abbotsbury

abbotsbury , 3 days ago

On twitter.com presumably

abbotsbury , 9 days ago

Most desktops have a graphical startup editor

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

It says BOOG, as in boogaloo, as in Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

Well his number is right there, someone can give him a call…

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

How many Kias can possibly be sold on a Wednesday morning, in Indiana

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

how’s this look

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f1af4e22-9a12-48e8-bb30-af67159127bf.png

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

Apparently it is not the standard design for an Indiana plate, so it must be a custom. Plus, the chances of randomly getting BOOG88 have got to be pretty small.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b9cdca05-9051-49db-99fa-575a468397ac.png

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

yep, they call it “being crypto” or “hiding their power level”

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

Sure, I’m not saying this is smoking gun proof beyond a shadow of a doubt, but at the same time, it would be one hell of a coincidence.

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

I’m sorry you had to find out this way

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

Thanks! I doubt I’ll get a response or find out anything that happens, but hopefully this asshole at least needs to replace their plates.

abbotsbury OP , 12 days ago

The probability of getting BOOG88 is the same as any other random series, but the chances of getting a random series that also has two extremist dogwhistles is very small

abbotsbury , 14 days ago

>This is what Israel is using white phosphorus for, but the article is biased and never mentions it

<After rights groups accused Israel of war crimes for its use of white phosphorus in its 2008-09 Gaza offensive, the Israeli military said it would stop using it as smokescreen munitions in built-up areas, with unspecified exceptions.

The US and many other countries use white phosphorus based smoke munitions too, and it is not a war crime

That is true, but using it as an incendiary weapon in civilian areas is.

If you don’t like Al Jazeera, here’s another source.

abbotsbury , 14 days ago

Linux has been dead simple for 15 years now

abbotsbury , 20 days ago

You present a false dichotomy. Yes, things like uncompressed audio and HD video take up more storage space, but that does not negate that modern commercial software is very inefficient with how it uses resources. You could improve the efficiency of the system while keeping HD video, it is not a mutually exclusive choice.

For example, booting up Windows and doing nothing takes up 4gb of RAM, while doing the same with a lean Linux installation would take up a quarter of that, despite both operating systems having identical functionality (run web browser, open applications, edit documents, play games, etc).

abbotsbury , 20 days ago

4GB is what Windows idles at for me, after everything has loaded.

abbotsbury , 20 days ago

Sure, and there are some performance gains to be made from it I’m sure, but when my OS is doing that and my web browser is doing that and my browser based chat client and my browser based text editor are all doing that, it gets pretty sluggish.

This is why Linux is a godsend for older machines, even running the exact same applications (Firefox, Discord, and vscode) on the exact same hardware, it still feels more responsive on Linux because there is less overhead from the OS itself.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

Fedora is great, if you don’t like the default UI (I am a GNOME hater btw) you can easily try out one of the Fedora Spins with a different desktop environment while keeping Fedora’s stability and features. I recommend Fedora KDE for faster machines and Fedora Cinnamon for older machines or people that want something that’s snappier.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

Cisgender is straight up just not a slur though, it literally just means the opposite of transgender, which is also not a slur, despite the fact that it can be used with derogatory language or sentiments.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

I think it’s okay for a queer app to focus on queer shit and not associate with a label which is overwhelmingly used to virtue signal being a bigot, that’s not really an attack on equality.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

“Compared to the rest of the industry” is damning with faint praise.

I’d say most games are maybe worth $20, more only for the ones filled with content that you can replay many times.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

“Moderately budgeted” compared to what? Modern AAA game budgets have absolutely exploded and are not sustainable, turning game dev cycles into 5+ year marathons and giving it Hollywood Syndrome where every game needs to be a blockbuster to be considered a success and no risks are able to be taken because of the massive investment each project requires. Do you think that’s sustainable? Or do you think that perhaps things have gone out of control when a $90 price point is being floated, even in conjunction with money printing anti-consumer features like lootboxes?

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

8 full time 100k salaried employees is quite a bit more than “small team.” Doom was 6 people. That many people are simply not required to make the games that are being produced; they can choose to size down any time they want. If they want to go “all in” on making a “AAAA” game, then they need to deal with that reality and make a game that is actually worth $60.

Their games ranged from $30-$50 and had every sale, bundle, giveaway, and promotional opportunity you could think of.

Perhaps that’s part of the problem? Maybe they should have priced their works more fairly from the start and not rely on bundles and givaways which surely aren’t going to make them more money.

My point is, the “average” game is absolutely not worth $30. Most games should flop because they’re overproduced trash, and we should return to smaller, more artistic-focused development with a smaller scale, more consumer friendly pricing, and where the (few) devs get more slices of their pie.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

I’d gladly pay $30 if they are worth it, most games are simply not worth it. Recently I’ve put over 75 hours into Atom RPG the last two weeks, and it’s $15 full price, and the developers have released a spinoff and announced a new project, so they seem to be doing fine.

