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I use a gaming laptop, a terrible shortsighted decision I made when I was 15.
Not the greatest for gaming, not the greatest for school stuff due to battery life (which I value more now).
Not the greatest for gaming, not the greatest for school stuff due to battery life (which I value more now).
I don't have a laptop which is very inconvenient for uni
Overall desktop is better for things you only need at home (like gayming) but laptop is more convenient for anything you might need in different places (work/school basically)
Overall desktop is better for things you only need at home (like gayming) but laptop is more convenient for anything you might need in different places (work/school basically)
i own both a laptop and a mac
i use my mac for miscellaneous things (like posting here for example), and i use my laptop for stuff like fnf sprites, making fnf covers, etc!
i use my mac for miscellaneous things (like posting here for example), and i use my laptop for stuff like fnf sprites, making fnf covers, etc!
If I had to choose though, I'd use a laptop due to portability. Desktops are pretty good tho but since upgrading is not something I can really afford, it'd not make much difference to me.
the reason i never finished the game was because i would spend my session just playing crash mode lol. would constantly try and one up my pb and it never gets boring because its just so satisfying to see your car cause a national tragedy every single fucking time. i think till this day i still remember the exact line for my high score in waterfront lol.Hydreigon wrote:
Ah man, i forgot about Burnout 3, i loooooove playing that game as a kid when i had a ps2, especially the crash mode.ClevelandsMyBro wrote:
burnout 3 aka the greatest racing game to be made. maybe i'll try getting the ps2 disk and running it on psx for the nostalgia.
I think i had more time doing the crash mode than the actual racing xD
ea was defo cooking something in the early-mid 00's dawg the amount of masterpieces the churn out across multiple genres during that period was insane. its defo sad to see the state they are in now in hindsight.
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ot: been using latop for all my life but would 100% switch to pc. never had one because of space and money constraints tho and probably never will during my time in uni aswell. indonesian dorms are absolutely shit. currently residing in one of the cheaper ones and its fucking cramped as fuck and the more expensive ones are worth a fortune. so even if i have enough money to aford a pc setup i probably wouldn't even get to use it because of the lack of space :shrug:
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New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
yep. just played 4k mania infront of friends in class whilst waiting for the professor to arrive. apparently some other guy brought their mech keyboard to class to play osu too.
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lmfao based moveClevelandsMyBro wrote:
yep. just played 4k mania infront of friends in class whilst waiting for the professor to arrive. apparently some other guy brought their mech keyboard to class to play osu too.
I'm open about it if convo comes to playing videogames
I mean im literally teaching my younger brother recently on how to play osu xDWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
Though most of my friends arent really interested in rhythm games, so...
hate every single thing about it, hope it burns to the fucking ground
Yes, i even told 3 classmates yesterday about some iconic moments in ot
yes, but a bit less when leaking my username to people I don't knowWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
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?Cerno wrote:
hate every single thing about it, hope it burns to the fucking ground
osu’s community mostly. the only reason why im even still on this site is because of otWinnyace wrote:
?Cerno wrote:
hate every single thing about it, hope it burns to the fucking ground
"dont blame the game, blame the playas"Cerno wrote:
osu’s community mostly. the only reason why im even still on this site is because of otWinnyace wrote:
?Cerno wrote:
hate every single thing about it, hope it burns to the fucking ground
-cube ice
No. Not after last time 😰Winnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
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I'm sorry for whatever happened to you last timetrain wrote:
No. Not after last time 😰Winnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
yeah it's a good party trickWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
I agree. I played Grievous Lady on 3-star difficulty in front of my friends, and they thought I was a psychopath because I could read every single note LMAOPatatitta wrote:
yeah it's a good party trickWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
Only a few of my friends know that I play this game so why not, but if you're talking about strangers IRL then nopeWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
i don't play osu, but one of my irl friends does
they're pretty open about it
they're pretty open about it
Yeah, if the topic of videogames and rhythm games specifically comes up. I end up bragging about my catch rank xdWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
Yeah, some other peeps I know play it, we never get to play together thoughWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
I'm personally. I see nothing wrong with playing the game, to be honest.
