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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Looking for free or cheap places to learn some SQL and XML in ~tech
PetitPrince LinkOnce you've got a basic grasp of SQL, you can play The SQL Murder Mystery.Once you've got a basic grasp of SQL, you can play The SQL Murder Mystery.
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Comment on Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud in ~finance
PetitPrince Link ParentCarlos Ghosn (then CEO of Nissan) did not hesitate to flee James Bond style of the Japanese government, and I doubt death penalty was on the line even. This make me remember of the Robert Badinter...Carlos Ghosn (then CEO of Nissan) did not hesitate to flee James Bond style of the Japanese government, and I doubt death penalty was on the line even.
This make me remember of the Robert Badinter (former French Minister of Justice) argument against the death penalty. It goes like that (I'm paraphrasing / interpreting a lot for the sake of brevity) : using such an extreme measure to deter extreme events (heinous crimes, terrorism, or here defrauding an exceptionally large amount of money and people) is not going to work because the people committing those crime are already exceptional, be it in their willpower or cunning (for terrorist), or mentally instable (for stuff like passional crime). On a more positive side, we know that the fear of death does not work as a deterrence, because if it was true, we wouldn't have neither great athletes nor great soldiers.
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Comment on US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale in ~enviro
PetitPrince (edited )Link ParentThanks for the writeup! This makes me more optimistic about the technology.Thanks for the writeup! This makes me more optimistic about the technology.
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Comment on Cow magnets in ~science
PetitPrince (edited )Link ParentIf there's no visible discomfort from the cow as it is the case with what is described as hardware disease then I think it's OK. After all, it's stuck in one of the stomach, not moving and...Like, just because it's in a less dangerous part of the stomach doesn't mean there isn't a ball of sharp metal in their stomach.
If there's no visible discomfort from the cow as it is the case with what is described as hardware disease then I think it's OK. After all, it's stuck in one of the stomach, not moving and probably will be dulled over time.
just a big pasture-roomba with a magnet on the bottom
I suspect navigation on irregular terrain is harder than you think it is.
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Comment on Cow magnets in ~science
PetitPrince Link ParentIn one of the second order source cited by Wikipedia , the introduction says: (emphasis mine) Note that 1 is from 1954, while 2 and 3 are from 1976 and 1979, and and 4 and 5 are from 2000 and...Is this a common thing?
In one of the second order source cited by Wikipedia , the introduction says:
One of the first large studies found that the incidence of TRP was as high as 80% [1], but more recent reports have shown that it is now approximately 2–12% [2,3,4,5].
(emphasis mine)
Note that 1 is from 1954, while 2 and 3 are from 1976 and 1979, and and 4 and 5 are from 2000 and 2005. Also 3 and 4 are in German.
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Comment on US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale in ~enviro
PetitPrince Link ParentRandom non expert speculation : it's still bad. In both case you use water to break rocks, which weakens the overall structure. I assume that this is this weakening that can cause earthquakes and...Is advanced geothermal’s process subject to this same issue? Or have they somehow solved the earthquake problem?
Random non expert speculation : it's still bad. In both case you use water to break rocks, which weakens the overall structure. I assume that this is this weakening that can cause earthquakes and sinkholes (I initially though it was replacing oil with water, but then remembered that water is more dense than oil).
Now maybe that you don't need to break as much rocks as in the oil extraction process. Then it's just a big, unelegant heat pump. I don't think heat pumps inherently poses problem (no mass exchange), though the initial drilling can (wasn't there a Tim Traveler episode about a German town that's sinking because the drilling hit an acquifer?).
I would be happy to be corrected with someone with actual expertise.
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Comment on Joker: Folie à Deux | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
PetitPrince LinkNitpick : it's “à deux" not "á deux“.Nitpick : it's “à deux" not "á deux“.
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Comment on Jet Lag | Season 9 trailer : Hide and Seek across Switzerland in ~hobbies
PetitPrince Link ParentSome commentary from a Swiss guy: 9:56: That's some Valais Blacknose sheeps ! A breed of sheep endemic to Switzerland (more particularly the Valais region, as their name suggests), breed for meat...- Exemplary
Some commentary from a Swiss guy:
- 9:56: That's some Valais Blacknose sheeps ! A breed of sheep endemic to Switzerland (more particularly the Valais region, as their name suggests), breed for meat and whool. They're kinda cute
- 12:29 : So they're near the Bern trainstation, a place I'm actually familiar with (my GF used to study in Bern). More specifically, they're on the roof of commercial building nearby (the actual trainstation spans several blocks underground). Maybe they should've go a little bit further, you can have a nicer view from the university's lawn. You can actually see the root of the Palais fédéral / Bundesrat in the building. You can actually visit the building (it's a nice one). Visiting during a parliamentary session is more difficult though (you have to book, and it's nigh impossible except if you're a group), however all the session are recorded and transcribed to hell and back (see the official website)
- 16:33: that's not Moutier, but Spiez instead. Moutier is a soon to be formely Bernese commune, but will join the Jura canton in 2026. It's actually part of a broader conflict of Jura separatism (from Bern) whose history I barely known (but like often it seems to stems from several causes, including linguistic, economic and religious). I don't have anything special to say about Spiez, except a friend used to live here and she had a gorgeous view of the lake,.
