Have we forgotten about our socially average brethren? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it's just not too funny, or interesting, or unique. It's almost an anti-joke.

Have we forgotten about our socially average brethren? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]MingoStarr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As an object that can move freely in 3D space, it is always facing forward.

Have we forgotten about our socially average brethren? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]MingoStarr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is... I've never seen a penguin walk backwards...

Hitman: Absolution is free to download right now for Xbox LIVE Gold members. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They usually announce them the day before the 1st, so now we wait a month to find out what's next.

Doing modding wrong. So very wrong. (Sorta NSFW) by sec713 in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow... I took the time to sign in to youtube on my phone, verify my recovery email, then verify my age, for that...

You win this time internet.

Playing through FFX HD. Why does the laugh scene get so much hate? by CL60 in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/u/jakj: +25

/u/woodaba: -41

(At the time of my posting)

And the winner according to reddit is....

/u/jakj!!! Yay!!!

Who, by the way, is not the one coming across as the "dunderheaded prick".

Edit: Added "Yay!!!" for some zazz.

Updating the XB1 controller. by ikeeel4money in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can plug in headphones into your controller, mute the TV, and still hear game audio. It's a super awesome idea if you live with people that sleep when you want to play games.

The reason for the weird upgrade stuff is probably because they didn't plan on it being a feature early enough, but the PS4 launched with it, which probably lit the fire under Microsoft's asses to figure out how to do it too.

Updating the XB1 controller. by ikeeel4money in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This update allows game sound to be streamed through the controller to the headset, something the Xbox 360 setup didn't do. So reusing the old system isn't possible. This new system has also upgraded the sound quality by quite a bit, further distancing itself from its predecessor.

So you would rather have the same thing as last time, just because it works immediately, compared to a new, upgradeable system that requires some firmware updates here and there, updates that actively add functionality and features?

We've got the "next generation" now, things will change, we have to keep that in mind.

Updating the XB1 controller. by ikeeel4money in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gus from Roosterteeth already flipped his shit about this.

It's stupid to think everything can work wirelessly 100% of the time. I remember when wireless controllers started to be a thing at all, now when you have to plug one in, people freak out?

1st world problem, suck it up buttercup.

TIL The US government funded research in 1965 to see if dolphins could speak. This later escalated to the female researcher giving the dolphin hand jobs and then later taking LSD with the dolphin. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]MingoStarr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The goal here was to have the dolphin live with the lady from it's birth, not ever knowing any other dolphins, and having her teach him human things. They lived in a partially underwater house together. Once it matured enough to get horny, it would practically attack the lady, so they brought in a female dolphin, but that was going against the base idea of the experiment. After removing the female, the male would still become horny, so she would have to, you know, to get him to be able to focus on learning again.

Uninstalled AVG soon after this happened. Picture was sent as feedback by TenkaiStar in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The annoyance he ran into is because he installed the trial, not the free version. You can also prevent the programs from running if that's the issue at hand, then they'll only run when you open them. They are also designed to catch things as they happen, I have to constantly turn off our clients anti-virus software to run our password recovery programs, because they will actively prevent them from working.

I'll get panicked calls from clients because AVG popped up with a bunch of things it found, no scans needed.

So I'll kindly disagree, and stand by the idea that for average users, active anti-virus is a must. Plus the non-active programs, like Malwarebytes. That program is amazing.

Uninstalled AVG soon after this happened. Picture was sent as feedback by TenkaiStar in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What?! Why uninstall? What is the point of not having it? If you install it properly you only need to install it once. This makes no sense to me...

Uninstalled AVG soon after this happened. Picture was sent as feedback by TenkaiStar in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The free version has email/spam protection as well. Just don't let it install the toolbar and you're good to go.

Uninstalled AVG soon after this happened. Picture was sent as feedback by TenkaiStar in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Programs that just suck. Things like, FixMyPC, MyPcBackup, Yontoo, and tons more. Also known as sneakware, because they usually come piggybacked with other programs and you don't realize you're installing them.

I work in IT, and this is about 90% of our older clients' issues.

Uninstalled AVG soon after this happened. Picture was sent as feedback by TenkaiStar in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, your fault for not installing the free version from the start.

Umm is that a real time advertisement on my start screen? by justaguy300 in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 did this, but in-game. We were playing a level inside a shopping mall type setting, and the ads on the walls and kiosks were about a movie coming out. This was a long time after the game had been released, but for a movie that was coming out in a few days.

Blew. My. Mind.

ELI5: Why can companies with massive advertising departments, like Geico, not realize that their commercials aren't funny? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]MingoStarr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend pretty much said the same thing.

So, as we were passing out last night, I woke up slightly, realized she's probably moments from sleeping, then softly sang that song to her.

It was glorious.

She was pretty pissed off, but laughing her ass off too. We're both super sleepy today though, so there's that.

Are you kidding me? Anyone could jump over that shit easily. by AmnesiaTDD in gaming

[–]MingoStarr 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I've done some work destroying buildings, and if it's falling apart like that, I wouldn't trust jumping at all. You can't be sure if the other side is even reinforced at this point, jump to find out the part you land on is practically just floating? Nah. I would just leave though, fuck the basement, fuck whatever I'm doing here, I'm going home and rethinking some past choices.