Whether it’s a sense of superiority or just to be funny or asinine or out of a genuine need to spread the truth, people online generally try to be contrarian as often as possible because it gives them some sort of personal gratification or a sense that they’re correcting something wrong in the universe.
Millennials killing yet one more thing I guess. Really though, you can’t blame them, given the state of affairs, we should really be placing blame where it’s due, on the people who are driving up house prices, rents, and general prices overall. A friend’s rent just went up $150 this year (~10% increase), and it’s the exact same shithole it’s been for the past year. Meanwhile, annual raises are typically only 2-4% if you’re lucky…
“Rich Elites Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking” is a more apt title.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) came in fifth place in a straw poll of voters in the district where the controversial congresswoman recently relocated and is trying to win reelection to the House....
I settled on using Zotero (meant for academia, but whatever, it does what I need) for cataloguing/organizing my ttrpg pdf hoard and I’m trying to set up some top-level tags to make it a bit easier to sift through what I’m looking for. One set of tags will be genre tags (fantasy, sci-fi, horror, etc), with another level below...
I’ve been searching around for a way to organize my TTRPG collection of pdfs (numbering in the thousands to tens of thousands) and haven’t really found a silver bullet for it yet. Everything I’ve looked at has some sort of weird thing that’s off about it that doesn’t seem to make it ideal. Is there something out there...
I woke up well-rested after getting plenty of sleep. I’m taking my car in for service, then I’m gonna sit around all day drinking coffee and alcohol, while playing games and working on hobbies.
Eugene Debs, a Socialist leader in the early 20th century, ran for President five times. His fifth and highest vote count came in the 1920 Presidential election, in which he was running while in Federal prison for sedition. He received about 3.4% of the vote at the time (which included women for the first time since the...
I just got done with a chat with Sony Customer Service regarding fraudulent activity on my account, I figured I’d share my experience in case anyone else has the same issue come up (I assume it’s a relatively common experience)....
I was curious if anyone else had tried out bringing in boardgame content/ideas into their RPG games? Minis are always great to bring in as some boardgames have some great figures to use, but also, just incorporating mechanics, settings, as a mini-game, or just the general idea of a game into an RPG seems like a great resource....
Being a Contrarian Makes People Feel Good
Whether it’s a sense of superiority or just to be funny or asinine or out of a genuine need to spread the truth, people online generally try to be contrarian as often as possible because it gives them some sort of personal gratification or a sense that they’re correcting something wrong in the universe.
Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking (gizmodo.com)
Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.
Jean Cubed (lemmy.world)
The Jean Genie (lemmy.world)
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Bateman is Batman [Copilot] (lemmy.world)
prompt: “generate an image of Patrick Bateman as Batman”
He Died For Us (lemmy.world)
Copilot: “create a picture of Marvel’s Fantastic Four in Leonardo’s the Last Supper painting”...
Mongolia's former president mocks Putin with a map showing how big the Mongol empire used to be, and how small Russia was (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin has relied on historical borders to argue that Ukraine is part of Russia, justifying the war....
Twitch streamer plays Palworld using only her mind (www.polygon.com)
Streamer Perrikaryal uses an electroencephalogram (EEG) device to play games
Boebert finishes fifth in straw poll of new district (thehill.com)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) came in fifth place in a straw poll of voters in the district where the controversial congresswoman recently relocated and is trying to win reelection to the House....
Charles Littlejohn: Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison (www.cnn.com)
The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of other’s tax records has been sentenced to five years in prison....
TTRPG Product Category terminology?
I settled on using Zotero (meant for academia, but whatever, it does what I need) for cataloguing/organizing my ttrpg pdf hoard and I’m trying to set up some top-level tags to make it a bit easier to sift through what I’m looking for. One set of tags will be genre tags (fantasy, sci-fi, horror, etc), with another level below...
Trump ordered to pay New York Times nearly $400k in legal fees for 'frivolous' lawsuit (lawandcrime.com)
Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees (www.theverge.com)
Organizing TTRPG pdf collection?
I’ve been searching around for a way to organize my TTRPG collection of pdfs (numbering in the thousands to tens of thousands) and haven’t really found a silver bullet for it yet. Everything I’ve looked at has some sort of weird thing that’s off about it that doesn’t seem to make it ideal. Is there something out there...
Queen Mona (lemmy.world)
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Almost 40% think Australia should dump US alliance if Donald Trump returns as president, poll finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Ban dihydrogen monoxide (sh.itjust.works)
Today started off pretty good
I woke up well-rested after getting plenty of sleep. I’m taking my car in for service, then I’m gonna sit around all day drinking coffee and alcohol, while playing games and working on hobbies.
Jan. 6 Rally Organizer Created Her Own Mugshot Because She Felt Left Out (www.vice.com)
TIL about Eugene Debs, a 1920 Socialist candidate who ran for President while jailed in Federal prison for sedition, receiving 3.4% of the vote at the time. He promised to pardon himself if elected. (en.wikipedia.org)
Eugene Debs, a Socialist leader in the early 20th century, ran for President five times. His fifth and highest vote count came in the 1920 Presidential election, in which he was running while in Federal prison for sedition. He received about 3.4% of the vote at the time (which included women for the first time since the...
The real reason for the rename, he named it after his kid (lemmy.world)
Not terribly old, but over a decade may as well be an eternity (lemmy.world)
PS Account Hacked, my experience with Customer Service
I just got done with a chat with Sony Customer Service regarding fraudulent activity on my account, I figured I’d share my experience in case anyone else has the same issue come up (I assume it’s a relatively common experience)....
Merging RPGs with Boardgames?
I was curious if anyone else had tried out bringing in boardgame content/ideas into their RPG games? Minis are always great to bring in as some boardgames have some great figures to use, but also, just incorporating mechanics, settings, as a mini-game, or just the general idea of a game into an RPG seems like a great resource....