What happened to
the zelda games from the nintendo 64, which also happen to be the first videogames i've ever played. one hell of an introduction i'd sayWinnyace wrote:
What are some of your favorite games?
there's also a lot of games that i still remember fondly even today but the list is too large and i'd have to spend an entire day writing them down, which i don't wanna
bothWinnyace wrote:
New question: Do you use a laptop or a computer? Which one do you think is better?
depends on your needs honestly. i use a computer for posting/playing videogames/any recreational activity and a laptop for job stuff. they serve different purposes and i wouldn't say one is inherently better than the other
yesWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
i've always been very open about playing this game (when i still played it, that is) and even managed to make some classmates play (without even trying to convince them)
(i think it was the fact that i put the big black on auto and made it look like i was the one playing the map, flawlessly hitting all the notes. they were like HOLY SHIT DUDEEEE THAT IS COOL WHAT IS THIS GAME CALLED)
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I actually wanted to do that in my class in HS, not gonna lie, but I decided it against it and just played normallySerraionga wrote:
yesWinnyace wrote:
New question: Are you guys open about playing osu to others IRL or not?
i've always been very open about playing this game (when i still played it, that is) and even managed to make some classmates play (without even trying to convince them)
(i think it was the fact that i put the big black on auto and made it look like i was the one playing the map, flawlessly hitting all the notes. they were like HOLY SHIT DUDEEEE THAT IS COOL WHAT IS THIS GAME CALLED)
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New question
What's your general opinion on internet privacy? You think it is possible or not?
My opinion
I believe privacy to be possible, but not anonymity. Full anonymity isn't really possible IRL for obvious reasons and I don't believe it should be possible online either. Privacy, on the other hand, is important and very definitely possible online, sometimes at the cost of convenience, though.
depends on the definition of privacy, me having a profile in osu! and people not being able to find me on discord? absolutely not, companies not stealing data? I think that in the long run (like 100/200+ years if humanity does not end) I don't think that would be a issue
privacy, imo is like not showing detailed infos about u. luckily google and other sorts of search engines made it harder to find any detailed info about a person's work data. as long, as i do not post my full name on the internet, I'm pretty much safe. so it's quite possible.
Privacy is good but comes at the cost of convenience, most people don't care at all about it
privacy for me is things like not stating my age, where i live, personal things about me or my family, etc
my gender is okay, my appearance is okay, it's just any of the things i stated above is not
my gender is okay, my appearance is okay, it's just any of the things i stated above is not
It's important everywhere on the internet, without privacy, it would be HELL
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Thank you Karmine. New question will come up soon
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What's your opinion on social media as whole? What's your favorite social media platform and why? Do you think forums like this one provide an alternative to social media or not?
My opinion on this
I think it's overall beneficial for us, however we need to be careful how we use them, as these websites can become really dangerous. I'm talking here mainly about overspending time on them, not fact checking/thinking for ourselves about what is presented to us, getting a twisted sense of how things actually go down IRL, outside.
My favorite social media platform has to be YouTube. It provides the most for its users and allows creators to express everything what they want, more or less, without limitations.
My favorite social media platform has to be YouTube. It provides the most for its users and allows creators to express everything what they want, more or less, without limitations.
I mean, social media as the name implies is as social thing. If you want to socialize, you have to use social media 95% of the time. Is that good? idk, I haven't lived in an age when it didn't exist, social media is older than me
my favourite social media platforms is whatever my friends are on. I have no loyalty for a cetain product or company, I just use social media because one must use social media, even if you want to do something outside it, like find movie recommendations, all of the recommendations nowadays are shared on social media
now, for the typical argument of "people are spending too much time in social media!!!"
yeah
idk what to say to that it's just the way life is. It's true that websites could be less predatory in the way they show certain information like followers or whatever so it isn't as big of a focus. But I just thing the way the actual argument is carried out most of the time is kinda empty. There is no solution for someone to just stop being hypersocial or trying to live a better life than others or making your life look better than it is. All of that has existed since the dawn of human history, social media just amplifies it like it amplifies all elements of the social life.
