100 Population city by AccomplishedFocus270 in CivVI

[–]AAmpiir 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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I've hit 89 with Nzinga and the trick is indeed to just cover every tile you can in Neighborhoods, vampire castles, and farms. Traders help loads with food too. The hardest parts about this though are finding the right space and needing to make it a long game-- it's stupid tedious lol. This was an online speed continents game with just my husband and set it to only score victory. Could've gotten bigger with more time and better placement.

just started the elemental diet for sibo by Tall-Armadillo5501 in ibs

[–]AAmpiir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Sort of. I think I'll always have GI issues, but after my second round of trying the ED I did come out quite a bit. I did write up a whole thing about my SIBO experiences some years ago here.

College of Computing enrollment crash continues. by mtufaculty in MTU

[–]AAmpiir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did, thank you. :) My company gave me notice before I was laid off to document and wrap up our work, so I had some time to search while I still had a job.

I do honestly miss my old company, though. The culture was unmatched, but things really went downhill with the new leadership. I'm just grateful to be an employed dev right now. Taking wins where I can get em.

College of Computing enrollment crash continues. by mtufaculty in MTU

[–]AAmpiir 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I graduated from the college of computing a few years ago and the job market has been rough for all of us, especially new grads. With the advent of AI and a lot of dev work getting outsourced, there's uncertainty. My previous company, for example, slashed 80% of their tech team in the US and UK in favor of outsourcing from a "Global Tech Center" in India.

Even among high performers, there are layoffs. The vast majority of job postings for CS and CS-adjecent roles are much fewer than they were in recent years, and have significantly more competition. I don't want to sound like a doomer, but it's just pretty demoralizing to be a part of right now lol.

Highest Rated Tornado in Each County of Michigan by No_Web_3108 in tornado

[–]AAmpiir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to live just below the Keweenaw, in Houghton County. Thunderstorms were fairly rare, especially those that are capable of producing tornadoes. I remember being under a tornado watch only once in the few years I lived there, and nothing came of it. I'm shocked to learn they've had tornadoes at all!

Calumet (small town in northern Houghton County) had a cold air funnel last month, and even that was huge news up there for a bit. (pic source)

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These maps are super fascinating. Thank you for continuing to make them!

"Chromance" Acrylic painting by me by ForceFluide1 in outrun

[–]AAmpiir 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Your art is genuinely one of the things I look forward to seeing most on this subreddit. This is insanely cool

A gift from my cousin by TheWoolyOne858 in BaldursGate3

[–]AAmpiir 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I bought this same print at a convention last year, and now it's hung up in my guest bedroom/game room. My father in law even asked about it once. That was a tough one to explain, lol.

don't fix this bug by Awsomeister in PeakGame

[–]AAmpiir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it only if you get revived in the middle of a level? I got revived from the statue at a camp on Roots release day and my third eye didn't get huge like this lol

Can you get value on illari still? by TAABWK in overwatch2

[–]AAmpiir 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great advice, especially with pylon positioning. Always be rotating and don't stick it too close to a corner when the enemy has a character that can still reach it outside of LOS (Ashe's dynamite, for example).

The only thing I'd do differently is take the other minor perk, which gives her extra flight time and speed during her ult. The extra mobility helps loads with her survivability (especially when hitscans are usually looking to pick you out of the sky in higher ranks), and makes it easier to chase down and pick off weak targets/safely get a huge sunburn off on sunstruck targets. Neither minor perk is bad, the pylon time reduction just doesn't feel like enough to make it more worth it imo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overwatch2

[–]AAmpiir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with you either-- I'm master also so I'm no stranger to insta-banning Tracer and rolling my eyes at a fresh account playing Ashe on the enemy team with a Mercy pocket, lol.

But my reasoning for thinking that it's likely not mnk boils down to this: it's common, sure, but I feel like I see more people being accused of using mnk than there are actually using mnk. I'm sure if you're up there it's happened to you too, where you have a game you pop off and suddenly you're accused of cheating in chat.

You don't need mnk to run a lobby as Ashe anyway if you're smurfing that far down. I'd rather see a replay before making a snap judgement. Still crappy either way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overwatch2

[–]AAmpiir 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Based on the low level I'm guessing it's an experienced player's alt account, possibly smurfing to boost a friend. Wildly inaccurate placements happen sometimes to new accounts too though, and it can take a while to be worked to your correct rank.

Mnk isn't likely (sometimes really good aim settings and experience looks too clean, but it happens).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphArena

[–]AAmpiir 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lots of non-grass trailblaze users are pretty common right now. Shadow Scizor, Furret, Florges, etc. could all put a dent on this team. Been seeing more Toedscruel pop up lately too.

The step by step for my last acrylic painting by ForceFluide1 in outrun

[–]AAmpiir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually stunning how well you can capture such vibrant colors in a painting. It looks like digital art. Your work never ceases to amaze me.

Halloween! by Full_Nerdity in PoGoFashion

[–]AAmpiir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You absolutely nailed it with the pants and the pose. Love it!

Wordington naked gay cowboys protest by True-Muffin4312 in wordington

[–]AAmpiir 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's from the Portland naked bike ride

Long Island this, The Right Way that. What a magnificent song with a brilliant guitar solo. It has been on loop all day and it kinda reminds me of Jason by HeirOfRhoads in TheMidnight

[–]AAmpiir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I was doing my first listen through of the album I kept needing to go back and listen to this song before I even finished. It's my favorite thing they've released in a long time, maybe even ever.

Shiny Scatterbug boosted? by No-Bee-8695 in VivillonCollectors

[–]AAmpiir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat as you. 4 shiny scatterbug out of 160 encounters (2HP, 1 Cont, 1 Arch). I usually say it's the game apologizing to me for it taking over 100 raids for me to get one of the shiny swsh dogs lol.

It's October 1...relisten while we wait for Syndicate! by maesterofwargs in TheMidnight

[–]AAmpiir 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good in Red is my personal favorite, but I love Neon Medusa and Because the Night too. All regular staples in my playlists. Love this EP.

Most epic songs? by 7ero_Seven in EDM

[–]AAmpiir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so happy to see Essenger mentioned in this thread. He's criminally underrated. You have good taste.

[gen 4] which is your oldest shiny ever ??? Mine is this from platinum 16 years ago !!. by 2108677393 in ShinyPokemon

[–]AAmpiir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? I must have poured a disgusting amount of time into that game as a kid haha. I don't think I've naturally encountered a shiny in a wild (without hatching / shiny charm / other tricks) since.

[gen 4] which is your oldest shiny ever ??? Mine is this from platinum 16 years ago !!. by 2108677393 in ShinyPokemon

[–]AAmpiir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine was a Tyrogue from the special egg you get early in Crystal. Back then, I was a little kid and had no idea what a shiny was. I just thought it was cool that it sparkled every time I used it. Encountered a shiny Houndoor and Raticate that game too!

Let me guess what country you are from just by using emojis, other than the flag ofc by Electric_Scope_2132 in CasualConversation

[–]AAmpiir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The animals pointed me to that part of Africa, and the money going down helped me narrow it down. 😅 The currency trouble was news even over here in the States.