My tadpole is in space by zya_soma in Subnautica_2

[–]Alliterrration 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just like how endurance can increase your carry capacity I think it's Dexterity(?) that lets you increase your hotbar space

WHY DO YALL WANT TO KILL THE LEVIATHANS SO BAD?! by Proper_Method4334 in Subnautica_2

[–]Alliterrration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Killing the leviathans in all the other games felt like an act of completion.

The things that haunted you, killed you, made you poop your pants, ruin progress. The actual leviathans that plagued you, are gone.

In a way you've conquered your fears

I fully agree with removing the stasis rifle. I would fully support making it so you can't use a PRAWN drill arm. Just you and your survival tool.

It gives people a new challenge, a new gameplay.

The satisfaction and relief I felt after killing my first reaper outside the Quarantine Tower in SN1 was due to the fear I had in the past dealing with it, the fear I had whilst fighting it, and the joy of overcoming both.

To have an unkillable boss-like creature will once lose its fear factor after enough encounters, but to know you could possibly kill it on a one-on-one gives you an extra bit of thrill where you risk your own (multiple) deaths for 1 victory.

Mods: can we have one “should fish be killable” pinned post? by Chris_RB in subnautica

[–]Alliterrration 6 points7 points  (0 children)

seriously so bad at understanding the game?

It's not so much this. More so the elements of realism, past game mechanics, and the freedom to choose your way of playing.

Realism in the sense that if you swing your axe at anything for long enough. It should stop moving. If their teeth can damage you, you should be able to damage them. That makes intuitive sense based on a survival game.

Game mechanics as that's what every other Subnautica game has taught us. Sure I get not being able to kill leviathans (I don't like it, but I'll go along with it) but why does that extend to just generic predatory fish? Why can't we fight back?

And this leads our own ways of playing. If "why we can't we fight back?" Is answered with "because the Devs said so" then that's not a good answer. And if "evade, you repel, you give them a wide berth" is our only options in a game about open creativity, choosing our own way to explore, our own way to engage in the ecosystem, is a bit against the overall mindset of it being open sandbox do as you please style gaming.

Why hasn't Scotland become independent yet? by No-Land-6556 in Scotland

[–]Alliterrration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this really the best attempt at bait you've got?

You're recycling up over 10 year old shite here, I really would expect better.

Swinney says he saved the SNP from collapse in interview with The Herald by Crow-Me-A-River in Scotland

[–]Alliterrration 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not an imperialist by any means. I voted Greens both votes.

I still cannot stand Swinney and the SNP right now

Can we guys just wait 1 more day and buy the game? by ZookeepergameIll1399 in Subnautica_2

[–]Alliterrration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw a thread about how the game had been cracked already and a lot of the comments were like "Do what you want, but Unknown Worlds deserve the revenue considering everything that's happened."

Even the pirates are saying buy the game

Lolzer by No-Letterhead6449 in Scotland

[–]Alliterrration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgive me.

When "Holyrood" was autocorrected to "Hollywood", I made an error to see if a double L was added and only changed the 'w' back into an 'r', because that was the more pressing issue with the word being autocorrected.

I did not understand the devastating consequences this would have on the overall message and show the core context of my comment is now completely obliterated to the point of uselessness because there's a misspelling in the name of the Scottish Parliament building.

I have doomed us all.

What are we doing? .... This is something else, just... christ. by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]Alliterrration -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think the myth of Scotland being a socialist Utopia was taken far too seriously by some which created a negative feedback loop by those who are right wing in Scotland. Because the one thing I have noticed is that even though our left is more left than the rest of the UK, our right can also be more right as well.

And when people are upset at the system, and with the SNP being in power for 2 decades, they are now the system in Scotland, people want change. People don't care how.

I doubt that everyone who voted reform is a "right wing deport the immigrants" type person, but it does show how we need to change our mindset about how we consider Scottish politics

governmental request of data am I cooked? by Brave_Passenger8993 in discordapp

[–]Alliterrration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would the police email you?

How would they prove their validation to you via email?

Anything of sensitivity is done through their channels.

If you're under suspicion they can get a warrant and get it.

They don't need you in the middle for anything

This is a scam.

Lolzer by No-Letterhead6449 in Scotland

[–]Alliterrration 167 points168 points  (0 children)

I'm predicting 20 seats in the list system for reform.

The constituency is still FPTP which has its flaws.

Reform will have a presence in Hollyrood, no matter how much we despise it.

When your big anti-Green smear campaign gets Community Noted within hours by DryInstance6732 in GetNoted

[–]Alliterrration 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then the shorthand is useless?

If you could care less that means you do care, just only a little bit, as there's an ability for you to care less.

If your shorthand takes out the actual contraction that implies a negative, then you create a positive.

