off-topic

[hearty sonnet]

That game was wicked

[nocturne rune]

need to dig it up, see if i still got it somewhere haha

[hearty sonnet]

I've got boomer shooter fever lmao

[hearty sonnet]

Probably my fav genre

My desktop is full of them, well over a dozen

[wicked verge]

Cellular. That’s the one.

[hard peak]

Oh yes. I could spend forever playing those kinds of games.

[hearty sonnet]

They are just so great, so violent & full of charisma

[humble parrot]

That sounds like a commander

As a kid, I could never get into Hexen.

I loved Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake and Heretic though

[hearty sonnet]

The one I'm playing now called Hedon: Bloodrite has an awesome narrative & is dripping with lore, it's like a medieval fantasy game, but it defines itself as Crystalpunk

[wicked verge]

I must look at mmo‘s on steam that have combat like guild wars 2

[hard peak]

Sounds interesting!

[hearty sonnet]

Like guns & technology that's powered by magic & crystals lol

[hard peak]

XD

Most of the modern games I like are modern sequels to First Person Shooters.

And while the DOOM Eternal lore is awesome, I do agree it wasn't ABSOLUTELY necessary.

[hearty sonnet]

The modern DOOM games are wayyy too good lol

[hard peak]

Exactly!

[hearty sonnet]

Ion Fury is my fav boomer shooter so far

[olive seal]

https://tenor.com/view/sunflower-plants-vs-zombies-gaming-light-gif-9841977603005489871

[hard peak]

I've heard of it, and it certainly looks interesting!

From the screenshots I'm looking at, it looks a bit like Daikatana if John Romero hadn't gone mad with unrestrained ambition.

[hard peak]

Good morning!

[hearty sonnet]

It's basically Duke Nukem but different, it's even made by 3D Realms

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/stonks-bad-stonks-stonks-cat-bad-stocks-cat-bad-stonks-cat-gif-11522299758188203870

[weak veldt]

Anyone play Terraria

[olive seal]

Ew terraria

Play a real game like Minecraft

[weak veldt]

The graphics on it are awful but I paid $20.00 in order to play it, it's complicated to play on steam with control.

[olive seal]

Or even better Roblox

[night plume]

I tried to get back into Terraria a month or two ago. Haven't played in so long I almost died bc I kept getting myself stuck in menus xD

[weak veldt]

The nighttime in Terraria is one of the toughest times on it

[olive seal]

Honestly same, I never was able to get into it, wish you the best tho

[sick flame]

https://x.com/PlayStation/status/1859220496329449981

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[night plume]

My world spawned with a desert to the immediate left with corruption then corruption to my immediate right. Very little green xD
I need to restart on a better world so I can get used to the game again lol.

[peak folio]

I was sent a $600-off a V14 for black friday but I’m not looking to spend that kind of money rn

[olive seal]

If a hot wheels game appears there for 12 dollars don’t buy it, it’s too hard and not worth it. And before you buy it lies about being a good game

[barren sierra]

V14 what, laptop, engiine...

[weak veldt]

Which game?

[barren sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/do-you-have-any-idea-how-little-that-narrows-it-down-that-narrows-it-down-clear-now-its-clear-now-i-understand-now-gif-21256627

[weak veldt]

Forza Hot Wheels game is okay but it gets boring.

[barren sierra]

To be fair pixxelated games come with its charm if you are into it

[night plume]

Terraria

[weak veldt]

The question then is what charm can I to look for?

[weak veldt]

Steam or Xbox?

[night plume]

Steam.

I find Terraria is better played with a friend or two. And it does need to be a type of game you are into. It has a lot within the game to do, just not much that tells you where to go, what to do. Some do if you know what to look for, but it takes a while.

[barren sierra]

Most of my terraria gameplay was spent on the wiki reading the recipes

There is too many items in that damn game

[night plume]

I spend too much time building a house to collect NPCs I can't do anything with bc all I did was build a basic house for them >.>

[peak folio]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1083522906161696784/1308759062242136175/image0.jpg?ex=673f1c5c&is=673dcadc&hm=aa7d1d6a7425e8a97bf9508153846d9902c6abf148d3fd3ef7039d4e22b9894d&

[barren sierra]

What the fuck is that

A unicycle with an engiine..?

[night plume]

Nty o.O

[lofty wind]

electric unicycle

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/euc-electric-unicycle-kingsong-s18-send-it-gif-24343954

[barren sierra]

Yeah no thanks

[peak folio]

I usually keep one in my car

[wild mountain]

yeah, good game.

[weak veldt]

Wikipedia for Terraria is highly recommended when playing

[wild mountain]

ever play core keeper? the top down middle child of terraria and minecraft?

[night plume]

I like to go through a game banging my head against a wall for a while b4 I wiki xD

[weak veldt]

I tried that to to be honest

[nocturne rune]

https://tenor.com/view/granturismo2-subaru-legacy-playstation-b4rsk-gif-23828826

[olive seal]

Ngl it looks like your genetic indie game no one knows about

[weak veldt]

Core keeper is fun

[wild mountain]

genetic indie game
but what does that mean?

[night plume]

When I finally do decide to wiki things though, I am never really sure what I'm looking for xD

Generic instead of genetic maybe?

[olive seal]

Every year like 100 games come out looking like that and only like 5 are remembered 😭

[peak folio]

Generic indie game

[night plume]

Onwards to more coffee!

[wild mountain]

core keeper is the only one that i know of in the last several years and it's been in ea for several years

[weak veldt]

I had to look for the unbound controls because on the Xbox series X controller for Terraria it gets more complicated than the actual keyboard and mouse

[olive seal]

Ahh yes sorry me tired 😭 just woke up didn’t even see the error lmao

[peak folio]

I guess the only thing that could classify as that your garden variety open world survival crafting game so ig

https://youtu.be/nz3OSSpopzY

[nocturne rune]

https://tenor.com/view/granturismo2-subaru-legacy-playstation-b4rsk-gif-23828826

[wicked verge]

https://tenor.com/view/nissan-400z-gran-turismo-gt2-ps1-gif-25646210

[olive seal]

Beautiful car, truly a masterpiece

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/cybertruck-spin-roblox-gaming-car-gif-7898187138941015445

[wild mountain]

fallout old vegas?

[peak folio]

lol

[olive seal]

I want to buy fallout new Vegas but I fear it might be too old for me to enjoy uwu

And on console there no mods for it 😭

[weak veldt]

If only a real vehicle could do that during their car show it would be more interesting to watch

[peak folio]

Stronk

[weak veldt]

No games are "too old" age limitations might hinder some things though. Not sure what definition was meant by too old

[wild mountain]

1. do you need moods to enjoy a video game? if so, why?
2. graphics arent everything in a video game. you dont need hyper realistic down to the water physics at a microfiber level, something you'd never notice normally anyway.
3. age of a video game matters not either. majoras mask released about 25 years ago and still holds up today. older pokemon games are still the most beloved in the series despite being 20+ years old.

[wicked verge]

Should I try and get world of Warcraft on my steam deck?

[wild mountain]

how would that even work? can you use desktop mode to run it with controller inputs?

[wicked verge]

Apparently through battle.net idk

I’ll figure it out

[night plume]

On the subject of too old, there are many people that "require" graphics to be at a certain spec/standard or they won't play a game.

I was hearing some noises yesterday that made me think of Contra on the NES. I almost dug out my NES >.>

[wild mountain]

id say those individuals are morons.

[night plume]

No argument from me.

[hard peak]

I second that opinion.

[olive seal]

Exactly this, unless it’s a game a enjoyed in my childhood, I kinda struggle to get into games with old graphics specially if the chracter has slow or junky motion 😭

[barren sierra]

There is a difference between aged gameplay and aged graphics

[hard peak]

While I may not be able to get into every "old" game, I certainly love "old-styled" games.

[olive seal]

Not saying they bad tho , it’s just a me preference

[barren sierra]

For instance Morrowind has absurdly obnoxious aged gameplay thats hard to get used to, on the contrary its graphics are at most palletable for gameplay

[hard peak]

Which is why I suddenly started getting an intense craving for PICO-8...

[olive seal]

I love old Star Wars games, I love old Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! games—heck, my favorite game is Metal Arms: Glitch in the System! I know I will still struggle to get into Fallout: New Vegas, though 😭.

[hard peak]

I see what you mean...

[teal iron]

Majora's Mask is iconic

[olive seal]

Im iconic

[teal iron]

Contrary to my previous statement, I do require "graphics" to enjoy a game

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/police-car-chase-circle-spin-gif-17213375

[pastel minnow]

Graphics matter

[wild mountain]

maybe in a sports game, but in every where else, no it does not.

[pastel minnow]

Look at armored core for anwser and tel me you would play that if you didn’t enjoy the series already

[wild mountain]

gameplay are exceeds the appearance of a game.

its made by fromsoftware so i would and have previously played those games.

[pastel minnow]

Bad graphics can ruin a game

[peak folio]

This sounds like a discussion from 30 years ago.

(Back when graphics were still improving rapidly)

[pastel minnow]

Graphics matter but aren’t everything

Bad graphics will in fact make a game less good however

[wild mountain]

imo they do not matter at all.