Of course we should not just give up and allow everyone to become addicts, it's good that there is a negative
connotation torwards those actions. But I just think this problem is here to stay
my favourite social media platforms is whatever my friends are on. I have no loyalty for a cetain product or company, I just use social media because one must use social media, even if you want to do something outside it, like find movie recommendations, all of the recommendations nowadays are shared on social media
now, for the typical argument of "people are spending too much time in social media!!!"
yeah
idk what to say to that it's just the way life is. It's true that websites could be less predatory in the way they show certain information like followers or whatever so it isn't as big of a focus. But I just thing the way the actual argument is carried out most of the time is kinda empty. There is no solution for someone to just stop being hypersocial or trying to live a better life than others or making your life look better than it is. All of that has existed since the dawn of human history, social media just amplifies it like it amplifies all elements of the social life.
Of course we should not just give up and allow everyone to become addicts, it's good that there is a negative
connotation torwards those actions. But I just think this problem is here to stay
Forums ARE social media. Just an older version of it. So no, it's not an alternative to social media, because forums are social mediaWinnyace wrote:
Do you think forums like this one provide an alternative to social media or not?
I wish it didn't exist in the form it does today
Current social media is a plague on society, because they're so big and visible it makes it much harder to stay anonymous (especially when they require you to share personal identifiable information), making social media take way too much space in people's lives
How dystopian is it that recruiters will stalk your social media profiles for a job? There's even social media made specifically for that (LinkedIn)
Also because it's all connected, groups that are very opposed and used to be on their own spaces (forums/IRC/Usenet) are now on the same platform, leading to lots of fighting and self-sustained hatred, it's a vicious circle (Filter bubble, pressure by the group you belong to, fear of rejection...)
Being able to connect with people all over the world online is amazing, forums are great for well thought discussions (or even fun stuff) and things like IRC/Discord are great for instant chats
Both are separated into small groups depending on interests or other factors (language, location, age...), it's a great way to meet new people you have something in common with while avoiding people you wouldn't want to meet (see above)
Even though most are technically just as public as big platforms, because there are so many it's much easier to stay anonymous if you don't connect your different profiles by directly sharing them, using same username/avatar or sharing PII
Current social media is a plague on society, because they're so big and visible it makes it much harder to stay anonymous (especially when they require you to share personal identifiable information), making social media take way too much space in people's lives
How dystopian is it that recruiters will stalk your social media profiles for a job? There's even social media made specifically for that (LinkedIn)
Also because it's all connected, groups that are very opposed and used to be on their own spaces (forums/IRC/Usenet) are now on the same platform, leading to lots of fighting and self-sustained hatred, it's a vicious circle (Filter bubble, pressure by the group you belong to, fear of rejection...)
Being able to connect with people all over the world online is amazing, forums are great for well thought discussions (or even fun stuff) and things like IRC/Discord are great for instant chats
Both are separated into small groups depending on interests or other factors (language, location, age...), it's a great way to meet new people you have something in common with while avoiding people you wouldn't want to meet (see above)
Even though most are technically just as public as big platforms, because there are so many it's much easier to stay anonymous if you don't connect your different profiles by directly sharing them, using same username/avatar or sharing PII
i dont use social media other than youtube, and i dont really think forums count
but i know places like twitter, reddit, stuff like that are bad
this isnt really a topic id dive into so thats really all youll get out of me
but i know places like twitter, reddit, stuff like that are bad
this isnt really a topic id dive into so thats really all youll get out of me
I don't really understand why people consider YouTube to be a social media platform
I guess it can be if you're very active in comment sections or post content yourself but to the vast majority of people it's just a place to watch stuff, like Netflix or TV
I guess it can be if you're very active in comment sections or post content yourself but to the vast majority of people it's just a place to watch stuff, like Netflix or TV
They deviated a lot from their original concept of just meeting people or connecting with someone you haven't talked in a while. Heck, even a chatting app like Telegram is closer to social media than whatever Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and others are right now.
