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just another Redditrefugee who has been thinking too much about the internet lately.

  • Self insert power fantasy recommendations?

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  • Elderborn is an indie first person "metal AF slasher." I guess it could be considered souls like. but you can be a lady barbarian thwacking skeletons with a hammer. Well theres a bunch of weapons but hammer rules. Id say its a tough game but not all that hard.

    Theres a kick mechanic where you can boot an enemy over a ledge. Landing one of those is just about the most satisfying thing for me.

  • What distro do you use and why?

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  • Bazzite (with KDE). My desktop is mostly for discord and gaming - I don't have the kind of job that can be done from home. So when I get to use it I want it to just work, and look good.

    I've used a bunch of distros and I've sort of become an atomic evangelist. Which put like that sounds like a great band name.

  • what addiction have you kicked? no matter how insignificant you feel it was

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  • Smoking. Accidentally through vaping? Switched to vaping never intending to quit, but ran into issues with my vape, couldn't use it, and one day I just sort of realized I was fine.

    I had one of those early Kangertech models and i kept having issues with coils (even new ones) and then later with the battery. I guess I could have gone to the disposable kind but yeah. It just sort of happened.

    I remember the fear i used to get thinking a certain cig was my last one ever. I think taking that out of the equation is critical. Either by lowering your dose or just cutting back in number, working down slowly, and keeping the process open ended is best.

  • Elevate Your KDE Plasma Experience With These 15 Essential Widgets

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  • I do the same!

    I also put the rest of the default stuff in a panel at the top. move the clock to the middle with a couple of spacers. Swap the application launcher for application dashboard. and now I've got gnome workflow but I don't have to install extensions for basic stuff like the system tray.

  • Custom Linux Distribution just for Gaming

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  • I've been rocking it for a couple weeks now. So far it's been great

  • Degrowth @slrpnk.net
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    How Degrowth Will Reshape Technology

    www.thenation.com /podcast/economy/twsu-062724/

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  • We need Linux in the OR! STAT!

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    Does enshitification happen because companies are publicly-traded?

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  • I think there can be an intermediary step where things get a little better before they get much worse. I'm thinking of Youtube, which pre acquisiton, iirc, was getting slow and bad. Google infrastructure made it faster, but then, well...

    This is really just the first step of enshitification - first they make things good for users, then introduce advertisers, then claw back all the value for themselves.

    Or put another way

    • "don't worry you favourite thing will stay the same - we don't want to mess with a winning formula!
    • "these changes will benefit users!"
    • "we have to comply with industry standards and best practices. please read our updated terms of service."
    • "in order to compete in a dynamic marketplace, we're introducing an add supported tier!
    • "we've made changes to our subscription model!"
    • "we've made changes to our subscription model and we're introducing adds on paid tiers! suck it!"
    • "sure, you paid for it, but our agreements are expiring and we don't value you as a human being!"
    • "really, where else are you going to go? lololololol"

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  • Fig. A. "busting a wing nut, method 1."

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  • Everyone had to start calling it soccer once the sport transitioned to telekinesis

  • What is the last video game that you were completely hooked on?

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  • These days I'm more of a boomer shooter dude, but the trailer hooked me and I regret nothing. Haven't tried the newest Postal yet. Played postal 2 back in the day. blood west is likely next up for me.

    Devs like Hyperstrange and New Blood are killing it these days, in a time when the big devs are laying off entire teams. It's amazing what happens when you have smaller devs who are focused on the games and not chasing number-go-up.

    As New Blood says, "We love you. We hate money."

  • What is the last video game that you were completely hooked on?

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  • Elderborn. In its own words, a METAL AF SLASHER. Kind of like a first person souls-like. rolled straight out of beating it into a new game+

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  • He looks like he just dropped the punchline to a sick dad joke.

    "Why did the Archaeopteryx catch the worm? Because it was an early bird!"

    Nyuk nyuk nyuk

  • What does your desktop look like?

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  • What does your desktop look like?

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  • What games make you happy?

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  • I play a lot of boomer shooters, some of the more nostalgic ones give me that feeling.

    But the cozy exploration, and childlike wonder of Sable are feelings I yearn for long after completing it. So far nothing else has scratched the itch.

  • Embracer Group Cancels ‘Deus Ex’ Video Game

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  • It makes even less sense considering the pivot to an "original franchise." If they're cynically trying to print money, why not cash in on something with an established active fanbase? Seems like less of a risk.

