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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentThey can also cover up the archaeology hole behind the comically large mushroom and build there. I recall Evie (who was the one who found this thingy in the first place) said that we can cover it...They can also cover up the archaeology hole behind the comically large mushroom and build there. I recall Evie (who was the one who found this thingy in the first place) said that we can cover it up if we want to.
However, we do not claim any responsibility for any yeast infections and/or other fungal infestations.
The other side of the Fun Gal Avenue is also unclaimed, except for 2 or 3 blocks where I placed my oyster mushroom sculpture.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentShaka, when the walls fellAlso, the original implication of the sign is unintentional, ha)
Shaka, when the walls fell
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentMendanbar, at rest. Arnock, on the night of his joining.Mendanbar, at rest. Arnock, on the night of his joining.
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Comment on How does your HR department handle the deluge of job applications? And how does that affect you as a hiring manager? in ~talk
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentWithout doxxing yourself, would it be possible to give one or more examples of something you ask people to do? In the past months I'd probably generated hundreds of custom CVs (sometimes fully...Without doxxing yourself, would it be possible to give one or more examples of something you ask people to do? In the past months I'd probably generated hundreds of custom CVs (sometimes fully manually, sometimes semi-manually) based on job postings and I haven't seen such an example yet.
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Comment on What are your spooky, creepy or unexplained stories? in ~talk
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentThe latter is definitely a possibility that I've also thought of, but haven't had concrete proof of. The former, probably not, as he only had contact with us during his last 2-3 weeks there (and...The latter is definitely a possibility that I've also thought of, but haven't had concrete proof of.
The former, probably not, as he only had contact with us during his last 2-3 weeks there (and even then, he couldn't speak for more than a few seconds). Most of his time in the hospital, he spent either unconscious, or semi-conscious but isolated from us. The hospital staff also wouldn't have somehow known it, as his cousin wasn't even in the same country. And, to be honest, I guess we'll never solve this mystery with high confidence anyway at this point, as it's been a few years since then.
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Comment on What are your spooky, creepy or unexplained stories? in ~talk
TaylorSwiftsPickles LinkDuring the peak of the pandemic, my grandpa was in the hospital due to COVID for almost half a year. Most of that time was inside an ICU, and overall he had no contact with any member of my...During the peak of the pandemic, my grandpa was in the hospital due to COVID for almost half a year. Most of that time was inside an ICU, and overall he had no contact with any member of my family. While he was in there, his cousin (who lives far away) died from a COVID infection during his cancer therapy. My entire family agreed to not let him know about this until he recovers a bit, because we were worried he'd get a heart attack or have a breakdown.
Turns out, he somehow knew before any of us told him? Inside the hospital, during his unconsciousness, he saw a dream/"vision"/whatever-you-wanna-call-it where he and his cousin were in the same ICU. The walls had started fading away, and both of them started getting pulled towards a void (I think?). His cousin was entirely pulled in it, but he wasn't, because he saw his kids holding him away with all their strength. And he was surprised nobody was mentioning his death to him after he left the hospital.
To this day, none of us had found a reasonable explanation for it. To be fair, it's not the only unexplained event in my family, but it definitely is one of the weirder ones.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentI'm absolutely chuffed to bitsI'm absolutely chuffed to bits
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentYou had even left some diamonds behind in one (and possibly more) of your tunnels! But yeah, funnily enough, I've probably gotten over 2 stacks of diamond ore by now, just by casually digging this...You had even left some diamonds behind in one (and possibly more) of your tunnels!
But yeah, funnily enough, I've probably gotten over 2 stacks of diamond ore by now, just by casually digging this tunnel
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentI found it funny how I was seeing your stripmines right next to the tunnel I'm building for the blue ice boatway, rather than accidentally benefitting from your free labour :PI found it funny how I was seeing your stripmines right next to the tunnel I'm building for the blue ice boatway, rather than accidentally benefitting from your free labour :P
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentWell, darn, if the mushroom gang wasn't RPing as an anarchosocialist republic I'd seriously consider building a creesch temple nowWell, darn, if the mushroom gang wasn't RPing as an anarchosocialist republic I'd seriously consider building a creesch temple now
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentExactly! Smh my head 😤Exactly! Smh my head 😤
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Comment on Is all language linear to a native speaker? in ~humanities.languages
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentThis is actually also true in Greek, including modern Greek. SVO is still formally the most common, but you can generally mix and match depending on what you actually want to emphasise in your...in Latin, due to the heavy inflection, you can basically put the words in any order
This is actually also true in Greek, including modern Greek. SVO is still formally the most common, but you can generally mix and match depending on what you actually want to emphasise in your sentence. E.g. considering the following elements:
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[Ena] milo (Obj. "[an] apple")
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Efage (Verb "he/she/it ate")
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O Nikos (Subj. (a name))
The following sentences are all equally valid:
- O Nikos efage ena milo (Nick/ate/an apple)
- O Nikos ena milo efage (Nick/an apple/ate)
- Ena milo efage o Nikos (an apple/ate/Nick)
- Ena milo o Nikos efage (an apple/Nick/ate)
- Efage ena milo o Nikos (ate/an apple/Nick)
- Efage o Nikos ena milo (ate/Nick/an apple)
You can pick one depending on what you want to emphasise; the earlier the word appears in the sentence, the more you want to emphasise it. Some of these can sound a little poetic sometimes, but they are still valid if that's what you're trying to emphasise.
