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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes (Android version) is open for alpha testing on the Google Play Store in ~tildes
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Comment on PS5 and Xbox Series closing in on three years of use in ~games
explosivekyushu Link ParentI'm mostly a PC gamer but I have loved the xbox controller forever. The PS5 controller, in my opinion, is the single biggest improvement between the various console generations. It really is...I'm mostly a PC gamer but I have loved the xbox controller forever. The PS5 controller, in my opinion, is the single biggest improvement between the various console generations. It really is spectacular and the cool stuff the games can do with the haptic triggers are just unreal.
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Comment on Diablo 4 update nerfs all five classes in ~games
explosivekyushu LinkIt's already been weeks since I played, but I went ahead and uninstalled it after reading the patch notes. I honestly can't see any way that I'll ever be back. I jumped back on to D3 for a bit...It's already been weeks since I played, but I went ahead and uninstalled it after reading the patch notes. I honestly can't see any way that I'll ever be back.
I jumped back on to D3 for a bit earlier, for the first time since D4 dropped. The vast majority of my huge old social clan are currently online so it looks like I'm not the only one who has jumped ship.
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Comment on How to use ChatGPT to ruin your legal career in ~tech
explosivekyushu Link ParentI'm currently studying Australian migration law and somebody got busted in one of our last big assessments using ChatGPT. About half of the things it came back with were extremely out of date and...I'm currently studying Australian migration law and somebody got busted in one of our last big assessments using ChatGPT. About half of the things it came back with were extremely out of date and the other half it had invented from thin air. Overall, it was both hilariously and dangerously incorrect. The prof posted the submitted assignment in full with the student's details redacted as a cautionary tale.
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Comment on Which recreational and/or illegal drugs have you tried? Why and how did it happen? in ~hobbies
explosivekyushu Link ParentI've never taken it outside of being out at a bar or club or some social setting like that. But it just makes me feel very alert and awake, kind of like being overly caffeinated. Not really...I've never taken it outside of being out at a bar or club or some social setting like that. But it just makes me feel very alert and awake, kind of like being overly caffeinated. Not really anything else.
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Comment on Bungie wins landmark lawsuit against player who harassed Destiny staff in ~games
explosivekyushu Link ParentHundred percent. The whole thing was legitimately psychopath shit.Hundred percent. The whole thing was legitimately psychopath shit.
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Comment on With its own Major League, cricket looks for a foothold in the United States | Six teams, eighteen regular season matches, three-hour games in ~sports
explosivekyushu Link ParentTest cricket is the greatest, most compelling and tactical sport that there is and I will die on that hill. T20 something I have on in the background or maybe on my 2nd monitor while I'm doing...Test cricket is the greatest, most compelling and tactical sport that there is and I will die on that hill. T20 something I have on in the background or maybe on my 2nd monitor while I'm doing something else. But I'll clear day long blocks of my schedule to watch a test.
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Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk
explosivekyushu LinkAustralia, but I have lived in Hong Kong for the last almost 11 years.Australia, but I have lived in Hong Kong for the last almost 11 years.
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Comment on Which recreational and/or illegal drugs have you tried? Why and how did it happen? in ~hobbies
explosivekyushu Link Parentuhhhhh I may have just learned an interesting new fact about myself hereCocaïne: I discovered I had ADHD because cocaïne made me feel normal. Really really awake, but normal. I didn't see the point.
uhhhhh I may have just learned an interesting new fact about myself here
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Comment on So what team do you support? in ~sports.football
explosivekyushu LinkThe good old Central Coast Mariners, from Australia's A-League. The poorest, smallest market team in a poor, small market league. We won the wooden spoon five times, four of them in a row. But...The good old Central Coast Mariners, from Australia's A-League. The poorest, smallest market team in a poor, small market league. We won the wooden spoon five times, four of them in a row. But this year, we beat Melbourne City and their oil sheikh (yes, it's that City group) sportwashing money 6-1 in the big dance to lift the trophy. It's sort of David and Goliath stuff, if David had to actually rise from the dead first.
