Ashyr 4w ago • 87%
I don't really understand what this means. Can you explain the implications?
Ashyr 4w ago • 100%
Well hey, thank you! It was a fun prompt, I appreciate the inspiration and the feedback.
Ashyr 1mo ago • 100%
Of course not. I'm in love with a whole person, not her appearance. I love her fierce intellect, her passion for justice, her wanderer's spirit. I love that we can sit together and watch anything only for it to lead to a new and endlessly fascinating discussion.
Makeup doesn't affect any of that.
I like how makeup highlights her favorite features or hides when she feels tired or insecure. I like that it helps her feel more fully herself. I think it's great that makeup can do that for her.
She will always be attractive to me for who she is. How she looked may have helped me first talk to her, but who she is has kept us talking for 16 years.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 100%
I'm surprised you've made it this long without hearing about the sonic sunglasses.
Spoilers in that link, of course.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 100%
I just felt like the show lost its way a little. Like it doesn’t seem to understand the doctor anymore.
I think Capaldi is a fantastic actor and I love the idea of returning to an older doctor, but I recall an early episode when he duels a swordfighter with a spoon and it made me think of that old Reddit copypasta from the weird girl.
Then the sonic sunglasses?
I just.
I don’t know. It just wasn’t for me.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 71%
Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but you're not missing much.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 100%
Moon Reader+ is probably the only thing I still miss from Android.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 100%
It requires no restraint if you're not a monster.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 94%
Vice President is the surest path to President in US politics.
Ashyr 2mo ago • 100%
Can and absolutely do. Pet is my standard security question and it's just a standardized password I use only on that field.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
Former pastor here, this is massively true for over 1600 years of the church's history. Most Christians have no idea about their own history.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
What an insanely powerful piece and a masterful use of black and white.
I'm honestly not sure what the authorial perspective of the crusades was. In the late 1800's, it probably wasn't safe to be openly critical, but this feels very critical.
The soldiers seem almost skeletal. There's a ghoulish tone to everyone except the angel, who seems to be undeniably leading this army of the damned.
Really interesting image.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
I wonder how bad their financials are if the CEO is publicly speaking out about this problem.
Chipotle used to be my favorite restaurant, but the last time I ate there was probably 2019. It just stopped being worth the effort of trying to get a full bowl.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
Oh, yeah, no world in which I’m paying $4k for being wrong. Good on the other guy for taking your twenty. Good luck and I’ll be watching with interest.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
Would that be $2 from me if I lose?
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
It's my understanding that, with LLMs, being polite can net better results because they're trained off human interactions where being polite is better.
It's not that they care at all, it's just how language works.
I've not seen a study of the phenomenon or even tested it myself, but it seems plausible.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
I'll recommend cosmoteer from this list. Really excellent little game that intends to be a superior Escape Velocity, SPAZ. etc... But with outlandishly complex and rewarding ship building.
The rest of the Galaxy is still a bit sparse, but they have a roadmap that I think will genuinely make this a game to play for decades.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
I'm curious what you think of Albion online? I tried it a few years back, but found it very difficult to get into.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
I suspect just the air near the bat, as we both did it on our first try. Bats are small and fast, so the odds of us hitting the bat on the first try is low.
To be fair, in both instances, the bat had gotten into a building and couldn't be shooed back out, so intervention is pretty important to saving its life.
Once it's on the ground, you pretty much have it, as they can't take off from the ground. Mine scampered under a bed very quickly and we had to move the bed to scoop it up and carry it outside.
In both instances, the bat was perfectly fine and flew off safely once outside.
Ashyr 3mo ago • 100%
Weird that the article never mentioned Iowa's incredibly restrictive abortion laws and it's affect on obstetrics.
I’ve never quite gotten into The Simpsons myself, but never object to an episode when I randomly come across it. I know there’s a lot of talk that after x season the show is basically over, but I’m curious what everyone here thinks. Do you watch and enjoy every episode and season? Are there seasons you would skip or stop watching entirely? Just curious how people here feel about such a long-running show.
