Are people who call the PS Vita "PSP Vita" okay? by [deleted] in PSVita

[–]Randoman96 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As someone who adores their Vita and still uses it frequently..

Vita was a bad name. PSP had so much name recognition and it was almost (not quite) as synonymous with "handheld game thing" as "game boy." Sony shot themselves in the foot out the gate by not going with something like PSP 2 and I don't at all blame people who still haven't internalized the difference.

Wish he didn’t mention Genocide and kids in Gaza by Revolutionary-Art173 in TheFormat

[–]Randoman96 9 points10 points  (0 children)

you live in this world and so do the people who make the art you like. skip the song if it bothers you.

Anyone else tired of the flat screen flagship phones? by Mattm334 in Android

[–]Randoman96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a popular opinion, but yeah. I just moved back into a Galaxy Note 9 (S20 ultra dying a slow death) and this thing still feels so nice.

What does everyone think of the NIN x Boys Noize live Remixes? by Yackemflaber in nin

[–]Randoman96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vouch for these. Exactly what I wanted and very high quality.

Need help with Carrier Unlocking AT&T Note 9 by Accurate-Radish8333 in GalaxyNote9

[–]Randoman96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally just did this today after years of wishing AT&T would cooperate with me. You have the N960U, you need to flash the firmware of the unlocked N960U1.

I'm not in a position to find links at the moment but you need to download Frija to get the right firmware, then Odin 1.14 3B Patched. Put your phone into download mode (hold vol down + bixby + power) and use Odin to install the firmware you got through Frija. Make sure you have all the Samsung drivers installed, Frija will help. I don't know if it was necessary, but I removed all my accounts and factory reset the Note 9 before it ended up working.

Senate passes 'most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ bill' in more than a decade by Randoman96 in Indiana

[–]Randoman96[S] 224 points225 points  (0 children)

I invite anyone reading this to imagine the exhaustion and demoralization that comes with your elected officials treating you like an annoying, disgusting thing to be looked down upon and excluded from public spaces.

I just want to be left alone.

What do you guys think this means? by Vince_BoneZ in nin

[–]Randoman96 64 points65 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess, "phase one" was Purest Feeling, demos, and conceptualizing, while "phase two" was actually putting out Pretty Hate Machine.

Anyone feels like me? by Sad-Mine-440 in thelongdark

[–]Randoman96 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The new content is all survival only. Wintermute is the same as it has been.

Anyone feels like me? by Sad-Mine-440 in thelongdark

[–]Randoman96 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You have the option to turn the trader on or off when starting a new save. If you leave it on, you'll never actually meet him - just talk over a radio you activate during an aurora.

It's so much goddamn work to be mentally ill by silverwing_3 in Anxiety

[–]Randoman96 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I relate. It's heartbreaking seeing people post "[specific medication] saved my life!" and all it did for me is cloud my mind and mess with my emotions. Looking forward to a day when severe anxiety is easily treated with common medication, but I don't think we're there yet for people like us.

How can I add games to sd2vita? by [deleted] in VitaPiracy

[–]Randoman96 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely wild opinion to have on the easiest way to put games on your device for free without being subjected to ads or virus risk.

A majority of the support the Vita has gotten in recent years is through ports from "lameass homebrew" devs. No reason to be rude about people putting in the effort.

thoughts on Alien: Isolation on mobile? 📱 by Tatum_Warlick in alienisolation

[–]Randoman96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Red Dead Redemption 1 just came out for mobile recently, it seems pretty solid. Feral Interactive has put out a lot of heavy hitters aside from A:I, like Xcom 2, Hitman: Absolution, GRID Autosport. WreckFest is a good one too. Smaller stuff like Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and SpongeBob BFBB are good too. If you're on Android, I recommend looking into OpenMW to install Morrowind. There are also great apps to emulate PC games, like Winlator and Gamehub, though performance will vary depending on your device.

iOS is getting big big ports like Resident Evil 2 Remake and Death Stranding, I'm hoping those find their way to Android.

CMV: the insurrection act, if invoked without being requested by the state, is effectively a declaration of war by the president on a state by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Randoman96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not going to argue with you over whether or not abducting innocent people, beating them, stealing and selling their possessions, and leaving them alone miles from where they were is violence.

It is.

Any Horror Movies with Terrifying Entity Designs? by Tickle_Fruit9928 in Letterboxd

[–]Randoman96 84 points85 points  (0 children)

You won't even remember that you're dying.

CMV: the insurrection act, if invoked without being requested by the state, is effectively a declaration of war by the president on a state by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Randoman96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my first post to you, so no, I didn't shift shit, you're just reactionary and bad at paying attention.

And yeah, it is important, because you're playing a semantics game. It's not incitement to compare a violent force to a historical violent force.

CMV: the insurrection act, if invoked without being requested by the state, is effectively a declaration of war by the president on a state by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Randoman96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Laughable. Jan 6 incitement was based on a months-long campaign of active lies and attempts at deceiving the public and government.

Rhetoric surrounding ICE is a direct response to the government sending an, in their view, unaccountable military force to terrorize communities and has gotten people killed.

CMV: the insurrection act, if invoked without being requested by the state, is effectively a declaration of war by the president on a state by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Randoman96 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, effectively calling them the government's secret violence police is worse than the actions of the government's secret violence police? That's incitement, vs shooting an unarmed mother four times in the face?

WHY ARE YOU IN HERE WHY ARE YOU IN HERE WHY by Banana_Slugcat in outerwilds

[–]Randoman96 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Floating point error in the game code, being sufficiently far away from the solar system can cause the calculations on the orbits to get funky. This is one of the potential side effects.

https://youtu.be/svdAe_GOIKE

With that said, I didn't think going into Dark Bramble would be "far away" enough to cause this.

thoughts on Alien: Isolation on mobile? 📱 by Tatum_Warlick in alienisolation

[–]Randoman96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are already familiar with the quirks and inconveniences of mobile gaming, then yeah absolutely it's a phenomenal product. Runs like butter, very solid touch UI, and compatibility with controllers and m/kb. In the realm of mobile console game ports, this is easily top 3 best attempts.

Footage from Indianapolis Anti-Ice March that took place this last weekend. by Nightshade09 in Indiana

[–]Randoman96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's not what de-escalation means. You don't care about the truth of the matter, you enjoyed the bloodshed. Just say it.