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[Ziusudra]

From what I've read, if your browser uses DNS over HTTPS (DoH) that will bypass the hosts file and the site will still be accessible. You'll have to find out how to disable that on what ever browser(s) you're using.

[Egan_BW]

If you can't work out a good solution, you should at least get one of those twitter plugins to automatically block blue checkmark accounts. Should suppress the worst of the stupid.

[Ziusudra]

Or it may just be that you need to flush the DNS cache. you could try in a command prompt

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ping www.twitter.comand then if it is still resolving

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ipconfig /flushdns

[Great Order]

Flushed the DNS while I was trying to troubleshoot with no luck.

EDIT: I'm pinging with less than 1ms of lag, so I assume that's it pinging my own PC?

If so then yeah, it's Firefox.

EDIT: Suddenly, it's not connecting. I changed nothing since my last attempt aside from getting a blue checkmark blocker.

I'm not complaining.

[Egan_BW]

You blocked the blue and this resulted in the whole website getting blocked.
lmao

[Ziusudra]

Doesn't the ping say what address some thing like

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Reply from 104.244.42.193:
or
Reply from 127.0.0.1:But yeah if it's that fast it's probably local.

And https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-dns-over-https#w_manually-enabling-and-disabling-dns-over-https

[McTraveller]

Is the preference for 30fps vs 60fps in games something that is "learned" due to early exposure to one type?

I see vehement discussions online about "30fps is unplayable" or "60fps or nothing" or "60fps looks strange."

Personally I prefer 30 over 60, and I'm definitely "older". 60fps and faster looks... strange. I also have problems (as mentioned many times before) with that crazy "interpolation" effect on some televisions to increase the frame rate - makes things look bizarre.

It seems like it's probably more than just preference - maybe there is some physiological aspect?

[hector13]

There’s a noticeable difference but I grew up on the NES so as long as I can play the game I don’t really care.

My cousin, who is slightly older than me, does prefer to have all the frames though.

[Egan_BW]

If the frame rate is really low, it can be hard to control. And the difference can be noticeable visually, I guess?

I don't really care one way or the other though. Higher framerate is usually better but it's not really important.

[King Zultan]

I mostly play turn based games so FPS is pretty much irreverent.

[Great Order]

Is it normal after a bout of tendonitis to not be as flexible in the joint?

Had some in my right shoulder, now the arm doesn't move as far up my back as it used to.

[hector13]

Pretty sure flexibility can atrophy if it’s not maintained aye

[McTraveller]

What makes a computer game a role-playing game, versus some other genre?

Especially since many games today start including elements from other games (e.g., the whole "action RPG" moniker).

I would argue this is a continuum and there is no hard demarkation line.

[Ulfarr]

I would argue that here is a hard line and that's "stats and stat-based mechanics/checks". In an RPG you are playing a character with a certain "role" withing the in-game world and that character is separated from the actual player, so the player's skills are irrelevant in regards to what the character can or can't do.

edit: "Stats" aren't neccessarily the ol' Strength, Endurance etc stuff. To give an example the STALKER games while often called "action-rpg" are arguably more on the rpg side, because by design it's practicaly impossible to complete, without getting your characters stats (in this case by getting better weapons, armor and amost importantly getting the neccessary resistances) up to spec as the game progresses.

[EuchreJack]

When the player is a municipality, it is not a roleplay game.