Dude I get pumped for even a few upvotes here, especially if it's something I'm enthusiastic about. That shit goes far with me 😊 I love you dorks

I was shocked to find out that Balatro was like 80 MB to download. You don't need million-poly models and 8k textures to make an really good game. Granted, yeah it's a 2D game, but it's a beautifully-presented one.

You mean there's more of me out there?!

✅ No buffering, music starts instantly

✅ No connection issues

✅ No monthly money drain

✅ No arbitrary access or availability revocation

❌ No immediate access to any song I want to hear, but

✅ I'm patient

Dunno why PowerToys isn't bundled by default tbh.

PowerToys give the user more power, which goes directly against Microsoft's own goal.

Also, less seriously, "toys" implies the user might enjoy the experience, and you know they can't let that happen.

This is all I could think of after reading the first part

And the usage of "you people" feels intentionally pointed. Insulting to everyone's intelligence/sense of empathy.

Then they go on to claim that they'll make sure mass shootings won't be tolerated in this country. Well where the fuck has this person been for the past few decades?

Value gained, actually.

Infinite money sounds great, but if you activate this glitch the Law faction becomes hostile toward you and their aggro range is increased.

There is a similar cheat that you can activate with a cheat code, but your parents need to input the code on the title screen before starting your game. You'll start in "New Game +" with huge bonuses to cash and influence. The Law faction becomes friendly toward you, and the MegaRich are neutral instead of hostile, and they'll even forgive minor grievances sometimes.

I never learned the code so I can't help much more than that. Sorry 😔

Last week, Donald Trump singled out “Conor” – who last year was found liable for sexual assault after a civil trial – as one of his favourite Irish people.

It's so goddamn predictable, isn't it?

Veering slightly off topic, but I wanted to rant about it. I absolutely loathe the trend of putting each and every word on screen, one-by-one, as they're spoken.

As someone with ADHD it's possibly the most distracting thing with this vertical video trash format. Even worse when it's in the center of the screen, and worse yet when it's moving, as in this one with the huge bounce animation. Captions are useful, and vital for some people, but this...

And it seems they use "AI" for it, because it frequently gets homophones and other subtleties wrong, so now the kids who are raised by this stuff are going to have some awful spelling skills.

Alright, rant over. Gonna go yell at some clouds.

More people should watch Peep Show. I couldn't stop myself once I started the binge, despite how incredibly awkward the scenes can get. They did some really great stuff with the POV and inner monologue aspects.

That Mitchell and Webb Look is also very good, and yes, there's more to it than "Are we the baddies?" and Numberwang!

"BILLY EYE LASH" probably

One of my favorites

I'm not able to find the link right now, but Technology Connections did a fantastic breakdown of the designs for U.S. plugs/outlets compared to those in (I think) the U.K.

Unsurprisingly, our outlets in the U.S. feature several braindead design choices that make them more dangerous.

Lever guy should be smiling for being presented with the easiest decision of his life.

Should be "financial security" imo.

The prospect of not even being able to afford a "cheap" roof over my head scares me regularly.

Thanks for reminding us to resist giving in to confirmation bias. And thanks for the summary! I'll go read the article now for the full picture

Edit:

Is PwC advising clients not to worry if an AI pilot project fails, and push ahead with a large-scale deployment anyway?

I hope that any cultist CEO that rolls out this crap gets bitten hard by their hubris, that they become an example for the rest

Holy shit lol, that's my sister and her cat! I never thought I'd see them on Lemmy!

Dooby, Saba, Mint, Doki, and Nimi.

My brain turned off for a second and I thought you were listing Linux distros

There's a game for the NES called Dynowarz and the main character's name is Professor Proteus. The game is... not great. I loved it as a kid even though I was terrible at it. The music rules though, and I'll die on that hill.

I've never seen a single other person talk about this game since I played it back in the early 90s so I wanted to give it some love 😊