[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 hours ago

Ozempic's maker is just trying to protect Americans from the harmful side effects with the unconscionably high price.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Depending on your needs, virtual machine might be the easiest solution.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Loose-leaf tea steeped in a gaiwan, which ever tea leaves I happen to have.

I am so oversensitive to caffeine, that I tend to lose my sleep if I drink even a cup of coffee a day. So, if I drink coffee, I prefer decaf. There are some good decaf coffees nowadays.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

Fun fact: Black tea is called red tea in China, because of the color.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

L-theanine might help with caffeine's side effects. Theanine is a compound found in tea. It's believed to reduce the negative side effects of caffeine, without affecting the positive effects of it.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 27 points 3 days ago

Absolutely bonkers, they were testing that thing so close to population. There are residential areas within about 1km/mile from the test site. In one of the videos, it sounds like the blast wave destroyed some window. So, even if that thing would have only exploded during the test, it would have caused harm in those areas. Luckily, it landed on an empty area.

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submitted 4 months ago by ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz to c/gaming@beehaw.org

Some quotes from the article:

For Control 2 and codename Condor, all publishing, distribution, marketing, and other rights licensed to 505 Games revert to Remedy with immediate effect. 505 Games will continue as the publisher of Control through a transition period ending December 31, 2024

The maximum purchase price for the transaction is approximately EUR 17 million

This transaction will enable us to negotiate better deals for current and future Control games. We can now weigh up the options between self-publishing and a new publishing partner for Condor and Control 2. At the same time, we are in a better negotiating position than before as Control is an established brand and Alan Wake 2 has been successful.

Control [...] has sold over 4 million units

Condor and Control 2 have both progressed well in recent months and we expect these projects to reach their next development stages during the first half of 2024.

*Condor is the codename for a co-op multiplayer Control game.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 72 points 5 months ago

For some reason, when a GBA game crashes, the GBA will output the content of the game cartridge as audio over the headphone jack. This person noticed it and created a script that can re-create the ROM file (content of the cartridge) from the audio that the GBA outputs.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 17 points 8 months ago

Might also want to upgrade your dice to d20 while you're at it.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 months ago

Does this joke never end?

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submitted 11 months ago by ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz to c/kindle@lemmy.world

There's a Kindle Rewards bonus offer going on currently.

Spend $20 on Kindle books between July 28 and Aug 1 and earn 400 bonus points. Activation required.

Those $20 you need to spend to get the bonus points gives you another 60 points, so this event nets you at least 460 points. That's enough to redeem $3 credits and you are left with 160 points out of 300 needed for another $3 credits. Just remember that points expires in 3 months and you only get 3 points for every dollar you spend on Kindle books.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just buy bananas that are of the ripeness you like and put them in the fridge. They'll easily last a week or two and tastes better too (my opinion). Don't worry if the shell turns brown, the insides are still good. Place them in some kind of container (plastic bag will do) when you store them in fridge and they'll probably last a month if not more (I wouldn't know, I always eat them sooner).

When storing in fridge, the low temperature slows down ripening but oxygen causes the shell to turn brown. When the shell is brown enough it will start to ruin the insides. The plastic bag, or other airtight or near airtight container, reduces the amount of oxygen that gets to the bananas. When there's less oxygen to turn the shell brown the bananas will last who knows how long. In room temperature the shell and the insides will ripen about at the same rate, and usually pretty fast.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The amount of "fuck spez" pleases me, but I find the lack of "join lemmy" disturbing.

[-] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 44 points 11 months ago

We need to write “join lemmy” on the canvas.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz to c/kindle@lemmy.world

Kindle Rewards beta

For those who don't know yet, Kindle Rewards is a rewards program on amazon.com that rewards you for buying books. It's for both US and international customers, but you can only get into the beta if Amazon chooses you. It was launched last year.

Initially you got 5 points for every dollar you spent on Kindle e-books and 2 points for every dollar spent on print books. The points expired in 6 months. You need 300 points to redeem $3 worth of credits you can use when purchasing Kindle e-books. Credits expires in 1 month.

Changes to Kindle Rewards on June 1, 2023

After June 1, you now get only 3 points for every dollar spent on Kindle e-books and 1 point for every dollar spent on print books. On top of that those points now expires in 3 months (points earned before June 1 still expires in 6 months). So, you still need 300 points for the credits, but you need to spend more to get enough points. And you only have 3 months to earn those points before they start expiring.


What do you think about the program? Have you participated in it, or ignored it? What about these new changes?

I have only participated on those spend-X-dollars-get-Y-points events (for example, spend $10 get 300 points). I maintain a wish list of books that I'm interested of. When one of those events comes along, I look through the list and buy the minimum amount required by the event. Preferably books that are on sale. That gives me plenty of books for little money, and free credits for next purchase.

After these changes, I think the points you get from buying books outside of events are meaningless. You earn so little, and have so little time to earn enough, that those points will just end up expiring. I think the rewards program gives little to no benefit for customers, except during those spend-X-dollars-get-Y-points events. Even then, only if the event gives you those 300 points required for the credits.

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