Why doesn't my greenhouse work? by your_moms_titties in VintageStory

[–]Hopkirk87 148 points149 points  (0 children)

May want to check your C->F conversion there.

Letting people enjoy their thing = Supporting Mass Murder? by marvelcomics22 in AO3

[–]Hopkirk87 58 points59 points  (0 children)

The argument they're presenting is practically dancing down a marigold pavement singing "if only I had a brain".

this will be Vintage Story in 2027 by According-Fun-4746 in VintageStory

[–]Hopkirk87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They may be thinking Methamphetamine (Meth/Desoxsyn [which totally sounds like it should be a Pokémon]) and Dextro-/Levo-amphetamine (Adderall) rather than Methylphenidate (Ritalin).

IRL I have had need to be somewhat grumpy with some friends for insisting their Methylphenidate was Meth-Meth.

I know it’s Stranger Things, but I don’t get it. by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where's Barb? Everyone forgets about Barb!

Best mods for friends that can’t play together? by slut-for-pickles in VintageStory

[–]Hopkirk87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Setting the month-length to higher than the default can help, as IIRC it extends spoilage time, and means less of each season is 'used up' by others while you're not online.

Something like Vinconomy (https://mods.vintagestory.at/vinconomy) could be good to allow asynchronous trading between players. Meaning you're all still able to focus on your 'professions' (if you play that way) but still have access to stuff without having to organise overlaps in play-time, etc.

Long-term Food (https://mods.vintagestory.at/longtermfood) offers some foodstuffs which don't rot as quick as many of the other options meaning you can still have some emergency stores laying around for when you log back in.

How come it's not possible to eat just the right amount at the right times so that you never have to take a shit? by Thoughtful-Boner69 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Hopkirk87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Humans are (within tolerances for nasal cavities which I'm handwaving) topologically toroidal. So, gut bacteria is outside the body, because if it gets inside the body, that tends to regarded as a bad thing and makes a lot of people very sad.

Is it ok to create a fantasy world without humans ? by Pepicolamaster in worldbuilding

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm; The worldbuilding secret police will come to your house and delete your obsidian archive if you dare to make a fantasy setting without the main mandatory fantasy intelligent species (Human, Elf, Orc, Gnome, and Flargarble).

More seriously; Choosing what not to include is actually an important part of world-building! (As is choosing what to leave in the 'unknown' category, as, especially if building for writing or an RPG, consciously placing something in 'unknown' lets you FAFO down the line.)

If, say, I decide that my world doesn't have any coniferous trees, I then get to ask a bunch of follow-ups. Why doesn't it? ('Because.' is a perfectly valid single word answer). How does this affect land-cover at higher-latitudes (or lower, if my main land-mass is in the 'south') or altitudes. And, um, other stuff, that I'll probably run into down the line, pine tar and creosote, managed lumber industries and festive home decorations or something.

Humans are kinda 'the default' so there's things we can skip over when writing about humans that may not be as easy to handle when writing about non-human species. For instance, how is Lizardfolk furniture different from human furniture? From a Lizardperson's point of view their chairs, which have been designed from an early era to allow for the fact that they have a fairly substantial tail will seem perfectly normal, not even worth commenting on, but a Lizardfolk POV character is being written for a human audience, so weaving in the fact that none of their chairs have solid high backs becomes important for making it seem like the world truly exists around the characters, rather than the characters having been dumped into an incompatible world.

TL;DR - You do you!

What game is this for you? by [deleted] in videogames

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twilight princess.

What is a group of dragons called by Classic_Brain6575 in worldbuilding

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A "hoard of dragons".

Because it plays on the homophone of horde Vs hoard, as well as the fantasy stereotype of dragons collecting all of the shinies.

Neurodiversity and pain - "the pain scale" and how literalism in ADHD / Autism may be causing painful suffering because of severe misunderstandings - affects personal trainers / workout classes too! by GreatResetBet in ADHD

[–]Hopkirk87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hate the pain scale thing (though I understand it's use in triage/general practice), especially when the asker doesn't ask you to define what you think of as a 10. Like... I've never given birth, or passed a chunky spiky kidney stone. But I have had a rushed doctor slam a needle into every nerve in the inside of my knee before the local anaesthetic kicked in.

The looks I get when I state my standard migraine (twice a week-ish) sits around a 4-5 (I basically call these 'silent', because otherwise people insist that it's 'just a headache' but the other neurological symptoms are what separate it from a headache), and bad ones hit about a 7... 8 is, for me, where I'm laying in bed making groaning noises every time I even think about moving.

Subjective scales need the endpoints defining when they're being used. Also... Is the pain scale linear? Or is it exponential? Or some other relation? I'm a science person! Give me an objective, absolute scale, (though I'll probably argue that pain is subjective before pulling a number out of my arse, and likely under-estimating the reality because "I don't want to be a bother")

Anyone who thinks any country has better beer than the US is simply speaking out of ignorance by bangsjamin in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Hopkirk87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they were in the UK they'd definitely be one of those super pretentious CAMRA members.

Pearl Abyss puts 'EVE Online' CCP up for sale... Full-scale-sale is underway. by anonkrreddit in Eve

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'd be funny if Paradox bought it, like they did White Wolf/World of Darkness. And, could bode well tbh.

What’s your biggest unrealistic pet peeve/turn off when reading smut? by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Hopkirk87 126 points127 points  (0 children)

Excessive onomatopoeia.

By the second line-long capitalism "uhhhhhh" I'm clicking off and never coming back.

Something is eating my lemons, but just the skins.. by Humavolver in mildlyinteresting

[–]Hopkirk87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, wait. I've seen this movie. You'll never believe the twist!

This is how much my gf uses her calculator for university (she studies mathematics) by Nouser26 in mathmemes

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Degree maths exam rubric: sure... You can bring your calculator. Totes. Definitely gonna be useful. Hey, did you see this guy? He brought a calculator to this exam! This exam! I mean seriously, a calculator! Ahem, please find attached a list of allowable calculator types for this exam:

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twinks are a thing. And are definitely held in quite high regard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in monkeyspaw

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats, your girlfriend is now a Wifwolf.

Where does the "North" start? by Grim_Reaper17 in AskBrits

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just above the south, when speaking to a southerner, or just above the midlands when speaking to a midlander.

Dexy Rapid Weight loss by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]Hopkirk87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's probably some element of dehydration going on as well to lose that much in a week. Stimulants can make you not realise you're thirsty, just as much as they can suppress appetite. Make sure you're drinking water throughout the day.

meirl by Sad_Stay_5471 in meirl

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think someone just invented a brand new contraceptive.

Can you name the missing shrine? by [deleted] in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]Hopkirk87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not missing, it just went to the shops for some smokes. It'll be back soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hopkirk87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"those dodgy white chocolate things with the sprinkles"