okamiueru

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[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Problem with learning history is that if you have the bare minimum of morals and concept of fairness, USA ends up looking like the root cause for many current global problems. Look a bit further back, and UK and parts of Europe gets iffy.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I assume they would have a budget if not only a limit on available working hours.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If one spends less time working, they might figure out something

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm impressed at the almost perfect correlation with the ones that consistently struggled with the fundamentals

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

His connection with Esptein was well known? It's not like any of these images are news, is it? Maybe I'm wrong.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 91 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Indistinguishable from some random masked dudes driving unmarked vans up to a group of kids, with the intention of kidnapping some of them? Sheeeesh. There has to be some serious nation wide lead poisoning over there.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

It's nok like MS hasn't actively sabotaged efforts for the open standards, followed up by subtly mess up their own conformity. As long as MS Office is considered a requirement, alternatives will be explicitly forbidden because of "the formating gets messed up if you use OpenOffice". When the truth is it is MS Office that introduces the issues.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're welcome. I want to apologize for my snarky tone. More often than not, questions on forums are not asked in good faith. Yours seems to have been.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

FFS, this is quoting you:

One in every 20 computers. Not too shabby.

Then someone clarified.

No, Statcounter measures usage; not machines.

Then you derped back with

So the headline is a lie and it’s not 5% of market share?

Then I made the mistake of indulging.

Go fuck off.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

In most places I've lived for the past 40 years, I could just walk to the store. I have now four to choose from, all within 10 minutes of walking, and the city center is about an hour away. Ther are also bicycles.

By having groceries, you can make food yourself, at home. You can do this many times, for each time you actually have to get groceries.

As for eating at a restaurant, collective transport ranges from obvious to absolutely necessary, depending on the population density. When my family go out to eat, it's a lot more convenient to hop on a bus or tram to the city center. It takes half the time, if you consider parking, it's cheaper, and you can have a drink or two as well. You also get to engage with each other, during transit.

In the less car-retarded world, food delivery is also easier to do with non-car methods.

In any case, and because I know the kind of responses people reply with... Please don't. I just gave you some examples and a different perspective. Americans are culturally dumb as shit when it comes to considering the obviously better alternatives, in so many different aspects, and I don't really care all that much.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Good question. How about you share what it is you don't understand? "Market share" depends on some understanding. If it was "Linux machines", there are more than 100 for every 1 of windows or macs. But fewer than one out of these 100 has a monitor, mouse and keyboard connected to them.

Ps: feel free to fuck off, if you're going to be rude and ignorant.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I think it is acceptably incorrect. Linux machines are everywhere, in a lot more things than what most are aware of. If you counted all "machines" in the virtual sense, that runs one of MacOS, Windows or Linux, I'd be surprised if there is more than 1% for MacOS and Windows combined.

 

I'm trying to find good gaming experiences for wife, who has some typical non-gamer traits, but also some otherwise hardcore traits. I find it hard to make sense of it, and I'm wondering if this is the right community to get some help and suggestions.

Past gaming experience:

  • Sims 2: ~1000s hours on Sims 2. Loves the design of houses and villages, rather than the psychological experience of the inhabitants.

Which is where I thought that there has to be some experience out of the huge collection of games that can be fun. Luckily, being a fan of Harry Potter, Hogwart's Legacy ended up being a big hit, and great introduction to 3rd person and open world mechanics.

I've tried suggesting games, but none really sticked. Until...

  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon..... not, my idea. She was bored, and picked it at random from the list of installed games while I was away for some days. Doesn't seem to mind the difficulty spikes or dying 60 times in a row because of movement mechanics. And, it's not like I'm coaching. This is all her. I would never have thought to even suggest this game.

So, I need some help with finding suggestions, since I'm apparently a bit clueless. These are some constraints:

  • ADHD and very easily bored. RDR2 would be a great recommendation, except that the game is very tedious. It might work if one got hooked, but, I doubt it'll happen. Hogwart's Legacy got past it by the setting and world building. Horizon: Zero Dawn on the other hand is an absolute no-go.

  • First person mechanic might be a challenge. 3rd person works a lot better. Not entirely sure why.

  • Competitionist to a fault. Hogwart's Legacy was 100%-ed beyond what the game was able to properly track. If a game hooks, it hooks deep.

  • Not a fan of gore, horror, and zombie themed games. Or in general enemies who look like they are having a bad time.

  • Probably not a fan of complex game systems if one is forced to understand it. (AC6 just.. let's you fly around and shoot things, even though you really should understand all of it). It's fine to sneak in game systems after getting hooked, but not as a prerequisite. If that makes sense.

  • Strategy games and turn based games are probably not a fun time.

  • Likes pretty worlds, but not a fan of artsy 2d stuff like Gris, or the many platformers of that type. Maybe Ori might be pretty and cute enough to work. It's a weird balance.

  • Playstation 5 is what is most readily available and perhaps more importantly, low effort. Though PC could be an option.

  • Doesn't mind a challenge that would be frustrating to most people, as long as one can get back into the action immediately. She doesn't have "gaming skills", and it's fine to be punished for it, but not with tediousness. For example Hollow Knight would be a game that is 99% getting to a boss and 1% getting killed by the boss. Not very fun. So the game design also matters. Demon Souls would have this same issue. Checkpoints in AC6 is probably a big element in why that game seems to still be fun.

Edit: some more constraints

  • English is not a first language. So it's a somewhat higher threshold to get drawn in by text based storytelling.

Here is what I've thought so far might be good games:

  • Monster Hunter: Probably amazing if one gets past figuring out all the mechanics. I haven't played this myself.

Hm... and I'm a bit out of ideas. Suggestions?

 
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