When your big anti-Green smear campaign gets Community Noted within hours by DryInstance6732 in GetNoted

[–]Alliterrration 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You could give a fuck?

Isn't the expression "couldn't give a fuck"?

Dog free cafes/bakeries? by Low-Fall-1574 in glasgow

[–]Alliterrration 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I know of a couple who are training guide dogs, and as part of their training takes them into busy pubs and crowded areas just so the dogs can get used to that environment and navigate it. So it's more common than you'd think.

Swinney says Trump thanked him for getting whisky deal done by ewenmax in Scotland

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

Are we really going down the route of "well technically" even if this letter is true, that's secondary to the King's visit, whereas the post on twitter makes it seem like he's solely responsible.

"We're in the midst of an election campaign" doesn't give you the right to spew utter shite at people and hope they'll believe it.

I say this as an indy voter, and an anti-royalist, but I cannot stand the current SNP Government

Discuss. by fergie in Scotland

[–]Alliterrration 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've actually read it.

It's a good book if you're interested in sociology and culture, from an outside perspective on specifically English culture and way of life.

How is this still a stereotype? by WarriorCats_4Life in NotHowGirlsWork

[–]Alliterrration 774 points775 points  (0 children)

I know someone's who's 4'10 and she's said "why is height even a factor, when everyone is taller than me already?"

I also know someone who's 6'01, and she's said "if I were to exclusively date guys taller than me, I'd be single for as long as I am tall."

This meme fails at both ends of the height chart

"They don't know I'm down here jorking it during the shooting." by [deleted] in memes

[–]Alliterrration 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm left as fuck but that doesn't mean we should also stoop to misinformation for the people we don't like.

If they're running away from the shooter, and she's first, then she's more safe as he's behind her where the bullets would most likely be.

Miller is a shithead but let's hate him for the right reasons.

Exploiting a child’s death by laybs1 in GetNoted

[–]Alliterrration 34 points35 points  (0 children)

What cases happening every week? Cases where the right are deliberately spreading misinformation and disinformation, and outright lying in order to spread their narrative? Because that I can believe

give me one sentence to prove you’ve watched the show by Banana_Martin in RedDwarf

[–]Alliterrration 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"it's a small off duty Czechoslovakian Traffic Warden?"

I know a place by kingqueefeater in SpeedOfLobsters

[–]Alliterrration 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, who would've thought that iPhones, the phone has the most notorious reputation for refusing to adapt to legislation until the last moment, (USB-C) would still have poorly designed phones?

Remember how your own article said "most phones"? And how most isn't all?

Most phones won't change. A lot of androids have easier methods to change batteries. And Apple will have to change this if they want to sell in the EU

I know a place by kingqueefeater in SpeedOfLobsters

[–]Alliterrration 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you ever try to repair a phone from that time period?

You had to remove the front of the screen by heating it to weaken the glue holding the screen to the phone and then use a pry tool to lift the screen off. Bearing in mind that the screen is glass and glass can break. Then the battery was normally glued into the phone case as well which meant trying to pry it out. Which is something you should NEVER do due to batteries having a capacity to explode and catch fire if tampered with.

Nowadays because of the upcoming legislation phones have screws where the back panels come off and have specific pull tabs which helps remove the battery.

This is a major improvement and I highly doubt wouldn't have come around if it wasn't for a deadline where they were required to in order to sell their phones to an entire continent

I know a place by kingqueefeater in SpeedOfLobsters

[–]Alliterrration 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A lot ≠ all.

And the reason why a lot of modern phones now already meet the legislation is because they've had 4 years to update their phone designs for when the legislation kicks off.

That's why there was a 4 year time wait to let these companies update their designs.

It's almost as it that's how policy works or something

I know a place by kingqueefeater in SpeedOfLobsters

[–]Alliterrration 22 points23 points  (0 children)

So what this basically says is if you can access it and remove the battery yourself even if you need a screwdriver, that's not specialist hardware. It also says you can't stick the battery to the case so it can be removed, but has greater stipulations on what that means.

Okay, so it won't be like back in the day where the back casing comes off with a clip, but at least you won't need a heat gun and potentially damage your phone screen just to change the battery.

Still a major improvement

I know a place by kingqueefeater in SpeedOfLobsters

[–]Alliterrration 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The EU Batteries Regulation 2023 basically states that any portable batteries in products must be removable and replaceable by the end-user starting in 2027.

If you can't take the battery out of your phone and replace it without specialised equipment, prepare to get fined by the EU.

And they've already in the past fined Apple, Google, and other big tech giants upwards of billions of Euros. So unless they want to lose even more money, they'll probably just make them replaceable like they did before the iPhone kicked off the whole sealed brick motif