[-] MystValkyrie 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What I'm hearing is that Framework chose power over user-replaceability, and that really seems to go against their mission. The specs sheet on the Framework Desktop is something par for the course with another company.

I don't doubt that the Desktop is good for LLMs and gaming, but that's beside the point for me personally.

[-] MystValkyrie 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I stood up for myself at work.

I was asked to take on extra responsibilities, unrelated to my core job description, a few years ago that have forced me to work unpaid overtime frequently. I haven't gotten a single raise in that time, and poor leadership was making the role incredibly stressful. Having less time also led to me performing my main tasks worse. So I successfully got out of it this week. I was worried I'd be fired for asking if I could let the project go, but everything turned out just fine.

[-] MystValkyrie 49 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

https://jakelazaroff.com/words/dhh-is-way-worse-than-i-thought/

If ethnic cleansing constitutes "fairly normal right-wing views," then right wingers have no place in polite, civil society because they support a violent, genocidal ideology bent on destroying Western Civilization. How can we have empathetic coexistence, for example, in a government that forcably disappears legal non-white immigrants and sends them to labor camps via federally funded masked thugs operating in unmarked vans? How can anyone peacefully coexist with a group that only wants to make space in society for white Americans and is willing to achieve those ends violently and extralegally?

It didn't used to be this way. Right-wingers can go back to peaceful coexistence when they put aside the supremacist and nationalist viewpoints and return to advocating for low taxes and small government without excluding entire groups of people. But make no mistake, the Right -- the intolerant ones -- have to change first. The fact that you think that this is "normal" is a chilling indictment of modern society. At this rate, in 10 years you'll think unelected leaders, concentration camps and death by firing squad is "normal" too.

[-] MystValkyrie 16 points 2 days ago

Not my default, but okay, you're clearly bad faith. I'm done. Goodbye.

[-] MystValkyrie 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I firmly believe there are ways of being a centrist without being a Nazi. Hell, I believe you can be a pre-Trump-era Republican without being a Nazi. But there are also fascists who self-identify in these factions, and they benefit from the smokescreen of the "Everyone I don't like is a Nazi" fallacy of argument. There is nuance. I can't help but feel that you're projecting.

Ethnic cleansing and its supporters are definitionally fascists though, and I don't believe organizations should support those people. And David Heinemeier Hansson, like the Nazis, is a fascist. And I find it suspect and disturbing that people are referring to that as purity-testing.

[-] MystValkyrie 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Is it a purity test to not financially support trans people being harassed by Hyprland mods? To not support a figure who supports ethnic cleaning in England?

It's one thing for people to just not philosophically buy into people being trans, or even have opinions on trans sports, without mistreating other people, but active harassment shouldn't be endorsed. And I don't know how someone justifies ethnic cleansing.

Not everything is a purity test, and at this point, I feel that likening something to that just means there's a good likelihood that the person hasn't done their research or is dogwhistling. Either way, the Overton Window has now moved so far right that people don't blink an eye at calling it "purity testing" to expect an organization not to financially support openly white supremacists.

[-] MystValkyrie 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It was a yellow flag when Framework invested heavily into an affordable non-repairable, non-upgradable desktop designed for AI developers. "Let them make money," they said, as Framework positioned itself as a Trojan Horse to the ubiquitization of harmful AI.

This was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. I was saving up for a Framework 16, but I'll just stick with my Thinkpad and get the next Steam Deck for gaming. It's really a shame that such an important company would support transphobia and white supremacy, not just rhetorically but financially, as Hyperland gets ₤600 a month from them and DHH gets ₤24,000 via Rails.

I know this will be a controversial take since Framework is so beloved, but that is just how I personally will choose to spend my money.

[-] MystValkyrie 4 points 3 days ago

I beat X-COM: Enemy Unknown by sniping the final boss in the first turn with an 8% headshot through a door. In the process, I skipped what I discovered later was a room full of aliens you were supposed to fight before taking out that enemy.

