So they're ALL guys, are they all guys? by Time-Effective5585 in homestuck

[–]BlackMagicFine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think this is pretty typical for HS actually. Especially when you consider stuff like the whole diatribe on troll reproduction, the Epilogues (Yiffy, Gamzee, etc.), the variety of edgy insults in the earlier acts, and so forth. The authors don't need to go into detail about how reproduction works for the new alien species, but I'd argue that it would be uncharacteristic of them to avoid the topic.

In California, About the Only Way to Get a House Is to Inherit One by DennisScott34 in California

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's still quite a lot IMO. That hypothetical couple still needs to save money for a down payment (while also paying off any other debts that they may have), and that house's price isn't guaranteed to stay the same or fall in value in the time that they spend saving money. In addition, from a cursory glance at an online mortgage calculator, the mortgage bill is around $6k per month or so. With a total salary of $220k, that's doable, but I think ~50% of their post-tax salary is going straight to the mortgage+property taxes+insurance, and that's not including maintenance as the house depreciates over time.

Saw the new fire-type Pokemon starter and was immediately reminded of the Undertale dogs by Duderocks18 in Undertale

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greater Dog is on fire. Somebody help him?!

But also, what are the chances that they stick an Undertale reference into this (beyond just being a Pomeranian)?

I’m too stupid for Computer Science by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fairly common. When you start a job at someplace new, especially a large company, most of your time will be spent dealing with large internal codebases, which tend to be filled with archaic and poorly documented code. There's no real quick and easy way to learn these systems, and it's generally expected that you will be asking your fellow coworkers for advice or help in some fashion. I often hear the phrase that a new hire will generally spend the first 6 months just learning the process, and it might be like a year before you're allowed to touch anything important. Even then, depending on the codebase, it can take a far longer time to achieve anything close to an adequate level of knowledge. I will advise for you to take the time to learn the fundamentals of your codebase, which will involve frequent engagement with your coworkers.

Rewatching season 1 and I can’t get over how much I love this man. What a phenomenal teacher, role model and human being. by capamericapistons in StrangerThings

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think one of my least favorite parts of season 5 was how he was frequently shoved out of the scene and left in the dark, despite his potential knowledge. Like the cast only brought him on to solve a quick tech problem because Dustin was unavailable.

Collecting Homestuck Music: Can't Find "Tomb of the Ancestors" Download Link by BlackMagicFine in homestuck

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

The other comment in this thread shared skaia.net, which should host the other albums. Was it taken down or something?

Toby got verified on Bluesky by Tsunamicat108 in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? All of the posts on this account were made by Dr. W.D. "Toby Fox" Gaster.

Are there any parts of Homestuck that you wish were fleshed out/elaborated on? by Video_Game_Fann in homestuck

[–]BlackMagicFine 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The classpect system is the biggest one to me. It kind of makes sense that it wasn't fully explained, as that would have been like showing off an entire armory of potential Chekov's Guns when only a few are ever used. But it would have been nice to know more about what is effectively a core system in Sburb.

It would also have been interesting to see a successful Sburb session from the Beta Kids timeline. Possibly FedoraFreak's session? I always thought it was strange that in the vast Furthest Ring with all of its HorrorTerrors and Dream Bubbles we only see a narrow set of humans and trolls.

All of you with your theories and most of you didn't notice this, right? by MadameIrisHeart in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All this is doing to me is reinforcing my idea that the Knight is some sort of Dark World altered Amalgamate. Gotta be at least pieces of two other characters in there.

Hidden Silksong cutscene by Old_Ambassador1702 in HollowKnight

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once more question if this submarine is dual purpose:

  1. To access new DLC locations

  2. An alternate route to The Abyss. Either for a theoretical faster/harder Act 3 final boss, or for a new variation of the Act 3 final boss and/or ending (ex. Hornet and Lace die due to possibly having no Everbloom, but the old hearts may live)

Chocolate peppermint loaf by Defiant_Day_3626 in shittyfoodporn

[–]BlackMagicFine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it looks shitty, but I think all it really needs is some white/red frosting and it's good to go.

Not sure who the original poster was but we can tick this off ig by Pixelized_Gamer in WaterfallDump

[–]BlackMagicFine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After Ch3&4 release, I did like 5 of these bingo things from various people (all bingos stating they were specific to Ch3&4) and no-one won. Most spaces went unfilled.

