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Is there a generation of gaming you're just not nostalgic for? by otp in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

I have to admit that the anticipation of launching a PS1 game is nostalgic for me. I feel like that's the last time that loading screens were bearable. At least until we got SSDs and indie games, lol

Is there a generation of gaming you're just not nostalgic for? by otp in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago

PS3 era, though that's pretty much on the edge of what retro gaming would be.

My PS3 mostly became a Rock Band machine, so I didn't play most of the other big games of the generation. I also associate the console with the poorest reliability of any console I'd ever had, the longest loading times, and the longest startup times. (Needing to download updates before you could play your game)

I had tons of great gaming memories with the console, even outside of Rock Band, but I just don't have nostalgia for the era (outside of the golden era of Western-developed Rhythm games).

How can I get better at talking? by otp in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

As others have suggested, professional help would probably be the best way to go about it.

Otherwise, here are my suggestions as a non-professional:

Record yourself and listen to yourself speak, maybe even naturally (maybe on the phone?). Listen for the mistakes you're making so that you can focus on correcting them.
Slow down between words and sentences.
Plan out your sentences before you start them.
Be okay with using filled pauses. You don't need ums and uhs, but things like "Well...". Even something like "Let me think about that for a moment" is okay in certain settings.
Look up advice for professional speaking. Advice for live streamers can be great to apply to your situation.

Witcher 1&2 are probably worth playing by otp in c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I played the first in like 2018. I agree with your assessment

How young can you be when you irrevocably mess up your life? and How? by otp in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

You're right; those were poor choices by the parents.

Really, the question is more about "When do we stop attributing bad choices to the parent and start attributing them to the child?"

Because babies and toddlers can make lots of stupid decisions.

Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town by otp in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 102 points 1 week ago

A woman who saw him walking alongside the road—speed limit: 25 in some places, 35 in others—asked him if he was OK. He said yes.

Nevertheless, she called the police.

So it was all that Karen's fault...

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Why are people downvoting the MediaBiasFactChecker bot? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by otp@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

395 comments fedilink

I know MediaBiasFactCheck is not a be-all-end-all to truth/bias in media, but I find it to be a useful resource.

It makes sense to downvote it in posts that have great discussion -- let the content rise up so people can have discussions with humans, sure.

But sometimes I see it getting downvoted when it's the only comment there. Which does nothing, unless a reader has rules that automatically hide downvoted comments (but a reader would be able to expand the comment anyways...so really no difference).

What's the point of downvoting? My only guess is that there's people who are salty about something it said about some source they like. Yet I don't see anyone providing an alternative to MediaBiasFactCheck...

Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail time by otp in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 113 points 6 months ago

Or shot for following orders from one officer because another officer didn't know what the first officer told you to do

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[bug] Webpage not available and back button doesn't function when trying to subscribe to a community after searching. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by otp@sh.itjust.works to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

6 comments fedilink

Tap search button on the bottom.
Search like normal for communities with the search term. Results returned like normal.
Clicking the unfilled heart (to subscribe) results in the error presented in the attached screenshot.
The back button (Android) doesn't work. App must be force-closed.
The subscribing action was successful; discovered on reboot.
Repeating the steps, but instead of the unfilled heart, clicking on the community successfully navigates to the community.
This didn't happen before.
I might be one update behind current as of Mar 18

Florida Is on Its Way to Banning — and Criminalizing — Alternative Meat by otp in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 100 points 8 months ago

We'll, I guess that means lab-grown meat is showing promise! I look forward to seeing it in stores.

A moment of brilliance by otp in c/funny@sh.itjust.works

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 94 points 8 months ago

I think bagels are boiled, then baked. Cooked twice.

Then we toast them to cook them a third time.

Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78 by otp in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 128 points 8 months ago

Does anyone know if he has any pre-existing conditions?

(This is a joke)

During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, a Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” They by otp in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 142 points 8 months ago

that powers genocide

Great that he's standing up for himself!

or surveillance

...ok now why did you even send your resume to Google

Georgia Senator Vows to Protect Girl, But Then Runs Away After Learning She Is Trans by otp in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 197 points 9 months ago

When asked if he would make her go to a boy's bathroom, he then allegedly backed away, saying, "You're attacking me," turned around, and walked off quickly.

LMAO

Is he a moron, or is that a strategy? Lol

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What are some food items that cost less than what they "should"? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by otp@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

129 comments fedilink

Bananas are ridiculously cheap even up here in Canada, and they aren't grown anywhere near here. Yet a banana can grow, be harvested, be shipped, be stocked, and then be purchased by me for less than it'd cost to mail a letter across town. (Well, if I could buy a single banana maybe...or maybe that's not the best comparison, but I think you get my point)

Along the banana's journey, the farmer, the harvester, the shipper, the grocer, the clerk, and the cashier all (presumably) get paid. Yet a single banana is mere cents. If you didn't know any better, you might think a single banana should cost $10!

I'm presuming that this is because of some sort of exploitation somewhere down the line, or possibly loss-leading on the grocery store's side of things.

I'm wondering what other products like bananas are a lot cheaper than they "should" be (e.g., based on how far they have to travel, or how difficult they are to produce, or how much money we're saving "unethically").

I've heard that this applies to coffee and chocolate to varying extents, but I'm not certain.

Anyone know any others?

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Conspiracy theory: Year in Review hides games not available for sale (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by otp@sh.itjust.works to c/NintendoSwitch@kbin.social

2 comments fedilink

Due to personal circumstances, I haven't had much time for gaming in the last year.

I did have a couple of months in the summer with some free evenings though, so I dumped a bunch of time into Pokemon Violet, and I also completed Super Mario Sunshine, spending several hours getting those last few shines and blue coins after leaving the game at ~85% completed back in 2022.

Other than those 2 games, I hadn't really played much of anything on the Switch.

My year in review said I put a ton of hours into Pokemon Violet, single-digit hours into F-Zero 99, and less than 1 hour into NES online.

No mention of Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

I was wondering why it didn't count. But then I realized that these year-in-review things are not a nice service or gift to subscribers... they're ADS that they intend people to share with their friends to get their friends to buy more games. (What's a better review than "Your best friend played this game for 200h last year"?)

Since SM3DAS isn't available in the shop, it'd be useless to advertise that game. So maybe Nintendo is excluding it from their calculations...

Can anyone else confirm or deny this? Did anyone have any delisted games make their year-in-review? Or am I just going to need to spend a ton of time 100%ing Super Mario Galaxy in 2024, and only play 2 other games on my Switch? Lmao

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What do ridiculously rich people (like Bill Gates etc.) ask for/get for Christmas/birthdays/etc.? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by otp@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

36 comments fedilink

I know money can't buy happiness blahblahblah.

Do they do gift exchanges at all?

Do they ask for anything?

They have enough money that they could get anything made or done for them at a moment's notice. Like having ChatGPT, but for services. Ridiculous things we couldn't imagine.

Anyone have any insight into general trends along those lines?