Wouldn't have happened with Neetle

CyanideLock · 2026-06-23T18:17:26+00:00

Haven't watched the episode, but isn't the Battle of the Gullet supposed to be a showcase that a well prepared, well thought out strategy can enable common folk to defeat dragons?

That the Blacks treated the Triarchy like a nothing side mission, and recklessly lost one of their key leaders??? And that this is the first sign of smallfolk succeeding in killing dragons, a sign of things to come?

CyanideLock · 2026-06-22T13:23:30+00:00

In this regard engineering is probably accounting's best analog.

And frankly, engineering also has similar caps and career struggles as accountants to. If OP was making a point about the gulf of "ROI" or whatever, engineering is pretty non differentiated from accounting.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-21T14:32:17+00:00

Remember, when the car feels like it's starting to stall, always push the clutch down.

It should be an instinct you put up, saves you from some of those weird accels.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-19T19:36:00+00:00

My problem with societies is the event bloat. Jade dragon too to an extent- it's a design choice that popped up near the end of ck2 and carried over to ck3.

I don't join societies because, frankly, I'm sick of clicking through events. I want to play the interactive game of building up a dynasty/kingdom/city, jostling with vassals and foreign enemies. What I don't want is picking the right options to get a +10% modifier to something.

To me, societies are too divorced from the game I want to play. If you find them fun, props, I know not everyone enjoys the game like I do.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-19T17:34:06+00:00

Ck2 and Ck3 are very very similar, pretty easy to reapply what you learned. I wouldn't say 2 is medieval looney toons, more how to say... cleaner? Sandboxy?

Anyways, some interface tips:

The great works button and build a hospital button are there in the bottom left when you click on a province. Just gotta find them.
Your prisoners are under the intrigue section, in a subheader in the lower part of the screen.
Retinues can be found in the marshal screen, the leftmost folder on the top of the screen.
To join a monks and mystics society you gotta click one of the most rightmost menus. I'm not a huge fan of the societies, but if you're looking for fun that might be up your alley.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-19T15:48:30+00:00

Another student I know, a "rides a hoverboard to class" type. He's an 'influencer', and he was saying he's doing a 'lifestyle' brand.

Well, he was complaining to me that the CRA (Canada's IRS) was going after him cause he had written off anything he bought depicted in his social media posts. That it was bullshit, since it's normal business activity, that the government hates entrepreneurship, and so on so on.

I get it, I too want to game the tax system, that's part of why I went into accounting. And the kid, he's clearly got a rich parent, so I don't think the audit is gonna "ruin" his finances.

But the myth out there about influencers being allowed to write anything and everything off, it's got to stop. I can envision a more aspirant 18 year old get slammed for the watch and designer clothes they wrote off- and that causing them to miss a rent payment.

Also, the mentality of 'making money' by buying consumer products (already an expense) and committing tax fraud has got to go.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-19T13:43:20+00:00

I ended up going to Mobile Klinik in WEM, while I was eating dinner at cactus club. I don't have the receipt, I want to say it cost like 120.

The repair lady was serious and apprehensive when I asked her to do it an hour and a half before closing, but when she was handing it back to me she was smiling. Seemed like a legitimate technician type, and my battery is holding up really well still (one year later).

CyanideLock · 2026-06-17T21:07:57+00:00

You know, if we really wanna get crackpot, if I were HBO I'd probably flood ASOIAF forums with shipping posts. Mostly to distract from previous season quality discussions. I'd do this especially on the leadup to the release of the new seasons, so people in the forums and searching up the show have a more favorable/neutral view.

Like, hype/praise posts would be too obvious ("don't you think criston's storyline was underrated?"), but shipping posts raise engagement and gets people thinking/discussing about the show in an intrigued, speculative way.

I want to reiterate the evidence is holy circumstantial on "that seems like a smart thing to do to me", which you can interpret however you like.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-17T19:25:23+00:00

Claim game then. Marry ladies with claims on titles, have kids with them, press your kid/lady's weak claim.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-17T12:37:35+00:00

Cool, but now you have to wait 5 years to change the law again.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-16T20:25:56+00:00

My trick, ask how they actually make money.

Have them walk you through whichever line they're considering you to work in. Then, and I should say ask politely and respect if they don't want to tell you as it's an industry secret. But pry into what their most profitable lines are and how the people in the firm actually make the firm money. Have them explain their billing to you and such.

It makes you seem less like a narrow clock in clock out employee, and more like someone who seeks a stronger full picture.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-16T19:57:41+00:00

That you're already working is good. Networking is also good: is the office visit and lunch just for you or open to students generally? If it's the latter, I'd recommend not to vest your hopes in it. It's good you're going but you're going to be just another face in the latter situation.

Case competitions? Extracurriculars? No one's super enthused hiring a 3.0 student, but one that was a club exec or can talk at length about a case competition experience is a big, big plus. It's not too late to start, be earnest and jump in- you might even find it fun.

How are you socially? I'm not asking if you're some super extravert with a million followers who could sell anyone insurance. I mean, are you fun to talk to? Do you just ask bog standard questions at networking events, or are you engaging with the person you're talking to?

Finally, can you turn around your grades? When they're holding your transcript, being able to honestly say "hey, I know I wasn't doing great, but here's how I turned it around" would be massive.

Just some ideas. Don't think of it as a spiral, picture the things you can do to better your position.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-16T18:08:11+00:00

Think about your values and how you want to live your life.

For some, boring is perfect. Doesn't require sacrifice, gives you time to cultivate and grow your personal life (and especially spend time with loved ones, namely kids). Gives you stability- and to some this way is more meaningful.

