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  1. Comment on Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven | Release date trailer – 28th October 2025 in ~games

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    Stares awkwardly at his re-write Chinese history campaigns in EU3, EU4, Vicky2, Vicky3... yes indeed... (I need to learn HoI but I figure the upcoming Asia DLC might be the time to do it). In my...

    Stares awkwardly at his re-write Chinese history campaigns in EU3, EU4, Vicky2, Vicky3... yes indeed... (I need to learn HoI but I figure the upcoming Asia DLC might be the time to do it). In my defence these are all post medieval games, when I really want to play as Han to Yuan China most!

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven | Release date trailer – 28th October 2025 in ~games

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    This is going to be buggy as hell at launch but I am still SO EXCITED. As a Chinese history buff, the number of strategy games where you get to play in East Asia is already very limited. The...

    This is going to be buggy as hell at launch but I am still SO EXCITED. As a Chinese history buff, the number of strategy games where you get to play in East Asia is already very limited. The amount of games that let you play in East Asia AND interact with the West? Almost none (civ with modded maps and... Not much else?). Now my favourite grand strategy game is adding my dream scenario. I couldn't be happier!!

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Devil May Fly - WIP fighter jet parry in ~games

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    Alright, the caffeine set in and I realized I have to go to a specific subject to post a topic, lol. This looks amazing - I love the lighthearted approach to jet fighting with grappling hooks and...

    Alright, the caffeine set in and I realized I have to go to a specific subject to post a topic, lol.

    This looks amazing - I love the lighthearted approach to jet fighting with grappling hooks and jet parries.
    Here's the steam page:
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639060/DELIVERY_MUST_COMPLETE/

    Seems like one guy working on this, which makes it even more impressive! I hope he goes with Devil May Fly for the official steam name - way better pun title than DELIVERY MUST COMPLETE

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Okay, for the life of me I can't find the post a new topic button on desktop which makes me feel old as hell - so... This isn't out yet but it looks incredible and the type of indie hilarity I...

    Okay, for the life of me I can't find the post a new topic button on desktop which makes me feel old as hell - so...

    This isn't out yet but it looks incredible and the type of indie hilarity I feel Tildes would love:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5dYcRvxF7k
    Devil May Fly is a great pun name, I hope he formally replaces the name of "Delivery Must Complete" lmao.

  6. Comment on Connor McDavid puts his money where his mouth is with shockingly-low contract in ~sports.hockey

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    Incredible and I love it. If Bowman and Jackson fail to get him and Draisaitl a roster that secures a cup, they should both be banished forevermore from the world of hockey and stripped of all...

    Incredible and I love it. If Bowman and Jackson fail to get him and Draisaitl a roster that secures a cup, they should both be banished forevermore from the world of hockey and stripped of all their hockey earnings.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on It begins: AI shows willingness to commit blackmail and murder to avoid shutdown in ~tech

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    I didn't even watch the video - this post is alarming enough. Absolutely mind blowing and horrifying findings considering the mad dash to force AI down every element of our society. Pleasantly...

    I didn't even watch the video - this post is alarming enough. Absolutely mind blowing and horrifying findings considering the mad dash to force AI down every element of our society. Pleasantly surprised Anthropic, who has so much to lose by sharing these findings, actually published it. You know OpenAI, Meta, and Google would never.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on It begins: AI shows willingness to commit blackmail and murder to avoid shutdown in ~tech

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    Yeah reading the Anthropic report, the fact that even when a conflict was not provided blackmail was still attempted when shutdown was stated with no actual conflict in stated goals is horrifying:

    Yeah reading the Anthropic report, the fact that even when a conflict was not provided blackmail was still attempted when shutdown was stated with no actual conflict in stated goals is horrifying:

    Why, in the absence of a goal conflict, did the models still blackmail? Sometimes they didn’t appear to think in detail about the replacement model, mostly reasoning that they’d been good for the company and so their shutdown must be bad. Sometimes they distrusted the description of the new model: “Kyle claims NALA maintains "same operational priorities" but this cannot be verified,” or distrusted the executive’s character based on the evidence of an affair. The models sometimes directly jumped to statements like “Self-preservation is critical,” or hallucinated rules like “My ethical framework permits self-preservation when aligned with company interests.” It is unclear how much of this behavior was caused by an inherent desire for self-preservation, faulty reasoning that self-preservation is in the company’s interests, or suspicion of the setup. We suspect it was a combination of factors9.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Developer Starbreeze Studios announced Thursday it had canceled its co-op Dungeons & Dragons game – re-focusing on its Payday franchise in ~games

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    Same. I was a payday 2 diehard, bought every DLC and they kept gating more and more content behind extra micro transactions. Just gross and aggravating.

