[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

This is the third post I've seen about Stanley cups and only now did I realize it had nothing to do with hockey. I was very confused how someone had spent $3000 on Stanley cups

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it's the water. That's the problem

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Kings quest didn't have character progression or choices to be made (at least in the ones I played). That's pretty core to qualify as an rpg

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I know it's pedantic, but that's a rogueLIKE. A roguelite has permanent upgrades

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

I was impressed by how good Larian made BG3 in spite of using tabletop mechanics, but the Divinity games still had much better game play. I hope they start a new IP and add more of the roleplay options that made BG3 great, but with their own mechanics (hopefully without a charisma stat)

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

These kind of initiatives are actually pretty great. Like most english language media, video games are pretty American dominated. Funding to games with unique perspectives could lead to some really interesting projects. I played a really interesting game called Black Book a while back. It was a fascinating look into Finno-Ugric culture in pre-revolution Russia (and a pretty good game, too). I'd love to see more titles like that

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I thought it was bad where I live, but when I was in OKC it was so much worse. I've never been anywhere so hostile to pedestrians. Sidewalks were jagged and broken and just ended randomly wherever they thought they could squeeze more parking in. Despite being a small city there were highways EVERYWHERE. You could never escape the roar of traffic. My buddy who lives there is in a gated community and even if there was anything around (there wasn't) you couldn't walk anywhere anyway because the gate is pressure sensitive to the weight of a car so you can't actually leave unless you're driving. I can only hope the next generation of planners can mitigate some of the last generation's damage in our lifetime

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

There was definitely a scene where they're sitting at the dinner table and the father is railing against affirmative action because his department hired a black firefighter.

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

? What a strange conclusion. Because someone may have lied about a largely insignificant detail of this war you're going to pick a side? Fuck Hamas and also fuck Netanyahu. I can't do anything about Hamas but I can try to stop my government from supporting Netanyahu

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

Sounds familiar. When the Americans wanted to go into Iraq there was "unconfirmed" stories of Iraqis murdering babies in hospitals. The demonization of people is getting out of control quickly here. Posting stories like this without solid evidence is not only unhelpful, it's very irresponsible

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I'm guessing you don't actually know anyone who owns an ev. My coworker has been driving over 100km a day on his Leaf for nearly a decade and he's only ever had tires and brakes done on it. I'd buy an electric myself if I didn't need my truck for work

[-] Thatsalotofpotatoes@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

It's not intended to be punitive. The idea is that slavery generated a massive amount of wealth for slave owning economies that left us richer and the descendants of slaves poorer. Think of it as being the child of a crime boss. You haven't committed any crimes but the hosue you live in and the school that gave you the education to get ahead were paid for with dirty money. The idea is fair, but just not likely to ever happen. I think the point is more so to make people recognize the problem so that more is done to catch up the people on the wrong end of the generational wealth spectrum

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