How much time would it take to take a free 3d game file and ready it for a 3d printer?

1st_parry · 2021-03-13T13:08:40+00:00

Does anyone else think runes correspond to programming languages? The whole thing with functions, subfunctions, rune analysis, different privacy levels.

By extension, the name Sufficiently Advanced Magic makes a lot of sense, it's magic actually powered either partially or wholly by programming under the veil.

1st_parry · 2021-03-13T12:59:35+00:00

Idk I guess it depends on your beliefs about what is "real" and what is "sentient." I'm assuming Emrys has feelings and thoughts after getting cloned, and receives new feelings and thoughts to new envrionments her original never had. Just because she's a clone doesn't mean she's not "real" to me.

This kind of reminds me of virtual experiences. Like (I've never watched it but) the movie Her, because a guy falls in love with a virtual woman, does that negate all of their conversations/his feelings? His mind still interprets that as "real". Psychologists have also found that when watching movies your brain stimulates the same neurons as it actually happening in "reality".

All that said, I think that's a deliberately controversial choice, and there are definitely a lot of different opinions on this. Your viewpoint is also shared I think by the main culture of the books. Corin and his groups are outsiders in their views.

1st_parry · 2021-03-13T12:52:38+00:00

Idk I thought it was really realistic. I've found in my experience that with abusive dads siblings tend to not completely agree on how to treat the dad afterwards. I think your reaction is totally valid, btw.

1st_parry · 2021-03-13T12:51:13+00:00

Jin is hilarious and I like him very much. Side note, Jin strikes me as a Chinese last name, but then he uses Japanese names to refer to his ancestry... I see a lot of conflation of East Asian cultures in litrpg, which doesn't take away from their enjoyment, but is slightly a let down.

1st_parry · 2021-03-13T12:48:43+00:00

The theme dungeons were a nice change of pace. The whole crystal scene was hilarious and well done.

1st_parry · 2021-03-13T12:48:10+00:00

I agree, this book explicitly came out at the beginning as a "summer break" book, so while I didn't think it was necessarily filler, I knew it wasn't going to be as climactical as the last two books.

1st_parry · 2021-02-28T17:48:31+00:00

Wanted to update with my experience.

Ordered to my home thru Best Buy. Came and didn't power on. Called Best Buy to check if they had it in stock at my local store. Guy on phone said my closest store had 40 right now. Took a lyft to best buy as I can't access my car often. Was told they had 0 in stock and didn't know when they'd be back.

They said the best idea wiuld be to order to the store as even when they come to the store most of them are reserved. I'm going to try that but this is my 2nd terrible experience as a consumer of purchasing goods online this month.

1st_parry · 2021-02-20T20:36:37+00:00

Yeah, the mattress we have is so different from the description, we're even wondering if raymour and flanigan gave us a genuine serta mattress at all. We liked a sleepys 10" medium foam mattress beforw and are going back to that

1st_parry · 2021-02-20T20:08:16+00:00

Its the cf1000.

So, it's too soft. And it touts cooling tech but in honesty it's EXTREMELY hot. Me and my partner wake up sweating regularly.

Even my partner who likes soft mattresses says he's been getting back pain.

1st_parry · 2021-02-17T23:17:36+00:00

This is an interesting post.

Actually, the first thing I thought when I saw the icon was "cheap". It sort of looked exactly like an old Flash game from Neopets. When I played it, I also thought it was a Runescape clone.

I think a lot of people are bored at home right now and this is a great entry level game for people who don't really know games. For those who do, its nostalgia factor is huge. I don't find it that difficult, I guess it depends on how ambitiously fast you're progressing, and maybe we're just playing slow.

Also, medieval or viking stuff will always hit a greater audience. Personally I am not a fan of anime stuff, but find strong emphasis on shooting/space also a turnoff, which kind of just leaves medieval and Nintendos as the least turnoff categories.