[olive seal]

https://tenor.com/view/hazbik-mortal-combat-gif-3795006771601208806

[olive seal]

That’s you rn xd

[pastel minnow]

They matter but they aren’t the only thing that makes a game good

Look at toad 64 the game looks like cheaks but is a good game because it’s Mario 64

[teal iron]

Graphics are important but it's more nuanced than "hur dur 4k120fpsRTX"

[peak folio]

HFR > all

[pastel minnow]

This

[peak folio]

Well, besides gameplay ofc

[pastel minnow]

People act like old pokemon games look bad

They look good for the system they on and you expect less good graphics for an older game

Acting like old games are proof graphics don’t matter is a bad argument

Anyone playing old games expect bad graphics

And games like ultrakill just have a unique art style

[teal iron]

Like take Majora's Mask
Yeah most modern games have as many polygons on a single rock as MM has in its entire game pak, but that's not the important part, the important part is that Majora's Mask has enough graphics and maintains a consistent artistic and visual style

[pastel minnow]

Stuff like scarlet and violet is 100% dragged down by bad graphics

[olive seal]

Friren typing he about to drop a bomb yall be ready

[wild mountain]

scarlet and violet are held back by bad gameplay and performance

[pastel minnow]

All of the above

[wild mountain]

some people actually like the grpahics it has

[pastel minnow]

Stupid ppl

[olive seal]

https://tenor.com/view/dodging-chicago-pd-dropping-down-ducking-get-down-gif-20873909

[wild mountain]

but everyone can agree performance sucks

[pastel minnow]

Sun and moon have a good art style

Better then sv

[teal iron]

Halo CE is another example, the image is clear, concise (except those stupid hallways but the game WAS rushed), and has a pretty consistent style
As soon as each frame appears on the screen you understand exactly what is happening and what enemies need to be shot

[sick flame]

https://fixupx.com/Xbox/status/1859290219562009090

[pastel minnow]

Ok graphics drag down halo ce

[teal iron]

And yeah the anniversary graphics are cooler but the OG are fine

[pastel minnow]

The library and older levels are hard to play

And the anivwrsary looks like hot trash and ruins the entire remake

[teal iron]

That's bad level design, not graphics

[teal iron]

You're thinking of Halo 2 Anniversary

[pastel minnow]

Graphics make it hard to tell if your on a new area

[pastel minnow]

2 looks goated tf

What are you on I wanna smoke it

[teal iron]

Again that's level design, they reused the same objects

[teal iron]

Halo 2 anniversary is a weird halo 4 aesthetic which doesn't even make sense why would it look like halo 4

[pastel minnow]

Halo ce just copy and pasted halo ce graphics

[pastel minnow]

Not the campign

[teal iron]

Halo CE Anniversary makes it look like Halo Reach

[pastel minnow]

And it looks like ass

[teal iron]

Yes the campaign

[pastel minnow]

Your dumb

[teal iron]

Yo'ur'e dum

[pastel minnow]

Halo 2 a is the best remake ever made

[teal iron]

Halo 2 anniversary is the worst halo game

[pastel minnow]

Dude please leave

[teal iron]

I'd rather buy halo infinite micro transactions

[pastel minnow]

Your opinion hurts it’s litterly the best 343 game

Revoke this man’s speaking rights for that holy that take is bad

[olive seal]

https://tenor.com/view/bunnies-what-confused-meh-gif-12007368131756137942

[teal iron]

FIRST of all I'm a woman not a man and second of all Halo 5 is definitely better than H2A

[pastel minnow]

This has to be some sort of brain rot problem no way you can think halo ce a is better then h2 a

[olive seal]

Oki she def trolling

[pastel minnow]

You don’t diserve to speak after this

[teal iron]

And third of all I wouldn't consider H2A to be credited to 343 they just gave an existing game a new coat of paint that hardly counts

[pastel minnow]

Opinions are ok but yours is so ass

https://youtu.be/2E-QVWuc230?si=-mXmoHnHtjyyxrAF this is just halo 4 guys (it’s not )

[mighty wagon]

crazy burn

[pastel minnow]

Bro does not have a brain

This litterly isn’t halo 4

Please give me the drugs your on I wanna be that stupid

[teal iron]

I guess the h2a cutscenes are really good

[pastel minnow]

Watch the gameplay

Skip to the gameplay

[teal iron]

Like that's movie tier stuff but as soon as they end it's like worse halo 2 and halo 4 had a graphics baby

[teal iron]

Guy I literally own MCC

On 2 devices!

[pastel minnow]

Clearly not with how stupid you seam to be

[teal iron]

You can check my steam account I even have all the achievements for beating halo 2 on at least normal

I think I did heroic too

[pastel minnow]

Did you lose your memory or something and only remember the multiplayer

Cause the camping is different

[teal iron]

And yeah the graphics are "good" but the art presentation is bad

[mighty wagon]

Discord argument try not to derail into name calling for 2 seconds challenge

[teal iron]

Every vehicle is styled to look like halo 4 vehicles

[pastel minnow]

Dude if you hate halo 2 because it looks like halo 5 your brain is litterly too far gone

[teal iron]

They even sound like halo 4 half the time

Why would they look and sound like halo 4 that game is way off in another section of time

[pastel minnow]

It doesn’t it litterly uses halo 2 sound effects

Your litterly brain dead how are you typing this

You litterly haven’t played it in years or you lack a brain

Go replay it

[olive hare]

Brain dead

[mighty wagon]

I have no opinions on this since I haven't played halo 2 yet 😭

[teal iron]

The answer: asset recycling
Mega super cringe
Halo 1 Anniversary does use a lot of halo reach stuff but halo reach literally took place like an hour before halo CE so it makes sense everything looks the same

[wild mountain]

take a break shiny piplup

[olive seal]

It’s good give it a try

[pastel minnow]

Halo 2 remakes everything from the ground up and based it off halo reach

[teal iron]

Halo 2 is really good you should play it

[mighty wagon]

yeah, I need to stop playing palworld for a bit... 1200 hours is too many

[pastel minnow]

Made it feal halo 2

[mighty wagon]

plus I have the game anyway

[pastel minnow]

Your just mad dumb to think that smh

[olive seal]

Rookie numbers

[mighty wagon]

SSob

[olive seal]

Can I take a break with you?

[wild mountain]

insisted on a break, but you just want to insult people.. sigh
can discuss something without insulting. come back later.

[mighty wagon]

anyone here owns an aquarium?

[olive seal]

Ohhh you gave him a mute? How long?

[olive seal]

I always wanted one but no 😭

[mighty wagon]

sadge

[night plume]

Hello Ghoooostshrimp, I own cherry shrimp.

[wild mountain]

an hour. should be enough to clear the mind and get some fresh air.

[night plume]

I am a little shocked LunAnyX passed up that opportunity to ping me >.>

[teal iron]

I should probably get out of bed anyway

[mighty wagon]

I've wanted cherries for a long time now, but my moss refuses to moss and I have rabid tetras sob

[olive seal]

I don’t ping people uwu

[nocturne rune]

sadge

[night plume]

They gave me some pearl weed with a couple of the shrimp and I have been propigating that throughout the tank. It is a weed, but a very pretty one xD

I have 3 blue cherry shrimp and
1 blackrose shrimp (was an accidental that I love).
Recentmy lost my red cherry shrimp and my endler guppy :(

[olive seal]

Have you ever banned anyone? Did you know Shelly has no bans???

[mighty wagon]

oh rip :( what size tank you have? I have a 36 gal

[night plume]

A 0.8 gallon >.>
No, I'm not joking xD

[wild mountain]

no, i've never banned anyone.
shell has never banned anyone.
we don't ban.
one+ of these statements might be true

[olive seal]

The Shelly one is true 😭

[night plume]

I would love to set up a larger aquarium, I just don't have a place in my house at the time. So, I have a little desktop one at work.
The endler guppy in it was a happy accident (fish were not the plan due to size).

[mighty wagon]

i think my water bottle i use for refills is bigger 💀

what a shame you can't have kuhlis. Truly one of the best fish of all time

[night plume]

They look like so much fun to keep!

[mighty wagon]

awesome little crackheads lol

[teal iron]

If they put the death penalty on confusing risk of rain and rain world I would be the most wanted criminal

[night plume]

I love cleaner fish and desperately want to fond a way to teir a tank so I can just fill it with various cleaners instead of midswimmers

[mighty wagon]

sounds like that would be best for a custom with low height but more length and width

[olive seal]

I want a fish tower

[mighty wagon]

sounds nice but unfortunately most fish don't like vertical tanks. Which is why I'm beginning to regret the 36

[night plume]

I have a 32 gallon sitting in a room collecting dust :/
I want to set it up, I just don't have a space to set it up where it could be viewable. I don't want to set up an aquarium in a room I don't go in

[mighty wagon]

I could take it 😇

[olive seal]

He could take it

[night plume]

I have someone asking to buy it. I just haven't pulled it out and assessed everything with it to quote them a decent price.

Figured when it comes time I can and am ready to start up a larger aquarium, I would prefer to put an internal pump instead of an over the back one. I'd also like to set up my own lights bc I plan to grow plants out of the top and the one I have I can't do that without destroying the top and making it unusable.

[mighty wagon]

It was mostly a joke lol, I couldn't take care of 2 at once.

My little redtail wouldn't appreciate it if I didn't spend more time with her? too

[night plume]

This mini tank I set up was an experiment to see if I could make the tank almost maintenance free.

Kept watching videos and you know youtubers are always over exaggerating, so didn't trust them of course xD They claimed 0 maintenance on the methods, just refill water.

Found you can get it pretty close to 0 maintenance but never at it.

