[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago

The owner of the Cantina doesn't like droids, so my head canon is that he's repurposed scavenged droid heads as drink dispensers. Kind of a "drinking from the skull of your enemy" type thing.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 116 points 1 week ago

Keep in mind that Larry Ellison is fundamentally incapable of caring whether or not "citizens will be on their best behavior." The only reason he would say a thing such as this is because he sees an opportunity to make money from such a system.

Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphising Larry Ellison. You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower. You don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn, you stick your hand in there and it'll chop it off, the end. You don't think 'oh, the lawnmower hates me' -- lawnmower doesn't give a shit about you, lawnmower can't hate you. Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower. Don't fall into that trap about Oracle.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 77 points 1 month ago

I've always felt that "have more babies but also fuck you for ever having sex" was a bit of wildly contradictory policy stance.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 165 points 1 month ago

Bet they wanted a Shapiro VP pick so bad. It would've been antisemitic space laser conspiracy theory bullshit 24/7 until the vote. Now all they've got is "how dare this man ensure school children have full bellies and necessary sanitary supplies every day."

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 70 points 1 month ago

They smell like plastic, metal, complex hydrocarbons, and death.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 119 points 3 months ago

...is this loss?

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 171 points 5 months ago

That was actually the rest of the comic:

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I need 'em, like real bad (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by CountVon@sh.itjust.works to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca

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01.000.202 Patch Notes (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by CountVon@sh.itjust.works to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca

Copying the patch notes from the official Discord, for anyone who can't load Steam News links:

🛠️ PATCH 01.000.202 ⚙️

🌎 Overview

This update includes

  • Stability fixes

📍 Gameplay

We have updated the stats UI for weapons to take into account any explosive damage done by them. This is to give weapons that do damage with explosive projectiles a more fair representation in the UI. Most notably affected is the PLAS-1 Scorcher.

🔧 Fixes

  • Fixed some crashes that occurred when deploying to mission.
  • Fixed some crashes that occurred during extraction and right after it.
  • Fixed crashes that could occur if the squad deployed a large amount of support weapons.
  • Fixed various crashes that could occur during gameplay.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using heat based weapons.
  • Fixed crashes which could occur if a player died while using the jetpack.
  • Fixed crash which could occur when large volumes of enemies were present.
  • Fixed crash which could occur when the player picked up a snowball.
  • Fixed crash which could occur when completing an objective.
  • Fixed hang that could occur while navigating the social menu.
  • Picking up Medals and Super Credits will no longer lock the player in place.

🧠 Known Issues

These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed. This list is not exhaustive, and we are continuing to identify issues and create fixes. These are organized by feedback, reports, severity, etc.

  • Player cannot navigate to the search results from the Search Bar in the Social Menu.
  • Various issues involving friend invites and cross-play:
    • Player name may show up blank on the other player's friend list.
    • Friend Request cannot be accepted when the requesting player changed their username before the request was accepted.
    • Cross-platform friend invites might not show up in the Friend Requests tab.
    • Players cannot unfriend players befriended via friend code.
    • Players cannot unblock players that were not in their Friends list beforehand.
  • Damage-over-time effects may only apply when dealt by the host.
  • Players may experience delays in Medals and Super Credits payouts.
  • Enemies that bleed out do not progress Personal Orders and Eradicate missions.
  • Certain weapons like the Sickle cannot shoot through foliage.
  • Scopes on some weapons such as the Anti-Materiel Rifle are slightly misaligned.
  • Arc weapons sometimes behave inconsistently and sometimes misfire.
  • Spear’s targeting is inconsistent, making it hard to lock-on to larger enemies.
  • Stratagem beam might attach itself to an enemy but it will deploy to its original location.
  • Explosions do not break your limbs (except for when you fly into a rock).
  • Area around Automaton Detector Tower makes blue stratagems such as the hellbomb bounce and be repelled when trying to call them down close to the tower.
  • Planet liberation reaches 100% at the end of every Defend mission.
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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by CountVon@sh.itjust.works to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca

Looks like we may soon be getting more things to buy using samples and requisition slips. The Catalog Expansion has no cost, and buying it does nothing. The Upgrade Effect text must be null for Catalog Expansion, that field just shows the effect for whichever upgrade was previously selected.

