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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

[Obligatory] Your mom.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago (7 children)

What if you take off the costume? Humans aren't entirely bilaterally symmetrical (at least not on the inside) and obviously not radially symmetrical so the paradox continues.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

I'm sure that would cause a significant portion of the playerbase to react with angry and hurtful messages. Then poor Blizzard would have no choice but to wipe their tears with their massive new pile of hundred dollar bills.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah, in GTA IV, Niko doesn't have any character stats, and his appearance never changes except for whatever clothes you buy. I assume it's the same for the 3 protagonists in V.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It's my favorite of the series, though I never played V.

San Andreas struck a great balance between serious and ridiculous. Some of the gang rivalry story hit pretty hard for its time, but also there was a mini Las Vegas and a goofy jetpack and tons of dumb Cluckin' Bell jokes. It even had RPG elements like CJ getting more fit if you work out or fat if you fed him tons of fast food. Not everybody loved this and not surprisingly it was cut from later entries but I thought it added to the world. And the map was great, lots of variation between city and countryside. Great soundtrack too, rivaled only by Vice City IMO.

IV just didn't do it for me. The phone (cousin Roman!) was obnoxious, the cars felt too heavy, the story just wasn't very funny, and the map was pretty much all city.

Maybe I'd enjoy V since it's huge and supposedly the vehicles are more fun, but I hear the story isn't great.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Why is it still not on F-Droid?

Also, for all the customization it can do, man those are some ugly and generic screenshots.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Eh, except so many double-down (or triple) on the swamps and caves while omitting more interesting settings like glaciers, oases, rainforests, and river deltas.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

An old shoe. Just one. You can even tie it on by the laces.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

They do make little 1-serving packets of PB, kind of like the ones for BBQ sauce or honey mustard. Sometimes you can find them at hotel continental breakfasts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I appreciate that. I have a partner who is on the spectrum and has ADHD as well.

I was only joking in the pedantic style often associated (rightly or wrongly) with autistic traits. ASD is the official DSM-5 term. Of course being a diagnostic manual, that focuses only on behavioral deficits. As I understand, the DSM gets plenty of criticism because like you mention, it omits all the interesting ways folks cope or even creatively use abilities like hyperfocus for positive outcomes. But on the other hand, I'm not sure successful behavior requires any psychological treatment, so that may be unnecessary to include in the first place.

Anyway, I think this is one of many situations where simple terminology doesn't capture the full nuance of reality. So apologies if that came across as crude.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Akshually it's called Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

What non-game paid apps do you use that are worthwhile and still relevant in 2023?

For context, I have a decent amount of Google Play credit thanks to Opinion Rewards and a gift card. I'm not looking to start a book or movie collection there, nor sign up for subscription services. But I'm happy to buy the paid/pro version of useful apps.

I'm excluding games just because that's a whole topic on its own.

Here are some one-time paid apps I've been happy with:

EDIT: Shoutout to [email protected] who helped get an even better thread going over at [email protected]. Check there for even more great app suggestions!

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