It's nice once you made them truly as your tool
I sometimes looking for countless references in Instagram and Pinterest. Maybe something funny to blow some steam off with local memes but that's generally it. I use web apps of Instagram so It only load the necessary things and I disabled all the notification. The sluggish nature of web app also makes to break habit of sharing things to others
I sometimes looking for countless references in Instagram and Pinterest. Maybe something funny to blow some steam off with local memes but that's generally it. I use web apps of Instagram so It only load the necessary things and I disabled all the notification. The sluggish nature of web app also makes to break habit of sharing things to others
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I'm going to be honest with y'all, I struggle to come up with new ideas, so if things slow down, you know why now.
vtuber threadWinnyace wrote:
I'm going to be honest with y'all, I struggle to come up with new ideas, so if things slow down, you know why now.
it's okay!!
you take your time <3
you take your time <3
Can I ask the next question or give ideas for one?Winnyace wrote:
I'm going to be honest with y'all, I struggle to come up with new ideas, so if things slow down, you know why now.
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Oh yeah, you can suggest questions. Please do so in private, though. My discord is my osu username. My osu DMs are open as welleblf2013 wrote:
Can I ask the next question or give ideas for one?Winnyace wrote:
I'm going to be honest with y'all, I struggle to come up with new ideas, so if things slow down, you know why now.
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I'm going to be honest, I don't watch vtubers. I don't have an interest in them and tbh with you, I think if I were to do that, it would just be pretty boring since I know nothing about themReyalp51 wrote:
vtuber threadWinnyace wrote:
I'm going to be honest with y'all, I struggle to come up with new ideas, so if things slow down, you know why now.
idk, just ask whatever, ask a spicy question, I want to see drama and deathWinnyace wrote:
I'm going to be honest with y'all, I struggle to come up with new ideas, so if things slow down, you know why now.
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New question
What's your opinion on e-dating?
Suggested by eblf2013
My view on it
I don't mind it personally. I see it as a valid way to meet and have an intimate relationship with someone. It's just that there are a lot of factors at play, but then a real relationship also has a lot of factors at play. Ultimately, however, if the two partners are actually happy with the relationship, then I don't see the issue with it. I just hope that neither partners has a double life of sorts that their e-partner doesn't know. I also hope that, eventually, the partners will meet IRL and spend time together.
Edit to add more my opinion: I won't do it myself, to be honest. There are too many roadblocks and the factors that come into play are much worse online than IRL. I do think you can somewhat bond with someone online, but it isn't enough to base a romantic relationship on.
I guess the TL;DR is that I don't care if other people do it, but I won't personally do it for that the risks and limitations are too much for me to handle.
Edit to add more my opinion: I won't do it myself, to be honest. There are too many roadblocks and the factors that come into play are much worse online than IRL. I do think you can somewhat bond with someone online, but it isn't enough to base a romantic relationship on.
I guess the TL;DR is that I don't care if other people do it, but I won't personally do it for that the risks and limitations are too much for me to handle.
I personally only consider e-dating stuff like dating over discord when that person isn't really nearby IRL, online datings app like tinder or just using social media to find a partner is not something I consider e-dating
e-dating is complicated, I personally would never e-date anyone. It's just, you don't have any guarantees for anything, while e-dating, it's not just only that you cant meet irl with them which in my opinion is already a pretty big and bad limitation. But it's just, they could just delete their profile randomly and you wouldn't know, they could be talking to other people IRL, they could just not be the person they told you they were, they could be catfishing you, there are just so many things that could go wrong, and when you combine that with the limitations. I just dont personally see it.
Not only that, but here in osu! specifically (and tbf other online communities), e-dating is the source of many, many problems. Most of the tweets you see in osu!drama days are some sort of discord grooming. Which ends up really really erally bad for both parties and is straight up illegal, and just those scenarios are more likely than IRL, since it's easier to lie, easier to meet people for better or for worse, and easier to do dumb shit like that
it's just, unless you have a guarantee that like you're planning to move to another place before getting in the relationship and you could just go live with them. Which in that circustances is fine since the e-dating thing is just a phase. I would advice to not e-date. If you want a partner, just look IRL
e-dating is complicated, I personally would never e-date anyone. It's just, you don't have any guarantees for anything, while e-dating, it's not just only that you cant meet irl with them which in my opinion is already a pretty big and bad limitation. But it's just, they could just delete their profile randomly and you wouldn't know, they could be talking to other people IRL, they could just not be the person they told you they were, they could be catfishing you, there are just so many things that could go wrong, and when you combine that with the limitations. I just dont personally see it.
