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Comment on My relationship feels like it's collapsing and I don't know what to do in ~life
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Comment on Waterparks - ICE (2026) in ~music
TheRtRevKaiser LinkDamn dude, this goes pretty hard. Gave me a much needed boost this morning, thank you for posting.Damn dude, this goes pretty hard. Gave me a much needed boost this morning, thank you for posting.
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Comment on Masters of the Universe | Official teaser in ~movies
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentMaybe it's taking some inspiration from the 1987 Masters of the Universe movie? IIRC a good bit of that movie takes place on earth following a couple of high-school kids.Maybe it's taking some inspiration from the 1987 Masters of the Universe movie? IIRC a good bit of that movie takes place on earth following a couple of high-school kids.
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Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentSeconding Mage Errant, it very occasionally has a some clunky writing but for the most part is very readable (unlike a lot of progression fantasy) and I genuinely enjoyed the characters and plot....Seconding Mage Errant, it very occasionally has a some clunky writing but for the most part is very readable (unlike a lot of progression fantasy) and I genuinely enjoyed the characters and plot. The worldbuilding is also cool and better realized than a lot of stories in this space.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI've not had that experience at all, but I know that a person's experience with Scouting can be extremely different depending on the local council and troops. There is definitely a contingent of...I've not had that experience at all, but I know that a person's experience with Scouting can be extremely different depending on the local council and troops. There is definitely a contingent of grizzled scouters who can be pretty crotchety about doing things a particular way, but we haven't seen any resistance to including girls - in fact the folks that are involved at the council level have been really enthusiastic about supporting our small but growing girls troop, and we're probably going to be combining to a fully co-ed troop as soon as we're able to (the two units are already doing pretty much all of their outings and activities as a single unit, so it would just be combining the committees and leadership).
I do wonder if there's a regional difference. I'm in the southeast, and there were a couple of pretty major exoduses by far right groups over the last few years for conservative alternatives, which has honestly left "Scouting America" as fairly progressive (in some ways - still pretty conservative in others). A lot of the really conservative old guard left for Trail Life.
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Comment on What are some stories of progressivism gone wrong in implementation? in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentAs someone with two sons and a daughter in Scouting, the bemoaning of the inclusion of girls in the program is baffling to me. My sons aren't losing anything by girls being included in that...As someone with two sons and a daughter in Scouting, the bemoaning of the inclusion of girls in the program is baffling to me. My sons aren't losing anything by girls being included in that program - they're still learning outdoor skills, going on adventures, and learning how to be a decent human person. They have fantastic male role models in leadership in Scouting, and they also have a few really incredible female role models. I don't want my boys to grow up thinking that they can only be a particular way to be "properly" masculine - that feeling as done more harm to me than just about anything I was taught or modeled growing up.
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Comment on Looking for Backroom games with something to do in them other than walking in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah Antichamber great, and I do see how it fits. Not sure how @cuteFox feels but the draw for me to the "backrooms" type game would be more along the lines of "this seemingly mundane/ordinary...Yeah Antichamber great, and I do see how it fits. Not sure how @cuteFox feels but the draw for me to the "backrooms" type game would be more along the lines of "this seemingly mundane/ordinary space is off in some compelling way" a la Control rather than Antichamber's more minimalist surreal vibe. I do remember enjoying Antichamber, though.
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Comment on Looking for Backroom games with something to do in them other than walking in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser LinkA lot of people are honing in on the "horror" aspect of the Backrooms, and OP might be 100% on board with that, but I'd love to find some games that focus on strangeness or liminality without...A lot of people are honing in on the "horror" aspect of the Backrooms, and OP might be 100% on board with that, but I'd love to find some games that focus on strangeness or liminality without descending into outright horror. I think Control straddles that line fairly well, but OP's naming of Stanley Parable is interesting to me because it seems to emphasize the more surreal nature of the "backrooms"/liminal spaces trend than the horror elements. I enjoyed Control for similar reasons, more than something like, say, "the stairs" side of SCP media where the tension building and frisson of the unreal space is just to make the jump scares more scary.
I don't know if that ramble made any sense, so I'll try to tl;dr -
I'd also love to hear suggestions of games (with actual gameplay) that explore the surreal/unnatural elements of backrooms/liminal spaces/SCP microgenres without just using them as a vehicle for jump scares. -
Comment on Not-so-humble brag: What are you proud of that you don't normally get to talk about? in ~talk
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentOh holy cow, these are some beautiful shots!Oh holy cow, these are some beautiful shots!
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Comment on Not-so-humble brag: What are you proud of that you don't normally get to talk about? in ~talk
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThis is really cool! It is kind of hilarious that people get so competitive about looking at birds, though.This is really cool! It is kind of hilarious that people get so competitive about looking at birds, though.
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Comment on Not-so-humble brag: What are you proud of that you don't normally get to talk about? in ~talk
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentDude FPV drones seem like such a cool hobbyDude FPV drones seem like such a cool hobby
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Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThank you! I honestly couldn't even make an educated guess at the number of hours. Maybe I'll try to be a bit more mindful of that in the future just to have an idea, but I suspect I won't 😅. I'm...Thank you! I honestly couldn't even make an educated guess at the number of hours. Maybe I'll try to be a bit more mindful of that in the future just to have an idea, but I suspect I won't 😅. I'm not good about keeping track. Merry Christmas to you, too!
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Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThank you! That part was a challenge - my instinct is to make everything really tight but that tends to warp the fabric so I have to remind myself to ease up a bit.Thank you! That part was a challenge - my instinct is to make everything really tight but that tends to warp the fabric so I have to remind myself to ease up a bit.
