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Questionmarktarius posted...

biblically accurate angel

Mmm

Supaitwo posted...

One of the best Sonic games.

DarthDemented posted...

You can adjust sensitivity in the options. I've played through it and it's a pretty solid game. Biggest drawback for me was having to hunt down memory tokens.

Interesting that there are two sets of diametrically opposed opinions! While I appreciate the note about adjusting the sensitivity, do you think the game becomes less bland and more interesting as it opens up?

Dakimakura posted...

yes

tremain07 posted...

Do yourself a favor and just quit now.

Did you guys dislike the game for the same reasons I am right now, or does it get worse somehow later?

I'll take a double helping of White Mage and Y'shtola, please.

I've played for around 40 minutes and just got the first Chaos Emerald. The setting is cool and from what little I've seen of the characters, they feel right. But everything else about the game feels wrong to me. The way Sonic moves is too slippery for comfortably fighting the big boss type enemies, and the platforming is atrocious, especially with the pop-in. The world doesn't feel too much like Sonic's either: it's like somebody made an Unreal terrain demo and plopped down some rings, springs, and rails. The "cyber space" stages are way too short. It's like the day stages from Unleashed, but worse.

Thoughts?

NightingaleMD posted...

That's not evil, I think that's just human nature.

It can be both.

Some time ago, they switched to these things called "Stack Burgers". In my opinion, they taste like bad cafeteria food and where I'm at, they are more expensive than McDonalds. What were they thinking? Does anybody like those things?

The amount of people defending this--especially in light of the Florida's continuing attacks on the LGBT+ community--is astonishing. I hope it's actually one or two people with lots of alts.

I mentioned this in my other topic, but I'd like to bring it up here too: the EARN IT Act would create an unelected committee of law enforcement experts to make the rules companies would have to follow. The rules can basically be anything as long as they are tied in some way to preventing child exploitation. As of late, Republicans have been trying to tie being gay or transgender to sexual deviancy at the state level. EARN IT could in the future be leveraged the same way to stifle discussion of issues or even target gay and transgender people.

It's important to realize just how dangerous this legislation is.

And here is EARN IT's friend:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/stop-csam-act-would-put-security-and-free-speech-risk

I think you ought to try and save up and get some therapy. When you reach a point where you can't seem to dig yourself out of a mental or emotional hole, it's time to get help I think.

Harvest Moon: One World

Picard S3 was amazing! However, in my humble opinion, Riker and Worf had to hard carry most of the show. Jack to me really only felt like the man he was supposed to be in the final scene in his quarters with Q. Also, Q!!!

nexigrams posted...

The whole point of repeatedly introducing legislation like this is to seed the idea that they aren't doing this already, in violation of many, many laws and not to mention the Constitution itself.

Not to downplay the severity of the violation of our rights by the government and police every day--because that is a big deal and is totally unconstitutional--but the point of continually pushing legislation like this is to get it passed to create structural changes and give the government more power. They wouldn't be trying so hard if they didn't want this. Last time they tried a speed run, and this time it was introduced, circulated, and marked up without the text of the bill being available for the public to view. They want it bad, and possibly for reasons we can't guess just now.

Also, before anyone says anything about Republicans or Democrats, EARN IT has sadly always been bipartisan legislation.

Mearcstapa posted...

I hate how they always craft the titles of these dystopian laws so that they form a stupid little acronym.

It's practically a guarantee that if a bill forms words you can read, it is a steaming pile of shit.

RuneterranSnap posted...

Yeah no cop is touching my phone unless I give the go ahead regardless of what the law says.

It would be done automatically--not unlike somewhat similar EU legislation that is in the works--so your consent is irrelevant.