Edit: It's been acknowledged on the official Discord, looks like it's unintended:

ALERT: ROGUE ITEM DETECTED. The Ministry of Truth has confirmation that a rogue item called the "catalog expansion" is temporarily visible in the Ship Management menu and, in accordance with regulations, we instruct all Helldivers to avoid this rogue item until further notice. The Ministry of Truth cannot confirm the reliability or safety of this item, nor can they confirm its origin.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by CountVon@sh.itjust.works to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca

Quick summary for anyone who can't watch the video, with descriptions taken from the accompanying news post on the Steam store page:

  • releases April 11th
  • new armors and matching capes
    • CE-07 Demolition Specialist (light)
    • CE-27 Ground Breaker (medium)
    • FS-55 Devastator (heavy)
    • no info on what bonus each set has
  • new primary weapons
    • BR-14 Adjudicator (marksman rifle) - "Deliver righteous judgement to your enemies with accuracy. This armour-penetrating assault rifle is best used against smaller groups."
    • CB-9 Exploding Crossbow - "Kaboom! Enjoy powerful exploding bolts that dish out max damage upon direct impact. Gravity must be accounted for when aiming."
    • R-36 Eruptor (explosive) - "Keep your distance… this bolt-action rifle fires jet-assisted shells that explode shrapnel in all di-rections upon impact. All directions. Even your face."
  • new grenade and secondary weapon
    • G-123 Thermite grenade - "This little beauty can stick to surfaces before burning up to a toasty 2000°C."
    • GP-31 Grenade Pistol - "Does what it says on the label – a pistol that fires grenades. Don’t forget to reload between shots though."
  • new booster
    • Expert Extraction Pilot Booster - "Need to get out of a jam fast? This booster lowers the time it takes for the extraction shuttle to reach the extraction beacon. Home in time for dinner."

Edit: added link to Steam store page news post and summarized info from the same

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 70 points 10 months ago

When I took welding shop class in high school, our shop teacher literally called it "sand eye" when he explained why wearing a welding mask was not optional in his shop or in general while welding. Sure enough, there was that one kid who thought he could get by with his squints while teach wasn't looking... He was out for days with sand eye and had quite the cautionary tale to share when he returned. Everyone got downright religious about the welding masks after that.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 67 points 11 months ago

You could install LineageOS on your existing phone instead of upgrading. The OnePlus 7 Pro is supported. The install process can be daunting depending on your technical skills, but it's a one-time process since the phone gets updates over-the-air after the OS is installed.

I did this with my OnePlus 6 a few months ago and the experience has been good. Switching to LineageOS bumped Android to version 13, whereas it was stuck on Android 11 on stock OnePlus firmware. I'm getting regular updates again, including open-source Android security patches. Not everything gets patched though, some of the core firmware is proprietary to OnePlus and that cannot be patched by anyone but them. It's letting me extend the life of a phone still works well and has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 year ago

A McDonalds company help line used to advise their employees on how to apply for foodstamps. McDonalds is one of the largest employers of people who receive Medicaid and food stamps in the US. They've been using the social safety net as a form of government subsidies by the back door for years.

[-] CountVon@sh.itjust.works 105 points 1 year ago

Key resellers are really, truly awful. In many cases the keys are purchased from legitimate sites using stolen credit card numbers. The key resellers plead ignorance as to where the keys come from, but it's an open secret at this point. If you don't want to pay the Steam/Gog price, piracy is less awful because you won't be fueling a criminal enterprise and there's no chance your Steam/Gog account will get a stolen key revoked.

Credit card fraud and software keys actually ends up being paid for by the rest of us. Fraudulent transactions and chargebacks lead to higher merchant fees, and those costs end up getting passed on to legitimate purchasers.

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