Arete Zayin
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Arete Zayin
@aretezayin.bsky.social
The smartest man to ever put a paperclip in an electrical socket.

(he/they)
"Jesus wept. Jerb 3:16"
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Double frustrating when they have a different type of device. I don't know how an iPhone works, why are you asking me?
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That's why I use my Kirkland brand Spit-Second Skillet. The instant pots pressure cooker technology paired with hibachi-esque showmanship flare that no half made and mismatched apartment kitchen should be without.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Not to viking-blame but did you see how Britania was ruling those waves? They were basically axing for it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Yes, but what is the Dark Souls of 90s Sonic games?
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
But then the dark side whispers, "Buy the dip..."
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Slamilton is peak art. share.google/3A2oUderXxTj...
Slamilton, by Psynwav
26 track album
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November 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Aye, but the lady doth protest too much!
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I expect my opinion will change as I get more time with it. I feel very "This is different and therefore bad" which is not a good attitude to take. As qualitative gamefeel so far though, I feel constrained rather than enriched by the changes.
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's basically just a completely different game from 4. They took the overcomplicated Victoria 3 economy and transplanted it into an era where that doesn't make sense as a historical model for the first half of it. Feels like the average of CK3 and Vic3 rather than the "Yes... and!" of EU4.
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I have a gaming PC capable of slaying a minor deity and it still locks up at speed 5 sometimes. It makes the time between major events drag on forever.
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It certainly wasn't made for that, but as with all capitalist products, it is a goal on the board for consideration. TBH I'm not jiving with the changes much yet. But that is probably just conditioning and I'll adjust. I haven't managed to make it past 1370 yet because I keep switching around.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It feels cramped to me and a lot of screen real estate is taken up but not always relevant data. How they expect normies to play this, I have no idea.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Looks like it's Quora. share.google/Ooa3o0ynJVM9...
Doyen Rainey
Director of Health Professions Advising, UT Dallas.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Sorry to flaunt my "friendless and painfully unfunny" privilege... But I am so glad I missed the twitter bus before the 21st century got thrown under it.
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is something very dark side about the upvote being blue. Uncanny valley of UI design.
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I expect it's like that specifically to fuck with people and force them to at least try their garbage AI that no one wants or needs. They can't force us to use it by being quality so the dev over at MS can think, "What are they going to do? Switch to Linux?"

Enshitification by direct CTRL.
October 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
One of the beautiful things about this campaign is it's over before it even started. The zeitgeist is with you so hard and so totally that it blows my mind you aren't running unopposed at this point.
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM