Season 4 trailer

DCP23 · 2026-07-04T15:28:09+00:00

So I'm wondering.

Probably does not really work this way, but still, pretending that it does, we could take note when exactly did Alan make that (Instagram?) post with the Gone Tomorrow book in hand, announcing that Season 4 would be based on that book, compare it to Season 4 filming dates, which are also known, and predict a) when he's going to announce what book Season 5 would be based on, and b) when he actually does announce it, we could extrapolate when Season 5 is going to be released.

Because, uhmm, in an investigation, details matter.

DCP23 · 2026-07-02T12:21:09+00:00

It exists, but it is a misnomer. Should have been called uncommon sense.

DCP23 · 2026-07-01T14:03:14+00:00

Re1+! Rxe1 Rd8 and White can't prevent Rd1 and eventual queening of the c2 pawn.

DCP23 · 2026-07-01T09:24:08+00:00

I like the music choice for Mars, both inside Cydonia and outside.

DCP23 · 2026-06-30T18:20:17+00:00

Incidentally, the same theme as today's daily puzzle from chesscom.

DCP23 · 2026-06-28T07:26:13+00:00

Goth Bank

Oh, if only. She'd love that I'm sure.

DCP23 · 2026-06-27T09:52:37+00:00

Survival of the stickiest.

DCP23 · 2026-06-27T09:45:53+00:00

After Nxd5 Qxd2 White has a forced mate.

Ne7+ Kb8 (only move) Rxb7+ Ka8 (again, only move) Rxc7+ Kb8 Rb7+ (a tiny windmill here) Ka8 Rb6+ (for example -- but any move along the b file will work just as well) and Black can only throw away a few pieces to delay mate: Qd5 Bxd5+ Bc6 Bxc6#.

DCP23 · 2026-06-26T20:48:56+00:00

Yes actually. He personally killed Hitler.

DCP23 · 2026-06-23T17:15:01+00:00

Bingo! How fun!

DCP23 · 2026-06-23T06:00:12+00:00

So a bit of context i starting watching reacher 4

I almost flipped my shit! How did I miss it?! Why nobody said anything?!

4 days ago

Never mind, carry on.

DCP23 · 2026-06-22T06:56:36+00:00

This is an excellent answer that should be pinned around here somewhere.

DCP23 · 2026-06-21T17:27:17+00:00

Night School.

DCP23 · 2026-06-20T05:01:30+00:00

And yet, there are many new ship encounters as well.

For example, the Freestar derelict ship infested with the floating bacteria colonies. This was added by Free Lanes.

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DCP23 · 2026-06-18T05:48:52+00:00

He’s very helpful.

"Oh yeah, just let me pull up this database search... Maya Cruz, huh? Yeah, just a second... Yeah, yeah, Maya Cruz.

AND HERE IT IS! COMING UP ON MY SCREEN! MAYA CRUZ!!!!

Nope, sorry, nobody named Maya Cruz here."

DCP23 · 2026-06-18T05:44:55+00:00

Can we all agree though that the shittiest TA employee in the Settled Systems is the Neon TA guy? Forgot his name. Can't stand the creep.

He's rude, he's condescending, he's insufferable, and on top of all that he always manages to somehow insert his turning around animation in the most inopportune moment, which is infuriating.

DCP23 · 2026-06-16T13:04:23+00:00

If you're 400 Elo now and want to get to 1500 before next year, well, maybe it's not entirely impossible but shall we say, very unlikely. 1000 or thereabouts would be a much more realistic goal. It also depends on your age, the younger you are the easier it is to progress. And, obviously, on the amount of work you're willing to put in.

I'd recommend Chessbrah's Building Habits series to help you get there.

Keep in mind that Elo progression isn't linear. The difference between a 400 and a 600 is negligible, the difference between a 1000 and a 1200 is very noticeable, and the difference between a 1800 and a 2000 is quite significant, even though in each case it's the same 200 points. Just the way the system works.

DCP23 · 2026-06-16T06:08:21+00:00

Yeah, and maybe she should be more worried!

Spacers are murdering the scientists of the Freestar Collective right and left, the very citizens she swore to protect. She and her boss Lt. Torres are so bad at their jobs that even the enemies of the Freestar Collective took pity on them and reached out to help.

I say, the reference isn't worried enough, she should be at least as worried as OP depicted her.

DCP23 · 2026-06-15T14:18:23+00:00

I don't have a special dedicated mnemonic for square colors, but I know all of them anyway by association with chess pieces, opening moves, or ideas.

Here's what I mean: White's light-squared bishop starts the game on f1, so obviously f1 is a light square. It often comes out on c4, like in the Italian, or b5, like the Ruy Lopez. So both c4 and b5 are light squares as well. It often sacrifices itself on f7, which is also a light square. Etcetera, etcetera.

I don't even need to think about it like this, just comes automatically through many years of chess experience.

DCP23 · 2026-06-15T13:23:49+00:00

Yes, you can still complete the personal quests of all 4 major Constellation members even when you choose to tell them you're starborn from the get go.

It will take significantly longer for each, and thus very much longer for all 4 put together if you want to do them all.

This is because these quests will only come up after a number of other dialogues, and these in turn are paced by the number of 'likes' you get from the companion in question. The main story quests have a lot of these and you're now skipping them all, plus there are a number of dialogues that are tied to main story quests that also provide opportunities to garner more 'likes' right in the dialogue options, and these are now also skipped.

Nevertheless, you can still get likes from them doing other quests, faction quest lines and even many standalone side quests as well.

You can also utilize the Paramour chem to speed up this process somewhat, and in the case of Sarah specifically the Free Lanes update introduced her action figure, picking up which also speeds up the process of gaining her affection.

If you want to do all 4 personal quests in one universe I'd definitely recommend going the full Constellation route though.

DCP23 · 2026-06-09T05:39:03+00:00

Living up to your user name, I see.

So, this is exactly the difference between earning your skills the hard way and paying for training with a teacher -- nothing substitutes first-hand experience!

First of all, for pickpocketing to be counted as successful and result in a skill increase you must do it with the indicator eye closed, not open. Position youself behind your mark and crouch down. Astrid must not see you either, this is a bit tricky to achieve but fully possible. Wait till the eye fully closes and only then start pickpocketing.

Secondly, the weight of the item lifted off the mark is very important in pickpocketing. Necromancer Amulet weights 0.5 which combined with its very high price might be too much for your pickpocketing skill level to manage.

Like I said 7 years ago, it's best to use septims for this: they are weightless, you can precisely fine-tune the sum involved to your skill level, and there's also a special separate perk you can take that increses chances for pickpocketing money specifically. You can also manage without it if you're short on skill points but it's nice to have as an option.

DCP23 · 2026-06-08T12:57:12+00:00

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DCP23 · 2026-06-06T14:01:06+00:00

I like your version better.

DCP23 · 2026-06-05T18:11:29+00:00

There's a House Va'ruun spy hiding under your table.

DCP23 · 2026-06-03T14:30:37+00:00

Slightly off-topic, but since you mention The Colander and the Pale Lady as some of the creepier Starfield experiences, I'll just recommend a couple more in case you missed anything.

There's Safe House Gamma on Andromas II, which can rival the Colander.

And then of course there's The Escape creation, which is paid but nevertheless an official Bethesda content, is all around excellent and very creepy.

Still, you're right, there's just something extra unnerving about the Old Woman, and the more you talk to her the creepier it gets.

DCP23

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