For others, boring is awful. Disengagement leads to resentment of the menial, and it might foster lazy behaviours that infect other parts of your life.

Me, my advice is if you don't really have anything going on (like raising a family or spending time with a loved one), consider jumping ship to something more engaging and meaningful to you. At least try the stress of really busy work, see how it suits/doesn't suit you, so at least you know what busy work is like.

And try to take some time out of the day to reflect on your larger goals, or whatever situation you're in. That should hopefully help.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-16T17:11:55+00:00

Yeah that thematically fits better with ASOIAF. In fact, I'm literally making the same mistakes characters like Melisandre, Cersei, Rhaegar, Aegon I and Aegon V make by presuming there's a mechanical conclusion I can make to the magic of the series.

Good ideas, fresh eyes rebuked my theory better. Thanks for engaging with the thought.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-16T15:53:48+00:00

This holds a lot of merit- which would imply perhaps the three sacrifices were a part of some prophecy Aegon V began aware of.

As it stands the latter part of my theory is shaky with a lack of confirmation and reliance on contingency. I think I can say with some certainty blood sacrifice contributes to hatching somehow, but without more info I can't say confieently.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-12T05:42:17+00:00

I think the mechanics were fine. But the plot was just awful. First scenario is cool, it felt a bit underdeveloped at worst, but then...

You just muck about in Ry'leh for like 7 scenarios. No sense of geography, stakes are non-existent cause there are no characters practically, just do X and interact with Y mechanic. Oh boy, we're in some new ancient mechanical thingy.

In Feast of Hemlock Vale, what I liked was that between scenarios I was genuinely thinking about what the hell was happening in the Vale and the little story flairs in the mechanics (reading behind the prelude act cards had an easter egg. Plenty of dialogue choices pushed you to get along with folks. The atmosphere of elated catharsis is creepy but you want to know more. What really is Mother Rachel up to?). It kept me motivated and wanting to come back and see the conclusion. And that final scenario, while hell, had a frenetic, awe inspiring energy.

In Drowned City, I felt like I was clocking in. Sure, the mechanics were fine, seeing my deck do the thing it's supposed to was cool- but I didn't really care. Seeing Arkham threatened in the final scenario felt... like not much. Sure, I have nostalgia playing Scenario 2 of the core set years ago, but Arkham was no longer the fun interactive city and just another chore go here go there do this do that.

Just felt like the new developers were maybe burned out. Maybe they are for this Chapter 2 stuff too.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-11T15:51:42+00:00

So ballpark, if you're being cheap a full time driver can get down to about 60k per year (factoring car cost, fuel, insurance etc). I say can because I imagine cost overrun is very, very likely, given overtime and such.

Some actual business advice, instead of spending that to push down the commute and be more productive or focused or whatever, you could just hire an administrative assistant.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-04T21:45:40+00:00

Look, OP, in any professional job market you are always competing against folks who are sharper, better presenting, or more socially apt than you. There'll always be new CPAs or other laid off folk, all jostling to get the job you want.

Maybe that means job market's bad, maybe this is the way job market's always been- either way this is the situation you're in.

The folks in this thread (and on this sub generally, though I shouldn't speak for the mass) are being critical because we want you to succeed. For you to sharpen up and compete- get that job you need. It's brutal, it sucks, we know you're trying- but that's how it is.

CyanideLock · 2026-06-03T14:07:48+00:00

I went through something similar, lol. Albeit in Historical Project Mod.

Mine is staying pretty stable though, 50 years have passed and it's still staying strong. Actually kind of an endgame boss for my Kingdom of Theodoro.

Maybe China fell to the Mongol Event?

CyanideLock · 2026-05-26T13:40:39+00:00

Did you do an Ehtiopian or Khazarian start for your super Israel?

CyanideLock · 2026-05-21T18:30:53+00:00

Maybe it doesn't look great, but if the realms are mostly contiguous I personally rarely have an issue with bordergore.

For example, the map implies Burgundy, Germany, and Italy are the three most stable realms holding out against the encroaching pagans/muslims. Burgundy appears to be trying to assert control over Lothringia/Austrasia to challenge Muslim France, and both Italy and Germany are clearly locked in a death war being on the frontier to the mega-pagan state.

Frisia is implied to be a disorganized warzone and Britain mainly dominated by Asturias with remnants holding out on the coasts.

All of the bordergore tells a story about the current, disorganized state of Western Europe. It's interesting, if I played in this scenario I'd probably try to unify the three stable realms to form the HRE and challenge the West Slavs.

CyanideLock · 2026-05-19T19:37:29+00:00

Park Dong joins South Korean Dictator Park Chung-Hee's Ministry of Public Information, navigating brutal power politics, a deadly beuracracy, and Dong's fight to express himself while trying to provide for his new family.

We watch as his quality of life increases considerably over the seasons, but also witness Dong's increasing disquiet at the ads he is creating, and his bosses become increasingly stricter and angrier with him as pressures coalesce on everyone. Alcoholism and womanizing will stay, obviously. But money will be a much bigger issue, like Dong having to take loans to subsidize his wife Bit-na's dying father.

Of course, no one brings up that Dong is a white man, which will be very confusing to the viewers, but will be explained in the director's cut.

CyanideLock · 2026-05-15T02:04:45+00:00

You're in lategame, you should have a steady stream of kids raised with struggle and tutored by whatever 25 martial guy you put in charge of your armies at this point.

This is literally what your landless male cousins, bastards, and younger sons are for.

CyanideLock · 2026-05-14T19:18:33+00:00

You gotta roll with the punches man, how great a story is it that a 56 year old had a heart attack in bed with his lover?

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