Posts by orangelantern@froggie.gay
(DIR) Post #Ahvain8t26CpeTmENc by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-05-05T23:01:26.267Z
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Sunday is over, I guess. Maybe the hangover will be too, come tomorrow. :neofox_googly_woozy:Missed half the day being unconscious and went in slow-motion through the rest.Reminding myself again that I am not 20-something anymore.
(DIR) Post #AhxC3hOnTMi1Nm0lWa by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-05-16T15:01:00.619Z
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Also, digitalization in Germany: At the (privatized) hospital my mom was admitted to, there is WLAN. In theory.But to get a temporary login you need to go down to the lobby, find an actual physical vending machine and insert real money cash, actual coins, to get a little paper coupon with your login on it.(what, you thought it was free? don't be ridiculous)And it was such a kafkaesque experience. Imagine: There is a company designing, building and selling these machines. Somewhere a bunch of idiots thought, what if we spend unholy amounts of money on a machine that requires physical money tokens to print access information to a WLAN on little strips of paper? What a genius innovation. This must be part of the paperless office everyone is talking about since the 00s.Also imagine, if you're with an injured leg on the 2nd floor above the lobby and just want to listen to some music. Better have someone with some gold coins in their little leather pouch ready to make the journey. Repeatedly, because ofc you can't buy them in bulk, they're timed to actual time, not time used.No wonder people prefer to use their mobile net, even if it is hella expensive.
(DIR) Post #Ai5j6XRlmXWB8a2ip6 by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-05-20T18:53:41.916Z
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@puppygirlhornypost@transfem.social @usernameswift@pleromer.net In the same chipper tone, of course.So you'll be like "yay...?"
(DIR) Post #Ai5jmg0qKDZtrkXc80 by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-05-20T19:01:19.860Z
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@Bard@transfem.social I especially love that this isn't even the Impact font.
(DIR) Post #Ai6AIZGpWd2b1wt1jE by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-05-20T23:57:23.233Z
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@usernameswift@pleromer.net Body says no.
(DIR) Post #Ai9NB5a9OCGPnxZEw4 by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-05-22T13:06:44.295Z
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@volpeon@is-a.wyvern.rip „whaddya wanna do, use another OS? LOL“It’s a bit like this, I believe.
(DIR) Post #Aip1XRycqJXXJCfn5k by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-06-11T15:09:12.445Z
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I've prepared a race track through the city, searched for some fitting animated race maps, prepared tokens for every participant in the race and looked for some cool images for the players' vehicles. If they decide to do anything else but this race tonight, I'm going to flip the digital table. Don't know how yet but I would find a way.#ttrpg #pnp #GMing
(DIR) Post #AipHDccj9BNDnuztj6 by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-06-11T17:12:17.744Z
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@lextenebris@social.vivaldi.net Usually yes, but in this case I put this much effort into it, because it was their idea and they are pretty hyped about it, going on about it for weeks now. ;) So if they now go "let's be pirates instead" I think I'm in my full rights to flip the table.
(DIR) Post #AipZvjFHgdO0G4DIem by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-06-11T21:41:28.531Z
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@lextenebris@social.vivaldi.net No prep in a pure online setup in a setting where visuals matter a lot doesn’t work that well in my experience. Running this game for four years now, so far the effort paid off in multitudes.
(DIR) Post #AipeOCrvXcBA3f7h9k by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-06-11T21:52:45.391Z
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@lextenebris@social.vivaldi.net Glad that it works for you. :)If you sit across a table with people, you have gestures and facial expressions at your disposal as well as an easier time understanding people if they talk over each other.Pure audio online play requires different rules.Also, I like visuals. It gives me joy preparing this and my players like them too. My online game is laden with animated maps, soundscapes and a lot of gimmicky effects. When we play together, we could do without, ofc, but why would we? It's fun.
