> Headphone jacks are overrated, the little supplied adapter works fine
Bullshit. Maybe FOR YOU it's fine. Guess what some of us DO have a problem with it.
* How do I charge my phone and listen to my wired headphones (Senns HD 380 Pro) at the SAME TIME ?
* Why the fuck am I forced to carry around Yet-Another-Dongle ???
Oh, that's right Apple wants me to buy their shitty Beats wireless cans instead and/or more accessories that now I have to worry about remembering to bring and not lose.
Apple no longer cares about respecting the consumer. (Although one could probably argue they never really have with their shenanigans over the years.)
>>... the iPhone 6s isn't obsolete... > This is the exact problem right here.
Yup, I'll second that. I have a iPhone 7+ that is paid off. I was going to upgrade to the iPhone X but I asked myself "Do I _really_ NEED a new $1,000 phone? Is this a Want or Need?"
The answer was "While I like the OLED screen and better camera, nope, I don't need it. I'd rather spend the money on something else -- like a Digital Piano, VSTs, etc."
Phones are more then "good enough" compared to the previous generation. All I want is:
* A fucking 3.5 mm plug so I can listen AND charge the phone at the same time (not this bullshit slow wireless recharging shenanigans), and * Longer battery life.
> I don't understand what the appeal of watching someone else play a video game. > I'd sincerely like to hear someone explain to my why this is a thing.
= The Short Version =
TL:DR; I watch a few YouTube gamers because I want to learn something about the game and get ideas.
= The Long Version =
I used to be in the exact same boat a few years ago: Why the fuck would I _watch_ someone (else) play when I could be _playing_ it ???
You asked if "Maybe it's a generational thing?" -- I think this definitely plays (pardon the pun) a part in it.
I've been gaming for ~40 years; I play a lot of games and I'm always looking be better. Specifically (in alphabetical order):
* Age of Empires 2 * Minecraft * Starcraft 2 * Vermintide 2 * Warframe
i.e. For AoE2 I wanted to beat the computer on the hardest difficulty, for Starcraft 2 I wanted to hit 100 APM, for Minecraft I was always looking for tips for redstone builds (i.e. Item sorter, AFK farms, dupers, etc.).
It started when I wanted to learn how do _X_ and eventually I started watching their other videos on the topic. Here is a partial list of YouTube gamers I subscribe to and WHY I do:
SOME Buddhists believe in Gods. SOME Buddhists don't.
It is irrelevant if they do or don't -- Buddhism is based on Lies due to ignorance of reality. They only have intellectual Beliefs and lack experiential Knowledge.
--
Politics, Applied Earthly Philosophy corrupted by false profits, Religion, Applied Spiritual Philosophy corrupted by false prophets.
* The Ignorance of Atheism * The Arrogance of Theism
=== The Lies of Buddhism ===
1. Life is suffering. This is a half-truth. The correct phrase is: Life CONTAINS Dukkha. i.e. Life ALSO contains Love. The WHOLE POINT of life is TO BE Unconditional Love.
2. The Origin Of Suffering Is Attachment. The correct phrase is: The secret to happiness is to release FALSE Expectations. EVERYTHING is divine and has an attachment to The Source. You have a connection to The All Parent whether you are aware of it or not. A mother has an attachment to her children. A husband has an attachment to his wife, and a wife for her husband. Pretending not to have any attachments doesn't change that.
If attachment is wrong then WHY do Buddhists have an attachment to their beliefs ???
3. The Fallacy of Duality: Attachment is bad, therefore Detachment is good. The correct phrase is: Emotions are NOT the problem -- it is the MISUSE of them that is.
e.g. When you are hungry you desire food. This desire for food is not bad in and of itself. It is the ACTION of over-eating (gluttony) that IS the problem. One does not overcome something by denying it (or pretending it doesn't exist) -- instead you embrace it and remain in control by not giving your power away. True mastery of others is mastery of self.
Ignoring your emotions does not make them go away.
4. Everything is empty. The correct phrase is: You are NOT a divine nothing. Buddhists do not understand the difference between the False Ego and the True Self because they are cowards -- they are running away from themselves trying to be something they are not.
Buddhism teaches the lie that:
* 1+1=0
When a spouse makes love to their partner they have the ability to transcend reality and become ONE. This is becoming FULL of our innate divine nature. That is:
* 1+1=1
We have a relationship with with our parents, with our spouse(s), with our children, with our friends, with our co-workers, with strangers, with Mother Gaia, and most importantly: with our Selves, with our Soul, and with the Creator. EACH of those relationships are most productive when they are FULL. When they are empty we are empty.