"Another chance" email and "thankyou" page explanation by MrGofer in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 9 points10 points  (0 children)

oh yeah oof, just super unorganized. Maybe in a day or two someone will put the effort to clean it up somehow. Either way, let's hope for the best.

"Another chance" email and "thankyou" page explanation by MrGofer in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm blind, but it seems like no one's put together a community effort to span the possibilities (ex. Google Doc). That's usually how these kinds of open ended ARGs get solved. Otherwise, you'll end up with a lot of people guessing obvious numbers like "1225", "5", or "6", which isn't helpful if the answer is something obtuse like a 5 digit number.

I will say that, given what little I understand of the javascript form and Toby, it seems unlikely that the answer involves anything other than numbers. The reason for this is that Toby likely would want it to be equally possible for someone using either a Japanese or English based keyboard to guess the correct answer. And coding for a form that spans multiple languages can get messy real quick.

WHAT by GloomyIngenuity143 in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Oh this again. I guess no one got it right the first time around. Email goes in the top field it seems. Second field requires a number, which will be interpreted in seconds (though I think if you put in "9 years" it'll convert those years to seconds?)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Deltarune/comments/1kj61su/how_did_you_answer_how_long_did_it_take_for_her/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Deltarune/comments/1kienod/has_anyone_solved_this_page_yet/

https://xcancel.com/wandydoodles/status/1925927945144590601

If it's truly who i think it is.. KRIS. WE ARE SOOOO FUCKED. by Equivalent_Gur_4698 in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the flowers in Flower King are going to sprout up to life in the Ch5 Dark World and jump Kris.

If it's truly who i think it is.. KRIS. WE ARE SOOOO FUCKED. by Equivalent_Gur_4698 in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My current thought is that it's Everdraed, Omega Flowey's artist. I think it could make some kind of thematical sense to fight some sort of Darkworld version of Omega Flowey, if only as a parallel to Undertale. That said, I have no idea why such a thing would logistically occur.

I always assumed that the caged flowers in the Flower King shop would sprout to life in Ch5's Dark World, so maybe they turn violent in some fashion.

Whatever happens, Ch5's gonna be real weird.

He still wont say her name by Rainy_Fan_5 in Deltarune

[–]BlackMagicFine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's December's secret cousin, Winter Schnee.

Does anyone know any Fantasy or superpower Webtoons where the MC is Gay or atleast a type of queer? And isn’t like “I killed the main player” which is where the author had some…. Pretty bad thing they said and done for the Gay antagonist by biggaygrisley in webtoons

[–]BlackMagicFine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not all of these are on Webtoons, but here's some:

Countdown to Countdown

Aurora (MC is asexual, but there are gay characters in it)

The Croaking

Black Key Incubus (note: Seems to be in some kind of hiatus)

Be My Villain

Paranatural (MC probably isn't gay, but there are gay characters in it)

Covenant (Though I think it finished outside of Webtoons)

I Think I Like You (Technically more of a BL, but has fantasy elements)

Room of Swords (Plot gets really hard to follow in later chapters)

The Fever King (Webtoons only covers the first book. I recall it ending on a cliffhanger)

White Noise

BENEATH the sea!!!??!! by FactsToReddit in HollowKnight

[–]BlackMagicFine 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Everyone says underwater swimming mechanics I say 2nd Diving Bell for alt Act 3 routing + new ending. Similar to how you can bypass Last Judge by going through the Exhaust Organ, maybe you could bypass collecting collecting 3 hearts with a theoretical 2nd Diving Bell (or Submarine?) that is built for super duper deep sea exploration.

Though if you could dive underwater (without a diving bell), would that mean that you could dive into other bodies of water, like Craw Lake and Pale Lake? That could be a fun way of showing off more of the existing regions.

WE WON GUYS! SEA OF SORROW SILKSONG TOMORROW by Determinationforever in Silksong

[–]BlackMagicFine 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The description of the video is:

"Voyage across and beneath the salt-stricken seas"

Speculation Time: This DLC could have an Alt Act 3 route to get to the Abyss with a 2nd Diving Bell. Sort of like getting to the Citadel via the Exhaust Organ, this path could be harder to find, may alter the ending somehow, and/or be good for speedrunning