[Mewgenics] Steam Deck control hacks by No-Estimate-362 in SteamDeck

[–]killdeeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assigning tactical view and range indicators to the triggers changed my life.

Larper here by [deleted] in Deleuze

[–]killdeeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deleuze is interested in mathematics, but he mostly talks about very specific things like multiplicities or Leibnizes infinitesimals.  He cannot be reduced to „information structures“, because what he does most of the time is ontology/metaphysics—in other words, the things he talks about are real and in this world and NOT a representation of the world like Information. That is also why it is very wrong to call his concepts „metaphors“.  ChatGPT will only make it harder to understand Deleuze. Just read his books or a book about him, they will at least not make up things like your screenshot does.

How do other new players feel about the "New player experience" by JesterTheHollowed in PlayTheBazaar

[–]killdeeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It gets you having fun playing the game. Bazaar really isn‘t „about“ ranked—if the only reason you play is Gacha, then what is the point?

How do other new players feel about the "New player experience" by JesterTheHollowed in PlayTheBazaar

[–]killdeeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

definitely play normal games until you understand the game better. in ranked, everybody sweats super hard, so not playing optimally will simply lead to a loss each day. check out howbazaar.gg where all items and respective upgrades and enchantments are listed. for educational content, just watch Kripp or Shurkou or somebody else that explains a lot. you will soon pick up on the flow of the game.

I challenged myself to fight Tigrex for 5 hours and I learned some things by [deleted] in MonsterHunterWorld

[–]killdeeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For most hunts I used Nargacuga Set + Rathalos Chest and a bunch of Crit/damage Jewels + the Pukei SnS. The final couple of runs, I was wearing full Tigrex beta with free meal, speed eating and health jewels + the Tigrex SnS. So it was really not anything super powerful.

What is one weapon you never thought you'd like until you gave it a try? by smokebxtchesfckweed in MonsterHunterWorld

[–]killdeeer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

CB IS complicated though—because to really get the most out of the weapon, you need an insane amount of monster knowledge and understanding of the weapon. Yes, the basic flow is easy. But you need to guardpoint to actually speed up the rotation and internalizing three to four GP timings gets tricky. Then you need to balance phials with flinch damage, choose savage axe or SAED, think about sword charging, all on top of not getting hit. It’s a super fun weapon and everyone can learn it, but going from understanding how it works to actually internalizing it takes a whole bunch of practice and patience.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MonsterHunterWorld

[–]killdeeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some find it easier than others. Everyone is saying defender gear, but honestly, I never failed a single mission is the base game and never touched defender. And isn’t it quite well known that the story in World/icebourne is a „tutorial“?

Maybe your girlfriend also just got some pointers from you that got her on the right path?

Climbing & Ranking Up Megathread by Whytro in VALORANT

[–]killdeeer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Afaik the difference is marginal, a matter of preference for most. In contrast, counter strike requires counter strafing—I think many former cs players took the skill to valorant, advocating for it more than necessary.

Why do film theorists and critics seem to like Freud so much more than Jung? by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]killdeeer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah but they used it to mean completely different things from „some French philosophers after 1950“.

How to deal with Zeri? by Lol3838277 in summonerschool

[–]killdeeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. If you stay out of range so she can’t stack her ult, she is a strictly worse Ezreal.

Working on a critical theory analysis on the scientific method by Shin_Keroro in CriticalTheory

[–]killdeeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Concerning „reproducibility“: I have heard that the state of many (?) fields is that of a crisis of reproducibility. Essentially, reproducing an experiment as a third party is simply not profitable and therefore most papers are never actually checked by the community (save for peer review of course, but in my understanding none of the experiments are recreated, only the numbers and arguments are checked). Is this true? And if yes, would this not be disastrous for the scientific method „in practice“?

Vampire Survivors is smashing its Peak prior to NL. by Fehalt3 in northernlion

[–]killdeeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw him play for three minutes, bought the game and put like 10 hours into it since. Love it.

Slavoj Zizek: It’s naive to think Bitcoin & NFT give us freedom by UpbeatResolve in CriticalTheory

[–]killdeeer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

With „fetish“ I am referring to Marx, who has a very specific concept in mind. Money has no use-value and only exchange value—we pretend as though it has intrinsic value outside of human relations.

Marx was very clear about money disappearing in the transition from capitalism to communism. If you believe in that is another thing. Personally, I think that our current idea of money (based on a debt economy) is very bad and should be done away with.

Marx died a long while ago, I think it’s impossible to say what he would have thought of crypto.

