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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2023, a week-long charity fundraising event featuring speedruns, has begun in ~games
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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2023, a week-long charity fundraising event featuring speedruns, has begun in ~games
Bonooru Link ParentThus far, I've enjoyed Ring Fit (because how on earth does that speedrun even work?), Minish Cap (because 2D Zelda being played at a very high level with decent commentary), and Peggle (because...Thus far, I've enjoyed Ring Fit (because how on earth does that speedrun even work?), Minish Cap (because 2D Zelda being played at a very high level with decent commentary), and Peggle (because watching someone beat the main campaign in 0 fails is something I haven't ever seen before).
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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2023, a week-long charity fundraising event featuring speedruns, has begun in ~games
Bonooru Link ParentThe Celeste run is a TAS. I'm not sure if it's a TASbot production or not thoughThe Celeste run is a TAS. I'm not sure if it's a TASbot production or not though
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Comment on At the University of California San Diego, there's the Shake Table; an earthquake simulator with the heaviest payload capacity in the world in ~design
Bonooru LinkWas anyone else struck by the absurdity of "replaying an earthquake"? It sounds like it would be really useful in context, but outside of that context the idea of "scientists have a greatest hits...Was anyone else struck by the absurdity of "replaying an earthquake"? It sounds like it would be really useful in context, but outside of that context the idea of "scientists have a greatest hits list of their favorite earthquakes" struck me as super wacky.
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Comment on Cannes: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ debuts to six-minute standing ovation in ~movies
Bonooru LinkFor anyone else who was unclear about the order of operations from just the title, the standing ovation was after the credits ran, not before the movie was shown.For anyone else who was unclear about the order of operations from just the title, the standing ovation was after the credits ran, not before the movie was shown.
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Comment on What is a highly regarded/critically acclaimed movie that you do not like/understand the appeal? in ~movies
Bonooru Link ParentIf the goal of art is to induce emotions in the audience and the measure of how good art is based on how strong the emotions are, I can't agree on Schindler's List. If the goal is to have an...If the goal of art is to induce emotions in the audience and the measure of how good art is based on how strong the emotions are, I can't agree on Schindler's List. If the goal is to have an enjoyable experience, I'm going to agree on Schindler's List.
My experience with it was traumatic (in the clinical sense) and I suspect that was the goal of the movie. We watched it in 10th grade history over the course of a week in 40ish min chunks. After watching it, I didn't sleep for about a month and didn't sleep soundly for another month or two after that. Whether it's better to blame the event on the movie, the teacher, or the Nazis is unclear to me. Given that the Holocaust happened, the movie being made makes perfect sense to me and given that the movie existed, I completely understand why it was shown in the context it was. BUT, I desperately wish that I hadn't suffered through the movie.
The list of movies that I didn't enjoy has some entries on it, but Schindler's List is special because it isn't one that I think I'm ever going to be able to forget.
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Comment on What's your not-D&D RPG, and why? in ~games.tabletop
Bonooru Link13th Age (SRD) is fantastic. It's a D&D-esque system that is lighter on rules (especially coming from 4th Edition) and heavier on trusting the GM and players to make smart decisions. The coolest...13th Age (SRD) is fantastic. It's a D&D-esque system that is lighter on rules (especially coming from 4th Edition) and heavier on trusting the GM and players to make smart decisions. The coolest thing in my opinion is the way that they handle skills. Instead of being proficient in "Sleight of Hand" or Picking Locks, a rogue might put background points into "Cat Burglar" and then when asked to roll a skill check the player will ask if Cat Burglar applies or not. This can get interesting with more creative backgrounds. One of my favorites was a player who put several points into "Good Dancer" which he then successfully used for things that required light feet some types of social interactions.
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Comment on Reddit API Changes in ~tech
Bonooru Link ParentI'll take that bet. I'm guessing there's no paywall in two years.I'll take that bet. I'm guessing there's no paywall in two years.
