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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
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Comment on Keto ice cream brand filed for Chapter 11 after a judge found it copied a Brooklyn rival's packaging in ~food
sunset LinkUS copyright/trademark law is in drastic need of an overhaul. Cursive font on a pastel background should not be trademarkable.US copyright/trademark law is in drastic need of an overhaul. Cursive font on a pastel background should not be trademarkable.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
sunset Link ParentYeah, it's entirely possible the series becomes more serious later on. It's just that I've also heard that later Halo games are not that good and the series is overall in a bad place (and has been...Yeah, it's entirely possible the series becomes more serious later on. It's just that I've also heard that later Halo games are not that good and the series is overall in a bad place (and has been for a while). So I kinda assumed it's the first ones I'd like the most, hence being underwhelmed.
It's probably just age. 25 years ago even games with "good story" were kinda "good for a video game". Nowadays we are spoiled with these Hollywood level productions with A-list actors motion capturing complex emotional scenes and so on.
No shit a robotic lady from 25 years ago telling me to move to the next room isn't gonna hit the same. But if I played it at the time, I'd probably have been quite impressed.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
sunset Link ParentI think what happened is that the game series was too successful for its own good. They were obviously going somewhere with Desmond and the modern-day story. It was working towards resolution and...I think what happened is that the game series was too successful for its own good.
They were obviously going somewhere with Desmond and the modern-day story. It was working towards resolution and it was pretty obvious where they were going with it - a game set in modern-day, with Desmond becoming a modern-day assassin because of the bleeding effect, unraveling everything and stopping Abstergo.
But the games were so damn financially successful (and the premise of throwing people into different time periods/cultures so infinitely milkable), they didn't wanna end it. So they gave up on everything they were working towards, to create an infinite conveyor belt instead. People stopped caring about the modern-day stuff because none of it mattered, nor was it going anywhere anymore. It was just tacked-on nonsense to get you to the meat of the game.
Also, the money allowed them to keep increasing the scope/world size, leading to bloat. The first Assassin's Creed was 20 hours long, about 30 for completionist. The Viking one was 100 hours, 150 for completionist. It's ridiculous, no shit people will start abandoning the games before finishing them.
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Comment on Car break-ins drop in San Francisco as drone use increases in ~transport
sunset Link ParentThe current climate in the US is that there is very little oversight and most cops are very trigger-happy. Some because they are genuinely bad people. Some because the country literally has more...The current climate in the US is that there is very little oversight and most cops are very trigger-happy. Some because they are genuinely bad people. Some because the country literally has more guns than citizens, so they assume everyone's armed.
Drones circumvent the problem because they can stop that car jacking without anyone getting shot. From your comment you seem to dislike the police, do you seriously prefer it if an actual officer was there instead of the drone? Especially if the car-jacker is black?
In general if you experiment with new policy to improve something, and you see clear evidence of improvement (by that I mean hard data, like in this case), it's wise to continue that policy. If the policy stops working, or we get new evidence/research, the policy should be reconsidered.
But throwing away something with evidence, just because you want even more evidence, is unwise. I do agree with you more research is needed though.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
sunset Link ParentI'm fine with the gameplay or QoL - I don't know how much the remake has changed, but they did well because I didn't notice any age on it. Game plays fine. I'm underwhelmed because of the story. I...I'm fine with the gameplay or QoL - I don't know how much the remake has changed, but they did well because I didn't notice any age on it. Game plays fine.
I'm underwhelmed because of the story. I expected something different, something more serious. While I've never played the halo games, I've obviously heard people talk about them. And there's always this.. reverence, like it's some epic grandiose sci-fi story that was unrivaled in the history of games. And I've heard about these cool ring worlds, and that there's ancient aliens involved, and I knew Microsoft even named their AI after the AI in the game. Everything sounded designed for me to like, so I had high expectations. To be blunt, I kinda expected Mass Effect but FPS.
