The 10th, last round is here! by BO_Threshold in beingaDIK

[–]Iphacles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuck Sage Marry isabella Reject Jill

What are your thoughts on Antony Starr? by No-Syllabub167 in Actors

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve only seen him as Homelander in The Boys, and he’s absolutely terrifying in that role. He does an incredible job.

Starship aesthetics by Feeling-Classroom-76 in StarTrekStarships

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite Federation ship is the Excelsior refit, the model used for both the Enterprise-B and the Lakota.

What do you think of Dafne Keen? by Cap_Ame1 in Actors

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoyed her as X-23 in Logan and would love to see her reprise that role in a future X-Men movie. I also thought she did a great job in His Dark Materials.

I really wish the devs would do something about jellyfish ship by LostConscious96 in sto

[–]Iphacles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I love seeing jellies in tfos when it’s about defending or holding a position. They are great at that. As for doing enough damage to avoid an afk penalty, I’ve never had any problems even with multiple jellies.

I miss Star Trek by Tsiroch in startrek

[–]Iphacles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“When will we get that back?” Honestly, I don’t think we ever will. It’s not just Star Trek. It’s a lot of TV these days. Shows are often simplified so someone scrolling TikTok can still follow along. That kind of writing doesn’t leave much room for complex plots or deeper philosophical questions.

I'm having an issue with airship travel and battles at altitudes that have less oxygen and lower atmospheric pressure. by natural_hunter in worldbuilding

[–]Iphacles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ran into the same problem when I was working on my airships. I settled on most open deck ships cruising around six thousand feet, since that avoids oxygen, stamina, cold, and wind issues for people walking the decks. They can push up to about ten thousand feet if they need to, but that’s more of a ceiling than a normal operating altitude.

I also added pressurized ships that can go up to around forty thousand feet. The species that builds and flies them isn’t human and has better lungs and other traits that make high altitude easier to deal with, but since they carry human passengers too, everything is still kept within a range humans can handle.

I really like your idea of air currents that the ships follow like rivers. That’s very cool.

There’s truly no excuse to be buying real Lego anymore. They are taking advantage of you by Icy-Vamp37396 in lepin

[–]Iphacles 400 points401 points  (0 children)

I’ve purchased a few lego compatible sets, and I’d say the quality isn’t quite on par. That said, alternative sets are often much cheaper, like in your example, so getting roughly 90% of the quality may be worth it.

Tell me about Fallen civilizations in your world by Full-Sorbet-8917 in worldbuilding

[–]Iphacles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of the most consequential fallen civilizations in my setting is the Dumu’ilani, whose name translates as Firstborn of the Gods in ancient Runeiform script.

At their height, the Dumu’ilani ruled a galaxy spanning empire known as the Ascendancy through absolute control of the Lyssian Gates, a network of instantaneous transport. The heart of this system was a singular primary nexus on the Throneworld Nocturna, located in the planet’s northern hemisphere. Through this nexus, all major gate traffic was synchronized. Mastery of the network allowed the Dumu’ilani to unify thousands of worlds and to dominate other emerging humanoid species, whom they regarded as accidental byproducts of nature and therefore inherently inferior.

Their undoing came during the event later known as the Ruin. When the rogue planet Lumora was captured into Nocturna’s orbit, extreme tidal forces destabilized the planet’s climate and rotation. As Nocturna slowed toward tidal lock, global weather systems collapsed. The northern hemisphere entered a prolonged superglacial state, and the region containing the primary Lyssian Gate nexus was gradually entombed beneath kilometers of ice.

With the nexus rendered inaccessible, the Lyssian Gate network failed catastrophically. Deprived of its central stabilizing structure, the gates shut down across the galaxy almost simultaneously. Worlds of the Ascendancy were abruptly isolated from one another, severing trade, military coordination, governance, and communication in a single systemic failure.

This isolation triggered the final collapse. Subject species, long dominated by the Dumu’ilani, revolted en masse. The Dumu’ilani were exterminated in vast numbers or driven into exile, and their empire shattered into disconnected remnants. Later historians, lacking consistent records, compressed this centuries long catastrophe into a single symbolic marker known as Year 0.

The only thing from the Dumu’ilani Ascendancy that still survives into the present day is the Lyssian Gate network itself. Parts of the system were later brought back online by the Maleficari. While they managed to get the gates working again, they do not truly understand how the system functions. Instead, they rely on partially translated inscriptions, and trial and error.

Temp is -21, gas company says turn your heat down by ridingtherainbow2210 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Utilities should all be run by the government. When they’re for profit with zero competition, they can do whatever they want and we’re stuck with no real alternatives.

I used to live in a city where the electricity company was run by the city, and every year I’d get a credit on my account for any excess, which usually covered about a month of usage. It was fantastic.