(DIR) Post #Aj2Au4Fkwf8kW749nk by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-06-17T23:26:23.409Z
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@kasdeya@tech.lgbt Hm. I don't feel like this is the point the setting is trying to make. There are ways to change the system, they get plenty of mention, it's just that you can't use the tools they provide to do it, because then you start playing their game and you will lose, because they have much more practice and resources in doing so than you.Most people you meet in the story, are basically using the dystopian playground the corps have created to make their own ends meet, which is how people usually are. Because if you try to truly change things, people will get hurt and you will suffer (for a time at least). That doesn't mean there is no honor in the attempt. You will meet people who try to do just that. But they are pretty much alone, because no one is really interested in a solution. Not one that requires personal sacrifice anyway.Factions like the Nomads have effectively broken out of the system and are branded as outlaws and dangerous criminals in turn. They do serve as an example that a different way of life is possible, though.It's not about giving up but more about pointing out the futileness of trying to beat the devil at his own game. There are only two endings in the game that could be considered "good" and you get them by basically saying "nah, fuck it" and play by your own rules or employ the help of your chosen family instead of joining some corporation or trying to game the system.Traditionally, Cyberpunk has always been about warning us about the dangers of corporate control and CP2077 makes that point pretty clear.It's also a great story. Especially since the best outcome you will get is a bittersweet victory for yourself. That is the "punk" part of the setting: It's all shit anyway, make the best out of it while you can and go out laughing, head held high, guns blazing.Concerning change, the clear, and very cyberpunk-y, message of CP2077 is "change will require sacrifices because everything is so messed up already".It's not a story about changing the world, though, it's a story about survival and people living in the hellhole they have let others build around them.At no point does it glorify the corporate gloom or present it as lacking alternatives (there are interesting dialogues about this too), it just points out the scope of what would need to change to actually leave an impact. Blowing up half a city apparently doesn't.Personally I found the story well thought out, because it was very clear about why things can't just change on a whim. Some people do break out of it, some with your help. It was a good story. Definitely made me think a lot about what was happening and played quite a mean tune on my emotional strings.
(DIR) Post #AjlbXulqjgtugKfKlM by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-07-09T21:32:32.360Z
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@ocean@raru.re I have a Mac and a Windows PC sitting next to each other and let me tell you: It is exactly like this.
(DIR) Post #Ajx6PuA3LuRYQCSBsW by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-07-15T10:33:29.159Z
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@futurebird@sauropods.win @Snowshadow@mastodon.social Also, he is the mouthpiece of the far-right and as a dead martyr figure he would be so, so, much more useful and powerful. He‘d be like Nazi Jesus, without the hard-to-explain senility he displays on TV. They could make him say anything, be anything and the adoring masses would flock to his banner with a zeal we couldn’t even imagine right now.So, yeah, Jones is actually right: A dead Trump would be an incredible gift for the fascists.
(DIR) Post #AjxTwF7rEvt1edodyy by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-07-15T14:35:00.621Z
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I think many gamers completely underestimate how incredibly fun walking into an obvious trap can be, so that the villain can have their gloating moment ... just before the heroes break free against all odds. It is SO MUCH better than just circumventing all that with a "clever plan". More effective, sure, but more heroic, nuh-uh. Especially the super-type genres thrive on these tropes. They give a much better experience if you fully embrace heroic idiocy and not try to be "smarter" than the characters in the comics.#ttrpg #pnp
(DIR) Post #AjxVKat655Kg3I5SIS by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-07-15T15:25:21.461Z
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@futurebird@sauropods.win @llewelly@sauropods.win I did not expect to learn about lichen today.So, thanks for that, I guess.
(DIR) Post #Ak6mvdvbBekhq79H9c by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-07-18T14:06:06.746Z
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@Thef4ult@tech.lgbt that would work a little bit too well. 😬
(DIR) Post #Ak9bax941iktL0G4ga by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-07-21T11:25:28.993Z
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@futurebird@sauropods.win It could be all of the above.I‘d really like to know myself. It does seem like mental illness, though. I always say we’re sending the wrong people to therapy.
(DIR) Post #AkdFeiBHEixJpsTib2 by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-08-04T18:41:12.217Z
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@intransitivelie@beige.party It is like a trip back to the 90s though. Hm. Now that I said it, I realize there is nothing nostalgic about it. The only good things about the 90s were Raves and Industrial.
(DIR) Post #Akn2GzYtbhaYy6U61w by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-08-09T11:45:44.019Z
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@ErikUden@mastodon.de … Jedes mal wenn ich denke, dümmer können sie nicht werden. Diese Parteien sind wie ein Clown Car der Idiotie. Ich schätze aber einfach dass sie uns für sehr blöd halten, was aus deren Sicht ja auch nachvollziehbar ist, „wir“ haben sie immerhin gewählt.
(DIR) Post #An84NcTz8jLBdCvuJk by orangelantern@froggie.gay
2024-10-18T11:19:08.202Z
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@futurebird@sauropods.win They had a laptop design once that was perfect for school use. Incredibly robust, fun to look at and well-designed overall (apart from the charging cable which was its weak point).I basically wept as they discarded the design in favor of the flimsy slim nonsense. Why tf would I want to put my laptop in an envelope? My old tangerine iBook survived all kinds of treks, festivals, bumps, falls and whatnot in my backback and the outdoors. One time it got doused in beer and all that was needed to have it run again was a replacement keyboard. Try this with one of these fragile tablet-wannabes.I really loved that it had some heft to it too. Man, that was a good design.Genius and madness certainly are close by at Apple. It just seems that madness gets to decide more often than not.