okamiueru

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[–] okamiueru 16 points 1 day ago

I got the lifetime pass 5 years ago. I've switched to JF because of the disappointment so far about a year ago.

JF is exactly what I wanted and needed plex to be, and everything added since is a worsened product. The lifetime pass was an attempt at getting the peace of mind of "then you just have it". If anything, only FOSS can give that.

[–] okamiueru 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Relevant section on Wikipedia:

The government may not criminally punish immigrants based on speech that would be protected if said by a citizen.[83] On entry across borders, the government may bar non-citizens from the United States based on their speech, even if that speech would have been protected if said by a citizen.[84] Speech rules as to deportation, on the other hand, are unclear.[85] Lower courts are divided on the question, while the leading cases on the subject are from the Red Scare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions

Regarding the protections against illegal searches, I think all bets are off, even for US citizens.

[–] okamiueru 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's what I'm trying to do understand as well. What's the explanation for these kinds of things? What's the actual sequence of events and how conditions that lead to these things? Why would the board approve of this kind of compensation?

[–] okamiueru 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Hm, if it spawns some external process, would it be possible to wrap that in a shell script of the same name (and have its dir earlier in PATH), which in turn calls the other one, but through trickle?

[–] okamiueru 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

If you're on Linux, you have a lot more options to affect the system. You could try running Heroic Launcher through trickle: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/34116/how-can-i-limit-the-bandwidth-used-by-a-process

Ideally this would be implemented on the client side, i.e. Heroic Launcher, but there seems to some challenges in making that happen: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/issues/597

[–] okamiueru 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you mean by natively?

[–] okamiueru 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That's when it became obvious that he was a terrible human. The odds weren't exactly good, since only a deeply flawed human can actually amass that much wealth.

However, the "oh my, is... is he... an idiot?" came some time later for me. Aka, the "Elon moment". The point in time when you hear Elon reveal how clueless he is, by talking about a topic you know something about. I think it was watching the absurdly cringy teams meeting with twitter engineers

He is clearly shit at engineering, has no idea about software development ... sooo, it stands to reason that he also doesn't know much about rocket science.

He sure seems to be gifted at making governments subsidise his ventures tho. So, that's something... I guess.

[–] okamiueru 3 points 1 week ago

I'm going to give an explanation, without having a single clue as to whether or not is accurate.

Encryption keys can have many layers, baking in different expiration dates. Rotating one might be required without needing to rotate all.

[–] okamiueru 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Larger scale trades factor in risk. Even if this one is just for Canada, and even if it only lasts as long as the orange stain, the damage done goes far beyond and will take decades to fix.

The US election system cannot be trusted to produce stable governance required for trade and other agreements. Most Americans (less likely the ones on lemmy), are not aware of just how poorly the US is viewed, and how far behind it appears to be on almost every aspect of society.

It saddens me, because most Americans are good people.

[–] okamiueru 1 points 1 week ago

I probably wouldn't go much further than a couple of hours drive. The mindset of travelling half the world "just cuz we can" has become unpleasant.

[–] okamiueru 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

cause he acts like it and you think he is doesn’t mean he is a

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck,....

Whether or not he is, stops mattering if everything he does can be understood and makes sense if he is.

Edit: I shouldn't say everything. A part of it can be explained by a mental impediment, and/or dementia. A separate part by narcissism and self interests. But the rest, my my, what a treat Trump is for each and every geopolitical enemy of the US.

[–] okamiueru 15 points 2 weeks ago

Checks fascist handbook. Jup. Checks out.

 

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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