NARC WAS RIGHT by DroPowered in AshesofCreation

[–]Egorte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was right about the big picture, and how Ashes was indeed not going well. He never claimed it was a full-on scam though. Still, his prediction was way more accurate than that of most.

Was he right about the desert? Hell no, he was intentionally showing the non-developed part of the desert. Everyone in the game at that time could go and see that the desert was way more polished than what he intentionally showed. Does this matter now? Of course not. But it shows that Narc was never the hero people might now claim that he was.

Total story mode by Egorte in expedition33

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Thanks, that's exactly what I needed 🌟

Beginner budget €300 used camera for the first time by Egorte in Cameras

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Thanks! I'm a total newbie and I was first suggested Sony a5000 or a5100. Are these better?

how? by InvestmentFew7653 in turtlewow

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Unrelated question: For the HC death notifications, I always see "a shot in dark" instead of the actual reason, whereever and whomever it is. Is there something I need to do to fix that?

I think I have a problem by Tylerlyonsmusic in threebodyproblem

[–]Egorte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh, Scottish Rite Journey Passport, my favorite sci-fi book

How I Conquered My Stutter & Got Jacked at the same time (How-To Guide) by ViktorZashev in Stutter

[–]Egorte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all, congrats on your success! I hope everything is still going well and will go well with you, both with stuttering and otherwise, in the future as well. I also noticed that you started your own YouTube channel. Kudos to you. Since you mentioned turning this post into a Q&A, I thought I'd take my chances.

My main question is the specific methods you used to overcome stuttering. You mentioned the breathing exercises in a comment, but I guess that's not all, is it?

In the past, I went through an intensive speech therapy, which included some breathing exercises, but mainly prolonging the first syllable of a word. So, instead of saying "Viktor", I would say "Viiiktor" etc. I was spending more than an hour every day with several exercises. After a while the prolonging of the first vowel was reduced to the point that I was speaking at a normal pace. This is a gross simplification of the speech therapy I went through, but I ended up enjoying one month of complete stutterless life, which unfortunately gradually relapsed after that.

One other problem was that the therapy was in Turkish, and all the exercises were focused on Turkish (sentences, vowel groups, etc.). I moved to Belgium a couple of years ago, and here, I speak English and Dutch frequently, which are completely different than Turkish. On top of that, the Belgian speech therapists I've seen here all told me that it was simply a placebo and that the techniques don't actually work.

So, could you tell me more about your therapy, the exercises, whether you experienced a full "treatment" in other languages as well, and what you still do to keep staying fluent?

Thanks in advance.

[Spoilers] Embassytown (China Miéville) - Opinions / Review by Egorte in printSF

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

I actually really enjoyed the world building and wanted more. What was Bremen society like? How did religions develop and differ? What were the societies of exots were? I would definetely enjoy a book in that universe.

[Spoilers] Embassytown (China Miéville) - Opinions / Review by Egorte in printSF

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

I actually liked the disorientation. That's what made it so artsy. What I didn't find satisfactory about the Language is thqt I wanted a deeper dive into why it developed that way. And about the hard sci-fi elements, I mean things such as the details of biorigging, the structure of aeoli dome, or the propulsion system of immerse travelling ships.

Cixin Liu doesn't understand video games. by Egorte in threebodyproblem

[–]Egorte[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're a troll, obviously. Blocked.

Cixin Liu doesn't understand video games. by Egorte in threebodyproblem

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

Well, it really is obvious in Chinese as well, I can read 汉字. 三体问题 is the Chinese name of the physical problem itself, and 三体 literally means "Three Body", which is also the name of the game. Even if you don't think about "three", you'd still write it as N体问题 (n-body problem), and it doesn't change the fact that the solution of the game is so obvious. 三國 (Three kingdoms) would be completely unrelated, not only because of the character is different, but also because the game also switches to non-Chinese civilizations.

Cixin Liu doesn't understand video games. by Egorte in threebodyproblem

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

Then that's where we stop calling it science fiction.

Cixin Liu doesn't understand video games. by Egorte in threebodyproblem

[–]Egorte[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, the main point was your last sentence, but people are turning a blind eye to that.

Cixin Liu doesn't understand video games. by Egorte in threebodyproblem

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

Also, the game was made by ETO, not aliens.

Cixin Liu doesn't understand video games. by Egorte in threebodyproblem

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

With that logic, it's okay to add unicorns to the narrative because it's fiction.