Instead.. the game is kinda silly. The story just.. isn't trying very hard. It tells you "go here", "go there", but little serious characterization or drama, or anything beyond very surface-level. And the enemies are these silly little guys running at you with grenades,making funny noises... Or taller guys with ridiculous one-liners. It's silly, that's how I'd describe it.
I wouldn't say it's a bad game or anything, I'll certainly finish it. It's just... Let's just say it's no Mass Effect, lmao.
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Comment on Car break-ins drop in San Francisco as drone use increases in ~transport
sunset Link ParentI'm not sure how you can prove something like that. You'd need to find the people who were gonna commit crimes but didn't and expect them to admit it and to answer honestly that it was the drones...I'm not sure how you can prove something like that. You'd need to find the people who were gonna commit crimes but didn't and expect them to admit it and to answer honestly that it was the drones that dissuaded them. Proving it's better than the alternatives would be even harder.
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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
sunset Link ParentThe issue is that small commerce doesn't have (and will never have) the economies of scale of giants like Amazon. That means higher prices and slower delivery. Would people be willing to pay more...The issue is that small commerce doesn't have (and will never have) the economies of scale of giants like Amazon. That means higher prices and slower delivery.
Would people be willing to pay more for the same thing (and have it delivered slower) because the order confirmation email is a bit nicer?
I get the idea that it won't be just the email, but other things too... I just think for most people it's entirely about price, and I doubt that's gonna change anytime soon considering how hard inflation has hit everyone.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
sunset LinkI am playing the Halo 1 remake. The game is ok but I'm not too impressed to be honest. I've never played any of the halo games before, maybe people overhyped them a bit?I am playing the Halo 1 remake. The game is ok but I'm not too impressed to be honest. I've never played any of the halo games before, maybe people overhyped them a bit?
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
sunset Link ParentThey still need to provide you the data in the same time period as any other EU citizen. If they don't, I strongly recommend you report them. The EU does not fuck around when it comes to GDPR. If...They still need to provide you the data in the same time period as any other EU citizen. If they don't, I strongly recommend you report them. The EU does not fuck around when it comes to GDPR. If you don't get the data within 30 days, fill this:
https://www.dataprotection.ro/servlet/ViewDocument?id=1548
Nothing would make me happier if I provided the link that ended up fucking over mcdonalds.
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Comment on McDonald’s built a 515-page dossier on me in ~tech
sunset Link ParentYou don't live in "seventh-world" country - you are EU citizen, you are at the top when it comes to stuff like this. They'll give you the data, GDPR fines are insane.You don't live in "seventh-world" country - you are EU citizen, you are at the top when it comes to stuff like this. They'll give you the data, GDPR fines are insane.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
sunset Link ParentI think we should avoid using the word "woke" because it means different things to different people. If by "woke" we mean progressive/left wing, Tildes is almost certainly more so. But that's not...I think we should avoid using the word "woke" because it means different things to different people.
If by "woke" we mean progressive/left wing, Tildes is almost certainly more so. But that's not how most people use the word. For most it's not really just about being left/progressive, it's about how those ideas are expressed.
For example, let's say we are discussing homeless people: On Tildes I'm far more likely to see unanimous opinion that the homeless need more help, support and compassion. While on reddit I get at least a few right wingers argue the poor should help themselves, complaints about them being lazy, stuff like that. In that sense, Tildes is more progressive.
But on reddit I'm also far more likely to get some angry tumblerina delete my comment, proclaim I'm a bigot because I said "homeless" instead of "unhoused" and then ban me from 17 other subreddits I didn't even participate in because I failed some arbitrary purity test. In that sense, reddit is far more "woke".
Tildes was not sold to me as being more woke, it was sold to me (correctly) as being more reasonable, and that does include the excesses on both the left and the right.
