mightychicken's recent activity
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Comment on The Steam subscriber agreement has dropped its forced arbitration clause, allowing gamers to take legal action against the platform in ~games
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Comment on The Finals | Season 2 trailer - March 14 in ~games
mightychicken Link ParentThe best way I can explain The Finals is that it's usually fun, even when you lose (which you will do 2/3 of the time, because there are 3 teams).The best way I can explain The Finals is that it's usually fun, even when you lose (which you will do 2/3 of the time, because there are 3 teams).
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Comment on AT&T's "You will" commercials (1993) in ~tech
mightychicken LinkThese commercials are from 1993, not 2016.These commercials are from 1993, not 2016.
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Comment on DALL-E 2 prompt book in ~creative
mightychicken LinkI can't help but feel a little bit afraid/alone looking at these. I can't quite explain why.I can't help but feel a little bit afraid/alone looking at these. I can't quite explain why.
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Comment on Linus Tech Tips "pirating" OCCT - answer from the dev in ~tech
mightychicken Link ParentThis is completely bogus, right? Linus Media Group is a commercial venture. "Educational use" would be something like demonstrating the software in a class at a public library, I thought?Most devs recognize that our use of their software is closer to educational use than it is to commercial use and don't mind us using their software for free if we are demonstrating how to use it and showcasing it to potential customers on the channel.
This is completely bogus, right? Linus Media Group is a commercial venture. "Educational use" would be something like demonstrating the software in a class at a public library, I thought?
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Remastered versions of GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas releasing on consoles and PC later this year in ~games
mightychicken LinkFrom Big Game Dev™'s perspective, why take the risk of creating a new game? The gaming community has accepted that we now remake ~10 year old games. Judging by the Souls remakes, people seem to...From Big Game Dev™'s perspective, why take the risk of creating a new game?
The gaming community has accepted that we now remake ~10 year old games. Judging by the Souls remakes, people seem to love it. Bethesda is probably hard at work remastering Fallout 3 & New Vegas.
Most importantly, what would it take to reverse this trend?
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Comment on President Biden's COVID-19 plan - Includes a requirement for all employers with 100+ employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly in ~health
mightychicken LinkThis will almost certainly end up at the Supreme Court.This will almost certainly end up at the Supreme Court.
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Comment on China erases billionaire actress Zhao Wei from history in ~movies
mightychicken Link ParentWe are proud to announce that Tencent has purchased a majority stake in Tildes! We, the Tildes management team, feel this creates exciting synergistic opportunities. And, most importantly, this...We are proud to announce that Tencent has purchased a majority stake in Tildes! We, the Tildes management team, feel this creates exciting synergistic opportunities. And, most importantly, this will still be the community you know and love, I can assure you.
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Comment on What games have you played the "wrong" way? in ~games
mightychicken LinkAs a high schooler, I rented Metal Gear Solid 3 (my first MGS) and tried to go through guns-a-blazing. It didn't work at all. The game seemed super hard/un-fun. I think I gave up at The End boss...As a high schooler, I rented Metal Gear Solid 3 (my first MGS) and tried to go through guns-a-blazing. It didn't work at all. The game seemed super hard/un-fun. I think I gave up at The End boss fight and returned the game. I read more about the series years later, and I ended up picking it up again. MGS3 (along with the whole series) is now one of my favorite games of all-time; I've beaten it 25-30 times.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
mightychicken Link ParentI hate reading comment threads in the new reddit layout. Maybe I am just a cranky old man, but it seems objectively less compact and harder to follow. Is it the children who are wrong, or is it me?I hate reading comment threads in the new reddit layout. Maybe I am just a cranky old man, but it seems objectively less compact and harder to follow. Is it the children who are wrong, or is it me?
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Comment on I’m an epidemiologist and a dad. Here’s why I think schools should reopen in ~health
mightychicken LinkThe epidemiologist's arguments feel surprisingly weak. This feels like a person taking in all available information and coming up with the same mixed feelings we all have on the subject. We want...The epidemiologist's arguments feel surprisingly weak. This feels like a person taking in all available information and coming up with the same mixed feelings we all have on the subject. We want our kids to learn, but we want to keep teachers safe, and both are not really possible on a national/global scale.