Knowing such a highly inflected language, I'd say that (in my personal experience) I never had to "overthink" phrasing in any language I've "experienced", regardless of its word order. "Yoda speech" to me comes just as naturally as its inverse, etc. If anything, I mix and match for funsies on occasion.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentI get it; I'm also on a similar boat (ba dum tss) nowadays. Good to hear you're coming back in the future, and good luck with moving countries! I hope the stress on your end isn't as bad as I...I get it; I'm also on a similar boat (ba dum tss) nowadays. Good to hear you're coming back in the future, and good luck with moving countries! I hope the stress on your end isn't as bad as I imagine, but we're here to distract you from it for at least a while! :)
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentAnd so the church of creesch was bornAnd so the church of creesch was born
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentGood thing you mentioned the flower hill. @Felicity I haven't seen you online in a while, but if you intend to come back (or if you still play but not at the same hours as me), feel free to let me...Good thing you mentioned the flower hill. @Felicity I haven't seen you online in a while, but if you intend to come back (or if you still play but not at the same hours as me), feel free to let me know, as I'm currently digging a highway for blue-ice boat travel that passes very close from your area; adding a branch towards your area won't be a problem at all!
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Comment on Mojang reveals the first addition of Minecraft's new year-round update schedule – the Pale Garden and its attendant Creaking monster will come to the game "in the next few months" in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentThough there's almost 0 chance that all of the things mentioned in your comment are added, I do expect that they'll make some minor additions and/or alterations to the update based on community...Though there's almost 0 chance that all of the things mentioned in your comment are added, I do expect that they'll make some minor additions and/or alterations to the update based on community suggestions. They do of course have a history to "under-deliver" compared to what the community expects, but I always take these trailers as more of a "proof of concept" than a "promise".
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Comment on Mojang reveals the first addition of Minecraft's new year-round update schedule – the Pale Garden and its attendant Creaking monster will come to the game "in the next few months" in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentAs far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong), Mojang still has control of the creative decisions for the game, so it's not like Microsoft is forcing them to add all these things. I definitely recall...As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong), Mojang still has control of the creative decisions for the game, so it's not like Microsoft is forcing them to add all these things. I definitely recall a few tweets from actual Mojang employees mentioning this as a fact, but I no longer have a
twitterxxitter account to be able to find them.I don't think they're going down any specific path. Some of their updates were things that the community suggested as "general themes and ideas" that Mojang put their own flair on (e.g. nether update, cave update, trials update). Some updates were minor and just added a couple of things they didn't manage to add during another update (e.g. 1.20). Some updates brought almost nothing but optimisations to the game (e.g. 1.15). And some updates were just things Mojang decided to do.
However, they seem to not find their old "major releases" model very sustainable (for a multitude of reasons, including what the community expects from them), and they're currently moving more towards a "many minor additions in parallel with a larger addition" model. So, content mentioned in the article is more of a minor update than a major one.
That being said, I was playing exclusively 1.8 and 1.7 until 1.18 released and finally got me to migrate to a modern version. For the time being, all my personal worlds are still on 1.18, but there's also the tildes community server where we play on the latest version. So I get what you're saying.
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Comment on Mojang reveals the first addition of Minecraft's new year-round update schedule – the Pale Garden and its attendant Creaking monster will come to the game "in the next few months" in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentHow come you didn't like the 1.17-1.18 duo? I recall most of the community being pretty excited about the cave update.How come you didn't like the 1.17-1.18 duo? I recall most of the community being pretty excited about the cave update.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly in ~games
TaylorSwiftsPickles Link ParentYup, that's itYup, that's it
If you mean underground in the farm, it's to direct the creepers to their death, as they are afraid of cats