MasterBlaster

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[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Have you previously posted on the topic of AI before? There's been a few write ups by some very intelligent comrades here that personally opened my eyes on AI. I seem to recall your name popping up in the debates but I can't find any of the write ups I found convincing.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 hours ago

He is no communist and he loves taking fights with people.

He could have stopped, but he enjoys online drama a bit too much

My read was always that he was a little debate gremlin obsessed with arguments and being right, and if you're naturally obsessed with being right you end up arguing for the marxists. This was my personal pipeline too, to be fair.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

FWIW none of the Russian government actually described the invasion as taking only three days, that was their deranged media doing their usual stuff. They definitely planned for like, 10-14 days though, so egg on their face.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

the whole platform we're using was made by tankies after all

Couldn't find it where I listen to podcasts. Want my money back.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

They just hit you back with some self-deprecating cuck joke or worse they shrug their chud shoulders and say something about planned parenthood

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yay. Shame about that price though.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

He also constantly accused Kamala and other democrats of supporting genocide and never told anyone to vote for her.

Hasan is both a DSA shill, and also part of the reason the Democrats lost the election, owing to his criticisms of Kamala.

I'm too old for streamers, I really don't have a horse in this race, but it's not lost on me that Hasan has actual, monied interests propagandizing against him. That's the only way you get silly narratives that appeal to 'both sides' like this.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The little input I can give on this subject is that Hasan's anti-fandom seems entirely sure that Hasan flips according to his audience, whereas Hasan's fandom is certain his audience is constantly being educated and enlightened by Hasan's takes. As with most things, overly positive and overly negative feelings towards Hasan are parasocial and we should only be analyzing his individual actions and their impact.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

that clip is one of the few things i've seen of hasan but it's my absolute favorite video. it's so blessed. it has that pick-up guy energy, the cramped car, the tight camera angle. you think it's a set up for some horrible flirting exchange but it's some buff dude playing his dprk music to the lady like some nerd showing off

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I think about this a lot. I genuinely think this is a really important question for the future. I'm not sure if we can reclaim the hammer and sickle in the eyes of the masses but the idea it represents of the two largest labor forces joining together will forever be important.

 

uh bros? on amazon prime no less?? tankees stay winning

 
 
 

Developer ZA/UM says it’s actually for TikTok users.

“We intend to captivate the TikTok user with quick hits of compelling story, art, and audio, ultimately creating an all new, deeply engaging form of entertainment,” ZA/UM head Denis Havel said in a news release (via IGN).

let's gooooo I can't wait for the subway surfer in-app purchase DLC. no i'm not kidding, the store page marks it as having in-app purchases. something something capital subsuming something.

 

I love Telltale and Telltale-adjacent games. Those narrative games where you sit back and choose dialogue options and action choices instead of actively playing.

I think a lot of those types of games miss that you have to tell a really good story for any of that to work.

Star Trek: Resurgence looks pretty good, but did anyone here play it? Is it actually good? Or is it Star Trek-flavored slop?

 

I just finished the Jakarta Method and it left me genuinely dismayed. Not like, astounded with how horrible it all was (I knew it was going to be horrible), but more, it made me put the book down and sit with my feelings of dismay. A little bit nauseous, unsettled, feeling a loss of hope for a lot of ideals I hold.

What a horrible period of history, in a century absolutely full of horrible periods.

 
 

That's all. Played Civ since IV and the boardgame-like nature of it meant that I've gotten a lot of friends and family into it as a means to experience video games in general.

Civ VII looks really bad, even if I haven't played it myself. Systems upon systems that aren't properly explained, that somehow feel both cluttered and less in-depth than previous entries. Three truncated games making up the segments of one larger game is lame, too. A bad solution to the problem of people burning out in the later eras.

Most of all, though, is the business model of it all. Civ already leaned into 4X DLC conventions which meant getting the whole package was an expensive endeavor, but at least, for example, Civ VI had just two major expansion packs. Civ VII is already drowning into microtransaction leader purchases.

And then there's, just, the price. It's obscene. Denuvo is devastating to see as it creates a lot of barriers to giving the thing a try. I don't get excited for games any more, but Civ VII would have been one of them.

Anyone try it themselves? Anyone in love? Anyone feel like me?

 

Anyone watch the game awards? That one show where they play a bunch of trailers for new games in between awkward awards and musical performances?

watching it is a tradition of mine. brings me back to being a kid watching E3 and occasionally being happy.

i want balatro sweep and death stranding 2 trailer

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