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[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago
[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Send in a pull request.

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Yep, I searched for "Safe Place" as was originally in your comment and found "Safe Space" seconds later, which I assumed what you were referring to

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for, ty!

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

same (In addition, I'm a foreigner). It was already bad, but it sure as hell is getting worse by the day. They also feel entitled to move around the world freely but at the same time talk about how immigrants are problematic, not "integrating into our culture properly" and chant shit like "Polska dla Polaków".

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Their Facebook group:

PATROL OBYWATELSKI POLSKA

Their Projection of White Insecurity Cultural Department ™ :

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Good find, I had assumed people around here would at least have uBlock Origin with at least one Annoyances filter on (or similar), this is possible via Firefox mobile as well. I didn't get the prompt as well on desktop, probably because of the Annoyances filter that blocks the consent prompts anyway.

Here's an archived link, not sure if that helps: https://archive.is/qHSPD

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

I'm not sure I'm understanding this correctly, the prerequisite for a video game to be a "runaway success" is to do well sales-wise in the west? Why is the source of sales that important when the article mainly praises and discusses the game's launch figures, behind-the-scenes, the studio's lore, etc.... like any other video game articles do? The author isn't suggesting the sales are doing well in the west, so what warrants discussion of the games' sales in the west in the first place?

The article's headline alone says it's "One of the Fastest Selling Games In History". If we take the revenue value in the article to be true ($852 million in revenue in 2 weeks), then it beats Elden Ring by around a $100 million, give or take, in the first 2-week period (I'm assuming each copy costed 59.99$, so 12 million copies roughly translates to $720 million in revenue, since actual figures were never revealed, I think).

The article also states that it sold 10 million units in the first week, oh wait actually, that's 10 million in 3 days, beating other games that took at least a month to reach a similar milestone.

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (6 children)

love how commenters around here haven't wasted any time to downplay the success and zeitgeist surrounding this game.

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

what blind "brand loyalty" to Apple and sinking cost fallacy combined looks like:

[–] uberstar@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

what sanctions does to a mfer 🤣

 

Yes it's real: https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=AykLPesEHWc&t=1220

The countries in question:

Source: Wikipedia lol

 

Hello, I bought my first used phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro) and was wondering what are the best practices taken before using it. I've read the reviews of the merchant selling the phone, looked into ratings and asked some questions about the condition of the phone, so I'm sure of my purchase on that end.

What about after receiving the phone? I know I would run a factory reset, aside from that, is there anything else to do?

 

Some of the LinkedIn Responses are direct and on-point, and also hilariously/depressingly based depending on how you look at it:

EDIT: In hindsight, I think I should've looked into posting this in a different community.. It's closer to a silly "innovation".. soo.. is this considered FUD? I also don't support smoking or vaping, especially among kids. Original title had "privacy-violating" before the "solution".

 
 

not sure which community to post this to but... this is my personal account on one of the many EU countries that are experiencing a lovely housing crisis.

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submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by uberstar@lemmy.ml to c/videogames@lemmy.ml
 

This may be an instant "yes" for some of you, but there are actual proponents to this idea of video games being an art form, separate no less.

Arguments include (non-exhaustive list):

  • Video games are just combinations of previously established art forms (music, fictional prose, visual art, etc..)
  • Certain video games (think Pong and Tetris) weren't made for the purpose of being "artistic".
  • Because video games are interactive, this positions video games outside of the area of the arts. No other types of art comes close to this level of interactivity.
  • Video games (especially mass-marketed ones), regardless of their nature, are not recognized as art for as long as the purpose is solely for financial gain, which is the norm nowadays.

Personally, I believe that video games are flexible enough to possess unlimited art forms, ranging from being creatively artistic and visually stunning (e.g. Journey [2012]) to being only a tech demo or both, since they are an amalgamation of previously established art forms.

To make this discussion productive, I'd suggest approaching these arguments with an open-mind and/or coming up with an opinion supported by some video game example (note, this is only a mere suggestion).

EDIT: Just to be clear, the counter-arguments list above are NOT my take on the matter. They're loosely taken from several sources, including an IRL discussion w/ a friend and articles online, e.g. Games aren't art, says Kojima.

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