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Comment on California needs real math education: an essay in ~life
explosivekyushu Link ParentI didn't touch anything related to mathematics at university, but at my school the class with by far the highest fail rate overall was Introductory Statistics. It was (and presumably still is) a...I didn't touch anything related to mathematics at university, but at my school the class with by far the highest fail rate overall was Introductory Statistics. It was (and presumably still is) a core unit for a lot of different degrees, and in my last year there the pass rate was so low that they ended up having to split it in half so people could take it across two semesters. We are talking people who were ordinarily pretty handy with maths skills, but that class used to turn people into a dribbling mess by week 5.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
explosivekyushu Link ParentThere's a good chance that you've just ruined someones life hahaha. Nothing has that "I'll just play 5 more minu- wait, is that the sun?" vibe more than Factorio.Simulation
Factorio needs to be mentioned, in case you're one of today's lucky ten thousand
There's a good chance that you've just ruined someones life hahaha. Nothing has that "I'll just play 5 more minu- wait, is that the sun?" vibe more than Factorio.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
explosivekyushu Link ParentI had 2042 on release, it was absolute garbage and the easiest refund of my life- didn't spare a thought about it for about a year. But recently Call of Duty has gone so far downhill that me and...I had 2042 on release, it was absolute garbage and the easiest refund of my life- didn't spare a thought about it for about a year. But recently Call of Duty has gone so far downhill that me and my friends have been looking for something to scratch that itch, and since BF2042 was EA Plus we all gave it a go. Man, what a big turn around from release! It's pretty good fun now.
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Comment on Meta is building an alternative to Twitter in ~tech
explosivekyushu LinkMark Zuckerberg is possibly the only person in the world I dislike more than Elon Musk, so thanks but hard pass.Mark Zuckerberg is possibly the only person in the world I dislike more than Elon Musk, so thanks but hard pass.
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Comment on Cooked a nice looking pizza tonight in ~food
explosivekyushu LinkMan, you absolutely crushed it with that crust!Man, you absolutely crushed it with that crust!
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Comment on Australian Senate passes legislation for Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, triggering a public vote within six months in ~news
explosivekyushu Link ParentAbsolutely. I think the government has handled this incredibly poorly, to be honest. Virtually none of what people who are against the Voice are saying is remotely true, but it's just been allowed...Absolutely. I think the government has handled this incredibly poorly, to be honest. Virtually none of what people who are against the Voice are saying is remotely true, but it's just been allowed to fester completely unchecked for months without being challenged in the slightest.
Something of this magnitude and importance required a huge advertising campaign revolving around education and positivity but instead the extreme negativity coming from the right has been countered with literally nothing, except perhaps a vague notion of "if you aren't 100% in favour of this you are a racist" which I think has been really damaging for the many swing voters who legitimately don't understand what this is about. Well, they're certainly not going to make any effort to learn now, are they?
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Comment on Feature highlights #1: Road tools | Cities: Skylines II in ~games
explosivekyushu Link ParentIf they just repackaged Cities Skylines with Traffic Mod: President Edition included in the base game and medium density development added I would buy it without a 2nd thought. The fact that C:S2...If they just repackaged Cities Skylines with Traffic Mod: President Edition included in the base game and medium density development added I would buy it without a 2nd thought. The fact that C:S2 is a whole new game is just icing on the cake for me.
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Comment on Reddit admins are now approaching mod teams of closed subreddits, looking for moderators who will cooperate and re-open them in ~tech
explosivekyushu Link ParentIt's going to be really fun the first time a big subreddit run by bad actors forcibly overtakes a smaller subreddit by forcing a mod vote and replacing the moderators with their own members. Spez...It's going to be really fun the first time a big subreddit run by bad actors forcibly overtakes a smaller subreddit by forcing a mod vote and replacing the moderators with their own members. Spez is either a naive idiot for thinking it won't happen, or he legitimately doesn't give a shit but the overall quality of Reddit is going to take a dive bomb either way.
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Comment on What would be the absolute worst video game world to end up in? in ~talk
explosivekyushu Link ParentMan, I was going to say "The Witcher" but you've put the fear of God into meMan, I was going to say "The Witcher" but you've put the fear of God into me
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