DuckWrangler9000

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[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 66 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

The fact that it hasn't been banned outright in the EU is cowardice. This is such a horrible timeline we are living in. How in the world did the biggest governments in the entire world and legal systems just get cucked to the point where a literal hate platform ran by a Nazi sympathizer throwing sig heils all over the place is even allowed in Europe?

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Yup There's going to be a whole lot more almost people too. Because there's no no refilling program in the USA. What are you supposed to do if you have a Masters in computer science and 5 years of experience? You can't just go back to college for a 60K degree in nursing or become an electrician or something....

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Every now and then they regurgitate truths to get the broader audience to tap in. Then they say some bullshit like the 2nd half about doing a side hustle moonlighting and saving costs.

 

Just lost my job and it's so depressing seeing stuff like this every single day. 400+ applications and you don't even get a call anymore. Nothing from recruiters. When you do get an offer, its 20% lower pay than ever before, while cost of living goes up. So you have to engage in borderline indentured servitude just to eat and pay rent.

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I've used both on Windows 11. Unfortunately, does nothing for the User Interface size. But that's exactly what I had to do to get the original games to run before this shameless flip.

 

EA has done it again. They just released Sims 1 and 2 Legacy Collection on Steam, and it's nothing but a Shameless IP flip. Many players who are really passionate about old games have played Sims 1 and 2 and even Sims 3 on PC on Windows 11, even up to this day. It's a little bit more challenging because they are all on discs and you have to install them and use compatibility settings and all that stuff. But at least they run. The Legacy Collection that they released on Steam Just a Week Ago, it doesn't work. It doesn't launch, crashes constantly, there is no user interface scaling so on Modern computers, nothing gets any larger. I have an ultrawide 34401440 monitor and it is absolutely microscopic....

So you have to ask yourself, why would they release this game again, if they didn't do anything to it? They literally didn't develop anything. They didn't make it work on Windows 11, they didn't up the interface, they didn't provide new graphics. So what is it? It's a Shameless asset flip. EA flexing their intellectual property in hopes that passionate fans will bite and purchase a game that doesn't work

Sad these scams are legal

 

2025 is deemed the year of layoffs. That's what a hiring manager told me jokingly the other day. Time to squeeze the oranges hard as you possibly can until it's about the burst! I think everyone is terrified. I certainly am. It's infuriating. You work hard, do everything you're supposed to do, and you lose no matter what happens

You know they must have been laughing when they picked that guy up

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I get what you're saying, but who do you think they're going to look up to now? It's like Batman where penguin is the big head honcho, and now all the slimy underlings start to look up to him because he gets away with so much, and now everyone else wants to do the same thing because they think there's no consequences except that we have no Batman

 

20-01-2025. This is a real image

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Lol this same person once told me that he doesn't support LGBT or Black lives matter or any of that because he doesn't agree with those communities and thinks that they are hateful

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not sure about moist

What do you mean by moist? 🤔

he shouldn’t have to be an outright prick

I think he has no idea of self-perception. It seems like he is completely oblivious to it.

 

I have a close friend that I've known 20 years who became obsessed with right-wing politics. even though I'm liberal, I don't make it my entire personality and life. But anyway... I was talking to him this morning casually like friends do.

Me: "Hey man. Do you have off today for MLK day?" Friend: "No, I have to work today." Me: "Damn, sorry to hear. I have off today since it's a company holiday." Friend: "Yeah, I work for a living. Guess that's the difference me and people who live in an ivory tower." Me: "Uhh I work for a living too. Idk why you're acting like I don't?" Friend: "I didn't mean you specifically. But you’re off and I’m not so it shows that you get to relax at least. You should be able to handle the truth lol. There's no shame in admitting that I'm a harder worker than everyone else. you shouldn't be so sensitive"

Honestly, he's not unique, either. I've met so many people who are conservative, obsessed with right-wing stuff, and they're all like this. They act like they're special and the whole world is lazy, "no one wants to work anymore" attitude.

