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  1. Comment on The origins of Dwarf Fortress (Episode One) in ~games

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    Thanks! I finally got a chance to sit down and watch this and it was a great way to experience this story. I'm also really cracking up at this comment

    Thanks! I finally got a chance to sit down and watch this and it was a great way to experience this story.

    I'm also really cracking up at this comment

    "As someone who's never played Dwarf fortress, the dramatic zooms on a screen full of colorful ASCII characters is EXTREMELY funny."

  2. Comment on What game invented jumping on enemies? in ~games

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    I went back and forth on this a little. It just kind of felt static. Outside of the gameplay footage, it's a lot of still images and text on the screen and I felt like i needed something more...

    I went back and forth on this a little. It just kind of felt static. Outside of the gameplay footage, it's a lot of still images and text on the screen and I felt like i needed something more dynamic.

    The first two AI videos I made (the shadowy arcade with broken machines, and the circuit board question mark thing) came out pretty good. Then I think i let it get away from me a little.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What game invented jumping on enemies? in ~games

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    Please excuse the shameless self promotion, but I just put up this video and I'm quite happy with it. In this video I'm asking a simple question with a surprisingly difficult answer: Out of all...

    Please excuse the shameless self promotion, but I just put up this video and I'm quite happy with it.

    In this video I'm asking a simple question with a surprisingly difficult answer: Out of all the games that let you defeat enemies by jumping on them, which one was first?

    6 votes

  5. Comment on The origins of Dwarf Fortress (Episode One) in ~games

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    I don't think any Let's Play is going to compete with Boatmurdered https://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/Introduction/ The Something Awful forums used to do "succession games" where...

    I don't think any Let's Play is going to compete with Boatmurdered
    https://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/Introduction/

    The Something Awful forums used to do "succession games" where each person played one year of game time, then turned over the fortress to the next player. This of course leads to hilarious chaos as each leader tries their own tactics to fix the messes left behind by the previous rulers. People often would write their entries in character so it becomes something of a big multi-author story about the forts history

    7 votes

  6. Comment on What kind of game is FBC: Firebreak? Preview for the first-person co-op sci-fi horror shooter from Remedy Entertainment. in ~games

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    Kept crashing during the bossfight with all the clocks. It's apparently a somewhat common issue, but none of the solutions I saw worked for me.

    Kept crashing during the bossfight with all the clocks. It's apparently a somewhat common issue, but none of the solutions I saw worked for me.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What kind of game is FBC: Firebreak? Preview for the first-person co-op sci-fi horror shooter from Remedy Entertainment. in ~games

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    I really liked it, but kept hitting a game breaking bug that wouldn't let me progress.

    I really liked it, but kept hitting a game breaking bug that wouldn't let me progress.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Things progressives get wrong in ~society

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    All this talk about how conservatives have it so tough and are being left behind, would be a lot easier to swallow if they didn't consistently vote for the people promising policies that will make...

    All this talk about how conservatives have it so tough and are being left behind, would be a lot easier to swallow if they didn't consistently vote for the people promising policies that will make it worse.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on New hard / mil SciFi read recommendations requested - just finished a marathon series in ~books

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    My brother gave me the same advice and I 100% agree. I'm not even sure why, since it's not exactly a book full of crazy twists and reveals.

    My brother gave me the same advice and I 100% agree. I'm not even sure why, since it's not exactly a book full of crazy twists and reveals.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on "EPIC 2014" / Googlezon - an alternative history of media evolution in ~movies

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    Weird I was just thinking about this the other day. Couldn't find it since all my memories of it were too vague.

    Weird I was just thinking about this the other day. Couldn't find it since all my memories of it were too vague.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on What do you do with your diplomas? in ~life

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    Mine is somewhere in my parents house (I assume)

    Mine is somewhere in my parents house (I assume)

  12. Comment on System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster | Reveal trailer in ~games

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    I played it back in the mid 2000s when it was kind of old but not ancient. Loved it but never finished it. Still replaced half my windows system sounds with Shodan voice clips

    I played it back in the mid 2000s when it was kind of old but not ancient. Loved it but never finished it.

    Still replaced half my windows system sounds with Shodan voice clips

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Trapping misbehaving bots in an AI Labyrinth in ~tech

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    So we're using AI generated content to trick AI bots to stop them from grabbing things to make AI content?

    So we're using AI generated content to trick AI bots to stop them from grabbing things to make AI content?

    8 votes

  14. Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life

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    Canadian teacher and time off is pretty much the main perk. 2 months for summer, 2 weeks at Xmas, a week for spring break and some other random days scattered through the year. Only real down side...

    Canadian teacher and time off is pretty much the main perk. 2 months for summer, 2 weeks at Xmas, a week for spring break and some other random days scattered through the year.

    Only real down side is there's no flexibility and it's kind of a pain to take a sick day.

  15. Comment on Official Sonic the Hedgehog game timeline as recognized by Sega in ~games

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    Guys you don't have to translate it. There's a language select in the corner.

    Guys you don't have to translate it. There's a language select in the corner.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man S1E1: Amazing Fantasy in ~tv

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    I really enjoyed the series. Using Nico instead of MJ or Gwen as a friend/ possible love interest was a cool choice. I like that they set up a jock character as a Flash type rival, then...

    I really enjoyed the series.

    Using Nico instead of MJ or Gwen as a friend/ possible love interest was a cool choice.

    I like that they set up a jock character as a Flash type rival, then immediately make him one of the most interesting characters.

    I like that Osborn seems to be genuinely well meaning if somewhat unethical instead of just evil. You can see how he's eventually going to fall but it's not crazy or unbelievable.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on If you could go into hibernation and wake up in the future, would you? in ~talk

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    Just stay in there till we evolve a post scarcity Star Trek society where no one has to work and you can just chill in the holodeck whenever you want.

    Just stay in there till we evolve a post scarcity Star Trek society where no one has to work and you can just chill in the holodeck whenever you want.

  18. Comment on Meta wins emergency arbitration ruling on tell-all book, Careless People by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams - book promotion to be limited in ~books

  19. Comment on Meta wins emergency arbitration ruling on tell-all book, Careless People by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams - book promotion to be limited in ~books

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    What's the best way to stay on top of this? I enjoyed the Ministry of The Future, discussion, but I just happened to stumbled across the thread after having recently read the book.

    What's the best way to stay on top of this? I enjoyed the Ministry of The Future, discussion, but I just happened to stumbled across the thread after having recently read the book.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Long-term experiences with Google search alternatives? in ~tech

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    DDG works just fine for me. But I finf myself starting to use perplexity more and more often. It's really good at combining a few search results into one readable answer.

    DDG works just fine for me. But I finf myself starting to use perplexity more and more often. It's really good at combining a few search results into one readable answer.

    9 votes