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Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk
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Comment on Netflix wins bidding war, starts talks with Warner Bros. Discovery in ~movies
zod000 LinkAs much as I no longer like Netflix, I'd much rather they took over Warner Brothers/Discovery than David Ellison/Paramount.As much as I no longer like Netflix, I'd much rather they took over Warner Brothers/Discovery than David Ellison/Paramount.
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
zod000 Link ParentOther than The Secret of Monkey Island, I have played a bunch of the King's Quest games, a couple of Police Quest and Space Quest as well. I also played Maniac Mansion (I did finish this one), Day...Other than The Secret of Monkey Island, I have played a bunch of the King's Quest games, a couple of Police Quest and Space Quest as well. I also played Maniac Mansion (I did finish this one), Day of the Tentacle, and some others I can't really recall the names of. Many were demos, came as in those large cd-rom packs you could buy (I kinda miss those bundles), or were my good friend's games. I know you're thinking, Zod00 you fool, why did you play so many if you didn't enjoy them? Well, my best friend loved them so he was always buying these games and I was a kid with far more time than money, so I ended up playing a lot of the games out of boredom (and his heavy insistence).
As far as what I specifically don't like about them, I'd say it is mostly the format/mechanics of the games. A good example is Myst (forgot to mention that one above and 7th Guest). I absolutely do not get any enjoyment out of those games. I guess I just don't like clicking around for clues trying to derive the narrative, which many of the point and click games do. I have definitely seen some modern games that were inspired by it, but
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Comment on CGA-2025-12 🏴☠️🏝️🍌 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Secret of Monkey Island in ~games
zod000 LinkI can't say that I have been looking forward to this one, but maybe my disdain for point and click adventure games has faded. I played quite a few back n the day as they were much more popular...I can't say that I have been looking forward to this one, but maybe my disdain for point and click adventure games has faded. I played quite a few back n the day as they were much more popular then they are today. I've played The Secret of Monkey Island before and got a fair bit through it, and I did like it more than most due to the humor, but I have a feeling I'll not make it through again. Luckily I already own the game (re-bought it to try and get my kids a game they could enjoy). As much as I don't like the genre, a long time friend and I still quote a bunch of the games to this day, so there could be value to playing even for that.
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Comment on A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentYour experience really drives home the point that just because you aren't doing work directly related to the bubble in question doesn't mean you don't feel the full brunt of it popping.Your experience really drives home the point that just because you aren't doing work directly related to the bubble in question doesn't mean you don't feel the full brunt of it popping.
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Comment on Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown in ~music
zod000 Link ParentTotally agreed here, but with the recent Tickermaster/AXS bullshit requiring you use their app, I have sadly decided I am probably never going to be able to go to a concert again unless it is some...Totally agreed here, but with the recent Tickermaster/AXS bullshit requiring you use their app, I have sadly decided I am probably never going to be able to go to a concert again unless it is some local event that doesn't go through that system.
I know not seeing live events seems trivial in the wake of all the more serious and awful things going on right now, but being able to go to a concert once or twice a year was something I have always loved. And now it is gone due to corporate greed.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
zod000 Link ParentI agree, the side content in Oblivion was great. The main story was a let down after Morrowind's. Honestly what I remember most of anything was how everything in the game leveled with you and...I agree, the side content in Oblivion was great. The main story was a let down after Morrowind's. Honestly what I remember most of anything was how everything in the game leveled with you and could leave you in a really bad situation if you made a bad character and/or leveled too quickly. There's nothing like running into a bunch of nobody farmers wearing full glass armor while you're still using junk because you made running a primary skill lmao.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
zod000 Link ParentThe game is pretty full of side content and stuff to do, especially the first area. I felt like the story of Oblivion was nothing to write home about personally. I thought the story of Morrowind...The game is pretty full of side content and stuff to do, especially the first area. I felt like the story of Oblivion was nothing to write home about personally. I thought the story of Morrowind and Skyrim both had a more compelling plot, but let's face it, story quality was never one of the high points of those games.
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Comment on [SOLVED] USB hub with a detachable cable? in ~tech
zod000 LinkI had a very similar need (usb hug attached to the monitor) and my solution may work, but it isn't exactly what you asked for. I found that nearly every one of my monitors actually had a built in...I had a very similar need (usb hug attached to the monitor) and my solution may work, but it isn't exactly what you asked for. I found that nearly every one of my monitors actually had a built in USB hub. Some were only USB 2, but my main monitor was USB 3. So, I attached my little USB 3 hub (with its annoyingly short cable) to the monitor USB port and velcro'd it to the back near the bottom. That let me connect my peripherals like mouse and keyboard and general thumb drives to that instead of the PC itself.
