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hswolf , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?
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Monster Hunter World

FarmTaco , to memes in Jeff's magic money machine

Ill show up to dealership row and just start buying out car dealerships until I hit 100m and have that done in an afternoon

itslilith ,
@itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Bad investment, you can’t resell them for nearly as much and you’ve contributed to the automobile industry that is lobbying hard against climate change policy

I’d start buying up mid-sized companies and reorganizing them as worker co-ops. Doing some long-term good while not violating the terms of the contract

If you’re just after the money, do as every billionaire looking to launder some money does and buy art.

FarmTaco ,

no way are you finishing a company takeover in a month

D61 , to science_memes in Before times.

Hey, stop looking at me.

I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying!

yesman , to science_memes in Interspecies linguistics

Only humans have language. Inter-species communication is nothing special. Rattlesnakes are named for their ability to communicate cross species.

blackluster117 ,
@blackluster117@possumpat.io avatar

“Either back it up or get fucked up.”

TSG_Asmodeus ,
@TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world avatar

Only humans have language.

Animal language.

Swedneck ,
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curious how it’s always humans saying that they’re the only ones who have language…

Droechai ,

it’s only humans capable of the sub communication protocol called English that says that

Passerby6497 ,

No other languages have evolved to say that.

Droechai ,

Exactly, other languages would use something like “Det är bara människan som utvecklat tal” or “Es ist nur der Mensch, der die Sprache entwickelt hat” depending on language

na_th_an ,

A rattlesnake can certainly communicate using sound, but is that language? Bright colors can communicate ideas of “do not eat this” across species as well, but they wouldn’t fit my mental model of a language.

shneancy ,

what is language than making sounds to convey meaning and then decoding said sounds to understand their meaning

human language is incredibly complex but a bee just buzzing a particular buzz that means “bear nearby” counts as a valid form of linguistic communication imo

pete_the_cat ,

Bees actually dance to communicate and it’s considered a language 😄

MindTraveller ,

Koko the gorilla would beg to differ

Droechai ,

Just gonna drop this, I haven’t done a deep dive in sources thoufh

youtu.be/e7wFotDKEF4?si=earmcx6FpV4PLDfN

MindTraveller ,

Don’t leave your SI lying around like that

Semjaza , (edited )

They identified nouns and adjectives in prairie dog communication, that also seems to vary with regional dialects. I’ll try to remember to dig up a source when I’m not out and about later.

Edit: here’s a not fully scientific link, but has names and links for people who want to go deeper in the science while being a decent lay person’s overview.

Yes, the blog name isn’t very scientific looking (I have not read anything else on it). thehumanevolutionblog.com/…/a-career-studying-the…

And here’s a peer reviewed study: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S0003347205801174

SSJMarx ,

That’s cool as hell and animals definitely have all kinds of methods of communication that I’m sure we haven’t figured out yet - but it’s not language.

overcast5348 ,

Okay, I’ll bite.

Why isn’t it language? And how do you define that a method of communication qualifies to be called a language?

Also, what would you call a method of communication that lies somewhere in between “follow the pheromones” and “modern human comms”?

candybrie ,

What’s your definition of language?

Murdeth ,

I appreciate your disclaimers and context of your sources.

tamal3 ,

Weren’t science communicators talking about parts of speech in whale communication last year, too? They’re using AI to identify patterns and variations in speech.

Here’s a general (though older) overview of whale language: www.britannica.com/…/the-language-of-whales

Here’s a more recent article taking about using AI to identify patterns in speech: scitechdaily.com/ai-decodes-sperm-whale-language-…

oxideseven , (edited )

What is this strange group on Lemmy that is so anti animal intelligence?

PolishAndrew , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?

The gift that keeps on giving, No Man’s Sky. Pretty much just aimlessly wandering around and having a blast!

Malix , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?
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does Fallout:London count for patient gamers? Fallout 4 is old, but the mod itself is new. That mod has consumed all my gaming hours so far.

mcforest ,

I guess we play old games partially because we wait for mods to release? So we shouldn’t have to wait for the mods to be old?

simple ,

I’ve been wanting to try it, how is it? Is it closer to Fallout 4 or Fallout 3/New Vegas?

Malix ,
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it’s been multiple eternities since I’ve played 3 or NV. 4 I’ve played more recently, but that was … basically when the last dlc dropped? So… memory of those games not really the sharpest.

London is mechanically almost identical to 4 (duh? because mod, duh.). The parts of the main-story I’ve done has been great. I recall preferring side and dlc missions over main-plot in 4, but I was pretty into the main stuff (dlc or not) in NV.

some thoughts about it in no specific order:

  • I’m around 20 hours in, and it feels like I’ve only started. Plenty of map markers opened, but VERY little of actual land area explored.
  • there seems to be less emphasis on settlements, haven’t had a permanent residence (storage, bed) so far, been storing my junk in some friendly town crafting stations which don’t seem to de-spawn stored stuff (as tipped in the mod’s discord).
  • but settlements are apparently still a thing (not sure how I feel about it, they were the worst part in 4, imo) - haven’t aquired a settlement yet.
  • it’s bit more difficult than 4, ammo is a bit scarce and some enemies are ridiculously tanky, even at normal difficulty.
  • the early game can be a bit brutal, but eases off as you get levels (ref: at ~10-15h or so in, I was finally able to take enemies down with confidence)
  • The city is HUGE and dense (requires some more grunt from the computer than base-game), there’s things to do and see in every corner, a lot more buildings to enter.
  • “level design” is mostly great, but there have been places where the route forward/mission critical progression item was hidden by all the clutter and generally darker lighting.
  • the level design also contains surprisingly deep puddles here and there on the streets, and those build up radiation QUICKLY. Bodies of water in this game are dangerous.
  • Food and other non-stimpacks seem to be in quite a big role, at least in early game. IIRC fallout 3/nv/4 basically showered the player with stimpacks.
  • Voice acting is pretty good, if a bit hammy at times.

