Clarty's recent activity
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Comment on Alan Wake 2 still hasn't earned back its budget in ~games
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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
Clarty Link ParentWhat's about a foot long and slippery? A slipper.What's about a foot long and slippery?
A slipper.
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Comment on Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry in ~enviro
Clarty Link ParentThe thing that would have to give, in my mind, would be to stop the insane yields of crops that would otherwise not survive there. Like california growing rice and almonds. Which seems wild to...The thing that would have to give, in my mind, would be to stop the insane yields of crops that would otherwise not survive there.
Like california growing rice and almonds. Which seems wild to someone not from the US. -
Comment on TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us? in ~tv
Clarty LinkThe end of the fucking world. Is not actually post-apocalyptic, it is darkly funny, but there are some strong emotional beats. The images I remember of the final episode are strong. Two series and...The end of the fucking world.
Is not actually post-apocalyptic, it is darkly funny, but there are some strong emotional beats.
The images I remember of the final episode are strong.Two series and done.
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Comment on ‘Dune: Part Two’ crosses $500m global box office; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise tops $2bn worldwide in ~movies
Clarty Link Parent"Woah! Dune is doing great but the newest kung-fu panda is doing way better! I best check that out too!" Is how I imagine they expect that to go."Woah! Dune is doing great but the newest kung-fu panda is doing way better! I best check that out too!"
Is how I imagine they expect that to go.
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Comment on Democrats go on offense as IVF leaves Republicans vulnerable in ~misc
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Comment on Polyamory, the ruling class’s latest fad in ~life
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Comment on Polyamory, the ruling class’s latest fad in ~life
Clarty Link ParentAs an aside to anything else. How do folks on here acquire archive links to articles that are otherwise paywalled?As an aside to anything else. How do folks on here acquire archive links to articles that are otherwise paywalled?
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Comment on Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours in ~science
Clarty LinkWasn't there a very upsetting experiment done by soviet scientists that disembodied a head from a dog and attempted to feed it oxygenated blood in a rudimentary ECMO method in like the fifties or...Wasn't there a very upsetting experiment done by soviet scientists that disembodied a head from a dog and attempted to feed it oxygenated blood in a rudimentary ECMO method in like the fifties or something?
Claiming the head was, if not responsive, at least independently motile?I could be chatting out me arse like.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Clarty Link ParentHaha. I can see it. We are probably only a few years off of actual 90s retro nostalgia anyway.Haha. I can see it.
We are probably only a few years off of actual 90s retro nostalgia anyway. -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Clarty Link ParentI've actually played them all now, bar the expansions of 1 where it seemed like you became some sort of mutant with powers. I remember enjoying 4. I liked that the map felt more vertical than the...I've actually played them all now, bar the expansions of 1 where it seemed like you became some sort of mutant with powers.
I remember enjoying 4. I liked that the map felt more vertical than the rest of the series. And you used that little chopper a fair bit.Beyond 4, they don't change all that much, beyond setting. I did like 5's story right up until the end. It was fun going about ruining a creepy cult. They all really just get bogged down in the similarities of their gameplay loops outside of the main story.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Clarty Link ParentYes I feel like ubisoft had the right idea in updates of assassins creed odyssey where you could wear whatever armour you wanted and could adjust the cosmetic look of it to any other design you...Yes I feel like ubisoft had the right idea in updates of assassins creed odyssey where you could wear whatever armour you wanted and could adjust the cosmetic look of it to any other design you had already accrued. They at least realised the choice of making the headwear invisible, coz some of it is godawful.
I'll probably power my way through the majority of it. When the gameplay gets quiet in a new area, I just start collecting stuff and put a podcast on.
