whats_all_this_then

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[–] whats_all_this_then 1 points 3 hours ago

100% this. Played quite a bit of hitman on the high seas version. One day I decided I was gonna buy it on the next sale (around the time freelancer mode came out since I figured I enjoy it enough and updates would be easier). Oh boy! Their pricing model is garbage and the "sale" makes it seem way cheaper than it actually is if you want the whole game. Gave up on buying after that.

[–] whats_all_this_then 4 points 4 days ago

This! It's kinda turning (parts of) tech YT into the drama filled cesspool that is the rest of YT. Shit that could and should be a private conversation seems like it's getting blown up for attention and clicks. Frankly if I wanted that type of content, I'd be watching the channels that do it better and at a much larger scale.

[–] whats_all_this_then 3 points 1 week ago

I watched a review on YouTube that said it's a heist game at it's core. So if that doesn't click or the gameplay doesn't do enough minute to minute to keep you interested, I can see it turning real boring real fast.

[–] whats_all_this_then 3 points 1 week ago

I miss the good old days when software shoving itself where it didn't belong against your will immediately got it classified as malware

[–] whats_all_this_then 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No longer stuck but Iron Monkey took about 2 months on/off until I got the whole thing. I try to seed where I can but internet isn't the best and sometimes there just isn't a lot of demand. That one's at 0.07 right now because not a lot of people downloading

[–] whats_all_this_then 2 points 1 month ago

God damn crayon eaters are ruining this tower!

...burnt out at around the 900hr mark myself sadly but the friendships remain :)

[–] whats_all_this_then 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm definitely noticing a lot of hate warranted or not bjt it's honestly also been hard to defend them after their last "scandal". Once bitten twice shy...

Same reason I don't try to give CD Projekt RED the benefit of the doubt anymore even though I loved Cyberpunk despite the messed up launch, and it seems they've largely redeemed themselves - I now realize where their priorities lie.

[–] whats_all_this_then 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Especially considering he hasn't been shy about ranting about a lot of things from (insert latest apple thing) to "fucking eggshell"

[–] whats_all_this_then 3 points 1 month ago

I knew this was Douglas Adams by the tone but had to look it up to realize it was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Time for a re-read!

[–] whats_all_this_then 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Edit: that wall of text really got away from me sorry. Tried so hard to not be misunderstood 😅

I really don't wanna defend Linus here buuuut...

I can see someone who's switching over from Windows making the same mistake, especially if they're good with Windows but new to Linux. You get so conditioned constantly telling Windows to take off the fucking training wheels and ignoring all its bullshit warnings that I can see you making the same assumptions on your first(ish) time using Linux. Plus you don't expect something as benign as installing Steam to destroy your desktop manager.

His biggest criticism if I remember correctly was also that widespread adoption won't be feasible until is idiot proof and I agree. Ease of use is there these days but the things that make Linux so powerful can also be the things your average Windows user (deletes desktop shortcuts by accident and panics thinking they uninstalled their apps level of technical) can use to break their install, especially if they blindly follow one of the many (sometimes out of date) tutorials out there that tell you to run some random commands in the terminal.

With that said, it's still his mistake. He should've read the damn instructions, and owned up to it more. He's technical enough to know you can't go in assuming you know how to use something you're new to.

Obligatory I fucking love Linux and hope it becomes the default someday not just because fuck Windows and fuck Microsoft, but because it's genuinely amazing in its own right.

[–] whats_all_this_then 1 points 1 month ago

Linus has said on multiple occasions that he takes a lot of tips from Mr. Beast so unsurprising

[–] whats_all_this_then 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm down to listen to their response myself but as someone who tried really hard to explain away their last dumb controversy only to be proven wrong multiple times, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just pure negligence. Actions speak louder than words and their actions have shown they're a flawed company like any other despite what their conversations on WAN show would have you believe.

Fuck Honey/PayPal first and foremost, don't get me wrong. But unless there were legal issues around it, we also can't ignore it if the biggest tech YouTube channel found out about one of the biggest sponsors on YouTube being a scam, stopped working with them for that reason, but said absolutely nothing to anyone else.

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