Not only that, but here in osu! specifically (and tbf other online communities), e-dating is the source of many, many problems. Most of the tweets you see in osu!drama days are some sort of discord grooming. Which ends up really really erally bad for both parties and is straight up illegal, and just those scenarios are more likely than IRL, since it's easier to lie, easier to meet people for better or for worse, and easier to do dumb shit like that
it's just, unless you have a guarantee that like you're planning to move to another place before getting in the relationship and you could just go live with them. Which in that circustances is fine since the e-dating thing is just a phase. I would advice to not e-date. If you want a partner, just look IRL
To me dating implies planning a long term relationship, possibly living together, even though it may not work in the end.
For it to even have a chance to work you need to know what the person is like IRL and try to live every day life with them. If e-dating is only temporary and you plan on spending time (like vacation) together then it's fine.
While making friends, even best friends, online is definitely possible you'll usually want to meet and spend some time together IRL, and that takes years most of the time. Since part of dating requires meeting IRL an exclusively online relationship doesn't make sense to me.
If it's just kind of a RP thing and both are aware of it then it's fine I guess but many times I've seen people e-dating where only one of the parties involved was taking it seriously.
I also have yet to find people who e-date the same person for more than a few weeks or months.
In my experience it just doesn't work even for people who pretend it does for them (that's the saddest thing).
For it to even have a chance to work you need to know what the person is like IRL and try to live every day life with them. If e-dating is only temporary and you plan on spending time (like vacation) together then it's fine.
While making friends, even best friends, online is definitely possible you'll usually want to meet and spend some time together IRL, and that takes years most of the time. Since part of dating requires meeting IRL an exclusively online relationship doesn't make sense to me.
If it's just kind of a RP thing and both are aware of it then it's fine I guess but many times I've seen people e-dating where only one of the parties involved was taking it seriously.
I also have yet to find people who e-date the same person for more than a few weeks or months.
In my experience it just doesn't work even for people who pretend it does for them (that's the saddest thing).
I don't really like it either. If I was to choose a person I was to spend a sizable portion of my life with, I'd rather be able to see them IRL and be able to do stuff with them IRL. I don't really see how you could bond with someone over the Internet.
On top of that, I'd actually like to see the person face to face, to see how they are and how they behave. You can't really do that online either. You would hate it when you realise that the person you thought was a sweetheart to turn out to be a venomous snake, would you?
On top of that, I'd actually like to see the person face to face, to see how they are and how they behave. You can't really do that online either. You would hate it when you realise that the person you thought was a sweetheart to turn out to be a venomous snake, would you?
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I won't do it myself either, to be honest, for the same reasons you guys gave above. I do think you can somewhat bond with someone online, but it isn't enough to base a romantic relationship on. I'm adding this to my opinion, since I forgot to mention it.
What. The. Fuck?
E dating is rubbish imo. For all you know, it's not a cute asian named Kylie, it's an old man named Gilbert.
E dating is rubbish imo. For all you know, it's not a cute asian named Kylie, it's an old man named Gilbert.
I don't think it's necessarily bad but somewhat complicated for these reasons: e-daiting is difficult to mantain due to distance, the fact that you might not know the other person in its entirety, the fact you cannot really physically intimate with them (not even a cuddle heh); and as others have stated, if you are a minor, just don't. You can only get so far with someone online and unless you're e-dating someone near your zone, the chances of turning an online relationship into a real one would be slim.
Also, I tried once or twice a few years ago and I don't recommend it.
Also, I tried once or twice a few years ago and I don't recommend it.
if it works for you and the other person, it works*
*exceptions apply
*exceptions apply
im not answering this one-
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Opps, forgot to ask the new question yesterday. Here we go now
Dark themes or light themes?
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Dark themes or light themes?
I use light themes everywhere I can. The reason is because when reading text, especially large amounts of it, on a dark theme, the text becomes blurry and I begin having double vision of the text, like an outline of it follows wherever I look for a few seconds. On light themes, this doesn't happen, so I use them.
I don't mind either
Dark unless I am outside.
1. Its ok, sometimes good, sometimes bad, its best for people to learn the do's and don'ts on what to do in there firstWinnyace wrote:
What's your opinion on social media as whole? What's your favorite social media platform and why? Do you think forums like this one provide an alternative to social media or not?