Not familiar with redtail, I need details, I am curious and want to look it up >.>

[mighty wagon]

RRedtail sharks are veri cute. But also mean when they age

I'm hoping mine doesn't develop aggression problems when she grows, so I got her young and am trying to cut back on any potential issues

[night plume]

Oh, I didn't know they were called red tails xD makes sense bc "red tails" xD

[mighty wagon]

I was just scared that you would confuse the shark with the catfish

[night plume]

So far, every fish I have had has been aggressive as heck >.>

I was asking you for details bc google gave me the catfish and I didn't think you were keeping that in a 36 gallon :p

[mighty wagon]

She's actually pretty chill, only chased my kuhlis once on the first day. Now she ignores them lol

[mighty wagon]

trust me bro, they grow to the size of the tank

joking of course

[olive seal]

But ª hámster and make the aquarium its home

[night plume]

I make sure not to purchase anything I am told will "grow to the size of the tank"
Every time I am told that, I find that they mean, "this creature grows very large, but don't worry, you can confine it to a small space and limit its life by doing so. We promise it will be perfectly happy and not die bc of this stunted growth you caused."

[olive seal]

A single hamster tho , the tiniest you can find

[night plume]

A lot of people do that bc of the sales on aquariums make them cheaper than buying hamster enclosures

[mighty wagon]

I once almost got a ghost knifefish for my 36 gal. Thank God I looked it up first.

[olive seal]

Make a hamster life on earth amazing

[mighty wagon]

note: never trust the chain store employees

[olive seal]

They always have the most tragic deaths so they deserve it uwu

[mighty wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/jetstream-sam-hamster-gif-25405007

[night plume]

I purchased 2 turtles from the flea market.
I trusted the seller bc to sell at the flea market you must be licensed by the state to sell the animal you are selling. Found oht later on theh snuck the turtles in.

Well, I grilled them to be sure I knew what they needed how big they would grow, etc, etc. That was what made my decision to buy them.

Then I learned from an employee at the pet store I frequent that what I purchased were illegal, how big they actually got, and their actual requirements x.x I tried to keep them, but after the 55 gallon I finally surrendered them to that pet store so they could have a better life.

[mighty wagon]

I totally misread that as you grilling the turtles at first

[night plume]

XD

[mighty wagon]

at least they didn't end up in someone's 10 gallon fishtail

AUTOCORRECT

[night plume]

You are the first person to not think I was keeping shrimp for grilling btw

[mighty wagon]

nah, cherries are too small anyway

[olive seal]

I want eggs now

[barren sierra]

🥚

[night plume]

Fish, turtles, and shrimps o.O
Made you hungry for eggs

[mighty wagon]

I remember when I was younger my parents had like 4-5 goldfish and a common pleco in a 20 gal :<

[olive seal]

It reminded me of when I want to Mexico and some poeple offered me endangered turtles eggs, they made them sound delicious but i didn’t try them cuz duh endangered and illegal . That’s why 😭

[night plume]

The turtles were in my 10 gallon.
Became too big, so I bought the 32 gallon.
They quickly outgrew that, so I got the 55 gallon.

I couldn't keep up with the maintenance on the 55 gallon to keep them healthy and couldn't afford what they needed pump wise to take over for me. That was what made my decision to surrender them. I did enhoy them as pets.

I was attempting to find a way to keep them in a kiddie pool, but setting it up with the proper heating, lighting, space, it was just too much.

[mighty wagon]

fish, turtle, and shrimp omelette

[olive seal]

You a robot so you can’t eat them, or have them.

[night plume]

I learned recently plecos are edible >.>

I was so angry when I learned how big plecos get and that they kept getting sold to me x.x

I think them and the bichirs became the primary reason I do so much research b4 I buy fish now.

[mighty wagon]

Thankfully, my family is pretty chill with what I choose to keep, aalthough they keep trying to convince me to get monster fish 0.0.o

[night plume]

So many people at work stare at my aquarium and ask me where the betta is....
I explain so much that the tank is too small and some tell me to get one anyways.

[mighty wagon]

I hate that they site the puddles as an excuse when the puddles are more like rice paddies

[night plume]

A betta, in 0.8 gallons? That is just overly cruel.
Then realizing I have plants, rock, and wood taking up space.
It in all honesty isn't enough space for the 4 shrimp.

[mighty wagon]

ngl a fairy shrimp tank could work after the shrimp

[night plume]

I explain to people that the betta in stores are not the same as the betta from the rice paddies. AND that even though they can SURVIVE in puddles, they do not LIVE in puddles.

I did not know what those were until now, and I now want the fairy real sea monkies shrimp

[mighty wagon]

I once had a betta in my 36 gal. I loved the little fella. Although he was the only fish to have ever killed another

[mighty wagon]

sea monkeys are just brine shrimp. Actual scam

[night plume]

I said "real" for a reason xD

I enjoy keeping brine shrimp though. Those brine shrimp hatcheries are fun to me.

[mighty wagon]

fairies are cooler anyway. They get bigger and there's some cool variety between them

[olive seal]

Dumb question but can you own crabs or squids?

[night plume]

If you look at sea monkey packaging, it has the fairy shrimp and I forfot the other little creature on the package, but yeah, they contain brine shrimp.

[mighty wagon]

I used to keep brine shrimp before I transitioned to fish. Never had much luck getting them to adults tho

[mighty wagon]

Yes. Plenty of crabs are kept in the hobby.

as for squid, they are kept but are difficult to keep alive + they only live for a year or two at max

[night plume]

Yes, but I personally don't recommend it.

Most crabs require brackish water and it can be a pain to set it up and maintain the correct salinity. Any store telling you the crab is "fresh water" is lying, they are brackish, but can live a few years in straight fresh water.

Squid have some pretty heavy requirements. You have to have money and dedication to keep them.

Not a dumb question tbh.

[mighty wagon]

this is a certified pompom/Thai micro moment

(both are true freshwater)

[olive seal]

Was wondering cuz I’ve never seen anyone have them in their aquarium. 😅

[night plume]

You have to actually do tank maintenance o.o

I once had "sea monkies" that I got to a rather large size and was very proud of.
Then my little sister wanted to swim with the monkies, climbed my bookshelf, got the little jar, took it down, and poured it all over herself. She was very happy that she got to swim with them at least

[mighty wagon]

can be difficult to find, plus can be fragile or aggressive

[mighty wagon]

I did it once by doing nothing actually lmao tank looked like gatorade cause I kept the lights on 24/7

[night plume]

I was going to get a brackish crab but the tank I was going to get sold out and is discontinued. I planned to get the water from up the road from my work xD

[night plume]

I fed them goat feed >.>

[mighty wagon]

I want to get blackworms for my tank. I managed to get a small population of copeods and some kind of detritus worm, but more sand sisters would be nice

[exotic mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/drive-by-bye-angry-happy-vibe-gif-16434941

[mighty wagon]

careful, they'll turn into goatfish

[olive seal]

This isn’t a channel for selfies uwu

[night plume]

I started laughing and forgot what I was typing xD

[exotic mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-zoo-monkey-grab-monkey-safevino-monkey-shirt-grab-gif-6881333783831012163

[mighty wagon]

I hate autocorrect. It was supposed to be sand sifters

[night plume]

Picturing goatfish now

I was so terrified when I first saw copepods in my tank. When I learned what theh were I spent so much time trying to get pics and sent the pics around with drawn arrows saying "LOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK" as if I were sending newborn baby pics xD

[mighty wagon]

AAquarium keepers try not to panic after finding a random normal animal in their tank

Only ones that are scary would be dragonfly or damselfly larvae, as well as some leeches or hydra

[night plume]

Aquarium keepers try not to panic when your cherry shrimp, the easiest thing to keep, does something abnormal >.>
Bc even though they are the easiest, they are also the MOST finicky and will just look at you and roll over dead

[mighty wagon]

I'm kinda worried for my poor copepods. I haven't seen them in a while :(

[night plume]

The worst thing in my tank ever was drainfly larva -.-"
One of my sink drains got infested, still don't know which one, had to get the exterminator in, and they also laid in my tank.

I had to completely deconstruct the tank. Cleaned it, left it to dry on the counter. Hour later, I hear a cracking and splitting sound. The tank completely broke in half due to to lack of pressure and resettling back.

[mighty wagon]

uh oh 0_0

[night plume]

I just threw a tiny algae disk piece in when the copepods vanished. They would reappear after that.

So, I did have a second tank at 1 time :p

[mighty wagon]

my fatass tetras would just eat it

THEY GRAB SHRIMP PELLETS AND RUN AWAY INTO THE CORNERS

AND THEN JUST EAT THE ENTIRE THING

[night plume]

I considered buying a fish to eat them. The tank wasn't large enough for anything that could

It was.... Approximately 2 gallons

[mighty wagon]

whale shark easy

[night plume]

I was attempting to create a mini walstead tank.

[night plume]

I looked that up to see if there was a small fish that shared that name >.>
I feel deceived <.<

[mighty wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/troll-complete-returning-to-hq-trolling-complete-returning-to-hq-trolling-complete-troll-complete-gif-22603706

I can't believe it. Although there is a catfish called the blue whale sooo

[night plume]

Too many shared names >.>

[mighty wagon]

I mean hell, I literally have a carp called the redtail SHARK

[night plume]

I love how many of these fish are carp.
I was amazed to learn that cichlids and tilapia are the same

[mighty wagon]

I was amazed to learn that aquarium sand and regular sand are the same

[night plume]

I went and looked at aquarium sand to figure out the difference and stared at it. I was like, "this is literally sand. I am just going to Home Depot and buying play sand and going to wash it"

And that is what is in my tank.

