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I believe you'd still be controlling the player character, you'd just be seeing through the eyes of the enemy

I don't know how well it would work as a game mechanic, but I could see a cool take on this in a cyberpunk setting where the player character is blind, but can hack into other people's eyes to see, so you go around seeing yourself from different viewpoints

I imagine it would get weird

You shoot someone and suddenly you can't see through their eyes any more since they're dead. Or maybe their bionics are still powered for a while but they're not facing any useful direction, maybe they fall face down and all you can see is the floor tile they're laying on, or they're facing up and all you can see is the ceiling until you walk right over their corpse

Maybe after you kill a room full of enemies you need to lug around a corpse or maybe just a severed head so that you can find the exit because none of them fell looking the right direction.

I'm not normally much of a writer, but that idea actually inspired me a bit, so here's a little short story I guess

I walk into the lobby and I begin to see through the eyes of the security guard seated at the desk. He's reading a newspaper - an actual ink-on-paper newspaper. I didn't know they still made those.

The door chime beeps and his eyes are immediately on me, zooming in, trying to get a read on me. I see my own features, distorted by the fisheye lens of his implants.

These security types always have some high-end bionics- night vision, thermal imaging, zoom, image stabilization, extra-wide field of view, facial recognition, the works. They think they can see everything but somehow they never seem to see it coming.

A notification pops up in his vision "Unrecognized person detected, check ID" the angle changes as he begins to get up. I see the back of his hand as he raises his arm in a "stop" gesture. He's wearing a wedding band. That's unfortunate.

I see movement in the bottom corner of his vision. He's doing something with his other hand but I can't tell what. Is he reaching for his gun? Is he smoothing out the wrinkles from his shirt? Is he just trying to put the newspaper away?

Maybe that's why he reads an actual newspaper. He's supposed to be alert and paying attention, if he read on his phone or tablet like anyone else his employers could track it, they'd know he was slacking off. Smart.

Through my own ears I hear him ask for my ID.

Through his eyes I see myself reach into my coat pocket he zooms in slightly. I love it when they zoom, it makes what comes next so much easier.

I see my gun come out. The angle changes abruptly but strangely smoothly, that image stabilization is doing some heavy-lifting as he tries to duck for cover and reach for his own gun.

His eyes are fixed on it, he's staring right down the barrel, I can even just about line the sights up through his eyes, he's making it too easy.

A flash. A loud bang heard through my own ears. Flashing warnings at the corners of his vision reporting critical vital signs.

The angle changes again, I think he's fallen backwards and is propped up by his chair. He's not looking straight up at the ceiling, but he's not looking straight forward at me either. I can catch glimpses of the top of my head here and there as I stumble blindly towards him.

My face comes into full view as I make my way around the desk. I start going through his pockets looking for a key card to let myself into the elevator.

I find a rectangular piece of plastic on a lanyard stuffed into his pocket, and hold it in front of his eyes to confirm that it's what I was looking for. I tap it on the sensor on the desk and hear the elevator doors slide open.

I point his head towards the elevator so that I can see where I'm going. A message notification pops up in his vision from "Bae💜" asking if he'll be home for dinner. I see myself sigh as the door closes behind me.

The steel and concrete of the building sever me from his ocular feed as the elevator starts climbing and everything goes black once again.

No, that's the opposite of what I'm saying.

I do believe you're being 100% genuine.

But your genuine self looks a hell of a lot like a troll to the vast majority of people who aren't going to comb through your comment history and realize that you have mental health issues. They're just going to treat you like a troll and move on with their day.

And regardless of whether you're genuine or trolling, at the end of the day, your intent doesn't really matter, if it's annoying, disruptive, etc. the mods are going to treat it as trolling, and they are right to do so.

OP, after scrolling through your history and the modlog a bit, I don't get the impression that you're a troll, but you absolutely do come off as one or at least as a real asshole in nearly everything you've posted to Lemmy since creating this account. In fact, I can see that I've personally downvoted you a couple of times for it.

But going through that history, I can see that you have some mental health/neurological issues. That kind of makes things fall into place.

I have a few friends in similar boats. If they were more-techy people I suspect their comment histories from when they've had an episode or gone off their meds or what-have-you would look a lot like yours. They're good people, who unfortunately have issues that make them sometimes seem like they aren't. And I feel like that's the case with you.

I won't pretend to know what the best course of action for you here is. I don't know you, I don't know what kind of help you're already getting or what different kinds you may need, or what you would ideally like your life to look like on or off of Lemmy.

But you're on here complaining about getting banned by mods, so I think it's safe to say that you don't enjoy that.

