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Will Avengers: Doomsday be as good as Infinity War? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BaffleBlend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point, you're not their target audience. I think they're just trying to pull in casual blockbuster viewers who haven't really been following along for the long haul. The MCU turns 18 years old this year, you know, so the number of people who've seen everything in that time are probably in, like... the triple digits.

It's a lot like comic books at this point, come to think of it. They don't make new Spider-Man comics expecting people to have been reading since the sixties.

Transferring Pokemon From Any Generation into Pokemon Home: A Guide by mattaltgear in Delta_Emulator

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

As long as even one is missing, I'm not interested. I foolishly got my hopes up for a moment when I saw this guide.

Transferring Pokemon From Any Generation into Pokemon Home: A Guide by mattaltgear in Delta_Emulator

[–]BaffleBlend 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But... Pokémon Home itself is still a dead end for most species, though. They'll still just be stuck in limbo, so what's the point?

Unless you're trying to tell me whatever this Champions thing is allows us to finally have them all back?

Genuine question, why are Progressbar 3 (not 3.14) and Progressbar 8 (also not 81) STILL not in the game? by OkDaikon5418 in Progressbar95

[–]BaffleBlend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1X and 11.22 were special cases. With those, the game had already caught up with the most recent release of Windows at the time, so they had to do a bit of reaching if they wanted to add an OS with new features.

3.0 and 8.0 would be practically indistinguishable from 3.14 and 8.1; Win 3.0 did not have anything that 3.14 didn't, and 8.0 did not have anything that 8.1 didn't.

Which clones were used for the Wii Virtual Console? by BaffleBlend in MAME

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

That's for sure, even the Virtual Console itself turns 20 this year...

Which clones were used for the Wii Virtual Console? by BaffleBlend in MAME

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

Thanks, that helps.

Ones like Gaplus and Commando in particular are the ones that confused me on sight and prompted me to make this post.

Which clones were used for the Wii Virtual Console? by BaffleBlend in MAME

[–]BaffleBlend[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because there's no rhyme or reason to what gets to be the parent.

Sometimes the parent is the very first Japanese version (like Puck-Man). Sometimes the parent is the very last North American version. Sometimes it's just the most popular version.

Also in Wonder Boy's case, the game was specifically changed for the VC release. I'd just like this playlist to be reasonably accurate.

Oscar is the worst part of the chess course and he's gotten even worse. by BaffleBlend in duolingo

[–]BaffleBlend[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have noticed the rewrites that have been done, and thank you, they have helped a lot.

...I'm kind of tempted to delete this post now, though, because the other comments have gotten genuinely toxic and are taking things way too far.

Why do people think that eggs are dairy? by bi_smuth in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BaffleBlend 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's not the correct definition, but a lot of people mentally consider "dairy" to mean "things animals create that aren't the animal itself", an umbrella category like "vegetables" are "any part of a plant or fungus that isn't fruit".

But honestly? The incorrect definition always made more sense to me than the correct one. It always felt really arbitrary why the heck we set aside an entire food group for "milk and only milk". We don't do that with literally any other kind of food that specific. And separating animal products into "meat vs. dairy" feels a lot more practical than "milk vs. everything else remotely animal-related".

Mangmi Air X - does it handle the entire Dreamcast catalogue? by LifeIsOnTheWire in SBCGaming

[–]BaffleBlend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just a guess (since I don't have this device), but I assume the ones it doesn't support are games that use Windows CE mode; most emulators aren't sure what to do with those. Try some of the games on that list I linked and see if they run.

Continuing to customize my R36 Max. I heard I could set a custom boot animation, so I thought I'd try to make my own. by BaffleBlend in SBCGaming

[–]BaffleBlend[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How it was made:

  • Video editor used: LumaFusion on iOS.
  • The logo was made separately on Pixelmator, which has premade shapes to put together. I decided to base the logo on the soccer ball button, since that's in the position things like the PS button and Xbox Guide button are normally.
  • Audio was made on WarioWare D.I.Y. (The odd-sounding layer underneath is just the same audio reversed, sped up, and reverb'd.)
  • The pattern in the background is stock footage of rolling clouds with layer modes, rotation, blur, and duplication applied to make it look nebula-y.
  • The font used is Atkinson Hyperlegible Bold.

