my head whenever I'm exploring the underworld in Tears of the Kingdom.
By the way, you may also enjoy Blacksad: Under the Skin, another anthropomorphic noir detective game. (Just avoid the Switch port, which has bugs and poor performance.)