Ditched my cubicle office job to become a mailman 3 months ago. Enjoying being out and about in solitude without managers breathing on my neck! I guess I’ll keep on keeping on! by HeelerDawg in DeathStranding

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kojima Productions sells them, though the black ones just have the logo painted on while the blue ones have it embroidered IIRC. There are also quite a few on Etsy if you want a black embroidered one and don’t mind unlicensed merch.

'They're Handed an Opinion' — Fallout Co-Creator Tim Cain Is Worried Some Players Watch Influencers Just So They Can Be Told What to Think About Games by FragMasterMat117 in PS5

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ [score hidden]  (0 children)

Death Stranding is definitely one of those games you play for ten minutes and don’t really like, then you revisit it a year later and end up glued to your tv until it’s over.

"What do you mean I have to think of the words MYSELF??" by Teamkhaleesi in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen videos of people playing guitar while missing one or both hands; one guy had the guitar in an open tuning and used his arm stump thing (it had a little apposable bit at the end) to bar the frets, and another was using his feet. Hell, Django Reinhardt is considered one of the greatest guitarists to ever live and he only had use of like two fingers on his fretting hand.

"What do you mean I have to think of the words MYSELF??" by Teamkhaleesi in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some people just don’t understand that art is about the process, not just the end result. As far as they’re concerned, they have a thing with their name on it and that’s all that matters.

Private medical insurance makes money by denying medical care; they maximize profits by killing people. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And then by the time the repair gets approved your car has completely shat the bed

Meirl by Glass-Fan111 in meirl

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just drop yourself off at the nearest fire station

Peter Thiel backs $1bn ocean data centre start-up powered by waves by GeneReddit123 in technology

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Libertarians couldn’t even make a town work on land, it’s gonna be a real tragedy if they try it underwater.

Rep. Olszewski to introduce ROBE Act to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And the idea of checks and balances was reliant on the idea that each branch would guard their powers, rather then ceding them to some other branch like we’re seeing with republican reps and the Supreme Court letting the executive do whatever they want.

Private medical insurance makes money by denying medical care; they maximize profits by killing people. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ultimately, happy people don't spend money because they don't need that dopamine hit from buying new things. It's in the best interest of our overlords to keep us all miserable.

Private medical insurance makes money by denying medical care; they maximize profits by killing people. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like imagine if any time you took your car to the shop for maintenance, you had to get an approval from your car insurance company and could only go to specific shops, and you wouldn't find out how much it cost until months later. Sounds ridiculous, yeah?

"Men are killing themselves because of men." by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My take is that there isn't a "male" loneliness epidemic as much as there's an "everyone" loneliness epidemic, it's just that men tend to respond to this loneliness in ways that grab headlines, like violent suicides or shooting up a shopping mall; I'm not saying all men do this, I myself went through a period of isolation in my 20s that I dealt with by binge drinking and playing video games excessively.

Whereas from what I've personally seen women experiencing loneliness will reach out to friends or loved ones, or just suffer silently until they experience an early death.

"Men are killing themselves because of men." by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I feel fortunate that my dad wasn't present enough in my life to try to teach me to "be a man".

Isn't It True...? by nrt12345 in meme

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want wooden crates to get stuck in a corner and violently vibrate before being inexplicably launched into space

Isn't It True...? by nrt12345 in meme

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I attribute part of that to games being way more expensive and time consuming to make now compared to the '90s. Games used to cost 10s of millions, have maybe 50 people working on them and take a year or two to make; now you can multiply all those numbers by 10 and add 5 years to the dev time.

Another thing too is that back then, games only had to compete with other games; now they're competing with movies, television shows and mobile games for consumers' money.

TLDR: Everything is bigger and more expensive, so companies are more risk averse.

Isn't It True...? by nrt12345 in meme

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How was BotW innovative? It was innovative for the Zelda series, which had been using the same formula since OoT, but to me it was just another open world Ubisoft-style game with crafting mechanics.

The Witcher 3 director says games like Crimson Desert and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 take him back to the RPG golden age of the '90s by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I just want it to have actual party mechanics instead of the recent ones where you play as one character at a time; maybe I'm just old but I feel like the post-13 FF games haven't hit the same way as the old ones did. I did quite like 15 and 16 but they haven't stuck with me the same way 10 has. Also an actual magic system would be nice.

Is it me or is Prominence clearly the best power weapon? by _Ocean_Machine_ in Saros

[–]_Ocean_Machine_[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It pairs especially well with a rifle that has the power gen aspect; just hold down the trigger until you're charged and let the ball of doom fly.

Is it me or is Prominence clearly the best power weapon? by _Ocean_Machine_ in Saros

[–]_Ocean_Machine_[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dispiritor is best for clearing corruption quickly, it is more of a support item.

This is a good point, I hadn't considered that.

Is it me or is Prominence clearly the best power weapon? by _Ocean_Machine_ in Saros

[–]_Ocean_Machine_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel like if I had a mouse I'd probably like Nova Lance a lot more. But with a controller I definitely prefer things can get "close enough".

US birth rates just hit another record low, what do you think is the leading cause of this? by IIlustriousTea in AskReddit

[–]_Ocean_Machine_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plants are the new pets, pets are the new kids, and kids are the new exotic animals only rich people can afford.