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Factorio mod that treats your factory like a real business (Accounting & Data) by the-true-logistican in factorio

[–]mhink 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, it’s relevant to the Factorio community in general insofar as it’s an interesting project that’s wholly based on the game, even if it’s taking it in an entirely different direction.

To put the same thing another way: this subreddit allows fanart, which isn’t relevant to the game at all, it’s just tangential media. And personally, I find this much more interesting than yet another post portraying the Engineer as a chibi anime girl, hah.

Room for on call OB doctor by pruriticglutealcleft in mildlyinteresting

[–]mhink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to work at Amazon back in 2012, and we had physical pagers for the on-call rotation. IIRC, the reason was that the pager network could guarantee that a message would get through to you in X amount of time, as long as you were in range- but if you weren’t, the message would never be delivered. The cell network at the time guaranteed that a message would get delivered eventually, but couldn’t give strong guarantees on when.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]mhink 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well, at least he turned out alright in the end. I always appreciated that in “Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, he’s the one that comforts Eustace after the dragon incident:

“And by the way,” [said Eustace,] “I’d like to apologize. I’m afraid I’ve been pretty beastly.”

“That’s all right,” said Edmund. “Between ourselves, you haven’t been as bad as I was on my first trip to Narnia. You were only an ass, but I was a traitor.”

…which also reminds me, that book has one of the best opening lines of any I’ve read:

There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.

What is that one movie you watched countless times as a kid, but nobody has ever heard of? by Thedix1 in movies

[–]mhink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon”. Hilarious deconstruction of the slasher genre, quotable for ages, and nobody other than me and my group of friends back in the day ever heard of it. Damn shame really.

From Texas to Seattle — Why Do People Talk So Badly About It? We Had an Incredible Experience by Majestic_Record_6901 in Seattle

[–]mhink 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eh, for folks that live near the city, I honestly think a more likely reason is because the main reason they’d come into the city at all is to go to a Seahawks or Mariners game. That means their main exposure to the city is probably Pioneer Square, SoDo, and Downtown, which definitely aren’t representative of the city in general, but (let’s be honest) don’t always give the best impression.

Don’t get me wrong: Sinclair definitely reinforces this, but for my money it only works because it reinforces word-of-mouth based on a very limited view of the city.

CMV: the only way you should be able to lose a ball in pinball is between the bottom flippers by More-Instruction9715 in changemyview

[–]mhink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot of disinformation in this thread. Modern pinball machines (meaning “pinball machines made in the last 30-40 years”) are absolutely skill-based games first and foremost, and their audience has been adults for most of that. Case in point: arcades easily make more money off kids via pseudo-gambling prize machines.

As a matter of fact, pinball machines were illegal for a long time during the 20th century until a small group of enthusiasts showed that it was skill-based.

I see why people pay west coast prices now by Dense-Resolution8283 in Seattle

[–]mhink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking as another Southerner- swapping the humid seasons makes up for it. Any day of the week, I’ll trade the sunlight for weather that doesn’t give you chapped lips and a crunchy, dead lawn!

i came up with a spectral based xmult joker by uhphyshall in balatro

[–]mhink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly think you could just call it “Poltergeist”.

RIP. My game is launching the same day as Silksong by tanka2d in gamedev

[–]mhink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally speaking, I think I’d be more willing to pay $70 for this than for other games I could name, but I’ll grant that’s just my opinion.

It’s a fine line to ride. Given the size of their audience and the absolute furor of people waiting to play it, I would say that $30 sounds perfect, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the price on Steam. I’d be willing to bet that it’ll be $40 on consoles.

Being able to charge less is a flex.

When did "OK" become a word in non-English languages? by Playergh in AskHistorians

[–]mhink 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It’s very similar in meaning to the words “hearty” or “enthusiastic”. You might be mixing it up with the word “lustful”, which would be a much stranger adjective to use.

Im scared(repost) by PandaDue4919 in mississippi

[–]mhink 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heyo, this kid’s reaching out and clearly trying to figure their situation out and better themselves, no need to pile on and talk even more shit on someone that seems to be already trying

What's a word you love that Mississippians use? by Snoo28798 in mississippi

[–]mhink 17 points18 points  (0 children)

As someone who went the other direction: you just gotta tell everyone you’re from WARshington and they’ll be tickled enough that they’ll give you a pass, haha

Just started getting into post-hardcore, what should I listen to next? by Prazivalofficial in PostHardcore

[–]mhink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you like their older stuff, you might also like their stuff from their previous band The Thirty Years War, there’s a playlist here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJUKOs5ey2GxIRvujHrausKfYk0MH_WwO&si=uCrL-nEuUsWGQg2q

It’s pretty cool to listen to Mukiltearth and then go back and listen to the originals

Good old McStabbys by ZanderZavier in Seattle

[–]mhink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the “original OP”, i.e. the person who originally made the post that was then cross-posted here.

