elfpie

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Sort by date added to library, what's the oldest game you have *installed* on Steam? in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago

Bastion and Torchlight 2 in 2013, same purchase. It took me ten years to finally get to the end of Torchlight with any character and I still haven't finished Bastion. Later I'd purchase co-op games and slowly move to single player. Lots of MMO outside steam before.

Any recommendation on antivirus that isn't annoying and don't give false positive on cracks? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 21 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Isn't that a matter of behavior? The crack is doing something expected from a crack and the system warns you because most wouldn't use it without being aware. If you really trust the file, add it as an exception.

Or do you want a software that can vet good cracks from bad cracks?

Democracy Requires Disempowering the Supreme Court in c/socialism@beehaw.org
[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

I just now realized that your vote means nothing if the majority of the group you're assigned to voted differently, and it means little when with the majority. I'm not from the US and I thought I had understood the modular voting system and the issues with only two great parties, but their combination is horrifying.

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Technical quality of life advice (beehaw.org)
 

Once again I go back to the Exiled Lands (Savage Wilds this time, actually), and once again I can't help editing ".../Conan Exiles/ConanSandbox/Config/DefaultGame.ini" to strip away the opening credits that I can't really skip otherwise or automatically. Not everyone is bothered by it and the wait time is the same, but I'm happier this way.

Do you have some quirk like that in your gaming life? Something that takes at least a bit of effort or research to make your setup just nice? Give me all your most silly and trivial examples. All praise mods that automate doors.

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How to Deal With Cyclists (youtu.be)
 

"Plan to follow, look to overtake". That's quite a simple rule that should be taught to everyone. It's a nice instructional video they won't put drivers in the defensive.

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What does allyship mean? (beehaw.org)
 

It’s really a question. I was going to comment how the term sounds one-sided to me, decided to do a quick search and realized there’s some controversy to the idea. I’m from Brazil and we don’t have a term for that as far as I know, so there might be a linguistic component to the sentiment I have as well.

If I say someone is my ally, I’m automatically their ally. Right? We have a common cause, even if the specifics may differ. Or we have a single goal, mission, vision, desire, and so on. We are allies, we are together. Then we have this concept of ally that seems to exist to denote a separation. I’m an ally because I’m other. Or, I’m an ally because I don’t have the same experiences, therefore I can’t speak from the same place you stand.

The idea we have to understand we speak from different places is important, but drawing a line in the cause and putting allies to one side is weird. Let me put it this way. Instead of sounding like “understand your situation is different than my own”, it sounds more like “know your place”.

How do you feel about that? Am I missing something?

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the fashion industry hates older women (youtube.com)