[-] MystValkyrie 2 points 3 days ago

In the item-farming regard, it really did feel like Sword and Shield copied Crystal's homework without understanding the assignment.

[-] MystValkyrie 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This thing shows up in your bedroom after your first two-hour night of sleep after four consecutive all-nighters at work.

He's nice, at first. You feed him grapes and he snuggles up to you. Then as he grows you start to realize he's strangely aware of his surroundings and your speech. One of the people in your neighborhood passes away, but he's a stranger and you don't think too much of it. He begins to eat entire rotisserie chickens on his own, but he's your squishy and he's worth it.

You start to get compulsive, intrusive thoughts that you've never thought before. You quiet quit your job until you get fired, but you don't know it because you haven't logged in for two weeks. The newscaster talks about a handful of people who have mysteriously died of brain hemhorrages. You become a master hand at woodcarving despite always being clumsy in the past. You make wood cookies and chairs for the villagers, and display art at a local gallery. Your squishy supports you every step of the way. You're a squatter now and all your money goes toward lumber and raw beef for squishy to consume.

One morning after a long night of woodwork, a full-sized man sits on a chair you made in the downstairs living room. He says he has outgrown you and it is his time to see the world, but not before one last meal. He doesn't say that, you just hear it. The figure turns around and his face is a mass of tentacles. He tackles you as you struggle to reach for the door. You kick squishy in the face and run and run with tears in your eyes.

The subway you live in is warm and cozy as you huddle by a roaring bonfire with the other survivors. Every few hours you hear a piercing scream from the outside. You know the ways of the wood and starting fires is simple for you. You send makeshift lumberjacks on operations so you can build your underground city. Some come back alive. But the scores of huts and enclosures tunnelling and tunneling into the vast subway networks is exquisite. It is your obsession, your drive. Thank you squishy. Each morning the king of the BMT sends a new villager up top, and they are never seen or heard from again. But fortune shines upon you. You are never picked. You live to be an old woman, the builder matriarch of your worker colony, for He has treated you well.

One day, you feel compelled to walk up top. It is time. Up top, all the buildings are covered with vines if not disintegrated entirely. There is no life. You look up at the burnt sunset sky and see squishy, several times the size of the moon, from your view. A tentacle speeds its way down to the atmosphere. You place a woodcarving of your youngerself and a baby squishy in its outstretched palm. A flash of light.

You see galaxies before your eyes. You're endlessly hungry, grabbing stars and swallowing them whole. You will live forever, and everything is within your grasp. Perhaps now, though, it is time to build something new.

[-] MystValkyrie 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think this post is the one that will make me finally unsubscribe and leave this commmunity. It's so many brigaders here now and it's not fun or productive anymore. I might return some time in the future, but I fought the good fight and I'm ready to be done.

Open discourse is fine, but you can really only have a community like this work if enough people accept the core premise. I'm not sure Lemmy can support that kind of userbase.

Best of luck, everyone.

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by MystValkyrie to c/mtf

cw: TERFs and general transphobia

For the most part, I avoid Reddit like the plague, but when I'm feeling sad, I find myself going on r/terf_trans_alliance, and then I feel worse.

I don't know what drives them to participate, but the minority of trans posters are ridiculed, subjected to abusive comments, and mass downvoted for any attempt to get through to them in a way that isn't absolute self-flagellating placation. Some things I noticed after just a minute or two of scrolling:

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  • The term "TRA"
  • Accusations of male socialization, with some gaslighting when trans people try to discuss their personal experiences about their upbringings that do not fit the narrative
  • Accusations of "mansplaining"
  • Assumptions that trans women are predatory
  • Assumptions that trans women have an entitlement complex
  • Accusations that trans women conform to rigid misogynist stereotypes, but also that trans women are too masculine to embody what they identify as
  • Assertions that trans women defending themselves need to accept male privilege, comparisons to white fragility
  • The comparison of being trans to a cultist religion
  • The insinuation that upvotes or kind words "shields trans people from reality"
  • Casual references to trans women, whether indirectly or directly to trans commenters/OPs, as men or males
  • The likening of trans women to white supremacists

There's this stereotype that Reddit is this liberal echo chamber, but I seem to know all of the many places where it's not, and I seek out those places when I know they'll hurt me.