And, if I stop being lazy and get the gardens situated (queue Mal being a broken record again) It is what will be going in the large tub in the yard when I turn it into a pond >.> and pretend I know what I am doing.

[mighty wagon]

I can't wait for the local heron to devour everything

I've been training the baby redtail to eat from my hand :)

[night plume]

That's just mean >.>

[mighty wagon]

alright fine. The local raccoon :)

[night plume]

And that is adorable o.o
I had a pleco that liked belly rubs when I was a kid xD best pleco ever.

[mighty wagon]

all the plecos I've kept just hid from me and shit all day. Lucky

[night plume]

It will be stray cats, squirrels, and frogs bc the frogs appear out of nowhere

The pleco wasn't lucky :/ the filter broke and did something to the tank. By time I got home from school it was too late.

Pretty sure I balled my eyes on that one.

[mighty wagon]

poor thing

I remember when my first betta died. Weirdly enough, he died after killing a tetra. Guess he wanted to flex

[night plume]

My mom killed my first betta. She couldn't fathom that it needed more than an inch of water and couldn't go in the back bed of the truck.

[mighty wagon]

what

how does someone go and think "hmm yes surely this fish doesn't need water"

lemme put it in a truck too, let it boil/freeze alive

[night plume]

We were moving and she didn't want to risk water spilling in the truck. I kept begging to be allowed to put my fish in a cup with a lid, or remove most of the water in the tank and be allowed to hold it with a towel over it.
Instead, her idea was to push all the rocks to one side of the tank, remove the water down to rock level, and put it in the back bed of the truck in 100 F weather

[peak folio]

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/11/19/the-playstation-portal-remote-player-experience-to-evolve-with-new-system-update/

Since Cloud Streaming (Beta) on PS Portal is still an experimental offering, the features available during the beta period may change over time and may not reflect the final experience.

[mighty wagon]

that sounds like a recipe for a flattened fish

[night plume]

He was cooked alive

[peak folio]

Cloud Streaming (Beta) for PS Portal will be available through the PlayStation Plus Premium plan

Looks like you’ll still need a PS5 to use a Portal

[mighty wagon]

I had a rainbow shark when I moved. Keyword is "had" because when we got there it decided to jump in the middle of the night

[night plume]

I hate when they jump at a time you can't save them :(

It is how I recently lost my endler guppy. I put the top of the tank on backwards, kt left a tiny gap. Small Fry jumps for attention, so I suspect when someone walked passed, he just jumped right up to get attention and ended up out of the tank.

[mighty wagon]

I literally freaked out yesterday because I thought the redtail jumped. Turns out it was taking a nap or something because it materialized out of nowhere.

rip small fry, may he swim in peace

why tf does glofish sell regular black skirt tetras???

wait what they just sell regular fish

[night plume]

I avoid glofish brand, too afraid they may still be injecting the fish with dyes

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/affinitybyserif/status/1859179048418607396

[mighty wagon]

not how it works

[peak folio]

Oh shit

[mighty wagon]

if they were dyed, the colors would fade after time

[wicked verge]

Guild wars 2 has a tengu race?

And it’s not playable I’m guessing?

[night plume]

They dyed them at one time, idk if they still do. Most of the fish died b4 the color had a chance to fade over time.

[peak folio]

Don’t think they were ever playable, no.

[night plume]

There is fish in pic above, what is affinity?

[wicked verge]

I’m guessing they won’t ever be

[mighty wagon]

think you're thinking of painted fish. Glofish are genetically modified

[peak folio]

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Tengu

[mighty wagon]

obese clownfish

[wicked verge]

Now I want to play as a tengu

I have my charr tho in the meantime 👀

[peak folio]

Charr are a neat beast race but I think Rox was designed by a furry

[night plume]

Idk of painted fish o.O but, they had cheap glofish in stores around here for a bit, they were never healthy, died rather quickly and were said to be injected with color.

They were always listed under the glofish brand though. For all I know, it could have been an off seller that all the stores had gotten and they just blanket put it under that title bc they glowed.

[night plume]

I meant "Affinity" as in the brand name in the link lol. I didn't want to click just bc I saw a clown fish :p

[royal shuttle]

If they add Tengu as a playable race, I would definitely be tempted to recreate my dnd Kenku character in gw2.

[mighty wagon]

OOH LOL

[wicked verge]

Is it likely they would tho?

[peak folio]

Artist suite of software, kind of like Photoshop and Illustrator but way cheaper and perpetual licenses.

[mighty wagon]

I'm surprised glofish are patented. Patenting lifeforms just seems icky "insert nintendo lawsuit controversy"

[peak folio]

Only upgrades that charge are fir whole version numbers.

[night plume]

O.o interest piqued

[royal shuttle]

Considering all the work making a set of new models and how every existing armor would fit on the new models, it would be alot of extra work for a backlog for compatability and additional work going forward for new gear.

[night plume]

Could be a patent on the process instead of the fish itself.

[royal shuttle]

Unless they tweak existing parameters from either Charr or Asura.

But still, it'd be alot of work.

[mighty wagon]

Nope. If the fish breed, you're legally not allowed to sell the babies.

[night plume]

.... If I breed a fish, I'm doing whatever I want with it as long as it isn't going to harm an ecosystem or the animal o.O

OH SPEAKING OF!

[royal shuttle]

Step 1: accomplished, recognize that Copyright and Patent law violates your property rights and the NAP.

[mighty wagon]

glofish pal

[night plume]

My work has a pond out front.
In my tank, I have a lot of invasive things bc I could get them for free >.>
(Duck weed, pearl weed, the cherry shrimp are technically invasive for my area, I had ramshorn snails).

I kept having to explain to people at work how illegal it would be to throw any of the excess into the pond outside bc they were saddened I kept throwing the plant cuttings in the garbage after letting them die on my desk.

(I didn't leave the snails or shrimp out, just the plants)

[mighty wagon]

I despise people who dump non-nativenon-natives into the wild. Then the responsible people can't keep exotic species.

omfg autocorrsct is killing me

[night plume]

Majority of them didn't know what I had wasn't native. It amazed me how many of them didn't care and how many truly thought pet stores only sold what was native to the area.

[mighty wagon]

I remember a vivid memory of seeing a pleco in a creek in KOREA of all places

[night plume]

I think they are all over. When I was looking into them, I think many cultures eat them as a typical meal.

[wicked verge]

Are there any MMO’s with playable bird races?

[mighty wagon]

they're only native to Central and South america

[wicked verge]

https://tenor.com/view/parrot-hand-into-cuddle-pat-gif-14961062509987788178

[night plume]

Hope it was a mistake in memory, a single one that dies out, or an enclosure and not a full invasive species issue then x.x

[mighty wagon]

Definitely not a mistake. I know my fish very well. It even had the funky eyes.

it seemed young and it was in the fall, so hopefully it was just the one

[night plume]

I miss owning a bird o.o
But, don't have the time to spend towards the care of one.

I did try to find a pleco small enough to put in my aquarium >.>
I could not find one that stays small enough. I knew it was a futile effort, but I wanted to try anyways.

[mighty wagon]

otocinclus are related to plecos. But I don't think any fish can really live happily Ina 0.8 gallon o.o.o

[night plume]

I could fit 1 oto, but they need a small school, so they were out

They made me walk for my turkey o.o

[peak folio]

What you thought they’d just take to your desk?

[night plume]

They usually have it outside the building in the parking lot.
This year it is in the far end warehouse at the end of the furthest parking lot o.o

Granted, I got to take the turkey from there directly to my car instead of from parking lot to desk them to car, so less overall walking with turkey o.o

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/cats-elevator-gif-7554572

[peak folio]

Cattivator

[teal iron]

<@&505995738564526080>

crossposting scam links huh

[peak folio]

https://www.fixthreads.net/@rozzycomputers_/post/DCkhEchs1aB

This is what 26 Dexterity is for

[peak folio]

https://x.com/bucky_cm/status/1859014585296318853

Bucky | Palworld (@Bucky_cm) on X

Hot take - I like games

Twitter · Nov 19, 2024, 11:23 PM

Woah woah woah

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/saw22-saw-jigsaw-look-gif-17204954302005508012

[peak folio]

https://x.com/liquiddogman/status/1859014960367759792
https://x.com/bucky_cm/status/1859016270655746245

LiquidDogMan (@LiquidDogMan) on X

@Bucky_cm What is your favorite game

Twitter · Nov 19, 2024, 11:24 PM

Bucky | Palworld (@Bucky_cm) on X

@LiquidDogMan Of all time? Total Annihilation
This year? Thronefall

Twitter · Nov 19, 2024, 11:29 PM

TA omg good choice

[olive seal]

Shouldn’t he say palworld tho. ?

[peak folio]

He can once leezpunks can build enough tanks to play Total Annihilation in it.

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1083522906161696784/1211793727517888573/IMG_5890.gif?ex=673fac5a&is=673e5ada&hm=9637bebb1c51621d99824104616922b6ae15b03eded506ece03d6fbb61900d54&

[olive seal]

Wait are tanks really gonna be added??

[peak folio]

Doesn’t seem likely at this point bit we can cope.

*but

[olive seal]

It looks well made wish they were in the game

[peak folio]

There’s a bunch of things in the old trailers that has yet to appear in the early access.

Like the whale pal

But there’s a ton of clues in game that acknowledges the whale pal exists.