I wish they would bring back the awkward map from farcry 2. That made traversal more difficult. Like having to look down into your lap if you open it whilst driving. Doesn't really work when you establish the character having a smart phone though.Oh maybe they could do a historic farcry again. Not quite primal, but maybe the 19th century or something. Or maybe a wartime spy or partisan.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Clarty LinkI picked up the farcry collection and started 6, just to see if it was as poor as people were saying. I can see that it has kept to the routine that can definitely be described as stale. But the...I picked up the farcry collection and started 6, just to see if it was as poor as people were saying.
I can see that it has kept to the routine that can definitely be described as stale. But the slight adjustments are a fair improvement.I like that I can keep a slowly recharging homing rocket launcher on my back for when the enemies decide to swarm you with helicopters and your load-out isn't suited to it.
I like the overheating nature of suppressors (though the idea that the best one being a modified milk bottle is weird.)
I like that they have re-incorporated the farcry 2 feature of putting checkpoints in the way of major roads that can ruin your progress if you try to slam straight through it in a car. (Though they are destroyable)
I like that any random fight on the side of the road can escalate to a massive battle between AI. Plus, the fact that enemy classes are tied to their guns is funny. It leads to rocket launcher types blowing up horses randomly around you.I dislike one of the main allies, the fact you can't pick up enemy weapons, the seemingly random effect of stealth, the grinding out of crates/races/collectibles, and I still don't know where I stand on the ammo type work around.
Theres prrobably more...Still, it's early days so we'll see how it goes.
But yes. If they massively overhauled the formulae, I wouldn't complain either.
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Comment on On media outlets frequent use of the term "Iranian-backed" in ~talk
Clarty LinkI'd be more okay with it all if they did this everywhere. 'Koch-backed' and 'Murdoch-backed' would be a welcome addition to the news.I'd be more okay with it all if they did this everywhere.
'Koch-backed' and 'Murdoch-backed' would be a welcome addition to the news. -
Comment on What minor or inane decisions have had the biggest butterfly effect on your life? in ~talk
Clarty Link ParentWhat do these centres or services actually do? I don't really have a comparison in my head to compare this to.What do these centres or services actually do?
I don't really have a comparison in my head to compare this to. -
Comment on Vanishing act for water waves - Perfect absorption cavity could protect coastlines in ~science
Clarty LinkThat's pretty cool. The first thing my mind jumped to when seeing the diagrams was circuit resonance filters.That's pretty cool.
The first thing my mind jumped to when seeing the diagrams was circuit resonance filters. -
Comment on Sometimes I Think About Dying | Official trailer in ~movies
Clarty LinkI like seeing actors get out from under the yoke of the franchise that "made them". I hope this is Ridley's chance for that; it looks good. I can't imagine the woes that whole cast went through...I like seeing actors get out from under the yoke of the franchise that "made them". I hope this is Ridley's chance for that; it looks good.
I can't imagine the woes that whole cast went through for the possessive star wars creeps.
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Comment on Captain found guilty of ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ in boat fire that killed thirty-four off California coast in ~transport
Clarty Link ParentIt's why a Captain gets paid the most. They can actually delegate a lot of the roles that you might consider their personal jobs to their immediate subordinates in the bridge department, but the...It's why a Captain gets paid the most. They can actually delegate a lot of the roles that you might consider their personal jobs to their immediate subordinates in the bridge department, but the ultimate responsibility for the welfare of the crew and vessel rests on their shoulders.
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Comment on Songs or albums to push headphones or speakers to their limit in ~music
Clarty LinkI always liked the studio version of Franz Ferdinand's Lucid Dreams for when it breaks down after the halfway point.I always liked the studio version of Franz Ferdinand's Lucid Dreams for when it breaks down after the halfway point.
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Comment on The US dairy industry is trying to outlaw plant-based “milk” labels—again in ~food
Clarty LinkSo this law passes, and they just start labelling everything "Oat Milc" or "Rice Milq." Easy!So this law passes, and they just start labelling everything "Oat Milc" or "Rice Milq."
Easy!
Does anyone know if they will ever be releasing Alan Wake 2 to Steam?