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It's one of those, yes. The scuttlebutt on some tech news sites is that EARN IT has a friend this time, but the text of that bill is unavailable at this time (at least where I checked). Rumor is that proponents are planning on passing both and one other "save the kids" bill this Summer in rapid succession. Apparently they started marking up EARN IT without even releasing the text this time. They are getting sneakier, and they know this isn't popular.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/earn-it-bill-back-again-seeking-scan-our-messages-and-photos

This law is the United States' version of the idea that the government and police need mandatory access to all forms of communications without a warrant, only with some extra sugar coating. EARN IT has died a quiet death twice before amidst huge public backlash. We'll see if we get lucky a third time.

Unsuprised_Pika posted...

Payment processors should be legally barred from doing this sorta thing with extreme penalties for violating it.

But won't you think of the children?! In our current political climate, there is zero chance legislation to protect adult content would be brought forward in good faith.

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Why do companies insist on doing this? Why? Did they learn nothing from Tumblr and OF?

Pressure from payment processors who view adult content as risk and unsavory.

a real girl!

TMOG posted...

Bring back KOS

What the heck is that?

Is this baseless fan speculation, or has there been a leak of some kind?

Super Mario World is cool, but 3 is the best of all time.

20 years ago I was too stupid to be thinking much of anything.

Sexypwnstar posted...

Nurses don't know shit

In my experiences, nurses think they are better than doctors, doctors think they are better than nurses (or that nurses don't know anything), and physical therapists think they know more than either nurses or doctors.

Personally, I'm just happy when I meet someone who understands my questions and can help.

What is this gimmick based on?

Payzmaykr posted...

There definitely should be some sort of free fast-track program for recovering addicts to VERY quickly get you into a good job with fair pay. Many people I know were addicts in the first place over the fact that nobody wants to pay anymore.

No. There should a government mandated shift toward requiring employers to pay everyone fairly. Absolutely everyone needs a good job with fair pay (as you yourself said, many addicts became addicts in the first place because of poor pay). I mean, it's great that someone is beating an addiction, but everyone needs a decent job that provides enough money to live on. There are an insane number of people packed in with extended relatives because even couples with dual incomes and no kids can't afford rent or food. It's a society-wide problem right now the world over.

It might make sense to add recovering addict to the class of people that can't be discriminated against for housing or hiring, but that will only do so much good. Workers don't have many rights in the US, and it can be hard to prove you were discriminated against. Disabled people are treated like garbage because they aren't "useful"; old people get a dose of the same. Racism and bigotry need no explanation. And in the minds of the citizenry, felons and ex-cons are never done paying their debt to society no matter what they've done or how they've changed.

Ultimately, we need some kind of big shake up in society and the government to make things fairer and more equitable.

I think substance abuse, severe mental illness, and homelessness all garner mixed reactions because many people have very negative first-hand or second-hand experiences of them. Being homeless is terrible, and there are plenty of chill homeless folks that nobody minds; it's the aggressive, scary ones people think of. Same with drugs: are you down on your luck trying to get clean, or are you lying and manipulative? Most people don't care about drinking because it's common, but in people's minds alcoholism is often related to violence or a lack of dependability.

It can be hard to have sympathy for someone if you think they might be dangerous or hurt you in some way. It's not fair to lump everyone from any group together like that, but human nature is kind of hard to overcome.

imjusthere4fun posted...

The first thing in existence or the big bang pretty much did though. So if the big bang indirectly created us as a consequence then it can happen again for an infinite amount of times. I don't see any way around it. There may no such thing as "non-existence" even. So we are stuck existing.

Are you trying to say that the universe is, over time, continually destroyed and recreated, and therefore we are destined to live again? Nobody knows what caused the Big Bang, and as far as I know, there is no real evidence for a cycle of any kind. But even if there is some kind of cycle of creation and destruction as far as the universe is concerned, that has nothing to do with us personally. Quantum mechanics completely destroys the idea that we live in deterministic universe. If the universe gets "rebooted", it won't be a loop; different things will happen.

