Two of the guys were afraid to make any waves because if they lost their job, they might have to leave the country. Maybe they wouldn’t be so traitorous if their personal security wasn’t on the line.

Isn’t that like, the whole point? Same as not having universal healthcare but instead tying your personal health to the whims of your employer?

I imagine that will be the case many places elsewhere also. Certainly that is in line with my own thinking.

It’s been a while since we had a tyre selection with a gap. It’s one of those things that often sound better than they actually turn out to be. Very often you just end up with one tyre being literally physically unusable, either a Hard tyre that has no pace and/or can’t switch on or a Soft tyre that disintegrates after a handful of laps.

Also like, the whole selling point initially for making a Bloodlines 2 was getting Brian Mitsoda back to write the script. But they’ve thrown it out to make their own story and it will be like BG3 in that sense - a sequel in name only but no actual connection to the original game(s).

Saved you a click: it was due to the chemical treatment applied to the wood. The exact formula is not yet known, further research is needed.

I like the environments and all, combat looks okay. I dunno, you have to be something truly special as an MMO to entice me these days.

The basic concept of Pyst was to show what Myst Island (from the best-selling game) would look like after four million people (that game’s players) had visited and “explored”.

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With Bergman’s “seal of disapproval”, the concept is that the familiar Myst locations have been vandalized by millions of virtual players who have been trapped on the island, having “giv[en] up on trying to finish the damn thing”, and as a result have trashed the space, while a shady entrepreneur has built a “Dorian Grey money-making scheme”.

It’s a shame it sounds like it was poorly executed and didn’t stick the landing on neither the humour nor the gameplay because at first glance the setup and idea sounds kinda decent.

I struggled - and still struggle - so much with this after getting diagnosed.

Is that you Blue? Who let you on the internet? Goddamn it Owen!

I’m pretty sure the average Fediverse user is a 37-year-old male working in tech or IT.

I still use my old iPod from like 15 years ago.

The significance of the discovery goes beyond the academic field, as the second research campaign on the shipwreck received financial support from Sunk Costs Productions, which together with Sikelia Productions — the company of acclaimed director Martin Scorsese — is working on the documentary Shipwreck of Sicily.

That sounds like a cool project, I’m going to have to keep an eye out for that.

Same, all the Star Wars slop Disney has churned out has completely washed any lingering magic out of the fabric of the franchise for me. I don’t even feel the desire to watch supposedly good Star Wars products like Andor these days.

The best parts of Elden Ring were the parts where it stopped being Elden Ring. The legacy dungeons are where the game shines, and especially Stormveil is fantastic . Whenever I think of Elden Ring I think “God I wish the whole game was like Stormveil.”

I don’t think it’s the most beautiful game ever, and I don’t think it’s the best game ever either. It’s a very good game, a worthwhile experience (though just once - I don’t really feel a desire to go back) and I think it deserves it’s GOTY. We shouldn’t overhype it though.

Here is where I was surprised. My second case the game makes me choose. Between placing Blame, Ascend or Descend the spirit and its most loved one. That shapes the game for you each case choice matters in the end.

What I want to know is: are the choices actually interesting, though? For so many games with choices like this they aren’t really choices. It’s just “do the right thing and get the good ending or don’t and get the bad ending”.

You missed the perfect entry point after the gateway drug of the movie since the last race before the current break (Silverstone) was an absolute banger.

Otherwise F1 is mostly a case of chasing the dragon, at least if you only watch it for the races. A lot of races are going to be average at best, but every now and then you get a fantastic one that in one fell swoop reminds you of exactly why you watch every Sunday.

That being said, the reason F1 is so singularly compelling compared to other motorsports has nothing to do with the on track action. You get access to the drivers and their personalities in a way most other motorsports don’t, which helps you really get invested. You have the development race raging through the season and often shaking up the power rankings of the teams. You have inter-team intrigue, cheating and politics and backroom games. It’s engineering marvel, racing and a soap opera all rolled up into one.

The best gateway into modern F1 - especially given you don’t know the results or anything - is this: don’t look anything up, just watch the 2021 season in order.

If you want more behind the scenes stuff there is also Drive to Survive on Netflix, though I will say that while I thought Season 1 was quite good it went downhill quickly as they started taking big liberties. Last season was somewhat okay though again finally with at least a couple of worthwhile episodes.

Then be that poster yourself, I guess? There’s not much that can be done about this, this is just sort of how human beings work. Most people are going to be silent consumers and lurkers.

I don’t really play any sports, especially these days. I had a hard time fitting in and working well in social situations so I had no interest in even attempting team sports as a kid. Later on - but back when I still had some friends left - I did enjoy the occasional 5-a-side football, but I was never a sporty kid.

For watching sports, I find I can get into almost anything if I give it a chance. My favourite is the Olympics, and getting hyperinvested into niche sports for a month every 4 years. Otherwise I am a big F1 (and general Motorsports) fan. I used to be really into watching football (soccer) too, but that has sort of cooled into a more casual interest over the last couple of years. I still watch games frequently, but it’s not the same sort of obsession.

Also why are 60% of all autism posts by you?

Only 60% of posts by one individual actually means the community is active and thriving. Are you familiar with the 90-9-1 rule? Lemmy is still small enough that most communities that are any activity at all are being carried by a single individual.

To watch or to play?