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Comment on What's wrong with email? in ~tech
mightychicken Link ParentThank you for providing that detail, but each of these sources seems... not well-sourced. Is it not true that the email server is running whether or not I receive an email? What kind of power...Thank you for providing that detail, but each of these sources seems... not well-sourced. Is it not true that the email server is running whether or not I receive an email? What kind of power plant provides electricity to the email server?
Email seems like the most clear example of an area where an individual's actions should not be overscrutinized, vs. the actions of larger contributors. It seems like the author just doesn't like busy emails and/or google's data collection, and the carbon contribution is more of a throw-in that might stick with some people.
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Comment on What's wrong with email? in ~tech
mightychicken LinkI too yearn for an earlier era of email and the internet. But there's no going back. Many of the author's wants (including plain text email) are simply never going to happen. The benefits are also...I too yearn for an earlier era of email and the internet. But there's no going back. Many of the author's wants (including plain text email) are simply never going to happen. The benefits are also not clearly laid out. While we're at it, should websites be plain text? Think of the carbon savings!
The carbon numbers seem impossible, and, given the author's decision to not source anything, I will continue to assume the carbon footprint of one HTML email is effectively 0.
Based on the content and tone of this blog post, it's hard not to read into this person a bit and see a highly inflexible/anal person.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
mightychicken LinkIs it true that it's not the whole game though? (i.e.: it's a remake of the first disc of FFVII)? I can't find anything definitive on that.Is it true that it's not the whole game though? (i.e.: it's a remake of the first disc of FFVII)? I can't find anything definitive on that.
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Comment on Are you having any (professional) "I told you so" moments? in ~tech
mightychicken LinkIt's not quite along the lines of your examples, but lots of us complained that open offices with unassigned desks are basically petri dishes. I wonder if/how this changes the direction companies...It's not quite along the lines of your examples, but lots of us complained that open offices with unassigned desks are basically petri dishes. I wonder if/how this changes the direction companies take in the future.
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Comment on Don't buy new, fix the old: The repair business is booming in ~enviro
mightychicken Link ParentI wonder what awful ways companies might ruin it in the future. Fake/bad DIY videos? Bogus takedown requests? Not exactly the same thing, but I'm reminded of Casper buying out a mattress review...I wonder what awful ways companies might ruin it in the future. Fake/bad DIY videos? Bogus takedown requests?
Not exactly the same thing, but I'm reminded of Casper buying out a mattress review site:
https://www.vox.com/2017/9/23/13153814/casper-sleepopolis-lawsuits-mattress-reviews -
Comment on Joe Biden's campaign has released an ad attacking Pete Buttigieg's record and experience in ~society
mightychicken Link ParentTrue, people had that criticism of Obama. But it is valid to criticize a political candidate based on their lack of experience; it's not some baseless argument. And the argument has different...True, people had that criticism of Obama. But it is valid to criticize a political candidate based on their lack of experience; it's not some baseless argument. And the argument has different merit in each case. Obama was in the senate for 4 years. To put it in perspective, I think Buttigieg is probably now qualified to run for US Congress, as Obama was in 2004.
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Comment on The hidden dangers of the great index fund takeover in ~finance
mightychicken Link ParentIt's one thing to own shares and choose not to vote (as I would be doing, in the scenario you described). It's another for a brokerage to basically annex their customers' shares and vote on their...It's one thing to own shares and choose not to vote (as I would be doing, in the scenario you described). It's another for a brokerage to basically annex their customers' shares and vote on their behalf without consulting them. That's too far of a logical leap for me (not denying that it's happening). Has anyone tried contesting this in court? The brokerage literally doesn't own the shares they're voting on behalf of.
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Comment on The hidden dangers of the great index fund takeover in ~finance
mightychicken LinkCan someone explain why the voting power at these firms would lie with the brokerage and not be divided among millions of individual account holders?Can someone explain why the voting power at these firms would lie with the brokerage and not be divided among millions of individual account holders?
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Comment on What's gonna happen in the 2020s? in ~talk
mightychicken Link ParentAl Gore and Hillary Clinton?The frontrunners at this point in the democratic primary literally never win the nomination. Biden's current position is proof he's toast, not proof he's a winner.
Al Gore and Hillary Clinton?
Is everyone getting this wrong? Does this actually benefit Valve? Was taking Valve to 3rd party arbitration cheaper and more accessible than court, resulting in them paying more in damages?