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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

The practice became the standard for nomenclature starting in the 1920s, gradually replacing other conventions such as naming based on the year of adoption (M1911, M1919, and M1903 as examples). This led to a lot of M1s in WW2 due to the timing of the nomenclature change.

I find it interesting that the .30-06 caliber is named for year of adoption, with the name of the standard cartridge in WW2 being M1.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If three people all have different terminal medical conditions, which are currently making their state of life excruciating, and will kill them shortly, and there is one healthy person who can be killed and their organs repurposed to restore quality of life and stop the medical condition to all of those people then utilitarianism says it is moral to do that.

Any answer saying that it is wrong to do that shows there must be a factor beyond need in the determination.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

Politicians seem very good at misunderstanding things when it suits them.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I still find Civil War Generals 2 to be a really fun and challenging game. The visuals are still perfectly readable and charming.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Isn't is supposed to be is.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

[US] Any suspect that says "Am I free to go?" during an interview where they haven't been Mirandized, and then if they are free to go leaves immediately.

Or if they are not free to go and Mirandized "I demand a lawyer." and "I am asserting my right to silence." and nothing else. Playing cute games in an "interview" so you can get off some zingers at the cops is at best not going to make your situation worse. Very likely though, the longer you talk, the worse it will get. Therefore any technique that is giving up your right to silence and council is sub-optimal.

This footage doesn't catch the public eye as often because it isn't spicy. It's just boring. You want to be boring because the cops who booked you are not the right people to be spinning your side of the story to.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That's because it was hit by a hologram.

 
[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Airsoft has grown massively. While it is more of a whole day event, it fills that same niche but better in many ways.

Most lazertag places I remember seeing were inside or connected to arcades, and those really aren't a thing for kids these days either so it makes sense the lazertag places aren't as widespread as they used to be. If you're specifically going to travel to just do lazertag, you'll probably just travel to do airsoft or paintball.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I love Battletech, but I understand why it isn't for everyone. The crunch of of detailing armor hits and internal effects, and keeping track of heat sinks is all the kind of thing that appeals to a specific kind of numbers nerd.

Yes Alpha Strike exists, but it's relatively new and I think it exists as this weird thing that by stripping out the details takes away the appeal for the loyal crunchy brained people.

Further, the miniatures are really neat, but 28mm (or 32mm, whatever is happening with 40k scale creep these days) scale really allows people to paint and customize characters which is appealing to more people than relatively less characterful mech sculpts.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For video games, Full Spectrum Warrior.

It's got a unique third person-ish view where the player swaps between different fire teams or special units, and orders them. It looks like a third person shooter but is just a real time ground level tactical game. It's demanding but fun. It's the kind of game that Brothers In Arms, old school Ghost Recon, or Doorkickers players would love. I don't know why nobody really remembers it or why somebody hasn't made a spiritual successor.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The original version of Crysis is available right now on GOG and the EA store. PC isn't a single vendor ecosystem where the only store also owns the hardware to play it.

We also don't know who decided to pull it. I'd still wager it is unlikely Valve made a unilateral choice or pressured the game off the platform. Look at EA for answers.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's unlikely Valve forced the game off the page. Even so, the supposed issue has always been if Steam were to pull games from you that are already in your library (which AFAIK they haven't) or a future hypothetical where Steam closes down and if people would be able to offline save their libraries.

 
 
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