Grzmot's recent activity
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Comment on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT reviews and launch in ~games
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Comment on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT reviews and launch in ~games
Grzmot Link ParentWhile Sapphire cards are generally the most recommended ones, I believe that they are on of the few companies that went with the 12VHPWR connector for the AMD card too, which probably isn't a good...While Sapphire cards are generally the most recommended ones, I believe that they are on of the few companies that went with the 12VHPWR connector for the AMD card too, which probably isn't a good thing considering how many problems it's causing. I'd look for a card that uses the standard 8-pin connectors.
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Comment on Warner Bros. shuts down three game studios, cancels Wonder Woman title (gifted link) in ~games
Grzmot Link ParentIt increases the chances of the lawsuit being accepted by the judge instead of thrown out immediately.It increases the chances of the lawsuit being accepted by the judge instead of thrown out immediately.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-02-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI really like this story, how it shows how a single sentence can remain entirely identical but change through the context it is said in. Out of the ones here, I think it executes on the prompt the...I really like this story, how it shows how a single sentence can remain entirely identical but change through the context it is said in.
Out of the ones here, I think it executes on the prompt the best, in my opinion, because it highlights not just once how the meaning can change, but multiple times.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-02-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI can't tell if the wife is evil or if she still hasn't let go of the idea that this is a puzzle that needs to be solved somehow. Great story! I think you did a good job of keeping the momentum...I can't tell if the wife is evil or if she still hasn't let go of the idea that this is a puzzle that needs to be solved somehow.
Great story! I think you did a good job of keeping the momentum going while introducing escalating odds of a world hell-bent on killing a single guy.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-02-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI missed this one 'coz I didn't check properly. Would it be possible to @ me with the next one please?I missed this one 'coz I didn't check properly. Would it be possible to @ me with the next one please?
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-02-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentAs someone with who's had Alzheimers in the family, your story touched me more than I anticipated. I like to see that someone who's clearly ill has people to take care of him, and that he's loved....As someone with who's had Alzheimers in the family, your story touched me more than I anticipated.
I like to see that someone who's clearly ill has people to take care of him, and that he's loved. Despite them not being present directly, they are still present through those notes.
I love it.
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Comment on Wolfenstein The New Colossus and messy executions in ~games
Grzmot Link ParentAh that sucks that you can't find it again! If you can summon the rambling spirits again to get your thoughts across I'd be interested to listen. I think what The New Order did well is, it kept...Ah that sucks that you can't find it again! If you can summon the rambling spirits again to get your thoughts across I'd be interested to listen. I think what The New Order did well is, it kept the insanity to the gameplay only, but the cinematics always felt so real. The New Colossus feels almost like a Tarantino movie without the obligatory feet scene.
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Comment on Wolfenstein The New Colossus and messy executions in ~games
Grzmot Link ParentWell, we have exactly the same opinion. One of my favourite sentences I've written is in this script: I spoil the entire story in the video and it's an old game so I think we can talk about it,...I just played this for the first time a month or so ago and I found it incredibly disjointed.
Well, we have exactly the same opinion. One of my favourite sentences I've written is in this script:
TNC feels like 5 great Lego sets mashed together into one unrecognizable mess.
I spoil the entire story in the video and it's an old game so I think we can talk about it, but the thing that happens before the upgrade is one of my major gripes with the plot. Not necessarily because it's uncalled for, but because it doesn't feel earned. The plot didn't focus enough on earning it because the plot didn't focus on anything, unfortunately.
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Comment on Wolfenstein The New Colossus and messy executions in ~games
Grzmot LinkHey folks! I made another video essay. This one took a lot longer for a number reasons, but it's finally done and that's what matters. Wolfenstein The New Order is one of my favourite video games...Hey folks!
I made another video essay. This one took a lot longer for a number reasons, but it's finally done and that's what matters.
Wolfenstein The New Order is one of my favourite video games ever, and one that hits the spot between being a movie and being a video game like no other in my opinion. Too often games err into one direction or the other too much. Unfortunately the sequel to it,
The New Colossus, makes exactly that mistake and it's been bugging me for years ever since I played it when it released. It was an interesting playthrough though for me, because my opinion of the sequel was much worse originally then when I replayed it. But that's fair, I grew a lot as a person since 2017. One could say I grew up.
Excited to hear what ya think and thank you so much for giving it a watch!
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Wolfenstein The New Colossus and messy executions
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Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationery items? in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI've also heard (but never purchased) good things about the TWSBI fountain pens. They get bonus points for the ink being very visible, and they are much more affordable (range from 30 to 80 USD)...I've also heard (but never purchased) good things about the TWSBI fountain pens. They get bonus points for the ink being very visible, and they are much more affordable (range from 30 to 80 USD) than the wingback.