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Comment on A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentIt was catastrophic to anyone with investments (not me then) or that worked in tech (I had just entered the field professionally). My personal experience was that my company went under as did tons...It was catastrophic to anyone with investments (not me then) or that worked in tech (I had just entered the field professionally). My personal experience was that my company went under as did tons of others. I ended up working a phone tech support job after that. The entire call center was filled to the brim with insanely overqualified people. When an IT position opened up, something like 85% of the help desk applied for it. It probably delayed my career by half a decade, but at least I didn't get my retirement wiped out (that waited until 2008-2009!).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
zod000 LinkI just played and finished Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon on PC. It is essentially an Elder Scrolls type of game (feels most like Oblivion), but with better combat and a better story. I haven't...I just played and finished Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon on PC. It is essentially an Elder Scrolls type of game (feels most like Oblivion), but with better combat and a better story. I haven't played a TES game since Skyrim came out roughly a century ago, so it was quite fun. Apparently it was a buggy mess on release (just like a real TES game!), but I didn't hit a single bug in my roughly 50 hour playthrough. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for that type of game. I played on Linux with no issues or tweaks needed.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
zod000 Link ParentThis basically verbatim what I was going to say. The first game was basically New Vegas, but in space and not as good. I was hoping the new game would be better.This basically verbatim what I was going to say. The first game was basically New Vegas, but in space and not as good. I was hoping the new game would be better.
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Comment on PSP: The rise and fall of Sony's first portable in ~games
zod000 Link ParentI agree, the PSP was so good. I was quite powerful, had a great screen, and had controls that didn't feel too tiny or hurt my hands like most modern Nintendo handhelds. There were so many good...I agree, the PSP was so good. I was quite powerful, had a great screen, and had controls that didn't feel too tiny or hurt my hands like most modern Nintendo handhelds. There were so many good games for the system that I liked. My only complaints would be related to the storage media and the analog "stick". The UMD discs sucked, they were slow, loud, and not particularly big and Sony's Memory Stick format sucked. Later on you could get decent SD to MS adapters, but at the time memory sticks were way overpriced. The analog control was "meh", but I tended to favor games that used the D-pad anyway.
Though obviously unsupported, the system was also decent to write homebrew games for (though not as easy as the GBA or DS).
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
zod000 Link ParentWhat I have been seeing is that for most fast food places (McD, Wendy's, Culvers, Arbys's, etc), the "better" meal combos are as expensive as visiting local actual restaurants with lunch prices....What I have been seeing is that for most fast food places (McD, Wendy's, Culvers, Arbys's, etc), the "better" meal combos are as expensive as visiting local actual restaurants with lunch prices. Sure, you also need to tip at a restaurant, but you're getting vastly more and better food. It used to be a much larger difference in price between fast food places and regular sit down restaurants. If prices went up by 40% at the regular places, they'd be out of business.
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Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food
zod000 Link ParentDid you do this online order using their app by any chance? That price you're showing sound highly out of the ordinary. I have noticed the prices at McD have jumped WAY up (the article says 40% in...Did you do this online order using their app by any chance? That price you're showing sound highly out of the ordinary. I have noticed the prices at McD have jumped WAY up (the article says 40% in a five year period and I believe it), but they have noticeably lower prices on specific deals exclusively on their app. If you go through the regular drive through window and order without an app, the prices are definitely in the $12+ range for a meal. I can't use their app to verify (and wouldn't even if I could), but they barrage you with reminders that its cheaper to use their app. They must be making some serious money from the user data.
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Comment on Google backpedals on new Android developer registration rules in ~tech
zod000 LinkThis still sounds like garbage TBH. This still reeks of Google trying to both mitigate the impact of the court ruling forcing them to open up app store process and take a swipe at all the...This still sounds like garbage TBH. This still reeks of Google trying to both mitigate the impact of the court ruling forcing them to open up app store process and take a swipe at all the "unauthorized" apps that let me avoid their barrage of ads.
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Comment on The spy who came in from the WiFi: Beware of radio network surveillance! in ~comp
zod000 Link ParentHah, I am going to look so rad in my aluminum foil duster.Hah, I am going to look so rad in my aluminum foil duster.
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Comment on The spy who came in from the WiFi: Beware of radio network surveillance! in ~comp
zod000 Link ParentI wonder if there are materials that can absorb or disrupt signals enough to foil this sort of thing. This is making me want to live inside a Faraday cage.I wonder if there are materials that can absorb or disrupt signals enough to foil this sort of thing. This is making me want to live inside a Faraday cage.
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Comment on Humble Bundle: Modern Sci-Fi Classics (Charles Soule, Joseph Fink, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson) in ~books
zod000 Link ParentThe first season of Silo was pretty close to the book, but I have no idea how they could make season 2 like the book without alienating the fans.The first season of Silo was pretty close to the book, but I have no idea how they could make season 2 like the book without alienating the fans.
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Comment on Cell phone advice in ~tech
zod000 Link ParentI ended up getting a cheap, gimmicky, but ultimately fun music player called the Mixxtape for like $60. It functions as a working cassette in a cassette player and plays music off of the sd card....I ended up getting a cheap, gimmicky, but ultimately fun music player called the Mixxtape for like $60. It functions as a working cassette in a cassette player and plays music off of the sd card. It also can just use headphones and bluetooth, which is how any sane person will usually use it. I figured that this would work for a while and if I found I needed a more robust player I could get one later. I mostly use my IEMs while doing inside chores or laying in bed, so this has worked fine. I don't think I'd recommend it to people using it while running/jogging or anything where it might need to be rugged.
I weirdly did, but I have always had a weird thing about knowing more or less where I am by lat/long. In 7th grade I won the Middle School "Geography Championship" or whatever it was because they asked what latitude a specific city was located on and I knew straight away. Multiple other kids tried to claim I cheated lmao. Don't kink shame my occasional love of geography!