Sodliddesu's recent activity
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Comment on Maybe Bluesky has "won" in ~tech
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Comment on Why is Google Gemini saying we should die? in ~tech
Sodliddesu Link ParentComing into that game blind was... A thing. Talk about replaying the hostage scenario probably a thousand times.Coming into that game blind was... A thing.
Talk about replaying the hostage scenario probably a thousand times.
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Comment on GOG Preservation Program in ~games
Sodliddesu LinkHonestly, I hate their answer about Linux. Basically, they're restating the original impetus of GOG - being able to play classic games on modern systems - but then saying that they're gonna focus...Honestly, I hate their answer about Linux. Basically, they're restating the original impetus of GOG - being able to play classic games on modern systems - but then saying that they're gonna focus on Windows first.
Well, I don't believe there's a second in the plan, GOG. For transparency, I've got hundreds of games on GOG so it's not like they honestly have to "sell me" on the platform. I buy games on GOG. If they want to sell me on the idea that this is about preserving games then they need to focus on Linux. Windows is not a platform that promises preservation. Fuck, I don't care, partner with Mint at least and make that your target platform or something.
I've already said this before in the GOG Forums, so it's tears in the rain, but c'mon guys. Quit stonewalling Linux.
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Comment on Donald Trump nominates Fox News host and Army National Guard Major Pete Hegseth for US defense secretary in ~society
Sodliddesu Link ParentFor honesty purposes, I'm for women in the draft. Now, how are you going to be sure deployment dates don't sync up with menstruation dates? Hard to be an effective front line soldier dealing with...For honesty purposes, I'm for women in the draft.
Now, how are you going to be sure deployment dates don't sync up with menstruation dates? Hard to be an effective front line soldier dealing with cramps and bleeding. Now we've got to logistically support getting tampons to the front as well, space that could be for bullets. Men are less complicated - sadly - you just need bullets and food and wet wipes.
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Comment on Is the love song dying? in ~music
Sodliddesu LinkBeing out of popularity doesn't, in my opinion, mean we should stretch the very fabric of what anything means to make it popular again. I personally would argue against the entire setup and merely...Being out of popularity doesn't, in my opinion, mean we should stretch the very fabric of what anything means to make it popular again.
I personally would argue against the entire setup and merely say that, while love songs are not currently in vogue, there isn't any shortage of good ones. Their Boomer strawman only served to weaken the point too.
But I love this whole thing as both a thought experiment and visualization/infographic. It's beautifully done and I enjoy the ways they twisted or reinterpreted ideas to fit the theme.
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Comment on Get all Megascans for free in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentKeep them or not, as Vord pointed out, they used to be always free and plenty are under non-commercial scientific licenses - meaning they can't be sold. "You can get them all to keep forever now...Keep them or not, as Vord pointed out, they used to be always free and plenty are under non-commercial scientific licenses - meaning they can't be sold.
"You can get them all to keep forever now (even though they were completely free 100% of the time before) for a limited time!" is just a way to bump up their user count.
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Comment on Get all Megascans for free in ~games
Sodliddesu LinkAh, so this is the answer to "What will happen to all the free scans that were available for free on the old platform"? They're FREE... for about a month and a half.Ah, so this is the answer to "What will happen to all the free scans that were available for free on the old platform"?
They're FREE... for about a month and a half.
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Comment on How self-driving cars will destroy cities in ~transport
Sodliddesu Link ParentI do not want a self driving car. I like driving. I want everyone else to have a self driving car so I don't have to deal with them drifting in my lane while texting. Actually, I want everyone on...I do not want a self driving car. I like driving.
I want everyone else to have a self driving car so I don't have to deal with them drifting in my lane while texting.
Actually, I want everyone on the bus. Me included, I'd like to play my Gameboy.
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Comment on How Fallout's Timothy Cain would make the worst RPG ever in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentWell, two thoughts - One, in the Western sense, they are bad role-playing games. You don't play a role in most JRPGs, you play a character. One could say that since FF1 let's you build your whole...Well, two thoughts -
One, in the Western sense, they are bad role-playing games. You don't play a role in most JRPGs, you play a character. One could say that since FF1 let's you build your whole party it's more of an RPG than FF7 which only lets you fiddle with their magic and equipment.
Two, in a general sense, due to the schism between JRPGs and (C)RPGs, Tim's background, he's not laying any criticisms on JRPGs since he's not taking about them. Many of these critiques may be equally leveled at JRPGs but that's just because most of those things suck whether they're in JRPGs, FPSes, or RTSes.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
Sodliddesu Link ParentI had a bad flu many years ago and while laying on my couch soaked in sweat watched all of Twin Peaks. That is the best way to watch it. Damn fine show... And hot. I'm a 'fan' of Lynch not because...I had a bad flu many years ago and while laying on my couch soaked in sweat watched all of Twin Peaks.
That is the best way to watch it. Damn fine show... And hot.
I'm a 'fan' of Lynch not because he makes the best art but because he makes his art.
