But I will be going out on a limb and predict this one is not going to be the Jennifer English GOTY this year. We'll see how (and when?) Tides of Annihilation will do.
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But I will be going out on a limb and predict this one is not going to be the Jennifer English GOTY this year. We'll see how (and when?) Tides of Annihilation will do.
It costs 30€ instead of the now-standard 70€. So take that into account as well and adjust expectations.
On audio, I turned everything but dialogue down, and it seems that only goes for actual cut scenes? I feel when Aeta talks to herself/the player that might be part of the "effects"-track? So I barely understand what she says. Or the enemies for that matter.
Only played the first hour or so yesterday, so can't say anything about the narrative yet, but it's rough to play.
The controls are wonky, the animations are wonky, the menu is terrible to navigate on controller (PS5). Sound is badly mixed.
Each one of those is somewhat nitpicky, but all together?
You should really be expecting that the next 20-30 years will look like 18th century great-power politics with 21st century climate changes.
do not sit in the sun. remain at least ninety million miles away from it at all times
can this be a solution?
what happened here is pretty obvious. president "buys wrong size shoes" trump determined that it can only good happen, and literally everyone in the admin went along with that because saying otherwise - that Iran could credibly fight - would be politically incorrect and get you fired.
A striking feature of Trump and his team is: they somehow imagine a world in which they are the only actors, only ones with power, and whether it's Tehran or Minneapolis are surprised when it turns out others do. There are many kinds of power and many nations with power.
These guys fundamentally don't see their victims as people but objects they can manipulate according to their whims, and are absolutely fucking baffled and enraged when the object malfunctions by saying "no" or using a drone to fight back.
The emerging cases of AI psychosis have shown that all it takes to drive some people completely insane is to put them in contact with a sycophantic chatbot who always agrees with them.
Now, what does that tell us about billionaire CEOs surrounded by sycophantic people who always agree with them?
”Why not to play stage-game best response in a repeated game”
shades of him thinking “asylum” means “people in actual insane asylums” and being so bubble wrapped that no one will privately correct him to keep him from sounding like a jackass
“Convince the world to abandon books and then sell them intelligence” is a Saturday cartoon villain plot, and yet.
I'm not happy with the preview image showing Kirk, who is cool don't get me wrong.
But I was praising Lucy Darling, wasn't I?
So take his longer one that also has her in the thumbnail.
youtu.be/rLEQixR1y5I?...
Mit dieser Begründung könnte Weimer die DNB auch gleich ganz abschaffen. Es gibt sehr gute Gründe, warum dies nicht passieren sollte. Der Kulturminister, der das materielle Kulturerbe der Nation abschaffen will, sollte dringend seinen Hut nehmen.
He had this exact position before her. It's a nonsense appointment and has been before.
I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...
The almighty algorithm has blessed me this week by showing me that Lucy Darling exists. I have been scrolling through for the last two days. How delightful.
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Screenshot of a Tweet by @TheChiefNerd inclusing an interview with Sam Altman. The text in the Tweet says: SAM ALTMAN: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”
The whole "AI" industry is just based on the hope that they can deskill people fast enough that they'll have to rent back cognitive support systems. Forever.
It's like Uber. Just that they don't try to break existing transportation infrastructures but your brain.
Terry Pratchett in a blue jacket and Akubra hat holding a young owl for release.
Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️
As always, essential reading from @vermontgmg.bsky.social
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” –Dwight D. Eisenhower
If a leader can't guarantee the "life and safety" of competitors, surely the country is now qualified to host a major sporting event?
Regierung schreibt wegen der Ölkrise Tempo 130 vor? Hilft der AfD. Gibt Ölreserven frei? Hilft der AfD. Gibt keine Ölreserven frei? Hilft der AfD. Ruft zum Spritsparen auf? Hilft der AfD.
"Man muss jene, die die Demokratie zerstören wollen, ernst nehmen. Es sind nicht bloß harmlose Spinner, die zu Hause vor ihren Computern sitzen und ins Internet schreien. Es sind einflussreiche, mächtige Ideologen, die immer weniger Hehl daraus machen, was ihre Absichten sind."
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not much feels funny this morning, but this & the stargate proposal at least are making me laugh as I psych myself up to face another day
The funniest (?) part of all of this, as someone just pointed out, is that I actually saw the original like 3 times and scrolled past it like "okay it's dumb but it's not FUNNY" and then I finally realized someone posted that shit in earnest.
an AI generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and mocking a diagram that originally showed trucks going across the land, but now I've put two stargates there instead
can this be a solution
A google maps view of the area around the Strait of Hormuz, with crude markup showing the 4 steps to successfully clearing the strait: 1. Build up speed 2. Hit Trampoline 3. Cool backflip 4. Nail the landing The boat is illustrated using a clip art yacht, and the trampoline is also just kind of floating there.
wait. wait. everyone hold on. i've solved it
"preemptive retalitory de-escalation action" is pretty good.
In terms of wording not actual meaning. Or "meaning".