You_are_dust

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[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'd rejoice, but I'll believe it when I see it happening consistently. I want smaller, denser, and richer worlds. Not giant, sprawling, and barren. It doesn't add anything to a game for me if I have to walk or drive 10 minutes to get to my next location and it's just empty in between.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think there would be anything harmful if you tried, but it might just flat out not work. My understanding is that the kernels that end up not popping probably just aren't able to. There's a certain amount of moisture that needs to be inside the kernels in order for them to pop. If that moisture level isn't right then it won't go off. So the fact that they didn't already pop, probably means they can't.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not the OP but I have read the book. It's very unique and the story is told in some pretty strange ways. Parts are written backwards, in code, in the margin of the pages, etc. I think it's a great experience and I'm glad to see it on that table. I've never read anything else like it.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why would you say that?

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

I want to understand this as well. It's the same type of people that are susceptible to other types of scams I think. Like thinking you're dating a celebrity and you're the only person they can turn to for financial help. So I sent my retirement funds to Pamela Anderson. We'll move in together soon, she promised a bunch of times. She just needs a little more money and she'll pay it all back plus the investments she's been doing for me. So I guess people that want to believe so badly that there's a super easy way to get unlimited money that all critical thinking just gets tossed out.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have one. It has been a long time since it has seen use though. My collection of horror movies are DVDs and a handful of Blu-ray.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

I have left some older systems on for extended periods a few times because I was either somewhere I couldn't save and didn't want to lose a bunch of progress, or games that didn't have save capabilities and I had to stop playing for some reason. Other than that, they always were and still do get turned off.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 41 points 1 month ago (13 children)

I watched his video doing a walkthrough of the damage yesterday. It's really sad. Not just his collection of all this stuff that he is so passionate about, but his whole house. So much damage caused by nature. I hope he's able to get things back to semi-normal soon.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago

I'm ready to find out what real money is. This fake money is too hard to get.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

That's a really good point. Software emulation is fine for most people, but Analogue stuff is going to be as close to the original as possible plus having all those modern things that we expect now. I haven't emulated N64 stuff very much so maybe there's more complications than I was thinking.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I believe it's probably slightly more for a used N64 in good condition, but your point is valid. I actually bought an Analogue Pocket. It's a quality product, no question about it. I guess the appeal for that one for me is that you can get adapter to play whatever handheld cartridges in one system and the screen is way better quality than the original systems. An N64 though, I'm not as certain. These typically have an SD card slot so that you can run roms on them, but if you just want an emulation machine, there are far more cost effective options. I'd probably argue that the N64 model makes the least sense because the console was pretty reliable and didn't have the read issues like the standard front loader NES.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

I don't believe Silent Hill 1 has endings based on number of saves or anything like that. It's about items found and actions taken. So I wouldn't worry about it. It's not a particularly long game if you end up with a bad ending on your first playthrough. I know Silent Hill 2 has endings that are affected by like when you heal and maybe how you fight in the game.

 

Is it possible to block bots? I see a ton of archival bots that repost content from reddit. No one interacts with these posts and I don't care to see them. I have tried using the block user function, but it doesn't seem to do anything. I'm not sure if this is a lemmy issue or a Connect issue. When I go to the bot profile page, it always times out. I'm assuming that is because there are so many posts from the bots. Anyone else have any experience with this?

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