For those of you just on Lemmy, what are your strategies not to stray back to Reddit?

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submitted 1 month ago by MystValkyrie to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

I was just thinking about how there's so many ways to play our old favorite games these days: Collecting for original hardware, playing ports and remasters on modern consoles, throwback consoles like the SNES Classic, having a dedicated emulation machine or handheld, etc.

What method works best for you? Has it changed over time?

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/30282908

Nudie Jeans just phased out all its womens' skinny jeans, and now I'm at a loss for finding non-fast fashion brands that actually fit, so I thought I'd check here.

Some things I'm looking for:

-Has a 34" or 33" inseam -Doesn't fade within a year -Has blue and black options -Not mens' jeans

If you can help a geriatric late-twenties millennial who refuses to get with the times, I'd be really grateful lol.

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submitted 2 months ago by MystValkyrie to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net

Nudie Jeans just phased out all its womens' skinny jeans, and now I'm at a loss for finding non-fast fashion brands that actually fit, so I thought I'd check here.

Some things I'm looking for:

-Has a 34" or 33" inseam -Doesn't fade within a year -Has blue and black options -Not mens' jeans

If you can help a geriatric late-twenties millennial who refuses to get with the times, I'd be really grateful lol.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by MystValkyrie to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

I wish I had listened to general fan wisdom and played Super Metroid first. Having played the original Metroid, then Zero Mission, this is my third romp in the planet Zebes, and I'm finding the game extremely redundant.

The original was a little tedious, but I absolutely loved Zero Mission. I appreciated the slightly more linear gameplay. Paired with the manga, it also had a surprisingly good story that establishes Samus as a character. In context with the manga, the Wrecked Ship segment where you lose and then regain your suit is an amazing piece of gameplay-driven storytelling.

And then Metroid II was just as interesting. A completely new horror-esque locale plus a really creepy minimalist storyline that makes you really question the orders forced on you by the Galactic Federation.

So I was expecting a lot more out of Super Metroid. So far, I'd say I'm about halfway through the game. I beat Torizo, the Spore Spawn, Kraid, and the Crocomire. Aside from a really stellar cinematic opening, there hasn't been any plot to speak of, just a nonlinear dungeon to explore without a clear path. I know that in development, Super was meant to just be a 16-bit remake of the NES Metroid game, but was later retooled to be its own game, so that might be why the story feels so barebones?

Everything feels like a rehash of the original. I looked up the wiki and all (Brinstar, Norfair, Crateria, Wrecked Ship, and Tourian) but one of the levels (Maridia) are lifted from the original game, and I've heard that one new level we get is considered the worst one. It feels like a remixed new game+ rather than a full-fledged game that stands on its own, and honestly, I'm bored. It kind of reminds me of what I didn't like about Castlevania after a while, that game after game took place in the exact same mansion.

This might seem a little unfair. Super Metroid came out first, so it might be more accurate to say that Zero Mission is just an asset flip, that it's the less original game -- which is absolutely true, but I played Zero Mission first. And nonlinearity isn't a bad thing at all and it's great for this genre, but since I feel like I've done all this before, I don't feel motivated to discover all of Super's secrets. Does it get any better, or can I skip to Fusion?

TL;DR I played Zero Mission first and read its tie-in manga. Now Super Metroid feels boring because it "reuses" all but one of its areas on the planet Zebes, and it has a comparatively barebones story. Should I keep going or skip to Fusion?

