WhipperSnapper

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm using a set of klipsch 4.1's as we speak, and used to drive them with an Audigy 2.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Man, I find it to be unsettling. Maybe it's hooking into a sort of auditory uncanny valley, or maybe it's just knowing that it's all "fake". The way different portions of the song are mashed together, missing a beat, is sorta interesting. It's like pasting together text a piece at a time, only it's missing the paragraph breaks and instead if just mashed together.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hawken

I still feel like this had one of the best atmospheres in gaming. Something about it felt so visceral. I had such high hopes of playing it in VR eventually, but by the time VR really came out, Hawken was already dying away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Chopper Commando on the PC Jr and River Raid on the Atari 2600 were my first gaming loves.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Your reply helped me understand what on earth was happening. I was like "wimin and wimen?!"

[–] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My favourite daughter

Busted

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Prove it. Pick a number in your head and make your other account guess it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

This is really a "it takes all kinds" moment for me. I can't think of a mechanic I dislike more than weapon durability. It makes me feel like I have to "save" my good weapon and only use it for boss fights or something.

In a way, it's cool to hear how and why someone loves it, even if I don't relate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Man, I'm sorry to hear that's your experience. I guess some folks simply refuse to be understanding.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I think it's important to bear in mind that some of those things are what neurotypical folks, I guess you could call them, use to convey interest or disinterest. Eye contact is a way to express interest, and helps to show one is intently listening to the speaker. Conversely, frequently glancing away is kind of the body language equivalent of giving short "uh huh" type answers when one is trying to disengage from a conversation.

My point isn't that you should feel bad about struggling with these nuances; I just think it's worth mentioning that some of those negative reactions you may have experienced just has to do with expectations in body language. It's not that someone who's neurodivergent is being an asshole, it's just that they're sending out signals we're otherwise used to interpreting as disinterest, and that is (often) off-putting.

Again, it's not something to feel bad about, it's just communicating on different wavelengths so-to-speak. Sort of like a language/culture difference.

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