... In case you didn't catch the official explainer, Update 2.0 is separate from the Phantom Liberty expansion. The expansion, which costs $30, includes a new questline, gigs, city district, guns, cars, and an additional perk tree. We'll have a review of all that on September 20. Update 2.0 is a free patch that reworks large...
Baldur’s Gate 3’s third major patch launches September 21, developer Larian has announced. Patch 3 launches alongside full support for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Mac....
I’m from the area. Another “fun” fact I saw on KGW News this morning:
The six hottest August overnight lows have all been in 2021-2023. Last night’s tied the 73 record for the day. The hottest low ever was during the 2021 heat dome where it only got down to 75 overnight (in June)
Hopefully not a lot of you had their business use BlueJeans as their core videoconferencing software. Because if you do, you’ll want to plan a migration soon.
Simon Lachner had plans to glue himself to a German city thoroughfare in June to call public attention to climate change. Instead, he ended up in police custody before he'd even left his home.
I'm on kbin instead of lemmy, but yeah, like others here, I mostly only land on reddit through googling stuff.
I do miss some of the more niche communities, but the fediverse is serving as a good time waster / read-stuff-at-breakfast site.
The whole reddit debacle actually caused me to re-think my use of sites like these and my overall usage is down. reddit was a little TOO fun/addictive.
This isn't unique to video games*. It can happen with anything that you spend a ton of time on, and either burn out on or start to develop more refined taste in. I've had it happen with:
novels
board games
movies
people
You start to see patterns, tropes, or just plain get burnt out on something. It's a sign you either need to take a break, or that your tastes have simply become refined enough that you require a higher bar to find something interesting.
I'm in my 40s and definitely don't play games as much as I used to. But there are still times I get sucked in and have a great time. Most recent example: Cosmoteer, a spaceship building game with loads of freedom and creativity. I'm also looking forward to the Factorio DLC and the Dyson Sphere Program combat update.
Edit: case in point that I can still get excited about games: I finally tried Shadows of Doubt and, wow, what an interesting game. It's like a Deus Ex shadowy sneak-around world with detailed voxel simulation.
* though the enshittification phenomenon is a real thing, and why people should play more indie games
“ human civilization will achieve a steady-state economy one way or another. Either we will plan for it and execute a plan that takes us as a global society on average down to a fraction of what we consume today. Or, nature will take its course and we will collapse down to a steady-state level of consumption”
Forget Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077's free 2.0 patch is a staggering upgrade on its own (www.pcgamer.com)
... In case you didn't catch the official explainer, Update 2.0 is separate from the Phantom Liberty expansion. The expansion, which costs $30, includes a new questline, gigs, city district, guns, cars, and an additional perk tree. We'll have a review of all that on September 20. Update 2.0 is a free patch that reworks large...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 3 Release Date Confirmed Alongside Full Support on Mac - IGN (www.ign.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3’s third major patch launches September 21, developer Larian has announced. Patch 3 launches alongside full support for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Mac....
Why is this not checkmate? (lemmy.world)
Blocking is going to be deleted from Twitter (lemmy.world)
Get out, now.
Love automation? Come join us! (weloveautomation.xyz)
Brand new community on a brand new instance around everything automation. I’ll try to keep posting relevant info around automation here !
Several months' worth of rain are forecast from Sunday through Monday in SoCal (i.imgur.com)
Link to post is here so you can see the animation.
First heat death reported in Portland’s 100-degree weather (www.oregonlive.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.one/post/2341262...
Yesterday was the hottest August day ever recorded in Portland
PDX hit 108
US announces $200 million military aid package for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
defense.gov/…/biden-administration-announces-addi…...
When you run out of newer TV shows and movies to watch, what are old favorites you go back to?
What holds up to re-watches?
BlueJeans, Verizon’s Google Meet competitor you’ve never heard of, is shutting down (9to5google.com)
Hopefully not a lot of you had their business use BlueJeans as their core videoconferencing software. Because if you do, you’ll want to plan a migration soon.
Hawaii Officials Were Warned Years Ago That Maui’s Lahaina Faced High Wildfire Risk (archive.today)
Orange juice prices to surge as US crops ravaged by disease and climate (www.theguardian.com)
Industry figures said US orange production would reach its lowest level for more than a century.
Insight: Europe cracks down after rise in 'direct action' climate protests (www.reuters.com)
Simon Lachner had plans to glue himself to a German city thoroughfare in June to call public attention to climate change. Instead, he ended up in police custody before he'd even left his home.
Trees Planted by the City in East Portland Two Years Ago Are Dead Because the City Didn’t Water Them (www.wweek.com)
Has Lemmy replaced Reddit for you? Also, how does your weekly phone usage look like? (lemmy.ml)
[meme] What would you replace parking lots with if it were up to you? (lemmy.world)
Posting my favorite memes (lemm.ee)
Why I assume “fixes” meant to prevent collapse won’t work (www.resilience.org)
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