Just something from one of the creators of a game that I love. The podcast episode linked was great too of you want to hear the perspective from the people who made your games your come back to.
Mother 2 is the best game of all time and if you disagree, Ness’ bat would like to have a word with you. Paula will pray for whatever is left of your soul when he is done.
Nintendo digitally re-released the original strategy guide awhile back, but I think my copy is faulty because I can’t smell the scratch and sniffs…
I just got ghosted by the girl I was talking to, I want to find another girl to talk to. This girl and I met at the gym, but I don’t want to be the guy that goes to the gym just to meet girls. I mean sure there’s the bar and Tinder, but I want a real relationship. I mean, I guess it’ll come to me.
This isn’t the most practical advice but here it goes: Live your life, chase your passions, find community, volunteer your abilities, and work on fulfilling yourself. Along the way, keep an eye out for other lonely souls. At least this way, you’re more likely to be starting from some sort of common ground.
If you’re a bit of a black sheep locally, it can also really help (in a multitude of ways) to move somewhere that you fit in better. It’s unfortunate but true, at least in my observations.
The taiga has been burning for years due to climate change. Some of these fires are nonstop, with so-called ghost fires burning underground through the winter that reignite into bigger fires when it gets dry. Siberia has had it the worst. I wonder if this is related. I would think it probably is.
It is noteworthy that the mayor of Bratsk (Irkutsk region) has already stated that “in all cases, fires are handmade, everywhere the human factor.” In all likelihood, the season of kebabs with alcohol in nature gave a new impetus to the elements. In some settlements, the fire was close to multi-storey buildings.
This could be a possibility too, although I don’t know whether the statement is in earnest or coming from a climate-denial perspective like you hear in the US and Canada. Hopefully the former. Is anyone familiar with the mayor, by any chance?
I lost some plants to cold snaps earlier in spring, after my losses during winter hardening. But the survivors are doing well, and most of the perennial garden plants are growing once again.
I’ve also had a lot of losses to the wildlife. I’m not sure if it’s because they are hungry, because they tend to cut the plants off at the base and not eat any of it. Maybe they don’t like my garden. Maybe they don’t like me? Either way, they eat plenty of the harvest, and they aren’t doing themselves any favors by biting the hand that feeds!
All-in-all, I am very pleased with the progress of the garden this year. At this rate, it should be substantial within 2-3 more years. The goal is a permaculture system so seeing the perennials doing well is a good sign. The soil is also slowly improving, although it has taken a lot of work and amendments. Hopefully I can get the plants well-established before the world gets too crazy. Then it’s up to them to try and adapt.
I wonder how much time that gives me? I feel like I’m going to be cutting it close. I don’t want to let me plants down. They deserve the best start I can give them heading into the pyrocene. 🥲
I’m not saying this explains all of it, but there is a lot more resistance to the mainstream culture now than in previous decades. That culture is the continuation of Roman Imperialism which is where shaving the face is adopted from. This was in contrast to other societies such as the Greeks and Vandals.
Of course not everyone wearing a beard is counter-culture, but the counter-culture is currently strong enough to influence acceptable trends. Looking like Zuck isn’t cool anymore. I would say this trend started many years ago with the hipsters, and has steadily expanded beyond that group.
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?
HR is not your friend, but unless your colleague is C-level, HR probably isn’t their friend either. Just be mindful of workplace politics - but their behavior is not just toxic, it’s radioactive.
If you wanted to take it a step further, you might consider getting a bill for therapy sessions to support a lawsuit. You should probably seek out counsel if you go down that avenue, though.
BG3 will feel like an entirely complete game on its own. It is in the same world and has some recurring characters, but the game is designed for newcomers so they don’t assume that you know the characters and history.
For those who have played BG1/2, it starts off feeling more like a spiritual successor imo. But eventually you see how it all actually fits, and it fits very nicely. But that’s more of a bonus for return visitors to the Forgotten Realms because the game stands just fine on its own.
“The fact that renewable energy is failing to decarbonize the electricity sector may surprise many readers accustomed to breathless reports of the rapid growth of renewable energy around the world. What Christophers means by this, though, is that while renewable energy is growing rapidly in many places, these increases are not...
Yeah it was fun in the beginning, after all who never thought about being transported to another world where you ate a big hero with swords and magic?...
