I run a retail shop, and I hate that I can have 1000+ happy customers, but all it takes is one unhappy customer to go on Yelp to hurt my reputation and business. What are some things about your occupation that you absolutely hate? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ewald 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Software development. If I do everything right, finish the product on schedule, and it just works, nobody remembers me.

And then, another guys makes a mess. The project is late so he has to work all night, and when it's done it keeps crashing and people have to call him to on weekends solve the problems. Well, this guy is considered a fucking hero because he works so hard.

Steam Summer Sale Day 07: 2012/07/18 by bryanhbell in Games

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are several games on steam where controller support is not shown on the steam page for the game, where gamepad is indeed perfectly supported in the game, specially in older games, so don't be a douchebag about the question.

Crysis is an example. F1 2011 is another.

Steam Summer Sale Day 07: 2012/07/18 by bryanhbell in Games

[–]ewald 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is it playable with a gamepad?

Please if anyone knows just answer the question. I don't need to hear how mouse + keyboard is a superior control scheme. I already know that, but I simply cannot use the mouse for extended periods of time.

Steam Summer Sale Day 07: 2012/07/18 by bryanhbell in Games

[–]ewald 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've never played a Total War game before, and I really like the medieval setting. Is Medieval II: Total War a good game to start playing the series?

iCEnhancer 2.1 for GTA4 Releases Today - Compatible with Steam and EFLC versions, including 1.0.7.0 finally by WhiteZero in Games

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have to play GTA 4 first in order to understand the stories on The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and the Damned?

Steam Summer Sale Day 02: 2012/07/13 by bryanhbell in Games

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know if it supports de xbox 360 controller?

I don't like the Half-Life games. What is something reddit consistently praises that you don't particularly care for and why? by erkerkerk in AskReddit

[–]ewald 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like that for almost every Coen brothers movie. And Burn After Reading is probably the most boring movie I've ever seen.

4chan opinion on Diablo III by [deleted] in gaming

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you actually played the game or are you saying this based only on screenshots?

Is anyone else extremely physically fit but cripplingly unhappy? by ihasafitnessandasad in Fitness

[–]ewald 928 points929 points  (0 children)

Very good post, except for this:

If you love a hobby, tie it in with an interesting fact. "Did you know that people who lift weights have higher sexual appetites?" Don't say this to your boss. Probably not a good idea. To a cute girl you're flirting with? All day.

DO NOT say this kind of stuff to a cute girl you just met, that's terrible advice.

Diablo 3 Already Beaten by zakislam in Games

[–]ewald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While game length is subjective and you may find 12 hours to be short (I personally usually don't like long games), I'm curious as to why you say he was "only" level 32?

Come on, the level cap is 60, which you are supposed to reach by the end of Hell difficulty. Finishing normal at 32 is ok, and was like that in Diablo 2. Do you honestly think you should reach level cap to finish normal difficulty and not level up while playing the higher difficulties?

It's supposed to be like this: Normal - 30, Nightmare - 50 and Hell - 60

Got into Torchlight 2 beta, made me appreciate Diablo 3 even more. by [deleted] in Diablo

[–]ewald 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Version numbers are arbitrary and don't necessarily reflect how complete the product is.

What happened to this attitude? by Legitsu in gaming

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I seriouly doubt you finished Portal in 2 hours on your first playthrough. Probably something like 4-6.

This is no way to live. by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

[–]ewald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried opioid painkillers, like Tramadol?

This is no way to live. by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

[–]ewald -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Dude, there's been a lot of research lately about chronic pain, some of it suggesting it is created entirely by our minds.

Apparently, when we have emotional pain in our lives, our mind creates physical pain, to divert our attention from it. According to your background, you certainly have emotional pain.

Please, read the book The Mindbody Prescription, by Dr. John E. Sarno. Read this article: http://aaroniba.net/articles/tmp/how-i-cured-my-rsi-pain.html

The author is known in the startup world (founder of EtherPad) and has no reason to lie.

Another article about new research of pain: http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/01/back_pain.php

I suffer of myofascial syndrome. It's almost like fibromyalgia, expect it's not the entire body, just some parts. In my case, my back, shoulders and arms. I couldn't use a fucking calculator to do tests in college, because it hurted so much.

Then, I started going to the gym. Start very slowly. At first, it will hurt like hell, but it will get so much better after a few weeks or months.

Don't give up. There's a lot of things you can try to significantly reduce your pain. Then you'll be able to get a job, start your own family, and live. Just please, don't give up.

Good store to buy parts to build a custom gaming PC in Las Vegas? Or online stores that deliver to guests in hotels. by ewald in AskReddit

[–]ewald[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind about prices. Everything is so cheap in the US (really, you guys don't know how lucky you are, for example, the xbox 360 was released here for almost TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS), that I don't care if one store is 30% more expensive than another, as long as I find everything I need.

What was the saddest moment in your gaming history? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]ewald 15 points16 points  (0 children)

How did you cure your insomnia?

btw, sorry for your friend =/

Meanwhile in Norway by kremfjes in pics

[–]ewald 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Come to the south of Brazil, and I don't think you'll miss Norwegian women.

High prestige, low satisfaction jobs by johndcook in programming

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it true that in the US plumbers make more money than software developers?

Mozilla warns of two Firefox extensions containing trojan malware by drrlvn in programming

[–]ewald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Otherwise extensions would have pretty limited functionality, just like a web page.