Can you acquire a gun that shoots more guns?
Yesss!!
Fantastic news. Now Whoopi Goldberg can play.
Agreed. It feels like a bunch of people broadcasting to the void with megaphones. Threaded forums are 100x better
I’m from the area. Another “fun” fact I saw on KGW News this morning:
The six hottest August overnight lows have all been in 2021-2023. Last night’s tied the 73 record for the day. The hottest low ever was during the 2021 heat dome where it only got down to 75 overnight (in June)
Battlestar Galactica (the reboot
Thanks for reminding me. I need to re-watch that sometime.
Good. I remember it being shitty when I was forced to use it at a company a couple years ago
When you run out of newer TV shows and movies to watch, what are old favorites you go back to?
What holds up to re-watches?
I’m just here for the thumbnail
Extreme weather fuelled by climate crisis and bacterial disease have led to ‘dramatic decline’ in orange crops
Industry figures said US orange production would reach its lowest level for more than a century.
The priorities on this planet are bizarre. They’re spending 480,000 hours investigating people for trying to… protect what we have left? 🤦♂️
That’s a paddlin’
“ human civilization will achieve a steady-state economy one way or another. Either we will plan for it and execute a plan that takes us as a global society on average down to a fraction of what we consume today. Or, nature will take its course and we will collapse down to a steady-state level of consumption”
This isn't unique to video games*. It can happen with anything that you spend a ton of time on, and either burn out on or start to develop more refined taste in. I've had it happen with:
- novels
- board games
- movies
- people
You start to see patterns, tropes, or just plain get burnt out on something. It's a sign you either need to take a break, or that your tastes have simply become refined enough that you require a higher bar to find something interesting.
I'm in my 40s and definitely don't play games as much as I used to. But there are still times I get sucked in and have a great time. Most recent example: Cosmoteer, a spaceship building game with loads of freedom and creativity. I'm also looking forward to the Factorio DLC and the Dyson Sphere Program combat update.
Edit: case in point that I can still get excited about games: I finally tried Shadows of Doubt and, wow, what an interesting game. It's like a Deus Ex shadowy sneak-around world with detailed voxel simulation.
* though the enshittification phenomenon is a real thing, and why people should play more indie games
I celebrated my 5th anniversary of being vegan yesterday. I didn’t originally start doing it for climate reasons, but I know the meat and dairy industries are huge sources of pollution so I’m glad I’m on it.
Fuck Amazon's shipping process -- I finally ordered from one of the "little guys"!
It seems like over the last year or so, Amazon has made the calculation that they can save 10 cents on not packing things properly, and only 0.1% of customers will be bothered enough to return the item\*.
For many basic consumer goods, like a new spatula or something, it doesn't matter. But when I'm spending $40, $60, $70 on a nice hobby RPG book or a board game, it sucks to have it arrive with all the corners smashed in.
So I finally ordered my most recent core rulebook from a random FLGS in another state. And... it arrived beautifully packed and without damage!
This may not be an earth-shattering revelation for many people; however, it sure felt good to me to take a small stand. :-D
Incidentally, I spent \~$7 more overall on the purchase. But for me it was totally worth it.
\* made-up numbers; I don't know the actual ones
What do people think of Shadowdark?
It's a new system whose Kickstarter raised $1.3 million since February. I'm curious about it but would like to hear more people's thoughts.
Some background material:
Shadowdark Fixes Everything Wrong with D&D 5e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyaEk0O3Yy0
Publisher's site, where you can download a free quickstart set of PDFs https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark
The weather will never be normal again
Opinion essay by the author who wrote The Uninhabitable Earth
Any tips for the final boss of the Kor Dragan Stronghold in Diablo 4?
a buddy and I have been getting close, but keep failing to achieve it
Have you watched the new, 6th season of Black Mirror yet?
If so, which was the standout episode for you?