CrazyLikeGollum

joined 2 years ago
[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've tried submitting recategorization requests through the links provided by my workplace on the block pages. The requests have been denied.

If I'm remembering right, it's a Symantec web filtering solution that we use and they've decided that my domain is in the "personal blog" category. Which is a blocked category. Jeff Geerling's website actually falls under the same category, which also kind of sucks, because I like reading some of the stuff he puts out.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

pretty much the only reason I still use Plex is because I like to be able to watch stuff during downtime at work and plex.tv isn't blocked on the work network while my private domain is.

And no, using a hotspot off my phone on a personal computer isn't an option, both because the security requirements of my job site prevent us from using personal devices in the main area where I work and because the building itself is a massive concrete structure that blocks most cell signals.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

With regards to Ciri's age, she's 21 during the main events in The Witcher 3.

At the end of the books she's 17.

No idea if they'll play down the salaciousness or not, but given when the game will likely take place that at least won't be any issues with the main character being a minor.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

If it means a return to random encounters, no absolutely not. There's a reason I don't go back and replay the older games even though I have fond memories of them. That reason is largely Zubat. Fuck you Zubat.

But also, aside from a handful of bugs and performance problems Scarlet/Violet and Legends: Arceus are the best the franchise has ever been. I'd rather they refine what they're already doing and keep making things better rather then regress purely to appease someone's misguided nostalgia.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 118 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

I'll believe HL:3 is real when it is for sale, purchased by me, and played in it's entirety. And even then it might just be a particularly vivid delusion.

HL:3 is gaming's dark matter. Until all other possibilities are definitively ruled out, it's not HL:3.

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

It's saying that some new allegations surrounding libogc, a low level library used extensively in Wii and Gamecube homebrew, call the ethics and possibly the legality of any project using the library into question.

The headline itself could be a little more clear, but it makes sense after reading the article.

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

Ah yes, the infamous "stinky cheese" email virus. Who knew zip bombs could be so destructive. It erased all of the easter eggs off of my DVDs.

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

Looks like it's just the brand it's sold under in that market.

I was more just pointing out that they are the same thing, since it wasn't clear if you knew that or not and I think it's important that people know what the drugs they're taking actually are. Tends to be safer that way.

Hopefully, you're either taking it as prescribed or having fun responsibly. Benzos can be fun, but they're also some of the most addictive substances on the planet.

Also, these articles you're posting are some quality writing.

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

Fun fact "Velium" is just a brand name for Diazepam. As is Valium.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sure, you could look at it that way, but an equally valid way to look at it would be based on human life spans.

Average human life expectancy is 72 years. Which is, conveniently very close to the age of the oldest video game (an implementation of tic-tac-toe from 1950).

Would you call a 14 year old human old? At that point they'd be ~20% of they way through their life.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Boredom is the key to learning something it's just very likely that it won't be the thing school is trying to teach. Especially if the thing school is teaching is the thing boring you.

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

I typed out the below as a response to you, then reread what you wrote. We might be making the same point just with different words. Hopefully I'm not coming across as overly adversarial.

I think most people on social media, including lemmy, exist in an echo chamber that amplifies specific views to the point that it becomes easy to think those views are much more broadly held then they actually are.

Changing the question around like you suggest might help some people realize that, but I also think that there are a lot of people who think that the views expressed in their slice of social media are actually indicative of broader trends.

I also don't think I'm immune to this effect, but I do feel somewhat compelled to point out specific instances of it when I notice it.

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