EtherealMoon

The straight-up lies are what really get to me. Bullshots and fake-ass trailers for almost a decade. Hype for shit that was never going in. And now people just say “it’s great, what’s your problem?” like they want it to happen again.

I finally saw one and was shocked at how stupid it looks. It’s like Elon had a grudge with babyproofed corners.

People have been remarking that numerous countries are unable to join PSN and this will lock them out of the game. But can someone explain to me how that could be true? Are they literally not on the drop-down menu for selecting your country?

I just got “done” (i.e. bored) with my last colony, this timing is perfect.

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This game has like ten difficulty options. If you need the BFG on easy mode then you probably are just bad at videogames.

This game has like ten difficulty modes.

Aside from TF2–and even that I got a bit bored with–most all of my interest in multiplayer FPS died along with Unreal Tournament. Doesn’t feel like having fun is the goal anymore.

CD has been making videos of quality for 16 years and the only thing that’s really changed is the YouTube resolution limit.

Taking back “don’t be evil” is around when I stopped liking Google a lot, but I do still tend to find that Google’s products are the only ones that follow my way of logical thinking, especially in options and menus, if that makes sense. Samsung frequently doesn’t have stuff where I expect to find it… Sony’s menus are nonsensical… Nintendo is constantly missing settings… Microsoft used to be better, but hides relatively basic shit in the name of “accessibility” nowadays… Apple’s entire ecosystem is a joke, in my opinion…

Google’s menus and apps just make sense to me and are almost always where I look for them. They tend to include most options for things I would want to turn off or on. Usually if you are in a place where you’d want a search bar, there’s a search bar. Android is still very customizable using third-party apps, instead of just preventing them from working altogether and making you use it their way. I like all that.

I originally justified the cost of Premium by changing from paying for Spotify, which kept letting me down with playlist limitations–a playlist of 500+ songs would actually only shuffle about 60. YouTube Music also has issues with prioritizing an artist’s popular songs, but is much better overall.

I really loved OkCupid back before they sold out. They would share a lot of interesting data on their blog posts, and seemed genuinely interested in making successful matchups based on how your profile was presented to others. It was fun to be on there and didn’t feel like you were just being presented for “dateable” you were if you didn’t want to be.

I also met my wife on OkCupid, but that was just before the site really took a nosedive. Pretty annoyed they deleted my account without warning, so the first message she ever sent me is gone forever.

I played EQ in that era and I absolutely love playing Project 99… to a point. It ends up with the same problem that every older online game seems to have: all the veterans that never left act like they own the place, and take it way too seriously.

If I do go back to P99 it will just be to level a character up until I get bored. There’s lots of essence to EQ that you just don’t get in modern MMORPGs; mostly because content is difficult to solo, working with others makes your entire life easier, and everyone is struggling together. I’ve had so many good conversations with people while camping in Blackburrow and Guk and the Karanas and so many places. I recommend it to anyone for that.

I refuse to touch anything related to Facebook. I’m shocked that people would use Threads or Instagram for that matter.

This sentiment in the current climate is stupid, but I do think the concept is inevitable. We didn’t always have phones on us 24/7, phones are already somewhat powered by AI. So what will everyone having their own AI look like in a way that doesn’t just sound like a chatGPT joke? What would make it a desirable future?

I am potentially okay with this. The entertainment industry has been creatively bankrupt for too long. Actors will move to more independent work, more interesting and experimental content will get made, corporate will advance AI technology. Win-win?

This is the exact thing that I expected them to implement, and the dealbreaker for me.

Hey, I posted one whole cat picture. I’m a contributor.