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Surprised no spy made it to top 8
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Surprised no spy made it to top 8
Amazing sentence
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Amazing sentence
I thought their ideology was that color revolutions were all CIA opps anyway
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I thought their ideology was that color revolutions were all CIA opps anyway
There was a depressing transition from the mindset that you could safely discuss weird hypotheticals because like obviously none of this really matters and is going to impact the real world, obviously, to now
October 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
There was a depressing transition from the mindset that you could safely discuss weird hypotheticals because like obviously none of this really matters and is going to impact the real world, obviously, to now
Recent show on Amazon prime that went under the radar was Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Recent show on Amazon prime that went under the radar was Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
I don't have access to people's souls so don't know their intentions. But I know based on observation that they do policies that reduce poverty and the other side increases it. And that's what matters.
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I don't have access to people's souls so don't know their intentions. But I know based on observation that they do policies that reduce poverty and the other side increases it. And that's what matters.
If less people go bankrupt or die from medical bills that is a good thing even if it is not the best possible thing. It's entirely legitimate to say "I wish the Dems did more" but saying they're the same as GOP just means you have no credibility
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If less people go bankrupt or die from medical bills that is a good thing even if it is not the best possible thing. It's entirely legitimate to say "I wish the Dems did more" but saying they're the same as GOP just means you have no credibility
Unless you are a literal child the Affordable Care Act was passed in your lifetime. And Dems shut down the government to stop Trump removing subsidies last week
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Unless you are a literal child the Affordable Care Act was passed in your lifetime. And Dems shut down the government to stop Trump removing subsidies last week
It's notable a lot of the most successful narrative games recently have used stylized graphics. Gets you 'looks good' without 'graphical fidelity'
October 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It's notable a lot of the most successful narrative games recently have used stylized graphics. Gets you 'looks good' without 'graphical fidelity'
Suspect this is part of why the bits of BG3 that were on early access are the best by a mile. You can't substitute for that amount of free play testing and feedback
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Suspect this is part of why the bits of BG3 that were on early access are the best by a mile. You can't substitute for that amount of free play testing and feedback
I think there's a trick to maximizing how meaningful choices feel to players vs how much they change quests and things. Choosing to spare the brotherhood of steel, side with the NCR, etc feel like big choices because they impact the world of the game not just because they change quests
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I think there's a trick to maximizing how meaningful choices feel to players vs how much they change quests and things. Choosing to spare the brotherhood of steel, side with the NCR, etc feel like big choices because they impact the world of the game not just because they change quests
I don't see why it's considered such a big requirement, but I guess I was already playing crpgs before they had it, so I'm not the target audience
October 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I don't see why it's considered such a big requirement, but I guess I was already playing crpgs before they had it, so I'm not the target audience
Turns out most people really didn't care very much about quality but those who did were disproportionately represented in the industry
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Turns out most people really didn't care very much about quality but those who did were disproportionately represented in the industry
I imagine you don't want the best welding possible since being able to get out of it in an emergency is a priority. It needs to be just good enough to feel like it's strong
September 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I imagine you don't want the best welding possible since being able to get out of it in an emergency is a priority. It needs to be just good enough to feel like it's strong
Alternate history hub
September 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Alternate history hub
What even is a soul in 40K? Since with the necrons you can apparently have fully sentient beings without them. And blanks seem to have a negative effect on the warp rather than nothing at all
September 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What even is a soul in 40K? Since with the necrons you can apparently have fully sentient beings without them. And blanks seem to have a negative effect on the warp rather than nothing at all
Helpful vs unhelpful maybe
August 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Helpful vs unhelpful maybe
race is just so much more of a dominant issue in the US than the UK, its like, baked into how they see the world in an almost ontological way. Only thing that gets close in the UK is class. (e.g. is x food 'white' feels incoherent in UK, but ask if its 'posh' and everyone has opinons)
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
race is just so much more of a dominant issue in the US than the UK, its like, baked into how they see the world in an almost ontological way. Only thing that gets close in the UK is class. (e.g. is x food 'white' feels incoherent in UK, but ask if its 'posh' and everyone has opinons)
the rigidity thing has struck me when discussing poltiics as well. Americans seem far more likely to have commitments like Free Speech is Good. Which they profess strongly, while not really thinking about how the terms are defined and where that comes from
July 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
the rigidity thing has struck me when discussing poltiics as well. Americans seem far more likely to have commitments like Free Speech is Good. Which they profess strongly, while not really thinking about how the terms are defined and where that comes from
I think as an expat there's also the general fear that you are being taken advantage of due to not knowing the local culture. Like the people who buy overpriced tat from silk street market
July 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I think as an expat there's also the general fear that you are being taken advantage of due to not knowing the local culture. Like the people who buy overpriced tat from silk street market
Maybe representing people's wages as normalized by the local effective minimum wage would capture this better.
July 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Maybe representing people's wages as normalized by the local effective minimum wage would capture this better.
less awkwardly inserted asian philosophy
June 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
less awkwardly inserted asian philosophy
Most historical empires had competing military forces all the way through. Skirmishes between local Lords and central government, different local areas competing, etc. The historically unusual thing about modern western states is that these disputes have been adjudicated by courts mostly peacefully
June 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Most historical empires had competing military forces all the way through. Skirmishes between local Lords and central government, different local areas competing, etc. The historically unusual thing about modern western states is that these disputes have been adjudicated by courts mostly peacefully