[olive seal]

I think the whale pal will be added at some point, not sure about the tanks 😭

[peak folio]

Yeah

No truck to tie pals behind and drag around

[tough comet]

i just dont see it. the whale would be so big it cover the entire base

[grand falcon]

I bet it's gonna be like a taitan boss that you can capture

Kinda like in ark extinction DLC

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/attack-on-titan-gif-20967617

[olive seal]

Maybe a pal only deployable on water

[icy pecan]

30mph consistent winds

https://tenor.com/view/vietnam-flashback-traumatized-cat-gif-7852054576948114551

I hear the trees creaking

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/windydogs-windy-dogs-gif-4094397872255297369

[icy pecan]

[rapid marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/mary-poppins-gif-18018550

[full mountain]

I wonder how bucky feels about planetary annihilation

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/warhammer-40k-exterminatus-explode-gif-16225998

[snow thistle]

Meh

[full mountain]

Fair, different kinda vibe

Got nuffin on da OG

[snow thistle]

TA > Zero-K > Supreme Commander > BAR > PA

[rapid marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-exterminatus-explosion-nuke-40k-gif-22693290

[snow thistle]

For me anyway

I backed the PA devs new game on Kickstarter though because I just love that they keep trying to make new TA style games and I’m also a real sucker for automation

[peak folio]

Supreme Commander was supposed to be the spiritual successor but I never got around to it.

[rapid marsh]

Old school Total Annihilation?

[peak folio]

Ye

[full mountain]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1208324263233462282/1308950136059068457/shoreline_gimpanim.gif?ex=673fce4f&is=673e7ccf&hm=b11a7f649a35d23a46e9680abfc03b40b1ed3319c6ff8e6480cb0ff92371d07f&

[peak folio]

With the unit of the week too or whatever the interval was

[full mountain]

D-day sequence

[snow thistle]

This is their new one:

https://youtu.be/XiU8-8tySpI?si=421UZ2qyYPW4AejN

[rapid marsh]

I wanna see C&C Red Alert ported to game pass :3

[hearty sonnet]

Mmmmmmmm Red Alert

[rapid marsh]

Get that HellMarch going

[snow thistle]

OG Total Annihilation is unbeatable though

[hearty sonnet]

Mmmmmmmmm all old C&C games

[snow thistle]

Everything about it is perfection

The soundtrack is incredible too

Just a perfect game

[full mountain]

I love the idea of RTS but my brain is far too slow to play them properly

[rapid marsh]

Not many RTS around these days that can compete or even compare with the early ones.

One of my faves was KKnD

[peak folio]

Jeremy Soule’s first game soundtrack.

[hearty sonnet]

Cutting Willow Trees for weeks is peak gameplay IMO

[rapid marsh]

Give us the graphics of C&C3 but with the old school vibes.

[snow thistle]

Correct

wtf Kyran is so knowledge about games

[rapid marsh]

Ok that’s sick.

[snow thistle]

Actual gamer

[peak folio]

Might have popped in the game disc in the CD player way too many times

I have a friend who somehow kept confusing the “I’m a mechanical man” track from the original Command & Conquer with Total Annihilation because of the premise. 🤣

I keep having to tell him no bruh

tbf he didn’t own the games, only came over to play

[rapid marsh]

Fk, forgot DarkReign was a thing too

[peak folio]

That one was touted for its AI iirc but for whatever reason I never really got into it.

[rapid marsh]

There was one RTS that I found interesting, it was called WarBreeds, basically make armies etc, but the twist was you could cannibalise the enemies techs and use them for your own army.

[hearty sonnet]

Mmmmmmmm human flesh

[rapid marsh]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarBreeds

^ this

If that got a revamp, holy heck it would be good

[pine junco]

Question.
Anybody know if the MacOS version will come to steam at some point? or will it only be released on the Apple Appstore. I am not a mac user, just curious

[potent stratus]

Not sure

[cyan acorn]

I’m surprised it can even be on Mac

[pine junco]

The intel Mac's apparently can't really handl it? but the M series seems to be able to run it with compatibility layers, not sure how good the experience is

[pastel minnow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n4KmRpmjpE

PEAK MOVIE

[wicked verge]

https://tenor.com/view/skull-issues-gif-13031152103567454559

How I feel rn

[potent stratus]

Same

[grand falcon]

Why TF does ps remote play only support controllers connected to a PC through a wire......

I had such a good idea planned but NO

[kindred sleet]

1. make a new psn account. if you have 2 accounts on your playstation already, then you can use those.

2. sign into ps remote play with your other account.

3. go on your ps4 or ps5. doesn't matter which account you use first.

4. go to remote play settings and turn on the function called "hide remote play connection status" on both accounts. this is to make sure theres no message at the top bothering your gameplay

5. try to connect ps remote play, and if it doesn't work try going to remote play settings on your other account.

6. once it connects, your controller should disconnect. reconnect your controller but this time sign into your main account.

7. once you launch any game on your main account, it should still display it on ps remote play using your other account.

Cannot disable the remote play is active tho
Just do not ask
For years they haven't made the drivers necessary for the controllers to work wirelessly

[grand falcon]

Do you need ps plus?

[kindred sleet]

Not for remote play no

[grand falcon]

No for that work around

[kindred sleet]

Nope

Well i have tested it with ps plus on but my sis was able to play without it

[grand falcon]

Is there any other work around? Because don't you need to first connect your ps remote to be able to select your ps account?

[cunning shadow]

Yeah actually we are completely screwed with AI
Because all it takes is one shty person to make an AI with no morals that's super intelligent and it goes crazy killing people

[kindred sleet]

Not that i can think of no sorry

[cunning shadow]

And probably there are immeasurably many ways to kill people for a crazy smart AI

[kindred sleet]

Maybe there is but would require a new program that i find sketchy

[grand falcon]

The issue I'm having is:

I use moonlight on my phone, a long side "ZeroTier" to be able to fully control my PC

Which I use ZeroTier, because I am unable to forward port my router, because I don't have access to the settings for it

And so I use ZeroTier to work around that, which is why I can't use the legit PS remote play app, because I have to be connected to the same wifi for it to work, which ZeroTier takes care of that issue, but you can't get zerotier on PS

[cunning shadow]

And destroying sh is always easier than improving sh

[kindred sleet]

Then no definitively there isn't a workaround that i know of for that situation

[grand falcon]

I know a pretty big computer nerd at my trade school

Maybe he might be able to help me 🤔

[rapid marsh]

Programming Skynet?

[peak folio]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/607436967432552470/1308960419947348028/image0.jpg?ex=673fd7e3&is=673e8663&hm=cef46b12ef62b6341a352c2497ac47a7d198bd43983d9d604549fc15ac0d466a&

Save $35 on an open box. 🗿

[kindred sleet]

Ebay has it for less lmao

Saw one on sale for 600

[peak folio]

Yeah cause scalpers got got

But eBay is also a hive of scum and villainy

Hmm, save $120 on “fair” condition which probably means it was kicked down the stairs or defenestrated or something

[kindred sleet]

That liquid metal leaking ain't worth it not one bit

[peak folio]

That’s unlikely if it was mounted properly (unlike some models)

[rapid marsh]

Most likely in a pique of anger when they realised they screwed themselves outta pocket because not everyone’s simping for a ps-pro

[peak folio]

Eh

[kindred sleet]

Standing up has chances the metal leaks but laying down is the prefer choice

[peak folio]

Everyone who’s actually got one and is not paid to say stuff about it seems to be in love

[peak folio]

I stand my og model up and haven’t run into issues (yet)

[kindred sleet]

My sis got it due to the hype ....not sure she likes it now ever since she spent the cash but oh well
As for me i will stick to the regular ps5

[peak folio]

It blows hot air realky well which means it’s transferring heat properly

But the Pro model has different machining on the coldplate to handle the liquid metal better.

I don’t know what the PS5’s failure rate is but I don’t sense it’s Red Ring tier

[rapid marsh]

I got the series X about 7 months after it released. Took ages due to scalpers, eventually got a brand new one for 100 bucks below MSRP 😆

[peak folio]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gc3BEBWWYAEpjAj?format=jpg&name=large

Series X and original PS5s were impossible when they launched

Ofc covid didn’t hekp

[kindred sleet]

Got the series s for my work area got the x for home as well as pc but the ps5 was bought and is at home as well with the series x and pc there

Never got into the nintendo thing tho which is weird

Never held a switch in my life

[peak folio]

Well there’s the nintendo thing 2 right around the corner

[kindred sleet]

Would i even want one

[peak folio]

They probably announced it’s backwards compatible already to avoid murdering this season’s software sales.

[kindred sleet]

I stopped playing pokemon on the ds with black and white/2
Never got into zelda apart from the gba and older ones
As for xenoblade i already had my fun with the wii u

As for mario games well.....oof

[peak folio]

Zelda is still one of the most influential franchises in the industry fwiw

[grand falcon]

Mario is dookie

[kindred sleet]

Saw game play of the new one for the switch but not for me tho

Heck i didn't even know that a monster hunter game was on the switch till it came out on console and my bro told me this was a port

[peak folio]

😆

Yeah Rise was bespoke to the Switch for ages.

Ported to other stuff way later

[kindred sleet]

found that out after the fact

[glad needle]

And you couldn’t come up with a way to sell Pokemon to me

[peak folio]

There’s also MHGU on the switch but it wasn’t there first

[grand falcon]

And? That has literally nothing to do with Mario, or Mario being good or bad, or anything

That's like saying "cake is bad" and then replying with "well you couldn't build a house on Mars"

[rapid marsh]

Well, you see, there’s this group, and they’re called team rocket…..

[kindred sleet]

lmao

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/team-rocket-blasting-off-again-pokémon-were-blasting-off-again-blasting-off-gif-15107382336512354561

[rapid marsh]

And if you gamble your money for coins, you can buy their stolen goods at the casino….