So I think you need to realize that if you act the way you have been, that's going to continue happening. It feels very trollish, annoying and disruptive, and honestly maybe even a bit dangerous in some cases. I definitely get why mods have felt like they need to step in with you, I'd probably do the same in their shoes. Their role isn't to cater to you, but to protect the community as a whole. Sometimes they step out of line to be sure, but I'm just not really seeing that in your history.

So you gotta change something, man. Maybe it's something small, like exercising a little extra mindfulness and taking a moment to think about what you just wrote before hitting "post"

Maybe it's something bigger-therapy, medication, inpatient treatment (all easier said than done, I know)

Maybe it's something else entirely.

But if you don't like the bans and having your comments removed and such, the fix is something that needs to change on your end, not the mods'.

I doubt you're going to be too interested in taking that advice from a stranger on the internet, but I figured I'd al least try.

There was a thread I saw not too long ago where someone brought up a little conspiracy theory I think I may subscribe to

There's a new Alzheimer's treatment, Lecanemab/Leqembi, that was given accelerated approval in the US by the FDA this year in January, so just as trump took office.

It's given by IV every 4 weeks. Trump has been seen with what looks like makeup thats covering up bruising from an IV

It also seems like he has highs and lows where he declines for a couple weeks then perks back up a bit before declining again, and you can maybe kind of match those up to a similar 4-ish week cycle.

And it also calls for regular cognitive tests and MRIs to monitor if it's effective, and, well, trump has been doing that.

They have 3 different peelers (4 if you count the left and right handed versions separately, 5 if you count the julienne peeler.

We have the swivel peeler which comes in left and right handed versions.

And on that note, think about how you peel. I tend to do long things like carrots and cucumbers in long strips away from myself, which is the opposite direction from what the right handed peeler can cut.

Round things like apples or potatoes though, I generally peel towards myself like a paring cut, which is what the right handed peeler is designed for.

If you're splurging on a peeler for yourself, you could do like we did and just get both to cover all bases. Otherwise it may be worth taking an extra moment to consider the person you're gifting it to's handedness and what they're likely to be peeling with it.

The stabby looking one should, I think, be ambidextrous. I haven't used that one, I suspect it's probably a cut above the cheap peeler you may have in your drawer now, but I can't actually vouch for it. It also doesn't look like the blade is replaceable on that one so I'd be less inclined to splurge on something that's ultimately going to be disposable once it gets dull unless you want to get really fiddly trying to sharpen it. That said I think it's probably going to be made of better steel than most regular peelers and will probably last a good long time before getting dull.

Or get the crosswise peeler which also has the replaceable blade. Can't quite vouch for that one myself either, but we do have the julienne peeler which seems to be essentially the same but with a (non-replaceable) julienne blade, and I've been quite happy with that as well (though I do feel that it could have been designed to use the replaceable blades) the crosswise basically seems to be the julienne peeler but with the replaceable swivel peeler blades, so I'm pretty confident that it's also a solid piece of kit, just not my preferred style of peeler.

Final note, the plain cylindrical steel handles may not be everyone's aesthetic or ideal ergonomics. I like it just fine or even prefer it, but that's just me.

My wife worked in a fancy kitchen store for a while, and has strong opinions on just about every kitchen tool or utensil you can imagine, and to her credit I agree with most of them.

A while back she ordered a Rösle vegetable peeler and due to a shipping error, instead of one single peeler we were sent, what I assume to be, one entire case's worth of peelers.

Having now used it for several months I strongly believe this is the best vegetable peeler I have ever used. Also the blade is replaceable, which is, I think, pretty damn cool.

So since we have a bunch of them, pretty much everyone we know is getting one for Christmas.

They're pricey if you've got a bunch of stockings to stuff, but not outrageously so if you only need to get one or two for people you know enjoy cooking. And they're the kind of thing a lot of people probably wouldn't spend the extra money on themselves. If it weren't for my wife I'd probably have whatever the cheapest peeler in the kitchen aisle at target is, and it never would have crossed my mind that there was room for improvement.

Otherwise, I've never personally been disappointed to find a flashlight or pocket knife in my stocking.

My wife and I are on-and-off casual magic the gathering players, so a pack or two of that often finds its way into our stocking, substitute whatever your trading card game of choice is there.

Or various other small card or dice type games. It's kind of nice having some little game you can carry around in your backpack or purse and bust out when you have some time to kill with friends.

Small Lego sets

Fidget toys

Snacks

Soaps, lotions, lip balm, etc.

Couple months ago I found myself needing to stop at a McDonald's in probably one of the worst neighborhoods you can find outside of the inner city. Nature was calling and it seemed like my best option.

It was for paying customers only, fair enough, I made a token purchase of a McChicken and some fries, and got an employee to unlock the door for me.