And what good would it do you if the universe actually was some kind of loop where the same things really did happen each time, right down to the same people being born? If there is nothing like a soul, then our existence as thinking beings is the result of biological processes in the brain. When the brain dies, we die. So in the case of a loop, there will uncounted years in the future be another you born. What of it? That would just be a new instance of a similar (or even identical) version of a person that looks like you and has your personality. There is no continuity of being, any more than if I someone created a machine that could make a perfect duplicate of you.

No, sadly.

This was not as exciting as I'd hoped it would be.

I do sympathize. Like, nature is great and all, but it sucks when you've got a pest problem that won't go away. Last year I went like a week where my house and the surrounding area were full of those huge, black flies. I killed so many that my arms got tired. One Summer there were so many mosquitoes in my area that if you sat parked in a vehicle, the air shimmered and you could hear the buzzing. I've also had ants so bad that you can lay down a thick coat of taro and come back a couple of hours later to empty cardboard.

May the odds of receiving and consuming a hollow chocolate bunny be ever in your favor!

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You know the answer to that question is no. The GOP likes their stacked court and doesn't care about anything else.

EDF-5 posted...

I already use chatgpt to look up ALL my facts

You know it will just straight up lie, right?

I have relatives who would periodically suffer bouts of psychosis, and a friend who did as well. Nobody is going to have quite the same experience--and at this point you don't even have an exact diagnosis--but there are few things I'd like to share.

1. Make sure you are safe at all times. Should she ever turn violent, she might turn out to be stronger than you, or employ a weapon of some kind, or have the element of surprise by virtue of snapping suddenly. If you keep guns around, get rid of them or lock them up. And if you experience even one genuinely violent psychotic episode, walk away and don't get lured back.
2. Watch out for yourself. It seems like you and her parents are on the same page, but that's subject to change at any time. Once she gets out of the psych ward, you could become the subject of damaging things that are not violent: hidden surveillance, damaging stories, false police reports, money troubles, etc.
3. Make sure you have a bug out plan. I hope she gets better and that your relationship thrives, but take practical steps in case that doesn't happen. If you live together, can you get your own place or separate from her quickly if need be? You said she doesn't work, but is she a source of other income you need (like maybe she gets disability)? Do you have a kid together (don't have one if you don't until you are sure she responds to treatment)? In other words, be ready to pull the eject lever if it comes to that.

I'm not at all trying to demonize people who suffer from psychosis, but you can end up in some very scary and dangerous situations out of nowhere. I don't often talk much about my own situation--and I certainly won't in a topic about someone else's problems--but some days I look back and I'm surprised I'm still alive. Be the good person that you obviously are, but look out for yourself too.

This is quite disturbing, I think. Nobody would really expect their car to be doing this, would they?

I remember head lice, poor hygiene, colds, the flu, and strep throat being gross things I had to tolerate from other kids growing up, but worms? What kind? Why? Is it a new thing? x.x

Which printer are you using? What's your setup for filtering the fumes?

MabusIncarnate posted...

I'd encourage her to do so, this kind of shit is fairly common and they seem to give no regard to people's pain and suffering a lot.

This all sounds like a nightmare, I'm sorry they are so incompetent.

I second all of this. Good doctors trying their best amid staffing shortages, bad management, and huge patient numbers have my sympathy. But there are a lot of shitty doctors and nurses who don't know what the hell they are doing and lack any empathy. The low level of care your dad is receiving is outrageous. Do whatever you can to fight for him, and for the people who aren't him that the hospital is doing the same thing to. There will be others, because there always are.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/broad-vague-restrict-act-dangerous-substitute-comprehensive-data-privacy

...in terms of things like social stability, governmental stability, availability of food social and medical services, and so on? I can't tell if it's because I'm getting a bit older or am generally in poor health lately, or things really aren't going well for the world in general. I'm finding it hard to make goals and long term plans because, in my estimation, things just don't feel very stable or predictable right now.

Is that just a me thing?

Smiffwilm posted...

You might want to try again lol.

Didn't he voice Zelos in ToS?

Tales of Symphonia.