IronKrill

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[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That title is terrible.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 93 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Glad that he eventually got it fixed.

Fortunately, Lifeward eventually capitulated and Straight was able to get his exoskeleton repaired — but that was only after an intense campaign

Still, these are the issues that make me question why anyone is excited for products like brain implants. The longer we can go without commercialised body modifications, the better.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

The cyanide pill.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I played this when it came out because some people were hyping it up. It's solid and a fun game, but I didn't feel it brought anything whatsoever to the table that other shooters hadn't brought 15 years ago. It isn't even the first free game to provide a similar experience. Not surprised it isn't a huge hit.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure I agree with "tolerating" keyboard. I quite like it over a joystick! The benefit in complex games (like RTS, as you mention) is obvious, but even in most 3D games I prefer the instant reaction and definite axis of WASD over the 360° analog inputs of a joystick. There are not many times I would rather move at 2° forwards-right at a ramping X% speed instead of simply moving forwards at 100% instantly. As for racing or other games that require precise analog inputs, I would generally prefer something that is bigger than my thumb i.e a racing wheel.

That isn't to say I completely disagree, though! The ergonomics are a clear disadvantage. Most keyboards are not ergonomic for typing, let alone gaming. It would be fantastic to see more gaming-specialised keypad devices other than that one Razor one and whatever Chinese Amazon specials are kicking around. But the keypad format is not something I would want to forego as any FPS I play for more than 20 hours I usually have the entire left half of the keyboard bound to something for quick access.

I upvoted you because this is a great discussion point. :)

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Can you not? I've played various third person combat games (are they all part of "hack n slash"?) with a mouse just fine. I do prefer controller, but there's nothing wrong with using a kb/mouse in most of those games. Is Dark Souls control scheme really that bad?

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Per their original comment, they aren't saying mouse is bad. Their problem is with the keyboard.

… we merely tolerate keyboard as a gaming input device because of the precision that mouse provides

Why are you bringing up the mouse again?

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'll chime in since I'm in Canada, which is sadly just US delayed by 20 years.

I can walk to a convenience store with high prices in about 5 minutes or 360 metres and little else. It's all residential beyond there until a 25 minute walk or greater and everything is spread out. The main shopping centres you might want to walk around are an hour walk away. To reach the store I actually shop at for reasonable prices, it's a 12 minute drive or a 7400 metre walk (a miserable one with spotty sidewalks)... just for fun, it's about 45m by bus BEST CASE but realistically you will take an hour unless you hit the exact right bus at the exact moment it pulls up.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

We have a movement in Canada called "Every Child Matters" due to indigenous history. The most annoying thing to experience is the same idiots who complain about BLM commenting on this one. "Black Lives Matter? What the hell dude, ALL lives matter!" then 5 minutes later saying "Every Child Matters? No shit, what a stupid movement name!" Can't win with these folks.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

AO3 was gaining ground before 2016, so not sure it can be called new anymore lol.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is what half of Tik-Tok feels like.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately there are very few open review projects and none that people have tried to actually integrate into one of the OSM apps. It makes me rather disappointed as finding businesses and checking reviews is one of the most common uses I have for Google Maps and yet OSM cannot replace it.

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