I was greeted with that eerie blue light that bathrooms in places like this use to deter drug use because it makes it harder to find a vein.

It gave off an all-around really unsettling vibe, but I will admit that, at least as far as I could tell given the lighting, it seemed to be immaculately clean.

Real tree

I don't really want to do a tree to begin with but if my wife's gonna make me do it I'm going to do it right.

Also I don't have to wrestle the damn thing up and down the rickety ladder to my attic, it's bad enough that I have to do that with the bins of ornaments.

And I get the catharsis of getting to burn the damn thing after the season is over.

Also it gives my house a slight piney scent.

That is just not the case.

The case that people tend to cite when this comes up is Burdick vs United States, that determined that people can choose to decline a pardon.

And one of the reasons they gave for why someone may choose to refuse a pardon is because it can be seen as implying guilt.

Basically, some people will see you take the pardon and think "if he's innocent, why is he taking a pardon instead of seeking exoneration?"

But of course, if you know anything about the US "justice" system, that argument falls apart pretty fast.

Actually admitting guilt is not part of accepting a pardon, it's just that a lot of people think that it means you're guilty, and the pardoned people don't want to have people think that about them.

And of course spreading this kind of misinformation only makes that issue worse.

This is probably going to vary a lot depending on where you're applying, every state has their own regulations and every department their own standards, so there's probably not going to be a one-size-fits-all answer for you.

At the very least, if it comes up, it's probably not going to be seen as a mark in your favor. If, hypothetically, the hiring choice came down to you, or an otherwise identical candidate who isn't autistic, 9/10 times they're probably going to go with the other guy.

If at all possible, don't bring it up. If it comes up on a form or something, don't lie, if you get caught in a lie that's probably gonna be an automatic disqualification, but if they don't ask, don't tell them. Don't volunteer the information that you're autistic unless it's specifically asked for. If there's a question anywhere along the lines of "do you have any conditions that will prevent you from carrying out your duties as a police officer?" The answer is "no" unless you do believe that your autism will be an impediment, in which case, don't be a cop.

Also, between stuff like this and the potential of RFK wanting to send people to work farms, I think it's very important for people to ask themselves before pursuing a diagnosis for autism (and other conditions) "how do I stand to benefit from a diagnosis, and how will it potentially hurt me?"

If you're at the high-functioning/low-support-needs/however-you-want-to-phrase-it end of the spectrum, what kind of additional resources and support will a diagnosis actually unlock for you and do you really need them? Or will it just come back to bite you in situations like this? Unfortunately people really do need to be weighing that.

the Latin word Caeser

...which comes from the name Caesar

If you haven't noticed there's a lot of people out there are incredibly dumb, and don't understand basic math, let alone how a company like EA works.

I can guarantee you that there are more dipshits out there than you'd think who would look at that number and say "well it's less than 100 percent, so they don't have total control, so what's the big deal?"

Now as for whether any amount of clarification is enough to convince those idiots that that's not how things work, that's a fair question.

I don’t know what to buy anymore.

I have a problem where because I'm so hard to advertise to between adblock and premium subscriptions, that I am usually very out of the loop on what movies and TV shows are coming out

The biggest ones usually make their way into the news or Lemmy somehow, but there's definitely a lot I'm clueless about until I see them pop up streaming somewhere a couple years later

I tend to think of and describe myself as a conservative, but don't align myself with the Republican party at all (I am registered to vote Republican to try to weed out the worst of their lunatics in the primaries, but it's gonna be a cold day in hell before I vote for one in a general election with the way things are going)

In my view, which absolutely isn't the view of the Republicans or conservatives as a whole, the point of conservatism is to just pump the breaks and slow things down to make sure all the "I"s are dotted and "t"s crossed to make sure things are actually going to work as intended.

Liberals/leftists/progressives should basically be the "idea guys" coming up with big general plans for what they want to happen

Then the conservatives would be sort of the bean-counters/logistics/nuts-and-bolts sort of guys. They shouldn't be there to outright oppose the liberal ideas, they're there to point out the problems with their plans and make sure they're addressed before we commit to some half-assed plan.

Could also just be the rim being kind of dirty and corroded and needs to be cleaned up a bit of bead sealant.

I've had it happen to me a couple times, tires just always lost air sort slowly, I never cared enough to bring it in just for that, not a big deal to stop by the air pump once a week or so when I was getting gas anyway.

I'm sure if you brought your car in just for that they'd probably slap some token $10-50 price on it.

But if you bring it in for another service I feel like a lot of places will just do it. I know I brought my car in to pep boys one time for an oil change or something and asked them to look at it and they just did it, no extra charge.

