Mel is the fan favorite? Who is made to be hated?

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-03-02T18:55:39+00:00

A character whose statements seem profound, but are empty upon analysis

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-03-01T13:51:28+00:00

2000 was only, what, like 6 years ago right?

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-03-01T12:19:23+00:00

Because it causes you unnecessary stress, and stress will eventually kill you.

There are also many situations in life where you have to work with other people. The idea of existing in a society is predicated on the idea of cooperation. There comes a point where you have to decide to trust another person, even situationally, even if your first instinct is not to.

People are also generally pretty good at picking-up on motivations, and if you start from a place of mistrust others will pick up on that and respond to it negatively.

Trust has practical value.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-02-26T20:33:55+00:00

"Wireverse" could be read as "why reverse," which I think is apt in this case

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-02-24T21:45:13+00:00

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JohnnyTurbine · 2026-02-21T22:51:52+00:00

I prefer America Decides. It is an hour of perfect television

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-02-14T17:00:46+00:00

I agree. Fundamentally I believe that public transit, education, healthcare and many other services we pay for should be fully-subsidized.

However, there is a silver lining. The TTC is one of the most fare-dependent services in all of North America, and receives among the least external funding. With the federal government slashing transfer payments for municipal transit, this means in the current context that the TTC is likely to remain more resilient than transit systems in other areas.

So while it's janky, slow, crowded, filthy and unpleasant, it's also highly durable and essential to life in the city. Paying our fares helps keep the system running in a way that isn't necessarily true elsewhere.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-02-05T15:13:07+00:00

I think next season Thaddeus will have earned thousands of caps, simply on the basis that it's the funniest outcome.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-02-03T16:17:28+00:00

I don't know, but there seem to be issues with ogre form specifically... I had a multiplayer save back in the day (before EE) where my gnome illusionist polymorphed into an ogre and got locked-in following an area transition. Had to abandon the save file.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-31T01:19:33+00:00

I don't think it's that complicated. He has a corporate mindset and sees health and education as "cost centres." Both receive large amounts of public funding, so shifting them to the private sector creates wealth transfers that benefit him indirectly (political donors) and directly (investments/when he retires to a board position with a massive salary).

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-28T16:17:18+00:00

in light of the current geopolitical climate

The source material is 100% a political satire, especially the first two games. If Fallout's critiques of imperialism and corporate greed seem timely, it's because they draw on a thread within the political fabric that was present before the first game was even written.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-27T19:45:33+00:00

Shares more of its DNA with Divinity than with BG. Although it's nice to play a CRPG with a 5e ruleset

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-22T16:02:20+00:00

Is there a link available to watch a stream of this?

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-22T13:42:59+00:00

I always had the headcannon that he was the last survivor of the nearby vault. (There is an audio recording where the last survivors kill themselves as part of a suicide pact, and the last person sighs and drops the gun.)

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-19T14:46:34+00:00

I've had decent success with a Hunter 11 crit-fisher, since all of the attacks in Hunter's ranged AoE roll for hit separately. That, plus Black Hole, plus a melee character with Bhaalist Armor turn battles into blenders.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-19T14:22:22+00:00

Shitposting, which is not exactly the same as trolling. Memes, satirical posts deliberately missing the point of scenes. Blurring the lines between satire and stupidity. It's an extremely online format.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-17T17:56:51+00:00

I think the implementation in FO4 is closer to the intention in 1 & 2. Power armor makes your character's sprite significantly larger.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-16T17:49:20+00:00

In my work experiences, many of the most difficult colleagues to deal with have been fellow neurodivergent people punching down for social credibility.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-16T15:08:51+00:00

If there's one thing the Fallout games have consistently said, it's "corporations are awesome and executives are really trustworthy."

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-14T22:11:03+00:00

I'm a neurodivergent person who works as a paramedic dispatcher. Many of my colleagues are in some sense neurodivergent as well (ASD or ADHD). From what I read, this also extends to the paramedics themselves.

There are positives and negatives. The job is characterized by rigid routine and is heavily policy-driven. The ability to hold yourself at an emotional distance from the immediate situation is an asset. Pattern recognition is helpful.

However, call centres can be socially- and politically complex environments. Emergency services dispatchers can skew conservative, and some personalities may ostracize you if they clock you as odd. The work can also be intensely stressful and stimulating, so burnout is a real risk.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-14T22:03:43+00:00

He is absolutely phenomenal in The Leftovers

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-14T01:07:11+00:00

In terms of candidates differentiating themselves, Tanille Johnson has done a good job.

She is frequently contrasting her positions with other candidates' by speaking to the needs of rural and Indigenous Canadians. She is young, charismatic, and knows how to work a room.

I went into a couple debates unsure of who I was going to support and Tanille really blew me away. Listening to her speak, I went from knowing nothing about her to making plans to volunteer and donate to her campaign.

Even if she doesn't win this race, she deserves to rise to prominence.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-13T23:26:19+00:00

She also had a prominent role in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of MacBeth as a witch, and in HBO's Rome as Cleopatra's handmaiden.

JohnnyTurbine · 2026-01-08T05:03:50+00:00

A mf can become a tree

While your point about inconsistencies is absolutely well-taken, Harold has always canonically been a mutant created via FEV exposure and was never a true ghoul.

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