PlzGivHugs

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Free TVs! (sh.itjust.works)
 
[–] PlzGivHugs 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was a lot of fun. Basically, everyone got Mad Max versions of some of the normal light vehicles for the event, and were dropped into a large desert map. Then, you had to collect different materials (one of which is earned from kills only) and get to an extraction point. Anyone who is killed drops their loot on death. The loot was used to progress a mini-tech tree, upgrading the event vehicles and unlocking non-event cosmetics.

[–] PlzGivHugs 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Honestly, last year's (the Mad Max extraction shooter) was really fun. I ground my way through most of that just for fun.

[–] PlzGivHugs 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

War Thunder's event this year is pretty tame compared to normal, but its still fun.

First, they released a trailer for infantry in their vehicle combat game. This turned out to be a misdirection, and instead, they released an event adding WW1 vehicles.

The event itself is a weird, misbalanced, buggy mess, moreso that normal War Thunder, and moreso than you would expect making experimental anti-infantry vehicles fight each other. That said, its a fun novelty nonetheless.

[–] PlzGivHugs 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Play audio through my mobo's built-in 3.5mm jack (without a significant delay). For whatever reason, Mint just really didn't like my mobo, and no one was able to figure it out.

[–] PlzGivHugs 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Sorry for pulling you back to an old thread, but you wouldn't happen to have any other ideas, would you? Since before, I've tried everything you suggested and switched VPN. Its an A53, so it really shouldn't be having trouble with memory or such.

I also found this older Reddit thread which describes basically the same thing, but all the comments are removed, if that helps: https://old.reddit.com/r/nordvpn/comments/t8t1hf/connectivity_issues_with_new_phone_android/

[–] PlzGivHugs 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

And after hours of troubleshooting, you give in and join the Discord where you're promptly ignored.

Or if you're really lucky, people are willing to help, so you spend hours more troubleshooting, often repeating many of the same steps, only for all of them to give up too. (As was my experience when I tried to switch to Linux Mint.)

[–] PlzGivHugs 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Is there any communities dedicated to helping Canadians prep? IE, content like guides on getting your PAL, information on firearms, and just general independence and (realistic) prepping advice?

[–] PlzGivHugs 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Isolated as in only used by a specific region or culture. So in Weibo's case, only in China with little connection to other countries. Another example would be 2Go, which was quite popular in Africa for years, but unlikely be to be known from anyone outside the region.

[–] PlzGivHugs 1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Stuff like Weibo are what I was refering to when I was saying more isolated platforms. A lot of regions have their own smaller social media platforms dominated by one or two cultures. As for Instagram and Facebook, those two are largely world-wide but often (again, massive generalization) less ubiquitous compared to social media in the west.

[–] PlzGivHugs 7 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Social media in general (as we think of it) is much more popular in western nations. Thats not to say those outside the west don't use social media, but it tends to be much more dominated by group-chats (IE WhatsApp, Telegram) and by more isolated platforms or sections of platforms. Of the social media platforms we'll be familiar with, it tends to be mostly just the most popular and established ones like Instagram, Facebook, and now Tiktok, rather than something still relatively niche and nerdy like Reddit (nonetheless Lemmy).

All that said, again, this is a massive oversimplification talking broadly about trends. We're talking about thousands of different cultures in entirely different countries and enviroments.

[–] PlzGivHugs 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think this would go a long way to helping. It won't necessary hold users, but will at least keep them from bouncing off of it so violently as this Reddit user did. Imo, its a combination of this with the lack of other content that prevents more significant growth on Lemmy. The rough, often politically focused onboarding, scares people, and then when they go to try and find their favorite communities, they see no activity, leaving the impression that the site is nothing but politics.

 

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by PlzGivHugs to c/[email protected]
 

I'm trying to find a decent wireless headset for day-to-day use. It'd be for a lot of teleconferencing as well as some gaming, music, and other normal stuff. In particular, I'm looking for a pair of over-ears, since wearing on-ears or in-ears for longer periods is uncomfortable (esspecially with glasses), want something with a fold-up or removeable microphone to prevent damage, and have a pretty limited budget: $200CAD, equivalent to about $100USD.

My standards aren't that high for general quality, but I wasn't finding much that met my criteria. As-is I was debating between the Logitech Vibe 100 (Seemed like it was decent all-around, and it comes in white or pink, which is a bonus) or the Corsair Void RGB Elite (mainly for the large ear cups). I know both these options are pretty gamer-y, which is usually bad, and the Corsair headset is ancient, but I haven't really found anything that looks better. Does anyone have any better options?

Edit: The Logitech G733 also looks promising.

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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by PlzGivHugs to c/[email protected]
 

I'm trying to find mechanical keyboards that are not black/grey, are standard or TKL, and are hotswappable. I have yet to find a site that allows you to sort by all three chritiria, nonetheless sort though multiple brands/sites. Has anyone made a site along these lines?

Edit: like what pcpartpicker offers for most other computer parts

Edit 2: Keeb-finder is what I was looking for. Its support for non-American stuff isn't great, but its better than nothing.

 

Was hoping to do a little bit of advertising on other platforms. Anyone have any good, "intro to the fediverse" type infographics. For example, graphics that explain breifly what it is and how to join, or recommend a few good starting instances.

 

Honestly, with this patch so far, he feels like he's better as a 4, relying on goo and shard. I haven't found anything that makes him tanky enough or strong enough to compete with other tanks in the mid or late game nor does he have the utility to make up for it. Has anyone got any idea that have worked for them?

 

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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