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Any good indie games on steam? Can be any genre. in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Some of my favourites I haven't seen mentioned:

Dungeons of Dredmor
Orcs Must Die 2
Serious Sam: Classics Revolution
Lunistice

Gnutella Explanation - A Protocol Outliving the World That Created It in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This was a really cool read. It's just missing one detail: is the protocol named after the delicious hazelnut spread... and if so, why?

We produce more resources than we could ever consume in the least sustainable ways possible. in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A miserable little pile of in-jokes

Fictional "Journal of Astrological Big Data Ecology" has infected Google's search AI in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 1 points 6 days ago

Including Google's.

Have you encountered VHS or Cassette piracy in the 80s? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 5 points 6 days ago

I remember having a pirate copy of A Bug's Life on VHS, which started with a menu. I wasn't old enough at the time to realise it was taped from a DVD

Fallout lead Tim Cain argues games industry crisis hasn't reached the level of the 1983 crash: 'I don't think there's ever been a worse time in the games industry' in c/games@lemmy.world

What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ? in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

FOMO, mainly.

How to prevent websites from tracking you (all browsers) in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Deleting cookies on close? I had my Firefox set up to do that about 20 years ago

???? in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 3 points 1 week ago

Counterpoint: babies will chomp anything within an inch of their faces. Given enough time the idiot might just get gummed to death

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Sales Surpass 3.8 Million Copies | Nintendo Insider in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These sound very similar to the problems I have with ACNH

Recently replaying Dungeons of Dredmor (2011) - A fun and silly casual roguelike dungeoncrawler in c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There might be a new expansion coming. (I say "might" because I don't think there's any info on it, other than a vague teaser site: https://dredmor.com/ )

Dusk - Official Release (Twilight Princess PC Port) in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] ElectricMachman@geostationary.orbiting.observer 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh. I'm almost certain I've done Bannerbomb on 4.3 systems before, and in fairly recent memory too.