Lastly, you would do well to pay attention to the following truth: You are a spiritual being in a human body having a physical experience / life. As spiritual beings we each have a part of the divine inside us -- for NO thing can exist APART from The All Parent -- BY definition. God is NOT empty and neither are ANY of the life forms in this universe. We can be empty of morals or be full of hate. We are TO BE full of Love.
== The Truth of Buddhism ==
Buddhism has been called "The Middle Way." Living a balanced life is indeed helpful! Most would do well to practice and be aware of The Eightfold Path.
== The Higher Perspective ==
There are 4 paths or Journeys of Enlightenment one can take -- Buddhism is not one of them due to blind dogma of being in denial about reality.
* The Fakir * The Monk * The Yogi * Spiritual Marriage / Gnosis
In this modern world the first three Way are usually not practical anymore. The 4th is ALWAYS available.
Until you learn to have a multi-dimensional perspective and understand how BOTH of these statements in this paradox are simultaneously true...
* Q. Which religion is correct? A. All of them. * Q. Which religion is correct? A. None of them.
... you will NEVER understand religion, spirituality, nor the Journey of Enlightenment to any degree.
Since it is obvious you do not know how to learn experiential Knowledge (gnosis) directly from your Soul and would rather cling to the spiritual kindergarten of intellectual Beliefs (theism / atheism) from children instead then I would suggest med
Fortnite is the latest "fad gaming." (Last year it was PUBG.)
Fortnite has two game modes:
* PVP: The popular Battle Royale (BR) mode - a free-for-all 3rd person shooter where the play field is constantly shrinking, and * PvE: A lesser known Save the World (STW) where players cooperatively complete different missions.
What makes Fortnite different is that:
* you hit different objects in the environment to mine resources, * build buildings and ramps to defend, * have a map with different zones you unlock, * supports up to 4 player co-op.
BR is F2P (Free-to-Play) while STW is in early access -- it will be on free "soon".
If you like L4D + Minecraft + RPGs then STW is a weird hybrid.
In a years time some other game will be popular with the streamers.
I've been karma capped for a decade+. In my experience the shorter the post the better. Sometimes only a 1 liner needs to stated, sometimes two paragraphs, sometimes more.
The problem with bullshit rules like this is that there are ALWAYS exceptions. Things should be made simple but no simpler. Sometimes there are complicated subjects being discussed which requires more detail. Sticking to a mindless rule is missing the point. The point is be clear and precise without a fucking wall of verbose text.
There are other rules which are just as important;
* The first time acronyms are used -- fucking EXPLAIN them. The/. editors are some of laziest editors around. Explain terms in a one sentence summary.
* ALWAYS give the month and year an essay is posted. Far too many shit sites list a title and month but the reader has no fucking idea if the article was written 20 years ago or this year.
* There is a reason we have the five W's: Who, what, where, when, why. Stop fucking leaving important details out.
* Stop using fallacies.
* Don't use ad hominem criticism. Ironically, it makes you look like an immature idiot.
ALWAYS "escalate" the issue to have a Tech come out. Why?
1. That costs them time and money so they are motivated to fix it. 2. They keep a record of every maintenance so they will be motivated to fix it if there is an on-going history of problems.
If you don't request a tech they don't have a history to keep track of and they aren't motivated to fix "non-existent" issues.
The number of L4D maps, such as I Hate Mountains and Portal 2 maps would disagree with your sentiments.:-)
Has content creation gotten exceedingly more complex? Definitely. But I wouldn't write off entire communities just yet. It all comes down to tools devs provide for end users to create content.
* Total Conversions or "themed" levels, such as Aliens, Barney, etc. * Mods -- the ability to change core gameplay rules. e.g. Minecraft allows "house rules" such as:/gamerule keepInventory true * In-game map which was also awesome. (Looking at you Vermintide 2!)
I'm reminded that the entire FPS genre seems to have regressed. This commentary of FPS map design 1993 vs 2010 succinctly summarizes the problem of how everything has being script / trigger driven. In some games the dam loading screen takes ages (Gran Turismo 6).
It is also pathetic that FPS no longer ship with map editors. Worse, DLCs only come with ~3 maps. Hell, even Age of Empires 2, a 19 year old game STILL has new maps being made. e.g. The "Nothing" theme is currently popular.
And then game devs wonder why no one plays their game after 5 years./sarcasm But ooh, shiny!
