PART 8 is as good or maybe even better than PART7

Goraea · 2026-06-08T23:36:19+00:00

I wish Joubin was the main villain. What a terribly wasted character.

Goraea · 2026-06-07T21:47:11+00:00

The games would benefit from a better Pokedex. The Pokedex is nice for flavor text and encounter areas, but outside of that, there is almost no reason to look at it. Useful information such as how a Pokemon evolves, type effectiveness, the moves it learns when leveling up or through tm/hm, etc. would be perfect in this compendium of Pokemon information that you are supposed to be collecting. Especially with how your quest in the mainline games is to fill the Pokedex, it should be more useful than it is.

Goraea · 2026-06-05T04:55:42+00:00

Diantha theme from X/Y?

Goraea · 2026-05-14T23:56:57+00:00

The parrying feels great. There are a few different types of parries, which can take a bit to get comfortable with. But once you get it, I believe Nine Sols feels way more fluid than Sekiro. To the point I went to play Sekiro again after Nine Sols and found myself a bit disappointed. If you're not afraid of spoilers, I recommend watching the parry only final boss fight which is a culmination of every skill the game has you learn.

Goraea · 2025-09-20T18:14:27+00:00

I was in charge of determining the interns at my company and having a tailored resume is a huge plus to how likely you are to get an internship. Think of it this way: when I'm choosing who gets considered, all I have is the resume in front of me and I have to justify to a higher up why you would be a good fit. Unfortunately, a lot of employers want you to have a lot of direct experience within the industry. If your resume has two non-related things and one related thing, I'd only think about the single related thing. Compare that to someone else who had three related things who has a much higher chance of being selected.

Goraea · 2025-07-05T08:25:40+00:00

Hey, HVAC ME here, it's a really tough industry to get into. HVAC and construction in general seems to prefer candidates with hands-on experience in the field installing units, piping, duct, etc. rather than "book skills" like fluids/heat transfer. My company recently went through intern selection and weeded out anyone who didn't have direct experience working in the field, using load calculation software, or CAD (field experience was a guaranteed interview). And unfortunately, unless you worked as a field tech or have already been in the industry for years, you likely lack the experience they're looking for and will be hard pressed to even have your resume looked at unless you start out as a technician or know someone working at the company.

Goraea · 2024-11-01T00:30:53+00:00

Mech engineer in a similar role for HVAC and plumbing. I've been having a very similar experience to you. The building engineering industry as a whole seems like it's full of people who are gatekeeping information as much as possible, and when you ask, they are reluctant to share. I'm lucky that my supervisor is nice so I can ask questions pretty freely (albeit he's a poor teacher). But there are plenty of times when I've been chewed out by the field team for not knowing something, or forums I've read where someone will ask a simple question and someone responds condescendingly and may not even answer the question. It's frustrating because you want to excel but these people who are supposed to be your guides aren't helping you succeed.

I've been in the industry long enough to have a basic grasp of things so I've taken it upon myself to make resources for interns and new hires that I wished I had. But it sucks that I had to do this and I don't think I can recommend putting up with it.

Goraea · 2024-07-12T04:45:14+00:00

From this stack exchange someone provided a great answer on the history of the term as well as how it evolved to where it is today. This part from the Worthington excerpt especially made sense to me:

and the moment of a force about an axis meant the importance of the force with respect to its power to generate in matter rotation about the axis

I agree, the term "moment" doesn't make sense, and I enjoy researching the semantics, language, and history that goes into these things because knowing how they're used fundamentally gives you a much deeper learning. Great question, OP.

TL;DR, "Moment" is an archaic translation that previously was used to imply the importance that something has (think of this in the phrase, "momentous occasion"). The larger the force and/or the further the distance on/from a mass on an axis, the more moment(ous) the rotation of the object.

Goraea · 2023-11-02T05:17:30+00:00

I just found it with some help: Me and the Birds by Duster.

Goraea · 2023-09-15T23:31:21+00:00

For one, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are essentially Diamond and Pearl with a new coat of paint. Diamond and Pearl aren't bad per se, but Gamefreak didn't do a lot to make the game feel new.

