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[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Dota callouts have some interesting ones.

"I gooed the squirrel a bunch, catch her and let Lion finger her."

Edit: And considering that Lion's "Finger of Death" ability is shortened to "fingering", you can guess what the callout is for its upgraded form, "Fist of Death".

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Really? When I was trying to get it to run a little while ago, I kept running out of memory with my 3060 12GB running 20B models, but prehaps I had it configured wrong.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

For most of the good LLM models its going to take a high-end computer ~~with a top of the line GPU~~. For image generation, a more mid-range gaming computer works just fine.

Edit: correction. You don't necessary need a good GPU specifically

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, neither fixes this. Grayjay seems to work, but its inconsistent in my experience, often repeatedly returning to the beginning of the video part-way through.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Honestly, I like the look of the leader/civilization changing and mixing. Looks like a lot of fun, in the "late-game rogue-like", "Break the game by amassing synergies" type way. Its a different appreal than 5, but that just means I can enjoy both rather than picking one. That said, given the price, the DRM, and the reported buggyness, I'll probably still be waiting a few years at least. At least that gives modders time to get to work.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 91 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (12 children)

I saw this posted a couple days ago which pretty succinctly summarizes the current state of the market.

Commented this a year ago, and its just as relevant today.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The disbling of lifesteal on Bristleback's Bristleback feels like it destroys him as a hero. I have no idea how you'd make a viable core build for him now.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Generally, its because people don't know its an option, or how to do so. Like, even knowing its a good idea, I have no idea where I'd start looking to buy one and I'm fairly informed around tech.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I was kinda suprised too. I know someone else was saying they're popular in developing nations, because of better regional pricing, although I can't confirm that. I also know that they were a popular choice for crypto grifts and similar shady and scammy games, since they had less moderation than Steam, so its possible some of the income also comes from stuff like that.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

In comparison, spending on third-party titles declined by 18% to $255 million

Some key context from the article.

Basically, profit from Fortnite increased significantly, although the store itself isn't doing great.

Given that its $255 million in customer spending, not revenue or profits, and Epic reportedly takes only 12% plus reduced fees on Unreal Engine effectively lowering it further, I can't imagine its profitable. If we assume 10%, that leaves revenue of $25.5 mil, which doesn't seem like it'd be anywhere near enough to cover exclusivity deals, and giveaways, nonetheless infrastructure and other factors.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Thanks for your thorough answer. That was my understanding from the research I was doing as well, but I am probably even less of a lawer and was hoping someone with more experience could check my work.

[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I'm a bit confused as to what you're asking for? Just like, programming project ideas that benifit the Fediverse? Or specifically something related to promoting Lemmy on Mastrodon?

 

Yes, I know DRM-free means you can still physically play the games. Thats not what I'm asking.

Sparked by a recent discussion about DRM, I'm wondering what happens legally when different game stores close. For example, if Steam shuts down, are licences presumed to presist or are they revoked? What about GOG, Itch.io or Epic? I couldn't find anything in the terms of service specifying.

 

I'm looking to buy a decent keyboard - nothing ridiculous as I'm not a keyboard enthusiast, but decent enough for regular use. In particular, I'm looking for something...

  • tkl or full size, nothing with a non-standard arrow key layout
  • Pink or pink and white (or white but cheap enough I can buy keycaps with it)
  • Quieter switches and shorter travel are perfered, but not a deal breaker
  • Available in Canada

Currently I'm mostly looking at the Razer BlackWidow V3 for $122 CAD. I'm not exactly a Razor fan, but the only competitve option I found was the Ducky One 3 TKL for $171 CAD. I'm sure the quality is better, and the hotswappable switches are very nice, but it lacks the backlight and the media controls while being $50 more expensive.

Is there a better option I'm missing, or a good reason to pick one or the other?

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I know this is a bit more tech-support oriented, but I was hoping someone might have first or second hand experience fixing this, given what a nightmare it is to research and test.

I'm using a semi-recent Samsung phone, running their skin of Android 14. Currently, I'm using PIA as my vpn (yes, I know I should switch) through the OpenVPN app. I also experience this issue through PIA's app leading me to think its an Android issue. I also leave both the "Always-on VPN" and "Block Connections without a VPN" enabled.

I've tried to do some research, but everything that I find is search engines directing to basic stuff like how to connect to wifi

Edit: I'm currently testing the memory management tweak, and Ill probably try wireguard next.

 

Basically any word or short phrase I can think of to mean "a lot of muscle" also implies skinny or almost no fat. Fit, or lithe bring to mind more a track athlete's body, and buff, ripped, jacked, muscular, ect. generally are though of more like a body builder. The closest thing I can think of is dad-bod but thats obviously still pretty far off as well as being male-specific. Is there even an English word for this?

 

Me and my girlfriend are attempting a keto-style diet, but I am a terrible chef and don't have much energy to cook generally. Previously I'd mostly eat soups and stews since I could make a huge pot, freeze some of the extra and eat it with rice, but most of the recipies I know aren't keto friendly (or at least the one suitable for a full meal). It also doesn't help that I'm a pretty terrible cook and my girlfriend is used to well-seasoned African cuisine.

I'm hoping to find some keto or keto-adjacent meals that can be prepared in bulk easily, and ideally (but not necessarily), frozen.

 

Was originally thinking of posting Lenmy content on Reddit to less directly advertise Lemmy, but in the communities I follow, its almost exclusively content or already posted to, or directly originating from Reddit. This got me wondering if there were any niches that Lemmy serves better than other, larger platforms.

 

For those who don't use Steam but would still be interested, the submissions are specifically from 2024, and catagories are:

  • Game of the year
  • VR game of the year
  • Labour of Love for an old game that the devs have maintained well
  • Best Game on Steam Deck
  • Better with Friends for the best multiplayer game
  • Outstanding Visual Style
  • Most innovative gameplay
  • Best Game You Suck At for a difficult game
  • Best Soundtrack
  • Outstanding Story Rich Game
  • Sit Back and Relax for a chill game

Extra points for expanding on why you picked the games you did.

 

I have Trivia Murder Party 1&2, which are great, but was hoping to find a couple other options to play with friends, esspecially those that have specific catagories you can choose to play or to include.

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