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by MystValkyrie to c/womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by MystValkyrie to c/gaming@beehaw.org

Posting this here because c/residentevil is pretty dead.

So I have a bit of a dilemma. I loved RE2, both versions but especially the remake, as well as Code Veronica, so I've been wanting a new Claire game for a really long time, not to mention wanting to finally get to play VII and the newer games. I've played all RE games chronologically up to Revelations 1 at this point, but RE5 has been a bottleneck for years.

I've heard that you need to have played RE5 to fully understand/appreciate the lore/plot points of Revelations 2, so I'd like to get through it, but I'm having trouble getting into 5 for a few reasons:

-It's more of an action game versus horror and the partner AI isn't great solo.

-I can't find anyone to play it with. I got to play the beginning with a friend a few years ago and had a blast, but we haven't played since.

-The game forces you to play as Chris first playthrough, but I want to play as Sheva.

-I don't want to play through the entire game as a character I don't like.

-I can't find any NG+ save files for PC where it's not 100% infinite ammo.

So I'm wondering if it's worth it to just skip RE5, watch cutscenes on YouTube, or just get the game over with as Chris. What are your thoughts? I'd love some other opinions as I'm not sure what to do and I'd like to finally get caught up and play the new games after all these years.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by MystValkyrie to c/books@lemmy.world

So "genderpocalypse" is a typically postapocalypic, but not always sci-fi subgenre where one gender survives and another gets some disease, turns into a zombie, disappears, etc. Sometimes there's meaningful reflection on the relationships between men and women. Sometimes it can be really trashy.

I noticed among the books I'm aware of, I can't think of any where trans women are treated the same as other women, whether through the established rules of the story or through specific confirmation in the book. So this typically means that if an author wants to explore a woman-only society, they inadvertantly or otherwise depict all the trans women dying in the process. I have those listed below to head off those being suggested. That doesn't mean I think any book that establishes the genderpocalypse based on birth sex is inherently problematic or anything -- I think The End of Men handles it really well. But I was wondering if anyone knew about any stories in this genre that bases it off of gender and not sex.


Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King: The sickness tied to women falling asleep is tied to chromosomes, so trans women would stay awake based on the establed rules of the story.

Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan: All the trans women die with the men.

Afterland by Lauren Beukes: All the trans women die of prostate cancer along with the men.

The End of Men by Christina Baird: The virus in the book targets trans women and men, but there is a trans woman character and it's depicted sympathetically, in terms of the dysphoria that would come from a y-chromomosome disease targeting them.

Manhunt by Gretchen-Felker Martin: Men and trans women turn into mindless zombies, unless the trans women eat licorice, for some reason.

The Men by Sandra Newman: All men and trans women mysteriously disappear one day, despite the title.

Femlandia by Christana Dalcher: A non sci-fi apocalyptic example. The premise is that society and economics collapse at the hands of men, leading men and women to segregate and form separate societies. In the book, trans women are kept out of womens' societies.

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submitted 6 months ago by MystValkyrie to c/mtf

Hi all,

I’m going on a backpacking trip in a month, and the only tucking underwear I’ve ever heard of is LeoLines and TomboyX, but I might as well ask if there’s anything else. Bonus points if it uses a material like merino wool.

I use both brands for normal daily use, but Leolines is made from cotton and TomboyX is polyester, both of which are not great for temperature and odor control during outdoor trips.

Tucking the old-school way sounds super confusing, so I’d rather not resort to that.

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submitted 6 months ago by MystValkyrie to c/asktransgender

Hi all,

I'm going on a backpacking trip in a month, and the only tucking underwear I've ever heard of is LeoLines and TomboyX, but I might as well ask if there's anything else. Bonus points if it uses a material like merino wool.

I use both brands for normal daily use, but Leolines is made from cotton and TomboyX is polyester, both of which are quite bad for temperature and odor control.

Tucking the old-school way sounds super confusing, so I'd rather not resort to that.

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