ArgentRaven

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[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Well shit. I guess I can't play it anymore. There's still duotrigordle, waffle, and a million others though. Plus I was starting to see ads on the app.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

The clusters of white dots that form a white curved line next to the yellow ones?

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Not to trivialize your experience, but Deloused the the Comatorium by The Mars Volta is a true story about a guy that tried to kill himself by drinking rat poison, going into a coma, coming out of it, and realizing that the coma world was more preferable/he couldn't cope with the waking world and jumps off of a building to get back. He died.

It's an interesting album that might help? There's a lot of disconnected, out there nonsense in his dreams that they express in the songs.

I'm sure it's not nearly as intense as being in a dreaming coma, but I found music that touches upon a traumatic situation helps me sort it out.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I get things like "enlightenment", etc. But the average person (at least in the US) that isn't already Catholic has a strong possibility of already being told they aren't real Christians, and isn't going to know or care about etymology, and will assume it's Lucifer. They could call the main character Satin after the cloth and it's have the same effect, even though they aren't related.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's simple word association. I'm aware of the Latin translations. I'm also aware that most people are not going to think about it too long, and immediately going to jump to conclusions. They also believe in Bigfoot. What end of the Bell curve are we talking about, here?

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I dunno, he's a serial killer trying to remake the world by looking everyone he doesn't like and it's pretty mainstream.

Even without that, drawing attention to Light seems weird. Could've been "Peace", "Faith", or "Love" or whatever.

This is just 12 years of Catholic school talking, but it's a strange name to pick that ties to a lot of less than desirable stuff.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (8 children)

So they choose Luce, so close to Lucifer, and they expect the Internet to NOT bring it up? There's Lucy, Daughter of the Devil on Cartoon Network for shit's sake.

Nevermind the connections to Death Note, a far more popular anime about Light Yagami, and the subtle connections between his name and Lucifer the Lightbringer.

This seems so much worse on it's face, even if you leave out the undertones of children's abuse by the church and Rule 34 that will come out (which are worse, but the church keeps trying to bury it)

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm speaking mainly of the distrust against the public having access for fear that we'd abuse it and not give them a cut. We can't have access to these things now, but we used to. Regardless of form, regardless of piracy.

It's more of a move to restrict ownership when you make a purchase, that has a farther reach than just games. I could see this being applied to cars, houses, etc. In that you only rent a license, and don't actually own anything. I see this as just a first step, and the logic they use to justify it doesn't make sense.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Now what IS "Attempted Murder", anyway? Do they give out Nobel Prizes for "attempted chemistry"?

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (4 children)

We used to rent these games from Blockbuster Video! On DVD when we had DVD burners and little to no drm! How did it suddenly not become acceptable?

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 86 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no, they're putting denuvo on it? Man I loved the first game. I don't think they even had anything close to a problem with piracy because it was a huge hit. Like, it not only did amazing for Warhorse Studios, but it made a huge tourism jump for the region.

That's a bummer, and as much as I want to support KC:D II, I can't support denuvo.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Mixing water and sand? Is he referring to the Falling Sand game? Just missing wax and fire. What a throwback.

https://boredhumans.com/falling_sand.php

 

If you just found out your kid is a leftie, most of the world we can adapt to. But something that will make their school years easier, as well as their crafting ability, is left handed scissors. Once I got my pair, I found it was individually easier to cut things out. Try it - the typical pair is molded for a right hand, so it cuts into your thumb over extended use. But the worst part is the way the blades connect - you can't see what you're cutting! You have to hold your left hand far over your body's right side, or crane your neck over your hand to see what you're cutting. Otherwise, you just guess and it looks sloppy.

Keyboards, pianos, drums, doors, manual cars, all of this can be overcome. But scissors? Lefties need leftie scissors. I'm still using my pair 30 years later and they're worth their weight in gold.

 

I inherited my grandfather's WWII compass, and had it sitting around for a long time on a shelf. I recently got a Geiger counter, and find that it's radioactive. Around 10 microsieverts/hr. Apparently they used radium paint to make them glow in the dark. I can't just throw it away, but I don't want it potentially causing a danger to others in the room. Is there some sort of lead lined box I can put it in, or some kind of prevention I can do? Is there anyone experienced with this sort of thing that can offer some advice?

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