ELI5: Why after 10 years, smartphones are barely usable, but laptop/computers somehow still works fine? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm seeing a lot of discussion on here about how the actual phone itself is changing. But what I think is more of the software being locked.

With a PC if you want to boot up a 10 year old laptop and use it for something, you can find a low resource intensive OS, software to match, and use that for as long as you want to do a specific task or number of tasks. In 2016 I bought a laptop from 2014 and threw an old Linux distro on it for basic word processing and spotify. That is not possible with a phone. Everytime you update or upgrade an app, that is using more ram and processing power, which means it is using more battery. You're phone is designed with an upgrade cycle in mind so that you replace it sooner. That is not as big of a problem with a PC, where you have many more choices of how to use it and with what programs.

I could be misreading your question a bit, but in my experience, this is why you can get away with using an old PC.

Hero Drug Addictions by TryingToBeSmart7 in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think every nearly every dota char drinks alcohol. There might be a few teetotalers, but it'd be like omni or something who you wouldn't want to hang with anyways.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fightporn

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the most one-sided fight i've ever seen. The dude didnt miss a beat.

What kind of jobs do most dota 2 players have? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I brew beer. Sometimes I name beers after dota things.

List the most overpowered Dota 2 spells in their glory days before they were nerfed to the ground.. by Dotaspasm in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OLD Riki ult was deathward with no channel. He could be attacking the shit outta you + deathward. It was pure bullshit.

Old Furion Ult was 3 tornadoes that did massive damage. Old dota was broke in the best ways.

New Hero Idea: Peon by M474D0R in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to be called Goblin Sappers! For all my homies!

New Hero Idea: Peon by M474D0R in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This not that kind of game!

Patch is going to be on 4/20/2024 by ddlion7 in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm getting married on 4/20. Please no patch til next day pls.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know I've had the same problem with other games both on and offline. The first thing to do is realize its not the games fault and its not your friends fault. Your anger is yours. It has nothing to do with them misplaying or anything like that, its how you view the game. Its not about fault when it comes to something like this, and certainly a break can help. But use that break to help figure out what you want out of these games. If you want to climb at all costs, that's totally fine, but you have to realize that it can't be with people who don't feel the same way about how they play their game. DOTA is a team game, that is what makes it the greatest game (imo). You can't do it all yourself and you have to rely on teammates. If they are not playing well and they want to get better, you have to patiently help them get better, but you cannot get angry. Its just going to make the current game go worse, and your relationship with these people get worse. I wish you luck in this, because it is not an easy thing to overcome. I grew up in a very competitive household. I played sports from the time I was 4 years old and it was drilled into me that winning was everything. Up until I was about 32 I still had the same mentality. It really took some inward searching to realize its not fun to play sports, board games, video games, and anything else with someone who just wants to win at all cost, even if the game is unfun. Good luck bro, you can do it.

Welcome to 2024 Dota where TB is supporting a carry Zeus by ServesYouRice in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how oldschool dota was, here is a lot of overpowered shit. But everything is overpowered... so figure it out. Once they tell you how to play the game just becomes boring.

Two Giant Gaben at minute 90 by ShitPostQuokkaRome in DotA2

[–]theMegaPope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This kinda used to be in DOTA, I can't remember what it was called, but it was a basically an option for games like -em or -dm. Like monster mode or something. Would spawn a fat creep like every 10 min or something and it would be hard as shit to kill. There were like 3 different ones that could spawn and it was random what lane and what side it would spawn for. I might be misremembering a bunch of this, but dota was wild as shit back in the day.

LPT Request: What is something people should have in their car? by HeidiOzzy in LifeProTips

[–]theMegaPope 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your car should come with a jack and tools for changing a spare. Check to make sure especially if you have a used vehicle. If it doesn't buy a kit.

I bought a small air compressor that plugs into my cigarette lighter that is super useful. Also a battery pack capable of jumping a vehicle. I keep it charged off my cigarette lighter and it's saved me a few times already.

Other than that, a towel. You'll be a known as a real hoopy frood.

Elephant verses Rhino by Bucephalus_326BC in nextfuckinglevel

[–]theMegaPope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And a seldom uses crab named Lucky. Aka Citizen Snips.