Showed this to a German friend who had me er seen it last time he stayed with me in the UK. It was such a staple to me and my friends I was shocked he hasn’t seen it!
I’ve had wallpapers of the latest McLaren F1 cars for the last few years. In my case this is from the official McLaren website but sometimes the official ones are a bit pants.
Angela Rayner has accused the Conservatives of cynically applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through the next election, as local authority leaders warn that more will go bust next year....
As a Brit I can’t see this being true. I just can’t imagine many Brits first instinct being Belgium for the “most” anything other than maybe most monks who brew beer or most delicious chocolate. I’d imagine a lot of Brits would pick Germans just out of spite 😂
I remember some pretty good four player mini-games including one in planes where you stole eggs from the centre of the arena and took them back to your nest. The player with the most eggs in their nest won. You could also steal eggs from other player’s nests which always led to some great trash talk.
Actually, I think the mini-games on DKR meant my friend group probably played it more than Mario Kart.
Despite Star Trek: Discovery's critical success, it was far from a fan-favorite. Though all four seasons boast an average 85 percent critical score, the audience score is at a dismal 37 percent. Since audience scores are more strongly correlated to overall viewership, Discovery simply wasn't pulling the numbers to make it a...
The dark thing was a major turn off for me too. It just didn’t FEEL like Star Trek (even before getting more into the story lines themselves). I started watching The Orville around the same time and actually continued watching that despite a pretty rocky start because they nailed the Star Trek feel.
Grabbed Mass Effect Legendary Edition on sale for £4.99 and having a blast. Completed the first game last night and now started on the second one. Runs like a dream, EA launcher didn’t cause any issues (I loaded it in desktop mode the first time) and the game is as good as I remember from first time around.
The only issue I’m having is when I use the HDR calibration in game I wind up losing a bunch of detail in dark areas and the image overall is way too dark.
I’ve also picked up subnautica ready to give it a proper go at some point after picking it up and it not quite gripping me on game pass on desktop.
I’ve never been a Linux guy but recently I’ve switched to Pop!OS on my laptop and bought a Steam Deck. Other than a few teething issues with the laptop I’ve had a great experience and I wouldn’t consider myself ridiculously tech savvy. I’d absolutely consider switching my gaming PC over but my worry is loss of performance and being unable to use my game pass games. I’d be super happy if I could switch my PC over in the next couple of years.
The Wedding at Cana by Paolo Veronese is hung opposite the Mona Lisa and honestly was far more worth seeing as far as I’m concerned. It was also mostly ignored by people desperate to get their selfie with a postage stamp-sized painting for their social media.
Just picked up the Legendary Edition Mass Effect Trilogy for £4.99 to play on the Steam Deck. Read a few guides online which made it sound pretty complicated to get set up but actually just doing the initial load of the game in desktop mode and logging into EA there has meant it now works through the standard deck mode without a hitch. Great game for the deck and (touch wood) performance seems pretty solid.
I was at a random hotel in London for work and was wearing a pretty nice suit. There was a mirrored column near the door and nobody about so I was adjusting my jacket since I’d been wearing a backback. The girl who worked behind the reception (probably 23 and quite attractive, I’m 36) walked past and said “Hey, you look really good.”
Absolutely made my day and I even excitedly told my girlfriend when I got home. It was possibly the only unprompted compliment from a stranger I’ve ever received.
What I mean is… sometimes people are very loyal to a videogame franchise or a company because they loved a game they released years ago (Silent Hill/Konami with Silent Hill 2, Blizzard/Bethesda with their respective golden eras, some could argue this happens too with Pokémon and Final Fantasy, etc). Ethical/consumer reasons...
Honestly I think it was keeping the “styling” prompts the same (volumetric lighting, artstation, concept art, fantasy, intricate) while varying other themes. Sometimes it strayed a little when I removed things so I added them back in. Sometimes I removed them to get a particular look. It’s all just experimentation.
Liz Truss endorses Donald Trump to win US presidential election (www.bbc.com)
The kiss of death… I knoooow!
Heavy is the Head - by Juliette Vaissiere (gouache, watercolor, acrylic on paper) (2022) (lemmy.world)
Long Long Man (youtu.be)
Anon gets drunk at the movies (feddit.de)
[Steam] XCOM 2 Collection | 97% off (store.steampowered.com)
Part of the Steam 2K Spring Sale, historical low according to IsThereAnyDeal.
What is your current wallpaper? Where did you find it? (files.catbox.moe)
Just found the one linked, I like it but I can’t find the high resolution version, so I was curious to see where people get theirs.
Mercedes 2024 livery (lemmy.world)
Angela Rayner: Tories’ council fund is cynical pre-election sticking plaster (www.theguardian.com)
Angela Rayner has accused the Conservatives of cynically applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through the next election, as local authority leaders warn that more will go bust next year....
Kudos Belarussians (discuss.tchncs.de)
Just like I remember it from the N64 days... (startrek.website)
Anon plays indie games (sh.itjust.works)
Meta faces another EU privacy challenge over 'pay for privacy' consent choice (techcrunch.com)
Star Trek: Discovery Cancellation Gets Even Worse (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)
Despite Star Trek: Discovery's critical success, it was far from a fan-favorite. Though all four seasons boast an average 85 percent critical score, the audience score is at a dismal 37 percent. Since audience scores are more strongly correlated to overall viewership, Discovery simply wasn't pulling the numbers to make it a...
[Discussion] New month of a new year, new games. What are you playing on your deck? - January 2024
Linux reaches new high 3.82% (gs.statcounter.com)
Italy: Venice bans large tourist groups and loudspeakers (www.dw.com)
The Steam Winter Sale is on now! (store.steampowered.com)
What a feeling (lemmy.zip)
You guys need to stop (lemmy.world)
What are some alternative to soulless videogame franchises?
What I mean is… sometimes people are very loyal to a videogame franchise or a company because they loved a game they released years ago (Silent Hill/Konami with Silent Hill 2, Blizzard/Bethesda with their respective golden eras, some could argue this happens too with Pokémon and Final Fantasy, etc). Ethical/consumer reasons...
Your username is the prompt, what did you get? This is mine: (lemmy.world)
Just a bunch of fantasy characters i made on Bing. Really happy with how they came out! (ibb.co)