2. Yt and Reddit for more specific kinds of content mostly, sometimes FB but its more leaning to IRL stuff there so i barely post there
3. Im pretty sure this is already counted as social media so...
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I think its alright if you know the person your dating with, like you known each other for a long time, or you met irl, or your close buddies, but then its not really that kind of e-dating then so i wouldnt advise doing it.Winnyace wrote:
What's your opinion on e-dating?
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Dark theme, sometimes i would even activate Night Light on my computer and put it on a lower setting so it can help my eyes with the warmer color.Winnyace wrote:
Dark themes or light themes?
dark theme inside light theme outside
well dark mode sometimes looks sad but atleast it doesnt kill my eyes like the light mode does.
Usually whatever's the default, I'm too lazy to change it
Dark theme <3Winnyace wrote:
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Dark themes or light themes?I use light themes everywhere I can. The reason is because when reading text, especially large amounts of it, on a dark theme, the text becomes blurry and I begin having double vision of the text, like an outline of it follows wherever I look for a few seconds. On light themes, this doesn't happen, so I use them.
Dark theme because it's dark in here
dark theme because light theme hurts my eyes (and when i wear my glasses it makes text blurry and makes my eyes hurt worse bc my glasses already give me a headache)
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New question:
What do you think about physical media? Do you believe to still be relevant?
Suggested by eblf2013
I find physical media neat, even though I didn't really share this experience much. I find the idea of collecting and digitizing physical media really cool and neat, though, and I want to experience it someday. I believe it is still relevant for archiving purposes and also personal enjoyment as seen in collecting such media.
physical media is better than digital media, like for example, i want to own a green day american idiot cd so i can listen to their songs without having to go on amazon music/apple music/etc! and most games that my friends and i have are physical media too! physical media as a whole is cool, and i think that everyone should dive into the world of it at some point in their lives
it's just cool to say that "i own this physically". having a digital copy is subjectively better for me tho but having a physical copy just hits different.
anyways on the topic of reading, i recently finished frieren vol.1. finished reading that shit in one sitting and boy let me tell you. its so good that its the first book i finished in a very long time. i fucking love collecting comics/mangga. i used to be an avid reader when i was a child, well that was until my mom scold me for wasting my time reading than studying.
anyways on the topic of reading, i recently finished frieren vol.1. finished reading that shit in one sitting and boy let me tell you. its so good that its the first book i finished in a very long time. i fucking love collecting comics/mangga. i used to be an avid reader when i was a child, well that was until my mom scold me for wasting my time reading than studying.
honestly the "everyone should try physical media at some point in their lives" line has killed me inside as I realize that there are peopel younger than me that did not grow up with physical medialostsilver wrote:
physical media is better than digital media, like for example, i want to own a green day american idiot cd so i can listen to their songs without having to go on amazon music/apple music/etc! and most games that my friends and i have are physical media too! physical media as a whole is cool, and i think that everyone should dive into the world of it at some point in their lives
physical media is good for 2 things:
1- conservation
2- it can be cheaper if you resell it in the future
I do think most things that can afford to do it should have some sort of physical backup, not even a commercial product, just 4 hard drives stored in some supercomputer somewhere that we know for certain it is not going offline so that it will always be accessible. While it's true that most people dont really go back and consume really obscure things that we can only consume thanks to preservation, it should still be done as it's cool to preserve human history, and there are cases where someone really starts shining in a certain field but like a lot of their early work has been lost to time
now, the second one is more for a friend of mine that does do that sort of stuff than for myself. You can buy a game, beat it, and then sell it second hand at the store and make back part of the purchase, or you can just buy the game itself second hand for cheap. While is considered to be a grey area as no money is being given to the original creator, it's still a way to make certain fields more accessible
however, physical media also has dissadvantages, mainly, it can break, physical space, and accesibility
My family owned a wii and a gamecube as I was growing up, I mainly remember playing with the wii as I was a very small child when the gamecube era was ongoing. In many times, due to me just really loving a game and putting it into the wii disk drive thousands of time, the will would not read the disk, so now you had to bring up cleaning materials and clean the disk and just pray that there isn't any damage made to the disk itself. I will admit, this happeend more often than not as a kid because I was a kid, now that i'm legally considered an adult, I am more careful with physical media, however, this still can happen, one accident, or you just losing track of the certain product and not being able to track it back and it's just gone forever
Second problem, space. While it's cool to have an entire bookshelf dedicated to books, there will be a certain point when you just run out of space in the bookshelf, and now either you must spend more money and cram more your house to hold more books, or you throw out some older books or other objects with the goal of fitting in more books. This is more minor of a problem, however, in my case, if I had every manga/anime i've read in physical, I would not have space in my room for it.
