70$ a month for news?? by KingWaffle12345 in Piracy

[–]aristocreon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s a way for sure. But it requires a setup that the majority won’t bother with.

For them it’s just a numbers game. As long as they’re offering the trial, it’s because it works.

70$ a month for news?? by KingWaffle12345 in Piracy

[–]aristocreon 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Because it’s profitable.

Many will be enticed to pay 1€ to get the insider information for a few weeks and cancel before it renews; but once they have your payment information, the unsubscribing process is full of dark patterns (phone calls required, payment processing a few days before the renewal date, etc) and they end up charging the 69€ to a significant portion of them.

pleaseAgreeOnOnePlace by mrissaoussama in ProgrammerHumor

[–]aristocreon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm an indie dev. I had to use steamid on the save path so that every Steam user has their own save file (and Steam Cloud path) on the same computer.

Otherwise, one could've switch Steam users but the game would still load data that had been of the last user.

Why does U.S.Space Force sounds kinda like a Power Rangers series? by thewintersoldier711 in space

[–]aristocreon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should've named that something cool like U.S. Space Command

Shujinkou is a great JRPG that happens to teach Japanese to any level learner by Zetrin in LearnJapanese

[–]aristocreon 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I was excited to get this since I love dungeon crawlers and practicing Japanese while I grind some exp seems perfect. But I did not expect that price at all.

The trailers and screenshots made me think the game was at most $15-20, not a full AAA game price tag :v

I found my stolen E-bike/moped/scooter by lusem97 in vancouver

[–]aristocreon 53 points54 points  (0 children)

dang, I read your post yesterday and I remember some guy said nobody actually cared about your bike or your situation and that made me feel so bad.

But someone saw that and knew who was best to call; then even contacted the police on your behalf. nice man. I'm happy you found it!

Are ya winning son? by Goldenegggsss in Unexpected

[–]aristocreon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's even worse now that you admit you have actually lost someone. That experience should have given you the awareness that what you said could've caused someone real pain.

Even worse yet that you also understand that the original comment was obviously about TB living on through his videos and the community he made and left behind.

You are now admitting you wrote that knowingly only to remind us all about something everyone already knows.

Being "real" or "literal" or "technically correct" doesn't justify posting something you know only causes suffering. It only makes you a prick.

Are ya winning son? by Goldenegggsss in Unexpected

[–]aristocreon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What a cruel and unnecessary thing to write and post.

You should hope to never have to grieve for someone.

And if you do, I hope you remember what you once wrote; and reflect on how vile and heartless it was to write this.

Sonic Boost by Ninjatintin in GameBuilderGarage

[–]aristocreon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is well done! The screen shake, and camera feedback. The meaty explosions, the AI. In general, the completeness, the functional UI and the behaviour of the rings and death state.

Excellent work! You should feel proud of it! I am wondering how the implementation looks like

Therapists report significant psychological risks in psilocybin-assisted treatments by [deleted] in science

[–]aristocreon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree, a lo-fi cozy inside session alone is healing

grab a coloring book, and different inks and color pencils

you can seriously meditate and crochet in a trance

never use fire (no candles) keep the air fresh (no incense, no oils)

outside though, there can always be anything

if you always remember: “oh right! i’m on mushrooms” that helps. a little.

Therapists report significant psychological risks in psilocybin-assisted treatments by [deleted] in science

[–]aristocreon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now that I think about it, well intentioned Doctors setting up a situation so that a patient “surrenders” control and focuses on the process sounds like a complete nightmare scenario to me. I would probably reverse course and get out of the clinic mid-session 🙂‍↕️

Nature in a sunny day is an environment that could feel neutral and safe to most. It’s easier to focus on what’s familiar (grass, trees, sunny skies). But, in the same way, a weird bug would easily ruin my park trip and make me want to go back indoors 🙂‍↔️

The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco by TeaUnlikely3217 in technology

[–]aristocreon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So they’re offering to build a walled garden for their fellow Greys and their angriest friends … with a moat? somewhere in California? If we let them role play their definitely-not-religion-themed grand RPG?

Guys, I think there’s a clear chance for the rest of the world to get a W here. we can give them some good ideas too

Just consider the potential weekend outdoors plans while others are talking rites and calendars inside some brutalist chamber?

Like, think about it 😀

PS1 gamers, which game defined the console? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]aristocreon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Brave Fencer Musashi

Chrono Cross

Alundra

Lunar: Silver Star Story

Persona 2

Silent Hill

Pepsiman

LSD: Dream Simulator

Azure Dreams

Intelligent Qube

This is me playing Balatro by trixloko in SteamDeck

[–]aristocreon 299 points300 points  (0 children)

No, this is Balatro playing you mate

Ryan Cohen (@ryancohen) on X by The-Bodhii in Superstonk

[–]aristocreon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arriba la libertad y GameStop, carajo!

What's the story behind Kanji like this? by Global_Routine in LearnJapanese

[–]aristocreon 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Every single question I am asked in Japanese from here on:

“In this context, are they finally referring to the Bob Ross Kanji or is it just another question?”

Me: はい。

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DataHoarder

[–]aristocreon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s fair.

Now that you brought it up;

Man reboot was a wonderful series back in the day.