Team sports are a sad topic, even at the community/intermural level where trans women can still participate in some states. I’ve been on hormones for quite a while and so much has changed about my body: I’m better at distance running and HiiT, but I’m much weaker physically now and I can’t run as fast. There’s a number of sports where I wouldn’t stand a chance against in-shape cis men, but I also wouldn’t want to make cis women uncomfortable with my presence, and I’d feel horrible if I won. But I also don’t believe that I personally have a massive advantage. I think most people just want evenly matched folks to play with who are on board with them being there in the first place, and it puts trans women in a weird place. We have to be the ones to compromise on everything. I don’t know if what I’m saying makes sense or if it’s just anxiety mixed with dysphoria.

Every sport is different, and I just need to find things that are the least difficult from the standpoint of being trans. Honestly, that probably just leaves solo sports and DDR for me.

And social pressures definitely shouldn’t influence my dysphoria and how I want to transition. I need to be better about decoupling what I want because I want to be safe and what I actually want.

Yeah, I wonder if I’d probably desire SRS less if there wasn’t a social stigma. It’s frustrating because they say loaded things to sway social support by mentioning people with penises in locker rooms, but then if you actually get SRS, it’s not good enough for them.

Maybe someday I’ll get SRS, but I guess it won’t suddenly solve all my problems or guarantee my safety. So…this is just what my life will be like for the forseeable future. Which I guess I knew already. I’ve been out and on hormones for a really long time.

Are all good points. The exclusive thing is unfortunate because Sony used to port most of its exclusives to PC for a few years there. It makes me wonder if they only stopped in anticipation of discontinuing disc sales.

12:50 “We’re seeing averages of 81 FPS and it’s fully playable like this.” Also look at the bottom left of the screen – it says “ultra.” I’m sorry, but I’m right about this and I have evidence. So quit it with the laugh emoji like I’m some idiot.

https://youtu.be/cF6eAM3jhCY?t=770

No, I didn’t. Watch Digital Foundry’s and ETA Prime’s review with gameplay tests, then come back.

I don’t understand why anyone would choose to buy a console after this. The only draws of consoles was the turnkey hardware, which you can generally get with Proton now, and access to physical games, which won’t be a thing soon. Now it’s just a locked-down PC with a DRM storefront that makes you pay a subscription to pay online games and which may or may not have backwards compatibility from system to system.

Maybe that’s just the PC gamer in me talking. Are there any advantages to console anymore? Like, a single benefit?

Thank you 😊. Without going into specifics, it’s been a rough day for trans people in America, so this made my day.

This was really thought-provoking as my “choose 10 forever” list is much different than my top 10 games list. My goal here was choosing games that provided variety and depth, while typically also being great narrative experiences as well.

1. Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. Since trilogies count as one. They’re all JRPGs with deep mechanics that I could master over my lifetime. XIII-2 provides replay value with side content and catchable monsters, and Lightning Returns is nonlinear. XIII has the amazing story that would always remind me our fates aren’t written in stone.
2. Bloodborne. An action RPG with a great setting and atmosphere and endless replay value.
3. Stardew Valley. I’m not a big cozy game person because of my backlog, but if I could only play 10 games, I’d finally have time to sink into this game, making different characters and romancing everyone and transforming the game with mods.
4. Final Fantasy XIV. This would be my big damn fantasy RPG with a beautiful world I wouldn’t mind living in.
5. Dance Dance Revolution. Specifically Stepmania so I can play all the songs, but if I had to choose an official game, it would be Ultramix 2. I need at least one fitness game here. I’ve been playing for years and am still nowhere close to mastering the game. For longevity, I probably should pick Ring Fit Adventure, Just Dance, or Wii Fit, but DDR is just too nostalgic, even if my list of 10 would eventually turn into nine as I age.
6. Pokemon Crystal. Black 2 has the most vanilla content and replayability, but Crystal is compatible with the Pokemon Pikachu 2 pedometer, which would get me moving. Since mods are allowed, I could also have access to Pokemon Prism, Crystal Clear or any other hack for additional replay value.
7. Flower. Flower has a way of always coming back to me when I need it most. It’s a great way to decompress and meditate.
8. Darkest Dungeon. Rolls roguelikes, dungeon crawlers and survival horror games into one demoralizing package. It’s a long game, and every playthrough is different due to the depth of randomization at play.
9. Shovel Knight. Really fun gameplay both as an action game and as a platformer with tons of DLC and side content without falling into the Metroidvania trap of having repetitive scenery.
10. Cyberpunk 2077. I need an FPS to round out the list, and since I’m not a PVP type of person, I need to get replay value by other means, so an open-world RPG shooter will be perfect.

While the main decision was 6-3, the liberals voted unanimously with the conservatives to rule trans people shouldn’t have equal Title IX rights. It’s hard to trust anyone. 🙁

Well, this is a disturbing new fact I learned today. 😅

Looked at the comments and immediately saw others pointing out that it’s inkjet and…yep. That might be a deal-breaker?

Laser is just such a better deal and I’ve had my old Brother printer forever, and while that’s not repairable, I wonder if I’d just end up spending more money over time on something like the OpenPrinter.

Very cool project though, regardless!

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Not everyone wants to build their own PC, and that’s okay. Other use cases exist besides just what the hardcore PC crowd wants. There was a penguin-shaped gap in the prebuilt market, and now the Linux gap is closing, thankfully.

I wish I could sing well. I’m just a baritone who wishes she were a contralto.

On brand, honestly. The cake is a lie. Companion cube incinerated. Waiting for Valve to put out a GLaDOS front plate now.

So who on Lemmy is getting a Steamroller? It looks like it has really nice specs for the price.

I’m on the reservation list for a Steam Machine and personally have no regrets, but I’m so happy these exist. I don’t think it has to be a big competition, but between not appealing to a mass audience and have limited stock, the Steam Machine may have inadvertently ushered in a prebuilt Linux PC revolution, and that’s a wonderful thing.

Why didn’t you disclose your use of AI in the first place?

I’d grab my beloved pair of leather hiking boots instead. I’m a little too far up north for cowboy boots. There’s connotations for sure, but sometimes boots are just boots, and some people really pull them off.

I’m thinking denim jeans and a button-down with a necklace (I’m visualizing a pocket watch necklace for some reason) is a nice look. And then a denim jacket for more layering, but in a different color from the jeans. But not for me, personally.

I tried to buy one Fairphone 5 from Murena last year, but the order not only failed to go through due to site errors, but I had nearly $6000 of charges posted to my bank account. Initially Murena’s customer service tried to blame this on me and were going to make me pay in full for the charges until I got my bank involved and I made what ended up being a high-traction Reddit post. Two very stressful weeks later, a second customer service person stepped in and I finally got a refund.

Some people have gotten phones from them, but I’m not the first person on the internet who has reported their customer service is awful, so buyer beware. I have no trust for the company myself, as much as I’d love a Fairphone. Add that to the hundreds of reasons why I wish I were born in an EU country lol.

But hey, my decade-old OnePlus with LineageOS is still going strong.