Downpour

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[–] Downpour@programming.dev 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Ahh there you go, maybe hitchhiking culture was different down here. Although I don't think I've ever seen someone attempting to hitch-hike in my life tbh. Just not something people do anymore I guess. (Maybe it happens in more rural areas).

You're not wrong about your culture spreading though. Halloween wasn't even considered a thing when I was growing up. Now... depending on where you live you get kids attempting it. But it's still a minority. Many grumpy home-owners saying "this isn't America!" still exist.

'Dag' is certainly some aussie slang. Although I've never heard it used like that, I spose that might be its origin (sheep shearers are kind of a historical working class icon here). These days it's probably be more synonymous with "dork", or wearing some unfashionable clothing.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 19 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (3 children)

Australian here. Sorry that's not a thing. Maybe if you gestured the thumbs up in a particular way? (Usually moving your whole arm up and of towards your shoulder? Honestly hard to explain in text). But that's kind of a whole new gesture, not a thumbs up.

Don't be afraid of doing the thumbs up here, we all do it and know what it means.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

isn't satire meant to be funny? This is just trolling/bating. That isn't satire.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Did they even hold a primary? =S

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Damn.. I need to play automata again. Feel like a lot went over my head the first time.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 25 points 5 days ago (22 children)

So I only just got into linux this year. I gave some X11 distro's a go, but the screen tearing was awwwwfulll. So I've been running Wayalnd/Plasma for months now.

What exactly am I missing out on? Seems lots of users here still favor X11 over wayland but as I've never had any problems. It's still unclear to me why people are still sticking with X11.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

I always liked the idea of doomguy, an absurd character, being grounded in a little lore and just playing around with him decimating any kind of plot a villian was comming up with.

Doom:E seemed to build a bunch of lore that no one was really asking for. Does anyone really want to know "Who was doom guy?" I didn't. I really enjoyed him being barely a character, more a force of nature trying to eridicate demons. Rip & tear!

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Tell me more, why for you is that the case?

I think doom 2016 does theme/story and just the over all 'fantasy' of being the doomguy WAY better. I really missed it in Doom:E. However I do really enjoy the way they built the gameplay loop into this frantic dance of violence.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

I admit it's absurd. But that's the world we're living in buddy.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Fascists? Yeah I think they're pretty aware.

It's the same reason nazi's love isreal. It's a real ethno-state.

[–] Downpour@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

The problem really is whats at stake.

When you get somthing wrong, what are the consequences? Extermination.

Even with the best of intentions, huge, horrible mistakes can be made.

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