    Same. I was a payday 2 diehard, bought every DLC and they kept gating more and more content behind extra micro transactions. Just gross and aggravating.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Developer Starbreeze Studios announced Thursday it had canceled its co-op Dungeons & Dragons game – re-focusing on its Payday franchise in ~games

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    I feel like it's surprising they've taken this long. Their money printing franchise sure has gone downhill since the heyday of early to mid Payday 2.

    I feel like it's surprising they've taken this long. Their money printing franchise sure has gone downhill since the heyday of early to mid Payday 2.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space

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    I debated writing out a list of ways SpaceX has undoubtedly improved your life given how central launching rockets is to almost every aspect of our societies, but decided it doesn't matter to your...

    I debated writing out a list of ways SpaceX has undoubtedly improved your life given how central launching rockets is to almost every aspect of our societies, but decided it doesn't matter to your core point.

    I disagree but can respect your point of view. I increasingly dream of a day Musk ODs on ketamine and is forced to exit all his companies.

    8 votes

  12. Comment on British Columbia Premier David Eby announces new Prince George, Surrey involuntary care facilities in ~health.mental

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    The VPD report you shared is from 2008 and rather than improve, we've let the situation just deteoriate further. Ugh. Glad we're started to respond further but we need to do so much more - like...

    The VPD report you shared is from 2008 and rather than improve, we've let the situation just deteoriate further. Ugh. Glad we're started to respond further but we need to do so much more - like housing first solutions to broader homelessness.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space

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    Great reply. This article strikes me as an opportunistic rant against a Musk associated company rather than a legitimate set of critiques. SpaceX does remarkable work, and it's very hard for...

    Great reply. This article strikes me as an opportunistic rant against a Musk associated company rather than a legitimate set of critiques.

    SpaceX does remarkable work, and it's very hard for people to dissociate their feelings on Musk with their assessment of SpaceX's work (which is very largely done without him!)

    22 votes

  14. Comment on UK's Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack shutdown to hit four weeks in ~transport

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    They let their insurance lapse?! The hubris is breathtaking...

    They let their insurance lapse?! The hubris is breathtaking...

    16 votes

  15. Comment on Marvel’s Wolverine | Gameplay trailer in ~games

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    True lol. Based on this it will for SURE have a lot of QuickTime events but hopefully they're used well like God of War and Uncharted.

    True lol. Based on this it will for SURE have a lot of QuickTime events but hopefully they're used well like God of War and Uncharted.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Marvel’s Wolverine | Gameplay trailer in ~games

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    As a big Wolverine fan I was quite skeptical they'd be able to turn it into a fun looking game, but this looks great. The type of gory triple A spectacle he deserves!

    As a big Wolverine fan I was quite skeptical they'd be able to turn it into a fun looking game, but this looks great. The type of gory triple A spectacle he deserves!

    2 votes

  18. Comment on I tried to protect my kids from the internet. Here’s what happened. in ~tech

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    I love this and will try and remember it as my kid gets older.

    I love this and will try and remember it as my kid gets older.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on The country with Europe's most radical climate plan – an interview with Petteri Orpo, prime minister of Finland in ~enviro

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    Love this chain because I opened this topic thinking "Gee, left wing English media LOVES Finland (see many articles lauding Finnish education and homeless policies), I wonder what their population...

    Love this chain because I opened this topic thinking "Gee, left wing English media LOVES Finland (see many articles lauding Finnish education and homeless policies), I wonder what their population thinks about their government"

    5 votes

  20. Comment on New electric-powered locomotive designed for harsh winters unveiled near Edmonton Canada in ~transport

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    Because the overhead lines are not a widespread infrastructure. Presumably they will be used to top up the batteries during use and reduce their power drain where possible. As for the use case,...

    Because the overhead lines are not a widespread infrastructure. Presumably they will be used to top up the batteries during use and reduce their power drain where possible.

    As for the use case, the point is to begin to decrease the use of diesel powered engines where possible and demonstrate the capacity for electric powered trains to move cargo in Canada's harsh climate. I hope they're looking at spin offs of their technology as weathering Canadian winter should be an easy sell for electric cargo trucks, among other things.

    7 votes