That’s a tougher question. My guess is that it is serving as wish fulfillment through power fantasy. That sort of appeal can be more addictive for those it satisfies, I think.
The person I am talking about is Dr. Palaniappan Manickam aka Dr. Pal, a board-certified gastroenterologist from Sacramento, California, who is also a YouTuber. He’s created various videos targeting Indian netizens, most of which are decent, but not without adding his own twist of misinformation, that are considered...
I think they can probably be held liable if damages can be proven and litigation is initiated through the US court system, but that is a big undertaking.
YouTube has some algorithms set up to remove content that it believes is highly likely to lead to trouble for itself. They are legally compelled to not host certain types of content, but most removed content is not in this category and is instead removed for business/political/optics reasons. The algorithms are primed for moderating western content because that is where YouTube expects these legal/political risks to come from.
In other words it is a very leaky net and there is no serious desire to make it airtight because it’s not a matter of mandatory regulation, it’s a matter of risk management. (If it were regulatory then the platform wouldn’t realistically be able to exist in the form that it does.)
Because other countries can’t respond appropriately unless they are aware. China would rather not be attacked, than wait to be attacked to reveal its capabilities.
I’ve been very busy this month, but there’s not much to report here: The world outside my window tells me everything is relatively normal, even though the world inside my screen reveals that is not so. Meanwhile I’m just chugging along and trying to take care of the plants.
Saw this skinwalker yesterday and can't really get over it (lemmy.ca)
Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes (abcnews.go.com)
24 years later, Warren Spector offers more details about Deus Ex's cut 'Denver airport conspiracy' mission that was 'so crazy no one would believe it' (www.pcgamer.com)
Just something from one of the creators of a game that I love. The podcast episode linked was great too of you want to hear the perspective from the people who made your games your come back to.
Let's discuss: Earthbound / Mother (beehaw.org)
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
Advice on finding a partner?
I just got ghosted by the girl I was talking to, I want to find another girl to talk to. This girl and I met at the gym, but I don’t want to be the guy that goes to the gym just to meet girls. I mean sure there’s the bar and Tinder, but I want a real relationship. I mean, I guess it’ll come to me.
Russia is on fire: forests and houses are burning en masse in Siberia, urgent evacuation has begun (www-dialog-ua.translate.goog)
Original source (Russian): https://www.dialog.ua/russia/294463_1715001369
Monthly observations thread May 2024
Why are many men growing beards again ? (lemmy.ml)
Yesterday I passed a barbershop and saw ads on their wall outside of men with beards and short hair. It is a revival or saving electricity ?
Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China (www.cnn.com)
Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?
A colleague sent a video of a murder at work today and I'm still seething. What rights do I have? (UK)
It’s already well known at work that I don’t just not like gore videos but that I hate them and actively avoid them....
Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two (www.eurogamer.net)
Why do people hear their names being called in the woods? (www.livescience.com)
Much ado about "nothing" - Xe Iaso (==Goodbye NixOS) (xeiaso.net)
discourse.nixos.org/t/…/44236...
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized (www.vox.com)
Can Wind and Solar Solve Climate Change? (foreignpolicy.com)
“The fact that renewable energy is failing to decarbonize the electricity sector may surprise many readers accustomed to breathless reports of the rapid growth of renewable energy around the world. What Christophers means by this, though, is that while renewable energy is growing rapidly in many places, these increases are not...
Am I the only one who's sick of the isekai?
Yeah it was fun in the beginning, after all who never thought about being transported to another world where you ate a big hero with swords and magic?...
What is the next "big thing"?
Right now it seems like its "A.I.". Still big now are the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Recently we had COVID 19....
Medical practitioner influencers who are spreading FUD and pseudo-science, can they be held liable in the USA? Do platforms they're on have no obligation to protect users from such harm?
The person I am talking about is Dr. Palaniappan Manickam aka Dr. Pal, a board-certified gastroenterologist from Sacramento, California, who is also a YouTuber. He’s created various videos targeting Indian netizens, most of which are decent, but not without adding his own twist of misinformation, that are considered...
Chinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60,000 times with new detection method: study (www.scmp.com)
archive.is/4LbGN
Yes, Social Media Really Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illness (www.afterbabel.com)
Monthly observations thread April 2024