The third and last problem I personally have with physical media is the accesibility of it. With digital you can just buy it any time at any moment, in fact, a lot of the time you dont even have to buy the product, (making me able to consume manga without having to spend 7000€). However with physical, a lot of the time will happen that I just try to buy a certain product and it is just not being sold on my town, so now I must start traveling around to really buy it, and then you're just paying extra in transporation, and also you're tied to store schedules and it running out and whatever, it's just a lot harder to obtain than a digital copy
my final opinion: I think physical media should exist for the sake of conservation but it is way better for me if the main way of distribution is digital
physical media is also extremely important in preventing lost media, one of the worst things about digital games or movie streaming in general is the lack of permanence. Any digital-exclusives could be altered or erased entirely without warning.
abso facking lutely. even though i don't really own that much physical media like mangas, vinyls etc. Physical stuff is more comfy and feels more worth than getting digital media. you can basically fill your whole shelf full of physical media and that makes me feel like home.
true, and that's the one worst thing about digital media.Cerno wrote:
Any digital-exclusives could be altered or erased entirely without warning.
you're rightPatatitta wrote:
someones thesislostsilver wrote:
physical media is better than digital media, like for example, i want to own a green day american idiot cd so i can listen to their songs without having to go on amazon music/apple music/etc! and most games that my friends and i have are physical media too! physical media as a whole is cool, and i think that everyone should dive into the world of it at some point in their lives
or wrong idk i didnt read all that
ClevelandsMyBro wrote:
you're rightPatatitta wrote:
someones thesislostsilver wrote:
physical media is better than digital media, like for example, i want to own a green day american idiot cd so i can listen to their songs without having to go on amazon music/apple music/etc! and most games that my friends and i have are physical media too! physical media as a whole is cool, and i think that everyone should dive into the world of it at some point in their lives
or wrong idk i didnt read all that
Digital is much more convenient and will definitely become more popular in the future, while physical media will become more niche and more on collecting purposes.
For me now, i would a buy a physical copy of a console game most of the time unless its on sale digitally, and would buy a physical copy of a book series i know i would like, the rest would be digital.
For me now, i would a buy a physical copy of a console game most of the time unless its on sale digitally, and would buy a physical copy of a book series i know i would like, the rest would be digital.
There's a satisfaction when you collecting stuff physically. But for the sake of being more practical, I prefer digital if I have the means to access it whenever I want it.
I still collect and play music and videos locally on my device. Backwater and arbitrarily expensive internet makes it impossible to enjoy streaming
I still collect and play music and videos locally on my device. Backwater and arbitrarily expensive internet makes it impossible to enjoy streaming
Topic Starter
I've been busy with things yesterday. Anyway, here we go:
Self-employement or working for someone else?
Suggested by eblf2013
New question:
Self-employement or working for someone else?
Suggested by eblf2013
I think some people in OT might be too young to work yet...
But on topic, for me Self-employment would be nice, like having not to worry about deadlines or other corporate issues is pretty good, i guess you would have to learn on not to slack off, but that can be improve if you put effort.
But on topic, for me Self-employment would be nice, like having not to worry about deadlines or other corporate issues is pretty good, i guess you would have to learn on not to slack off, but that can be improve if you put effort.
I have no fucking clue
Working for someone else. In spain making a business and similar things is suicide
Being self employed has a more downsides imo, you don't necessarily work the hours you want (depending on what you do/your clients) and it usually requires more work than being in a company for the same salary since you have to take care of the accounting etc.
It can be great for some jobs like dev if you can get to live from donations though
Personally self employment isn't an option in my field anyway
It can be great for some jobs like dev if you can get to live from donations though
Personally self employment isn't an option in my field anyway
In this country in particular being self-employed (if you do it well) can make you have a livable life because here wages are abysmally low. The thing is... it's quite difficult.