- 17:57: although Adam is in Steffisburg, it's actually the Thun Castle that we're seeing in the background.
- 24:27: we're seeing a Landi in the background, which is a chain of shop mainly targeting farmer (they sell farmer supplies). But it's also a farmer co-operative. Interestingly, the two biggest retailers in Switzerland (Migros and Coop) began their history as co-operatives (it's even in the name of one of them)
Aaaand that concludes this run of commentary. If they come back one day, I'll try to do something similar !
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Comment on How hidden Nazi symbols were the tip of a toxic iceberg at Life Is Strange developer Deck Nine in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentThat, or reader of an aviation manga or player of the subsequent video game.That, or reader of an aviation manga or player of the subsequent video game.
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Comment on Jet Lag | Season 9 trailer : Hide and Seek across Switzerland in ~hobbies
PetitPrince Link ParentBut isn't that even worse for people making a living of semi-interesting trivia ?But isn't that even worse for people making a living of semi-interesting trivia ?
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Comment on Jet Lag | Season 9 trailer : Hide and Seek across Switzerland in ~hobbies
PetitPrince Link ParentHey, so I was busy with a hackathon and had a busy week so you've got two rounds of commentary instead one Ep3 In case you've not read the YouTube comments, the white poles with the horns at the...Hey, so I was busy with a hackathon and had a busy week so you've got two rounds of commentary instead one
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- In case you've not read the YouTube comments, the white poles with the horns at the top are 3D footprint of a proposed new building (I think it's done after a communal or cantonal authorization). Neighbors have something like 30 days to object to the new building.
- Fondue: looking at [the menu](https://swiss-chalet.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fonduekarte_EN_2023.pdf) they're eating Moitié-Moitié, which is the most popular type of fondue in Switzerland. The name comes from the type and proportion of cheese used: it's half Gruyère, half Vacherin Fribourgeois. Trivia: the French part tends to keep things fairly minimal with bread as a tipping vehicle and maybe a platter of Food cuts like they're having, I heard that some people from the German part are more creative with that, dipping fruits in the cheese and putting whipped cream in it. There's other variant, like truffle flavored fondue or pure Vacherin. My favorite variant is the tomato one (add some tomato paste to the mix; just don't add herbs in it lest you have a liquid pizza)
- For some reason the name of the lake in English is a boring "Lake Lucerne" while both in German and French it's a much more interesting "Lake of the Four Cantons" because its shore is on four cantons at the same time. It's also on these shore where the first confederation was allegedly founded.
- Stuff you shouldn't do with fondue:
- lose your bread in it (you generally have to do some silly challenge if you do)
- heating it too much, breaking the cheese emulsion and having some random cheese oil in it (you can try to fix it with corn starch)
- skipping on the *religieuse*, that delicious bit of grilled/caramelized cheese stuck at the bottom of the caquelon. Harder to do with a non-stick caquelon.
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- American guy mispronouncing local names corner: the second t in Winterthur is a hard t, not a thorn sound. The names are announced on the train for major train stops, in several language including English, so it's mildly infuriating.
- Winterthur was home for a fairly well known a insurance company (also called Winterthur). It has been merged in the late 2000s with Axa for many billions.
- I find the challenge of filling hole in cheese with some other cheese a good idea, but the whole passage left me vaguely offended. The "uh there's no swiss cheese in this cheese shop" feels like average cultural blindness that happens from someone writing from an educational YouTube channel. Then, "we fixed the defect of in your cheese, Switzerland" quip doesn't feel witty enough to register as a joke, but more at slight insult towards precision manufacturing and the dairy industry, both of them being kind of a big deal culturally and economically speaking. Also dude, we're in Switzerland, all of our cheese are Swiss; and not all of our cheese have hole in it, just like not all beer in Ireland are dry stout.
- I just realized that for some reason they're restricting themselves to train and are not using buses, because 51 minutes from the forest to the train station is way too long. A shame, because the bus network complements very well with the train one. It would be far too easy to take a bus to nowhere-in-the-Alps though, so I kinda understand this decision. But restricting it in urban areas is a bit restrictive in my opinion (there could've checked all the McDonalds much faster for instance).
- At 49:36 you can read a license plate that can tell you in which canton Adam is.
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Comment on Nobody warned electric vehicle owners how quickly they would burn through tires in ~transport
PetitPrince Link ParentAt least in Hyundai there's several driving profile that change the acceleration profile from easy going to sporty. I remember that's one of the point mentionned by MKBHDwhen reviewing luxury...At least in Hyundai there's several driving profile that change the acceleration profile from easy going to sporty.
I remember that's one of the point mentionned by MKBHDwhen reviewing luxury sports EV : they can change from a relatively gentle car to a beast by the touch of a button.
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Comment on Nobody warned electric vehicle owners how quickly they would burn through tires in ~transport
PetitPrince Link ParentI'd like to see a physical explanation as well. It shouldn't matter whether the wheel is shown down by friction or magnets.I'd like to see a physical explanation as well. It shouldn't matter whether the wheel is shown down by friction or magnets.
