This is my fourth profile on the Fediverse lol. This time, I’m hoping Mbin is where I stay!

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Joined 9 months ago
Cake day: January 2nd, 2024
  • BiggestBulb@kbin.runtoGaming@beehaw.org•WWII first person shooters
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    8 months ago

    Honestly, try Battlefield 1942 on single player. It’s not half bad - the AI is about as smart as you would expect, but it’s still fun to fight them. Also, the multiplayer is still going if you wanna try that!

    Also, not WW2, but I HIGHLY recommend giving Vietcong a try (both the base game and Fist Alpha). It’s one of the most engrossing games I’ve ever played. If you can get past the derpy (by today’s standards) character models, this game has a seriously compelling campaign and there are still occasional multiplayer matches. If there was ever a game to make the Vietcong and NVA scary as fuck, it’s that one.

  • BiggestBulb@kbin.runtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•How Many Streaming Services Do You Have?
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    9 months ago

    I have two: YouTube Premium and Disney+

    My reasoning:

    YT Premium comes with my Google One subscription which gives 100GB storage on their cloud and YT Music (which is, in my opinion, better than Spotify - there are better mixes and Spotify doesn’t do great with Japanese songs, which I listen to a lot)

    Disney+ because my gf got me into Marvel and I watch the new series’ (plus Star Wars and classics from my youth like Kim Possible)

    For other content (like the Office), I just use Stremio with Torrentio. Disney+ is still worth it because it’s a pain to set up the HDMI every time and I’m peak lazy

    Not a streaming service, but if you have a partner you should really look into Regal Unlimited / AMC’s variant of that. Movie dates are great and there are always enough new movies to keep you going, plus you can sneak snacks in super easily in a bag (even just a full bag of popcorn lol). You can watch and rewatch like 10 movies in the theater a month if you want lol, plus it gets you out-of-the-house. It’s not for everyone, but worth it for us!!

  • BiggestBulb@kbin.runtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Tools of the Trade
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    9 months ago

    Going with a lesser known trick for software engineers: for VS Code, there is a setting to make your tabs go on top of each other rather than going off the screen. So then, you don’t have to scroll for the tab you want and you can instead just visually look.

    Also, yeah, yeah, I know about Neovim, and yes, I’ve tried it many times. It’s just not a worthwhile tradeoff for me.

  • BiggestBulb@kbin.runtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's with the 'Thanks' people?
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    9 months ago

    I think I get what you’re saying.

    I work in a company with a very young workforce, and the few people who do put periods on the end of their sentences and say “thanks” are out-of-the-ordinary. Usually for us, it goes:

    Hey {first name}, [Request Here with Emojis Strewn Throughout]. Thank you! [Signature line]

    I think the few “Thanks” we do have are just from an older generation and / or members of HR (whom I am convinced have no soul at all)

  • BiggestBulb@kbin.runtolinuxmemes@lemmy.world•One of the few times I've downvoted
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    9 months ago

    Being real, why DON’T distros just have the ability to do the installation if you double-click whatever file is downloaded?

    I feel like we should have either option - download and double-click or just use the command line.

    I mean, what else would double-clicking a .tar.gz file or an appimage do than install it (yes, I know, look into the archive, but really - how often is that the desired thing to do)? So, therefore, why don’t we just have it install the files that are downloaded?

    This is a legit question btw, I really don’t know the answer