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Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books
sunset Link"The City and the Stars" by Arthur C Clarke. It is an absolute page-turner of a novel, combining what I love the most about sci-fi as a genre. It gives you a really cool setting - a futuristic..."The City and the Stars" by Arthur C Clarke.
It is an absolute page-turner of a novel, combining what I love the most about sci-fi as a genre.
It gives you a really cool setting - a futuristic city utopia, living eternally in the middle of an endless desert. With each page you want to learn more about this amazing place and how it works, and how it came to be, and all the secrets it keeps, and you wonder what's outside it, and who made it, and why... The entire novel is going on an epic adventure of discovery and wonder! At the same time, it tackles some serious philosophical questions about utopias, about identity, about change, and rules, and societal design, and cities, and how people behave, and why.
This is where sci-fi shines best - using the exploration of those amazing imaginary worlds and technologies, to tackle actual complex and interesting philosophical and moral questions.
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Comment on New worlds, and what was your "Future Shock" moment? in ~life
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Comment on New worlds, and what was your "Future Shock" moment? in ~life
sunset LinkWhen first AI image generation open to the public showed up. I knew there were a bunch of advances in AI, as for several years I've seen projects like thispersondoesnotexist.com and such, but I...When first AI image generation open to the public showed up. I knew there were a bunch of advances in AI, as for several years I've seen projects like thispersondoesnotexist.com and such, but I didn't realize we were that far ahead and that it would explode so fast everywhere. It was really a "holy shit, I live in the future" moment.
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Comment on Invite request spam problem - vet through other social media? in ~tildes
sunset LinkI think people inviting people they know is the best way to avoid bots.I think people inviting people they know is the best way to avoid bots.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
sunset Link ParentSekiro already has "even harder" mode for NG+ where they increase the health bar of the bosses. The code is already implemented. Having a mode decreases it a bit is not that much work. Also,...Sekiro already has "even harder" mode for NG+ where they increase the health bar of the bosses. The code is already implemented. Having a mode decreases it a bit is not that much work. Also, additional sales to people like me can easily fund hiring a couple of extra emplyees to test it.
IMO the real reason they don't have easy/normal difficulty is marketing. They want capital G Gamers to brag about being so hardcore.
Since we have so much drama about jar opening, it's like a company deliberately designing jars that are extremely difficult to open, so they can promote them as "only real man can open these!"
Sure, they are allowed to do that and it will probably work as marketing. Not everything has to be made for me. But deliberately designing things to exclude people based on their physical limitations, for no other reason but to exclude, is IMO straight up mean.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
sunset Link ParentI've heard this argument before and to be honest I never understood it. I am not asking for the game to be watered down to appeal to a broader audience. The game would be 100% identical for people...I've heard this argument before and to be honest I never understood it.
I am not asking for the game to be watered down to appeal to a broader audience. The game would be 100% identical for people who play on the high setting. Like, 1 to 1 identical.
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Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
sunset LinkSekiro. I finished it out of pure spite, but the last boss took several hundred attempts. At that point it wasn't fun or challenging, just annoying. IMO FromSoft games will benefit greatly from a...Sekiro. I finished it out of pure spite, but the last boss took several hundred attempts. At that point it wasn't fun or challenging, just annoying.
IMO FromSoft games will benefit greatly from a difficulty setting. Different people have different skill levels. People who are good at this kind of thing can play on the highest setting and their experience will be literally identical as now. But people like me can play on a more reasonable setting and actually have fun too.
Tldr; it's not my fault, poor game design;)
If you wake up and can't fall back asleep, play this game:
Starting from 100, each time you exhale count down by one. If you do any movement (like scratching yourself, turning, swallowing, etc.), reset the number back to 100 and start over. I tell myself that if I reach 0, I'll just get up and do something else, but to be honest that has never happened.
There's something about mechanically counting down that is enough busy work for the brain to not spiral into other thoughts, while being simple enough (and tied to a biological function, your breathing), allowing the brain to start doing it automatically eventually so you can fall asleep.