I recall enjoying all fallout games, some more than others. I mostly mod for convinience (eg. busywork, carryweight) so I’m not really playing the game(s) as intended. And this one is great… if a bit buggy here and there - but not any more so than actual Fallout games. :D

I totally recommend London, but it comes with an asterisk: the mod requires tweaking, and depending on your computer-skills it can be either “man, this is obvious” to “wtf am I doing”. Config-file editing and extra mods are required to get it actually working. Def recommending Mod Organizer 2 as well. Also, if your base fallout 4 (and dlc) are from steam, you need to downgrade from the “Next gen update”. I’m fairly sure there’s good step-by-step how-to’s to get it set up at this point.

simple ,

but settlements are apparently still a thing

Bizarre choice lol, but everything else sounds good. Thanks for the rundown.

Deebster , to asklemmy in Is there a word for “word or phrase that is fun to say”?
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I can’t find a suitable word in English, but I’m shocked and dismayed that German doesn’t have anything we could steal.

janNatan ,

We could always make one up. Zungenfreude, tongue joy.

Der Spruch „Vielseitig” hat mir immer Zungenfreude bereitet.

Saying “versatile” always gave me tongue-joy.

Edit: it’s pronounced “tsoong-en-froy-duh”

bjoern_tantau ,
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No problem. Just make one up!

Sprechspaßwort = speak fun word

Alternatively Sprachspaßwort, meaning language fun word.

I think I like the latter.

667 ,
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This is the real value of agglutinative languages. We sort of try it in English but it doesn’t always work. I don’t speak German, but I recognize the word roots.

Chozo ,

Spaßredewort.

ZeroTwo , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?

Zenless Zone Zero. Can’t stop playing it. Combats fun. Story is pretty good.

propter_hog , to science_memes in lmao
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And the only writing you do is just edits to that one page, waffling over word usage, grammar choices, or punctuation. The rest of the time you’re staring at the blinking cursor like gazing into the void.

wildbus8979 , (edited ) to selfhosted in [Question] Translating public DNS to internal DNS without revealing the internal DNS

What you want is bind views. You can configure bind to resolve different views for different segments allowing you to have the same (sub) domains to different ips

HollowNaught , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?
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Picked up elden ring on sale three weeks ago, and already have 90 hourd in it, and I’m on my second run. First was a strength build, and now a dex/arcane bleed build!

There was a sorcerer build in between those two, but it trivialised my favourite part of the game so I stopped it

Enoril , to world in Media Bias Fact Check - Automation

Remove that. It’s too US centric. I don’t want that here.

cheesymoonshadow , to asklemmy in What are some good TV series crime/drama/thriller?
@cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world avatar

Others have recommended several of my suggestions but here are ones that haven’t been mentioned (in order of my own preference):

CRIME:

Bosch

Line of Duty

Bloodline

Longmire

The Killing

DRAMA:

Rectify

lidd1ejimmy OP ,

man, bloodline was so good wish they made more of that one! appreciate it!

cheesymoonshadow ,
@cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world avatar

Bloodline drove home for me the fact that Florida is a very sweaty place.

lidd1ejimmy OP ,

Dude Rectify started slow but seems like mid season 2 might start to be picking up 👌🏻 thanks again that was one I’d never heard of.

cheesymoonshadow ,
@cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world avatar

It’s definitely a slow character-driven drama. I didn’t know that I would’ve gotten as far as mid season 2 if I hadn’t gotten hooked from the start myself. Hope you enjoy the rest of it.

bionicjoey , to games in Do you prefer RPGs or FPS games?

CRPGs like Dragon Age Origins and BG3 are awesome

spleaque ,

What is a CRPG?

bionicjoey ,

Technically it stands for “Computer RPG” but nowadays it’s more commonly meant as “Classic RPG”. It refers to any of those games like the classic Fallouts, Baldur’s Gates, Planescape Torment, that blend turn-based strategy game with RPG. Modern examples are BG3, Pathfinder: War of the Righteous, Pillars Of Eternity 2, Wasteland 3, etc.

spleaque ,

Ah i see, thanks.

MostlyBlindGamer , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?
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I’m playing Dishonored these days. It was highly recommended after I said I was loving Prey.

Is it OK if I’m not loving it? Hahaha.

The no kill limitation was really shoe-horned in there, so I think I’ll only really have fun on the second playthrough. Shame.

Prey limits you quite a bit for the good ending, but it’s still complex, broad and fun.

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