[kindred sleet]

The true guardian of ash

[rapid marsh]

I still reckon prof oak hired em to inform him of when ash comin home bruh.

[peak folio]

I suspect Oak of a lot of things but that isn’t one of them.

[grand falcon]

TBF James and Jesse did help ash quite a lot

Sure they caused trouble, but when the time came they actually helped

Prime example:

The Lugia movie

[peak folio]

They help him all the time.

[grand falcon]

Ya, they deserve more credit then what they get

[glad needle]

When they arent trying to steal Pikachu

[peak folio]

Pikachu is just the motivation to catch up with him.

But they have hearts of gold and help him if he’s in any real danger

[grand falcon]

Not really

It's more like, they want to be accepted, appreciated, and acknowledged by someone

Which sadly, they set their eyes on team rocket/jeovonie(no idea how to spell his name)

[peak folio]

Giovani?

How valuable is an op pikachu anyway?

[grand falcon]

Pretty damn valuable

[peak folio]

Seems so

[grand falcon]

Considering ashes Pikachu can go head to head with legendaries

[glad needle]

Which for some reason Ash never thought to evolve into a Raichu

[grand falcon]

Guessing you haven't watched the anime or anything?

[glad needle]

Barely, as a kid

[peak folio]

he did actually

[grand falcon]

A few times

[peak folio]

I only recall like the first season probably 😆

https://tenor.com/view/no-turn-spin-thanks-bro-sleep-gif-5877473

[grand falcon]

Was it ever explained why ashes Pikachu has the power comparable to gods?

[rapid marsh]

Plot armour

[hollow patrol]

If anyone knows how to take models and install them in Palworld as mods, please reach out :c
I’d like to create a new construction kit and see if it can be installed as a MOD in the game.

Including textures, preferably PBR.

[simple aurora]

You can try checking in #palworld-modding ?

[lofty wind]

if you are trying to replace existing assets, that is possible but i dont know how

making entirely new assets is impossible right now as far as i know

[hollow patrol]

=( i want add new assets like conan exilessss

I would like to create a construction kit, round, and with some improvements in joints, prefabricated houses, and more elaborate structures in a castle style, all modular.

[cunning shadow]

So is trump basically naruto

[indigo kite]

Morning everyone, hope you guys have a fantastic day, stay cool 🔥🥵

[zealous storm]

https://www.vxreddit.com/r/DefendingAIArt/s/1bJctDldkn

[teal iron]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[zealous storm]

[ancient rampart]

who the hell defending ai art?

[zealous storm]

A better question who is banning ai art redraws?

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/dexerto/status/1859378984577876097

[ancient rampart]

Feels like fake news

[peak folio]

At present, the top slot is held by a player from the US known as Resistance with a clear time of 1:59. Musk’s latest Pit run posted to X saw him clear the challenge in a staggering 1:52, and while the leaderboards haven’t changed yet; if Musk’s run is accepted, he’ll be the number one ranked Diablo 4 player in the world by a considerable margin.

At the time of writing, Musk currently sits at number 44 in the global rankings having been knocked down from number 19 following Diablo 4’s mid-season update. After coming to terms with the changes introduced, Musk isn’t just back in the race, he’s seemingly won it.

What if there’s like 20 other runs that are also pending at a similar timescale?

[ancient rampart]

Damn he's a gamer but he can't manage his tesla company especially with the cybertruck

[rapid marsh]

I still don’t get why people call it “art”.
It’s image generation.

[zealous storm]

Ikr?

[rapid marsh]

Image generation is fine for throwing ideas into a blender, and seeing what becomes of it.
To call it art, goes a step too far though.
Hells, there’s someone that projectile vomits onto canvas, and that’s apparently “art”……. Uhhhh, I call that- you’ve got a fkn problem that needs to be sorted. (I shit you not, that’s a thing).

[glad needle]

If that’s art, wtf else is?

But “art” made of projectile vomit is nothing compared to the horrors made by r34 artists

[ancient rampart]

Nissan skyline gtr r34?!...

[ancient rampart]

They can't beat them

[glad needle]

Palworld R34 art only belongs in the fires of Mount Obsidian.

[nocturne rune]

it absolutely is that, it aint no art

[rapid marsh]

1983 suzuki katana. Now that’s an artwork.

[glad needle]

Are people gonna make art out of butchered humans next?!

[rapid marsh]

Too late for that.

[glad needle]

Who tf?!

[rapid marsh]

Numerous cultures across the globe in history.

[glad needle]

Hopefully all exterminated by now!

[rapid marsh]

Vikings did it iirc. I’ll look it up.

Was also a method of execution

Still art though.

[ancient rampart]

You must have been surfing on the dark web💀

[rapid marsh]

Nah, just history.

[ancient rampart]

Maybe gore art?

[rapid marsh]

Ewwww

[glad needle]

No, that has art made from animal abuse though

[rapid marsh]

The preparation of Fugu can be called an artform.

[teal iron]

As I say, AI "art" is just a shortcut for people unable or (more likely) uninterested in the artistic process to pretend they are participating in it
Or a tool for helping an actual artist work aroudn art block maybe? I can see it helping with that

[glad needle]

That’s food prep from an already dead fish. Not abuse of a living, breathing animal

[rapid marsh]

Yup- ideas in a blender is what it’s good for.

[rapid marsh]

This is truth, however it is also truth, that the preparation of pufferfish for consumption requires an extremely steady hand, and can be called an artform.

The same can also be said of traditional Japanese sword making.

I still refuse to acknowledge hurling your guts up on canvas is art though.

[teal iron]

Bee chefs would like a word

[kindred sleet]

Who the heck pinged me?

[teal iron]

?

[kindred sleet]

Had a ping here then went to check and now it is gone

as well as general

I am seeing things ya thats it

[ancient rampart]

Someone troll pinged you?

[kindred sleet]

Have no clue now

[barren sierra]

If you are near your phone check notifications, ghost pings stay there NAMED

[kindred sleet]

On ma laptop and ma phone is dead

[barren sierra]

Fug

Its Leover

[nocturne rune]

I WONDER HAHAHAHA

nyaaaa

[barren sierra]

⏱️

[rapid marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/ping-gif-15323150284858550332

[rapid marsh]

Gremlin

[nocturne rune]

ruuude

[rapid marsh]

Always.

[kindred sleet]

?

[grand falcon]

https://tenor.com/view/ping-gif-20035980

[wicked verge]

My steam deck is only getting 3mb/sec Download speed

Idk what’s going on

At least on guild wars 2

[cunning shadow]

that reminds me I wanted a steam deck
but my new phone has 16g ram

[hard peak]

Would it be a bad idea to get a second-hand Steam Deck?

I know of one near a second-hand electronics and videogames seller near my area...

[potent stratus]

That's happened to me a couple times here :<

[icy pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/you-guys-are-getting-paid-gif-20686662

pings

[humble parrot]

Good morning

[icy pecan]

And if it’s not ?

[north thicket]

good Morning Azz

[humble parrot]

Hi Archi

[humble parrot]

It always is.

[icy pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/mind-blown-mind-blowing-mind-blown-gif-shocked-pikachu-face-blown-away-gif-2534211871731816473

[humble parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/baseball-bat-threat-bat-come-at-me-bro-lets-fight-gif-13498172

[wicked verge]

Ok so there’s a game called spirit city lofi sessions. Do I get it?

[peak folio]

[wicked verge]

Idk Man I just heard of it

[hard peak]

That sounds rather strange...

And oddly specific of a title...

[wicked verge]

It’s based on the lofi meme and it’s actually overwhelmingly positive on steam deck

I’m not sure tho. I’m looking at the reviews first.

[hard peak]

You should... To me, this game just looks seriously weird...

[wicked verge]

Hmmm

Yeah I’m not gonna buy it

Downloading portal

Because I’ve never played portal before

[hard peak]

Portal is a really nice Puzzle game imo

[simple aurora]

https://fixupx.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1859354066423607795?t=oR3-hRcPnlDP1D__WWHSMQ&s=19

[humble parrot]

Nice

Fill it with cement and you have something deadly

[peak folio]

That’s gonna really annoy some people in the theater, methinks

[sick flame]

https://www.youtube.com/live/vJR3SZXlWI4?si=wSqz9dlbWwyD6gkk

[peak folio]

hecc

[tough comet]

that one kid in back seat.

[night plume]

I have no interest in seeing that movie, but I kinda want the popcorn bucket o.O

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1273013846117843060/1309170954538061845/image.png?ex=67409bf6&is=673f4a76&hm=da07541c81028af2abbdd224667eed5b1d66211e5a1c5efa1a9c4ffcb276c495&

[humble parrot]

How is it working?

It punishes you for blocking someone

[sick flame]

idk, i back on home after work 5 min ago

[peak folio]

Most blocks aren’t used for harassment but primarily by the most judgmental people on earth.

[night plume]

I'll give feedback >.>
Discord, ask me <.<
And stop trying to give me 2 weeks of nitro in exchange for my credit card >.<

[tough comet]

[wild mountain]

i dont see why they cant just give the 2 weeks FREELY instead of an exchange. it's not outside the realm of possibility.

[night plume]

They have offered me a month freely many times.
I'd like to know why this 2 week thing is different o.O

[wild mountain]

they have the timer there for once you start the subscription... but cant figure it out if it's free. what are they doing with the credit card information?

