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sevan

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  • Any good games you can Reccomend?

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  • Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, and Mass Effect Legendary are my favorites that I come back to repeatedly. Of course, they were all probably perfectly playable on your old PC.

    Hitman World of Assassination was good and not playable on your old PC. I have not replayed it yet, but it is definitely repayable with the option to approach every level in different ways.

    I've gotten bored with the Assassins Creed games, but the newer ones are very pretty and they're open world with lots of story and tons of things to do.

    You mentioned Far Cry 3, there's also 4, 5, 6 New Dawn, and Primal. I haven't played 5, 6, or New Dawn, but 4 plays the same as 3 (just a different story) and I actually like Primal quite a bit.

    The Just Cause series is really over the top mayhem, but I enjoyed them. Lots of open world destruction for a...just cause (or maybe just because).

    The Saints Row games are ridiculous, childish fun. Very similar to GTA, but makes GTA look classy by comparison. I think Saints Row 4 and Gat Out of Hell are the best ones. The first 2 are quite dated at this point. There is a recent remaster of 3, I liked the original, but haven't played the remaster yet. There's a newer one that's just called "Saints Row", I've only played a little of it so far and its pretty bland.

  • Communism

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  • I don't know a lot about the Amish, but possibly. From what I know, it seems like they embody some of the core principles in terms of contributing to the community and managing a balanced, relatively equal society. I don't know anything about their religion, so I don't know if there is a level of control from church leaders that might be more of a centralized control structure. But they might be an example. You can also search for examples of hippie communes or artist collectives.

  • Communism

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  • There have been many groups that form communes within a larger system. Sometimes its built around a religion (or cult), sometimes around various ideals, like artist communes. In my opinion, what makes these work is that they're small (your reputation matters), people join it voluntarily, and people can be kicked out if they don't uphold the ideals. So, you don't need a state to enforce the rules aside from a mechanism to remove people who don't participate fairly. And because they are within a larger entity, they don't have to deal with things like national security or foreign affairs. I don't think that model scales to a national level.

  • How do you be aware of major issues in the world and locally without becoming deeply depressed and cynical?

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  • I've blocked as much news out of my life as I can manage with the exception of some financial news. That includes blocking all the news communities on Lemmy. Things still slip through, but I also push myself to just ignore the bits that I still see and move on with my life. I'm much happier as a result. In terms of being aware of big news, if its a big enough deal, the fine folks here at Lemmy will create memes to let me know.

  • Does hand washing your undies prevent it from losing its shape and elasticity?

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  • I have clothes that I keep out of the dryer, but I'm willing to put pretty much anything in the washing machine (aside from dry clean only stuff). I will hand wash my workout clothes, mainly in the summer, when they are drenched in sweat and I don't have enough dirty laundry to make it worth putting them in the laundry right away. I just put a little splash of laundry detergent in the sink with some cold water to wash them, then hang them to dry. But I do that to keep them from getting stinky, not to prolong the life of the clothes.

  • Technology Connections: LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!

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  • Same. I've tried LEDs and they really don't cut it for christmas lights, so I stick with incandescent, at least in the house. LEDs outside might be fine, but I rarely get around to putting up outside decorations.

  • Hustle? In this gig economy?

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  • This requires more information. Am I reasonably likely to hit a total target comp over the course of a year, but with fluctuations throughout the year? I can live with that if the target fits my needs. Of course, I'm guessing that is not the intent here, this is can you live with no clue about your future income potential? That's a hard no for me.

  • Petrichor

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  • it's raining hot death in Minnesota

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  • I had a similar thing today. My app (looks just like this one) told me it was currently 138 degrees out. I thought I might need to stay inside today.

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    Would you pick Florida or Hawaii for a beach vacation in Dec - Jan?

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  • If travel time and cost doesn't matter, I would always pick Hawaii over Florida any time of year. If travel time matters, then I'd look at the Caribbean before Florida for anyone on the East coast. Florida would be my last choice if I needed to keep things cheaper.

  • The Red Dead Redemption PC port isn't a GTA Trilogy-style disaster, it's now the best way to play the game

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  • I thought the original was far better than the second and the Undead Nightmare was a surprisingly good extension of the game. The story was better, the characters were better. Obviously the graphics were worse, I don't know if the new release updates those in a meaningful way or not.

    I know RDR2 was wildly popular, but I thought it really dragged. I managed to "finish" the story and then...it just kept going, so I finally quit. I don't know how much was left, but I mostly regret not having quit much earlier.

  • Why Harris is taking her campaign to a state she won’t win: Texas

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  • California is probably one of the least gerrymandered states. In 2008 there was an initiative to form a non-partisan redistricting commission to draw districts. All federal and state districts have been set using this process for more than 10 years.

    California also has an open primary system where all candidates run against each other in a combined primary vote regardless of party affiliation (except president and some local offices). The top 2 from the primary advance to the general election. So, the general election could feature 2 democrats or 2 republicans.

    Additionally, following the pandemic, California moved to automatically mailing a ballot to every active registered voter. They also have automatic voter registration at the DMV.

    Altogether, it would be unfair to compare California to Texas or any other red state, all of whom actively gerrymander and work to suppress voter participation.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Citizens_Redistricting_Commission https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-california https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-27/california-universal-voting-by-mail-becomes-permanent

  • What was the worst book you’ve ever read?

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  • Worst book I've quit is Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. What a horrible book!

    Worst I've finished is Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, immediately followed by Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I'll throw in a special mention for The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby. All terrible books that I finished only because they were required reading in school.

  • Two things can be true at the same time

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  • Maybe JD Vance turned the camera upside down.

  • A.I.

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  • So, is nvidia the cisco of this cycle?

  • Detroit Beyond Human sells over 10 million copies in over six years

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  • Its an OK game. I got it on sale and don't regret the time spent playing it, but the controls are awkward and there wasn't much nuance to the story. There appear to be lots of potential story-line elements based on your decisions, but it was too slow and cumbersome to be worth a replay for me.

    By comparison, I quit Heavy Rain pretty early, I seem to recall walking around yelling for my child for an extended period of time and that was the last I ever played it. IMO, Detroit is a much better game than that.

    It looks like Steam has it on sale for $12 at the moment, which is less than I paid for it. I played it one time through for 12 hours, so $1 per hour of entertainment isn't terrible. Not a glowing endorsement, I guess.

  • Deceased at None

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  • I interviewed for a job recently and asked why the position was vacant. They said the previous person died. I didn't have the courage to ask if the death was work-related though.

  • Nintendo Switch Modder Who Refused to Shut Down Now Takes to Court Against Nintendo Without a Lawyer

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  • Any public place frankly, I get a 30 minute lunch and 7-8 people blasting Tick Tocks in a small area...

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  • I'm definitely in agreement now, it just took me a bit longer to get over the shift in social norms.