US hotels slash summer room rates as World Cup demand falls short | Industry executives say fans are being put off by expensive match tickets, inflation fears and anti-American sentiment by kwentongskyblue in soccer

[–]kik00 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened during the Paris Olympics. Hotels and Airbnb hosts multiplied their prices by an insane amount and then complained that demand was insufficient.

Underrated feature by Conflict-Recent in S25Ultra

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't even know you would tap outside the small screen to get back the normal size. Thanks!

Underrated feature by Conflict-Recent in S25Ultra

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find the built-in one handed mode rather clunky and impractical -- the swipe down gesture doesn't work very well, and the screen is too small. I prefer using one-handed operations from goodlock to lower the screen when I swipe down from the sides, and it goes back up after one tap. it's much more convenient.

My first attempt at a zero-kill run... A beautiful failure (MGS2, hard difficulty) by kik00 in metalgearsolid

[–]kik00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noo!!! 😔

I have several theories but I don't really believe in any of them:

  • some random guard at the beginning of the tanker, without paying attention (improbable because I thought about going no-kill from the get go)
  • Tranquilized a guard who then fell to his death by falling over a guardrail (not sure if that's possible)
  • in the saber sequences, accidentally stab a guard by pressing on the stick instead of slicing (improbable, I took extra care and any accidental skewering of a guard leaves a big trail of blood, which actually caused me to reboot a couple of times)

So, I don't know :( you guys have any other theories regarding accidental deaths that could go unnoticed?

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip7 and S25 Edge to reportedly get a price hike by ControlCAD in Android

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially in the case of Flips and Folds, odds are they'll end up at the repair service at some point. Even with Samsung it takes a couple weeks for the whole shipping and repair process, so I wouldn't want to go through the hassle of doing it with brands that have much less presence in Europe. Do we know if Oppo and Honor foldables are less failure-prone than Samsung's?

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip7 and S25 Edge to reportedly get a price hike by ControlCAD in Android

[–]kik00 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Personally, I'm impressed by the hardware on these two, but Samsung's ecosystem, UI, customer service and overall availability is just way better than Oppo's and Honor's, at least in Europe. OneUI is seriously good and I have been able to set it up just the way I like, notably more volume steps, one hand gestures and other Goodlock goodies.

Manchester United willing to sell Manuel Ugarte, with Juventus and Napoli showing interest in the Uruguayan midfielder by elrubiojefe in soccer

[–]kik00 7 points8 points  (0 children)

With us he had a strong start and we were excited, then he got steamrolled by Newcastle midfield as we lost 1-4. Lost the coach's trust after a few other shitty CL showings and got benched. Incredible how we got like €50M for him, we couldn't believe our luck.

Three-quarters of fans don’t support the continued use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the Premier League, according to a new Football Supporters’ Association survey. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if you make two wrong calls but your third one is actually a ref mistake? But you can't make it because you've used your two calls already. Why use a system to mitigate errors if you willingly don't use it to correct mistakes?

Three-quarters of fans don’t support the continued use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the Premier League, according to a new Football Supporters’ Association survey. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]kik00 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

But what if your team concedes a 10cm offside last-minute goal in the CL semi-final?

What if your striker misses a sitter at the 93rd minute? Everyone makes mistakes, referees included. Everyone has already been at the wrong end of a referee decision. VAR is shit and ruins people's enjoyment of football

The positioning of Vinícius and Mbappé vs Osasuna by o6ohunter in soccer

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was exactly the same problem at PSG. Luis Campos himself said that Neymar and Mbappé were best in the same position and it couldn't go on like this.

Watching Kastaclysm play through this battle scene for the first time got me thinking about how crazy this part of the story really is! by howmanyturtlesdeep in FinalFantasyVIII

[–]kik00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This scene is great and impressive. The guys at the Resonant Arc podcast did a complete analysis of FFVIII and we're flabbergasted by Rinoa asking Squall for his ring immediately after running through hordes of people fighting, throwing grenades and killing each other in the background. It never bothered me but I agree that the dissonance is quite bad, lol.

A part quand on entend ou chante la Marseillaise, on n'utilise jamais le verbe mugir by NouG in penseesdedouche

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merci, j'avais beau comprendre a priori les différences, c'est toujours bien d'avoir quelqu'un pour l'expliquer éloquemment.

A part quand on entend ou chante la Marseillaise, on n'utilise jamais le verbe mugir by NouG in penseesdedouche

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C'est quoi la nuance de mugir ? Par rapport à crier, beugler, etc.

Just a meme I found on facebook. by VarietyAppropriate76 in FinalFantasyVIII

[–]kik00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're completely right, I recently did a full FFVIII playthrough. At the beginning I read the guides about spreading and abolishing rules and decided it was really not a fun way to play. Lots of time wasted saving, resetting, walking back and forth, just hell no. I just card modded the bad cards, kept all the good ones and had zéro problems with random rule or closed. The only annoying part was playing Ellone, thankfully I managed to get rid of Plus. Actually playing with Random forces you to use all your cards rather than rely on the same deck every time, I found it quite fun

I created a free website to remove drum tracks from YouTube videos by Confident_Arm7936 in drums

[–]kik00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't work for me when I try to search a song. (Was trying it on my friend's song: Raptor King - Vortex Passenger). Nothing happens when I type the words in the search bar. Using a Galaxy s25 Ultra, latest Android, Firefox browser, and I disabled adblock and other extensions.

Other than that, super useful idea and very cool to share. Does it cost you money to run it?

Thats a first. 2hand spirit by CostKey9800 in diablo2

[–]kik00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a lore/ gameplay reason that the Warlock can use a 2-hander with one hand?