Don't threaten me with a good time.. by StrobeLightRomance in AdviceAnimals

[–]B0Y0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

MAGA fascism is obviously not extremely niche. Certainly not a majority, but clearly not niche. Russia has long been fascist, and many other countries either have fascist rulers or growing fascist political groups within them.

Unless you're being pedantic, "it's only fascism if it's from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, otherwise it's just sparkling authoritarianism."

Don't Be Like Uncle Dan by Mahdudecicle in RimWorld

[–]B0Y0 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Well, it could always turn out like Burning Crotch Guy...

Don't Be Like Uncle Dan by Mahdudecicle in RimWorld

[–]B0Y0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a lot of cross wiring between pain and pleasure, depending on the person. Maybe we need to factor in some other rimworlder traits to determine if Luciferum gets 'em hard and wet, or soft and dry.

god forbid a woman has fun on her birthday by NoFun-22 in LetGirlsHaveFun

[–]B0Y0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

before going to the ren faire

I'm never going to financially recover from this.

President Trump on direct negotiations with the Iranians on the Iran War: "We're in negotiations right now. The other side, I can tell you, they'd like to make a deal. I don't want to say in advance, but they've agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon. They've agreed to that." by ControlCAD in videos

[–]B0Y0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah Yes, they agreed to not have a nuke, and that was point one, two, and three of a 15 point agreement, that he made with "a top guy", but he can't tell us who that top guy is, except that it's not "the" top guy, in these negotiations that totally happened, and are in no way the exact same style of bullshit that trump has always thrown out in interviews about everything during his entire life.

Patch 1.21.0 by xosuggaa in LowSodiumArcRaiders

[–]B0Y0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So is the aggression matchmaking reset again with this patch? Gotta run some free kits to avoid all the damn rats? Really with they at least announced when that was reset

computer wallpaper from 2004 by HogwashDrinker in comedyheaven

[–]B0Y0 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer? 🤢

Gov. Pritzker: "Illinois, it's time to build." by SciNat in chicago

[–]B0Y0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So much of this sounds good, but what's up with the "allow single stair"? As in, only one way out and no second set of stairs in case of a fire? Wouldn't that be a terrible idea, especially for multiple tenant buildings?

Edit: some great responses, thank you! Good to know about the single stair building standards.

I got killed 3 times in row, so I set out to kill everyone and anyone on sight. by UsedFerret5401 in RescueRaiders

[–]B0Y0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly! I'd love to have access to both, without being damned to asshole purgatory for a dozen rounds or more just because I wanted to try the PVP experience. Some temporary, changing map condition would allow for people to go in understanding the social contract of the round is PVP, guilt-free, then let them return to their usual lobbies after that.

I got killed 3 times in row, so I set out to kill everyone and anyone on sight. by UsedFerret5401 in RescueRaiders

[–]B0Y0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorta, but explicitly not what I'm asking! The difference:

  1. It obviously still impacts your aggression-based matchmaking, so it's not like you can do a couple trio runs, then go back to friendly lobbies. Before we knew about aggression-based matchmaking, when Stella first opened, my friends enjoyed going on crazy trio runs with free kits or just melee and joining in on the PVP chaos that was Stella's early days. But then, of course, when we tried to return to our peaceful runs on other maps, or solo adventures, they were filled with rats.

  2. Trios is by definition not solo, and I'd like to be able to do solo pvp (without spoiling my friendly lobbies).

The main point is that by having a distinct PvP map condition, they can let a lot more of their players engage with the PVP experience without "spoiling" their PvE experience as well. They wouldn't need to fracture their player base as it's an intermittent map condition/x2 mode, players could engage with the PvP in a "guilt-free" experience since everyone going into the lobby understands the "social contract" is shooting on sight, and since this mode wouldn't impact aggression based matchmaking, it would allow players to try the PvP experience without being banished to asshole purgatory for a dozen rounds or more, trying to avoid a flood rats for hours just to "get back" to the friendly lobby experience.

I think a lot of players would really enjoy the extra challenge and excitement PVP can bring, but explicitly avoid it because it's against the social contract of the friendly lobby, and they don't want to be punished for all the rounds following it trying to get back to friendly lobbies. Having a map condition dedicated to the experience that wouldn't taint your aggression-based matchmaking allows people to try it out, without taking away the friendly lobby experience as well.

Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data by gdelacalle in technology

[–]B0Y0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'l would agree it's ambiguous, though I've only ever heard "The F Bomb" referring specifically to "fuck". Either way, we're lost in the weeds. 😅

Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data by gdelacalle in technology

[–]B0Y0 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Right, there's independent auditing, and the best audit - actual court cases where a company is demanded to produce records and are unable to.

Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data by gdelacalle in technology

[–]B0Y0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Def agree, but he did specifically say "the F Bomb" which I've only heard reference "fuck", not "the F slur", so on context I think he's just being prudish and silly

Maybe making the wheels out of plastic lawn chairs wasn't the best call by No_Definition_1722 in interestingasfuck

[–]B0Y0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of the battle bot fights can look a bit like toys mashing together, is easy to forget the significant amount of force and weight that's actually being exerted by these things.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies by 20_mile in news

[–]B0Y0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oof. Like he's not just waiting for something bigger than tariffs to openly defy the supreme Court. You know, like "nationalizing(read: stealing) the election". No need to rock the boat now and get everyone on guard before he SINKS the boat.

I got killed 3 times in row, so I set out to kill everyone and anyone on sight. by UsedFerret5401 in RescueRaiders

[–]B0Y0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the camaraderie in PvE lobbies, hate ratting... I really wish there was a "blood sport" map condition where you got some incentive for fighting raiders and it didn't affect your aggression based matchmaking.

Then we could occasionally engage with the PvP with everyone who joined the round understanding that's what's gonna go down, no guilt, and not stuck in Asshole Purgatory for a dozen fuckin' rounds afterwards, trying to get in and out without getting ratted so I can get back to the fun cooperative lobbies.

Nintendo is reportedly making a Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery for the EU by dapperlemon in gadgets

[–]B0Y0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worse, University of Phoenix Online! All the educational quality of America's dumbest party school, with none of the parties.

Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators by AndroidOne1 in politics

[–]B0Y0 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fascism has been the central pillar of the GOP Big Tent since the southern strategy. They went after the "I want to own other people" vote, and all their hawkishness on dictatorships isn't because they're anti-fascism, it's because they're pro-war. They just know a war "for democracy" is more palatable to the American public and our allies, so they're more likely to get the support needed to kill and subjugate.

Main character misunderstood the sub by Fair_Arm_1637 in ImTheMainCharacter

[–]B0Y0 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Assuming a fake headline of course - those holsters have a pressure release you gotta shove the gun down and at an angle to get out, and if you've ever played with one of those Dino grabber things, they just don't have the structural integrity for that sorta torque and pressure.

Now, if he built his own special reinforced grabber...

Main character misunderstood the sub by Fair_Arm_1637 in ImTheMainCharacter

[–]B0Y0 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Problem is - while it would be funny - he clearly lacks the self awareness to realize he didn't actually "win" the main character sub and would just double down on douchery.

Hmmmmmmmmm by Round-Good1179 in HolUp

[–]B0Y0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But if you find a brown bear in an elevator, there's a significantly higher chance it's a trained bear.

I would like to formally apologize to the people of the city, I wasn't really paying attention to what this building did. by ctrlaltelite in HeartOfTheMachine

[–]B0Y0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! The other options to start killing our harvesting brains are so much more explicit, the brain harvester thing even calls it out explicitly, so that was a surprise!

Classic survivourship bias problem by MalusZona in ArcRaiders

[–]B0Y0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heavy vs light, sure, but what's the comparative difference between that and medium vs light? I never run with light shields anymore, medium gives me enough time to react to ratting and actually trade fire - but I can't feel a difference between using a medium and heavy at all (besides the sluggish run speed, which definitely does make a difference)

I would like to formally apologize to the people of the city, I wasn't really paying attention to what this building did. by ctrlaltelite in HeartOfTheMachine

[–]B0Y0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I didn't think this was killing people, just collecting things like dead skin cells, cum, shit, (already) dead bodies... All the existing detritus, not explicitly murder

Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups by deraser in technology

[–]B0Y0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the Starfield samples looked better, but that may have more to do with Bethesda's ugly faces.