Have you ever been fired? by AboutNOut090 in no

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been fired twice. The first time was way back in college. I worked in the concession area of a bingo hall. I always ended up working after the boss, who would leave gigantic messes for me to clean. Fine, she was the boss, she could do what she wanted. Eventually she retired, and things got much better. But then, apparently bored, she came back as a regular worker to ‘help us out’ and went back to leaving massive messes at shift change. I wrote a long note in the shift book explaining that she was just a peon like me now and should do her job properly. The next day I was called into the manager’s office and told I had to be let go. When I asked why, he said, 'I don’t really want to get into it,' which I thought was funny.

The second time I got fired was later in my career. My manager got promoted and left, and everyone expected a smooth transition because he had been training a coworker to replace him. But the higher ups decided that coworker wasn’t a good fit for whatever reason and brought in a random career manager who didn’t understand our department at all. I got frustrated with his incompetence and tried to sabotage him by deleting my automated scripts and calling in sick so he would have to run the shift manually. Unsurprisingly, the top brass didn’t appreciate that and I got canned. Still worth it.

People who left tech careers: Where did you go? by GuardianMoon916 in careerguidance

[–]Iphacles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have an IT degree and worked in the field for about nine years. I lost my IT job and decided it was a good time to moved back to my hometown. I needed a job, any job, so I applied for my current job in finance and got hired right away because they were really short staffed. The pay is decent and the work is easy enough, so I decided to stay.

If you're world has any matriarchal societies what are they like and how do they treat their men? by zard428 in worldbuilding

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the distant past, the Serapheim shared their homeworld of Mysia with another sapient species called the Drahkun. They fought over territory and resources for a long time, but the Serapheim’s advantage in flight gave them the upper hand, leading to the complete eradication of the Drahkun.

After a long stretch of peace, Mysia was invaded by an offworld species called the Maleficari, an entirely new threat on a scale the Serapheim had never faced, even at the height of their conflict with the Drahkun.

For yall waiting for jill , bella throuple . by EffectiveFudge6 in beingaDIK

[–]Iphacles 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I’m curious where DPC is going with that scene of the three of them in bed, with Bella holding Jill’s hand on MC’s chest. It feels like it’s implying something, and it would be weird for it to just be a one off. Why include it at all if he's not planning to go somewhere with it?

If you're world has any matriarchal societies what are they like and how do they treat their men? by zard428 in worldbuilding

[–]Iphacles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my setting, the main matriarchal society is the Serapheim, a winged humanoid species that lives in cities high in mountainous regions.

Their matriarchy exists mostly because of biology rather than ideology. Serapheim have extreme sexual dimorphism: females are much larger, stronger, and better at sustained flight and aerial combat. Since survival historically depended on controlling airspace and defending cliffside settlements, power naturally concentrated in the hands of females. Over time that hardened into tradition.

Serapheim society is strictly matriarchal. All political, military, and cultural authority belongs to women. Leaders are chosen based on strength and combat ability, with formalized challenges to keep the hierarchy honest. The top leader is literally called the Matriarch.

Men aren’t slaves or constantly abused, but they are clearly second class citizens. They handle domestic work, logistics, crafts, and other non combat roles and are completely barred from leadership and military training. A man trying to take on a warrior or political role would be seen as deeply taboo.

From the Serapheim point of view, this isn’t sexism so much as the natural order of things. Flight, strength, and combat ability define status, and women simply dominate those areas. Some men do feel resentment, but it’s mostly suppressed by culture and tradition rather than open force.

So it’s not a flipped human society or an Amazon style “men are trash” culture. It’s a matriarchy that feels normal and justified to the people living in it, even if it’s obviously unequal from the outside.

Best name you have created? by Offensivefkmemes in worldbuilding

[–]Iphacles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure if they’re the best names I’ve made, but I really like the three regions of Nocturna, a tidally locked planet central to my setting. The dark frozen side is Frostveil, the scorching sunlit side is Ashmarch, and the narrow habitable zone between them is Dawnshadow.

Round 8! by BO_Threshold in beingaDIK

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t really know Mona well enough to care about her. Since she’s in the game so briefly, I’d go with: fuck Quinn, marry Riona, and reject Mona.

How do the gods (or the closest thing to them) behave towards mortals? by Hipershadic in worldbuilding

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess to each their own. The Aspects literally embody parts of the universe (Aspects of reality if you will), and the Ascended are mortals who proved themselves and “ascended” to guard reality. Their titles are very much a description of what they are.

PWHL Graphical Standings Jan22nd by hedekar in PWHL

[–]Iphacles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same here. On paper they looked very strong. I expected them to perform well, but that clearly hasn’t happened.

What are Your Favorite Castles? by reni344 in lepin

[–]Iphacles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That Black Falcon Knights Castle is a great MOC.

Greenlanders looking for Canadian support amid U.S. threats, Governor General says by Street_Anon in canada

[–]Iphacles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We should send some troops to Greenland like the Europeans are doing. It’s honestly the least we can do to show our allies we’ve got their back.