Ophy

@Ophy@lemmy.nz
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I live on a fault line along the pacific ring of fire, and so building with wood was an absolute necessity for us so long, as they were structurally more lenient to the constant earthquakes. Even now I believe our old government building is the largest wooden building in the Southern hemisphere (and it's only 4 stories tall). These days as construction techniques have changed, we've obviously built things with concrete, steel, brick, etc., but the wooden tradition remains strong, with a huge majority of modern houses here still being built like this.

That aside, wood was also just a much cheaper material to build with, so it was the most economical material to use for a long time for much of the "new world".

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What is the most unusual thing you've found buried in there?

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Isn't this a pro-bussy stance? I'm unfamiliar with the signage but to me it feels like it's saying "no ahead, left turn only, except busses"

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As a programmer and a linguist, this is the kind of content that really gets the happy chemicals flowing through my monkey brain

I'm not super far in, but I have heard it. The first time I remember hearing it is in the opening act when Lin is telling Barrett about you. Also when Sam talks to the marshal about you in Akila City. I suppose there are only so many opportunities for other characters to talk about you while you're standing right there, but it does pop up, so it's nice to have the option for those moments.

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But it's not cents on the dollar, that's the problem, it's just cents, and then more cents, and more cents again, regardless of if you're selling more. The issue here is that every install costs the developer money. It's not just a cut being taken from the sales, it's money coming directly out from the developer's pocket, in addition to the cut being taken from the sales. And there's no limit on how many times people could reinstall games, meaning that these charges could just keep going well after a purchase has been made.

They're not an iOS developer, it's a game engine used for cross platform game development. While there are many mobile games made using unity such as Pokémon GO and similar, there are also a lot of home platform games that use the engine, such as Among Us, Fall Guys, Hollow Knight, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes, Cuphead, Outer Wilds, Genshin Impact, etc.

This issue impacts almost every gamer no matter what platform you are on.

Yep, Mixed Member Proportional system means that you get to elect someone to represent your area, and know that the overall makeup of the parliament will be proportional to the overall party votes received.

And as you mention, a form of ranked choice voting is still needed for any "finite seat" vote, such as local representatives, where you're electing individuals rather than groups.

FPTP is a horrendous system and all it does is incentivise strategic voting, which is problematic because ideally we should all vote for whatever suits our interests and beliefs, without worrying about whether our votes are being wasted.

They absolutely are! A convenient place to hold it while dipping into that sweet, sweet, sweet and sour, for maximum sauceage.

At this price point, I'd probably recommend either the Samsung Galaxy A23 or A14, or the Nokia G60 or G42.

Eyy it's the Wellington Zoo!

Didn't expect to see something like this pop up! I'm really curious to see if he's recognisable to people in other countries!

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He's not talking about Larian, he's talking aboutbthe actual D&D team at Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. Hasbro got a new CEO last year and the way they've been operating certain business units like WotC has changed dramatically, coupled with massive layoffs across many Hasbro subsidiaries. All he's saying is the DnD team at WotC now is completely different to the one that Larian knew as they developed BG3.

We're all worried about the impending digital apocalypse.

It's pretty rubbish in many other countries as well. Consistent in that regard, too!

Not to sound rude, but did you do any research before naming all of these? Boost developer is developing a Lemmy app, you can find it on the Play store already. Sync developer is also developing a Lemmy app.

Pandan ice cream!