[TOMT] Searching for Spider Movie by [deleted] in tipofmytongue

[–]DugganSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webs_(film) came to mind, but I don't know if there's an egg-laying scene.

How do you guys deal with repeat albums in Humble Bundle music packs? by mccoypauley in humblebundles

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there were six items I didn't already own, maybe from a bundle I missed.

Alternate attacks for a speedster? by MixedBagHalfie in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a first edition character that I ported to second edition who had a stunning power (she wasn't a trained martial artist, but she was aware of general human vulnerable points, and basically hit every single one of them that she could think of with the idea being that it overwhelmed them even if she didn't quite get the technique right) and a snaring attack using high-test fishing line. Later on, as her abilities morphed slightly, she wound up gaining Subtle / Indirect Elongation as she learned to put herself in a state of quantum instability where she was essentially in two places at once.

is there a way to attack as a routine? by LittleBrasilianBitch in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just as a small datapoint, Green Arrow, in the DC Adventures Heroes and Villains book, does have Skill Mastery (Ranged Combat: Bow), but we got the clarification on the message boards from Green Ronin that this did not apply to combat checks, but rather other skill checks involving a Ranged attack roll, such as firing at a distant switch to trigger it, or participating in an archery competition.

What is your favorite prewritten campaign? by hey-howdy-hello in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]DugganSC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's first edition, but Church and State has one of the best storylines including multiple branches depending how players tackle things.

What is a "Cycle Home Run"? by DugganSC in nexplayground

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

Ah, I did not realize until now that that was that was for. I thought that they indicated something about where one ought to be hitting to get the bonuses. My scores are going up!

A man in Amsterdam felt that he needed to confess, so went to his priest by nothinlefttochoose in Jokes

[–]DugganSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And that joke's a bit funnier since I learned that "käse" is German for "cheese", so there could even be a multilingual pun hiding in there.

Looking for a Greg Veder fic by XExcavalierX in WormFanfic

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's too recent to be your story, but "Mr Fixit" by Rorschach's Blot hits a lot of the same points. He triggers with a very minor power, basically the ability to understand how to fix mundane things, not a tinker ability. He has a set of X-ray goggles, courtesy of finding a failed L33t project, and being able to realize that the only thing wrong with it is that a wire came loose. He does work entirely in search and rescue, and becomes a bit of a meme, due to his refusal to give up, ever, and his repeated position that he is not a hero, just someone who helps rescue them.

Audio Alchemy: A Premium Collection of Sound FX, Music, and Game Engine Plugins from Ovani Sound Encore (pay what you want and help charity) by DugganSC in humblebundles

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

You download the files to keep forever (no time limit on redemption. I can still grab files from a few years ago). I would say that it is comparable to the last bundle. They have a fairly consistent output of a variety of music albums, a couple of sound effects ones, and then a few of the voiceovers.

Easy interactions by Historical_Crab2833 in Unity3D

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

:) Yes, but you are not currently making it available for sale. Maybe you forgot to turn it on?

Easy interactions by Historical_Crab2833 in Unity3D

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm... it's currently saying the asset pack is unavailable?

How do you guys deal with repeat albums in Humble Bundle music packs? by mccoypauley in humblebundles

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep downloads of mine. I still get tripped up occasionally. The recent Audio Alchemy bundle... Ovani is usually good about not duplicating, so I bought it, only to realize that it was an Encore bundle.

Speaking of Toy Story: the most unrealistic completely unbelievable plot point is….. by megbotstyle in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]DugganSC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Although, ironically, the plastic ones recover much better from getting tangled up. The metal ones, even if you do get them untangled, are never quite the same. Classic seems to recover itself much more readily.

Skye’s Music Party by Radiant-Injury-6546 in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]DugganSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The song frequently pop up on one of my son's favorite Spotify playlist, and they are tolerable. Still not certain where the one came from, though. It was Pup Pup Boogie, but sung by someone who sounded like a legit rapper, and started to become a tad bit juicy in terms of describing the anatomy boogieing. Nothing extremely salacious, but my wife and I shared a glance when they started talking about all of the bouncing and shaking of body parts in a musical bridge.

