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Comment on Megathread for news & discussion about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood in ~movies
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Comment on Megathread for news & discussion about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood in ~movies
Sleeper_Service (edited )Link ParentThis is called "tree topping" and it is - unfortunately - not uncommon among municipal tree trimming. Those types of trees (the name escapes me as they aren't planted where I live now) are often...This is called "tree topping" and it is - unfortunately - not uncommon among municipal tree trimming. Those types of trees (the name escapes me as they aren't planted where I live now) are often trimmed this way. They will grow back, but it is bad for the long-term health of the three and not a recommended approach for tree management. The fact that they didn't get a permit may or may not be unusual - the level of enforcement for permits on tree trimming varies dramatically by city.
This may have been malicious (and probably was), but I've looked upon trees topped like this from cities dozens and dozens of times.
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Comment on Something wrong with new game reviews (Dave the Diver) in ~games
Sleeper_Service (edited )Link ParentIt does say something, it just says less than you're trying to tell me/us/yourself that it does, and for some reason this bothers you. I try a lot of smaller games, I find many that I don't like...Yes, totally hard to grasp. We both found it boring, that says something.
It does say something, it just says less than you're trying to tell me/us/yourself that it does, and for some reason this bothers you. I try a lot of smaller games, I find many that I don't like that much (few that I hate). But I like trying them.
You are faced with a reality where your lived experience isn't meshing with that reported by others, and you react by expending seemingly little effort (look how hard your heels are dug on in this) to understand why this is working for others. Instead you see some sort of baffling conspiracy to manipulate reviews on this small early access (until recently) indie game.
Apply Occam's Razor - it's not for you, but others genuinely like it (and likely many other games) for reasons not important to you.
I'd also say: I think the art direction is legitimately quite great.
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Comment on Something wrong with new game reviews (Dave the Diver) in ~games
Sleeper_Service LinkI hope you appreciate how irritating it always is when one describes their own personal taste as some sort of objective reality. I too found the game boring, but the appeal of the Dave the Diver...I hope you appreciate how irritating it always is when one describes their own personal taste as some sort of objective reality. I too found the game boring, but the appeal of the Dave the Diver that hard to grasp? It's not for me, but it's in a class of management-style game that many people love, it's been steadily improving in early access, great community engagement, etc. You know what I find boring? Those truck driving games. Does that mean I should bemoan the state of taste in the industry, cast aspersions on all the positive reviews, etc. just because I find it mind-numbingly boring? Not at all.
Just because a game with "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews doesn't mean you'll like it. Learn your tastes better and find for well-reviewed games within them, or be willing to take a chance on something a bit outside your norm (as I did w/ DtD). I've personally found nothing is more reliable for me than Steam user reviews given that they come from owners of the software. If that isn't working for you, find a content creator (reviewer, YouTuber, website, whatever) with similar tastes and rely on them. Hell, they may even have a curated Steam list for you!
Ficus should be trimmed in Winter, period. But the reality is a lot of tree trimming just occurs at the whims of property owners, with or without permits. It makes me sick when I see it.
But I do believe Universal did this maliciously, upon further reading.