sunflower sea star
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I complain about that
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I complain about that
Wormtongue Consulting
December 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Wormtongue Consulting
Yeah I guess range probably isn't the right word, missiles can hit targets way over the horizon. The advantage of a railgun would be that there's no interception window
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Yeah I guess range probably isn't the right word, missiles can hit targets way over the horizon. The advantage of a railgun would be that there's no interception window
by dumping an arbitrary anount of energy into an extremely light projectile
of course the hard part is actually figuring out how to do that in a way that's not horribly energy inefficient and doesn't destroy the projectile or rail
of course the hard part is actually figuring out how to do that in a way that's not horribly energy inefficient and doesn't destroy the projectile or rail
December 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
by dumping an arbitrary anount of energy into an extremely light projectile
of course the hard part is actually figuring out how to do that in a way that's not horribly energy inefficient and doesn't destroy the projectile or rail
of course the hard part is actually figuring out how to do that in a way that's not horribly energy inefficient and doesn't destroy the projectile or rail
Legalize involuntary human medical experimentation on him and only him
December 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Legalize involuntary human medical experimentation on him and only him
Contingency doesn't mean "stuff just randomly happens for no reason", it means events are dependent on a million different known and unknown variables, which white Southerners being extremely racist is just one of
December 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Contingency doesn't mean "stuff just randomly happens for no reason", it means events are dependent on a million different known and unknown variables, which white Southerners being extremely racist is just one of
Don't really get why you're flipping out over this, seeing your similar replies to other people saying the same thing. Kinda weird
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Don't really get why you're flipping out over this, seeing your similar replies to other people saying the same thing. Kinda weird
It's probably safe to say that Commissar Weiss didn't want to telegraph that she's killing an extremely politically sensitive story
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It's probably safe to say that Commissar Weiss didn't want to telegraph that she's killing an extremely politically sensitive story
you have clearly never worked with HAC-OLY in your life if you think you can get 0.0001' megamolar precision
December 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
you have clearly never worked with HAC-OLY in your life if you think you can get 0.0001' megamolar precision
In my utopia I would require, at minimum, a panel of psychologists to sign off on and a waiting period of 6 months for any cosmetic procedure that isn't correcting anything 'real' (ie deformities, scarring, aging, gender dysphoria, mastectomies, etc; not "my nose isn't Aryan enough")
December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In my utopia I would require, at minimum, a panel of psychologists to sign off on and a waiting period of 6 months for any cosmetic procedure that isn't correcting anything 'real' (ie deformities, scarring, aging, gender dysphoria, mastectomies, etc; not "my nose isn't Aryan enough")
Hot take, but nah fuck that, horrifying and/or arbitrary "beauty" standards are a contagious disease, and the people getting these procedures and the doctors performing them are commiting a moral wrong of some nonzero degree
December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hot take, but nah fuck that, horrifying and/or arbitrary "beauty" standards are a contagious disease, and the people getting these procedures and the doctors performing them are commiting a moral wrong of some nonzero degree
I'm talking about random NPCs. The PCs being free agents who go around genociding goblins is normally the thing that makes them unique. I don't think there's a single NPC in BG3 who's identifiably a peasant, which is insane
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm talking about random NPCs. The PCs being free agents who go around genociding goblins is normally the thing that makes them unique. I don't think there's a single NPC in BG3 who's identifiably a peasant, which is insane
I knew seagulls were vicious bastards but geez
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I knew seagulls were vicious bastards but geez
the B stands for Boomerang
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
the B stands for Boomerang
BG3 is a good example of what I'm thinking of. There's no real sense of what place of most of the NPCs have in the social hierarchy. Everyone's seemingly a modern middle class professional with the complete independence to go anywhere and do whatever they want
December 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
BG3 is a good example of what I'm thinking of. There's no real sense of what place of most of the NPCs have in the social hierarchy. Everyone's seemingly a modern middle class professional with the complete independence to go anywhere and do whatever they want
My point is just that it's annoying when medieval fantasy settings have the superficial pretense of GoT-esque "medieval" pseudorealism with intrigue and tyrannical nobles and so on, but fail to support that. Basically the exact opposite kind of fantasy you're talking about
December 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My point is just that it's annoying when medieval fantasy settings have the superficial pretense of GoT-esque "medieval" pseudorealism with intrigue and tyrannical nobles and so on, but fail to support that. Basically the exact opposite kind of fantasy you're talking about
that's what I meant, like you still have the standard pseudo medieval technological base, but widespread magic means the average person gets to chill in the tavern after their shift at the magic sword factory instead of being a subsistence farmer
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
that's what I meant, like you still have the standard pseudo medieval technological base, but widespread magic means the average person gets to chill in the tavern after their shift at the magic sword factory instead of being a subsistence farmer
the kind of modern moral norms I had in mind are like, "people being treated as individuals with autonomy outside their family" or "no one really cares about religion" which are just as incongruous as republics, not like, "no one cares that the king of Elf France is gay" or whatever
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
the kind of modern moral norms I had in mind are like, "people being treated as individuals with autonomy outside their family" or "no one really cares about religion" which are just as incongruous as republics, not like, "no one cares that the king of Elf France is gay" or whatever
A post-industrial fantasy world with contemporary political and social concerns but got there with magic instead of the steam engine would a neat idea, but I can't think of a single actual example of that (and no, Eberron definitely doesn't count)
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A post-industrial fantasy world with contemporary political and social concerns but got there with magic instead of the steam engine would a neat idea, but I can't think of a single actual example of that (and no, Eberron definitely doesn't count)
My problem with it is 99% of the time, they pretend they're not doing that (and that's if it's even intentional). It's the most obvious with their political systems, which are *always* kingdoms, tribes, and the occasional oligarchic city state
December 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My problem with it is 99% of the time, they pretend they're not doing that (and that's if it's even intentional). It's the most obvious with their political systems, which are *always* kingdoms, tribes, and the occasional oligarchic city state
looked up this guy and jesus christ
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
looked up this guy and jesus christ
what is it like being incapable of seeing other human lives as anything other than tools or obstacles?
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
what is it like being incapable of seeing other human lives as anything other than tools or obstacles?
you know, I think this would be a more than fair compromise if this guy really wants rapists to walk free
December 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
you know, I think this would be a more than fair compromise if this guy really wants rapists to walk free
a lot stuff in biology works on the "you turn the thing on by turning off the thing that keeps turning off the thing you want to to turn on" principle
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
a lot stuff in biology works on the "you turn the thing on by turning off the thing that keeps turning off the thing you want to to turn on" principle