I just finished my second ever playthrough of the original goldsrc Half-Life. It gets all the love it deserves. So few games craft an atmosphere of horrific mystery like that game, and I love the payoff of that tension. I know Xen gets hate for being rushed and the levels being chaotic, but I like that. EVERYTHING about Xen feels alien and terrifying. Then when you find out more about the alien society it turns the entire “invasion” on its head. What a great fuckin game.
I think now is as good a time as any to finally finish (after restarting) Half-Life: Alyx
As much as I have been excited about the idea of trains in Night City, as a final-stage capitalist society it makes a fuckton of sense that there was no public transportation.
So look, I’m all for a complete revamp of this trash electoral system and the shitty “government” it allegedly controls, but until we have a unified movement of hundreds of millions of people behind that, it isn’t happening without years of instability and many failed attempts.
Yes, no duh, but I mean options that are practical for me to do until other people finally agree to organize/unionize and make everything better for each other
I have a single vote that I can use in the 2024 presidential election. There are two ways that vote can go. One is a vote for the funding of the extermination of the Palestinian people, and the other is a vote for the funding of the extermination of the Palestinian people AND the extermination of whatever shred of American democracy there is left.
Tell me, is there some other way I can use my vote that has a good chance of making a difference or are we all just as fucked as it seems like we are?
I personally am far from saying there is no harm in voting for Biden, but because of your comment I have to ask you: what harm is there in voting for Biden if there is no shred of democracy in the USA?
I admit that my vote for Biden is a portion of the reason Biden’s in office, and Biden being in office is a portion of the reason the USA is funding genocide. No I’m not fucking proud of it.
What’s the viable AND better alternative to Biden in 2024?
You were faulting Biden’s election for the abolition of abortion and the removal of trans rights when I’m pretty sure those are both indirect results of Trump being elected. Trump gave conservatives a majority hold in the supreme court which overturned Roe v. Wade, and the emboldening and legitimizing of radical right-wing politicians led to the increased removal of trans rights.
What did you expect Biden to do to stop either of those things? I’m not defending the atrocities Biden has done and supports, but fault him for the correct things, not things that Trump caused.
I would want to make sure I gave my company my all. They deserve my best work and I want to make sure the shareholders gain the most value for their investment.
There was a lot of chatter when the Seattle Seahawks drafted Russell Wilson about how he was too short to throw over the linemen. In his second year as a quarterback he led the Seahawks to their first ever Super Bowl victory, and led them to another appearance and almost a second victory the following year.
Playing around with xVAsynth 2.0 a while back I wanted to test the voice synthesizer with a longer piece to see if if it could create a “polished voice” compared to the short and rather robotic examples the app creator offered....
I know this isn’t the point of the post, but I really like the way the video is edited.
Last year I started a playthrough of the Witcher series since I hadn’t played the first before. This year after finishing I finally got around to focusing on Cyberpunk. Bugs and forgotten promises aside, one thing is clear about CDPR’s skills and that is they have always been masters at developing engrossing and immersive atmospheres.
Which song are you currently obsessed with?
I will start. Lovely by Billie Eilish. I have already played it 34 times and can’t get enough it. I feel like i could hear it all day.
A futuristic Hermes generated by DALL-E 2 (feddit.de)
Ptoughneigh rule (lemmy.world)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 3rd
What have you all been playing! I’ve been playing… Not much! I’m moving states and haven’t had a lot of time to game 😢
Metros in Cyberpunk 2077 - the one thing missing (www.pcgamer.com)
This is a bit off topic, but I wanted to share it anyway:...
Vote against Trump 2024 (midwest.social)
How would you spend your final days on Earth?
Hey Lemmy,...
I wonder if it was an Ahab album (files.catbox.moe)
What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?
e.g....
[OC] xVAsynth Voice Synthesizer Tech Demo - Cyberpunk 2077 Alternative Corpo Introduction and Intro (5m48s) (peertube.sambands.net)
Playing around with xVAsynth 2.0 a while back I wanted to test the voice synthesizer with a longer piece to see if if it could create a “polished voice” compared to the short and rather robotic examples the app creator offered....
You've been instantly teleported two feet to the left. How does this affect you?
Y8S4 Release is delayed :( (i.imgur.com)
What is a video game that you'd love to play, but no one has developed yet?
"Ain't no rules says a human can't enter a dog show!" (startrek.website)