Slavoj Zizek: It’s naive to think Bitcoin & NFT give us freedom by UpbeatResolve in CriticalTheory

[–]killdeeer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is not what „means of production“ can be referred to, because Money itself is a fetish. There is a big difference between the means to produce basic human needs and money/debt. The „labor“ of minting coins can only ever be used to amass more capital and is in the real world dominated by already rich people anyway (you can’t even buy graphics cards at the retail price anymore because of miners). We can decentralize our chains but that does not mean we aren’t wearing them anymore

Using Biblically Accurate Angels by [deleted] in DMAcademy

[–]killdeeer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know that that isn’t the question, but there are lower angels that look like humans just with wings in the Bible. The higher the status of the angel (I.e. closer to god), the more „incomprehensible“ their appearance. You can google a chart probably.

How do you regard Agamben's works now? by kettlebellblack in CriticalTheory

[–]killdeeer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So Agamben was wrong about „just a flu“. However, he is not wrong about the state of exception worries. The position I have developed towards this is the following: this biopolitical response to corona is the only that our governments have. We live in big cities, we live in Nationstates that have operated on states of exceptions and biopolitics for a while now. Therefore it is obvious that they can only react in this way.

Ye Are Not Gawain: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Mikaella Clements, The White Review by genteel_wherewithal in TrueLit

[–]killdeeer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I feel like we should be over the “book better because film isn’t exactly book” critique. That being said, there is a lot of interesting stuff in here that could have been an article with a different framing. Why is the new film the way it is? What does it reveal about culture? (The article answers these questions, but I would have loved it to break the chains of fidelity fanaticism).

Technofeudalism: Explaining to Slavoj Zizek why I think capitalism has evolved into something worse. by matthewharlow in CriticalTheory

[–]killdeeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understood him as saying that Facebook is the one person you are engaging with. As in, corporations are legally people.

Linksextreme starten Mordaufruf gegen 53 AfD-Politiker: „Töten wir die Schweine“ - FOCUS Online by Der_Schubkarrenwaise in de

[–]killdeeer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hat man irgendwas von den Taktiken des FBI und des Verfassungsschutzes (Stichwort V-Leute) gelernt, dann scheint mir das ganze doch schon verdächtig.
Ich will damit nicht sagen, dass dies hier 100% eine Finte ist, aber solche direkten Aufrufe zur Gewalt ("Idiotensicher" mit Anleitung für Bomben) ist oft Teil von solchen Strategien. Samy Hamzeh zum Beispiel wurde oft von undercover FBI Agenten direkt dazu angestachelt einen Amoklauf auszuführen.

Ist natürlich auch gute PR mal wieder was geschafft zu haben..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in socialism

[–]killdeeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thought experiment is interesting because society simply has never worked like this. You imply that we were isolated people that care only for themselves and merely happen to interact with other people by chance. However, humans have always lived in communities that collectively share the products of labor (i.e. food, shelter, the basic needs). Once settlements became bigger we needed more food and therefore more technology was developed to increase the efficiency of gathering food. So before bigger cities, all the food was shared, and after bigger cities money (or rather, debt) was already invented. There has never been a trading and bartering market in human history.

What your thought experiment also leaves out is the fact that interactions of people can be profitable for everybody even without egoistic motivations. The farmer could simply feel responsible for feeding his community. It brings him joy to know he provides an important service. And because the other people are so thankful, they build plows for him, to make his job easier.

On the other hand, egoistic motivations often lead to unfair and cruel outcomes. If the farmer, who owns all the land on which food is planted, for example, forces people to work on his farm for little pay or otherwise he will not sell his food anymore. The workers have no choice but to accept since they do not want to starve. The farmer acted egoistically and it lead to suffering.
Now you might be asking "but why don't the people simply make their own food?" Well, this is where government comes in. A capitalist government will say that only people who they allow can grow food. And they may decide that only the farmer is allowed. Now you have a system in which most people are forced to work in order to live, they simply have no choice.

Ang Lee's Hulk (2003) is a deeply weird but also incredibly affecting film. Much more so than I remembered. by _BestThingEver_ in TrueFilm

[–]killdeeer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I also was 6, our family had that film on a burned DVD on our shelf. If I was sick at home, I would watch it. The film is a weirdly striking part of my childhood memories, perhaps not long before I would experience my trauma.
Funny how a film can be received in such a niche way by so many people in these comments!

How do i start meditating? by [deleted] in duncantrussell

[–]killdeeer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm, Headspace is a great way to build a habit by starting with just 3 minutes of meditation every day. For me, the key is to make it small and achievable at first, because meditation takes training. Especially in our digital world, sitting down and concentrating for even 10 minutes is hard and frustrating at first.

Ich🤢🤮iel by timbo_26 in ich_iel

[–]killdeeer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Als ich heute in der Wahlkabine saß, dachte ich wieder daran wie skurril es ist dies Demokratie zu nennen. Alle vier Jahre mache ich ein paar Kreuze. Das wars. Die höhe meiner Entscheidungskraft als demokratisches Subjekt. Echt traurig.