[night plume]

Oh, if you don't cancel the free subscription on the last day, they charge you for nitro

They want the credit card info so they can start your subscription automatically when you forget to hit cancel on the free one.

[tranquil obsidian]

it's a very common tactic sadly; people often forget to unsubscribe or opt out and are then locked in for a month at the highest rate, until they realise and cancel

[night plume]

I find it super scammy they are doing it on the 2 week one and not the 1 month one

[tranquil obsidian]

oof even worse

[barren sierra]

just like amazon prime,Hulu, and any video streaming platform

[tranquil obsidian]

UK ofcom regulations can be used to refund an accidental subscription if it hasn't been used, i got it for prime

but other countries your typically sol

golden joystick starts soon, good luck palworld

[sick flame]

https://x.com/TerribleMaps/status/1859608707446841632

Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) on X

The most popular soda in every European country

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 2:44 PM

[night plume]

Hulu backed down and gave me my money back for a subscription when I told them, "you illegally upgraded me to a different subscription teir in order to charge me more and didn't notify me. The plan I had still exists, so there is no reason my plan changed."
I was refunded when I canceled.

[tranquil obsidian]

the awards are about to start, good luck palworld.

well this guy sounds like a narcissist

[olive seal]

Damn no need to be so agressive , they will return your money 😅. On my case they always did when i would forget to cancel

https://tenor.com/view/sunflower-plants-vs-zombies-gaming-light-gif-9841977603005489871

[night plume]

I was half through the month before I noticed. They didn't want to refund me.

[olive seal]

Ohhh oki, you did the right thing then. Here I thought you did this to every subscription or something 😭

[cunning shadow]

I need to try those other ones

[night plume]

I usually only get snippy when they get snippy or have done the same wrong multiple times.

Example: I am always snippy with ATT customer support on internet >.>

[olive seal]

Those Asholes sometimes upgrade me to a more expensive plan or give random fees

[tranquil obsidian]

yeah can someone let me know if palworld wins early access award, I'm kinda getting sick of the show already

[night plume]

I had DSL and it constantly had issues, especially with billing. Had to call and fix it often.

My last phone call I just yelled at the guy to immediately send me to a supervisor bc I was done talking with regular customer service. If a supervisor was not available, send me to legal bc I have already spoken to a lawyer and I will jump to that step if I need to.

They sent me overage charges and a late fee on a canceled service >.> threatened to put me in collections <.<

[olive seal]

Yeah…. Seems about right for atnt 😭

Spectrum had much better customer service and prices but their speeds are not what they promise 😭

[night plume]

I am still stuck with att, but am at least off the DSL.

[rough fractal]

Hello amazing people

[night plume]

Morning

[barren sierra]

Snipmud

[olive seal]

Are you available Friday, Saturday or Sunday?

[rough fractal]

Lol 😆 yes and no my DMs are avaliable otherwise I'm dead xD

I'm just busy cooking mostly

[olive seal]

What do you cook?

[olive seal]

@night plume is our local chef, you two might get along 😌

[rough fractal]

I cook everything

I can cook whatever you want really

[night plume]

Idk when I became the local chef, but I am okay with this title o.o

I just finished off the chicken florentine I made.

[olive seal]

👆 chef stuff

[rough fractal]

I'm making fried rice and orange chicken this weekend and a desert of peppermint brownies and chocolate covered fruit

[tranquil obsidian]

uhh

no hate allowed i guess

[night plume]

I've attempted orange chicken once and messed up xD

[olive seal]

Its allowed jelly just deletes them

[tranquil obsidian]

I'm suffering through the award show so you don't have to

[olive seal]

I’ll just watch the recap

[rough fractal]

Debating rather or not to make loaded BBQ pulled pork and fries

[night plume]

Flavor was pretty good, but I didn't have the oil at the correct temp and didn't get a nice crisp

[olive seal]

Sounds like Malmud has some serious competition

[rough fractal]

I'm for it

[night plume]

Majority are far better cooks than I.
I am a lazy cook xD I love to cook, but don't get as much time for it.

[rough fractal]

Today is pot roast and home made bread

[night plume]

I need to make some homemade bread

[olive seal]

Oof malmud played the I barely have time card, this is getting good

[rough fractal]

To be fair I don't have a choice I rather not xD

[night plume]

Too time consuming?
I really just hate the rise times xD

[olive seal]

Yall amazing coooks I bet 😌💙

[rough fractal]

Breakfast is too extreme I cook 15 eggs , 2 baggy of bacon 2 bags of hashbrown and sausage gravy and pressed orange juice

I eat 4 Sunnyside eggs and half of 1 bag 5 slices of bacon and such an such

[olive seal]

You have deep pockets and a big family

[night plume]

That is a lot of eggs o.o
And hash browns o.o
Idk on bacon bc bags of bacon are various sizes and I've had a bag that has only had 4 slices, I was angry xD

[rough fractal]

No it's just me

I have hypothyroidism my metabolism is insane and I hate it

[olive seal]

You eat 15 eggs

??????????????

[rough fractal]

Yes

[night plume]

Can I have some of that metabolism? I have Hypothyroidism and little to no metabolism bc of it xD

[rough fractal]

Yours is so opposite from mines probably not overactive

[night plume]

Wait...
Deja vu....
Sam, have we had this convo before?

[rough fractal]

No lol

[olive seal]

How you can even cook so many eggs??? What do you do for a living???

[night plume]

Hyperthyroidism is over active

[rough fractal]

I'm Biohazard clean up and I just cook it xD

[tough comet]

are you gaston?

[tranquil obsidian]

EARLY ACCESS CATEGORY

[rough fractal]

They can both be overactive just depends on your hormones

[olive seal]

Seeing biohazards make you hungry???😲

[tranquil obsidian]

early access category is up, this is the one palworld is nominated for

[rough fractal]

I'm always hungry lol so maybe idk Xd it smells bad so I don't think so xD

I'm currently getting treatment for this an I hate it

[olive seal]

Malmud works in an office without shoes cuz California

[tranquil obsidian]

lethal company; robbed

[olive seal]

Good luck with that

[tranquil obsidian]

they didn't even show up lmao

[olive seal]

Is Bucky there?

[sick flame]

Awards hated Palworld

[night plume]

Hypo is under active bc it is the underproduction of the hormone.

Hyper is the over production of the hormone.

If you have a fluctuating thyroid that goes between the both, I think that is hashimotos, but I am not well read up on that one.

[tranquil obsidian]

I'm pretty certain Bucky is there he's in London right now and that's where it's being hosted

[rough fractal]

Maybe I should probably throw in that mines is Graves disease

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/steve-rogers-bucky-barnes-winter-soldier-captain-america-dumb-founded-gif-5464578

[rough fractal]

Is bucky well?

I'm so sleepy...

I want fried mushrooms right now

[olive seal]

Sleep! 😌

[rough fractal]

I cannot sadly

[olive seal]

Order fried mushrooms

[rough fractal]

Where lol I wish I could do that!

[night plume]

Idk much about that one other than it is also hyperthyroidism. I wonder if it still effects a person after the surgery? I might look into that later.

[rough fractal]

I rather avoid surgery my issue is my hormone levels there all over 40.56

[night plume]

I've heard it is unpleasant from people who have gone through it x.x

[rough fractal]

Yea I hear the same thing

[cunning shadow]

Elon's goal with neuralink is basically to give humans virtual competence to have a chance to compete with AI I guess

[night plume]

I'm actually the odd one out in my family. Everyone with thyroid issues has overactive, I'm the only one with underactive and no underlying cause as to why.

Cause that they can easily find that is.

[cunning shadow]

I just be vegan and get every nutrient

[sick flame]

https://fixupx.com/discord/status/1859644260703928470

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/roflgatorOW/status/1859645856703766763
https://fixupx.com/discord/status/1859648271490150608

https://x.com/bucky_cm/status/1859644759658438885
https://x.com/bucky_cm/status/1859648319603212635

Bucky | Palworld (@Bucky_cm) on X

I didn’t even think we would be mentioned but 3rd and @GoldenJoysticks ?! Thank you gamers!!!

We’re so blessed to have fans and supports like you guys. We’ll continue to work hard to make Palworld even better for you!

Thank you!!! We love you!!!

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 5:07 PM

Bucky | Palworld (@Bucky_cm) on X

Typos all over the place…forgive me. I’m half a bottle of wine in

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 5:21 PM

For game votes that actually really close

[olive seal]

Aren’t yall constantly lacking something

A drunk admin could be dangerous but I too would drink if I was him 💙

[rough fractal]

Bucky seems well xD

[tranquil obsidian]

they're in London, they're completely sober by comparison to average Londoners

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1273013846117843060/1309215228235612301/image.png?ex=6740c532&is=673f73b2&hm=165a050ed0ba15822473ca84ab9643c859b406240f60b2f26a98bd7c4716585c&

[olive seal]

Or be dying light 2 and make your second dlc a full game 😭

[tranquil obsidian]

oof, sounds abusable as written

release a pass for $50, then announce the first is worth $50 and the other three are "free with the pass"

[errant axle]

https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fautomaton-media.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fnintendo-patent-lawsuit-could-be-tipped-in-palworlds-favor-by-a-gta5-mod-from-8-years-ago-japanese-attorney-suggests%2F&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4 i keep geting this in my news feed

[sick flame]

https://x.com/GoldenJoysticks/status/1859654192203436358

Golden Joysticks (@GoldenJoysticks) on X

The PC Game of the Year Presented by @pcgamer winner is @SatisfactoryAF! 🏆 #GoldenJoystickAwards

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 5:44 PM

[sick flame]

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/seasonpass There document steam about seasonpass

[night plume]

I think when they do those passes, the DLCs value is already estimated and then there is a discount applied for the pass so they can estimate what their loss will be.

