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GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI | The VergeEnglish18·9 days agoThey have been shilling max so hard, the practice tab now is hidden to make room for the Video Call tab (Max only) and a tab to subscribe to Max or upgrade your plan.
Probably won’t renew this year. I have a 1500+ day streak, but a good chunk of that is just doing a single quick practice lesson every day, the gamification got me and I haven’t learned much new stuff in probably a year.
I learned enough Italian to use it when I went on a two week trip in 2023, but the problem with Duo’s lessons is nothing is conversational. I would be able to say/ask something, understand the response, but then not really have the ability to keep the conversation going.
The differences in languages after so many years is also a bit disheartening, I had a friend show me all the tools available in their French course that I didn’t have, it made their Italian lessons look like vocab flash cards in comparison.
I am not a big LLM user, but I did try to use it as a conversation partner, which worked alright. I haven’t looked in a while, but my biggest issue was it would speak too fast and none of the available tools had a way to slow it down outside of telling it to add ellipses after each word.
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installedEnglish1·13 days agoThat makes the most sense
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installedEnglish40·13 days agoYeah I didn’t believe that amount, looked it up, and it looks like digital W11 Home keys are $139 USD directly from Microsoft.
I’m surprised manufacturers aren’t getting some sort of license discount.
Med-Kit perk goes feeeeellllsss goooooooooooood
Hmmmm, this implies there are times where the war is not going well, sounds like dissidence to me.
Im bummed its another board game with a small base and a ton of expensive expansions, unfortunately that is the thing board games are all doing right now.
Also, expected delivery in October 2026, ooof.
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldOPto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•New MO to improve the DSS's passive boost, Helldivers must decide between reducing exosuit cooldowns or eagle re-armEnglish2·1 month agoI can’t tell if it means general eagle strat cooldown or specifically the Eagle Re-Arm stratagem. To be honest, I don’t think I have ever used Eagle Re-Arm in almost 300 hours
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concernsEnglish2·1 month agoPhysical copies if they are made outside the US, digital no iirc
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concernsEnglish296·1 month agoI think the $450 USD was just keeping up with inflation.
$300 in March 2017 when the switch originally launched is equivalent to almost $400 today ($392 and some change). S2 is launching at $450, if they were only expecting 15%-ish tariffs then maybe, but it should then be cheaper outside of the US if tariffs were the only reason. Electronic component prices have gone up beyond inflation growth, I think it would be easier to blame it on that.
$80-90 games before tariffs sucks, but games have been $60 for as long as I can remember, and they’re only getting more expensive to make.
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldOPto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•HELLDIVERS™ 2 - PATCH 01.002.202English1·1 month agoOh man, I just read the only way to reload it is to have a team reload
Classic Arrowhead patch
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldOPto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•HELLDIVERS™ 2 - PATCH 01.002.202English4·1 month agoFixed shooting and reloading issues with laser weapons
RIP Brasch’s quasar, you will be missed until next patch when it breaks again
Fixed issue on Illuminate Defend Evacuation Site missions where illuminate dropships stopped coming if too many were destroyed before they dropped off the enemies.
I was wondering what was going on, had multiple missions in a row where we basically just stood there a few minutes in until the rockets all launched
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldOPto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•What do you run for Incineration Corps? Has it changed your usual bot loadout?English2·1 month agoYep out-ranging seems to be the way, it is tough to do if you join in progress and they’re in the middle of a fight already. I had a Helldive mission last night where I JIP’d, tried to get some distance, and no matter which direction I went I either ran into a patrol or fully defended POI, felt like I spent half of the entire mission just sprinting and stimming lol
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldOPto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•What do you run for Incineration Corps? Has it changed your usual bot loadout?English3·1 month agoI’ll have to try the WASP out, I used it to liberate the Voteless when it was available to all, but haven’t brought it into a bug or bot mission.
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•Hover pack + bugged quasar is just too much damn fun rn. if you haven't tried the combo I highly recommend it.English3·1 month agoThe temporary access to General Brasch’s specially modified Quasar has been nice, but there’s no way this stays around
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•(Cross post) Helldivers 2 is locking out players who use older CPUsEnglish24·1 month agoSounds unintentional if they’re already working on a fix
Like someone said in the original post, I’m surprised people are trying to play any modern game with a 13 year old or more CPU.
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•Just Finished My First Mission... Now What?English8·1 month agoJoin other divers! I can maybe think of one or two matches in about a year that had a mean or toxic player, don’t be afraid to use the quickplay button from the galactic map! HD2 shines when you’re with other players. If you want the best chance of finding people, pay attention to the population count of the planet you’re diving on, which pops up when you hover over a planet or sector.
Don’t feel pressured to use a mic, the in game responses (yes, no, thank you, sorry, need supplies, wait, follow me) are great and so is chat
Try everything! New weapons, stratagems, etc.
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft's many Outlooks are confusing users and employeesEnglish43·1 month agoI’ve also had no issues with Teams and haven’t had coworkers with issues in probably six years. I prefer it significantly over Slack, and my first job was using IBM/Lotus Notes before they switched to teams, that was a clunky nightmare.
- Fixed an issue for the gas weapons, throwables and stratagems inverting the movement input for the Helldiver
I thought it was an interesting effect, but definitely annoying. If they go down the disorientation route, I would hope they reduce or remove the damage
GhostlyPixel@lemmy.worldOPto Helldivers 2@lemmy.ca•Helldivers 2: The Board Game - Rules/Gameplay OverviewEnglish1·2 months agothe EXO-45 Patriot Exosuit expansion takes solo sessions to the next level by introducing an AI ally to fight alongside you.
- It has been suggested plenty of times already, but having a titanfall-esque exosuit that would follow you around in-game would be so sick
- I was worried this was going to be another one of those games that puts out expansions for specific components, they can turn very expensive if you want to have more than just the base game.
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