Could I tell you watch happened in the show? No, I was dying and desperately drinking Pedialyte in between bathroom trips. Could ANYONE say what Twin Peaks was about after the first watch? Probably not unless you were taking notes.
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Comment on Breaking down my dislike of strategy games | Semi-Ramblomatic in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentThe fact that in Modern Fire Emblem there's an option to turn off character deaths but not to skip playing the tea party game if you want to max out effectiveness is what kills me. I like the...The fact that in Modern Fire Emblem there's an option to turn off character deaths but not to skip playing the tea party game if you want to max out effectiveness is what kills me. I like the older ones because, though there's still character growth, the bonds between your units grow in combat, not because you asked them about hunky guards.
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Comment on Donald Trump's team mulls postponing Ukraine's NATO membership for at least twenty years, WSJ reports in ~society
Sodliddesu Link ParentOn one hand, better to deploy and try to wrap this thing up before January. On the other hand, Trump will try to skip the funeral bills if you die too close to January. On another hand, with the...On one hand, better to deploy and try to wrap this thing up before January.
On the other hand, Trump will try to skip the funeral bills if you die too close to January.
On another hand, with the likelihood that the VA will be crippled or dismantled under project 2025, probably best we don't get any more service connected disabilities.
On a fourth hand, Servicemember who had access to the project 2025 manifesto before the election still voted for Donald Trump... So, fuck 'em in that case.
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Comment on Amtrak Wolverine (MI), Southwest Chief (AZ) services to see design advancements, right-of-way acquisition with $126 million in grants in ~transport
Sodliddesu LinkI hope this will eventually lead to better service outside the East Coast too. I would almost always prefer to take a train for longer trip but there's more than a few that actually take longer...I hope this will eventually lead to better service outside the East Coast too. I would almost always prefer to take a train for longer trip but there's more than a few that actually take longer than it would to drive and cost more than the price of gas... And that's for one person in coach! It's sort of a chicken or egg moment. Can't ride because the price is too high (in actual dollars and time), price is higher because no one rides, etc etc.
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Comment on Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in five games in ~sports.baseball
Sodliddesu LinkI have no dog in the race but it's always nice to see the Yankees lose.I have no dog in the race but it's always nice to see the Yankees lose.
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Comment on The Strava problem: how the fitness app was used to locate the world’s most powerful people in ~tech
Sodliddesu Link ParentHahaha, my health insurance offers a Fitbit as a "reward" if you sign up for their wellness app and such. I know it's inevitable but at the same time hilarious to see in real time.Hahaha, my health insurance offers a Fitbit as a "reward" if you sign up for their wellness app and such. I know it's inevitable but at the same time hilarious to see in real time.
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Comment on Sony closes Concord studio and permanently shuts down the game in ~games
Sodliddesu LinkWell, that's curtains for the "it'll be back and free to play" crowd.Well, that's curtains for the "it'll be back and free to play" crowd.
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Comment on Character amnesia in China in ~humanities.languages
Sodliddesu Link ParentBu-reau (like the dresser) cracy (because working in one will make you crazy.) just like Wed-nes-day, I can kind of no longer spell it "normally" in my head but I can spell it correctly on paper....Bu-reau (like the dresser) cracy (because working in one will make you crazy.) just like Wed-nes-day, I can kind of no longer spell it "normally" in my head but I can spell it correctly on paper.
It's good if you're also inundated with the French or Southern US "eau" since you'll recall what order to put all those vowels in.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 21 in ~society
Sodliddesu Link ParentThe problem was she said "A $25k tax credit for first time home buyers" and people say "she isn't giving enough specifics about policy!" but Trump said "I have concepts of a plan" concepts which...also why I think she needed to do more to offer a bigger, grander vision for what the problems are and for what her solution is.
The problem was she said "A $25k tax credit for first time home buyers" and people say "she isn't giving enough specifics about policy!" but Trump said "I have concepts of a plan" concepts which have been in progress since he was president and they heard "He's got plans, that's enough."
The end of the day, it wouldn't matter if she laid out every step of the plan (too dry, too disconnected from the real world, her laugh is condescending) while Trump babbles like an idiot. People don't like her for some (she's a woman) reason but they can't come right out and say that. Well, some of them can't.
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Comment on Call of Duty 22 : Black Ops 6 in ~games
Sodliddesu Link ParentOh, you're certainly not wrong. I know he's related to Animal Well because I've been watching for so long.Oh, you're certainly not wrong. I know he's related to Animal Well because I've been watching for so long.
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Comment on Call of Duty 22 : Black Ops 6 in ~games
Sodliddesu LinkInteresting that he turned the video into an ad for a game he published. It is a funny video but the second he brought up Animal Well the anti-shill part of my brain went ringing off the hook....Interesting that he turned the video into an ad for a game he published. It is a funny video but the second he brought up Animal Well the anti-shill part of my brain went ringing off the hook.
Granted, this is the best BLOPs 6 footage I've seen so maybe I'm biased.
You gotta make it a pot luck or chili cook off or something. "Neighborhood meeting and ice cream social" sounds a lot better than "Listen to Mildred whine about someone's grass"