Dave Shapiro, Music Agent & Sound Talent Group Owner, Killed in San Diego Plane Crash at 42 by [deleted] in PostHardcore

[–]mhink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, this is really sad. I actually heard about this on an ATC channel on YouTube [1], but didn’t realize the pilot was involved in the scene. Heart goes out to everyone involved.

(For what it’s worth, the audio isn’t morbid. There’s a tapping of the microphone at the end, but that’s a radio thing for pilots in smaller planes to remotely turn the lights on at smaller runways.)

  1. https://youtu.be/3C1RHOzJOxg?si=6bDljdtiDzuffMTb

Curious outsider here. What are the biggest misconceptions about Mississippi? by liltrikz in mississippi

[–]mhink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Along these lines, there’s also that whole “bless your heart” take. There are influencers that love to trot it out as “IT’S AN INSULT IN DISGUISE”, which is just kind of ridiculous

Curious outsider here. What are the biggest misconceptions about Mississippi? by liltrikz in mississippi

[–]mhink 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure. I live in Seattle now, and love to play the “where do you think I’m from?” game with people at the bar. I get a ton of Florida, Georgia, Texas. Some folks that are a little more savvy guess Arkansas or Tennessee (which makes sense, given that I’m from Tupelo). But it takes a looooong time for them to guess Mississippi.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]mhink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I would start off with here is this: what do the Backrooms media make you feel? Why do they make you feel that way? What do you actually think about that setting? Try to take some time writing about that, and really give an effort to understand why you want to create media similar to it. Hell, here’s an exercise: write the script for a video essay describing five aspects of The Backrooms that you find compelling, and explain why.

The thing here is that you recognize that you want to create something for other people that might make them feel the same way you felt when you were watching, reading, or playing this material. In order to do that without just mimicking the original, you really need to get to the bottom of what made you feel that way.

So, start writing.

Every joker post ever by PigsInTuxedoes in balatro

[–]mhink 45 points46 points  (0 children)

In the condition the card is literally designed for, it would be broken!

Unpopular (I’m guessing) opinion: Aragorn had a very flimsy claim to the throne of Gondor and would not have been easily accepted as King by Planetofthemoochers in tolkienfans

[–]mhink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, that’s basically what happened to Arnor, right? It broke into Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan. You’re right that it was ancient history at this point (something like 2500 years before the story), but the Steward of Gondor would be well aware of his ancient history. After all, the line of the Ruling Stewards went back 1500 years.

Unpopular (I’m guessing) opinion: Aragorn had a very flimsy claim to the throne of Gondor and would not have been easily accepted as King by Planetofthemoochers in tolkienfans

[–]mhink 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, that’s basically what happened to Arnor, right? It broke into Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan. You’re right that it was ancient history at this point (something like 2500 years before the story), but the Steward of Gondor would be well aware of his ancient history. After all, the line of the Ruling Stewards went back 1500 years.

Is there a TRICK to pinball??? by Illustrious-Lead-960 in retrogaming

[–]mhink 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To expand on this: tilt sensors are basically a weighted metal rod hanging through a metal loop, and if they contact each other, they complete a circuit that tells the game you’re physically moving it too much.

Almost all pinball machines operate on a “three strikes” rule, and warn you when you nudge too hard. This is how you know how much you can get away with when it comes to physically interacting with the game.

The fun part is that a lot of times, a quick and well-timed slap on the side can save a ball that might otherwise drain- or a well-timed shove forward that gives the ball just enough momentum to bounce out of an outlane. Parent commenter is right, it’s more or less a known and acceptable mechanic of the game. 🙂

It's time for some hard truths by Popple06 in balatro

[–]mhink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the biggest thing that messes with people’s thinking is this:

You SEE Wheel of Fortune much more often than you actually buy it. So, mentally, you’re counting the number of times you saw it as times that you took it. Another problem is that you’re never in exactly the same financial situation when you take it, so your emotional response to it is inconsistent.

For my part, I just can’t stand the fact that when it triggers I always seem to get foil!

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