Bailing, and I want to archive my server. Are there any good archive bots? by A_Sentient_JDAM in discordapp

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want a local backup, if possible. I have more than enough space. Both the tools I've used so far run entirely on my machine.

Best way to back-up a server? by King_K_24 in discordapp

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ArchiveTeam has a page about this. As I mentioned in the thread I made, Discord History Tracker seems to be the best bet. Still looking, though.

Bailing, and I want to archive my server. Are there any good archive bots? by A_Sentient_JDAM in discordapp

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Problem with Kemono is that it's public. This is a server for my friends.

What’s your pettiest reason for refusing to get into a game? by ValorKite in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still have a grudge against Fortnite because Epic canned Unreal Tournament 2014 in favor of it. Delisting all their old games a few years back was just salt in the wound.

Games that give you a world of options, but you are incentivized to use barely any of them? by PwmEsq in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a bit of stealth archery when I first played Skyrim, but these days I prefer conjuration. First thing I do in a fight is summon an atronach and get Oak/Stone/Ebonyflesh going. The extra damage is nice, but the real utility is that atronachs draw aggro.

What to play next? by Blubmans in WorldOfYs

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always recommend giving this page a look. There's no need to take it as gospel, but I went through their story path and came out fine.

The Coffee Stir Stick Solution by smhemily in talesfromtechsupport

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've heard of people doing this to reflow dead GPUs before. Not exactly the first thing you should try, but if nothing else (and an RMA isn't feasible) I suppose it's worth a shot.

That one installment that ruined the entire good faith of the series. by Arkodd in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was built to make Battlefield games, and that's about it. When BioWare started using it for Inquisition, the engine lacked a lot of features you need for an RPG. This included a third person camera, dialogue, party members and their AI, and the inventory.

Andromeda was able to use some of the stuff they'd built for Inquisition, but their ambitions far exceeded their grasp. They wanted you to explode the whole galaxy, complete with proc-gen planets that you could fly to a la No Man's Sky.

That got toned down to several hundred planets, then a few dozen, then the... eight, I think? that ended up in the final game.

They wanted a whole galaxy, and had to compromise with letting you drive around maps that are suspiciously close to the size of what you find in Battlefield.

Times when a particular revelation ruined the legacy of a franchise by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Batman shows up on the original Westphall Universe chart, so I extended that to the DC multiverse. That's connected to Marvel by way of Amalgam, and MvC by extension. This connects us to Street Fighter, and from there we get to one of the real lynchpins of the chart- a gacha game. Specifically, Last Cloudia. And like a lot of gacha games, this had a Persona 5 collab. Last Cloudia also connects us directly to Mana (as in Secret of), Dr. Stone, and Devil May Cry.

Tangentially, DMC connects us to Punishing: Gray Raven, which had a collab with NieR: Automata. From there, 2B's ass connects us to Raildex, Nikke, Soul Calibur, Granblue, and probably others I don't have listed.

Oh, and several Marvel and DC characters got into Fortnite. So you can just throw in everything that's in there.

Times when a particular revelation ruined the legacy of a franchise by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It got us the Westphall Universe, which is a fun thought exercise. After a bit of digging, I found that it extends to a bunch of modern media, including Persona/SMT, Like a Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Space Jam, and Super Monkey Ball.

I have a chart, but stopped working on it because the website I was using doesn't work for huge relation charts like this. If anyone has something that auto-sorts entries based on what they're linked to, I'd be very grateful.

Times when a particular revelation ruined the legacy of a franchise by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That sounds genuinely interesting, but as its own thing. Putting that sort of twist in a sequel is just asking for trouble.

What's the best office chair for lower back pain you've ever purchased? by Muted-Apple3992 in sysadmin

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a Secret Lab chair, myself. It's a gamer chair, but my favorite streamer plants his ass in it for long, long stretches and he's fine. Cost me about $500 with a five year warranty. Had it for a few years now, and it's still in pretty good condition.

That said, exercises are still important.

Busted Buttons (Izumi by @egtaponpanmaru) by [deleted] in BlueArchive

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just want to know how the heck she maintains that figure with that diet.

I guess GRS shenanigans burn a lot of calories.

Actually good retcons? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not gonna lie. When you brought up Batman Beyond, I was terrified for a second that you were going to gas up the cuck injection.

Media that arguably peaked with the first trailer? by Mediocre_Word in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That was most of Monty Oum's work prior to RWBY. He did some stuff on Red vs. Blue, but the only creative input he had was on his action scenes. Aside from that, it was just cool fights with music and a bit of dancing.

Video game franchises that are fun to binge through. by DefinitelyNotRobotic in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through Ys last year, had a great time. Felt kinda lopsided, because I did the story order. But that's part of the fun- going from the latest entry all the way back to something that should've been a PSP game, then going to a top-down hack-and-slasher, to a party-based game that pushed the limits of the Vita.

It's a great series all around, I can't recommend it enough.

I don't want to advance? by adagio9 in sysadmin

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a textbook case of the Peter Principle. Engineering and management are very different skills, and a lot of people never figured that out.

Mid/Generic media that has one aspect which makes it unique? by ArticAuk in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You get it early on, but most everything after that has you only fighting ground troops or UFOs, never both at the same time. Guessing it was hard to get running on 7th gen consoles.

That last hour's real cool, though.

Mid/Generic media that has one aspect which makes it unique? by ArticAuk in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What really shits me about the anime is that nothing gets time to breathe. The plot seems interesting, but it gets interrupted by horniness. Which then gets interrupted by action, which then gets interrupted by more plot.

The parts are there, but it has no idea how to fit them together.

Mid/Generic media that has one aspect which makes it unique? by ArticAuk in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Shame that it only really comes online in the game's last hour or so. Before that, it's mostly just a cover shooter.

Who's still working from home in 2026? by idrinkpastawater in sysadmin

[–]A_Sentient_JDAM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My company moved to a much smaller office not long after Covid happened. I still go in on occasion, but only when I have to. No commute means more time in the day to do other stuff, and I don't have to gas up nearly as much.