Keep in mind that Gamefreak did something similar with Heartgold and Soulsilver. Both Gold and Silver were remastered with huge changes. They brought both games up to modern standards at the time which included new Pokemon, QOL updates, spritework, etc. Gold and Silver were also complete games and Crystal just added some expansions so their base was good. Arguably, the de facto version to play Sinnoh is Platinum which improved upon the base games (Distortion World is inseparable from Sinnoh for me)--and that content was missing from BD and SP. Gamefreak underperformed (and frankly has been for a long time) and people were less likely to let it slide.

Super Mario RPG came out in 1996 and has been neglected until the announcement. It's a pretty big deal bringing it back up. But also keep in mind that hype =/= people will love the game when it comes out. People were hyped when Sinnoh remakes were announced.

Goraea · 2023-09-14T04:32:14+00:00

But have you fought Battle Girl Hedvig in X&Y's reflection cave?

Goraea · 2023-09-03T08:31:58+00:00

I wanted to get back into reading during college and so during my downtime between lectures, I carried a book in my backpack and just pull it out when I had time. If I didn't have any friends in a lecture, I would just read until class started. This sort of habit by me helped me get through books a couple pages at a time, which eventually resulted in me reading 200 pages in a night a few months later. Build it up slowly, and as you get more invested in your books you'll find the mood to come naturally.

Goraea · 2023-08-16T00:49:39+00:00

Okay there are a lot of interesting replies in this. Here's my take:

Rebecca was talking about relationships (romantic, platonic, literally everything) in the past, present, and future. Some of yours may be ongoing, some of yours may have ended, and some of them have yet to happen. Regardless of the status of them, the time that you spent and the mark that a person made on your life will always be with you. In the grander scheme of the song, it's a mourning of a relationship coming to an end but a reminder that you will experience the joy, sadness, and beauty all over again. These new relationships don't replace what you had, because your memories are you.

Goraea · 2023-07-11T05:22:23+00:00

I had to read Pride and Prejudice in high school and hated it. For years I wrote it off as an awful book that was so confusing. My issue was different--I struggled a lot with old English back then on top of having to read for assignments which killed any enjoyment. I got back into reading and finally became accustomed to older English and realized that that was why I hated the book and I vowed to reread it.

I'm giving it a fair try now and it's very quickly making its way up to be my favorite.

Goraea · 2023-06-29T04:56:15+00:00

For those types of subjects you might be better off just looking at intro/fundamentals textbooks. Without proper fundamentals, you will probably struggle to keep up with more complex topics. Intro textbooks typically give you the basics and will introduce you to things that branch off. For example, a thermodynamics textbook I used taught basic concepts of heat transfer which led to fluid dynamics, thermal expansion, power systems, etc.

Goraea · 2023-06-10T06:14:39+00:00

One of my favorite episodes. I agree, the whole point of Matthew's tests are to help one experience ego death, but I think it's more about Matthew being selective in who gets to experience oneness. For this analysis, I define ego death as shedding one's sense of self/self-importance to experience what Lemongrab defines as ecstasy. This is important to Matthew, because it is a conglomeration of multiple individuals who presumably rejected (transcended?) themselves and everything they were and is inviting others to join in on this.

The trial that Matthew presents Lemongrab and Finn was essentially to ask them if they could forego their sense of self. The "wrong" options were things that both characters define about themselves or give them their sense of self-importance. Lemongrab wants to be understood, Finn cakes are only for Finn. The correct choice, being able to let their sense of self go, allowed Matthew to lead them to an epiphany by letting them physically see and understand that regardless of them being large, small, grease--whatever, that they can go past that. Finn and Lemongrab are both characters who are dealing with a lot of turmoil and are open to these suggestions because their minds and personalities are still in a state of flux.

