[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 32 points 7 months ago

Price gouging and “grading” of retro games. I just wanna play some old NES games without taking out a second mortgage.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 26 points 7 months ago

Neil Gaiman. The man can write novels, YA novels, graphic novels, children’s books. And they all have such well crafted worlds that you just want to lose yourself in them.

I also think Neal Stephenson and Corey Doctorow deserve WAY more attention than they get.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by preppietechie@midwest.social to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

Longtime Super Mario Kart hacker MrL314 calls Resident Evil Kart "the worst thing I have ever created," and it's not hard to see why. As implied by the title, the ROM patch replaces Super Mario Kart's usual over-the-shoulder tracking camera with something more akin to the awkward fixed-angle "perspective shots" of the original PlayStation 1 Resident Evil games. The perspective automatically jumps between these fixed cameras around the track as your racer moves from section to section, forcing you to judge turns and obstacles from very skewed angles.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 30 points 9 months ago

I’ve never really understood this approach. If my work laptop prevents me from doing work, I open a ticket, cc my boss, and move on with my life. I’ve got enough other stuff to do and why take on the risk associated with circumventing company security controls just to get that TPS report in on time? I’ve got documentation showing that I tried and couldn’t complete the work because of the security control.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 113 points 10 months ago

The real villains here are the absurdly rich. Especially those who find ways to pay less in taxes.

The top 1% are the problem.

Tax the rich.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 10 points 10 months ago

This is my boomer MIL. She is honestly one of the kindest people I know. . She votes pro-environment/pro-social issues and has given (almost beyond her means) everything she can to virtually anyone who needs it. She has almost nothing left, and is a stones throw from couch surfing. I have no idea what’ll happen when her health starts to fail. As frustrated as I am with boomers, I try to remember her and the good she has tried to bring about in the world.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 37 points 10 months ago

I’m not a knower. Context?

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 149 points 10 months ago

Well, if Gen X and Millennials wanted their own fortunes they should have planned ahead like boomers and been born back when a house cost $7,500.

/sarcasm

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 35 points 10 months ago

Got excited until I realized it wasn’t the Outer Wilds…

Outer Worlds is a fun game. Outer Wilds is a game I won’t ever forget.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by preppietechie@midwest.social to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

Rumor has it that it's an RK3566 powered device, so systems before PSP, DC, and N64 will work fine, but those three will be a mixed bag.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 20 points 1 year ago

That we all accept that working our butts off for at least 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, with only around 2 weeks of vacation a year in the hopes that we can save just enough to retire at 65+ is normal. The social contract is broken, and everyone except the top 1% of earners is paying the price.

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 27 points 1 year ago

I mean, I liked the old show... but now whenever I see Kelsey Grammer, all I see is a Putin loving climate denier. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kelsey_Grammer

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 54 points 1 year ago

LTT has always felt too smug for my tastes. Particularly Linus himself. It’s to the point that none of the revelations coming out about LMG and their internal drama is particularly surprising. It’s exactly the kind of behavior I’d expect from a “we can do no wrong” kind of group.

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I always enjoy a good spooky/creepy story. What’s yours?

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I live in Ohio. Micro mobility makes perfect sense to me for about 3-5 months of the year. The weather is great for it. I’ll often prefer to ride my bike over driving a car just for that reason. What do I do for the other 7-9 months?

[-] preppietechie@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago

I once heard a theory once that most boomers are “the way they are” because of the amount of lead they all were exposed to due leaded gasoline. The three most common effects of long term lead exposure are developmental delay, learning difficulties, and irritability. Zero evidence of course, but it sure would explain a lot.

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The birth of Docker (midwest.social)

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Meta is talking to celebrities like Oprah and the Dalai Lama about being early users. ‘We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,’ a top exec told employees.

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https://wallpapers.microsoft.design has a surprising number of pretty slick looking wallpapers, including several "nostalgia series" ones like the 4k Bliss wallpaper.

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rif is fun for Reddit, ReddPlanet, and Sync will all shut down on June 30th, just like the Apollo app.

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