The Three Kingdoms era of Chinese History has long been a topic of fascination for me and my brothers growing up. I’ve never really GMed my own content before, but really wanted to set up a campaign for my brother, wife, and a few friends who’ve been drawn unwittingly into my esoteric interests. Because nothing existed to support my interests, I cobbled together a combination of Cortex Prime, which is incredibly modular and perfect for the purpose, and Reign, a fantasy RPG with rules for governing interactions between groups. For those who may not know, the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history is a massive, 80-year civil war during which 1/4 of the entire world’s population died. There are countless factions that ultimately condensed down to three major factions: hence the Three Kingdoms. My players have assumed the leadership of the fictional Hiahe City, after the previous ruler died at the Battle of Hulao Pass. Dong Zhuo remains ensconced in power in the new capital and rumors of a powerful sorceress becoming his newly adopted daughter imply his power may still be rising. Hiahe city has been economically devastated by banditry, it’s martial might a fraction of its former self after the battle and internal strife from various political families, many of whom have been courted by the envious Han Fu, a powerful but short-sighted nearby governor. After spending their first session familiarizing themselves with their problems and the setting at large, the players made shrewd decisions to buy time with internal factions in order to focus on dealing with the banditry. They located a group of Yellow Turbans (rebels from the civil war just ten years prior) and offered them supplies and potential amnesty should they help with the banditry. With some clever talking from the party’s Taoist monk and some abundantly generous supplies and the former rebels agreed to aid the players. In an unexpected turn of events, Gongsan Zan’s emissary, Zhao Yun, arrived with an offer of aid due to the city’s former master having saved his life at the battle of Hulao Pass. I fully expected my players to sit on this marker and save it for the storms that lie ahead, but instead they called it in immediately to arrange an overwhelming attack on the Black Mountain Bandits. The result was an absolutely devastating battle in which two of our players rode out and defeated the enemy commander, Zhang Yan, one of Gongsan Zan’s former lieutenants. With his death and the overwhelming allied might, the bandits routed almost immediately and their encampment was seized and their forces totally dispersed. Even some of the less martial players were able to serve with distinction and make a name for themselves. Zhao Yun, a legendary warrior from this period, became close friends with the player who serves as the spymaster and for those familiar with the setting, everyone hopes to lure him to serve Hiahe. Some players were upset at “wasting” the marker from Gongsun Zan. He was a powerful cavalry commander, think Rohan, who could have been a life saver in a pinch or the hammer to their anvil. Time will tell, but building brotherhood with Zhao Yun and completely dispersing the Black Mountain Bandits were unexpected outcomes from my perspective as the GM. Other players felt that employing former rebels to aid in the battle would come back to haunt them and there are certainly powerful families within the city who will be very upset to see former yellow turbans in the militia. That said, they’re flush with bandit treasure, have firmly established themselves as the new sovereigns and have laid the groundwork for renewed prosperity in the region. Still, unrest remains within the city as various factions vie for influence and wealth. Han Fu’s reach grows longer and Dong Zhuo threatens to extend his control beyond the capital once more. Still further ahead men of virtue and ambition, such as Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, and the infamous Cao Cao, all wait to make their move and build their name.
I've been on Mullvad for a while now, but I'm looking to move to ProtonVPN soon and I'm curious how well it blocks ads out of the box. I've looked into the possibility of combining it with something like NextDNS or AdGuard, but I'm not super tech savvy, so I think I'd prefer to keep it simple if possible. Mullvad has been okay, but occasionally ads get through. If ProtonVPN is that good or better, I'll probably be fine.
I'm not entirely sure how community grouping works, but it could be just the thing to really help Lemmy feel like a more coherent experience.
I'm just starting to figure things out and, even if I'm not strictly interested in the topic, I'd love to subscribe to a few of the more active communities just for the discussion.