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[–] atan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I think this is a common misconception about games like EVE. I played it for about 7 years, and have continued playing full loot MMOs and survival games since then.

The PvP in EVE was the most exhilarating experience I have had in a computer game. This was intrinsically tied to both the consequences of loss and the thrill of victory, and reward - something you just cannot get from 'theme park' MMOs. Learning to harness the adrenaline rush and overcome the post-fight shakes was a very real thing that many of us spoke of. It's that which kept myself and many of the people I played with locked in for so long.

My focus was solo and small gang PvP - initially low-sec piracy, but later moving on to null-sec roaming and wormhole diving. After the first few months, I played almost no PvE content, and funded all ships and eventually my main account through PvP activity alone.

It's been about 10 years since I stopped playing - and the game may well have changed significantly - but the solo and small gang PvP which I engaged in was pretty easy to get into then. Sure you'd die a lot in the first month, but the trick was to keep your ships cheap, play to it's strengths, and try to learn from every engagement.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Occasionally I find my duvet like this in the morning, but it fixes itself when I make the bed. Only way I could see this being an issue is through using duvet covers which are incorrectly sized, or not making the bed (properly) before getting back in.

I wonder if this is a case of people using duvets but having not been shown how to make a bed with one.... For the benefit of the uninitiated, stand at the foot of the bed, grab the bottom corners of the duvet and hold them wide apart. Lift up to shoulder height then use a quick downward motion - the top of the duvet should flick out like a whip. This will push the duvet back into the top corners of the cover and redistribute any loose filling which may have migrated down through the night.

Also never seen ties in a duvet - seems pretty pointless to me.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Perhaps Halting State. Piranesi is a great read though.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is the public charging network in the US that bad? Should be half the cost per mile on public AC versus petrol - so maybe worth it at 30,000 miles. I appreciate that this is entirely dependent on having chargers close to where you normally leave your vehicle, but worth checking if you haven't already. Also, if your parents have a driveway then you might be able to trickle charge while there.

It's also worth considering the maintenance savings at the distance you're driving. In the UK it's estimated at 4p per mile (so I'd guess 4c per mile.) So even if you are relying heavily on motorway DC charging, there's still savings to be made.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

I've had good experience with Nudie Jeans and Service Works.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Those statistics are misleading. China's population is very unevenly distributed between the east and west, but Western China is still serviced by high-speed railway.

The 1786km Lanzhou–Urumqi HSR serves three Western Chinese provinces: Gansu (57.7 people per sq km), Qinghai (8.2) and Xinjiang (15.8).

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

TIL I don't like ranch.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

I've only ever heard such connotation when it's used sarcastically. 'Posh', on the other hand, often has connotations of 'affected' and 'pretentious'.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

The ultimate cause is an economic system which is failing to meet the needs of the majority (combined with media run by, and for the minority who the economic system does serve.)

The media's real purpose at this point is to distract the majority from the real issues, and deflect any movement towards a real solution.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago

I specifically needed a numpad on my keyboard so I went for a 40% ortholinear. I have the numpad on a layer on the right hand side. With all keys reachable from the home row, I can use it more easily/quickly than on a full-sized keyboard so it's really the best possible solution.

I've configured the layer button so that it can either be held down for quick use, or toggled with a double tap.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Facetious at best.

I was happy to assume your original argument was a genuine mistake and you'd respond in an honest manner. I'm not interested in debating whatever additional, spurious examples and analogies you want to dream up to argue about - they're irrelevant and this increasingly looks like an attempt to muddy the water of a serious, and plainly evident issue.

You've made it obvious enough that your intentions here are dishonest, so don't expect any further engagement from me.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

"The definition of "anti" is "to oppose" or "opposite" and it can very well be treated as a negation - particularly when it is used in political discourse, where being "anti-anti" very strongly implies being "pro", and trying to argue otherwise is facetious at best."

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