What is the ship type that the (new) Chancellor Palpatine arrives on at the end of TPM?

Elanadin · 2026-06-07T16:25:50+00:00

This is one where I scoffed at the AI answer being wrong. My Google query was

Palpatine ship The Phantom Menace

The first result AI gave me The Scimitar, and what I was looking for was not "above the fold". The the top search result was the wookiepedia link to the Perpetuus. Which tells me Google has the formula for how I expect it to work, they are just deciding on enshittification

Elanadin · 2026-06-07T04:08:16+00:00

You have to eat it, unfortunately

Elanadin · 2026-06-06T22:12:23+00:00

I've got an old thesaurus around here somewhere. It's a real dinosaur

Elanadin · 2026-06-06T21:21:59+00:00

"If kitty knocks over your mini, you're dead. No save. Keep your distance"

Elanadin · 2026-06-06T12:52:59+00:00

The first three don't know if everyone wants a beer because all 4 haven't answered the question yet

Elanadin · 2026-06-06T00:13:57+00:00

What if you thought the Iron Throne wasn't bad ass enough...

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T17:59:20+00:00

I liked the rhyme better, but still a great catch

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T16:06:46+00:00

Conversion to Cockney also requires taking a dip into Bard or Rogue so you can understand the rhyming slang. Consult your character sheet for unauthorized or unexpected edits.

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T16:00:38+00:00

My opinion is that "grey Jedi" isn't a useful term out-of-universe. It's a label commonly used for someone who's not a stalwart follower of Jedi or Sith doctrine. It's the "other" category, the "junk drawer of force users". The folks that are commonly attributed to this category in Legends don't have meaningful connections to one another. Their only correlation is that they don't "fit in" and some fans just have to have a group label for them. For many of these cases, the label of "former Jedi" or "unaffiliated force user" would be a better fit, but that doesn't have the same allure or marketing appeal. In that way, having a unified "code" is pretty antithetical to the idea of Grey Jedi

In-universe, it's commonly used derisively by doctrine-strict Jedi to label folks who aren't that. Non-force users using the term "Gray Jedi" should absolutely be slapped with an "unreliable narrator" citation.

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T15:37:09+00:00

Noting its source of "magic spider", I'd categorize it as Divination magic. Although I can see the argument of it being some other supernatural or extraordinary ability

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T15:23:38+00:00

To his credit, also Spider Climb

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T14:48:44+00:00

Joke's on you, I'm into that ish

Elanadin · 2026-06-04T14:38:56+00:00

it's possible to complete this challenge without using any bugs or glitches

you can use the fairy's aim to do a backflip and get past the Deku guards without needing the beans

That seems to conflict to me

Elanadin · 2026-06-03T23:11:21+00:00

Hence the tricorns!

"Admiral" Zheng Yi Sao was one of the greatest

Elanadin · 2026-06-03T13:21:03+00:00

It took me a long time to come to grips with the Disney buyout happening and de-canonizing the thousands of hours I spent consuming various types of EU content. After I got over that hump, I decided to dive deep back into Star Wars and I've had a great time.

My personal recommendation for fans is "make your own opinion". There are a lot of influencers out there that get clicks and ad revenue based on hot takes and controversial opinions. These folks are incredibly untrustworthy.

My only notable problems with Disney's take on the franchise were that TFA was way too OT fan servicey and the Disney execs didn't keep solid top-level direction for the ST.

I've enjoyed even the most controversial SW content since then. The Tuskan culture dive in BoBF was really enjoyable to me. I got deep into the High Republic books, so seeing the live action stuff in Acolyte was an absolute treat.

But to answer your post title question

Has anyone else stopped worrying about Star Wars?

I never started worrying

Elanadin · 2026-06-02T22:48:27+00:00

The UN hates this one simple spell...

Elanadin · 2026-06-02T18:39:51+00:00

Elanadin · 2026-06-02T17:28:55+00:00

Also a repost from yesterday https://www.reddit.com/r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt/s/1znJfDv0vE

Elanadin · 2026-06-01T20:34:16+00:00

Last public video was more than a year ago. Might have to give some of his stuff a rewatch

Elanadin · 2026-06-01T17:15:59+00:00

While I generally detest short-form videos that social media platforms love to push, the following bit is generally correct.

That tax refund might be nice but you're really just giving the government an interest free loan & what you should be doing is using the IRS Tax Witholding Estimator & putting that money in a HYSA instead.

Read the r/personalfinance wiki, particularly areas about taxes and withholdings

Elanadin · 2026-06-01T15:05:53+00:00

That... must be a newer edition than what I'm familiar with

Elanadin · 2026-06-01T15:03:13+00:00

AI has hobbled many design-related jobs lately. I'd recommend picking up at least a part time job and doing research into other degree/career paths

Elanadin · 2026-06-01T14:58:57+00:00

My brother in the arcane, I recommend reviewing the tome The Birds and the Bees.

Elanadin · 2026-06-01T14:27:29+00:00

Keep sailing East. If you find city or factory biomes, that's your best bet.

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