MimicSquid's recent activity
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Comment on Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew in ~enviro
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Comment on CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentI've been tempted by Archipelago for a while; I'd be interested in giving it a shot.I've been tempted by Archipelago for a while; I'd be interested in giving it a shot.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
MimicSquid Link ParentI get that, and would want to know if it was me, but also public callouts are rarely actually productive ways to get anyone to change. It's a hard balance to strike.I get that, and would want to know if it was me, but also public callouts are rarely actually productive ways to get anyone to change. It's a hard balance to strike.
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Comment on Dark Sun, Star Wars, and more classic settings return to D&D in ~games.tabletop
MimicSquid Link ParentWith any large IP there will have been brand managers present at every level of the game's design to ensure that the characters and representations within don't deviate from the brand guidelines....With any large IP there will have been brand managers present at every level of the game's design to ensure that the characters and representations within don't deviate from the brand guidelines. I'm sure the mechanics will have been altered to make sure that the relevant IP is maintained.
Whether that's good game design is another question. MTG's Universes Beyond was panned for prioritizing brand consistency over gameplay. It's likely the same thing will be true here.
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Comment on From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentWhat it explains is that no one who is ignorant of the specific number can effectively guess that a group is less than 20 or more than 80% of the population.What it explains is that no one who is ignorant of the specific number can effectively guess that a group is less than 20 or more than 80% of the population.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentYeah, it's rough. And because it takes so long to see what it is, a 20% chance to get the same crisis as last game feels bad.Yeah, it's rough. And because it takes so long to see what it is, a 20% chance to get the same crisis as last game feels bad.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentWhile it takes some of the mystery out of it, you can choose which end crisis you want to fight (or have them all trigger.) I don't know if you can exclude one in particular, but there's probably...While it takes some of the mystery out of it, you can choose which end crisis you want to fight (or have them all trigger.) I don't know if you can exclude one in particular, but there's probably a mod for that.
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Comment on Emily Wilson’s critique of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in ~movies
MimicSquid LinkThat is the most polite and savage thing I've read in a while.That is the most polite and savage thing I've read in a while.
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Comment on 40 Players, 3 Traitors - A Battlestar Galactica megagame in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentHey, cool! This popped up naturally in my recommendations. I'll have to give it a watch.Hey, cool! This popped up naturally in my recommendations. I'll have to give it a watch.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentNothing from Lazy Bear is good on the writing front. Graveyard Keeper is equally bad. I'm not sure why they're so bad, but the games definitely skate by on a good vibe, solid art, and ok mechanics.Nothing from Lazy Bear is good on the writing front. Graveyard Keeper is equally bad. I'm not sure why they're so bad, but the games definitely skate by on a good vibe, solid art, and ok mechanics.
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Comment on Mojang has updated the system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition, raising recommended system memory from 4GB to 16GB in ~games
MimicSquid LinkMinecraft has never been the most undemanding game to run; especially when modded, even a solid computer could struggle. That said, Minecraft's system requirements are climbing faster than my...Minecraft has never been the most undemanding game to run; especially when modded, even a solid computer could struggle. That said, Minecraft's system requirements are climbing faster than my upgrade cycle. It wont't be with this upgrade, but it's wild to have it climb out of reach of some people's hardware.
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Comment on Survey: The temperature in my room now is _____ and it feels _____ in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentDoes the rest of the northern hemisphere not have weather to talk about? The OP was talking about summer, but the US doesn't have a monopoly on it.Does the rest of the northern hemisphere not have weather to talk about? The OP was talking about summer, but the US doesn't have a monopoly on it.
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Comment on Survey: The temperature in my room now is _____ and it feels _____ in ~talk
MimicSquid Link ParentHuh. That's basically my exact temp/humidity, but I've got my house open to the night air to cool it back down overnight. It feels pretty much exactly neutral, maybe a tiny bit warm.Huh. That's basically my exact temp/humidity, but I've got my house open to the night air to cool it back down overnight. It feels pretty much exactly neutral, maybe a tiny bit warm.
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Comment on You can vote on the design of the next Euro banknotes! in ~design
MimicSquid LinkI really like I, both for the consistent empty space in front of the wings of each bird and because they went beyond the very first image of each bird they could find online. It felt like some of...I really like I, both for the consistent empty space in front of the wings of each bird and because they went beyond the very first image of each bird they could find online. It felt like some of them were cribbing from each other's homework on the birds.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
MimicSquid Link ParentThere's a few ways that building in Satisfactory works that's much better than Minecraft. For one, your building range is immense. There's no need to be within 4 blocks to build: if you can see it...There's a few ways that building in Satisfactory works that's much better than Minecraft. For one, your building range is immense. There's no need to be within 4 blocks to build: if you can see it you can build to it. Beyond that, there's something they call "zooping", where you can build a series of the same thing in sequence with a simple click and drag. If you want a conveyor belt all the way to the horizon in one zoop, you can do it. Combined with a jetpack or tall tower, you can do the rough sketch of a base with ease.
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Comment on An unusual-looking raccoon nicknamed Jimothy is winning hearts across the internet for his short, round body in ~enviro
MimicSquid Link ParentThat's the case for jackalopes (rabbits with keratin "horns") and Bigfoot (bear with mange) at the very least.That's the case for jackalopes (rabbits with keratin "horns") and Bigfoot (bear with mange) at the very least.
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Comment on Atari makes Universal movie deal for ten iconic game properties in ~movies
MimicSquid Link ParentWouldn't Millipede only be 10 times as much as Centipede? The Mille prefix in this context is 1000. That aside, I'd watch most of those movies. They seem fun.Wouldn't Millipede only be 10 times as much as Centipede? The Mille prefix in this context is 1000.
That aside, I'd watch most of those movies. They seem fun.
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Comment on Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentYou know, fair enough. I just worry that nuanced narratives of suffering on both sides will make people who do feel empathy try to get the fighting to stop as soon as possible, rather than with a...You know, fair enough. I just worry that nuanced narratives of suffering on both sides will make people who do feel empathy try to get the fighting to stop as soon as possible, rather than with a positive outcome that preserves Ukrainian territorial integrity and independence.
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Comment on Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentNo news article contains all of the information about an event. Every piece of media includes editorial choices, and those aren't neutral. A journalist "leaving it up to the readers to decide" is...No news article contains all of the information about an event. Every piece of media includes editorial choices, and those aren't neutral. A journalist "leaving it up to the readers to decide" is still choosing a selection of information for the readers to use to make their decision, and that choice isn't a neutral fact of the world. It may look neutral, and is absolutely not.
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Comment on Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentI feel bad for all the people affected by injustice and war. It's rare that the people hurt in war are people who have any power over the situation. Does it suck to have invested money in a...I feel bad for all the people affected by injustice and war. It's rare that the people hurt in war are people who have any power over the situation. Does it suck to have invested money in a business and lose that money because of something outside of your control? Absolutely. The war is harming many people, but the harms experienced are disproportionately on the Ukrainian side. Including humanizing anecdotes regarding the civilians on the aggressor's side of a war isn't a neutral publishing choice, but that individual woman is basically faultless.
By number of healthy years lost, Income inequality is way more harmful to humans than murder, but we still make murder illegal.