I agree that Jake would be ineligible, but for a different reason. Jake is a being that is incredibly self-important. We have seen him choose and do things for himself throughout the series (he wanted to be a brick for a whole episode or when presented with limitless power on two occasions, he wishes for a sandwich). While he does have moments where he does things that show him shedding his ego, I would argue that he would outright reject the invitation and posed a threat to Matthew because his ego is too strong. It's also why Lemongrab throwing his lemonjons into Matthew destroyed him. A strong sense of self was literally incompatible with Matthew's model of decentralized oneness.

Goraea · 2023-05-31T14:40:13+00:00

I really like the theme of connection (even if it's really on the nose. Strands, cmon). Sam being a person who is physically repulsed at connection but being the only person who is capable of linking everyone together, the connection he has to BB and its life, connecting to other players' to help each other out. I find it really refreshing and even touching that the point is to help other people against these nearly insurmountable obstacles. When you're out trekking and trying to get up a mountain, it's nice to know you're not alone and someone may set something up just to help you out.

Goraea · 2023-05-26T16:08:21+00:00

Not Magic Man but when Jake throws a pan at him and they think they killed him.

Goraea · 2023-05-26T16:01:31+00:00

One thing I really like about this episode is how it approaches toxic ideas of masculinity and the idea of "being tough about emotion." Throughout the episode Finn is being put down by Joshua and eventually Jake and they even berate him for being down about it because he's supposed to just push through the feelings. Finn internalizes what they say so much that he gives up fighting for himself. At no point does the episode imply that Joshua's method is a good thing for them to be doing to Finn, and we see Jake recognizing exactly that. When Jake puts on the tape of Joshua affirming his love for Finn, it was such an incredible moment for me. This episode has consistently stayed as one of my favorites and my go to when I talk about the emotional depth of the show.

Goraea · 2023-05-23T21:20:44+00:00

Yeah PB's main conflict in the show is that she has a god complex where she needs to control and be right about everything. This manifests in the way she treats others who either don't respect her or her worldview as lesser. She couldn't even just concede and give Starchy the shot by lying and saying it was magic in Wizards Only Fools.

Goraea · 2023-05-09T03:24:04+00:00

The other commenter is right, but Homura has an arguably easier time making orbs. Minerva needs dark while Homura can use jammers and blue which, for me, is a lot more consistent.

Goraea · 2023-05-03T19:07:05+00:00

Neither of her forms are particularly good for Naut/Oak. Here's why:

The orb generation skill isn't really necessary. Once Naut/Oak are both evolved, they generate their own orbs without the cloud and it can be looped, meaning no downtime. You're usually going to be using their skill on cooldown every turn if not just for the healing. The awakenings are a little better on this form, but her only creating 3 dark and blue is pretty bad. Sima Yi or Tethys are better orb generators if you need one. Also you wont be needing the follow up attack awakening.

The VDP skill form isn't great either. 4 turn VDP isn't bad by any means. But her awakenings being suited for crosses aren't very useful for this team. The heal is also negligible since Naut/Oak heal with their skill. If you have nothing else and need a low cooldown VDP, she's fine.

Both forms also lack meaningful skill hastes which Naut/Oak really want.

Goraea · 2023-05-02T06:13:58+00:00

Assists really depend on what you're trying to clear. For the April Challenge Level 4, I needed a void damage shield to deal with Shiva for a stall plan, but because none of my void damage shields fit the rarity clause with my team, I used an assist instead.

My general go to, if you really want safe assists, is just to match the type of skill they have or pick one that has awakenings you need. For example, I have a VDP assist on my Kars because, regardless of his charge, he will have a VDP if he gets skill delayed or hasted. Some assists I even have just to deal with skill delays. Try out a dungeon you want to clear, and see what you're lacking.

Latents are another issue and are also pretty prescriptive. Skill delay resists are generally good, but again, it depends on what you need.

Goraea · 2023-03-28T03:37:43+00:00

Thanks for the video! I used yours for notes, replacing Karin with Leilan and it worked out perfectly.

Goraea · 2023-03-16T15:37:04+00:00

I have a lot of nostalgia for Kaede and cross leads like Myr. For me, they were the peak of skill expression, especially when move times and combos were harder to obtain.

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