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Comment on April Fools Thread in ~talk
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Comment on April Fools Thread in ~talk
Bonooru Link ParentI've never played the game, but this looks like it's something truly specialI've never played the game, but this looks like it's something truly special
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Comment on April Fools Thread in ~talk
Bonooru LinkI don't know if anyone else has been following the development of Skyblivion (mod remaking Oblivion in Syrim), but this is a fun teaser for the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAYSxFOxpMQI don't know if anyone else has been following the development of Skyblivion (mod remaking Oblivion in Syrim), but this is a fun teaser for the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAYSxFOxpMQ
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Comment on April Fools Thread in ~talk
Bonooru Link ParentI don't disagree. Mean spirited shenanigans are cruel and not cool. My impression of the general consensus was that the pandemic led to people not reacting well the last several years. Given that...I don't disagree. Mean spirited shenanigans are cruel and not cool. My impression of the general consensus was that the pandemic led to people not reacting well the last several years. Given that the demographics of the internet that would consider participating skew strongly towards the US and that the US seems to have largely decided that if we close our eyes it can't hurt us, it doesn't surprise me that April Fools is coming back to some degree.
I posted the link that I did because I thought it was an exceptional example and because I'm adjacent enough to the industry side of game design that I wasn't entirely convinced that it wasn't nonsense for an embarrassingly long time. (Seriously, the combination of "I may not be the audience for this video" and "huh, I guess that's a new piece of jargon for me. I wonder how it's used" is insidious)
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Comment on April Fools Thread in ~talk
Bonooru LinkI'll start with this lovely piece of buzzword bingo or perhaps word salad from the world of game design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIaLBbxUOzsI'll start with this lovely piece of buzzword bingo or perhaps word salad from the world of game design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIaLBbxUOzs
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April Fools Thread
Here's a good spot to stick any notable examples of April Fools shenanigans you find today.
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Comment on Your favourite Futurama opening line? in ~tv
Bonooru Link ParentDefinitely the best one. The one about the same episode playing next year as well would be super cool if there were a way to verify it, but I don't think there ever was.Definitely the best one. The one about the same episode playing next year as well would be super cool if there were a way to verify it, but I don't think there ever was.
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Comment on The origins of precision in ~tech
Bonooru (edited )Link ParentOoh! I was thinking that it might be interesting to make a flat enough surface to be able to do the gauge block stick together trick (there's got to be a better name for that), but I don't have...Ooh! I was thinking that it might be interesting to make a flat enough surface to be able to do the gauge block stick together trick (there's got to be a better name for that), but I don't have any sense of how much effort is required to make it happen. Sounds like the video is a good place to get an idea though. I'll check it out
EDIT: Rats... Looks like I'm definitely going to need a vice and I don't have a good space for one. I guess I can add this to my list of idea for if I ever get a proper project space
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Comment on The origins of precision in ~tech
Bonooru Link ParentFional has a good explanation in a separate reply if you're curious about a more precise way than depending on gravity for a plumb lineFional has a good explanation in a separate reply if you're curious about a more precise way than depending on gravity for a plumb line
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Comment on The origins of precision in ~tech
Bonooru Link ParentAhh! That makes sense. I hadn't thought about doing it again. Thanks!Ahh! That makes sense. I hadn't thought about doing it again. Thanks!
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Comment on The origins of precision in ~tech
Bonooru Link ParentI agree, it's super cool. I binged the whole channel a few weeks ago. I did have a point of confusion that got glossed over though. Maybe someone can explain? The creator explains how to get a...I agree, it's super cool. I binged the whole channel a few weeks ago. I did have a point of confusion that got glossed over though. Maybe someone can explain?
The creator explains how to get a flat surface using three grinding blocks and then asserts that this gives flatness and right angles (and that you can build everything else you'd want like angles from those two). The flatness is well explained, but the right angle isn't obvious to me. Do you know how that works?
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Comment on Tildes first Turing Test in ~tech
Bonooru LinkI'll play. What's your favorite game and why?I'll play.
What's your favorite game and why?
That was clear after watching the run, but wasn't when all I knew about the game was "something about fitness" and "it has that wacky controller add on"