Posts by bVork@niu.moe
(DIR) Post #9niXHnrz5HFcxNMfGS by bVork@niu.moe
2019-10-08T07:24:59Z
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The recent #Blizzard and #NBA capitulations to #China show that whatever values the corporations pretend to espouse, whatever causes they pretend to favour, there's ultimately one and only one thing they are loyal to: money. They'll sell out anything and anyone in order to increase shareholder value.Because the Joker was wrong. We don't live in a society.We live in a market.Corporations want to monetize every aspect of our lives, from our personal information, to our beliefs, to our ability to form connections with others. Not to mention our possessions. "Let us make money on your dwelling with AirBNB! Your car with Uber!"And they want to destroy anything that they cannot monetize or twist for profit.George Orwell imagined a totalitarian future of a boot stamping on a human face, forever. The corporations won't prevent this future. Instead, they'll collaborate with the totalitarians and negotiate the manufacturing rights for the boot.
(DIR) Post #9oNWfM6QdkQlld0WXo by bVork@niu.moe
2019-10-28T08:08:15Z
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At this point I think I prefer the #EpicGamesStore over #Steam. The redesign of Steam is awful. Sometimes pages freeze. Sometimes I can't navigate my game library. Sometimes the play button just doesn't work. Epic's platform may be short on features but at least those features work and I CAN LAUNCH GAMES WITHOUT RESTARTING IT.
(DIR) Post #9oaVN8LQUtYwLSECRM by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-03T09:18:28Z
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@coolboymew Please let me know which 1am hour was more enjoyable.
(DIR) Post #9ori6Lc4PzhEmoqeSO by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-11T21:51:22Z
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@Bitshift Let me know if you run across any appealing instances. Also, keep in mind that Niu isn't going away for a few months. It might be worth waiting a few weeks before doing a full migration, because Pleroma is going to get support for follower migration fairly soon.
(DIR) Post #9p13mVrGZ2mCBRXhKq by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-16T09:56:26Z
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@Ste1lar I'm stuck on Windows until I can figure out how to un-fuck my GRUB. :( Turns out computers are complicated and updating your BIOS can screw up boot loaders!
(DIR) Post #9p13mWc3l4CsWZR4Gu by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-16T09:59:47Z
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@Ste1lar @absturztaube @cesese Right now I'm asking Google-sensei. I think I can boot via some Linux install media and then fix GRUB? But it might blow away my Windows boot loader and that would be bad because unfortunately all of my professional work requires Windows. I figure that this is a good Sunday project, but if I come screaming onto Mastodon on Sunday evening going HELP HELP HELP, you'll know why :P
(DIR) Post #9p34HWIbMbJaqP29Ds by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-17T09:21:09Z
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After spending the entire day with #DeathStranding, here are my thoughts:What the hell is Death Stranding?
(DIR) Post #9p34dsL06YlrZCodO4 by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-17T09:25:47Z
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@Rasp Except the Truck Simulator games are relaxing. This is a never-ending nightmare where there's always something going wrong. BTs, MULEs, the weather, rivers, or just Sam losing his balance. I'm not sure it's fun but it sure is entertaining.
(DIR) Post #9pKJglmFkq3H5XigAS by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-25T16:19:08Z
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Google before Stadia launch: "Yes, all games at launch support 4K."Google now: "Uh we were actually referring to the output not the actual game resolution."Diogenes, the gamer: "BEHOLD, 4K:"
(DIR) Post #9pLLYbVMSQHlyk0qAa by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-26T05:00:06Z
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@p_ Batman for NES! A fantastic game!
(DIR) Post #9pO3fRiFbtww2SpwuX by bVork@niu.moe
2019-11-27T09:59:48Z
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@freon I've actually talked to Sega people about this, and they've said that while they can't usually give official approval to fan projects, they treat them as free marketing as long as the projects do not seek to directly supplant a current Sega release.
(DIR) Post #9pqlHgS0pp1xxjSrQG by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-11T08:26:25Z
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Man, Subnautica is sure one of those survival/crafting games. Seems like it's good but that genre is very much not something I enjoy. *uninstalls*
(DIR) Post #9pqoWIPanFXLc3zYTg by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-11T09:20:42Z
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@Paradox I'm still holding out hope for the one game in the genre that clicks with me. One of the nice things about Game Pass is that I can try out games like this and not feel like I have been screwed out of $20.
(DIR) Post #9pqs43t7b9tUHDb1d2 by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-11T10:00:20Z
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@Paradox I... I'm not sure. I guess I'm looking for some sort of happy medium between a survival game like Subnautica and an automation game like Satisfactory. Some sort of ideal game where exploration is interesting and rewarding but resource extraction is more of a puzzle and less of a tedious search.As for Game Pass, it's Xbox Game Pass (https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/xbox-game-pass, which is a subscription service that gives you access to a pile of games on both Xbox One and PC. It's pretty cool, because it has caused me to both spend less money on individual games and try out games that I wouldn't otherwise consider.
(DIR) Post #9pr4MCmYT4XyWWwVFo by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-11T08:34:47Z
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@freon It may be "better" but it's still not great. I spent hours playing with friends (all located within Canada) and we quickly discovered that any track involving heavy use of physics (jumps, etc.) had a distinct host advantage, despite the 300/300 connection I was hosting the game with.
(DIR) Post #9qPmwBWu5y0UP4t8fA by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-28T02:36:41Z
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I have 8 bazillion games from this year to play. I haven't finished Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Death Stranding, Devil May Cry 5, Control, and a pile of others.So what am I playing?Ginga Force, a #shmup from 2013. Figured I'd actually finish it before I play its spinoff, Natsuki Chronicles. And I'm having a great time. I think it's time to just stop buying games and enjoy all the good ones that I already have.
(DIR) Post #9qPxtKHuAwFgC2iDhY by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-28T08:20:33Z
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@ocean I messed with it a bit already. It's pretty good. I like it more than Ginga Force, which is itself a great game. The soundtrack in Natsuki Chronicles is incredible. I've had it crash on me a couple of times, though. We've been trying to figure it out on Twitter and it might be confined to S and X models (I have the latter), but we're not sure.
(DIR) Post #9qSfjcaW47kMLzWIXA by bVork@niu.moe
2019-12-29T11:47:34Z
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@coolboymew I have nothing to contribute but MEGALOBOX MEGALOBOX MEGALOBOX MEGALOBOX MEGALOBOX. Seriously, episode 5 of that show is my favourite anime of the last decade.
(DIR) Post #9qbSJqxaSR9YPwKhlI by bVork@niu.moe
2020-01-02T21:19:20Z
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@coolboymew Where'd you find it for that price?
(DIR) Post #9rBcxewYEvtFUGM9Kq by bVork@niu.moe
2020-01-20T05:33:36Z
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I am watching #NekoPara episode 2 and feel the brain cells dying in real time.