Shorty Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 7/10/2024 at 3:47 PM, Happenstance said: Liking the touch screen so I can turn lights on and off if I don't fancy speaking during the night. So glad we finally solved that problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 One month for 0.99€ so I can play Wild Hearts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Some shizzle from the eShop as they were cheap. I was feeling the need to play Lost in Blue, and looking at similar games This was a surprising find and a nice playthrough. It has feelings of Journey, coupled with the Shrine puzzles from Zelda. The only thing I would consider a downside is the narration, it's done by this lass with an accent who most of the time feels like she's reading it for the first time and there's no emotion. Plus the script is completely terrible. Everything said this game could've done without and been the better for it. Buy it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Needed a new game for my SteamDeck. It had to be a roguelike-dice-deck-builder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 8/1/2024 at 8:46 AM, drahkon said: I've met someone at the beginning of this year and we've had lots and lots of talks about feminism. I realized most recently that there's way too much I don't know. So I looked up some essential reads and these two books came up a lot. Have you managed to read much of these? Look very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 12 minutes ago, Will said: Have you managed to read much of these? Look very interesting. Delivery was delayed so I got them both yesterday. Started reading The Second Sex and it is very interesting. de Beauvoir's writing style (which is translated pretty accurately) proves to be a little difficult for me, but I don't doubt I'll get used to it rather quickly. Chapter 1 was already a fantastic read. de Beauvoir explains that in nature the division into two sexes is not a given and is not something the patriarchy should base their notion of "superiority" on. I guess it's a good thing that I thought "well, yeah...that's obvious" (and I'm hopeful that a lot of people think the same as this is a sign of progress), but given the state of the world it is most definitely not so obvious for a lot of men. Or to rephrase: A lot of men are oblivious to those facts. Or to rephrase again: A lot of men choose to ignore those facts. Can't wait to read more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 It's worth remembering The Second Sex was written 75 years ago so you would hope things by now some of its points are a bit more Although as you say, maybe not to everyone! And as you seem to be reliving my degree, maybe try out some Judith Butler next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Ashley said: And as you seem to be reliving my degree, maybe try out some Judith Butler next. Any particular recommendations? Oh, and what's your degree? Edited August 13 by drahkon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 24 minutes ago, drahkon said: Any particular recommendations? Oh, and what's your degree? Gender Trouble is the one I recall most from my degree (and that is to say, looking at Wikipedia that is the one I said "oh yeah that was it"). Turns out they've written a few more books both while I was at uni and since so my knowledge is outdated. It was Media and cultural studies with a minor in film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 23 minutes ago, Ashley said: Gender Trouble is the one I recall most from my degree (and that is to say, looking at Wikipedia that is the one I said "oh yeah that was it"). Turns out they've written a few more books both while I was at uni and since so my knowledge is outdated. Sweet. Gender Trouble is quite expensive it seems. They also recently released Who's Afraid of Gender. Gonna put both on my wish list for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 I assume libraries exist in Germany? Granted it may not be something in many of them, but worth trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 8 hours ago, Ashley said: Gender Trouble is the one I recall most from my degree (and that is to say, looking at Wikipedia that is the one I said "oh yeah that was it"). Turns out they've written a few more books both while I was at uni and since so my knowledge is outdated. It was Media and cultural studies with a minor in film. I'm still half asleep but I read that initially as your degree was called Gender Trouble and now I'm disappointed that it wasn't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 6 hours ago, Happenstance said: I'm still half asleep but I read that initially as your degree was called Gender Trouble and now I'm disappointed that it wasn't. The book did feature heavily so it may as well have been. Although would have been better if it was named after another module; Evil. Turned out that was the most boring module too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) Thanks to some voucher and ordering-via-app shenanigans I was able to pre-order it for 40€ Edited August 19 by drahkon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Thanks to some trade-in shenanigans I was able to pre-order both for 60€ in total. That's my October 'til end of year sorted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted Monday at 07:24 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:24 PM PS Stars points put to good use, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinist Posted Tuesday at 12:34 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:34 PM I like reading books about people in the game industry. Console Wars by Blake Harris is another good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted Tuesday at 06:08 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:08 PM 5 hours ago, martinist said: I like reading books about people in the game industry. Console Wars by Blake Harris is another good one. Lemme know what you think about this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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drahkon Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Had a few bucks left on my PSN account and only had to pay 3€ more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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