I feel like it's one of those little things that no one is quite sure how to write it up in the system, and figuring it out is more of a pain in the ass than just not mentioning it to the boss, not like he's gonna notice they used an extra scrap of sandpaper and blob of sealant anyway.

I'm certainly no expert on Namibian history and culture, most of what I know comes from just now skimming the Wikipedia article

But a couple things jumping out at me

The area was at one point a German colony (and also at one point they carried out a genocide against the Herero people that some think may have been sort of a model for the Holocaust)

They also had apartheid similar to South Africa.

And to this day a whole lot of Africa doesn't exactly have stellar access to education, the internet, etc. and even in some parts of the world that do have better access, there's a lot of people in other parts of the world outside of Europe and the Americas who don't quite grok just how bad the Nazis were because it's not something they cover so extensively in their history classes. I feel like every couple years I see some story come out of Asia somewhere where some business opens up with a Nazi theme and they don't get why so many people in the West are mad about it.

So kind of taking a couple stabs in the dark here

It could be that his father named him after Hitler maybe trying to soften things up for him, like maybe the white people at the top of the apartheid heiarchy would be a little nicer if he was named after the biggest whitest racist he could think of.

Or maybe they were in a bit of an information bubble where he just really didn't fully understand how bad Hitler and the Nazis were and went with it because he thought it had a nice ring to it

Maybe it was a way to give a giant middle finger to racists. Sort of a "haha, how do you like your leader's name when it's on a black kid? Suck it Nazis."

Or maybe it was something else. That's just a couple thoughts off the top of my head.

fuck muskrat for trying to steal this word for his own bullshit.

Horses kind of suck

I encounter horses a lot when I'm hiking. I'm a backpacker, I'm often carrying a fairly large backpack to prepare for a trip. Horses get really spooked by it. You'd think that of all animals fucking horses would be able to understand the concept of carrying something on your back, but nope.

I also hear endless stories about horses being spooked by shit like plastic bags, leaves, fans, even the person riding on their back that they somehow forgot was there. How we ever managed to convince horses to ride into battle is beyond me. I can only assume that they were too fucking stupid to understand what was going on around them, because as far as I can tell if the Ottomans had just put a couple dudes in backpacks outside of Vienna, the Winged Hussars never would have been able to get near the city.

Also almost no one who has a horse ever actually seems to live anywhere that is actually conducive to owning, let alone riding a horse. Unless you're rich and have a decent plot of land you have to pay some stable somewhere to let you keep your horse there, and odds are that it's not particularly close to your house and if you want to actually ride that horse anywhere besides basically just going in circles around the yard at the stable, you're going to need a gas guzzling truck and trailer to go take your horse somewhere else because actually riding a horse for transportation isn't really a thing anymore in the developed world.

And of course, wherever your keeping those horses is going to be worthless trampled down dirt and grass and such instead of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, etc. that are actually good for the environment.

Horse riders don't pick up after their horses, and they jump through so many mental hoops trying to justify it you'd think they're trying to do a whole show jumping competition but forgot to bring the horse they're trying to justify.

If nothing else, it's unsightly and not part of nature. We don't have horses in this part of the world, they haven't existed here in the wild since before the last ice age, I shouldn't be seeing horse crap around.

I don't care if it's biodegradable and doesn't stink like dog shit, and doesn't carry diseases (which is horseshit, there is absolutely bacteria is horse dropping and there's no reason it can't carry communicable diseases) I don't throw banana peels and apple cores around in the woods either. Leave no trace, pack it in, pack it out.

And look, I'm not gonna pretend that my local parks are such delicate ecosystems that a little horse shit is going to throw things out of balance and cause an ecological disaster, but some environments are very delicate, and you really don't want to be adding extra nitrogen or carbon or whatever into it if you can avoid it, and you should be using your best practices all around.

"Well we can't carry a shovel with us to pick it up" like hell you can't, that's the reason humans started keeping horses in the first place. If people could ride around in a suit of armor, with a bedroll, food, water, a sword, a rifle, etc you can find a way to carry a little avalanche shovel and a trash bag with you.

"Well it's not always safe to get on and off the horse on the trail" well then maybe you shouldn't be riding a horse on that fucking trail then.

Horses and horse-people kind of suck.

Went after a worm on a hook, easily the biggest mistake of many fishes lives.

I actually looked up the actual (alleged) French quote, and it's "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"

So I actually hit the nail on the head, it's literally "let them eat brioche"

Still can't really be attributed to Marie Antoinette, and it's not unlikely that the entire anecdotal was just made up entirely

It's actually not terribly uncommon for people to take roadkill if it's fresh and in decent shape.

In my state (PA) you're supposed to report it to the game commission within 24 hours, and you're supposed to surrender the hide and antlers to them unless you pay for a separate permit.