[–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I love the aesthetic but never got it for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the whole dev team controversially quit, so the only people making money off this are the people who were the reason they quit.

And secondly, I've seen the ending and...it makes it look like the story ends on a question mark which means that with no team it will most probably never be resolved.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 weeks ago

    I dont' know... there's a weird vibe with that dude. I loved him when I first saw him in Think Tank 15 years ago, but he just seems to take himself so seriously now, like he's desperate to be thought of as a serious "Actor" or something.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I just bought a ReMarkable Paper Pure tablet for note taking, but have discovered that it's really nice as an e-reader too. I think I'm limited to free e-pub sites like Project Gutenberg, but it's just really easy on the eyes and the battery life is crazy long. Also, I can just set it down and don't have to switch it off. I just finished Agatha Christie's "And then there were none" on it last night and I'm not a huge reader either, but it was just so much nicer to use than my phone. One of the reasons too is that I don't get endless notifications and other distractions while I'm using it.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    I knew this annoying dude who would always confidently declare that Pocketpair were doomed and that Nintendo was just waiting for the perfect time to completely destroy them. I don't know why, but he seemed to almost look forward to that, it was weird.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It can feel like you're slowly fading out of existence. Almost like you're gradually becoming a ghost. No one cares that much about anything you have to say or anything you do because you're old. I'm lucky because I have a home that's mine and I'm surrounded by family and friends, but I'm starting to realise how hard it must be if you get old without those things. Like becoming invisible alone. Also, it's pretty obvious now that the end is coming at some point. When it does I hope it's quick. I hope I don't see it coming and that I don't end up being a burden on my loved ones.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I remember it clearly. The year was 1979 and I'd heard this amazing song on the radio. I went into the HMV in the center of Northampton to buy the album. The problem was that I didn't know who the singer was. My solution was to sing it at the bemused guy behind the counter. Imagine a 13 year old going "Oooooooooeeeeee aaaaa aaaaa" over and over with a hopeful glint in his eye. Amazingly the guy figured out it was "Heart of Glass" and that's when I bought Blondie - Parallel Lines 🙂

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    So many missteps. So many bad decisions. It would take a miracle for Dr Who to get back to where it once was. In the meantime we'll always have Matt Smith 🙂

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    You're right. I should have said "because that's unknowable in a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, big universe" but I thought "infinite" wouldn't take up as much (drumroll) space! 🤭

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    That's such an interesting point. I believe that historically any intelligence that was much higher than the norm has tended to be perceived as "Godlike". That means this misconception potentially applies to us today as well (he walked on water therefore he is God etc.) or that the "God" that people believe in today is somehow above relativistic misconception. Personally I lean towards the former.

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    "Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape."

    What other games are there like this that you can finish in a few hours?

     

    It's not easy to describe but here goes. If I'm doing something for someone (the dishes, cooking a meal, tidying up, decorating a Xmas tree) and they don't know I'm doing it, then I hear them approaching (keys in the front door, the sound of someone getting out of bed upstairs) and I get a huge panicky feeling because if they discover me before I've finished it and they:

    1 - Thank me 2 - Don't approve of what I've done 3 - Try to help me 4 - Change what I'm trying to do like "Oh thanks but there's a better table cloth in the cupboard. Here lemme get it" 5 - Try to correct what I'm doing

    I will lose all motivation and feel immediately depressed cos I missed the big dopamine hit of going "Tadaaa".

    I wonder if there's a term for that situation?

     

    I know there are some notepads that divers use but I was more hoping for something specifically for the shower that I could maybe stick to the wall like a waterproof whiteboard maybe? I've had no success searching online unfortunately.

     

    I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys a patronising grandad's voice, introducing a game while making terrible attempts at humor. The Universim did the same thing and it's just so grating. When did this become a thing?? Also, why do all the characters have floaty hands with no arms. In fact, there's so many odd design choices in this thing. It's a shame because there's a lot of work done here. I'd love to hear from anyone who finished the demo and enjoyed it.

     

    It feels like it's really getting out of hand and the language of the negative reviews seems really fake too. I just bought a game that got review bombed and it was fine. From the reviews it sounded like it was going to destroy my graphics card, corrupt my hard drive and be full of bugs. Luckily I watched some gameplay vids and it turned out none of those things were true.

     

    My brain squirrels cannot sit still long enough to focus on an ordinary news/current affairs website. It's all so painfully slow and boring. There was (a long time ago) a java script wall of news from all over the world that updated in real time. It closed years ago and I never found anything similar. It was just a wonderful mosaic of headlines and stories that didn't sit still. The mosaic felt alive and if something caught your attention you better click on it before it turns into something else! You kind of see things like this in some movies, where they look at a wall of info on a big screen and everything is moving and updating. It's not waiting for clicks. You have to chase it! Is there anything like that or maybe a site that lets you construct a bunch of real time feeds that update constantly?

    p.s. I realise that to many what I'm describing probably sounds like hell on earth but to my brain squirrels it would be heaven 🤣

    (Update the first: Looks like the Feedbro Add-on in Firefox is the closest I'm going to get at the moment)

    (Update the second: Thanks so much to geekwithsoul for finding that old javascript site I was talking about. I never thought I'd see it again. I've added a pic of what it looks like on my wide screen. Now that's what I call a wall of information ❤️)

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