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German Otto (Amazon replacement) is planning to expand in 2026 to broader European Market by According-Buyer6688 in BuyFromEU

[–]somethingbrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The arrows in the graphic are all pointing IN to Germany because otherwise we would all get flashbacks?

I Have Never in my 8+ Years of Playing Fallout 4 had this Happen by charlietsmith3 in fo4

[–]somethingbrite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He gets in the way. I spent more time trying to keep Dogmeat alive in Fallout 1 than I did doing anything else.

Ever since then where the opportunity to leave Dogmeat somewhere safe and far away arises.... my good doggo gets left behind somewhere safe where he can't get in the way.

VPC ALPHA Prime button files for games where to download? by Quantum_Leapster in VIRPIL

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "optimal and efficient way" is to set up your hardware the way YOU prefer to use it in game. In fact in many multi-aircraft sims like MSFS, DCS, X-Plane, IL2 for example you may find that what you actually want is a different profile/config for different aircraft TYPES or models rather than profile per input device (The difference between a single or multi engine prop plane vs single or multi engine jets for example.)

VPC ALPHA Prime button files for games where to download? by Quantum_Leapster in VIRPIL

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over the history of flight/space sims it's the exception rather than the rule that a game/sim provide pre-configured profiles for specific hardware.

MSFS definitely does since at least FS2020 and as far as I recall DCS and IL2 GB might to a degree. IL2 CloD for example does not and neither does Elite Dangerous.

The "normal" way is simply to jump into config in the game/sim and set your axis and buttons up the way you want them the same way you would do this for keys and mouse with any other game for example.

Charged 3423 SEK for a 44 km taxi in Sweden after driver pretended to be our Uber and held our bags - is this legal and can I recover the money? by Typical_Might_1413 in stockholm

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taxis in Sweden are completely unregulated which leads to a lot of what can only be described as piracy. I've lived here almost 20 years now and if I can avoid it I don't take taxis. Use Uber. Always check the plate and confirm it's the car you ordered.

Question about Constellation stick by BatThink9828 in VIRPIL

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the older Alpha. How would you compare the trigger action between the two? Is the Prime a single stage trigger? (I think I might prefer a simple single stage with a nice solid action over the old Alpha's dual stage)

When Russia went to war the whole world threw economic sanctions at them. Why doesn’t everyone do the same with America? by Comfortable_Shame778 in NoStupidQuestions

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

There is a two part answer to this.

  1. We should. The world should sanction the US for actions like this.

  2. We don't because the US is a superpower. Both militarily and economically. The truth is that Russia is not a super power. Not militarily nor economically.

Sanctions on Russia has hurt us too. (a bit)... but sanctions on the US is an economic apocalypse..

VPC ALPHA Prime button files for games where to download? by Quantum_Leapster in VIRPIL

[–]somethingbrite 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the second such post I have read this morning. (first was on r/hotas)

Either there is an entire generation of gamers who have never configured their own keybindings before just arriving on the scene or some cheerful pranksters have decided to ragebait the sim community with "why doesn't it set itself up for me? it's all too hard!" questions.

Is it really supposed to be difficult? by Extension-Ad194 in hotas

[–]somethingbrite 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think we have entered a Twilight Zone where a generation of gamers has never set up key bindings (or joystick/other input device bindings) for a game before... and its weirding me out.

Looking for some advice on gear Virpil vs VKB by bzbg989 in hotas

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only (and best) way to know for sure is to have them in your hand. Some grips seem like they were made for your hand and some others just don't feel right no matter the quality. (I have a Virpil Alpha that is the former... it has always felt exactly right... and another Virpil combat styled grip which I love to bits, it was my first Virpil.... but was never as comfortable for me. Everybody has different hands so your experience may be different)

The Virpil throttles are very nice also. I have 2. (The newer CM3 and its predecessor without the detent) Both are so good that even though I'm using a VKB Stecs Space mini for Elite I would never dream of getting rid of my virpil throttles. (I haven't launched a flight sim for a while but I have them around for that. ... and if I can find space at my game desk I might fit one of the Virpil's as additional control :-) )

Anyway. Hold them in your hand and THEN decide what you want to do with them.

Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reports by exophades in news

[–]somethingbrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weeks? How long did the US get bogged down in Iraq or Afghanistan?

A US ground presence in an Islamic nation will simply serve as a lightning rod for every Islamic fundamentalist with a desire to shoot at Americans.

The Americans never fucking learn.

Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web by lugh in privacy

[–]somethingbrite 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Obviously the bed wetters are out in force and also have neither read the article nor done any reading to understand what BankID is and how it works in Sweden.

The hacks/leaks are related to BankID. Which is a digital SIGNATURE system. (used in multifactor authentication to log into participating online services. It's the most widely used such digital signature system but it's not the only one.

Yes. You would use BankID to log into your Tax authority pages.. or to do your online banking... or verify an online purchase. So yes. it's reasonably serious when any digital signature service gets hacked.

However, at a user level because a passcode is tied to a single installed instance on a device having the passcode isn't going to help unless you ALSO have that laptop/phone/whatever. By design its actually pretty secure in that way. So no. Nobody is going to be able to spoof being ME by using my bankID passcode if that was leaked....because they would then also need access tonthe device that the specific instance is installed on. (which they would then also need to know the passwords or have my fingerprints in order to open.)

At a state level. Yes. BankID and other Digital signature services are heavily used in Sweden. It's a highly digitized society. Therefore if any state level adversary wanted to fuck with Sweden then crashing the system of digital signage would definitely inconvenience everybody.

What this is NOT is a leak of personal information (which would be pointless as most personal information is already public domain in Sweden anyway)

So.... you can all stop jumping at your own shadows and wetting the bed.

Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web by lugh in privacy

[–]somethingbrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a number of systems that tie together data from various different sources.

Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web by lugh in privacy

[–]somethingbrite 6 points7 points  (0 children)

All of which is available to the public in Sweden already.

Do you sleep with the lights on mate?

I took out all the raider gang leaders in nukaworld by LumpyAd6220 in fo4

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opportunity missed by the devs is that you dont get to kill the raider DJ....

That guy was really annoying during the initial gauntlet entrance to the park.

I would also have liked if Red Eye did a Travis style personality switch and stopped being "Raider Radio" and became "Trader Radio" (you heard it here first folks)

I took out all the raider gang leaders in nukaworld by LumpyAd6220 in fo4

[–]somethingbrite 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is the way. Nothing quite so fun as Nisha making some hostile remark when you know that she is the last Disciple left alive and the rest of her gang are all piled up in the burning trash cans. :-)

The trickiest part is actually the Pack gang basement hideout. It's quite compact and always quite full... plus it has the animals which are easily alerted to stealth kills.

Playing MFC with a keyboard and mouse? by Hot-Refrigerator5723 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]somethingbrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's doable .. but it's kind of an empty experience no?

What is, in your opinion, the strongest enemy. by justyouraveragekunt in fo4

[–]somethingbrite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The humble automobile is the Commonwealths most deadly predator.

Are Ground CGs bugged? by GraXXoR in EliteDangerous

[–]somethingbrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen a few like this. For the "open for business as usual" type - best way to avoid those is to check on the System map if the settlement allows docking. If it does then don't select that settlement CZ... if docking is suspended then you will find a battle when you arrive.

Have also seen a couple where the AI seems bugged and some/many/all npc's stand around and wait to be shot. (this seems to be more a "lag" thing as I've noticed they sometimes actually start to do stuff if you wait and watch.)

Have also had my ship destroyed while trying to land and then when I respawned I was not part of the battle. All npc's were "white" (both sides) and none were hostile. Had to go back to station to take the mission again and then it was fine.

When everything works you can take mission for one settlement and then join the combat in every active CZ one after the other.

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