-- Enlightenment, noun and verb; The Journey is more important then the Destination of becoming aware of a higher perspective.
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> Headphone jacks are overrated, the little supplied adapter works fine
Bullshit. Maybe FOR YOU it's fine. Guess what some of us DO have a problem with it.
* How do I charge my phone and listen to my wired headphones (Senns HD 380 Pro) at the SAME TIME ?
* Why the fuck am I forced to carry around Yet-Another-Dongle ???
Oh, that's right Apple wants me to buy their shitty Beats wireless cans instead and/or more accessories that now I have to worry about remembering to bring and not lose.
Apple no longer cares about respecting the consumer. (Although one could probably argue they never really have with their shenanigans over the years.)
Fuck that shit.
Excellent points! Please mod parent +1 Informative / Interesting.
It is extremely frustrating that Apple keeps burying their head in the sand thinking that these things are not important.
The same slump we're seeing in phone upgrades is the same one we've seen in PC's for the past decade. The latest Intel CPU's are incremental upgrades.
Like you said, you can only screw over your customers for so long before they get tired before they get off the upgrade wheel and/or jump ship.
>>... the iPhone 6s isn't obsolete...
> This is the exact problem right here.
Yup, I'll second that. I have a iPhone 7+ that is paid off. I was going to upgrade to the iPhone X but I asked myself "Do I _really_ NEED a new $1,000 phone? Is this a Want or Need?"
The answer was "While I like the OLED screen and better camera, nope, I don't need it. I'd rather spend the money on something else -- like a Digital Piano, VSTs, etc."
Phones are more then "good enough" compared to the previous generation. All I want is:
* A fucking 3.5 mm plug so I can listen AND charge the phone at the same time (not this bullshit slow wireless recharging shenanigans), and
* Longer battery life.
> I don't understand what the appeal of watching someone else play a video game.
> I'd sincerely like to hear someone explain to my why this is a thing.
= The Short Version =
TL:DR; I watch a few YouTube gamers because I want to learn something about the game and get ideas.
= The Long Version =
I used to be in the exact same boat a few years ago: Why the fuck would I _watch_ someone (else) play when I could be _playing_ it ???
You asked if "Maybe it's a generational thing?" -- I think this definitely plays (pardon the pun) a part in it.
I've been gaming for ~40 years; I play a lot of games and I'm always looking be better. Specifically (in alphabetical order):
* Age of Empires 2
* Minecraft
* Starcraft 2
* Vermintide 2
* Warframe
i.e. For AoE2 I wanted to beat the computer on the hardest difficulty, for Starcraft 2 I wanted to hit 100 APM, for Minecraft I was always looking for tips for redstone builds (i.e. Item sorter, AFK farms, dupers, etc.).
It started when I wanted to learn how do _X_ and eventually I started watching their other videos on the topic. Here is a partial list of YouTube gamers I subscribe to and WHY I do:
= Age of Empires 2 =
* T90 Amazing and interesting commentary.
* Spirit Of The Law Great technical analysis. See AoE2 Scorpions comparison video.
* Resonance22Channel. He has a great video on Aoe2 Tutorial: Fast Castle Age, Knight Rush Build, Economy Boom
= ARK =
* Nooblets has TONs of tutorial videos. See his ARK - How to Farm and Irrigate your Crops video for an example.
= Elite Dangerous =
* Obsidian Ant -- One of the most calming and relaxing voices I've ever heard. Great commentary on the state of the game.
= Minecraft =
* MumboJumbo known for over-complicating almost every redstone build, but has great British humor. e.g. Minecraft: 8 Micro Farms YOU WILL NEED!
* Jeracraft Massive terraformer and uber buildings! See his The Biggest Minecraft Throne Room EVER! for an idea of his scale!
* Gnembon Provides one of the most technical descriptions about how the game works and "fun farms." See his video on uber guardian farm for xp His CarpetMod provides all sorts of stats on entity spawning. He found why Minecraft 1.13 water was 15x slower then Minecraft 1.12 !
* ilmango Builds UBER redstone contraptions such as Mining Machines. His Improved 1.13.1+ World Eater is one of THE biggest mining machines around.
* Another technical Minecraft player. Check out his Minecraft 1.13 Questions & Answers [Minecraft Myth Busting 112] series.
= Starcraft 2 =
* PiG One of the most popular SC2 teachers around
* WinterStarcraft Another gr
> Why can't they just agree on a 50/50 deal and move on?
Ego & Greed.
They are a cancer that destroys everything and why we can't have nice things.