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Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThank you! Yeah the patch is embroidered on a hoop first, then I took it off and used a heat activated fabric interface to fuse it to a heavier felt backing, then cut it to the size and shape I...Thank you! Yeah the patch is embroidered on a hoop first, then I took it off and used a heat activated fabric interface to fuse it to a heavier felt backing, then cut it to the size and shape I wanted and stitched the piece and the backing together with a whip stitch around the edge.
Cross stitch is, to my understanding, a subset of embroidery that uses a specific stitch (the cross stitch) arranged in a grid pattern.
So yeah I think you could do this with pretty much any type of embroidery. It was pretty time consuming, but since it's freehand embroidery (you don't have to count stitches like you would with cross stitch) it's really easy to just get in the zone while watching a show or listening to video essays or whatever. Also I don't think the next one will take three months, I definitely learned some things that will cut that time down, I think.
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Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThanks! It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be - the stitches I used are mostly pretty straightforward, it just took a really really long time.Thanks! It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be - the stitches I used are mostly pretty straightforward, it just took a really really long time.
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First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry...
So I realize I didn't quite make the end of October target - in fact I finished this piece just this evening, right in time for Christmas tomorrow (it's intended as a Christmas gift for my...
So I realize I didn't quite make the end of October target - in fact I finished this piece just this evening, right in time for Christmas tomorrow (it's intended as a Christmas gift for my sister). I didn't get many early progress pictures, so all I have are some from the last couple of weeks. The whole thing is hand stitched, including the whipped edge.
Nearly finished piece without the outlining:
https://postimg.cc/kB5HYKnMOutlined:
https://postimg.cc/7bHtb0JhOff the hoop, washed, cut, and whip-stitched.
https://postimg.cc/FfbGHH9CI think I'd like to try some more variety on the types of stitches I use to fill areas next time. I pretty much only used basic back stitches and satin stitch for this. I tried a tight seed stitch initially for the dog's fur, but didn't like it and spent a whole evening picking it out.
I also found the process of washing the piece (this isn't strictly necessary but I had used water soluble pen to trace the image and needed to wash it to get the ink out) and cutting it very nerve-wracking. It took so damn long to sew and I was terrified I was going to fuck it up right at the end. There were a couple of spots where I felt like I didn't cut it quite as evenly as I wanted, but after adding the stitched edge you can't really tell at all. I also had no idea what I was doing when fusing the initial piece to the felt backing with interfacing, and the interfacing didn't fully adhere to the fabric in a few places, but it worked out fine.
All in all it took forever and there are a few noticeable mistakes, but overall I'm pretty proud of it and I'm hoping the next one doesn't take so long.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs Dec 18 - Jan 5) in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentIt probably depends heavily on how much grind you can tolerate, and how much you like survival games, but I game with a group (between 4 and 7 depending on the game) that have played a lot of...It probably depends heavily on how much grind you can tolerate, and how much you like survival games, but I game with a group (between 4 and 7 depending on the game) that have played a lot of survival crafters and I detest Ark. If you play with default settings it is an intolerable grind, and even with most of the gathering/taming turned way up in the server settings the second time we played I still found it excruciating.
Now, this was near the end of a very long streak of survival games for this group (Conan finally broke me, personally) so I might have just been burned out on them, but I really didn't enjoy any step of our last Ark playthrough at all. IMO the only recent survival game that respects your time and feels good to play is Abiotic Factor.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThe only thing that makes sense to me is that they think a war would be good for shoring up support among their base, and this is their paper-thin justification for it. I know my state senators...The only thing that makes sense to me is that they think a war would be good for shoring up support among their base, and this is their paper-thin justification for it. I know my state senators are in lock-step on the messaging when it comes to this, so I don't think it's just a "Trump is crazy/senile" thing. It's fucking worrying though.
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentOkay but that's not a shadowban? It's automated removal, sure, but a shadowban involves a user being banned, but the site still behaves (to them) as if their posts/comments are going through. Or...Okay but that's not a shadowban? It's automated removal, sure, but a shadowban involves a user being banned, but the site still behaves (to them) as if their posts/comments are going through. Or am I misremembering?
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentWouldn't you be aware that comments are being removed? I haven't experienced this and it's been a good while since I left reddit, but that doesn't seem the same as a shadowban. I could be...For many, many years it was possible to write an automod filter to automatically remove posts and comments from particular authors without letting them know.
Wouldn't you be aware that comments are being removed? I haven't experienced this and it's been a good while since I left reddit, but that doesn't seem the same as a shadowban. I could be mistaken, though.
Why is "the gerontocracy is wavering" a bad comment?
I didn't say it was a bad comment, I said it was on the line of violating that particular rule. In the context of news of a particular (old) politician dying, I can absolutely see it being taken as celebrating their death. I can also see it not being taken that way - that's what I was saying about the difficulty of handling comments like this in bulk.
To piggy-back on this a little - if the idea of proposing couples therapy seems daunting, you could also try framing it as "premarital counseling". I don't know how common this is outside of the evangelical circles I grew up in, but when I got married it was very common for engaged couples to receive premarital counseling - in fact the minister that married my wife and me required it for any weddings he was asked to perform. I have left behind a lot of the things that I was taught/learned in evangelical churches, but the premarital counseling we went through was one of the most helpful things I've ever done - mine involved a lot of talk about expectations, balancing workload around the home, and conflict management - all of which have been really beneficial.