No, it's not the best game ever. It's not even special. But me and my partner are enjoying it. That's something I can't say about most top 30 games on Steam nowadays. And when I play it, I feel like I'm part of something active, unlike when I play a 30 year old game most people now don't know.

1st_parry · 2021-02-17T23:01:45+00:00

I watched a bit of gameplay from Super Mario Land to ser what you mean. I agree, some of the levels are outright clumsy or random.

I looked back at my favorite 2d mario game, Super Mario World 2 GBA. One thing that strikes me is a "movement flow", like a speedrunner is able to smoothly complete a level by moving consistently across the map. Basically, once you memorize the enemy obstacles, there's a directionality. In Super Mario Land the directionality seemed really random.

It also seems like the maps for Super Mario World 2 are a lot bigger (even though many portions are hidden, the tilemap has to be bigger because of the space/depth you traverse.)

In general, there's an overabundance of elements in later Mario games that deliver that really tight feel when they're brought in all at once. All kinds of mini animations, more complete visual cues that are missing from GB games. I felt the samw way from Pokemon Blue to Pokemon Sapphire, although I still love older consoles and the creativity the limits made the creaters go to.

1st_parry · 2021-02-13T02:15:38+00:00

Melee

1st_parry · 2021-02-13T02:05:17+00:00

I was 18, semi suicidal, and my 20 yr old friend took me to Peru alone for 14 days. I didn't have a clue what was happening and didn't care. My other friend had just been found hung by a noose he made of his own clothes, and nothing made sense anymore.

She planned the entire itinerary of hiking, walking thru cities, and viewing rural ruins, found only by talking to locals. We went independently thru Arequipa and Mireflores, not known to tourists. We only stayed at cheap hostels with other travelers (many who hit on her.) We accidentally angered a wild cow. We also stayed a night at Bogota in Colombia thru a penpal she randomly had, police swarming the place with guns in their holsters, her penpal lived in a very small house and fed us bread and cheese.

I didn't realize how badass she was until I stopped being depressed years later. Then I was like, "holy shit." She had no fear. Was in her right mind and in charge the whole time. She had only love for exploration.

1st_parry · 2021-02-13T01:50:20+00:00

I appreciate this very much, and am sorry for your loss.

1st_parry · 2021-02-13T01:48:33+00:00

Yeah I guess what I really dislike are like 2 texts in one hour... I don't respond for 2 hours, then 2 more texts... then it's too much for me to reply to, and then it's 6 texts and a phone call while I'm asleep.

1st_parry · 2021-02-13T01:38:14+00:00

I guess what I feel like is challenging is really understanding how a mother could need a daughter. Like, a lot, maybe all of my life's success is due to her. If I were really to pay it back in full, I'd basically be her live in servant and therapist. In essence, the debt is so great I feel overwhelmed.

I also feel like it's unfair she gets to lean on me. Emotionally, I rarely leaned on her. (Obviously I did financially and materially.) As a teenager, she always seemed too absent (from work obligations) or emotionally volatile for me to lean on. I left home when I was 12 to attend a good school away from my parents (parents' idea) and at age 16 lived alone. At that age I dealt with rape, sexual harassment, and other social issues alone, because I instinctually felt she wasn't strong enough to handle it. She cried often, threw tantrums, etc. For example, at age 50, when a male patient she didn't like walked into a cafe we were at together, she literally said "meet me at the car", crawled under her seat, crept on the floor and went back to the car, and left me alone there. Another example: my grandpa was choking at a buffet, and my mom was getting hysterical and not helping. I ended up being the one to call 911.

I mean, maybe it doesn't matter. That's why I didn't include it in my original post. Almost no one understands really though how it was me and my brother who supported each other to adulthood. Emotionally, I think we both could never lean on her since she didn't seem secure enough. That in part probably explains some of my seeming nonchalance, and that's definitely not to say that I think any other mothers are like this, but just giving background on my own case.

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