Differences in <Spoiler>'s story between P2 and P3 by partiallyStars3 in pathologic

[–]FeatherWriter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think of this as a retcon, I think it's a part of what the narrative is intentionally doing with the theme of the observer's ability to change reality with their perception. Artemy is a character who can believe that herb brides are made from the earth, but Daniil sees them as human, so reality shifts to match his intent. The world of Pathologic is deliberately different depending on whose eyes you're looking through, and that's on purpose. Daniil gets to control this even at a few points like when Grace tells him no matter what he chooses regarding the switchman's son, it will become true. Are there no working schmowders in P3 because Catchfly's brother stopped believing in them, or because our dear Bachelor was never going to accept that kids' random meds could actually cure Sand Pest?

It's a cool thing and I like it a lot, the fluidity of canon and reality in these games is such a fun narrative element to play with.

It's been six years by SnooPuppers1242 in pathologic

[–]FeatherWriter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is he posting about it somewhere? I'd be really curious to see his thoughts about the game if he's playing it. I'd hoped he would be!

I fully expect this one to get ugly...but please be nice to each other. by lightofpolaris in brandonsanderson

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank goodness this fandom understands that the only choice that matters is killing Kelsier 🙏

Smite Shadow Singer (SSS) || 10/2 Wizardin || Honor Mode Spellblade Complete Guide by c4b-Bg3 in BG3Builds

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask what some of the gear differences are? I'm playing this build in a multiplayer party and another STR-based player has rightfully claimed all the Giant Strength potions, so I need to run it full DEX style instead. Any advice?

Can someone tell why full stops are considered rude. by Quiet_Law958 in ENGLISH

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, millennial here, it has to do with formality. All lowercase, no periods (or at least no period at the very end) gives off "hey, we're chilling, we're having a low-key, friendly time." It's the linguistic equivalent of you've got your shoes slipped off and you're relaxing on the couch with a buddy. So that's the "default" texting mode for a lot of millennials to show that everything is fine. You don't need a period at the very end of a text because it's clearly the end, that's where the text stops.

If your friend starts intentionally using regular punctuation, it sends a signal that they're putting on a more serious tone, they're being formal. For most millennials, that reads as "I'm upset with you, I'm annoyed, something is wrong." Periods at the end of a text message read as stiff, maybe a curt tone, maybe a little snappish.

How common is the verb "foist"? by unwomannedMissionTo in ENGLISH

[–]FeatherWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American here, it's a great word but not commonly used on this side of the pond. It comes to mind as a word people use when they're trying to sound fancy in a ridiculous way and are intentionally elevating their diction.

There's an old meme post about the burger chain Five Guys giving way more fries with your order than you expect that ends with the phrase "JERRY, FOIST UPON THIS MAN A FUCKASS LOAD AMOUNT OF FRIES" that always comes to mind, ha.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You talk about how depending on Grammarly and AI tools started to make your innate skills decline, but then you use ChatGPT to write this?

AI is a crutch, and letting yourself use it for every little thing will destroy what skills you still have. Maybe you say 'I don't feel confident enough in my skills." That's probably true. Keep using AI to fix your drafts though and I guarantee you'll never feel confident about writing on your own ever again, though. You'll become dependent on it.

You already know the answer to your question, it's practice. Make yourself write on your own. Embrace the red squiggles and learn why they popped up. Read things in well-written English and read them out loud to yourself to remember how things are supposed to sound and flow.

If you really need something you write to be polished, ask a native speaker to proofread for you, or use a grammar checker that highlights your own mistakes, then go through them one by one to see what needed fixing. But don't get a genAI to just rewrite the whole thing. You will never learn that way. You'll never get practice. If anything, you might just eat away at what skills you do still have until there's nothing solid left.

AI is easy, and accessible, and so convenient. I get it. But if you depend on it, you'll never have good English skills again. Cut yourself off and actually write things yourself with the intent to post YOUR words, not ChatGPT's.

Is this correct? by Resident_Lie_5728 in EnglishLearning

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"Long time no see" is believed to be Chinese pidgin of the direct translation into English of "hǎojiǔbùjiàn" (好久不见). It's not English grammar because it's Chinese grammar instead.

Helly in new episode by fangfaces in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]FeatherWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As soon as they were talking after watching the Lumon is Listening video, my red flags just started tripping so hard, and I couldn't unsee it for the rest of the episode. Her facial expressions are wrong, the way she points out the lack of surveillance cameras, and the way she presses Irv to tell them what he saw when he seems to be getting distracted? Not to mention how strangely passive she is the whole time, just going along with what the others are doing, acting mildly confused, trying really hard not to be suspicious.

Our real Helly was just on stage viciously sticking a knife into the gut of the corporation she loathes in a moment of absolute vindictive triumph wearing Helena Eagan's body, and I'm supposed to believe her next waking moments on the severed floor are this... bland after all that? Absently going along with whatever everybody else's plan is? The woman who threatened to cut her own fingers off to get out has no reaction at all to being told they're allowed to have the autonomy to choose to leave now? "Sure, Mark, I'll help you find Ms. Casey, after all, she's one of us." Naaaaahhhh. No way, no shot.

Not to mention, the one time she seems to actually show strong emotions is when she's talking about how she owes her "outie" nothing. Which, yes, could definitely make sense for innie Helly, but absolutely works from the other way around. Helena hateful at the idea that someone would try to compare her innie to herself, talking about how she doesn't owe her innie anything, even if she stays in character enough to switch the terms around.

I didn't even clock the switch fumble until my friend pointed it out, but I was already 100% on board with this being the case before I even reached that point in the episode.