    I'd have bought a new Deus Ex game, regardless if it got badly reviewed. Not really interested in whatever they're cooking up now. I'm sure most of us fans probably feel the same way.

  • How much does a creator's worldview influence whether you use their tech or consume their media?

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  • As many have said there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and you can't know everything about everyone, so no matter what you're going to end up supporting something unethical at some point.

    That being said, all I can do is act on the information I have, and when I learn about some situation like this, I don't have an easy answer or decision flow chart. But I do ask myself two questions.

    How much will my support enable more of the behaviour I find abhorrent? And how much will the knowledge ruin my appreciation of the thing?

    I cannot read Ender's Game even though I always meant to since I found out about Orson Scott Card's politics about ten years back. And while there's (somehow) way, way worse people out there the knowledge, especially the holocaust denial, just ruins any enjoyment I could get from the books or movies, regardless of any separate-art-from-artist arguments.

    But I am a huge Lovecraft fan, and he was also just the worst. But the guy's dead, it doesn't matter if I buy his books or not. And even then despite his popularity across Geekdom he's a relatively niche author. His views aren't going to reach a lot of people.

    I think this works out differently if the creator is someone current and powerful or influential. If we can blunt the impact of a popular creator spreading toxic views that prevents a lot more bad than than the same frome someone dead or niche. Even if that's only lack of support, that's still more.

    I guess what I'm saying it is has less to do with the details of the bad views or actions, and more about much my support helps enable those. The less I contribute by watching or buying or clicking, the less I'm concerned about it. Unless it just personally bothers me.

    I don't know if that's the right answer but it's the one I've got right now

  • How the term “genocide” is misused in the Israel-Hamas war

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  • "um, akshully, it's not genocide, but it might still be bad or whatever." Ridiculous

    Setting aside whether Israel's attacks, killings, civilian casualties and mass displacement meet a particular definition of genocide, what possible reason does the author have to quibble on this?

    Either they're merely being pedantic (which I find hard to believe) or they're trying to blunt outrage over what I think any reasonable person would call a genocide. They're reaching for any means possible to make these crimes seem less heinous. Seems like a move of desperation to me.

  • (TRUTH) New year and reflection time for past 6 months

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  • It's not my primary device but it fills a couple niches really well. And travel device isn't even the most important, though obviously I love it for that.

    Sometimes I game with it over my PC when I want to be outside in the summer.

    But most of the time I end using it with the tv. I have the dock and it's become more like a Nintendo switch than a Sega game gear. My friends and blasted through Streets of Rage 4 in an afternoon for example. And im in a couple discord movie servers and when I'm watching I just switch to desktop mode and full screen it.

    So yeah I'm not using it the way I thought, but it gets used couple times a week minimum, a lot more if I have along bus or train ride.

  • Ghostrunner is free on Epic (Dec. 31 only)

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  • And if you don't mind hard games with a lot of dying. I died about 600 times on the first boss, no joke. But the game doesn't make you wait between deaths, and they all felt fair. It's the good kind of hard game.

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    Find Out If Your Provincial Rep Is Invested In Real Estate

    www.readthemaple.com /provincial-landlords/
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    Are certain post titles squished to the left for anyone else?

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    I Gazed Into Worldcoin’s Orb and Saw a Boring Dystopia Staring Back

    gizmodo.com /worldcoin-sam-altman-orb-eye-scan-ai-1850687197
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Reddit invites mods to “feedback” conversations with the admins

    www.theverge.com /2023/7/19/23800607/reddit-invites-mods-admins-conversation-protests
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    The music industry is waging war upon an AI server on Discord

    qz.com /discord-riaa-music-ai-copyright-infringement-1850569292
  • Science @beehaw.org
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    The Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axions

    www.universetoday.com /162008/the-evidence-is-building-that-dark-matter-is-made-of-axions/
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    Reddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest as the company threats action on moderators

    techcrunch.com /2023/06/19/reddit-communities-adopt-alternative-forms-of-protest-as-the-company-threats-action-on-moderators/
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    Mechanical Turk workers are using AI to automate being human

    techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org /v/s/techcrunch.com/2023/06/14/mechanical-turk-workers-are-using-ai-to-automate-being-human/amp/