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Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationery items? in ~creative
Grzmot LinkI am extremely satisfied with my Wingback fountain pen: https://wingback.co.uk/products/fountain-pen-brass They are pricey, but very pleasant to use and I do not regret my purchase at all. I used...I am extremely satisfied with my Wingback fountain pen: https://wingback.co.uk/products/fountain-pen-brass
They are pricey, but very pleasant to use and I do not regret my purchase at all. I used a Lamy Safari before, but the problem there is that it's a click on cap, which means it's very likely not airtight, which means that the tip dries out. This one has seals on both the main compartment (since you can not use cartridges) but also the tip which means that even if you don't use it for months it instantly writes.
One downside due to its design is that it has no support for converters, which sucks a lot. But I just started reusing some cartridges with a fancy glass syringe from the 70s which I got used off ebay, and that works fine.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentThank you so much for taking time out of your day to read my story. It means more to me than you might think. This line in particular got me to ponder a lot, and I think I found a more compelling...Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to read my story. It means more to me than you might think.
Also, contrary to others, I thought the slap was fine, story-wise. The implication of it, to me, was less that the individual person was evil but that he, too, was being pushed to his breaking point.
This line in particular got me to ponder a lot, and I think I found a more compelling way to contextualize the slap than currently in the story: What if the person who joined the protagonist in the break room and helped him patch up his hand wasn't some unknown person, but the boss himself that slapped him? What if it gave the protagonist a fresh view on his tormentor. The line "What if he doesn't hate his wife? What if his wife his divorcing him?" kept coming into my head again and again, so maybe that would be a way to fix both the excessive villainization that other readers criticized and made more apparent what you spotted right away: that he is just another victim of the system, driven to abuse from being abused. The narrator is very much unreliable, and it could have been a good moment where they view something from a different perspective.
I don't know, maybe it's a bad idea.
It was important to me to not leave the reader sitting in all that depression though, which is why the ending matters to me greatly. I think I've written in enough seeds that readers can imagine a happy ending blossom from, that shouldn't be too different to what I had in my head when writing it.
You’re someone who’s had a great, positive impact on this community here, Grzmot, even if we don’t always tell you as much.
Rude! How dare you make me feel things through something as simple as a comment on the internet! /s
Thank you very much for everything. You're one of the most thoughtful and kindest people here so from you that means a lot.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentThank you so much for organizing this! Since I know that figuring out prompts can be a bitch sometimes, here are a few ideas: An unruly student learns the value of order, and their teacher that of...Thank you so much for organizing this! Since I know that figuring out prompts can be a bitch sometimes, here are a few ideas:
- An unruly student learns the value of order, and their teacher that of chaos
- Describe the life of an object, its creation, its many owners, and it eventually being lost (and maybe rediscovered?)
- A crew filming the next summer blockbuster discovers that the beam in the sky device they made for the climax is actually dangerous and must fix it
That's all I got for now. Idk how good these are. Probably should go and get inspired by r/writingprompts
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI meant to read every short story in the contest but I only got to yours now. What a beautiful tale. I think the 7000 max word count helped you immensely. It's one of those stories that's very...I meant to read every short story in the contest but I only got to yours now.
What a beautiful tale. I think the 7000 max word count helped you immensely. It's one of those stories that's very well paced and I wouldn't want it to be any shorter nor any longer. A lovely arc, and also recognizing a few stereotypes (orange cats being dumb for example) to give folks reading it that vibe of having recognized something from their own lives which immediately pulls them further into the story.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI completely agree with @kfwyre, this is hilarious take on the prompt. Gives me big Secure, Contain, Protect vibes if you know that project. Everyone's story stands out in different ways, but I...I completely agree with @kfwyre, this is hilarious take on the prompt. Gives me big Secure, Contain, Protect vibes if you know that project.
Everyone's story stands out in different ways, but I think yours does for just taking the routine that everyone else assumed to be having a positive impact and turning it into something necessary preventing an evil from occurring. Great outside the box thinking there!
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentIt's definitely not too much! Especially with kids books, you can be much more liberal in your formatting and I think you did a really really good job for someone who might want to read this...It's definitely not too much! Especially with kids books, you can be much more liberal in your formatting and I think you did a really really good job for someone who might want to read this together with their child maybe as a bedtime story.
How you would turn it into something illustrated, I have no idea unfortunately.
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentI put it into the original comment if you prefer reading it that way! :]I put it into the original comment if you prefer reading it that way! :]
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Comment on Creative short story writing contest—prize for winner! (2025-01-07) in ~creative
Grzmot Link ParentTbf, if you wanna punch the guy, I succeeded. :P But yeah, I agree that it's less believable. Bob Ross remains a treasure.Tbf, if you wanna punch the guy, I succeeded. :P
But yeah, I agree that it's less believable.
Bob Ross remains a treasure.
You're right, plus there's a chance that Sapphire actually put in a load balancer onto the PCB, but the issues with 12VHPWR have gone beyond poorly seated cables, especially with the new 5090: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB75fEt7tH0
It's not just making sure that it's seated correctly.
I found this (didn't watch it all though): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HjnByG7AXY and it seems that Sapphire is not actively load balancing anything.