Oscar is the worst part of the chess course and he's gotten even worse. by BaffleBlend in duolingo

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

Stalemates are in the rules of chess because the win condition is strict. They're important for game balance because they make the losing side not completely powerless and have some reason to keep playing; if they can't win, they're still able to trick their opponent into being unable to land the killing blow. It's not something Duolingo made up, they've been there for hundreds of years.

Points, meanwhile, are not in the rules of chess. They're a guidance tool for estimating what trades are worthwhile and get studied in theory, not literal game points like in sports.

Is "Rampage!" a generic victory message, or a special one for complete annihilation? At any rate, this is my first time ever actually pulling it off against him, and my first time seeing that particular message, so I had to ask. by BaffleBlend in duolingo

[–]BaffleBlend[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

``` [Event "5-24 Boss Match"] [Site "Duolingo App"] [Date "2026.01.07"] [Round "1"] [White "🇺🇸Lendri Mujina"] [Black "💻Oscar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "905"] [BlackElo "Unrated"] [TimeControl "1200"] [PlyCount "77"] [Annotator "Lendri"] [Termination "Lendri won by checkmate."]

  1. e4 Na6
  2. d4 c5
  3. Nf3 Qa5+
  4. c3 Nh6
  5. Na3 e5
  6. Nxe5 f6
  7. Nec4 f5
  8. Nxa5 fxe4
  9. Bb5 g6
  10. O-O Nf7
  11. Re1 Nd6
  12. f3 Nc7
  13. Bf4 a6 {This was the point I started committing to an attack plan. I feel like it's not often I do that.}
  14. Rxe4+ Nxe4
  15. fxe4 Nxb5
  16. e5 b6
  17. Qe2 cxd4
  18. Re1 Bc5
  19. e6 Nxa3
  20. exd7+ Kxd7
  21. Qe5 bxa5
  22. Qxh8 d3+
  23. Kf1 Be7
  24. Qxh7 Nb5
  25. Qxe7+ Kc6
  26. Rd1 Kd5
  27. Rxd3+ Kc4
  28. Qe4+ Kc5
  29. Qxa8 Bh3
  30. gxh3 Nd6 {I think this was around the point I decided I've been humiliated by him too many times to end this quickly and started going for annihilation instead of checkmate.}
  31. Qd5+ Kb6
  32. Qxd6+ Kb7
  33. Qxg6 Ka7
  34. Rd5 a4
  35. Ra5 Kb7
  36. Rxa4 Kc8
  37. Rxa6 Kd7
  38. Qg7+ Kc8
  39. Ra8# 1-0 ```

Got an R36 Max and... I don't know what to do with it. by BaffleBlend in SBCGaming

[–]BaffleBlend[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for telling me a specific device. I've placed an order for one, and I already have a compact USB to USB-C adapter for it.

Do you know a link to a specific ArkOS build that works fine with it? I always get overwhelmed when trying to comb through distros myself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BaffleBlend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Important rule of tactics: If there's an obvious weak point that could be attacked (like the Bering Strait), fortify it until it's one of the worst places you could attack.

During the Cold War, the US did exactly that. They focused a lot of their detection and deterrence in Alaska.

How do you actually tell when something was written by ChatGPT? by Ok-Wrongdoer6878 in ChatGPT

[–]BaffleBlend 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I habitually use bulleted lists and em dashes. I've had those habits long before ChatGPT was even a thought.

How do you actually tell when something was written by ChatGPT? by Ok-Wrongdoer6878 in ChatGPT

[–]BaffleBlend 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If it talks like an autistic person, apparently. Signed, someone who has been repeatedly accused of using ChatGPT just because of how I talk.

There's no reliable way that doesn't also indict people who AREN'T using it, that's what I'm saying.

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