halcyoncmdr

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 104 points 1 day ago (33 children)

It should also show icons for the OS as well. Since games can have dramatically different issues and performance depending on the OS sometimes. Having an icon showing a review is from a Linux machine compared to Windows for instance can help figure out if your system might be affected by reviews mentioning something that all seems to be from one type of OS.

Heck, I'd even take it a step further and have it include basic system specs for each review since Steam already gets that info.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There is no general spacesuit "standard". Suits up to this point have all been designed for a specific purpose and often even a specific vehicle. Newer vehicles have used newer suit designs to go with them. The upcoming Orion system for Artemis uses an entirely new and different suit as well. Not to mention the Russian and Chinese suits are different as well to work with their vehicles.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Same exact thought here. I want it, and I can't think of a realistic use for me.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

"Wake up sheeple!"
"No, not like that!"

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 62 points 3 days ago

It's simple really, their entire worldview relies on them being the "normal" ones and the "others" being the ones they make fun of.

Calling them weird forces them to think about it, just for a second, and that second of thought short circuits them just long enough for it to get through and it makes them feel terrible. They immediately drive it away of course, but there was that brief moment of clarity before they shoved it back down.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

It doesn't help that the Israeli government goes out of their way to conflate the two as much as possible. That way when people are trying to condemn the Zionist-run genocide, they are viewed as talking about all Israelis and Jewish people as a whole despite there being a clear and distinct separation. Their government is trying to muddy the waters so real discourse cannot happen, and that in turn puts them all in danger to the crazy fucks that harass people on campus.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

IIRC from some article or interview way back then, Martin had provided D&D an outline of all the major plot points he intended through the end of the series. So while they might not have had the specifics, the major points would have been there.

If that was true, then it would make sense that they used those major points for the basis of the rest of the show. After the abysmal reception of those points by the fans, I would imagine Martin would have stopped to think about his plans, possibly losing interest entirely.

That assumes that he did in fact provide those major points to D&D in the first place to have adapted however.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago (1 children)

State crime not federal. The Governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, would be the one to pardon her.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I haven't even considered McDonald's because their pricing skyrocketed post pandemic when inflation was high. They saw other businesses justifying large price increases by blaming inflation and the idiot consumers accepting the lie, and just ignored the niche their product is in, cheap shit.

Before the pandemic to be able to get a McDouble, Spicy McChicken and Fries for $4 with tax. Granted, the fries were only $1 with a digital coupon, but that coupon was always there. It was like the 2 tacos for 99¢ deal at Jack in the Box, you just gotta use the app.

Now that same group of food is $9 and the coupons available are dogshit. 15% off my $10 meal is not a good deal when sales tax is $12%. I'm not really saving much compared to things like BOGO offers and $1 items like it used to be constantly.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 106 points 3 days ago

It's because the politicians make the laws. And they want their judges on the bench to rule in their favor. Laws forcing judges to recuse don't help the politicians ignore the laws they find inconvenient.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

What are you talking about? What do you think I an making up?

I'm not making any claims. Well, other than Trump's staff being filled with idiots, but I'm pretty sure that's just a well-known fact at this point.

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

I think you're misunderstanding what I'm saying. The Federation is post-scarcity. They don't need to worry about how much things cost inside their economic bubble.

Just because Federation citizens don't need to think about money and buying things as part of their daily lives, that doesn't mean things have no price. For federation citizens, that price means nothing and they'd likely never even see it. For a Ferengi buying something like replacement parts at a Federation station though, that price matters.

When you're dealing with other cultures that do work with a monetary system, they have a monetary value for things. If you're going to interact and buy/sell items back and forth you need to have some sort of system to facilitate that. So the Federation has a standard credit, and items are worth various amounts so the cost can be directly exchanged like we do currently comparing different currencies. That credit just doesn't really matter to Federation citizens that don't interact outside the Federation, which is likely the nearly all of them given the size of the Federation.

We only see it referenced several times because we're watching Starships that interact with all these different cultures daily. We aren't watching Mr. Wilson who lives on Earth and has never left Federation space. While he does travel, he goes to Risa for vacation, and that is inside the Federation still. So his daily work, recreation, and even vacation doesn't involve needing any money.

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