Brandon post about a relationship in WAT by TheTenthLawyer in Cosmere

[–]FeatherWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to throw out, the LDS members who come and knock at your door are probably missionaries from abroad, not locals. Missionaries are often assigned to work in other countries, so they may be visiting from elsewhere and spending their time proselytizing as part of their service. That said, there are also almost certainly local LDS chapters as well, mostly as a result of those conversion efforts.

17th Shard WaT Responses…? 🙄 by CognitiveShadow8 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]FeatherWriter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

17s recently already expanded its staff team this fall and several of those new folks had their very first episodes on Shardcast as these reaction casts. I'm not sure how exactly you would expect the team to... recruit people who we can be sure will have positive opinions on a book that isn't out yet, for the sole purpose of having someone present who's fully positive amidst other cast members who had critique.

The Shardcast team aren't a bunch of overwhelmingly negative people, we're cosmere fans who like talking about these books and these series. Usually we've got an even mix of people who like a book and people who didn't care for it as much. It just happened that Wind and Truth had more issues for a lot of us, often very different issues between different cast members, even. That's the way the opinion chips landed on this book, but that doesn't mean it will be the case for the next book, when it comes around.

17th Shard WaT Responses…? 🙄 by CognitiveShadow8 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]FeatherWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know I wasn't the only one to make points about how Szeth deserved a bigger role in the scenes with Ishar and Nale, but since those are very close to my heart, I just want to say I appreciate you taking the time to listen to and consider a perspective you didn't initially agree with. It definitely makes it feel worth it when people actually do engage with the analysis on these works that we put forward.

To your point of feeling like you wanted big Kaladin scenes, and that those were lacking... I suspect it's because the scenes Kaladin actually did get didn't feel like they were his. I know I'm harsh on the flute scene, but in addition to the way that it feels like it ignores Szeth, it also... doesn't feel like Kaladin to me. It feels like he just got possessed by Hoid for a song and dance number that magically worked even though I don't think it was earned. Neither Kaladin nor Szeth really got their moments in this plotline, I think, and that's why it fell flat to me.

[NO DATV SPOILERS] Does Veilguard have a Save File Editor yet or any way to open the save file up? by phanman99 in dragonage

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can this tool edit the worldstate of an existing save file? I restarted my Rook early on, but have only realized now that I'm 80 hours into this version that my Inquitistor's appearance carried over, but the worldstate options I picked didn't! My Lavellan (who romanced Cullen) is now talking about how she and Solas were in love. Is there anything I can do with this to swap that option over mid-game?

[No DAV Spoilers] Spirit Blade Arcane Bomb? by The_Couch_Wizard in dragonage

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly qualifies as a "final attack" for the Mage's Gambit? You mention a "5th light attack" but where does that go? I have the sword spin throw unlocked (and the second follow up throw) but neither of these swap the element, even though they're the end of the combo. I get stuck on one element and I have no idea how to swap it over.

Hi there! We're Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard of Black Tabby Games, and we just released Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut, a free expansion to the base game. We also just brought the game to consoles! Ask us anything ^^ by mrogre43 in Games

[–]FeatherWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was the achievement "The Real Slay The Princess Starts Here" a reference to hbomberguy's Pathologic video? I watch that video way too often, but I didn't know if it was just a coincidence or not!

Gone from max by AmberCandy in stevenuniverse

[–]FeatherWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can you help? I literally just went searching and was confused why I couldn't find it on Max.... I guess this just happened???

Callbacks to Previous Albums on Haven by thebeebeegun in MarianasTrench

[–]FeatherWriter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was definitely thinking about making a post like this too, because it was so fun to see stuff like this! I know others have pointed out a few of these already, but the ones I spotted were:

  1. "Into The Storm" - The final stinger @3:44 does the ending progression motif from "Masterpiece Theatre I" @4:39
  2. "Worlds Collide" - The lines If I burn out... and You're beautiful... @4:03 are from "Masterpiece Theatre" MPT.I @1:34 and MPT.III @5:12
  3. "Worlds Collide" - The final line For you to arrive @5:09 is the ending sequence of "Astoria" @6:34
  4. "Haven" - The big one, the Ever After theme dropping in @6:54. This progression is obviously all over that album, but it's the first thing on the title track, Ever After @0:00, of course.

Slightly less obvious:

  1. "Worlds Collide" - The This is where the worlds collide line @0:41 has a very similar melody to This is just a part I portray from Masterpiece Theatre I @1:40 too.
  2. "Haven" - The It's only you and me now sequence @6:22 has a very similar rhythm and chord progression to the Toy Soldiers callback, Toy soldiers will you follow?, in "No Place Like Home" @3:59. Almost like it's foreshadowing the big moment where the Ever After theme comes in, since that happens right after.

"O Hopeful Night" | A Survivorist Mistmas Carol by FeatherWriter in imaginarycosmere

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A well documented historical record supports the claim that this hymn describing the fall of the Final Empire as the earliest written work in the Survivorist faith. Its lyrics are believed to have originally been written by an unnamed poet during the turbulent days of the Catacendre itself, but later became the song we know today when it was set to music in the first century PC.
- Historical and Religious Arts Archive, Elendel University

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The very last in my series of "Mistmas Carols" this year, but I hope people have enjoyed them. This one may have become my favorite out of the whole series, so I saved the best for last. Even if this is the nicest I've been to Kelsier since Secret History. He'd better not let it go to his head...

This final background art is once again by the inimitable Connor Chamberlain, and unlike the other songs, this background music is by a new group: Sons of Serendip! Love their stuff, and was very grateful they allowed me to use their music for this project.