 

Jagex, devs of RuneScape, are testing how far they can push monetization without losing players. However, many long-time players are realizing they don’t want their paid game of 10+ years to turn into an ad-filled, pay-to-win nightmare.

Things that Jagex, RuneScape developer, hopes to add to the game:

  • Advertisements - an ad supported plan like Hulu, so you have ads hitting you in the face while you play
  • Paid account recovery - Pay more money to recover your account!
  • Character Name reservations
  • "special worlds" just for you! So VIP servers, paying EXTRA... for VIP servers, on a game you already pay to play
  • Pay to win features - longer AFK timer to stay in the game for longer. If you pay more, you ge a longer in-game access time
  • More membership price hikes - It's likely the membership price will rise AGAIN. Keep in mind, Jagex profit AFTER ALL EXPENSES has surged over 35% over past 5 years. They are stealing from their players, robbing them blind

Example of their black-mirror inspired membership plans

The $32.49/month membership option for Old School RuneScape and RuneScape 3 includes:

  • Access to both games.
  • 2 member characters.
  • Additional member characters for $10.49 per month each.
  • Specialized Member Worlds.
  • Character Name Reservations.
  • Pre-Verified Account Recovery.
  • A complimentary bond.

You ready to be nickle and dimed like going to the carwash and getting that juicy tire shine for an extra $5?

Here's a wonderful discussion post if you enjoy diving in and seeing some great points, and information: Membership Survey /r/2007scape

TL;DR: Jagex survey asking if players are ok paying an absurd amount more money for having access to customer service, ad-free gaming experience. Players went ballistic, and are finally wiseing up to how awful the company really has become.

 

Per the title, is Lemmy actually growing, or will it stagnate and fade into obscurity like many other similar discussion boards?

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

You really can't figure the meaning of this out on your own?

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There's OSRS still, for the moment "uncorrupted", but it's basically starting fresh even when your account existed when OSRS was Runescape

Unfortunately you're a little bit behind on the times. They basically gave up on fighting bots because they know that they pay a subscription and there's no point in getting rid of them if they are a recurring source of revenue, so they quietly stopped fighting back against them and claim that it's not possible to solve the problem when they know exactly what they can do to solve it. Endgame is basically non-existent, it's literally just grinding the same exact bosses infinitely to fill out collection log or get a specific pet. That's the entire end game. They have done nothing to actually make the game more enjoyable and that's kind of a problem for people because if you've already maxed wood cutting and fishing, what's the incentive of doing it again on another account?

 

I went to dunkin' the other day and asked for an iced latte with less ice because it's winter and I wanted less ice. They gave me a cup that was halfway full of coffee. So I asked why and they told me they press a button on a machine, it fills it halfway full with coffee and then they add ice. So when you get a medium iced latte, you're not actually getting a medium latte, you're getting a small or a kids size nowadays of coffee, and then they just fill the rest of it with ice. If you ask for less ice, no screw you, you're not getting the full amount of coffee that you paid for...

I have never heard of this in any other country. What the hell?

 

Honestly, just WTF is going on with the world today? Achievements in a mobile app for ordering coffee, like this is some sort of weird mobile game you play. Is this what we are looking forward to in our future?

 

I wish I were joking, but someone seriously pulled the trash can into the bathroom, and shat in it! You could smell it the moment you open the door! What kind of nutter would do this?! Americans are so wild I tell you

 

I graduated with an information systems degree about a decade ago, and no employer has ever given me any amount of money for that degree. I have never gotten a bonus or higher pay because of it. Now, I'm seeing so many videos on TikTok and reels lately of students who graduated with a computer science degree costing them upwards of 90K, And they are all packed any huge room with like 20 employers who are hiring for like 300 jobs but there's like thousands of them...

So basically if you want a digital piece of paper that says you're "educated", you can pay $40000 > $350,000. But you'll never get any amount of money for it from employers, it won't help you find a job. It's a myth

 

canva fucking sucks.png < my literal screenshot filename. Anyway... Yeah, I wanted to make a circle with white fill. That's it, I gotta PAY for that. wtf?

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