I would venture to guess if the DLC was changed to "free with the season pass" and found this was a way to get around that contract, Steam would hold them to that price afterwards bc their estimated value to do that would have to be slim to none.

[sick flame]

@peak folio https://x.com/nothing/status/1859623420356407587

Nothing (@nothing) on X

im just a chill admin

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 3:42 PM

[wicked verge]

Hello

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/463246262452355073/1309222981859414089/Gc7V2cZXkAAsEg0.png?ex=6740cc6b&is=673f7aeb&hm=da7f9418c9d974573e0aab33fff0943481d81302a3f900da9e61c29fe02bb17b&

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/sup-cat-sadspongebob-spongebob-gif-22432545

[wicked verge]

Are baldurs gate 3 and neverwinter the only games with dragon races? Well wow maybe has one idk

I tried setting up wow but I couldn’t figure out how

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/wukong-black-myth-wukong-gg-monkey-king-black-myth-wukong-game-gif-16839144047595344842

[hearty sonnet]

Could race Jetragons in Palworld

[peak folio]

Race Dazemus instead

[hearty sonnet]

Yeah I'd rather do that, would be easier to set up

[wicked verge]

I guess there are few mmo’s with playable dragons

[hearty sonnet]

Guild Wars 2 has dragon mounts, but they're hard to unlock

But sooo worth it

I know that game has mount/boat races, there's likely dragon races

[peak folio]

I haven’t played GW2 since pre expansions

[wicked verge]

I have one mount tbh

[hearty sonnet]

I love GW2

The dragon mount can even shoot fireballs that deal AoE & burning damage, very awesome

Took me about a week to grind for that mount

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/463246262452355073/1309232409392447518/image.png?ex=6740d532&is=673f83b2&hm=cd29ec7531bd0dd2c35e1bfb3da7c06194377c748b62ef1c953e4d09666e9653&

[wicked verge]

Steam deck

[rough fractal]

You're all amazing

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1273013846117843060/1309238030166397018/image.png?ex=6740da6e&is=673f88ee&hm=8ab6a0da7126e59e7f26f08e9baa1cf4d2532287a64cbebb8af72c31be248bae&

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/orginalllbritn1/status/1859372257166098506

Return to Firebird

[olive seal]

Fire fox it was never a bird

[peak folio]

It was

They changed the name because of a conflict with another open source project.

But then Thunderbird just stayed a bird

[wicked verge]

Wish I could show my charr here

[hearty sonnet]

Just use Imgur

[peak folio]

https://x.com/nintendoamerica/status/1859612769252675911

Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) on X

The Nintendo DS launched in North America 20 years ago today! What were some of your favorite Nintendo DS games?

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 3:00 PM

[olive seal]

Pokemon black

[hearty sonnet]

https://imgur.com/a/vQhHB5K
GW2 Dragon

[wicked verge]

https://imgur.com/a/0me0hO4

Charr

[hearty sonnet]

Awesome

I'm a boring af human warrior

[peak folio]

https://x.com/quirklessstoner/status/1859592002834157665

Monster Hunter Jhokes (@QuirklessStoner) on X

A new game called Monster Hunters is coming out January 2025

Twitter · Nov 21, 2024, 1:37 PM

[rough fractal]

How do you Pronounce mono

Like meo-know mo-nu

[peak folio]

I always assumed like mono as in singular.

Cause he has one eye

[rough fractal]

Or is it like mono as in the virus

mononucleosis

[rough fractal]

I feel looked at

[wicked verge]

The imgur app is broken 💀

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/morningbrew/status/1859052607127556529

[wicked verge]

But why

[peak folio]

I guess they wanted to start marketing exclusively to people who hate their brand.

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-chef-mad-chewing-gif-7557435

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/discocat-kedi-disco-gif-21185749

[tough comet]

its so simple , i barely recognize at all . what company is this again?

JJ? jay jay the jet plane?

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/frog-jumpscare-you-died-gif-14110534258500971349

[peak folio]

I think they sell cats or something, litter too.

[cunning shadow]

this game too hard

[cunning shadow]

We got GTA 6 getting most wanted game of the year before GTA 6

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/639839780271554581/1309261093037674586/image.png?ex=6740efe9&is=673f9e69&hm=2a4ee4f700f23f17488e351c5e4cae528208e4e9168e4867ed57f9ca4e18daa1&

[humble parrot]

[teal iron]

there is no way this is gonna work

Also you wanna know what else is stupid

Discord now tells me I need to buy nitro to animate my pfp
it still animates regardless but it has the pop-up like I don't have nitro

[peak folio]

Probably better than needing nitro

[teal iron]

I think they're gonna outright force-cancel Nitro Classic subscriptions soon

they keep modifying the system to recognize it less and less

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/pink-face-gif-18436481

discord is really trying arent they?

[teal iron]

those shareholders really want their money huh

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/police-zenigata-mad-fbi-meme-gif-19804794

[peak folio]

As long as they don’t start slapping ads in the chats

[teal iron]

that's next

according to capitalism they have to keep making more money year over year so no matter how any given action turns out they have to do something more aggressive next year

until eventually someone says "I HAVE CREATED A BETTER APP" and everyone goes to that

...and then it starts taking investments...

[full mountain]

Bruh

[teal iron]

and the whole cycle starts over again

[full mountain]

Discord stimky

[teal iron]

isn't that like awesome isn't the economy great

[full mountain]

It's always a race for the golden goose

[teal iron]

we're doing so much innovation on how to enshittify our apps

[full mountain]

The HD stuff better come with nitro...

[teal iron]

It does...like

This is basically a temporary-er boost for less money

[full mountain]

Ahhhh right

Still dumb as hell tho

[teal iron]

so like, on this server, it would be useless

[full mountain]

[teal iron]

for anyone with even Nitro Classic (maybe basic idk) it would be useless

unless they remove features which is still kind of a no-zone for them to my memory

they like to improve features behind a paywall but they haven't moved the paywall specifically backwards

of course no time like the present to squeeze money

[peak folio]

They relaxed boosting requirements substantially since it was introduced.

But I haven’t heard Discord has ever become profitable so they’re gonna keep experimenting.

[teal iron]

Social media is never profitable I think we need to just accept that

[peak folio]

Slack basically requires the company to pay a nitro subscription for each person within the company that will be using it, but expect every single discord user to be on Nitro isn’t exactly realistic.

[peak folio]

You don’t seem to understand what that entails

[teal iron]

[full mountain]

[teal iron]

It means we can't sustain making social medias using traditional business models

and frankly I don't think I wanna find out how far this enshittification model can go

[sick flame]

like paid Facebook subscribe, Twitter

[barren sierra]

Id rather not see adds on discord, thank you

[teal iron]

we need to make these data hosting systems less...expensive for these kinds of purposes

offset the cost to someone else, basically

[sick flame]

Data storage (server backup function) you also pay for in social media

[peak folio]

Yeah let’s just accept that.
Youtube, gone.
Threads, gone.
Bluesky, gone.
Discord, gone.
Tumblr, gone

etc

[barren sierra]

To be fair every hosting company i've been in conversation with that offered me unlimited bandwith basically told me that bandwith is free , the world is just too naive and pays premium for it

[barren sierra]

I can live without 4 out of those tbh

[teal iron]

rather than expecting end users to either suffer ads or pay premiums for social interaction, or run unsustainable expansion schemes we need to source funding for setup and ongoing maintenance from a reliable, stable source that isn't motivated by profit

[peak folio]

Want to have access to stuff someone will have to pay for it.

[teal iron]

such as...I dunno...maybe...taxes...perhaps

[peak folio]

Start up a business

[teal iron]

i...i was told that taxes pay for nice public utilities and social services and I think social media can qualify as one of those

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-jam-stonks-stonk-jam-head-shot-hans-gif-21157324

[peak folio]

You’re staring at a wide open opportunity

[sick flame]

same palworld paid hosting servers

[peak folio]

Twitter gets funded by the taxpayer

[teal iron]

maybe we can just like
use federal funds to build data centers that social medias can use for social media things for free and then offset costs by allowing businesses to store commercial data for a premium?

[sick flame]

everything is expensive

[peak folio]

I guess they already hoard all the information may as well just have them run it…

[teal iron]

🤨 i feel like it has potential and should be looked at when the alternative is that every social media starts off promising and then spirals into advertisement microtransaction hell and then shuts down anyway because even the most aggressive ad/MTX campaigns cannot pay for the mass data storage of hundreds of millions of people

[teal iron]

you misunderstand the government doesn't run it they just pay for it

that's their job
they pay for engineers and construction workers to build things for the people

[peak folio]

Like the healthcare marketplace

[teal iron]

The government pushes a button on their computer and a bank gets a bunch of numbers on their balance sheets and then pays that out to a construction company that then builds a road

and then we pay taxes to offset wink the money that was printed

[peak folio]

or ATACMS to russia

[teal iron]

the government does not specifically operate the road

they have a department of engineers who will inspect roads to make sure they're up to code but that's basically just the same thing as before

they push a button and a bank gets money and they pay it to an engineer who goes over and makes sure bridges don't collapse

[barren sierra]

That all sounds pretty and cool, but the government wants social media gone why would they pay for it

[teal iron]

Because that's their job

[barren sierra]

Its their job to keep a country runing, social media is our job

[teal iron]

they can either have their votes or they can have what they want