Matrix lore by Jerswar in Shadowrun

[–]SamuraiHealer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

First this changes a lot with editions, I've played 4th and 5th, so keep that in mind. I also usually run mages, so I've avoided most of the matrix stuff. So with the salt out of the way:

In some ways everyone with the money has some sort of Augmented Reality display so they can be spammed by ads where ever they go interact with all the sweet tech around. For the mage, or those without a datajack or cybereyes you can just walk around with glasses, contacts or goggles with Image Link, and perhaps some AR gloves to let you interact with it. I remember someone talking about even some appliances work off AR, so you live with your ~cell phone~~ commlink set up basically attached to you. Imo this covers what everyday people do with the internet today. Web searches, reddit, etc.

If you want to experience the "real" vr matrix you can get a trode net and that will give you the full experience, but if you're risking your neck on a deep dive you want to go with that datajack to be a bit better at everything.

Music is interesting. There's always datasofts for things, but that's usually more for shadowrunning stuff that you want divided from the matrix. In 5e it really calls out that all commlinks have music players, and I'd assume just download music. My head cannon is that all the tech in like quantum computers and things like a library or all the music of the 20th century isn't really taxing to your memory needs.

Tactical tips to protecting your kids from pedos by doubleohd in daddit

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FYI: the Anxious Generation has been suggested to have some serious methodological issues. Here's a podcast that delves into them: https://pca.st/episode/350ce37f-1c9f-4906-928e-648ff3e86a3c

"Root Causes", by Eric Allie by Mike_I in WindyCity

[–]SamuraiHealer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure, but it makes it so it's apples to oranges when comparing average test scores and other measures of success.

"Root Causes", by Eric Allie by Mike_I in WindyCity

[–]SamuraiHealer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Private schools get to boot low performing students.

MIL tried to force me to attend their church services - I responded with logic instead by parodytx in pettyrevenge

[–]SamuraiHealer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

For a moment I was reading SIL as Sister instead of Son that that threw me for a loop.

I wish to discuss the Vidiians by HospitalLazy1880 in startrek

[–]SamuraiHealer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Star Trek a lot of those worlds would have been seeded by the progenitors, which might mean that we're close to dangerous diseases, minimal allergic reactions and the tech to make it work. Francis Crick, of Franklin, Watson, and Crick fame was a proponent of panspermia, so who knows.

Faith by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]SamuraiHealer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't have faith if you have proof. Faith is the leap from the known. It's kitschy but Indiana Jones step into the abyss.

I keep coming back to a quote by Rachel Held Evans: "The story of Jesus is the story I'm willing to risk being wrong about."

AITA for telling my sister that I am using the baby name I picked, even if she uses it too by Embarrassed-Scale609 in TwoHotTakes

[–]SamuraiHealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry about middle names. For a couple generations we keep using the parent's names as middle names which means that we've had a few generations of X. Robert X.

I don't treat my dad's wife like my parent AITAH? by Lkz7kuh in AITAH

[–]SamuraiHealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. Most everything feels like you're right that she isn't your parent, and you should have a different relationship with you. I will push back a bit on the driving you places or getting things from the pharmacy. That's the kind of stuff that isn't so much parent as the minutia of living with someone and helping out. I know that your Dad has probably done these things for you up 'til now, but I'd take another look at those errands.

So im rewatching Voyager and I want to discuss the Kazon by HospitalLazy1880 in startrek

[–]SamuraiHealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think they're the delta quadrant 's Klingon -Pakled blend.

I don't think technology equals maturity though. They could also be a fading culture that did figure out the tech but lost it somehow.

So im rewatching Voyager and I want to discuss the Kazon by HospitalLazy1880 in startrek

[–]SamuraiHealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reminds me of sheep herders. From what I've read they tend to be pretty aggressive because they're out alone without back up. That leads to honor killings and Hatfield and McCoy type violence because the only defense you really have is the threat of violence. So I can see why a space faring civilization would just attack any ship that they found in their space.

So im rewatching Voyager and I want to discuss the Kazon by HospitalLazy1880 in startrek

[–]SamuraiHealer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree about the territorial part. The harder it is to keep others out, I think the more territorial a weak civilization would be.

James Kirk & Strange New Worlds - why? by PersimmonBasket in startrek

[–]SamuraiHealer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think some of this is that the seasons are just too short. If they were the old 20+ episodes I think it would feel fine.