BadlyTimedLuck

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[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Must be a dark ass room, they couldn't even turn on the light?

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Huh, this kind of made me think of a new perspective on why people are reluctant to swap out of their cars. And its because car accidents "feel" personal

For instance, if I were to get in an accident with an old woman, I'm more likely to be angry at the old woman for crashing into me, rather then get angry at the system that allowed to her drive. Resulting in me simply discriminating who should be driving, instead of thinking of finding an alternative solution for how to move them around.

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm seeing alot of comments about how this will or won't work for how much the price is, but this made me think of something else.

Don't we give kids chromebooks/devices anyway. I assume the point of these lockers is to force kids to pay attention, but chromebooks are waaaaaay worst than any phone a parent gave them.

You can threaten a kid to take their phone away, but you can almost argue you can't take the chromebook away because that's where all their assignments, tasks, books, notes, etc are all stored. And from my experience, people were always goofing off on other sites or playing games. Unless the school is able to monitor and lock down those chromebooks (which if we're being honest, have the bare minimum of parental controls), then this is just throwing money at a fire instead of, I dunno, paying teachers better to actually help kids learn instead of moderating their tiktok addictions

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

At this point, we're all frogs being cooked alive. By the time enough people realise the water's boiling, we'll all be literally cooked and ready to serve

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (13 children)

You know, I just realized, if all these guys worth and value come from their "stocks," then isn't their worth and value made up. Like, I'm always hearing we can't tax them because their incomes are somewhere else, but if we can't tax them, then they shouldn't be worth what they say they are.

Can't we put limits on stocks, or a stock's value? I mean, what's the point of being a billionaire and having a billion dollars in profit if it's just gonne be a big number to sound impressive.

Its like those video games that use really large numbers, when they serve the same purpose. Doing 1000 dmg to an enemy who has 10000 health, is essentially the same as doing 10 damage to an enemy who has 100 health. Like, why are we using these large numbers if they're all made up in the end?

I know economics ain't that simple, but I find it absurd how we call these people billionaires, yet we can't physically see or touch all the money they have. What's the point of having a billion dollars, if you can't spend the billion dollars

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

So while I'm seeing everyone list the pros of getting a PC, I'd like to give a helpful comment on BOTH the pros and cons of a PS5.

Lets start with the pros: For actual reasons to get a PS5 over an Xbox series X or S, is mainly for the ecosystem. Whether it be you have a bunch of PS4 games, all your friends bought PS5's so that's where they're playing, or you like PS exclusives, the PS5 is built for playing PlayStation games. And if your upgrading from a PS4, there is a large difference with games looking better, running smoother, and less load times. (Biggest example, opening any media app on PS4 is marginally slow, but opening Netflix or YouTube on PS5 is just as fast as opening the games) So if your looking to upgrade from a PS4, a PS5 is pretty nice. If not, then it's really your choice between dealing with Sony or Microsoft, because either way you'll be getting a modern console.

Now as for the cons to a PS5: The biggest one is that the console industry is enshittifying. I'm sure you've heard of Sony wanting to discontinue physical games, so that right there means you'll be limited to download codes and the PS store. And Sony doesn't exactly have the best track record of upholding your purchases, as they removed movies from people's library when those licenses timed out, and will probably do the same to games when those licenses time out. And while we're on the topic of licenses, certain games downloaded off the PS store get locked if the PS5 isn't connected to PSN for a certain amount of time. Essentially, you're gonna have to be ok with the fact that you don't own or control many of your games anymore.

As for regular cons to a PS5, its a pretty much what everyone else is saying. Online multiplayer is gonna cost you (free games like Fortnite and Apex won't charge you, but paid AAA games like COD and GTA online definitely will). It's technically close to the end of its lifespan, as Sony has announced plans for a PS6 coming soon. Its a very bulky console if I'm being honest too.

PS exlcusives are good, but, have there been any PS5 games that make you WANT a ps5? I've had it for its whole lifespan, and it kind of just feels like PS4.5. But now I'm getting into the actual games and that's your call

To end on a personal note, I built a PC while having a PS5, and I still prefer the PS5 cuz I'm not confident in the rig I built being stable or good enough to play the games I want. And I'm technically my family's IT, so the fact that I'm not comfortable moving over to PC makes me confident in saying that a console will run how you expect, while a PC will run to your knowledge on computers. (Not saying that a PC is this large challenging hurdle you have to jump over, but the first thing my older brother did upon finding out I had a PC was play happy wheels on it. Suffice to say, you'll want to do some research if you want a PC to be on par with a PS5, or better)

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, maybe its just my bad mood, but is this post insinuating that having empathy and wanting justice are "autistic quirks?"

Shouldn't we all be feeling like things are unjust, or is it 'neurotypical' to be a heartless, selfish human being :(

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I think they stopped viewing us as people a long time ago. The administration has essentially become Mr Krabs and they only see walking wallets instead of a population

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Coincidentally, they all remind me of handsome squidward from spongebob, who became handsome after multiple slams to the face from a metal door.

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rewatching the video, its even more embarrassing 4-6 "officers" were needed to pin down this one normal looking guy. I've seen my little sister swing harder than these pussies

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I feel like there are unwritten societal rules, and one of those rules is "don't punch a guy in the balls," cuz we can usually empathize that getting hit there fucking hurts. I dunno what the punishment should be, but I hope they all get locked up in stocks with their balls out for the public to kick at their liesure. Actually pisses me off how these "masculine men" are bigger pussies than their mother's vagina

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Wait fr, data centers are the biggest scam to date. They're using profits from people's data (that they didn't consent to give) to build ai models (that use stolen data) that act as chat bots, ai bots, and general slop generators (tainting the data they're using to keep training the models), as well as killing the planet for little gains (there won't be a population to survey if we run out resources to survey that population, aka water and electricity. Not entirely sure about the electricity part, but we're certainly running out of freshwater globally)

From the bottom to the top, it seems more like a sunk cost fallacy than an actual investment towards a profitable invention. How short sighted are those in power that they don't realize 100$ now means 0$ later since we've killed all plant life from global warming, and we can't make cash because we can't make paper. Hell, we might be using water bottles as currency before 2050, if that even scares anyone

 

For how often I see articles talking about the dangers of tech, I'm surprised at the lack of mention for watch_dogs. Sure, its just a silly little Ubisoft game series, but this game series predicted so much of today's world. The 2nd game is basically propoganda against corporations hoarding so much data, exploring how each of them exploit the world they inhabit. If you haven't played the game, I highly recommend checking it out just for the intro alone. It might not be real world events or actual statistics, but it sure broke down some of the major problems in the industry into something my 13 year old brain could comprehend when I first played the game.

 

So I recently bought an old wii, specifically for the purpose of homebrewing. I'm able to understand so far as to what needs downloaded on the Wii and how to backup, but I can't find any sites with games. I noticed Vimms Lair wasn't an option anymore, and other sites I look through use ROMs for emulators. (Unless, those do work on the console). I think you need .wbfs files, and I'd really appreciate if I was pointed in the right direction

 

So I've recently started to replay Watch_Dogs (digital version) on PS5 and oddly enough, it's the only game that won't suspend in rest mode. The console itself has to tell me it won't keep the game open and it'll close in 30 seconds. I've played both PS4/5 and use both digital and physical copies between my library. Anyone have an explanation?

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