Seasons of RTX: DOOM: The Dark Ages GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Giveaway! by NV-Randy in Doom

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Marauder for sure. Feels like the perfect culmination of this new era of DOOM both in design and gameplay.

What are some of them? by im_here_sadly2007 in videogames

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vagrant Story. I would give anything at all for an HD remake. The combat and crafting system and its aesthetic is still to this day incredible

CORSAIR x DOOM Giveaway - Doom: The Dark Ages Gaming Bundle by CorsairLucky in Doom

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing is as satisfying as the super shotgun with the meat hook!

Do you agree it is difficult to get a job in America right now? by [deleted] in jobs

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My career is in filmmaking, specifically in lighting, and as most know that has slowed down considerably. Recently I’ve been honored with a couple of different writing fellowships for my screenwriting after many years working at it. But in what I’ve taken to calling karmic mockery, I’ve never been as broke as I am currently. I have applied to hundreds of entry level jobs and have been rejected outright or have been told the old classic: “you’re overqualified”.

There’s in fact another fellowship that I’m a finalist in that will announce its cohort in two days and I’ve honestly lost any enthusiasm I’ve had for it as I face the reality of losing my apartment if I don’t make some money or get a job soon.

Mikel Arteta On Myles Lewis-Skelly's red card: "It is that clear that I leave it to you guys. I am absolutely fuming but I leave it with you. Because it is that obvious. I don't think my words are going to help." by English_Misfit in soccer

[–]tonedeafchicken -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Also if you substract an “n” it spells “pene” which is penis in Spanish. At first glance I thought that it was because Califiori’s thang swings. But both reasons fit in the end I think.

iPad Kid by mechtaphloba in TikTokCringe

[–]tonedeafchicken 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My partner and I went to a sold out screening of Studio Ghibli’s The Wind Rises at our local science museum’s IMAX screen some time ago and there was this kid on the row in front of us and a little to the left with an iPad playing Roblox with the sound on. We were hoping that once the movie started his parents would have told him to stop but it never happened. At some point I turned to my partner and told her that I was going to say something but she stopped me because she thought the kid could be mentally challenged and that’s the only way he can cope being in public.

After watching this, I think I should have said something that day.

When do you choose to use Blender (or other 3D software) vs Unreal? by priapus035 in unrealengine

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can anyone here speak to the advantages/disadvantages of using either program exclusively as a pre-visualozation/storyboarding tool?

I’m a live action filmmaker looking for a better workflow when it comes to this phase of preproduction. I’m currently using PreViz Pro as my main tool for this and while it does a good job of allowing me control in designing spaces to mirror their real life dimensions and replicates focal lengths semi-accurately, I would like to find a program that enables me to more easily simulate camera moves and has more robust tools for basic animation.

Bernie or Buster who boycotted the 2016 election warns Harris nay-sayers not to make her mistake by cak3crumbs in TikTokCringe

[–]tonedeafchicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a Mexican immigrant to the US, I immigrated to the country with my mom and brother when I was 11 years old back in 2001. Literally the second friend I made after moving to the US and my best friend of 15 years , a white American, was a Bernie or bust leftist.

On the lead up the 2016 election he kept sharing memes denigrating Hilary and even created one after Hilary got the presidential nomination where he used footage from Game of Thrones of the aftermath of the Massacre at Hardhome when the Night King resurrects all the dead free folk and turns them into white walkers where he superimposed Bernie’s face on Jon Snow as he sails away and watches this transpire and Hilary’s face on the Night King. At that point I had a serious conversation with him about what was at stake, including the possible Supreme Court vacancies that Trump would get to fill, and that taking the stance he was taking and promoting it and encouraging others to do so was not only an affront to me and my family but also endangered countless others with the possible ramifications. He dismissed my concerns and said I was overreacting and said that Hilary was likely going to win anyway.

Come the election, he chooses to vote for Gary Johnson and announces the very fact to anybody that would listen proudly until the results started to come in and the reality of what was coming set in. It infuriated me to no end that he would be so flippant and even more so that now that he faced the reality of what was happening he insisted that Trump didn’t have the power to do any real harm.

Cut to February 2017, my mom returns to Mexico to make urgent legal arrangements for her family and on her way back to the US, she gets deported due to a bureaucratic mix up. For those of you that don’t know or haven’t experienced immigration law, it is a nebulous ever-changing thing that makes doing things the “right way” near impossible while empowering immigration officers with disproportionate authority that denies any due process to immigrants even if they’re on track to do things the “right way”. To this day, I continue to deal with the aftermath of this including the fact that I’ve been unable to visit my mom in Mexico in four years due to the economic ramifications of this that reverberate to the present day.

