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Comment on I made a tool to generate AI powered recaps of TTRPG sessions in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI feel like we have this same conversation every time a terrible person dies. Can't we accept that people can simultaneously be against violence in principle, while also accepting that in this...I feel like we have this same conversation every time a terrible person dies.
Can't we accept that people can simultaneously be against violence in principle, while also accepting that in this specific case people like that a terrible person is no longer doing his usual terrible things?
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentHe was pretty supportive of the genocide in Palestine.He was pretty supportive of the genocide in Palestine.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt's incredible how easily his own words are encouraging people to make light of his death. "I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of...It's incredible how easily his own words are encouraging people to make light of his death.
"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage."
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"Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation...What age should you start to see public executions?"
seem like such perfect setups, that I almost didn't believe them at first.
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Comment on The CRPG Book in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentOriginally a CRPG was just any RPG played on a computer, so it's technically a really wide category. I'd say FTL is closer to a real time strategy game than an RPG though.Originally a CRPG was just any RPG played on a computer, so it's technically a really wide category.
I'd say FTL is closer to a real time strategy game than an RPG though.
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Comment on Looking for some video game suggestions based off some specific parameters in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI 2nd this recommendation (or it's sequel Fights in Knight Spaces) I also really liked "Cobalt Core" as another deck builderI 2nd this recommendation (or it's sequel Fights in Knight Spaces)
I also really liked "Cobalt Core" as another deck builder
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Comment on ‘Call of Duty’ movie in the works under major Paramount Skydance, Microsoft’s Activision pact in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkI feel like you could take any random script about a bunch of special forces guys saving the world, and slap the Call of Duty logo on it.I feel like you could take any random script about a bunch of special forces guys saving the world, and slap the Call of Duty logo on it.
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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkNever played WoW, but way back when Ultima Online was pretty new, I only ever played it on private shards. (Shout out to "The Alter Realm") I just kind of assumed Orgin was cool with it, but now...Never played WoW, but way back when Ultima Online was pretty new, I only ever played it on private shards. (Shout out to "The Alter Realm")
I just kind of assumed Orgin was cool with it, but now I'm not sure.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentFor me it was the disks that came with PC Gamer magazineFor me it was the disks that came with PC Gamer magazine
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI was just thinking the other day, how there were all these games where I played the shareware or the demo over and over again, but never actually played the full game. Excited to maybe take a...I was just thinking the other day, how there were all these games where I played the shareware or the demo over and over again, but never actually played the full game.
Excited to maybe take a crack at what comes next for The Duke.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: Voting topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkChrono Trigger (5) The Secret of Monkey Island (5) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (5) Duke Nukem 3D (5)Chrono Trigger (5)
The Secret of Monkey Island (5)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (5)
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Comment on Tildes' Colossal Game Adventure: Inauguration and nominations in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentUnlink is a game I want to like because I love the idea and the general presentation. But I always find the actual process of playing it kind of boring.Unlink is a game I want to like because I love the idea and the general presentation. But I always find the actual process of playing it kind of boring.
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Comment on Retro Video Game Club brainstorming and planning topic in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkCam I get my name in the mix for whenever this starts upCam I get my name in the mix for whenever this starts up
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Comment on Ed Zitron: How to argue with an AI booster in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI don't understand what these quotes are saying. What was it supposed to do? What was the deception? Who was it lying to?I don't understand what these quotes are saying. What was it supposed to do? What was the deception? Who was it lying to?
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Comment on The precarious "economy” of Fallout: New Vegas in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentMy thumb nails have text on them, so it was pretty easy. Two pictures and two phrases made it easy to come up with ebough combinations.My thumb nails have text on them, so it was pretty easy. Two pictures and two phrases made it easy to come up with ebough combinations.
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Comment on The precarious "economy” of Fallout: New Vegas in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt actually bases it off watch time. So a click bait thumbnail that gets people to click the video, isn't really worth anything if they quickly move on to something else. But an option that gets...It actually bases it off watch time.
So a click bait thumbnail that gets people to click the video, isn't really worth anything if they quickly move on to something else. But an option that gets less clicks but the people that do click stick around for, is scored higher.
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Comment on The precarious "economy” of Fallout: New Vegas in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI tried this for the first time on my latest video. I was happy with it, but it wasn't doing so great, (I think due to niche appeal and maybe being too long). I gave it two more thumbnails to try...I tried this for the first time on my latest video.
I was happy with it, but it wasn't doing so great, (I think due to niche appeal and maybe being too long). I gave it two more thumbnails to try and got a small but noticeable bump in views. My first choice was still the most popular at 38% but there was another that was almost as successful.
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Comment on Do you play games in a play by email format, and if so what are you favorite games? in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentNo gazillionare. I think the version I had capped out after a certain number of turns and you could only use one set of planets.No gazillionare. I think the version I had capped out after a certain number of turns and you could only use one set of planets.
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Comment on Do you play games in a play by email format, and if so what are you favorite games? in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkWhen I graduated University a bunch of us kept up a Risk Gane through a Facebook app. Risk is definitely a game that lends itself to this sort of gameplay. But it wasn't that fun when a week or...When I graduated University a bunch of us kept up a Risk Gane through a Facebook app.
Risk is definitely a game that lends itself to this sort of gameplay. But it wasn't that fun when a week or two might go by between turns, then a turn might be attacking one country.
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Comment on Do you play games in a play by email format, and if so what are you favorite games? in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI had the demo of this decades ago. I didn't even realize that was an option.I had the demo of this decades ago. I didn't even realize that was an option.
I tried doing this one using premire pro's auto captions pasted into chatGPT. Then told it to summarize in the tone of a fantasy novel.
It couldn't do a whole session at once, but the sections came out ok. But I got a lot of passages like:
"With a final fireball, the powerful wizard killed the evil lich. The heroes began searching the room, bravely checking for dangerous traps. The search was rewarded with a powerful magic sword. The heros cleverly discussed how to unlock the sword's true potential. Would it be given to the fighter or sold for money. The players shrewedly looked up the rules to removing an enchantment from one weapon and transferring it to another. At last a wise decision was reached. They would hang on to the sword for now and make a decision at a later time."