I guess they would rather have 100% of nothing instead of 50% of something.
> Buddhists MAY be atheists.
FTFY.
SOME Buddhists believe in Gods.
SOME Buddhists don't.
It is irrelevant if they do or don't -- Buddhism is based on Lies due to ignorance of reality. They only have intellectual Beliefs and lack experiential Knowledge.
--
Politics, Applied Earthly Philosophy corrupted by false profits,
Religion, Applied Spiritual Philosophy corrupted by false prophets.
As a mystic I'm well aware of:
* The Ignorance of Atheism
* The Arrogance of Theism
=== The Lies of Buddhism ===
1. Life is suffering.
This is a half-truth. The correct phrase is: Life CONTAINS Dukkha.
i.e. Life ALSO contains Love. The WHOLE POINT of life is TO BE Unconditional Love.
2. The Origin Of Suffering Is Attachment.
The correct phrase is: The secret to happiness is to release FALSE Expectations.
EVERYTHING is divine and has an attachment to The Source. You have a connection to The All Parent whether you are aware of it or not. A mother has an attachment to her children. A husband has an attachment to his wife, and a wife for her husband. Pretending not to have any attachments doesn't change that.
If attachment is wrong then WHY do Buddhists have an attachment to their beliefs ???
3. The Fallacy of Duality: Attachment is bad, therefore Detachment is good.
The correct phrase is: Emotions are NOT the problem -- it is the MISUSE of them that is.
e.g. When you are hungry you desire food. This desire for food is not bad in and of itself. It is the ACTION of over-eating (gluttony) that IS the problem. One does not overcome something by denying it (or pretending it doesn't exist) -- instead you embrace it and remain in control by not giving your power away. True mastery of others is mastery of self.
Ignoring your emotions does not make them go away.
4. Everything is empty.
The correct phrase is: You are NOT a divine nothing.
Buddhists do not understand the difference between the False Ego and the True Self because they are cowards -- they are running away from themselves trying to be something they are not.
Buddhism teaches the lie that:
* 1+1=0
When a spouse makes love to their partner they have the ability to transcend reality and become ONE. This is becoming FULL of our innate divine nature. That is:
* 1+1=1
We have a relationship with with our parents, with our spouse(s), with our children, with our friends, with our co-workers, with strangers, with Mother Gaia, and most importantly: with our Selves, with our Soul, and with the Creator. EACH of those relationships are most productive when they are FULL. When they are empty we are empty.
Lastly, you would do well to pay attention to the following truth: You are a spiritual being in a human body having a physical experience / life. As spiritual beings we each have a part of the divine inside us -- for NO thing can exist APART from The All Parent -- BY definition. God is NOT empty and neither are ANY of the life forms in this universe. We can be empty of morals or be full of hate. We are TO BE full of Love.
== The Truth of Buddhism ==
Buddhism has been called "The Middle Way." Living a balanced life is indeed helpful! Most would do well to practice and be aware of The Eightfold Path.
== The Higher Perspective ==
There are 4 paths or Journeys of Enlightenment one can take -- Buddhism is not one of them due to blind dogma of being in denial about reality.
* The Fakir
* The Monk
* The Yogi
* Spiritual Marriage / Gnosis
In this modern world the first three Way are usually not practical anymore. The 4th is ALWAYS available.
Until you learn to have a multi-dimensional perspective and understand how BOTH of these statements in this paradox are simultaneously true ...
* Q. Which religion is correct? A. All of them.
* Q. Which religion is correct? A. None of them.
... you will NEVER understand religion, spirituality, nor the Journey of Enlightenment to any degree.
Since it is obvious you do not know how to learn experiential Knowledge (gnosis) directly from your Soul and would rather cling to the spiritual kindergarten of intellectual Beliefs (theism / atheism) from children instead then I would suggest med
Shame that everyone's ego prevented them from actually learning.
> Chipset initialization has gotten too complex to fit in the 1 MB of RAM
8-bit machines only need a few KB for this. WTF are you guys doing that you need more then 1024 KB ???
Stop with the fucking ads already.
Try treating people with respect instead as mindless consumers where you obviously don't respect their time or space.
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Atheist, noun; a spiritual blind man arguing color doesn't exist.
Theist, noun; a monochromatic man arguing other colors don't exist
Pedantry aside, the question is about Fortnite, a computer game; NOT about fortnight, a length of time.
--- ...Talk amongst yourself.
We now return you to your regular scheduled flame wars of which text editor sucks more? Emacs or Vim
Fortnite is the latest "fad gaming." (Last year it was PUBG.)