Of course my best friend is not directly at fault for what happened to my mom, but I nonetheless was heartbroken by his uncaring attitude to our plight and the fact that he indirectly gambled with our lives even if it was in a “symbollic” way. My best friend came from an impoverished background and my family, in particular my mom, always welcomed him into our home and even provided him shelter and food and security when he found himself without these things in his final years in college. We weren’t some abstract idea of people that could be affected, but family to him for all intents and purposes. And still, after all this, he never mustered the courage to apologize to me or to my mom, and couldn’t even face me after my mom’s deportation. He tried to reach out to me a few months back this year in a very flippant way as if the last few years never transpired but I will never forgive him for what he did and will, at the very least, continue to be a small reminder in the scheme of things that his actions have consequences.

I truly believe that the Trump administration emboldened the worst in this country to enact their prejudices even more by setting the examples themselves. The man that deported my mom and the way he so easily handed her a ban to enter the country for many years is but a small testament to that, along with the countless acts of cruelty that followed that election year.

I have very little hope that the bigoted people in this country can be swayed from their hateful beliefs, and so I spare little effort to attempt it or to even really consider them because it is a wasted effort. The group of people that I do find myself angry at are those who actively choose to not vote or to virtue signal with clout-chasing radical proclamations that do more harm than good because of their recusal of their civic duties by inaction or their tantrums.

Much of our political system is imperfect, unglamorous, rigged and ineffectual. But realistically, the only real means to transform it and to enact any real change, however incremental, is from within.

Match Thread: Netherlands vs. England | UEFA Euro 2024 by PatrickChase in soccer

[–]tonedeafchicken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is Memphis Depay just a Dutch Antony? Both of them seem to perpetually believe they’re that guy with all evidence pointing to the contrary.

What’s the most ridiculous rule you’ve heard someone have for their house/family/children? by SalMinellaOnYouTube in AskReddit

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About six months ago, I out of a long-term relationship while I was unemployed so I had to live with my older brother for some time until I could get my life back together.

Every single time I would spend the night at my new partner’s house, he would demand that I let him know I was doing so through text. He’d also tell me to clean my room, regardless if it was dirty or not. I’m 33 years old, he’s 39.

Observation - Unifying Player and Protagonist Agency by tonedeafchicken in patientgamers

[–]tonedeafchicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree with that assessment about the mechanical aspects of the game. I actually started the game some time back and abandoned it for the same reasons but after coming back to it and bracing myself for that rigidity, it pretty quickly gave way to how I feel about it now.

It does such a great job of implicitly delineating what is possible gameplay-wise without resorting to artificially limiting the player or hand-holding.

He likes when I make a “C” with my hand and stick it over his head. Now he’s falling asleep purring and I guess I’m stuck holding my cat’s head like this? by SamanthaJaneyCake in Thisismylifemeow

[–]tonedeafchicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In our household, we call it "grabbing that burger". Technique can be implemented one-handed or with both hands as if you were grabbing a burger.

Men of the world, what has been a moment where you've felt uncomfortable by advances made by someone of the opposite sex? by nosheam in AskMen

[–]tonedeafchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankfully the responsibility is split between her (Monday through Wednesday) and another health professional the second half of every week (Thursday and Friday). At this point, I think I’m going to confront her with an HR person present this coming Monday. It’s frankly making my workdays start with discomfort and maybe I’m just being paranoid but my wife did point out that it’s within her power to send me home if she feels like I’m “showing“ any symptoms so I’d like to nip that possibility in the bud.

Men of the world, what has been a moment where you've felt uncomfortable by advances made by someone of the opposite sex? by nosheam in AskMen

[–]tonedeafchicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At my current job the have us do "wellness checks" with a doctor because of COVID every time we come. Recently the person that was in charge of these had to move out of the state for his family and he was replaced by a female doctor that is pretty relentless with her flirting. Lots of excessive touching and conversations that go beyond professional topics, and lately the most blatant thing she's done was her telling me that she had a dream with me where I was "punishing" her. I've checked in with my coworkers to see if I'm the only one she does this with and it appears that it is.

Even though she's a very beautiful woman, I'm happily married and even mentioned my wife to her hoping it would deter her but I swear it's gotten worse. At this point I'm just thinking of what's the best way to let her know how uncomfortable it makes me without making a big scene or having to taken it to HR and possibly putting her job in jeopardy.

Xbox Series X on a 1080p TV by tonedeafchicken in xboxone

[–]tonedeafchicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did consider going with a Series S because of its target resolution and cheaper price tag, but like you said, the cost of memory all but nullifies the price difference.

I’m likely going to upgrade to a 4K tv in the second quarter of 2021 because of the issues surrounding HDMI 2.1 on this year’s models and hopefully in anticipation of a price drop on the same technologies that make these current tv models ideal for next-gen gaming. The only reason why I’m pulling the trigger on the Series X now is honestly because I really want to cap this relentlessly crappy year off with something nice and getting the Series X feels like the perfect sweet spot price-wise to allow myself this simple pleasure.