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Excluding all games you have seen mentioned by anyone on the internet, what is your favorite game? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Ok, any game that I've ever seen someone in my almost 30 years online is going to strike most titles and leave inly the ones that are really old, obscure, or both. So, here are a few that I like but can't recall seeing mentioned online other than when specifically looking them up:

Stunt Island. Airplane sim-like game by Disney studios. Early 90's
Rocking Cats. Awesome NES platformer that has a really fun take on the genre
Armadillo Run. Physics puzzle that a friend of mine recommended in the mid 2000s.
Sacrifice. Weird (the good kind of weird) first person strategy game I pirated once after findingit on an FTP. Fucking amazing game from somewhere in the early 2000s
A.r.s.e.n.a.l. An RTS from the late 90s. Don't send an attack without fuel trucks!

People outside the US, how do you feel US expats or exiles would do in your country or region? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Working with a few of them. One moved here around 20 years ago, and one moved here 2 years ago. They're both doing fine. The rest I don't know very well.

At what point do you stop calling the years "two thousand and X" and start calling them "twenty X"? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

2013+

Can you scale down a firearm to make an identical looking firearm that fires a different round? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 hours ago

Yup, square cube law applies here as well.

Hi Lemmy, what's a good IP camera with night vision and no vendor lock-in? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Axis have some really good ones. Most of them support RTSP, and many have PTZ as a bonus.

Source: I've installed a lot of them onboard ships. Axis and Samsung are the ones that handle the environment best.

Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book? Because I read it, and I'm not sure it should be. in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

RSR is the only Clancy book I've read. Is it comparable to his other books?

What is your star wars character of choice? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I'm a simple man, so any ewok will do.

Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book? Because I read it, and I'm not sure it should be. in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, the time period in which it was released definitely plays a part. I just find that anything in the book that isn't geekery about army/navy to be tacked on. Such as the Iceland plot with that woman whose name I cannot care enough about to remember. "Yes, a book probably needs a subplot like that."

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Is "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy considered a good book? Because I read it, and I'm not sure it should be. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) by neidu3@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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OK, so I finished this a while back, and despite it appealing to a lot of my interests, I honestly found it pretty meh.

I really enjoyed the realistic military/tactical aspect of it all, as that part is right up my alley, but... I did not care about the characters, the plot seemed hollow, and it seems like some things that could have been explored further were simply ignored.

For example, in the beginning these guys blow up a refinery. There are vague descriptions as to why, but after this it is practically not mentioned again. Whatever movement they were part of apparently disappears, and there are no repercussions for their home oblast.

The only thing this book has going for it, in my opinion, is that military nerds like me enjoy the detailed writing about the different types of hardware involved in the book.

So, since I am by no means a literary connoseur, I'm curious about what others think of this one.

What are some must-try American experiences a foreigner should try while visiting? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

T.J. Birria y Mas in the Sugarland/Stafford/Missouri City area (SW Houston). Fucking best taco in the world. Discovered it last time I was there.

Also, Johnson Space Center. Be sure to reserve a lot of time for it.

What are currently the best AWS alternatives? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not sure if it's "best", but despite my hatred for Microsoft, I actually like azure. I've also self-hosted via Hetzner in the past, but not sure if that meets your needs.

What seemingly random thing do you vehemently hate? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Celine Dion

New laptop and the f-ing copilot key in c/linux@lemmy.world

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Confirming mind lost