Topic Starter
same applies here. considering the field I will go in, I think being with a company is better.eblf2013 wrote:
In this country in particular being self-employed (if you do it well) can make you have a livable life because here wages are abysmally low. The thing is... it's quite difficult.
depends on your project and how big it is, and even then, it can be really difficult to keep things running from donations alone. I know there are massive open source projects, which have maintainers that lose money every month doing this.Karmine wrote:
It can be great for some jobs like dev if you can get to live from donations though
Personally self employment isn't an option in my field anyway
self employment bc i wanna be an artist/animator
and i also don't want to be yelled at every 5 seconds by someone who doesn't do their job as a boss
and i also don't want to be yelled at every 5 seconds by someone who doesn't do their job as a boss
Yeah it really depends, if it's just some software (like VLC) you can make it but if it's something that requires hosting/scaling with users it's basically impossible to make moneyWinnyace wrote:
depends on your project and how big it is, and even then, it can be really difficult to keep things running from donations alone. I know there are massive open source projects, which have maintainers that lose money every month doing this.Karmine wrote:
It can be great for some jobs like dev if you can get to live from donations though
Personally self employment isn't an option in my field anyway
well i dont really know what u mean by "working for someone else" but i will work in next year
Working for a company, being an employee as opposed to being freelanceMy Angel Anaxii wrote:
well i dont really know what u mean by "working for someone else" but i will work in next year
they're fine. i use twitter a lot during breaks to see memes/funny imageryWinnyace wrote:
What's your opinion on social media as whole? What's your favorite social media platform and why? Do you think forums like this one provide an alternative to social media or not?
i feel like they get a lot of flak from uninformed people/people who don't really understand how they work and blame the whole platform for any of the problems that might've been caused by themselves and themselves alone (like following shit people who post shit content, developing a co-dependency for the platform, etc) or just plain exaggerate how harmful they actually are. social media is only shit if you make it shit for yourself, i always say this.
twitter is my most used social media, and it's the only "big" one i still use up to this day so i guess that counts as my "favorite" (even though favorite is kind of a strong word and wouldn't really call it that)
i've been there for over 11 years at this point and never had any issues. besides uh, you know, elon musk being a fucking idiot and removing useful features/ruining its already low reputation to the ground
(this question is not in the OP btw)
not worth itWinnyace wrote:
What's your opinion on e-dating? (suggested by eblf2013)
for a relationship like this to actually succeed it takes a level of maturity that is nigh impossible to see these days. i've only seen it happen once to someone i knew, and they still managed to break up somehow
but if you're not going for anything serious and you're both of age then yeah Go Nuts On Your Discord Kitten
it's neat. i have an entire collection of physical videogames from the n64, gba, gamecube, nds, wii, 3ds and even some from the wii u and switch. the games from the older consoles give me a lot of nostalgia because they used to come with instruction manuals that were very well done most of the time and explained things that you might've not noticed in normal play. however, the newer games just come with the game cartridge/disc and nothing else, which is a shameWinnyace wrote:
What do you think of physical media? Do you think it is still relevant? (suggested by eblf2013)
as long as there are people who want to fill their shelves with videogames, physical media will always be relevant and in demand, no matter how expensive or difficult it might be to purchase
work for someone else 100%, no contestWinnyace wrote:
Self-employment or working for someone else? (suggested by eblf2013)
self-employment might sound cool on paper but in reality it's a fucking nightmare. your salary and the clients you get become literally RNG (meaning it becomes difficult to budget and plan for the future), you don't receive benefits like health insurance, retirement plans or paid time off (unless you hire them on your own), you might run into the issue of having tasks that are not related to your specialty (this is probably one of the worst ones), etc.
maybe it's better in other countries, but here in spain jumping into the self-employment ship is a very, very bad idea, especially if you never had a job before. do not do it
oh, the question about [REDACTED] and the entire exchange got deleted. time to edit then
Topic Starter
I'm sorry, for the moment, this thread will not be updated with new questions for a bit. I apologize.
it's ok!Winnyace wrote:
I'm sorry, for the moment, this thread will not be updated with new questions for a bit. I apologize.