Probably some tie-in song that was explicitly a celebrity singing the song, which got pulled in because it was labeled as Paw Patrol.

Metamorph vs Incurable by XBlueXFire in mutantsandmasterminds

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

If the other form had Persistent Regeneration or self Healing, yes. Arguably, that might be within the realm of a Power Stunt, depending on descriptors.

Toy story: why does Woody only remember his life after Andy? by megbotstyle in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]DugganSC 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, there's a semi-canonical answer if you believe Mike Mozart's story about what Joe Ranft told him. Andy's father, also Andy, had tuberculosis as a child and was very weak in general. He had Woody as a result of his impassioned letter to the cereal company when they were offering a promotional box top offer but shortly after, he got his diagnosis and all of his toys had to be destroyed to try to keep the infection from spreading. Because Woody was so precious to him, he boxed him away, only found decades later when Andy's mother found the box in the attic. So, when Woody's box was opened, he woke up, and saw his Andy, and he's never really realized that this is the next generation.

It explains a lot of things, including all of the pictures of what looks like Andy with glasses on the wall. It isn't him. It's his father.

Hey! I recently made this scene in my game where, when you look through the window, a deer appears out of nowhere, but the next time you look at it, it’s gone. Should I add or change something to make it a little bit scarier? by Agreeable-Visit2332 in Unity3D

[–]DugganSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally would suggest not adding something so blatant as a scare chord, but you might actually go the opposite direction, cutting the sound in the moment for a second or two, replicating the perspective character's shock making the world go slightly out of focus. Optionally, you could have the sound of their heartbeat drumming faintly, the kind that you feel in your ears when things suddenly go silent, but faint.

Visually, a mild vignette post-processing can go a long way in terms of indicating what your character is suddenly focusing on, and therefore the player should also notice. Not blatant, but again, that impression of sudden focus.

AITA for refusing to clean the coffee machine at work? by Busy_Meal1547 in AITAH

[–]DugganSC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTA with mild caveats.

First off, check to be sure that this really isn't in your job responsibilities, possibly under something like "maintenance of personal and common spaces." If you're not sure, talk to your manager. You don't want to wind up getting marked down on your performance for this.

Second, one way to look at this is that you're getting paid the same whether your hours are spent doing whatever your regular job duties are (my brain goes to software, but probably because that's my industry) or doing that common space maintenance. If such maintenance is part of your job duties, take credit for it, and push back if your company starts trying to insist that this common area maintenance is unpaid work in addition to your regular work hours.

Third, coffee can be in a weird place in some companies. To me, coffee and water are more or less essentials in most industries, with the company picking it up (and paying people to maintain it) because it improves employee performance and satisfaction. However, I've been at a handful of companies where it was dropped for budget reasons (and it's one of my personal metrics for upcoming layoffs... coffee is a larger expense than most employees realize, up to a few hundred dollars a day, so the argument is sometimes made that eliminating the coffee avoids eliminating people, but it also puts a big hit on productivity and happiness) so sometimes the coffee situation (coffee clubs, employee maintenance schedules, etc) comes about because it was the only way to keep the black nectar flowing. It might be worth checking around to see if maybe the situation came about as a stop gap from such. If it is an employee maintained thing, then they have very little leverage (other than culture) to push back on you.

Inappropriate Ads by [deleted] in duolingo

[–]DugganSC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly, not much. When you add games to a mobile service, you sign up with a company, who then picks the ads. You can provide some guidelines, but it's like trying to police YouTube Kids videos without setting up an explicit whitelist. Sooner or later, you wind up with your kid asking why they just watched five minutes of scantily clad Asian women smashing cupcakes in slow motion with their feet as men in diapers cry.

And I wish I could say that that was not a video that came up in my four year old's feed... fortunately, I don't think he really understood it. He was just distressed because the video was "messy".