[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

We still lack verification on right-handed neutrinos and the exact wave function for helium.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe Dick Durbin will talk about how releasing the Epstein Files is an invasion of privacy, and that we should be the bigger man by forgetting they ever existed.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

The Republicans are the shady people who pull you into a dark alley and fuck you.

The Democrats are the people who see the Republicans fucking you in a dark alley, look concerned, and say they'll "call for help in a few minutes".

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

They want to appeal to the Republicans' Never Trump demographic again.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is how. I'll put the relevant amendment part here so we know what we're working with:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

The SCOTUS can claim that the office of President renews, and the old one ceases to exist. Thus, they can say that Trump was elected to the 45th and 47th offices of President, each once. They can further state that the 22nd amendment specifically refers to being elected to one of these particular offices of President, of which 47 have existed to date.

The SCOTUS can then conclude that, since Trump has not been elected to the 47th office of President more than twice, he is eligible for a second term of the 47th office of President. To us, this would be his third, but to the SCOTUS, it would be his second.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Oh, I'm sure that the Supreme Court can think up of something to make it legal. There's a popular theory going around that Trump might go the "first term of the 47th" route to remain in power. If the SCOTUS goes with that definition, then Trump gets a third term without adding any amendments.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Or they can just...you know...ignore that part.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

"Vote for the lesser evil"

But why vote for the lesser evil if the lesser evil will vote with the greater evil anyway?

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Let's play a game.

Suppose the Republicans shut the government down in 2026. They want to pass a law that makes Trump president for life. The Dems vote no.

One month passes. What happens?

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

Now that it's clear that the Democrats will always surrender unconditionally...

How about the Republicans shut the government down again when the CR expires, and then demand that any Republicans running in the midterms pre-emptively be installed as the winners?

"But the Constitution won't let...", come on you know as well as I do that anything is up for grabs if Democrats caving is a given.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

If I do, I will probably play it for around two weeks. That's when I expect anti-cheat to get me.

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I tend to look around Steam for various games and demos that barely anyone knows about. Some of them are actually pretty good and innovative, so I'll list them here.

Demos

The Oversight Bureau

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There are some major Severance vibes with this one. The premise is this: For reasons unclear, you are a subject in a rehabilitation program, designed to help you fit in with society. There are some fun, simple Portal puzzles on Day 2, and a fun puzzle on Day 1 where you need to guide someone out of a burning building by telephone. A very unique part of this game is that you need to use your microphone to give commands and answer questions, and the bots you meet on Day 2 can handle commands pretty well.

Fractured Blooms

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In this one, you play as a woman in a rural area, dedicated to caring for plants on her property. Another part of her job is managing the bothersome SCP causing trouble. There are some weird entities on the loose, and keeping to the routine is how the MC keeps them placated (as far as I can tell).

Alice's World

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This demo is for a game that will be released later this year. The MC, Alice, finds herself in a dead world where bizarre creatures are on the loose. She also lets you pilot her around to investigate things, and comments on what's going on from time to time.

It should also be noted that this game is big on metafiction. The nature of it feels like a mixture of DDLC and Spec Ops The Line.

Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad

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It's a VN, yes, though this game is about a post-Soviet country facing an upcoming revolution in an alternate reality. The country is deeply divided, and if the start of the demo is any indication, there's also some funny business going on with the city's power plant. It feels like a mix between V for Vendetta, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and a dating sim.

Games

Redshift

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This one doesn't take very long, and it's free. Basically, you show up at a spooky radio tower to go turn the thing on, at which point you need to evade an entity that chases you. The premise is straightforward, though I like how you need your character to close his eyes to see the monster.

Ameshidama

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This is another free one. You'll like it if you're into escape room games. There are two sets of rooms to solve, and one chase to deal with at the end. The protagonist never actually talks (for certain reasons), though you do see her thoughts from time to time. In fact, the story is mainly told through picture books. An interesting puzzler that went under the radar.

Days Without Incident

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If you've ever played Nightmare House 2 or In Sound Mind, this is the small game that the devs of those two games made in between. It's a short game that mainly involves you exploring a creepy factory. I advise entering this one blind.

60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room

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This is the latest entry is a series of escape room games by mc2games. The games from these devs are all about the puzzles, and this one introduces a time limit. This game is easier than the other entries in the series, though I like the puzzles regardless.

Mods

vp_downcorridors Part 1

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This one is actually a mod for Gmod rather than a standalone game. This map, along with the other maps in this series (called voidplaces), are set inside a Backdoors-esque location with a strange pink Sun shining overhead. In this particular map, you make your way through some Portal-looking puzzles before you're let loose inside the downcorridors facility. Voidplaces is big on exploration, so be aware of that before trying this out; exploring all there is on this map will probably take awhile.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

I say density, though Elite Dangerous puts a spin on how large the map should be.

In Elite Dangerous, most of the galaxy is unexplored. The Bubble (human inhabited area) is fully explored, which steadily dwindles as you go to about 1k ly outside the Bubble. Out there, you're basically on your own.

When you explore and map unexplored areas, you actually get some money depending on the quality of your finds. If you find some Earth-like planets, for instance, you can get a lot of money from exploring. There is also an inexhaustible supply of systems to explore, so there's no need to worry about running out.

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