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  • potate@lemmy.caOPtoGames@lemmy.worldSteamdeck or....
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    25 days ago

    To be honest - that’s probably the dream setup. The challenge is that android games seem to all be low-effort ad delivery systems.

    My happiest place is turn-based strategy and RPGs. XCOM, Total War: Warhammer, anything Baldur’s Gate, 4Xs that sort of stuff.

    I have several hundred hours killing time on Unciv on Android. Mindustry is fun but cramped. Polybridge was great until I finished it.


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    25 days ago

    I had a decent PC back in the day (I grew up in the era of building my own water cooling systems) but as a casual gamer I can’t wrap my head around around modern graphics card prices and I rather be able to play on the sofa for five minutes while I wait to pull something from the oven.

    I’m old.


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    Joysticks need to be replaced again, battery life is becoming tragic so that needs replacing too. Any time I pick it up at this point, the battery is dead.

    Biggest issue to be honest is that I want a bigger screen and that isn’t the device’s fault.

    I’m going to order a whack of parts from ifixit and spruce it back up for those Nintendo exclusive hankerings.








  • The wording “couldn’t talk correctly” can come across as ableist because of the implication that it’s their problem. They speak differently than you, or whomever.

    Whether someone has a speech impediment, a thick accent, speaks another language, or is non-verbal, doesn’t really matter. What matters is that the two of us are able to communicate effectively and that’s a two way street.

    It IS ableist to expect everyone to communicate the same way - and by saying that this person doesn’t speak correctly, you may have given your friend that impression. Knowing that you yourself have struggled with a speech impediment, my guess is that what you were trying to convey was that you felt badly about the challenges that person may face in a very ableist society.

    Let me know if you think I’m totally off base - I’m really interested in folks perspectives.








  • potate@lemmy.catoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldWeird.
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    2 months ago

    Totally! I checked and over half the stuff that I forward is posted by @ickplant - posting content is a lot harder than lurking - but giving credit adds so much depth.

    I LOVE that they just posted the source because I get to TRULY enjoy the post now.


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    2 months ago

    I love the sentiment - but does anyone know if it’s real? Or who the original poster is? @ickplant posts a lot of… borrowed content… I mean it’s great content - but I sure don’t trust the veracity. Fact checking and due credit matters - even on ‘feel good’ stuff.