Malgas

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[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 3 hours ago

Right, like the guy with the negatronic brain isn't going to be evil. Come on!

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then you get things like GTA or Saints Row, where whether I want to be using kb+m or controller changes based on whether I'm driving or on foot.

I've long thought that the ideal control scheme would somehow incorporate both a mouse for camera control, the sheer number of buttons you get from having your off-hand on a keyboard, and also analog inputs for things like movement/steering and vehicle throttle.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 12 points 2 days ago

There's a running gag in archaeology that variations on "ritual purposes" actually means "I have no idea what this was for".

That said, there has historically been a connection between certain divination practices and games of chance, so this could easily be both.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tuesday and Friday are named for Tyr and Frigg, respectively.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's not the half of it:

An image from a Busytown book depicting a smiling pig with a knife posing with many meat products including ham and bacon.  It is captioned "Mrs. Butcher sells all kinds of meat."

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Shit in, shit out. That’s AI.

"On two occasions I have been asked, – "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."

—Charles Babbage, on his analytical engine, 1864

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

Finally, a worthy sequel to 5nowdog5.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Off-topic, but, if that's a real cake and the image goes all the way around, that's actually kind of impressive.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 10 points 1 week ago

Don't dumb down the gameplay systems

Bethesda design challenge: impossible.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 11 points 1 week ago

Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you think, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you also believe that the Democratic Republic of North Korea is a democracy just because the name says so?

 

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