Aphelion

joined 8 months ago
[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that seems to be what most people are saying.

I'm not touching that game personally: I read their EULA and it includes the sale of analytics data to 3rd parties.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You have to buy new character classes with premium currency, and they're not what I would call "micro" transactions. Technically I guess you could earn them through play, but you'd have to willing to grind a lot.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, exactly this. I have a 20-something friend I made through online games who was trying so hard to get me to install this, and he had never even heard of Nexon.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 19 points 4 months ago (5 children)

No, it only looks like the matrix screen saver to normal eyes, but when you're wearing that hacker mask, you can actually see through the code directly into the pipes of the Internet.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, totally agree, they have become a monopoly, which I think is part of the problem that led them cutting corners and de-integrating their supply chain.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Vertical integration with a supplier that used to be part of Boeing helps make it safer. The whole problem is Boeing has moved further and further away from their suppliers, to the point they don't pay them up front for development, and they're literally making their contractors fight each other to come up with the cheapest possible parts.

Anything that moves the needle back the other way is good, but they still have a long way to go.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Yes, totally agree, his supporters will make up all sorts of unhinged conspiracy theories, but it won't change his medical inability to execute to the duties of the POTUS. We just need some solid article 25 material.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No, best case is Biden kicks it and Trump has a massive stroke on stage at a rally, that leaves half his face dropping and him unable to speak. Anything short of him being completely mentally disabled and disqualified from the ballot isn't enough. Prison will never stop his run even if he's sentenced.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Her history as a prosecutor in California makes her significantly worse. She's personally locked up a lot of POC for drug possession.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

Yes, 100% agree with you. I should have said he did nothing to address the situation, and definitely made it worse, particularly with his remarks.

In 2021 I had to take a Lyft ride in LA for work, and my driver spent the whole ride telling me about his bleach spray that he would spray up with nose and into his throat to prevent COVID smh.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We're still seeing the endemic effects of the pandemic because Trump did nothing.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

PFAS will render us unable to reproduce, while at the same time the ecosystem will collapse to the point we can't feed ourselves. It's already begun.

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