Arhat
@arhat.bsky.social
Half tech/politics, half gaming and FFXIV nonsense. No, I will not be separating into two accounts to fix that.
I think that Dax would be the best teacher, simply by virtue of age and experience.
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I think that Dax would be the best teacher, simply by virtue of age and experience.
I don't think it'd be wrong to start with DS9 as another person said; it's a little bit darker at times and some seasons have a lot to do with capital-W War, which makes for very compelling storytelling. But I think TNG provides greater in-universe context for some of what happens in DS9.
December 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I don't think it'd be wrong to start with DS9 as another person said; it's a little bit darker at times and some seasons have a lot to do with capital-W War, which makes for very compelling storytelling. But I think TNG provides greater in-universe context for some of what happens in DS9.
I think the common wisdom I'd agree with is Next Generation as a starting point. The original series is good! but it's also very 1960s, lol.
Next Generation can be a little silly, especially at the start, but it grows into something really amazing really fast.
Next Generation can be a little silly, especially at the start, but it grows into something really amazing really fast.
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I think the common wisdom I'd agree with is Next Generation as a starting point. The original series is good! but it's also very 1960s, lol.
Next Generation can be a little silly, especially at the start, but it grows into something really amazing really fast.
Next Generation can be a little silly, especially at the start, but it grows into something really amazing really fast.
Okay somehow I completely missed the "except IV" part of your post until I hit "reply." Oops.
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Okay somehow I completely missed the "except IV" part of your post until I hit "reply." Oops.
I'd contend that IV also doesn't have a "main" villain in a similar fashion, but IV also has all the camp of the time travel silliness that kind of undercuts its seriousness.
I'll always have a soft spot for it because I grew up renting it from Blockbuster repeatedly, but it is a SILLY movie.
I'll always have a soft spot for it because I grew up renting it from Blockbuster repeatedly, but it is a SILLY movie.
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I'd contend that IV also doesn't have a "main" villain in a similar fashion, but IV also has all the camp of the time travel silliness that kind of undercuts its seriousness.
I'll always have a soft spot for it because I grew up renting it from Blockbuster repeatedly, but it is a SILLY movie.
I'll always have a soft spot for it because I grew up renting it from Blockbuster repeatedly, but it is a SILLY movie.
Two too tall travelers about to be shown where the BEST mud is.
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Two too tall travelers about to be shown where the BEST mud is.
I haven't sat down and played it yet, but that's only because it's sitting on my computer, waiting for the rainiest of days where I can sit down and lose myself in it the way I lost myself in the first one, marveling at the poignancy of the characters and their stories. Someday I'll really savor it.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I haven't sat down and played it yet, but that's only because it's sitting on my computer, waiting for the rainiest of days where I can sit down and lose myself in it the way I lost myself in the first one, marveling at the poignancy of the characters and their stories. Someday I'll really savor it.
I still remember the first time I saw it.
20% of my brain: "Wow, what an overcomplicated gimmick."
The other 80%: "THAT'S SO COOOOOOL"
20% of my brain: "Wow, what an overcomplicated gimmick."
The other 80%: "THAT'S SO COOOOOOL"
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I still remember the first time I saw it.
20% of my brain: "Wow, what an overcomplicated gimmick."
The other 80%: "THAT'S SO COOOOOOL"
20% of my brain: "Wow, what an overcomplicated gimmick."
The other 80%: "THAT'S SO COOOOOOL"
*she has been talking for 43 minutes about proper firearm construction and maintenance without pausing*
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
*she has been talking for 43 minutes about proper firearm construction and maintenance without pausing*
Love that treatment of the airship. Such a cool card and surprisingly tricksy-viable in Arena BO1 where I've been playing it. Having 8 and then sacrificing one in response to a board wipe so the other 7 dodge it is some real chef-kiss-perfect stuff XD
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Love that treatment of the airship. Such a cool card and surprisingly tricksy-viable in Arena BO1 where I've been playing it. Having 8 and then sacrificing one in response to a board wipe so the other 7 dodge it is some real chef-kiss-perfect stuff XD
Legends & Lattes is one of my favorite books of the last decade or so. It was exactly what I needed at a tough time in my life; I hope you enjoy it.
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Legends & Lattes is one of my favorite books of the last decade or so. It was exactly what I needed at a tough time in my life; I hope you enjoy it.
GW2 has some of the best "get lost and explore" maps in all of MMOs IMO.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
GW2 has some of the best "get lost and explore" maps in all of MMOs IMO.
It's not that bad. If you want to absolutely-perfect-top-DPS, many builds have a fair bit of mentally remembering cooldown timers as you switch between kits, but there are tons of viable builds that are way less intense if you don't want to do that work (I don't, lol).
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's not that bad. If you want to absolutely-perfect-top-DPS, many builds have a fair bit of mentally remembering cooldown timers as you switch between kits, but there are tons of viable builds that are way less intense if you don't want to do that work (I don't, lol).
It's almost a great post all on its own, lol.
"Shit dude, games. Video games!"
"Shit dude, games. Video games!"
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It's almost a great post all on its own, lol.
"Shit dude, games. Video games!"
"Shit dude, games. Video games!"
I heard about this one a few months ago and I am incredibly excited to read it! Grats on the review and I'll be counting the days, lol
December 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I heard about this one a few months ago and I am incredibly excited to read it! Grats on the review and I'll be counting the days, lol
That's honestly really cool.
I'd be genuinely interested in seeing their decklists, not to make fun of them, but just to see what the unique meta of a prison is like, lol
I'd be genuinely interested in seeing their decklists, not to make fun of them, but just to see what the unique meta of a prison is like, lol
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
That's honestly really cool.
I'd be genuinely interested in seeing their decklists, not to make fun of them, but just to see what the unique meta of a prison is like, lol
I'd be genuinely interested in seeing their decklists, not to make fun of them, but just to see what the unique meta of a prison is like, lol
I really like how this design feels like a natural mid-point between the TOS/movie era ship designs and the newer style of the TNG designs.
It's not always easy to backfill a "missing link" between designs, but this one truly feels like half Enterprise-A, half Enterprise-D.
It's not always easy to backfill a "missing link" between designs, but this one truly feels like half Enterprise-A, half Enterprise-D.
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I really like how this design feels like a natural mid-point between the TOS/movie era ship designs and the newer style of the TNG designs.
It's not always easy to backfill a "missing link" between designs, but this one truly feels like half Enterprise-A, half Enterprise-D.
It's not always easy to backfill a "missing link" between designs, but this one truly feels like half Enterprise-A, half Enterprise-D.
she's getting too powerful
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
she's getting too powerful
I feel like "14 Ominous Lobsters" is a college town indie band that's like only popular in the state they're from and their songs are full of deeply cursed existentialism.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I feel like "14 Ominous Lobsters" is a college town indie band that's like only popular in the state they're from and their songs are full of deeply cursed existentialism.
Actually when I think about it, it might not even be for those. There's a chance it's actually an optimization for Arena -- part of the justification for the ban of Cauldron Familiar back in 2020 was that "the number of triggers generated [...] can be cumbersome for both players in digital play." 🤔
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Actually when I think about it, it might not even be for those. There's a chance it's actually an optimization for Arena -- part of the justification for the ban of Cauldron Familiar back in 2020 was that "the number of triggers generated [...] can be cumbersome for both players in digital play." 🤔