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Comment on What are your go to fast but tasty meals? Is there prep you do on weekends to make meals faster? in ~food
PetitPrince Link ParentAdd a generous amount of peanut butter, correct the taste with some sugar and vinegar, and you got a lazy but super tasty Satay sauce. It's thicker in texture than the base sauce thanks to the...coconut milk curry
Add a generous amount of peanut butter, correct the taste with some sugar and vinegar, and you got a lazy but super tasty Satay sauce. It's thicker in texture than the base sauce thanks to the peanut butter, and it's a sure crowd pleaser whenever I make it.
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Comment on Larian Studios won't make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4 in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentPrecision: it's in the Forgotten Realms cosmology, but it's very far from the standard elf/dwarves/magician/knights setting that we're used to. In fact it's a game that almost tries to play with...D&D universe
Precision: it's in the Forgotten Realms cosmology, but it's very far from the standard elf/dwarves/magician/knights setting that we're used to. In fact it's a game that almost tries to play with it or go against as many standard fantasy tropes as possible (low stake spoilers: rats are very powerful enemies, and there's hardly any swords in the game).
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Comment on Trains on the Moon in ~transport
PetitPrince Link ParentTo complement: rust is iron oxide. Which cannot to form in, well, oxygen free environment. I wonder how cooling could be an issue though. Conventional brakes relies on friction, which creates...I'm also not expert but if anything, I'd imagine the lack of atmosphere in and of itself increases the longevity. At least of the metal parts.
To complement: rust is iron oxide. Which cannot to form in, well, oxygen free environment.
I wonder how cooling could be an issue though.
Conventional brakes relies on friction, which creates heat, which isn't as easily dumped into the atmosphere as in earth (again, because there's none). Even regenerative (induction) breaking will produce some heat.
Is all this heat enough to damage the rails and/or wheels ? Assuming it's easier to insulate things in space, can we redirect this heat elsewhere to produce some work ? Since I assume that there's active cooling, would maglev be more practical ?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentDo tell me how it'll go ! l started doing this (ignoring the towers) around Cosmo Canyon, and I found myself paying more attention to the actual world, but it's doesn't magically turns it into...Do tell me how it'll go !
l started doing this (ignoring the towers) around Cosmo Canyon, and I found myself paying more attention to the actual world, but it's doesn't magically turns it into BotW/TotK Hyrule either.
Otherwise in doing the same thing as you, as in trying to clear the sidequest first.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
PetitPrince (edited )Link ParentI am 35h ahead of you, and doing a completionist run, so I may give you an insight (I've hear it first on the FF7R thread on ResetEra) : they're palate cleanser after heavy story beats / set...Why are there so many?
I am 35h ahead of you, and doing a completionist run, so I may give you an insight (I've hear it first on the FF7R thread on ResetEra) : they're palate cleanser after heavy story beats / set pieces.
It's a remarkably similar structure to the one of the Yakuza games (story, then open-world with sidequests, then story rinse and repeat), except you get a new area each time.
And let me tell you: there's a lot more minigames. And apart from Queen's Blood, there's very few reuse (even the horrible stealth chocobo section disappear for a while). In fact, I would flip the script by saying that the game is very generous with minigames. I enjoy most of them so I don't really mind, by most of their reward are accessible via other means. That being said the sidequests (green) do change the bond with your companion, so it's not a bad idea to complete them.
Traversal gets a bit more interesting after Junon ; each region has its own traversal gimmick. But it's true that tower unlucky is reminiscent of Ubi games, and in a bad way. My advice would be to explore without interacting with them till the end of the chapter. Just wander around and discover the various interest point in your own, and only use the tower of you really cannot find what's left for you to find.
Broken Queen's Blade strategy that can you get you quite far into the game
My strat is based on the mind flayer ability to continuously insta kill your own low level card. If you combine this with Midgardsommr (initially) or Tomberry (later on in the game), plus spawning cards such as mandragora, then you can easily rack up a line with 20+ points on it, enough to obliterate most other opponents.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
PetitPrince Link ParentInteresting that you began with Gaiden, as see it really build on a decade of relationship the player builds with Kiryu (the usual entry points are either 0 or 7; I remember reading your...Interesting that you began with Gaiden, as see it really build on a decade of relationship the player builds with Kiryu (the usual entry points are either 0 or 7; I remember reading your impression about Gaiden but didn't act on it because #life).
In particular one of the last scene (the tablet one) hits particularly hard when you've played through 8 game as it with him.
Didn't you feel like missing out on a lot of things ?
The flashback was also part of the original, I don't think you're missing out. Narratively it sets up a plot point that's going to be resolved later on, and also get you a glimpse of the antagonist pre-madness. Mechanically it also gives you a taste of what a end level character feels like, although here it also teach the player how to use the synergy mechanic.
But I also agree with your critique.
However, having played the original, I was constantly in awe at the graphics compared to what I remember so that was another point of motivation. The soundtrack is also a delight to listen to.