Hopefully you can sit down with a calculator and figure out that things can be better.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

That’s true, I’m using hours per dollar as a shorthand for value, but on the flip side if video games are going to be a couple hours of one-time fun, they gotta expect to have a price point similar to movie theaters which have a similar experience, which is like $10-$15

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

Video games are afraid to be only a couple hours because they are afraid of charging less than $10

If your game is short, doesn’t offer replayability, and doesn’t have any novel gameplay to truly set it apart, then youtube Lets Plays offer real competition of getting basically the whole package.

but if you multiplied a movie’s runtime by 2-3x for some extra production value in your game, you end up at that $35 price point easily for a game that’s 5-10 hours long

That’s making a couple assumptions though, that price point is for large studio releases and non-matinee prices. If I go see a movie on a Tuesday afternoon, it’s only $7, a perfect price for an average small game.

Even for a direct comparison to Atom RPG, I’d rather pay 2-3x as much for a Wasteland game to get what I’m looking for

Atom RPG isn’t exactly a Wasteland game, it leans pretty heavy on classic Fallout, which while inspired by Wasteland, have diverged noticeably in the end product. So if you wanted to get what you’re looking for in this case, Fallout 1 and 2 are $10 each, or you can get a bundle of 1/2 and Brotherhood of Steel for $20 (more like brotherhood of steal amirite).

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

That used to be the norm, and we were happy with that

Then you should be supportive of deflation in the video game industry, instead of making excuses for why we should pay more for less

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

I’m not talking about about adding hours, I’m talking about adding quality.

But at below AAA levels, I’m often served extremely well for $35.

yes, good games exist at that price point, but the average game is not good, and is not worth that.

You mention things like better resolutions, better frame rates, better voice acting, more modern, more better, etc, but none of those things are what makes games good or worth more money. AAA games with cutting edge graphics and star-studded voice acting are not automatically good games, and in fact it frequently has an inverse effect where focusing so much time and money on stuff other than the game leaves a shitty game that will be forgotten about in months; that would absolutely not be worth $30, despite having all your superfluous qualities

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

Choosing presentation over game quality is what caused the games industry to be bloated beyond belief.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

The average movie isnt worth ticket price either IMO, and length certainly doesn’t equal quality.

And I’d certainly say “most games” are absolutely not worth it, as the majority of games are simply lacking in terms of inspiration, innovation, compelling gameplay or story, or anything else to set it apart and give me a reason to play.

abbotsbury , 1 month ago

The worth of a thing is determined by what people will pay for it.

No, that’s how price is determined, not worth.

I don’t think you’ll earnestly want to argue that 1 hour of movie entertainment is in general worth multiple hours of gaming entertainment

Depends on the movie and depends on the game. Some games with lots of content are good (if they’re well made), others are filled with trash content that is a waste of time to go through. Same with movies, there are some fantastic 75 minute cinematic experiences, and there are some that drag on for 3+ hours and do not successfully utilize their resources into a good movie. And vice versa.

but if you compare those of similar quality, the fact stands that the game will give you more for your money

If it’s a good game, sure, but we’re talking averages here and the average game is not good, so needing to play even more tedious uninspired levels doesn’t add any value, it in fact just makes it a bigger waste of time.

I gather that gaming doesn’t seem to really entertain you for the most part.

I actually love gaming, and I wish more consumers would have higher standards to not enable the terrible practices of the industry.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

We can have the government do something and have people raise their kids, it’s not either/or.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

Communists gave me weekends and minimum wage.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

Says the guy quoting Nietzsche lmao

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

Rookie mistake

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

Arch has regular mirrors and testing mirrors, most users use the regular ones.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

But that’s also legislating how everyone should raise their kids based on how you want to raise yours.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

True, but that all exists on a spectrum, and a law which prohibits all children from using a device because you don’t want your kid using that device and they’ll get bullied if they’re the only one, seems a little excessive. Might as well ban expensive sneakers or shiny pokemon cards too.

The root of the issue is parents controlling how much their child uses a device, and you just cannot legislate that away. Even if it was 100% illegal, you think parents wouldn’t let kids use the devices in their home if it made things easier? “Just ban it” never works, you need to incentivize alternate behavior.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

I recommend Cinnamon for an easy and lightweight desktop.

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

Common Wozniak W

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

Agree, but firing her fixes nothing. Maybe they should have offered her a raise

abbotsbury , 2 months ago

That’s great. But there’s a shortage of teachers so maybe unless they start paying more to attract people that don’t have to resort to pornography, we should probably not put more restrictions on teachers, particularly if they are pointless puritan pearl clutching.

abbotsbury , 3 months ago

Khajiit have no word for “law”

abbotsbury , 3 months ago

non-halal

Muslims are allowed to eat haram if they would otherwise starve, this kind of nitpicking is very elucidatory. Like, would you rather less food be delivered, or delivered with more delay, just to ensure it sticks to rules which are not even applicable to this scenario?

abbotsbury , 3 months ago

Except out of date food carries a risk, and non-halal does not.

abbotsbury , 3 months ago

Ay caramba

abbotsbury , 4 months ago

a man would just get frustrated abt a woman yelling though

Thank you for completely disregarding the emotions of half the planet, very cool and very humanizing