Fortnite has two game modes:
* PVP: The popular Battle Royale (BR) mode - a free-for-all 3rd person shooter where the play field is constantly shrinking, and
* PvE: A lesser known Save the World (STW) where players cooperatively complete different missions.
What makes Fortnite different is that:
* you hit different objects in the environment to mine resources,
* build buildings and ramps to defend,
* have a map with different zones you unlock,
* supports up to 4 player co-op.
BR is F2P (Free-to-Play) while STW is in early access -- it will be on free "soon".
If you like L4D + Minecraft + RPGs then STW is a weird hybrid.
In a years time some other game will be popular with the streamers.
I've been karma capped for a decade+. In my experience the shorter the post the better. Sometimes only a 1 liner needs to stated, sometimes two paragraphs, sometimes more.
The problem with bullshit rules like this is that there are ALWAYS exceptions. Things should be made simple but no simpler. Sometimes there are complicated subjects being discussed which requires more detail. Sticking to a mindless rule is missing the point. The point is be clear and precise without a fucking wall of verbose text.
There are other rules which are just as important;
* The first time acronyms are used -- fucking EXPLAIN them. The /. editors are some of laziest editors around. Explain terms in a one sentence summary.
* ALWAYS give the month and year an essay is posted. Far too many shit sites list a title and month but the reader has no fucking idea if the article was written 20 years ago or this year.
* There is a reason we have the five W's: Who, what, where, when, why. Stop fucking leaving important details out.
* Stop using fallacies.
* Don't use ad hominem criticism. Ironically, it makes you look like an immature idiot.
* Use some critical thinking
That's enough for now.
/Oblg. Autistic Hat
GIMPS, not GIMP.
Greed is a cancer that destroys everything.
"You keep using this word steal. It doesn't mean what you think it means."
> Why the hell (are) anime sites blocked?
Because they are fucking morons who don't understand the concept of free advertising. Subs are providing value and potential sales.
Bunch of dumb asses.
> that he has set himself up for a huge lawsuit by whomever took the package.
And that is precisely why America is FUCKED.
Victim: I got tired of MY packages being stolen so I booby trapped them
Thief: I'm suing for emotional distress.
Victim: WTF!?
Except the problem is that the silient majority IS part of the problem.
If EVERY prof said "Cut this shit out or we resign" the university / colleagues would change their tune.
But people aren't interested in rocking the boat to fix an broken system. :-/
Maybe next century we'll stop greed from running our universities.
ONE good deed still doesn't excuse their telemetry / spyware shit.
Single core IPC peaks out around ~5 GHz for Silicon at room temp.
20 years ago there were 500+ GHz CPUs -- they weren't using silicon which means they cost a fortune due to the cooling requirements.
The only way to push past the 5 GHz barrier at room temperature is to find a cheap, replacement for Silicon. That's not going to happen anytime soon.
ALWAYS "escalate" the issue to have a Tech come out. Why?
1. That costs them time and money so they are motivated to fix it.
2. They keep a record of every maintenance so they will be motivated to fix it if there is an on-going history of problems.
If you don't request a tech they don't have a history to keep track of and they aren't motivated to fix "non-existent" issues.
> and/or locked up in Comcast Central Prison
What the fuck is that???
The number of L4D maps, such as I Hate Mountains and Portal 2 maps would disagree with your sentiments. :-)
Has content creation gotten exceedingly more complex? Definitely. But I wouldn't write off entire communities just yet. It all comes down to tools devs provide for end users to create content.
Don't forgot that Doom also gave us:
* Total Conversions or "themed" levels, such as Aliens, Barney, etc. /gamerule keepInventory true
* Mods -- the ability to change core gameplay rules. e.g. Minecraft allows "house rules" such as:
* In-game map which was also awesome. (Looking at you Vermintide 2!)
I'm reminded that the entire FPS genre seems to have regressed. This commentary of FPS map design 1993 vs 2010 succinctly summarizes the problem of how everything has being script / trigger driven. In some games the dam loading screen takes ages (Gran Turismo 6).
It is also pathetic that FPS no longer ship with map editors. Worse, DLCs only come with ~3 maps. Hell, even Age of Empires 2, a 19 year old game STILL has new maps being made. e.g. The "Nothing" theme is currently popular.
And then game devs wonder why no one plays their game after 5 years. /sarcasm But ooh, shiny!
--
Enlightenment, noun and verb; The Journey is more important then the Destination of becoming aware of a higher perspective.